Wordsmiff gifts fans with “The Vent II,” the first track from his upcoming mixtape Bars Over Everything II. Taking a daunting dare, he lays bars over the Drake’s infamous “Pound Cake” beat.
The NPYD says that an assault last week by a group of black Brooklyn teens on a white couple was an alleged racial attack. Cops arrested three teen boys and a 12-year-old girl, although one of the accused says he is wrongfully accused.
This is just disrespectful. A proposal has been made to name the corner of St. James Place and Fulton Street “Christopher Wallace Way” in honor of the late, great The Notorious B.I.G. However, one community board member in the Clinton Hills neighborhood said Biggie Smalls shouldn’t be honored because of his criminal background, and because he […]
The issues of gentrification, exploitation and good old fashioned bamboozlement have come together hilariously, or tragically, in East New York, Brooklyn thanks to Banksy. The street artist is currently in NYC and local hustlers were charging $20 a pop to get a look at his latest piece, which happened to be in their hood.
A Brooklyn father who lost his teen son during a class trip says that he still receives calls from the school saying that the boy is skipping classes. Jonas Pierre of Prospect Heights has been grieving the loss of 16-year-old Jean Fritz, and says the calls from his deceased child’s school wear on him emotionally.
Although film director Shaka King has yet to become a household name, that may change with his latest project Newlyweeds – which reveals a little-known side of the black New Yorker living experience. The film opened yesterday (Sept. 18) at the Film Forum in New York after a run earlier this year at Sundance, and […]
Looks like Hot 97’s Summer Jam just got some serious competition in NYC. Power 105.1 will be presenting Powerhouse 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, November 2. The concert’s headlining acts consist of Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Trey Songz, Fabolous, Meek Mill, Big Sean, K. Michelle, Schoolboy Q, and more.
The people have spoken, and Kanye West has answered. Due to popular demand, a second New York City date at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn has been added to Yeezy’s forthcoming The Yeezus Tour.
Kendrick Lamar got the Hip-Hop social media world foaming at the mouth last night when word spread that he called Meek Mill out on stage. Now, we have video of K. Dot’s clear cut shot.
A group of alleged Brooklyn dealers had an unusual rule of not selling drugs during Shabbat – which is the Jewish Sabbath. Using an elaborate system, the group distributed a variety of drugs throughout the borough over a 14-month stretch before getting nabbed in last April.
A shooting in New York last week that claimed the life of a toddler boy as he was pushed in a stroller has resulted in the arrest of a pair of suspects last Friday (September 6). The intended target was the toddler’s gang-affiliated father, and one of the suspected killers reportedly expressed remorse for his […]
A Manhattan woman was allegedly drugged with the popular drug “molly” and raped several times by a man she met on Craigslist last month. The man is currently facing a list of charges and is due in court later this month.
