Tamu Francis (pictured), a third grade Brooklyn teacher at P.S. 191 (pictured below), allegedly egged on another child to pummel a “bully” as he stood before…

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Brooklyn resident Jurard St. Hillaire recently won a $14,000 settlement from his city, after surveillance video proved he was illegally stopped and frisked last June,…

This is why we ain’t free! A man from Brooklyn, New York is suing his parents for $200,000 because he says they didn’t love him…

Since being eliminated from the first season of America’s version of ‘The X Factor,” many people have written off the young Brooklyn rapper Astro. He…

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So everyone knows that when it comes to Rihanna,  Jay-Z takes on the big brother role. Its being reported that Hov had a quiet word with…

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Let’s be honest, if you’ve ever been to a Jay-Z concert you always secretly wish that Beyonce aka King Bey will make a surprise appearance.…

It was a dream homecoming for Jay-Z who opened Brooklyn’s brand new Barclays Center with one of eight concerts on last night. The Brookyn-born rapper showed his pride as he took the stage before 18,000 people, sporting a jersey with his last name and the number four. Mr. Carter kicked off the show with his hometown anthems “Where I’m From” and “Brooklyn Go […]

In the first episode of Torae’s docu-series “Off The Record”, Torae, his mother and childhood friends, discuss his life growing up in the Coney Island…

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Mos Def (who now goes by Yasiin Bey) has been working with the Brooklyn Philharmonic for a couple of years now. But tonight’s free performance…

Nyemiah Supreme is a daughter of Queens, New York. The borough has ingrained itself into her style, talk, and mannerisms. Supreme shows that and more on her debut mixtape, Bad. Though this is Nyemiah’s first mixtape, she’s far from being new to the industry. She was featured on Jim Jones’ “Everybody Jones” and has punched […]

When you think Brooklyn’s, two rappers come to mind. Notorious B.I.G. and Jay Z. They are two of the most well-known rappers and if you are a conscience fan of Hov’s, you will hear some of Biggie’s famous lyrics in Jay’z records. In an interview, Jay Z justifys his use of Notorious B.I.G.‘s words in […]

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