Nas is one of the most celebrated rappers in hip hop, so it comes as no surprise that a mural was made in likeness, in his hometown of Queens, New York. But the rap king felt otherwise when he got his first glimpse of the mural. Nas stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live and revealed how […]

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Artistic expression came alive in the halls of a New York high school this month with the help of the legendary 5Pointz artists and Syreeta…

Officer Brian Moore, the NYPD cop who was shot in the head by an ex-felon on Saturday has died, the NY Post reports. Moore, 25,…

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A New York City police officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head in Queens last night. According to CNN: Officer Brian Moore…

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Former G-Unit Associate Mazaradi Fox was shot and killed on Friday when a Queens gunman shot an SUV he was riding in with several other people. He was 42-years-old. Fox, real name Jamal Green, was killed at the corner of Farmers Blvd. and 134th Ave in Jamaica at about 4:00pm. Fox, a native of Jamaica, […]

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The Queens World Film Festival will open next week on March 1st and offer two movies based on modern music. The first is “Mr. Bricks” which is a heavy metal, murder mystery, musical, and the second is “Chicken And Beef Present: Monkey Gang, The Mockumentary” which is a parody of modern day, corporate sponsored gangsta […]

Nasty Nasir Jones has made Atlanta his second home for the past few years, but yesterday the QB vet shot the video for his first single ‘Nasty’ in his hometown of Queens. TheLifefiles was on the scene to capture some nice flicks. (spotted at Hiphopnmore) RELATED POSTS: “Ghetto Dreams” VS “Otis” Has Only One Clear […]

Prodigy made another stop on his book promotion tour with The Breakfast Club and addressed several things, including his past beefs with Jay-Z and Nas. While he says that the two of them squashed it right after Summer Jam, and he and Nas are cool again, P didn’t hesitate to call both Hov and Nas […]

Ayatollah, producer of Mos Def’s “Ms. Fat Booty” Styles and Pharoahe Monch’s “My Life” and many others, picks his Top 5 Beats from his hometown of Queens, NY. (From Nodfactor.com)