… Chamillionaire Real name: Hakeem Seriki Age: 26 Hometown: Houston. Some background: Chamillionaire started off on Houston’s Swishahouse label with Paul Wall. They left in search of more money, put out the Get Ya Mind Correct mixtape and eventually parted ways on bad terms. Before his…
Me and Frank Acclaimed NBC TV correspondent Andrea Mitchell recalls how she made her journalistic bones covering former mayor Frank Rizzo. By the time Frank Rizzo ran for mayor in 1971, I was covering politics for KYW Radio, having graduated…
A court-ordered settlement led to sweeping reforms within the Police Department following the 39th District scandal. Nine years later oversight and vigilance no longer seem a priority.
Two decades ago Frankie Smith wrote and recorded "Double Dutch Bus," one of the first hip-hop songs ever. Though the song went gold, Smith never got what was owed him, thanks to a coke-dealing Main Line dentist who needed a…
He built a multimillion dollar empire out of monster magazines, plastic skulls and dirt from Count Dracula’s estate, only to lose it to real-life terrors. But now, Jim Warren is ready to rise again, along with the woman who inspired…
He built a multimillion dollar empire out of monster magazines, plastic skulls and dirt from Count Dracula’s estate, only to lose it to real-life terrors. But now, Jim Warren is ready to rise again, along with the woman who inspired…
For those already familiar with the work of Philadelphia natives Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim—Timanderic for short—Tom Goes to the Mayor, their new show debuting on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim this week, will just be another hilarious addition to…
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEFF FUSCO AND KRYSTEN LITTLES When Beenie Man, aka the “King of the Dancehall,” flashes his joyful smile, women scream. When he circles his hips, they damn near faint. His energy is magnetic, his smile easy, his…
SEPTA veers into a potential $56 million trolley boondoggle. by Amy L. Webb Wondering what happened to the much-ballyhooed Girard Avenue trolley service set to run this fall? SEPTA’s new Route 15 trolley cars—part of a $56 million restoration project—are…
