There is no doubt Beyoncé commands the stage. But just about the only person who could steal her shine for a quick moment is her hubby, Jay Z. That said, Hov made a surprise appearance at last night’s concert in Brooklyn, performing “Tom Ford.”
When you think Brooklyn, you’ll eventually think Spike Lee. The renowned filmmaker always pays homage to his native borough and is keenly aware of the gentrification that seems to push out the very people that made it the place to be day after day.
Malik Taylor, a married high school teacher at Manhattan’s Business of Sports School, had unprotected sex with four of his students, investigation findings claim. The Queens, NY resident also sent inappropriate text messages to his conquests ranging from ages 16-19, and sexually harassed others.
In a case over a decade old, a Staten Island inmate was sentenced to die yesterday (July 24) by a federal jury in Brooklyn after an earlier death conviction was overturned. Ronell Wilson, 31, exhibited little remorse for the execution-style murder of two undercover police officers in 2003 thus landing him back on death row.
Brooklyn’s own The Incomparable Shakespeare drops a visual for the song “Tried by 12 Brooklyn Kidz.” Sonically paying homage to Jemini the Gifted One (“Brooklyn Kids”), The East Flatbush Project (“Tried By 12”) and MC Lyte (“Paper Thin”), Shake captures the essence of vintage Brooklyn.
Spike Lee wants to make an indy film and he’s turning to the public to help fund the venture. Like in the case of Veronica Mars fans who donated a cool $5 million to bring the defunct T.V. show to the silver screen, the Brooklyn native has started his own Kickstarter fundraising page.
A Brooklyn musician is recovering from injuries he suffered last week after an unknown assailant attacked him with a hammer. Dru Barnes, who is awaiting multiple surgeries in a New York hospital, lost use of his left eye after the attack.
Today (July 17), is the late Keith “Guru” Elam’s birthday. Rest In Power. I’m old enough to remember back when Mike Dee & Keithy E left for New York in order to eventually land Gang Starr Posse a deal with K-Tel/Wild Pitch Records in 1987. Back then Boston’s Hip-Hop and Rap music wasn’t being acknowledged […]
Nardwuar and his zany interview style never gets old. In a recent chat with Fabolous, the Human Serviette chops it up with the rapper, covering topics like strip club cuisine, growing up in New York, his favorite rappers and more.
Last night (July 3 & July 4), Jay-Z celebrated the release of his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The exclusive shindig was limited to 500 people that included Beyoncé, Raekwon, Nick Cannon and Timbaland.
Carmelo Anthony isn’t one to forget where he came from. The New York Knicks superstar was on hand to open a pair of newly refurbished basketball courts, courtesy of his foundation, in his native Red Hook, Brooklyn neighborhood on Thursday, June 27.
A Brooklyn teen’s joyride came to an abrupt end after running through a red light and hitting other parked cars Tuesday morning (June 25). The unidentified youngster lost all control of emotion once an NYPD officer placed him in handcuffs.
