An NYPD captain in a scandal-plagued Brooklyn precinct has a name for cops who don't write enough summonses: "do-nothings." Capt. Alex Perez, in a new set of recordings, threatened to fire less productive cops and talked openly to other supervisors about summons quotas.
"Your workers will get you something," Capt. Alex Perez said on a tape played for the Daily News Friday. "Your do-nothings will get you nothing."
Kimora Lee's split from Baby Phat, the line she created with ex-husband Russell Simmons, has been anything but amicable.
Since the former model and "Fabulosity" star announced over Twitter that she'd be parting ways with the company last month, rumors have flown that she was dumped from the line.
"It's over. It's absolutely over. It was very abrupt and sudden. I was shocked," she told the Daily News last night at Macy's Herald Square.… Continue
Rapper Foxy Brown, demure and without her customary posse, pleaded not guilty Friday to violating an order of protection against her neighbor - including an alleged mooning incident.
Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, faces one year in prison on a misdemeanor count of criminal contempt, according to an indictment voted by a grand jury following her arrest in July.
"I'm happy," she said outside the Brooklyn courtroom, referring to… Continue
A Brooklyn woman plunged a pair of scissors into her husband's chest, killing him during a violent clash over money and a porno flick, police and witnesses said Friday.
Shellyann Henry, 32, was locked in a heated argument with her husband inside their Bushwick home Thursday night. She accused her unemployed husband, Rudolph Henry, of not financially supporting her or the three children they were raising, law enforcement sources… Continue
“My Neck, My Back” rapper Khia was arrested in Atlanta, Wednesday for “endangering security interest.”
The Florida emcee who's known for her disdain for Nicki Minaj and raunchy sex advice, was booked at the Gwinnett County Detention Center before being released on bond.
Her endangering security interest charge is defined by the Georgia Independent Automobile Dealers Association as,
“A Georgia statute enacted to protect lien… Continue
Dr. Dre has scratched out a major beef with a recording studio that had accused him of flaking on a $1.2 million bill -- and all it took was the right kind of green. In the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Paramount Recording Studios claimed Dre never paid for studio time between 2009 and 2010.
But the two sides finally banged out a settlement ... and a lawyer for PRS tells us, "The costs have been paid in full ... the recording… Continue
A still-grieving mom says her late daughter inspired Lady Gaga on her path to superstardom, and wants the "Poker Face" pop icon to give the tragic teen her due.
Yana Morgana is seeking the rights to release the dozen or so songs her daughter, Lina, recorded with Gaga -- then Stefani Germanotta -- before Lina committed suicide at age 19.
And she wants the "Paparazzi" princess to… Continue
This Fall, BET willl celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the network's hit live countdown show, 106 & Park.
The show, which originally launched in 2000 with hosts Free & AJ, who were replaced by Tigger & Julissa in 2005
The countdown show has continued into the 21st century with longtime hosts, Terrence J. and Rocsi, who started hosting the show in 2006.
Since the shows debut, a number of celebrities have graced… Continue
Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has filed a $55 million breach of contract lawsuit over his "American Classics By Russell Simmons" and "Russell Simmons Argyleculture" clothing brands.
Simmons, who co-founded founded the legendary Def Jam Record label, also launched the pioneering Phat Farm clothing line in 1992 before selling it to Kellwood for $140 million in cash in 2004.
According to Simmons' this is the first lawsuit he has ever had… Continue
Dipset member Juelz Santana is excited about a new addition, but this time it's to his family.
According to published reports, Juelz and his girlfriend, video vixen Kimbella have welcomed their new baby in to the world.
Although they have not announced the sex of the new bundle of joy, the new baby makes the couple's first together, but second for both Juelz and Kimbella, who each have one child from previous… Continue
Rhianna is poised to release another album to add to her collage entitled “Loud”, arriving on November 2nd. On Tuesday morning, Rihanna debuted the album’s first single, “Only Girl (In the World),” on the air with Ryan Seacrest.
The “Hard” singer also reveals that she has completed recording for the entire album. Norwegian production duo Stargate helped Rihanna to craft this new record and is also responsible for her past hits “Hate That I Love… Continue
Music producer extraordinaire Timbaland is officially listed as having earned the most top 40 singles on the billboards…since 2005. Since then, his own singles, as well as those he produced for others, have shot him to the top in a relatively short amount of time.
Over the past year, he has a total of 25 singles to chart including Nelly Furtado productions, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Keri Hilson, Katy Perry and numerous others.
Have Sean (Diddy) Combs’ parties become so low-key that even he doesn’t want to attend?
Insiders say the hip-hop artist, who once made headlines with his lavish social events, threw a spur-of-the-minute shindig at his East Hampton digs on Labor Day, but didn’t show up to play host until hours after its noon start time.
Not that he missed anything.
Diddy’s spokeswoman tells us that unlike his lush “White Parties” of summers… Continue
50 Cent is already in Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s corner -- the rapper, who just spoke with Floyd moments ago, claims Mayweather's baby mama is making up domestic violence allegations for a quick payday
Fiddy just posted the following message on his Twitter -- "Another case of angry baby mama wanting money. Police are looking for [Mayweather]. I just got off the phone with him."
50 then added, "She's claiming he hit her but has no… Continue
Dont Fuck around With Maino ,White guy got choked up and slapped for being disrespectful to the wrong dude. If you aint never come to the ghetto! Stay the f**k outta of the ghetto cause you can never understand the… Continue
Jay-Z has confirmed that he has signed Will Smith's daughter Willow to a new deal on his label, Roc Nation.
The rapper/mogul appeared on Ryan Seacrest's show this morning and confirmed rumors that he snatched up Willow, whose song "Whip My Hair" has generated an instant buzz.
"We at Roc Nation are excited to work with Willow," Jay-Z told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "She has an energy and enthusiasm about her music… Continue