Thirty years ago, southeast Queens was at the center of the hip-hop movement - the stomping ground of lyrical legends Russell Simmons, Run-DMC and Ja Rule.



But the years have not been kind to Hollis.



While some residents say that the area has lost the energy that once…  

Twenty-four songs are barely enough music to fill an hour, but Jammie Thomas-Rasset will be paying for those two dozen tunes for years.



Thomas-Rasset, one of the few people still tangling with the Recording Industry Association of America over downloading and sharing music illegally, was penalized $1.5 million on Wednesday for 24 songs she snagged and shared on music exchange website Kazaa.



That's $62,500 for each song she…  

Prepare your Zelda swords for battle, brush up on Klingon slang and braid your best Princess Leia buns — geekdom is officially taking over this weekend.



NYC's Comic Con is gathering the biggest and baddest comic book and sci-fi aficionados for a three day action-packed expo, Friday through Sunday at the Jacob K. Javits Center (655 W. 34th Street).



"It's like a huge nerd prom," says event organizer Lance Fensterman of ReedPOP, who…  

Prepare your Zelda swords for battle, brush up on Klingon slang and braid your best Princess Leia buns — geekdom is officially taking over this weekend.



NYC's Comic Con is gathering the biggest and baddest comic book and sci-fi aficionados for a three day action-packed expo, Friday through Sunday at the Jacob K. Javits Center (655 W. 34th Street).



"It's like a huge nerd prom," says event organizer Lance Fensterman of ReedPOP, who…  

Prepare your Zelda swords for battle, brush up on Klingon slang and braid your best Princess Leia buns — geekdom is officially taking over this weekend.



NYC's Comic Con is gathering the biggest and baddest comic book and sci-fi aficionados for a three day action-packed expo, Friday through Sunday at the Jacob K. Javits Center (655 W. 34th Street).



"It's like a huge nerd prom," says event organizer Lance Fensterman of ReedPOP, who…  

Rapper Lil Wayne has been moved into what Rikers Island officials refer to as “punitive segregation," New York Department of Corrections Spokesman, Stephen Morello confirmed to CNN. The artist began the prison stint back in March because of a gun possession charge.



The reprimand was handed down because of music-related contraband; it turns out that Wayne was caught with an MP3 charger and headsets during a search of his cell a few…  

As part of Xbox LIVE's long-running Game with Fame series of events, tomorrow Tuesday, October 5th from 5-7 PM Eastern, Gold Members can head on to XBL and face off against G-Unit's Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid playing all the modes and features of the Red Dead Redemption Liars and Cheats Pack. This is your chance to go bullet for bullet, chip for chip, and race neck and neck with 2 of hip-hop's most outgoing personalities. We'll be playing…  

Fat Joe wants to settle his confrontation with 50 Cent, face-to-face.



Ever since 50 Cent dissed Fat Joe on 2005's "Piggy Bank" for appearing on Ja Rule's "New York," the New York rappers have been at each other's throats, exchanging verbal jabs ever since.



Fat Joe, who most recently said on his latest album, Darkside Vol. 1 that he'd throw a party when 50 died, now believes he has a way to settle the matter.



"The day…