Thatcher

Wed 22nd January 42 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 42 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 39 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 39 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 31 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 31 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 28 De La Soul - Me Myself and I -3 27 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime  27 50 Cent - In Da Club 24 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) -3 24 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 23 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 17 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones -6

Hasn’t acted on screen since 2015 and last on stage in 2017. Didn’t take part in the Birds of a Feather reunion in late 2020 and received a dementia diagnosis in 2021. So this is 4/5 years down the line and she’s withdrawing from public life, so presumably more advanced now.

21st January  40 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 37 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 36 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 34 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 33 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 33 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 30 50 Cent - In Da Club 28 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 27 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime  27 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 25 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 23 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 23 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones -6 12 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 08 Little Simz - Woman

And if that wasn’t enough The Sun provides.

Mon 20 Jan 38 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 38 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 35 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 35 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 34 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 33 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 30 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 29 50 Cent - In Da Club 27 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 27 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime  27 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 27 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones -6 24 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 14 Little Simz - Woman 12 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 08 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 

Another huge miss with Sri Lanka’s good old commie journo Victor Ivan who has died aged 75.

Jimmy Calderwood dead aged 69. Obituaries: BBC, The Sun

Sun 19 Jan 36 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 36 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 33 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 30 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 29 Public Enemy - Fight the Power  28 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain  28 50 Cent - In Da Club 28 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)  27 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 27 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime  27 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 27 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones -6 24 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 21 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 20 Little Simz - Woman 20 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full  13 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio 10 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 

18th Jan  32 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 31 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 31 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 29 Public Enemy - Fight the Power  28 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 27 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain  27 50 Cent - In Da Club 27 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 27 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime  26 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 26 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)  25 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police  24 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 23 Little Simz - Woman 23 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones -6 23 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full  16 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio 16 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 15 Nas - N.Y. State of Mind  12 Dr. Dre - The Watcher

Hannah Wants, British DJ with a Radio 1 residency, diagnosed with cancer for the fourth time aged 38.

Shocking to think one of Britain’s finest on stage and screen is merely filed away in character actors, whilst we have threads for imitation cricketer Bob Uecker and professional gobshite Katie Hopkins.

17th January 30 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 29 Public Enemy - Fight the Power  28 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 27 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 27 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime  27 Grandmaster Flash - The Message  26 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain  26 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones -6 26 50 Cent - In Da Club 26 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 25 De La Soul - Me Myself and I  24 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)  24 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police  23 Little Simz - Woman 23 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full  23 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 21 Nas - N.Y. State of Mind  20 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 18 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio  18 Dr. Dre - The Watcher  14 Boogie Down Productions - Stop the Violence  07 2Pac - All Eyez on Me

16th January 30 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones 27 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 27 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 26 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 26 Eminem - Lose Yourself 25 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 25 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime 25 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 24 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 24 Little Simz - Woman 23 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 23 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 23 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 23 50 Cent - In Da Club 22 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 21 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 21 Nas - N.Y. State of Mind 20 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio 20 Boogie Down Productions - Stop the Violence 20 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 20 Dr. Dre - The Watcher 13 Post Malone - Rockstar +4 13 2Pac - All Eyez on Me 08 Kanye West - Runaway 07 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks -6

Rosny Smarth, former Prime Minister of Haiti (1996-1997), dead aged 84.

Noel Fielding failed to show up to the filming of his TV show after the Christmas break. Article states it’s due to the “illness of a main cast member”; Noel? Article further speculates “Naturally, the rumour mill is in overtime as to what has happened with Noel, but it must have been very serious to axe the whole show”. Just creative differences being masked up as a mysterious illness? Noel has been active on Instagram. Perhaps nothing, but maybe one to keep an eye on. Online speculates something more sinister.

January 21st

15th January 27 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 26 Eminem - Lose Yourself 26 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones 25 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 24 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 24 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 24 Little Simz - Woman 24 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 23 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 23 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 23 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime 23 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police 22 50 Cent - In Da Club 22 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 21 Nas - N.Y. State of Mind 21 Post Malone - Rockstar +4 21 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 20 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio 20 Boogie Down Productions - Stop the Violence 20 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 20 Dr. Dre - The Watcher 19 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 17 2Pac - All Eyez on Me -3 15 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks 12 The Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck -3 10 Kanye West - Runaway

Thelma Hopkins, British athlete who won Silver at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the high jump, has died aged 88.

Tony Book, who played for Bath City (1956-1964) and Manchester City (1966-1974) amongst others, dead aged 90. He later went on to manage Manchester City. Obituaries: Daily Mirror, Guardian, BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Star, Independent

Buck White of The Whites has died aged 94.

Dipping in if that’s ok! 13th January 26 Eminem - Lose Yourself +1 23 Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain 23 Run-DMC - It’s Like That 23 Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 23 Post Malone - Rockstar +3 23 Public Enemy - Fight the Power 22 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 22 Grandmaster Flash - The Message 22 Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones 22 A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime 22 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe 21 Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On 21 N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police -1 21 50 Cent - In Da Club 21 De La Soul - Me Myself and I 21 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 20 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks 20 Little Simz - Woman -1 20 LL Cool J - I Can’t Live Without My Radio 20 Boogie Down Productions - Stop the Violence 20 Ice Cube - No Vaseline 20 Nas - N.Y. State of Mind 20 2Pac - All Eyez on Me 20 Dr. Dre - The Watcher 18 Kanye West - Runaway  18 The Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck -2 14 Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles  8 Tyler the Creator - Yonkers -2

Neil Gaiman facing some further unsavoury allegations including rape and sexual abuse.

Stu Spencer, Republican strategist who worked on Ford and Reagan’s campaigns, has died aged 97.

Leslie Charleson (IMDb), who from 1977 played Monica Quartermaine in General Hospital, has died aged 79. Also appeared in Friends, Diagnosis: Murder, Happy Days and Cannon, amongst others. Her health difficulties had been covered in the Daily Mail. Obituaries: Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, The Sun, Metro