Nas, Resorts World Team up To Fund the Hip Hop Museum With $2 Million Donation

Nas appears at a Resorts World New York City event in Queens earlier this year. The Queensbridge icon recently joined the company in announcing a joint $2 million donation to help fund The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, slated to open in 2026. (Photo: Resorts World New York City)

Hip-hop is finally getting the temple it deserves — and one of its greatest lyricists just helped lay the foundation.

Queensbridge legend Nas has teamed with Resorts World New York City to donate $2 million toward the completion of The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, the long-awaited institution celebrating the genre’s origins and global rise. The announcement came during the museum’s annual benefit gala, where Nas said the project “is something our culture has needed for a long time.”

“Building this Hip Hop Museum is something our culture has needed for a long time,” he told guests. “It’s powerful to see a space being created to preserve that history and to educate and inspire the next generation. Being able to contribute alongside Resorts World to help bring this vision to life is an honor. This museum stands as a reminder of where we came from, and a celebration of everything Hip Hop continues to be.”

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The museum, rising inside the Bronx Point development at 585 Exterior Street, is slated to open in 2026. It sits just minutes from 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the site of DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 back-to-school jam that gave birth to hip-hop itself. Led by founder and CEO Rocky Bucano, the project will house interactive galleries, archives, performance spaces and a theater designed to preserve hip-hop’s five core elements — MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti and knowledge.

“Receiving this generous $2 million donation from Nas and Resorts World at our benefit gala was a major highlight of the evening,” Bucano said. “His generosity supports our capital campaign and brings us closer to opening our doors in 2026.”

Resorts World’s contribution comes as the company pursues a full downstate casino license for its Queens racino, proposing a $7.5 billion expansion with $2 billion in community benefits — including cultural investments like this one. The Gaming Facility Location Board is expected to decide on licenses by late 2025.

The casino competition has been fierce: earlier this year, the Jay-Z/Roc Nation-backed Caesars Palace Times Square proposal was rejected by a local advisory committee after strong opposition from theater owners, leaving Resorts World and MGM’s Yonkers bid among the frontrunners.

But beyond the politics, Nas’s involvement brings the story full circle. The Bronx once birthed hip-hop; now one of its most eloquent sons is helping give it a permanent home. In a city that once tried to silence the genre, the sound that defined New York will finally have its own museum — built by the hands of those who made it matter.

At a Glance: The Hip Hop Museum

• Location: Bronx Point development, 585 Exterior St., Bronx, NY 10451
• Opening Target: 2026
• Latest Funding: $2 million joint gift from Nas and Resorts World New York City (Oct 2025)
• Capital Support to Date: $80 million + public and private funding (NYC EDC, UHHM Foundation, Resorts World)
• Facility Size: ≈ 52,000 sq ft with galleries, archives and 300-seat theater
• Mission: Preserve hip-hop history and foster innovation for future generations
• Context: Near 1520 Sedgwick Ave.—the recognized birthplace of hip-hop culture

Diddy Begins Term at Fort DIX as Appeal and Rehab Plan Take Shape

Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun serving the remainder of his 50-month federal sentence at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security prison in southern New Jersey. The move follows a court filing by his lawyers and places the hip-hop mogul in a residential drug-treatment unit closer to his family and New York legal team.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons lists his projected release date as May 8, 2028, accounting for time already served and potential good-time credit.

Combs, 55, was convicted in July of two counts of transporting individuals for commercial sex and was sentenced Oct. 3 to four years and two months in prison, fined $500,000, and ordered into five years of supervised release. He was acquitted of racketeering and coercive sex-trafficking charges.

At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said a “substantial sentence must be given to send a message … that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability.”

In an Oct. 6 filing, attorney Teny Geragos asked that Combs be placed at Fort Dix so he could “address drug-abuse issues” and “maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.” Sources confirm he is now housed in a separate unit for inmates in treatment programs.

Before transferring, Combs spent more than a year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, awaiting trial and sentencing. There, he reportedly led a weekly business and leadership course for other inmates called "Free Game with Diddy."

In an interview conducted by journalist Lauren Conlin and published on YouTube in October 2025, former inmate Raymond Castillo — who said he lived in the same unit as Combs — recalled that the artist “brought unity” to the housing block through his program and “showed us that peace is stronger than pride.” Castillo also disputed viral accounts of a “knife-to-the-throat” attack, telling Conlin that no stabbing occurred and that Combs had calmly defused an argument between inmates.

Superthrowbackparty was not able to independently verify any stabbing incident, and Castillo’s account remains the only first-hand description from inside MDC Brooklyn.

Combs has filed a notice of appeal and, according to public statements by Donald Trump, has also requested a presidential pardon. No decision has been announced.

50 Cent Reacts to “Bmf” Cancellation With Viral Lil Meech Post

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson wasted no time turning bad news into internet comedy after Starz officially canceled his hit crime drama “BMF.”

Within hours of the announcement, the G-Unit mogul posted a photoshopped image of actor Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. looking disheveled and homeless, captioned, “What next season, little 🥷🏾 @50centaction,” sparking laughter — and controversy — across social media.

The image, shared Tuesday on Instagram, marked another chapter in 50’s long-running feud with the Flenory family, whose real-life story inspired “Black Mafia Family.” Fans and fellow celebrities flooded the comments — from “50 see a roach & demolishes the building 😂” to “Two things I don’t play with…the IRS and 50 Cent.” Even “BMF” star Kris Lofton chimed in, writing simply, “Sheesh.”

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson posted this edited image to Instagram on Oct. 29, 2025, mocking actor Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. after Starz canceled the crime drama BMF following its fourth season. The post drew thousands of reactions from fans and celebrities, many joking about 50 Cent’s relentless humor. (Screenshot via Instagram /@50cent)

The cancellation ends one of Starz’s most popular crime sagas. “BMF” debuted in 2021 and dramatized the rise and fall of Detroit brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, founders of the Black Mafia Family. The real-life Big Meech remains incarcerated; his son Lil Meech portrayed him in the series.

Despite star-studded cameos from Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Lil Baby, 2 Chainz, Saweetie and others, ratings began to flatten in later seasons. Industry sources told Deadline that Starz’s cost-cutting strategy — shifting toward new, cheaper shows — ultimately sealed “BMF’s” fate, not the behind-the-scenes tension between Jackson and the Flenorys.

Still, the drama between 50 Cent and his former lead actor added fuel. Their relationship reportedly soured after Lil Meech appeared in a promo with Rick Ross, one of 50’s longest-standing rivals. 50 later accused Big Meech of cooperating with federal authorities — an allegation the elder Flenory publicly denied — widening the rift even as production continued.

The series finale, “Dreams Deferred,” aired Aug. 15, 2025, ending with Lil Meech’s character being arrested by Detective Von Bryant (Steve Harris). The real-life ending has been just as dramatic: a hit show abruptly cut short and its creator celebrating online while the cast absorbs the fallout.

Despite the cancellation, 50 Cent retains ownership of the “BMF” film rights and says he’s far from finished. He previously teased plans for an expanded “BMF Immortal Universe” and confirmed multiple spin-offs in development under his G-Unit Film & Television banner, which continues to collaborate with Starz on other “Power” franchise series.