DMX's $35K funeral in New York was paid for by his label

It’s July 2021, and instead of talking about “F9,” “Black Widow,” or any of the summer blockbusters from this year, The Playlist Podcast is going back to the ‘80s to talk about two cult classic summer films, “Escape From New York” and “Big Trouble in Little China.” Why? Because they’re both celebrating big anniversaries. Oh, and because John Carpenter is one of the best filmmakers of all time and Kurt Russell is a national treasure.

Matthew Chernov When John Carpenter’s action classic “Escape from New York” premiered 40 years ago on July 10, 1981, moviegoers were treated to a dystopian nightmare unlike anything they’d seen before.

R Kelly’s legal team has convinced the judge overseeing the musician’s most imminent sexual abuse case in New York to delay the start of that particular trial. The lawyers said that they needed more time to prepare in order to properly defend their client.While there have been several delays to the start of this trial already, this latest one puts it back by days rather than months.

The 70,000-square-foot expansion at the New-York Historical Society will include an entire floor dedicated to the new American LGBTQ+Museum. Photo: Courtesy Robert A.M. Stern Architects

UPDATED with Weisselberg surrender: The Trump Organization’s long-serving chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg voluntarily turned himself in to New York prosecutors this morning to face criminal charges in an ongoing probe of former President Donald Trump’s real estate business.

Gregg Goldstein As an increasingly vaccinated New York lifts virtually all of its COVID-19 restrictions, there’s a turf war brewing between New York City productions and restaurants, with the Mayor’s Of­fice of Media and Entertainment caught in the crossfire.

The Trump Organization and its CFO, a longtime Donald Trump employee and loyalist, are expected to be charged Thursday in New York with tax-related and other offenses., according to legal sources.

Start spreadin’ the news: The nominations are in for the 64th annual New York Emmy Awards.

New York Post.The suspect, shown in a surveillance image, is described as having a dark complexion, being about 5’11” tall and weighing around 185 pounds, with facial hair.

WABC.The man lunged at her with a screwdriver as the train pulled into the Fulton Street stop.Grey says she used mace on her attacker, and tried to escape, but he followed her and stabbed her with the screwdriver, resulting in injuries to her head, torso, and legs.

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DMX‘s private funeral service was reportedly paid for by his record label Def Jam.The New York rapper, whose real name was Earl Simmons, passed away in April at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack.TMZ have reported this week that Def Jam, who recently released the posthumous DMX album ‘Exodus’, spent over $35,000 (£25,000) to cover the bill from Brooks Memorial Home Inc.

A judge in New York yesterday issued a temporary restraining order telling Damon Dash that he is currently “restrained and enjoined from altering in any way, selling, assigning, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of any property interest in [Jay-Z’s debut album] ‘Reasonable Doubt’, including its copyright and including through any means, such as auctioning a non-fungible token (‘NFT’) reflecting such interests”.