Hip Hop Producer Arrested on the UWS

Bryan Leach, a major hip hop producer who was named one of Crain’s New York Business‘s “40 Under 40″ list in 2007, was arrested on the Upper West Side this week, reports the New York Post.  Police pulled Leach’s car over at 72nd and Riverside late Tuesday night for driving erratically, and allegedly found a [...]

Video: Swizz Beatz Takes the Wall Street Journal on an UWS Walkabout

The Wall Street Journal occasionally does a “Walkabout” series, profiling well-known New Yorkers as they guide a journalist through a neighborhood.  The latest in the series features Kasseem Dean, better known as Swizz Beatz, the DJ and producer-extraordinaire known for hits like Beyoncé’s “Ring the Alarm” and “Upgrade U,” Busta Rhymes’ “Touch It,” and Jay-Z’s [...]