An aspiring rapper and singer that was on a quest to shed some pounds off his 400lb frame died on Monday, when a fire broke out at his apartment in East Harlem’s infamous Taft Houses. 30-year-old Ricardo Duran, who went by the stage name Bruce Da Banna, was found by Read More

Just before he took the stage as the host with the most for last night’s Grammy Awards, Cool James revealed the cover to his upcoming album. Check for Authentic on May 7th. Read More

Brett Favre is quite the generous tipper! He may not be raking in millions on the field anymore, but he’s obviously still doing quite well for himself. An excited waiter who was on the receiving end of one of his tips decided to post the receipt to Twitter (doesn’t Read More

A new audit done at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square could be bad news for city taxpayers, as it may end up costing them a cool $344 million. “This is one of the worst deals since Manhattan was sold for $24,” city Controller John Liu said of the situation, whose office Read More

The L.A. Clippers hit the Big Apple yesterday to take on the Knicks at MSG, and J.R. Smith decided to have a little fun while Clippers star Chris Paul was doing an interview during halftime. Watch what Smith does while Paul is talking above. Read More

Rumors flared up over the weekend that NY Knicks guard, Iman Shumpert, was soon to be traded to the Phoenix Suns for Jared Dudley as part of a multiplayer package. Quickly reacting, Iman, his teammate Carmelo Anthony and their coach Mike Woodson all had something to say. “I don’t Read More

Joey Bada$$ brought his whole Pro Era crew to the Shade 45 offices recently, and hit DJ Kay Slay’s Streetsweeper Radio show to bless the mic. Watch the newcomers spit some bars above. Read More

The Alchemist teams up with Mac Miller’s producing alter-ego, Larry Fisherman, to produce a new track from Mac and Prodigy. Get money with the pair below. Read More

2013 is definitely A$AP Rocky’s year. After his hit single “F*ckin Problems” was certified gold just one month ago, his debut album Long.Live.A$AP went number one a few weeks later. And now? The single has reached platinum status! The featuring Drake, Kendrick Read More

Peter Rosenberg is an avid underground music fan…but an even more avid sports fan. Fulfilling a life-long dream, the Hot 97 personality got the chance to sit down with Mike Tyson recently for quite a while, and the pair discussed Mike’s legacy, hip-hop and more. Read More

Three underground favorites, Joey BadA$$, Smoke DZA and Big K.R.I.T., link up in “Underground Airplay” to hit the real underground: the subways of NYC. The track will live on Ecko Unlimited’s upcoming mixtape, Underground Airplay. Read More

Inside their home studio, the Flatbush Zombies enjoy the finer things in life for their visual to “Mraz.” Their upcoming project Better Off DEAD is coming soon. Read More