Bronx

Jennifer Lopez faced backlash for a clip from her film where she reminisced about her youth in the Bronx, New York City, while her recent tour cancellations remain unexplained.The Queen of Dance opened up about her life and her past in her new film This Is Me … Now: A Love Story. However, one clip, in particular, has gone viral, with people savagely trolling the 54-year-old singer.In the viral clip, Jennifer was seen reminiscing about her youth as she stared at herself in a mirror, seemingly in a dance studio, while…

Roller skating dancers at street festival, Third Ave Hub, the Bronx, 1981As a teenager, Conzo found himself at the very centre of cultural and activist movements changing the Bronx. His father was the personal confidant of Tito Puente, promoting some of the biggest salsa shows of that time; his grandmother, Evelina López Antonetty, was a community activist known as the Hell Lady of the Bronx; and Joe’s classmates at South Bronx high school were birthing the culture of hip-hop…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If you are an educator or a parent, you have likely already seen many ways in which "the kids are not alright." Mounting evidence shows that the mental health of American youth has been declining for at least a decade. During the pandemic, it took an even sharper downturn. The Centers for Disease Control and…

Right in front of my house, stands a burflower tree (Neolamarckia cadamba) at a site the ownership of which is disputed. The tree, surrounded by a few others, gives us a calming hint of a thick foliage and utters, as it were, a blessing every day. As much as I think about its presence, I cannot but feel a deep anxiety over how long it would be allowed to stand. Does not a tree have some entitlement to the land, to which it’s rooted, I wonder. If planting trees is our bounden duty, where shall we do so? Trees require…

New York bodegas have it all: the best bacon, egg, and cheese around, a neighborhood cat on the payroll, and Ice Spice partying on counters with her baddie friends New York bodegas have it all: the best bacon, egg, and cheese around, a neighborhood cat on the payroll, and Ice Spice partying on counters with her baddie friends in the “Deli” music video. The song, which arrived alongside the deluxe edition of her EP Like…?, marks the rapper’s fifth viral hit of the year — and the thread…

Where do you think New York ranks amongst the best cities in rap right now? Where does it stack up next to a city like Atlanta?I feel like New York is starting to get the sound back. I feel as though like, I hear a lot of people say New York had this type of flow, that type of flow. But I say, “Man, y’all just ain’t tapping into the artist that’s grinding underground.” There are multiple artists out here that’s really got that sound that y’all just aren’t tapping into. They be saying, “No, New York sounds like…

Just weeks after he was arrested on charges of terroristic threats, Bronx rapper Nas EBK is once again in police custody, this time on a second-degree murder charge.As reported by HotNewHipHop, Nas EBK was arrested this week in connection with a fatal shooting in Times Square. Nas EBK is accused of killing 22-year-old Idressa Siby, on Feb. 9, following an argument that took place at the corner of 44th Street and 8th Avenue in Times Square. The argument escalated with EBK allegedly shooting Siby, striking him on the right…

Rap can’t get enough of Ice Spice. The industry’s newest it-girl is taking over with her bright orange curly hair, innocent look, and laid-back flows. In the past year, the rising star has been popping up everywhere—from a surprise guest appearance at Rolling Loud New York last fall to, most recently, being tapped to star in Beyoncé’s latest IVY Park campaign and more. There are a few things we know about the “Princess Diana” rapper due to her continued spotlight. First, the basics. Ice Spice was born Isis Gaston in the…

Two weeks after dropping the song on YouTube, Ice Spice has officially released her latest single “In Ha Mood.”The song is the latest in a string of singles from the rising Bronx rapper, who catapulted into the mainstream last year on the strength of a pair of hits, “Munch (Feelin’ U)” and “Bikini Bottom.”“In the mirror, I’m doin’ my dance/And he packin’, I know by his pants/He a rapper, but don’t got a chance/Stuck in my ways so I’m lovin’ my bands,” Ice Spice raps over the Jersey Club beat.Back in December, Ice Spice…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man found dead on a Bronx sidewalk this week was identified as Frank Vallelonga Jr. — an actor who appeared in the movie “Green Book” and the son of the real-life person who was played by Viggo Mortensen in that movie. A 911 call reported the body before sunrise Monday outside a factory in the Hunts Point neighborhood. Police said surveillance video and witnesses indicated the body was dumped by somebody in a car with New Jersey plates. On Tuesday, police arrested a 35-year-old man who is suspected of…