You won't need special glasses to spend the new $100 bills - even if they do boast 3-D technology.
The new currency introduced Wednesday features a variety of new security measures, including a blue "3-D Security Ribbon" that features tiny Liberty Bells.
The bells change to the number 100 when the bill is tilted, one of several changes that Treasury officials hope will frustrate counterfeiters. The 3-D strip is actually woven into the… Continue
Don't ask NBA legend Charles Barkley if he prefers blonds or brunettes.
The retired Hall of Famer and TNT sportscaster called his co-hosts "a--holes" Tuesday night during the halftime report at the Los Angeles Lakers- Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game.
Barkley and co-hosts Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson were taking calls from viewers when two girls asked the basketball great, "What do you like better - brunettes… Continue
Hard-knock life. Nicki Minaj is revealing the details of her less-than-enchanted childhood. "[My dad] drank a lot and did drugs, and he would get violent. When he set fire to the house, he was attempting to kill my mother," the rapper du jour admits. But her upbringing only made Minaj more determined. "I thought, ‘If I'm successful, I can change [my mother's]… Continue
Mariah Carey still makes demands when she goes on tour, but her tastes have matured. According to her 2010 tour rider, the platinum-selling diva requests $200 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon - instead of the Cristal and "bendy straws" she preferred a few years ago. As for her dressing-room decor, Mimi forbids "busy patterns," but - admit it, you saw this coming - pink is… Continue
R&B singer Kelis is seeking to make her divorce from Nas official immediately, as opposed to going through with legal proceedings.
TMZ.com reports that Kelis filed court documents last week seeking to have their marriage “terminated as soon as possible.”
Kelis told the court that she believed there is no chance of reconciliation with the rapper and is asking the court to wait until a later date to address all “other… Continue
Watch as Yo Gotti performs Touch Down live @ the 2010 Dub Car Show. (Memphis,TN) The song gets interrupted when someone throws a bottle of water at Yo Gotti & his… Continue
A pair of crooked thieves snatched a Colorado man's iPad - along with his pinky.
Former New Jersey resident Bill Jordan had picked up the highly sought after Apple gadget for a co-worker when the incident occurred last week, CBS4 in Denver reported.
The 59-year-old had left the Apple store at the Cherry Creek Mall when, according to surveillance video, he was followed by two young men. As he approached the parking lot, he felt a tug on… Continue
Biologists who examined a gray whale that died after getting stranded on a West Seattle beach say it had a large amount of garbage in its stomach — ranging from a pair of sweat pants to a golf ball.
The scientists say most of the whale's stomach contents was algae — typical of the bottom-feeding mammals. But they say a surprising amount of human debris was found. Besides the pants and golf ball, there were more than 20 plastic bags, small towels,… Continue
State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. was accused of looting $14 million over the past five years from the non-profit health clinic where the embattled politician serves as president and CEO.
The corruption charges were contained in a wide-ranging civil suit filed Tuesday by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Espada, who has faced allegations that he never even lived in his Bronx district, used the taxpayer money to line his… Continue
Diddy had better hope that M2 gets its act together - and fast.
We hear that the celebrity-packed nightclub - which is set to throw a Diddy-hosted bash for DJ Pro Style's birthday next Monday - was shut down all weekend. The reason: Reports surfaced yesterday that undercover officers had caught staffers selling marijuana and narcotics, and that several security guards were unlicensed.
The drama began Friday night at 11, when the… Continue
A number of Hip-Hop pioneers will gather at S.O.B.’s in New York tomorrow (April 20th) to focus on a unified front in maintaining and continuing the integrity and preservation of the culture.
KRS-One’s Temple of Hip Hop in association with the Universal Zulu Nation will host an ongoing series of discussions regarding the cultural integrity of Hip-Hop.
"Pioneers will come to the April 20th meeting at S.O.B’s, to form a consensus and… Continue
Rapper 50 Cent will show fans his family heritage as part of an upcoming VH1 “Rock Dock” titled 50’s Roots.
According to rep’s for VH1, 50 Cent will head to the deep south in search of his family’s slave lineage.
During the show, the South Jamaica, Queens-raised rapper will meet with living family members, while attempting to learn more about his ancestral heritage.
The “Rock Doc” is being produced in conjunction with 50 Cent… Continue
A highly anticipated concert featuring Nas and Damian Marley in the United Kingdom has been cancelled, due to a massive ash cloud that formed as a result of a volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Nas and Damian Marley were slated to perform at The Electric Ballroom in London this Wednesday (April 21st).
The event has been scrapped due to the eruption of a volcano beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in southern Iceland.
Young Money artist Nicki Minaj is giving fans more glimpses of the woman behind the persona as she prepares for her anticipated debut album.
In an interview with Details Magazine, Minaj said that while Hip-Hop has welcomed her as a bisexual female emcee, she believes the culture is still not ready to accept a bisexual or homosexual male rapper.
“I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so Hip-Hop is too,” she explained. “But it's harder to imagine… Continue