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Big L’s legacy lives on. More than two decades after his untimely death, the legendary rapper was honored with a ceremonial street renaming in Harlem. News of the tribute was announced earlier this month, after the team behind the official Big L documentary, Street Stuck, launched a petition campaign. “It took a whole lot of effort […]
In a post that has since been deleted, legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock suggested drill rap is “doo doo and it disrupts the soul.” This week, Rock shared a video of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has been targeting drill as artists in the scene get linked to allegations of real-life violence. While Adams’ attempts to censor drill […]
Fat Joe opened up about his origin story in a clip from A&E’s forthcoming show, Origins of Hip Hop. In the video, shared by People, the Bronx rapper spoke about being bullied as a kid. “Since 2 years old, he’s fat Joey forever,” Joe said. “When I was in junior high they would bully me […]
Members of a Bronx gang were arrested on Tuesday after Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell issued a 65-count indictment over shootings in the area. According to ABC 7 NY, the charges against 23 gang members in the indictment include conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, attempted assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. The NYPD […]
A New York man has been charged with murder and the sex trafficking of eight women, as revealed in a 10-count federal indictment this week. Somorie Moses, 45, has been charged with the 2017 murder of Leondra Foster as part of a larger indictment in which he’s alleged to have forced multiple women and girls (“including minors”) […]
The 11-time Grammy winner showed up to toast the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 for their accomplishments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the ceremony, Swift received an honorary degree alongside NYU’s Class of 2022, giving her the title of Doctor of Fine Arts. “Hi, I’m Taylor. Last time I was […]
A man was fatally stabbed Saturday night after getting in a dispute with another man at the prize-ticket counter at Dave & Busters in Times Square. The New York Post reports police responded to the sports bar around 11 p.m. regarding a dispute in progress. Upon arrival, authorities found a 39-year-old man with a stab wound. […]
DJ Kay Slay has died at the age of 55. The revered New York City figure died on Sunday, according to comments given to HipHopDX from promoter Van Silk. In a statement, Silk noted that he and Kay Slay had known each other for many years and were recently in talks about working together again. “Hip […]
Bronx native Cardi B has joined rising drill MC Kay Flock on his hard-hitting new song “Shake It,” which also features Dougie B and Bory300. The track sees Cardi come out swinging with her take on New York’s ever-evolving drill scene. The video, which dropped alongside the track, keeps things simple with the rappers performing […]
It’s album season for Pusha-T, and while the artist is preparing to gift fans with his heavily anticipated project It’s Almost Dry, he also decided to gift himself with some new jewelry. The “Diet Coke” rapper took to Instagram to share his new intricate grill that was designed by iconic jeweler Gabby Elan. “@gabbyelanjewelry been doing this for me […]
