Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari escaped a serious car crash yesterday with minor injuries. The musician, who has worked with rappers including Kanye West and Twista, suffered minor head injuries when her Mercedes C Class 550 was struck by a courier truck from behind.

Consequence was born in Queens at the dawn of the hip-hop era, when all rap was East Coast rap and all of rap's influential early artists were based in the New York City area. Throughout his career, Consequence gained credibility not only on the streets with his peers but with the critics as well. A gifted storyteller, he has a keen and unwavering sense of what he is all about.