Troy Ave was indicted on charges related to the fatal shooting at Irving Plaza last month that left one dead and three people injured.
When 22-year-old Kalief Browder took his life, New York City heaved. Browder spent three years on Rikers Island, the infamous New York City jail where he experienced documented torture, including brutal attacks, constant confinement to a 6 foot by 8 foot cell, and even starvation. On June 7, the 22-year-old hung himself with an air conditioning cord in his […]
John Legend hasn’t been keeping quiet on police brutality or mass incarceration. Now, he is taking it a step further with his essay for Vulture speaking out on the suicide of Kalief Browder, the young man who spent three years on Rikers Island without a conviction. Legend is justifiably upset about Browder’s treatment while incarcerated, and he recalls […]
A 22-year-old man who spent three years in jail at New York City’s Rikers Island without ever being convicted of a crime died this weekend…
Four Rikers Island inmates reportedly attempted escaping prison Monday by breaking down cinderblock walls with a toilet ripped from the floor, the New York Daily…
Ever wonder what was going through Lil Wayne’s mind during those 2010 nights he spent locked up at Rikers Island? Well THR reports that Grand Central Publishing is set to release Wayne’s prison memoir Gone Till November this winter on Nov. 28. November is a compilation of journal entries Weezy kept during his eight months […]
Lil Wayne is allegedly getting preferential treatment in Rikers Island.
Drake blushed like a little girl when responding to the rumors about he and Wayne collaborating to bring us an album.” He also clarifies if it is true or not and it’s official, we will see a Drake/ Wayne album in the future.
Lil Wayne is probably regretting his decision to have an MP3 player smuggled into Rikers Island, as he could spend more time in jail because of it.
