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First We Feast’s Pizza Wars Brooklyn is home to some of the best pizza on the planet. On the premiere episode of Pizza Wars: Quest for the Perfect Slice, host Nicole Russell is meeting up with native Brooklynites Adam Richman and Frank Pinello to explore the past, present, and future of Brooklyn pizza. First, Nicole […]
Two years after he was arrested for his connection to gang-related crimes in a racketeering case, Casanova has received his prison sentence. The Brooklyn rapper, who was facing up to 60 years in prison, on Tuesday was sentenced to 188 months (or over 15 years) behind bars. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern […]
The 32 gang-affiliated men indicted today include members of the 8 Trey Crips and affiliate gang the 9 Ways. Prosecutors have charged the various gang members with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree conspiracy, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree assault, first-degree attempted assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree gang assault, first-degree attempted gang assault, second-degree assault, first-degree […]
Just weeks after he was arrested on charges of terroristic threats, Bronx rapper Nas EBK is once again in police custody, this time on a second-degree murder charge. As reported by HotNewHipHop, Nas EBK was arrested this week in connection with a fatal shooting in Times Square. Nas EBK is accused of killing 22-year-old Idressa […]
Brooklyn-based rapper Fetty Luciano is no longer facing a murder charge in connection to a 2022 shooting out on Long Island. AllHipHop reports prosecutors have decided to not pursue the attempted murder charge against Luciano. The 27-year-old rapper had been charged with second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon, attempted second-degree assault, misdemeanor assault and reckless endangerment. Fetty, […]
Maiya the Don continues to make waves. The up-and-coming rapper returned this week with the release of “Dusties,” the much-anticipated follow-up to her 2022 debut single “Telfy.” Maiya teased the track earlier this year, when she shared a behind-the-scenes look at her studio session. “You thought I was feelin’ you? I was drunk,” she raps […]
David Jolicoeur a.k.a. Trugoy, one third of influential New York rap group De La Soul, has passed away at the age of 54. The news was first reported by AllHipHop and The Grio. Complex reached out to De La Soul’s representative to confirm his passing. A cause of death has not been revealed and a statement […]
A mural of Pop Smoke in his home neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn has been defaced. On Wednesday, an image of the vandalized mural shows black spray paint that reads “Woo K,” which according to HipHopDX probably means “Woo Killer.” The tag is next to Pop’s portrait rather than over it. One person who shared the image on their Instagram Stories criticized […]
Brooklyn rapper Dusty Locane has found himself behind bars. The drill artist turned himself in on Nov. 30 and has now pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal possession of a weapon, in connection with crimes committed in 2019 and 2020, per Billboard. The charges come with a mandatory minimum sentence of one year and […]
A fire erupted at an NYPD evidence facility in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning. NBC New York reports 150 members of the fire department were called to respond to the blaze, which was elevated to a three-alarm fire within 30 minutes. Located in an area known as the Erie Basin Auto Pound, the warehouse contained seized vehicles and […]
