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Late New York City rapper Biggie Smalls is getting a very New York celebration for what would have been his 50th birthday: a MetroCard.
Strap-hangers can purchase MetroCards emblazoned with the hip-hop legend’s face at four stations in Brooklyn on Saturday, according to a press release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
The artist, also known by the stage name Notorious B.I.G., was born Christopher Wallace on May 21, 1972, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. After releasing two Grammy-nominated studio records, Wallace was shot and killed at 24 in Los Angeles. His murder is still unsolved.
Lupe Fiasco can now add "professor" to his resume. The "Kick, Push" rapper has been added to MIT's MLK Visiting Professor Program roster for the 2022-23 school year, he announced on social media on Friday (May 20). "I been holding this for a while. I’ll put together something more sophisticated later that really captures the nuance and gravity but for now, I’ll just say it straight and raw: I’m going […]
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