That’s how much it cost you to see the great Kanye West in concert last night.
As had been rumored, Mr. Ego performed at the Bowery Ballroom last night on Delancy Street (capacity: 550 people). In that intimate space he performed his brand new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" in its entirety.
The album has been declared a masterpiece - this time not… Continue
Michael Jackson's dad reluctantly admitted yesterday that he beat the superstar and the rest of his musical brood - but insisted it was for their own good.
"It kept them out of jail and kept them right," Joe Jackson said.
The Jackson family patriarch fessed up on the Oprah Winfrey show after being prodded to do so by his wife, Katherine - and after first denying raising a hand to the Gloved One.
HERE IS A LETTER FROM CHUCK PHILLIPS SENT TO INMATES ASKING THEM TO SNITCH ON JIMMY HENCHMAN:
In September, the New York Daily News ran a story that would indicate that notorious music executive Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond was a federal informant, or as hip-hop fans would put it: a snitch." In the report, the paper claimed that sealed court documents they obtained proved that… Continue
Oh snap…MTV (illuminati’s favorite network) back on the attack…why can’t y’all just chill out? Salacious banality @ the speed of light? I think I’ve been very good natured with you. I personally know several employees of your company. You guys know me as well. I’m confused. Where is the true music journalism??? where is Suchin?!! What happened? Where are the honest critiques of cultural expression? For it’s not about being RIGHT it’s about being HOT… Continue
Melyssa Ford had plenty to say recently on the subject of Essence Magazine and a few of their editorial decisions — particularly their decision to use Naomi Campbell as one of the 40th anniversary cover models.
In a recent interview with VIBE Magazine Melyssa admitted she hasn’t been feeling Essence too tough lately, and didn’t hesitate to say why:
Right now Essence has on the cover, three of the most gorgeous black men ever created on… Continue
Violent J from Insane Clown Posse claims Method Man dug his own grave when he took a flying beer can to the face -- because according to the clown, Meth riled up the crowd first with a nasty insult.
Violent J tells TMZ, the crowd at the Gathering of the Juggalos -- ICP's trademark music festival -- were chanting the word "family" when Method Man and Redman took the stage last weekend ... a word J claims is a term of… Continue
Foxy Brown's brother/rapper Gavin "Pretty Boy" Marchand was among the men arrested for allegedly using a stolen credit card to purchase designer clothes in Manhattan.
Gavin Marchand was arrested last Saturday (August 7th) for allegedly possessing a forged American Express card to purchase almost $8,000 worth of clothes from the Hermes store on Madison Avenue.
According to the New York Post, police were inside the store conducting… Continue
Connecticut mass murderer Omar Thornton paused after gunning down eight people to make an extraordinary 911 call - saying he wished he had killed more.
In remarkably calm tones, just before committing suicide, Thornton explained he shed so much blood because "this is a racist place."
"You probably want to know the reason why I shot this place up," Thornton said.
"They treat me bad over here, and they treat all the other black employees bad… Continue
A French woman who made a twisted admission that she suffocated eight newborn babies faces charges, along with her husband, for the heinous crimes.
The remains of the bodies were found wrapped in plastic and scattered in two places on property the couple once owned, the BBC reported.
The new homeowners found the bags, filled with just bones, in the garden and garage.
Dominique Cottrez faces voluntary homicide charges, and her… Continue
Cops can no longer keep a giant electronic library of everyone they stop on the street - but officers can still collect names the old-fashioned way, a new NYPD memo says.
The internal memo was sent out Friday, just after Gov. Paterson signed a law banning the NYPD from entering personal information of innocent people into a citywide database.
The memo reminds cops they legally can gather the intel, as long as they use a pen and… Continue
The partner of a city housing cop caught on videotape pummeling an Iraq war veteran testified Monday that the vet was aggressive throughout the encounter.
Walter Harvin - confronted by Officer David London as he tried to enter his mother's W. 93rd St. building without a key - hurled obscenities before, during and after the baton beating inflicted by London, Mohammed Khan said on the stand.
Harvin yelled "I'll kill you mother----er," and "I'll f--- you… Continue
Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be undefeated in the ring, but he suffered a loss to Just for You Entertainment yesterday (June 16th) in court.
While the victory was extremely small, The New York Post reports that a judge awarded Just for You Entertainment $6,000 because Floyd's label Philthy Rich Records signed Freck Billionaire to a contract in violation of a previous agreement with Just for You.
Just for You was seeking over $600,000 in… Continue
Contrary to reports of being dismissed as the manager of Gucci Mane and Nicki, Debra Antney maintains her parting with the rappers was anything but a termination of the business relationship between them.
According to the Mizay Entertainment CEO, the development served as a way for Gucci Mane to open the door for more success in the future.
The Atlanta hitmaker, who recently closed his So Icey Entertainment… Continue
Tom Cruise was secretly videotaped as he spilled his guts in Scientology confessional sessions, and those tapes became fodder for Scientology cocktail party humor ... this according to a high-profile and former high-level member of Scientology.
Mark Rathbun says in his blog, he recorded Cruise during the confessional sessions and Scientology guru David Miscavige read the transcripts at parties, "joking and laughing" at them.
A couple weeks ago a track popped up on the Internet featuring G-Unit outcast, Olivia, and Young Money's golden boy, Drake. Drake was quick to disassociate himself with the record claiming it was an old song that was used without his permission. His exact words were “I don't support taking unauthorized recordings and marketing them as features. I've never worked with Olivia”. Well Olivia didn't take kindly to that statement and says Drake is "corny"… Continue