It looks like J.Cole fans will have to wait a while before they see him perform live again because, during his show at The Meadows Music & Arts Festival in Queens, New York, he announced that this will be his “last show for a very long time.” Some fans feel he may be taking a break […]

Malik Izaak Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, died last week due to ongoing health complications. Now, we've got a chance to help honor his legacy.

AMuslim store owner in Queens, New York is still in shock over an attack that police are treating as a hate crime, NBC4 New York reports. The incident happened Saturday, when Piro Kolvani entered Fatima Food Mart, owned by Sarker Haque. Kolvani walked into the store and acted erratically before screaming “I’m gonna kill Muslims,” and began punching Haque in the […]

Chinx Drugz‘s album Welcome To JFK debuted yesterday, giving us all a bittersweet look at the Brooklyn-born rapper who was shot and killed in his prime. But the album was just part…

Artistic expression came alive in the halls of a New York high school this month with the help of the legendary 5Pointz artists and Syreeta…

UPDATE 9:48 A.M. EST: The Legion Media Group and 4 Kings management have confirmed Lionel “Chinx” Pickens death, stating that he did, in fact, pass…

A Queens-based Starbucks manager pretty much lost her shit as she was going off on a customer. Grubstreet reports: Ruby Chen says she went to…

Officer Brian Moore, the NYPD cop who was shot in the head by an ex-felon on Saturday has died, the NY Post reports. Moore, 25,…

A New York City police officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head in Queens last night. According to CNN: Officer Brian Moore…

A huge brawl broke out in a local Queens casino Friday night and a total of 400 people were reportedly involved. Daily Mail reports: Patrons…

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Hatchet-wielding Zale H. Thompson was shot and killed Thursday in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., after he allegedly lunged at a group of officers with the weapon, critically injuring…

Hip-hop icon Nas plans new music to drop and it’s will arrive sooner than you think. Tuesday, Nas spoke about his new project while promoting his documentary Nas: Time Is Illmatic. When asked when his new material would arrive, he responded, “Real soon.” When pushed for a date, Nas said, “Maybe sooner than next week…maybe […]