apparent suicide

sounds like it was time to gtfo, don't blame the man.

Don Cornelius -- who famously created "Soul Train" was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning ... and law enforcement sources tell us it appears he committed suicide.

We're told cops discovered the body at around 4 AM PT. Law enforcement sources tell us ... Cornelius died from a gunshot wound to the head and officials believe the wound was self-inflicted.

We're told Cornelius was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

"Soul Train" changed the landscape of television when it debuted in 1971 and ran until 2006.

Officials have notified Don's family.

Cornelius was 75.

During Don's bitter divorce proceedings in 2009, he told an L.A. judge he was suffering from "significant health issues" and wanted to "finalize this divorce before I die."

Cornelius was arrested in 2008 for beating up his wife. He pled no contest to misdemeanor domestic violence and was placed on 3 years probation. His probation just terminated.

The divorce was granted in 2010.

Sources close to Don tell us ... the TV icon was plagued with health issues for years ... including a stroke and a condition that required brain surgery.

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don cornelius was a pimp

So this black is now history. AMIRITE?

black history month began today with an iconic black now history.

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Still remember the show where he had Eric B. and Rakim on for the first time. Crazy shit.





lol, never hoped to see this clip again either. Just a note, I remember these clips more for the interviews than the performances, which for integrity of the album are 'canned'.

I remember the first time I heard PE. The Beastie Boys got some award at either the AMA's or Peoples Choice, maybe MTV and they came on stage and pressed play on a boom box they had with them and it was this insane noise. We were making calls the next morning to NY to find out who the fuck that was. Good times.





My bad, it was the Grammys: (nighty night Jim and Jane)