Today, with the help of some e-thuggery by 50 Cent and the power of Twitter, the temporary shutdown of hood culture and music website, World Star Hip Hop, set the internet ablaze. Like a virus, rumors spread so fast that Hot97′s Angie Martinez invited 50 Cent and WSHH’s CEO, Q, to discuss what happened on the radio. Read more »
While Elmo has a publicist and walks the red carpet at Sundance, Bert gets a buzz cut and is impaled on a broomstick in Prospect Heights. (Photo: Jim Striebich/facebook)
This chilling footage was taken moments after the bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport today. Right now, 34 are reported dead and 170 injured. Two suicide bombers with 7 kilos of TNT caused the blast. Read more »
Who shut down World Star Hip Hop? That’s the question thousands of people on Twitter are asking right now. 50 Cent is taking credit which could be somewhat true. He filed a lawsuit against the site in 2009 for using his likeness, but World Star denied that claim and said he’s just “clownin.” The rap mogul also said at least two more will fall this week. UDPATE: Sounds like WSHH missed a DMCA notice and their hosting company temporarily shut down the site. Read more »
A 60-year-old artist is facing up to 15 years in prison for recording his own arrest. Chris Drew was charged with eavesdropping under Illinois state law, a Class 1 felony, because he didn’t get permission from the Chicago officers who were busy arresting him reports the New York Times. And he’s not the only one. Read more »
While the independent film industry dies a violent, convulsing death, Kevin Smith’s got his shit together. That is, he just doesn’t give a shit. After premiering his Red State horror flick at Sundance last night wherein shot gun wielding Republicans go stranger than normal, he “sold” his film to himself – the highest bidder – for $20. Read more »
Is there really only one eBay seller with an “actual” patterned piece of Shepard Fairey’s destroyed Bowery Mural and only one bidder (so far) willing to pay money for it? There must be more bits of it out there, ’cause there sure were plenty of holes in it. Now’s the time to cash in, scavengers.
Rap mogul and penny stock promoter 50 Cent’s “Happy New Year” freestyle/Sleek Audi shout-out track is worth a listen, if not for the shit talking at the end alone: “If I say the stock gonna go, the stock gonna go. If I say the headphones gonna sell, the headphones gonna motherfucking sell…”
A little after 4PM on Sunday, Gothamist posted a photo of an ice-covered Audi, leaving the Post only a little time to kidnap the story and dispatch a photographer, which explains why they only got a night shot.
A Brooklyn resident was fortunate enough to catch a rare glimpse of NYC wildlife in action when a hawk tore up up a bird while sitting atop an air conditioner in Park Slope. (Video: dlgbklyn/YouTube)
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