Taxi medallion to "The Washington Post", medallions were "the best investment in America", but—due to increased competition from app-based car services and transportation network company growth from companies like Uber and Lyft—taxi medallions are now decreasing in price. In 2013, the price of a medallion was $625,000. In 2014, that price had risen to around $700,000. In 2014, a medallion was worth nearly $700,000. The total value of all medallions and assets related to them had a value of $2.5 billion in Chicago in 2013. In 2012, medallion prices ranged from $87,000 to $385,000. In 2015, Chicago's average medallion price was under
Banned in the U.S.A. (song) Banned in the U.S.A. (song) "Banned in the U.S.A." is a song recorded by the American hip hop group 2 Live Crew. It was released in May 1990 as the lead single from its album of the same name. It peaked at number 20 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot-100 chart and is the group's highest-charting song on that chart. It reached number-one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Rap Tracks chart. The song is a reference to the decision in a court case that the 2 Live Crew's album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was obscene. (The decision would later