Local independent rap label Duck Down celebrated their 15th anniversary last night at BB Kings. Founded in 1995 by MC Kenyatta “Buckshot” Blake and Drew “Dru Ha” Friedman, Duck Down built a list of consistent acts such as Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C. and Smif-n-Wessun, known as the Boot Camp Clik. The camp also released [...]

Weezy wrote a letter to his fans from Rikers Island. I’m actually impressed on his letter writing skills (shrugs). He details what a regular day is like for him and honestly, if he removed the bars, it sounds like a perfect vacation day. Read what Lil Wayne had to say from behind bars: Hello world… [...]

Are you sick of the kids and just want a date night? Or perhaps you plan to get up with girlfriends but want to try something new? Well, perfect! This week is Restaurant Week in the Big Apple and NY Fab! has suggestions for foodies and just people who plain ole’ like to eat! From [...]

Who knew that Damon Dash was such a soccer fan? He spotted at Cipriani‘s watching the FIFA World Cup Final …and it looks like Dame was having a wonderful time! Also, promoting their VH1 reality television shows, Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson and Terrell Owens were spotted leaving Hot97 studios. Gotta love brownskinned people doing their thing!

It was her assignment from her editor at VIBE: to capture the lives of the women married to hip-hop’s rap superstars and Aliya S. King couldn’t get enough. After the story, King had more ideas burning inside of her…and just couldn’t put her pen down. Penning a juicy novel based around the lives of hip-hop’s [...]

The night before their wedding at Cipriani 42nd Street, Denver Nugget star Carmelo Anthony and Brooklyn’s LaLa Vasquez yachted it up with their celebrity friends including Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Angie Martinez, DJ Clue, Trina, Amare Stoudemire, Kenyon Martin and Fabolous. Fun times! I wonder if she’ll take his name and be LaLa Anthony…it has a [...]

Longtime actor Halle Berry is apparently attached to the Broadway production of ‘The Mountaintop’ sources have confirmed. ‘The Mountaintop’ is an award-winning drama about Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s final hours and will debut in New York City this fall. Source say Halle will play a maid who visits Dr. King in a Memphis hotel the [...]

After making a million off of a mixtape, as she often likes to brag, Nicki Minaj will finally be releasing a real album on November 23. She shared the news with her fans on (what better platform?) Twitter: She also spoke to MTV News about how her mentor Lil Wayne is doing in jail: MTV [...]

I have been looking forward to a Kelis album for so long and finally here it is. Unsigned R&B/Punk/Pop/Rocker Kelis dishes on her latest album “Flesh Tone” and how her baby jams to her music. And then of course, she parties the night away at her album release party at Rdv in the MeatPacking District: [...]

Drake will take over Radio City Music Hall on September 29. I’m sure a lot of fans will be happy especially after that South Street Seaport incident. Anyways, cop your tickets on Friday, July 9 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. before they go on sale to the general public Saturday, July 10 at 10 [...]