What happens when various generations of rappers end up in the same room? The radio D.J. and local connector, craving hometown pride and action beyond the algorithm, put out the call. Source: New York Times
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Cardi B Pleads Guilty to Two Misdemeanors in 2018 Strip Club Attacks
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
Four years after being charged, the Bronx rapper, 29, was sentenced to 15 days of community service for her role in two fights at a Queens club. Source: New York Times
Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With a Long Island Drug Gang
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2022
The rapper, who had parlayed a hit record about selling drugs into widespread stardom, conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine in New Jersey, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer’s Tragic Descent
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he helped invent hip-hop. He spent the rest of his life trying recapture that glory. Then, in seven minutes on a Manhattan street, it all came to an end. Source:…
A Rapper’s Delight: Hip-Hop Memorabilia Goes Up for Auction
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Original vinyl records, turntables and other ephemera belonging to the hip-hop pioneer D.J. Kool Herc will be included in a sale at Christie’s. Source: New York Times
Kidd Creole, a Hip-Hop Pioneer, Sentenced to 16 Years in Killing
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
Nathaniel Glover, who had been a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, stabbed a homeless man on the way to his copy-shop job. Source: New York Times
DJ Kay Slay, Fiery Radio Star and Rap Mixtape Innovator, Dies at 55
By Gotham Rex on April 18, 2022
The one-time graffiti artist and New York D.J. for Hot 97 was known for breaking artists and stoking beefs that gave fuel to the careers of Nas, Jay-Z, 50 Cent and more. Source: New York Times
Can Fivio Foreign Change Drill Rap?
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
On his debut album, the Brooklyn rapper hopes to smooth a path forward for the city’s ascendant hip-hop scene, even as it draws criticism amid a rise in gun violence. Source: New York Times
Fetty Wap Is Arrested on Federal Drug Charges at Citi Field
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
The rapper, who had been set to perform at the Rolling Loud music festival, was arraigned Friday on Long Island. Source: New York Times
Bobby Shmurda’s New Lust for Life
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2021
The Brooklyn rapper, fresh off nearly seven years in prison on gang conspiracy charges, is plotting his dance-heavy comeback — slowly. Source: New York Times
‘All the Streets Are Silent’ Review: Hip-Hop and Skateboarding Collide
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
This documentary is a portrait of downtown New York in the late 1980s and early ’90s that revels in nostalgia. Source: New York Times
DMX Memorial: Ruff Ryders and Fans Gather at Barclays
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
The memorial event at Barclays Center was closed to the public, but fans congregated outside to honor the rapper’s life. Source: New York Times
How to Stream and Watch DMX's Memorial Service at Barclays Center
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
The event at Barclays Center will be closed to the public, but fans are expected to congregate outside in droves to honor the rapper’s life. Source: New York Times
Ray McGuire Wants to Show He’s Not Just the Wall Street Candidate
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
Mr. McGuire has landed endorsements from Representative Gregory W. Meeks and three hip-hop giants as his campaign for New York mayor enters a crucial phase. Source: New York Times
Yang Drives the Bus, Republicans Joust: 5 Takeaways From Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2021
The Democratic candidates vowed to stop Zooming and get out more, and a rap video earned mixed reviews. Source: New York Times