Author: Barbara Quarshie

Dashawn Maurice Robertson, better known as Lil Loaded, was a Dallas, Texas-based rapper. Before his death, his net worth was estimated to be $350,000. Touring, online monetization, record labels, and streaming services all contributed to the rapper’s earnings. Lil Loaded began rapping in late 2018. His first song was “B.O.S.,” a cover of YNW Melly’s…

Lil Loaded died at the age of 20 on May 31, 2021, apparently by suicide by a gunshot wound to the head. His mother discovered him dead and called the police. When police arrived, they found his mother crying outside the house, and she told them Robertson was inside with a gunshot wound to the…

Michael Benjamin collapsed as he made his way off stage after suffering a suspected heart attack or cardiac arrest during a performance on Saturday, October 15, 2022. He was performing as a guest of the Haitian group Carimi at the 20,000-capacity Accor Arena in eastern Paris. The venue announced on Twitter that he “died after…

George Johanson, a major and beloved Pacific Northwest artist whose career spanned more than 70 years, died from heart failure on Friday night, October 14, 2022. He was 94. “George’s passing leaves a huge hole in the Oregon art scene,” Eugene painter Margaret Coe said Sunday, October 16, 2022, on Facebook. “He was a brilliant…

Vanessa Benjamin formerly known as Vanessa Fanfan was the wife of Michael “Mikaben” Benjamin a Haitian singer and producer. The couple had a daughter and another child on the way. Mikaben also had a son from a previous relationship. Michael Benjamin died after a concert at the Accor Arena in Paris on the night of…

Michael “Mikaben,” a Haitian singer and producer was the father of a beautiful daughter and another child on the way. Mikaben also had a son from a previous relationship. Mikaben was a well-known singer, composer, guitarist, and producer whose song “Ayti Se” touched the hearts of millions in the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake.…

Michael “Mikaben” Benjamin was a Haitian singer and producer. Mikaben was born on June 27, 1981, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was the son of the well-known Haitian singer Lionel Benjamin. Mikaben was a well-known singer, composer, guitarist, and producer whose song “Ayti Se” touched the hearts of millions in the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating 2010…

Michael Benjamin, better known as Mikaben, died after a concert at the Accor Arena in Paris on the night of Saturday, October 15 2022. He was 41 years old at the time. During his performance, he went into cardiac arrest. Despite rescue efforts, Benjamin died soon after. The venue announced on Twitter that he “died…

George Johanson was a painter, printmaker, ceramic tile artist and the father of Aaron who was born in 1958 Johanson was well-known among art enthusiasts for his mastery of both painting and printmaking, as well as for a few recurring themes in many of his works, such as long-taut leaping cats or volcanoes erupting in…

George Johanson was a painter, printmaker, and ceramic tile artist. George Johanson was married to Phyllis Burnham. Johanson met his wife Phyllis Burnham, a Canadian while doing alternative service with a Quaker group in Mexico in 1953-1955. In 1955, they married in Portland, and their son Aaron was born in 1958. Johanson was well-known among…