In case you haven’t been on Twitter in the last 12 hours, yesterday Motörhead frontman, Devil’s cavalry vanguard, and all-round rock n’ roll badass, Lemmy Kilmister, succumbed to a fittingly brief-but-tenacious battle with cancer at the age of 70. Plenty of words have already been written, and plenty more are sure to come, but for […]
Born and Bred in Brooklyn, U.S.A., they call him Adam Yauch, but he's M.C.A.
Rest In Peace August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012 It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away […]
R.I.P Heavy D
As tweeted by the wise Wendy Williams, “RIP Heavy D…..love you like cooked food!” Real talk.
Ray Deter of D.B.A. Passes Away
Ray Deter, owner of D.B.A., was taken off life support and died on Sunday night. Deter was riding his bike when he was fatally struck by a car at the intersection of Canal Street and West Broadway. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. We send deepest condolences to Deter’s family, […]
R.I.P. B.I.G.
On this day in 1997 Brooklyn lost a famous son, and Hip Hop lost a legend. Christopher George Latore Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G., and Big Poppa died after being shot in California; the victim of a much debated unsolved drive-by case. We all know the story. Avoid the west coast, pour some […]