Monthly unlimited-ride MetroCards could soar past $100 and one-way subway fares could jump as high as $2.60 unless the city and state find new sources of funding for the MTA, an analysis out Tuesday finds.
The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy says dire economic projections could push bus and subway fares up by 15% or more next year unless lawmakers figure out a fix.
Transit officials had already planned on upping the cost of… Continue
“It ain't got nothing to do with lyrics. I ain't got no lyrics.”
In the Hip Hop realm, there happen to be some artists that don't live up to their own hype. With some under the belief that they are lyrical geniuses, most to known of them ever achieve such an accolade with the material dropped.
Sometimes a rapper must face the facts that all he/she has working for them is a hook and great production.
For Wacka Flocka Flame, the rapper is fully… Continue
DALLAS -- One event that's becoming an annual NBA All-Star weekend tradition is the "Two Kings Dinner & Afterparty," hosted by Jay-Z and Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James and sponsored this year by Bing and Sprite. As much as it is a celebration, the event is also a way for executives and stars from all worlds to meet and share ideas. At Saturday night's fourth incarnation of the event, Cortez Bryant (who manages Lil Wayne and Drake) was seen sitting… Continue
The former home of producer Scott Storch is off the market.
According to reports, Storch’s waterfront 20,000 square foot Palm Island mansion has been purchased by Rockstar Energy Drink.
Noted for its 100-foot boat dock, 11 master suite bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, three guest houses and two pools, the estate has hosted a number of Miami Beach’s exclusive parties and events.
Storch maintained residence at the home until… Continue
If Jay-Z had his way, there would be no current remake of "We Are The World," which has been repurposed to raise relief funds for Haiti.
"I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: 'We Are the World,' I love it, and I understand the point and think it's great. But I think 'We Are the World' is like (Michael Jackson's) 'Thriller.' I don't ever wanna see it touched," Jay-Z told MTVNews.com Saturday night at the "2 Kings"… Continue
Ronnie Magro from "Jersey Shore" didn't just fight in front of the cameras -- he also spewed some disgusting homophobic slurs during a violent altercation on the boardwalk ... and the footage has finally come to light.
It all went down minutes before Ronnie's first brawl on the show -- in which he and another bar patron could be seen talking trash to each other and then exchanging blows on the shore in front of their girlfriends.
Baby is one of the best businessmen in Hip-Hop and ever since he brought Cash Money to Universal with an unprecedented $30 million dollar distribution deal his money tree hasn't stopped growing. However he isn't immune to bad investments and claims working with R Kelly was his worst move to date. When asked about their Best Of Both Worlds 2 project that, never materialized after Kellz re-upped with Jay-Z, Baby says:
Public Enemy hypeman turned reality TV star Flavor Flav (William Drayton, Jr.) will soon answer charges that he owes $63,458.00 in back child support to the mother of three of his children.
According to the Albany County Child Support Collection Division, Mary Parker originally had an agreement in place since 1996 that covered the former couple's two children at the time. However, Parker moved to have the agreement amended in July 2008 after… Continue
West Virginia has a message for Mayor Bloomberg: Don't come 'round here to buy our guns.
A legislator there wants to ban the type of undercover stings that Bloomberg has used to showcase illegal gun sales in other states - and throw the mayor's investigators in jail if necessary.
"It's for us to handle within our own borders," said state Sen. Jeffrey Kessler, who is running for governor in 2012. "We jealously guard our gun rights,… Continue
With the Nintedo Wii going for less than $200, would you pay $13,000 for a 20-year-old game console?
If you were a rabid game collector you would.
Some Mario-loving gamer recently shelled out $13,105 for a Nintendo NES game console on eBay, but the big bucks purchase wasn't necessarily for the antiquated system.
What made the classic console so valuable? An ultra rare track-and-field game bundled with… Continue