Featured Blog Posts – January 2012 Archive (202)

A former publicist for Kanye West's ex-girlfriend Amber Rose alleges that the current apple of stoner rapper Wiz Khalifa's eye attempted to steal money from Yeezy. Janero Marchand, who was in Rose's employ, took to Twitter to air out the grievous charge and even posted an email (see below) of an ugly exchange between the two.

According Marchand, the plot to pilfer…

Brooklyn Mic Club RO vs Bab Hal Swift Rap Battle Round 1 & 2.

Round 3:…

Sean Paul perseveres on the uplifting anthem “Hold On,” the third international single from his upcoming album Tomahawk Technique, due overseas on January 30. “Although the road is long, we still hold on/ We carry on, we still stay strong/ Today is long but tomorrow will come,” sings the dancehall star over the pounding beat. Keep the dream alive.…

Sean (Diddy) Combs has his eye on launching a music and lifestyle cable network later this year.

Combs’ channel will be called Revolt, according to Broadcasting and Cable magazine, which broke the news.

A spokeswoman for Combs did not respond to an email seeking comment Monday.

Citing sources with knowledge of the plan, Broadcasting reported the channel…

Graphic video posted online captured the shocking moment cops shot and killed a man outside a fast food joint in California Monday morning.

Police were called to the Carl's Jr. in Monterey Park around 9:30 a.m. after receiving a report that the unidentified man was breaking windows at the restaurant, according to KTLA 5 News.

When he emerged…

LL Cool J has come a long way from his days growing up as James Todd Smith in St. Albans and Bay Shore.

After meeting producer Rick Rubin at the age of 16, LL Cool J, which stands for Ladies Love Cool James, became a world-renowned MC with songs like “Mama Said Knock You Out” and “I Need Love.” Not satisfied with the success of his music, the behatted hip-hop artist…

Aretha Franklin’s wedding is off.

On Monday, the Queen of Soul announced that she and William (Willie) Wilkerson, 64, were not going through with the summer wedding they had planned.

As we reported on Jan. 18, sources in Franklin’s camp told us they were skeptical that Franklin would actually walk down the aisle.

Franklin’s publicist released a joint…

The Giants weren’t the only winners this weekend. New York’s own 50 Cent bet big on his home team and ended up collecting when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s playoff game to advance to the Super Bowl. The hip-hop tycoon showed off his earnings (rumored to be $500,000) on Twitter, posing with racks on racks of $100 bills.…

The ladies of SWV are making a comeback. The ’90s R&B trio, known as Sisters With Voices, will release their first studio album in nearly 15 years this spring.

I Missed Us, the follow-up to 1997’s Release Some Tension, is due April 10 via eOne Music/Mass Appeal Entertainment.

The first single, “Co-Sign” produced by Lamb (Beyoncé, Monica),…

The Bogus Boys are always hard at work. During their recent trip to NYC, they were at Daddy’s House Studio working on new music with Waka and Montana.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE…

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of B.I.G.’s passing (March 9th), the late Frank White returns to the cover of XXL. Rare photo. Issue hits newsstands on February 7.

The XXL team spoke to some of those closest to Big for an in-depth look into his life and death. From his kids T’Yanna Wallace and Christopher “CJ” Wallace and their mamas, Jan…

A Wisconsin man accused of beating his wife is saying that a ghost did it.

Police in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin arrested Michael West, 41, after responding to a domestic disturbance on the night of Jan. 15, according to a criminal complaint posted by thesmokinggun.com.

West's wife Rebecca was "crying very hard and was bleeding out of her nose" when cops…

The producers of "Basketball Wives" are reportedly eying a major free agent.

Now in the midst of divorcing Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant is being considered for a spot on the VH1 show, TMZ.com reported.

“Vanessa has more than enough story line and would bring the show to another level,” a source close to the reality show told the gossip…

Four people were killed — two on the L train in Manhattan — in four separate accidents in the city transit system on Saturday.

At about 10 p.m., straphangers were greeted by the gruesome scene of a man’s head wedged between the train car and the platform when they stepped off the L train at the Sixth Ave. subway station.

Cops could not say how the man became…

Nicki Minaj sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Originally scheduled to drop on February 14, it will now arrive on April 3, she announced via Twitter.

Because Stupid Hoe Is So Stupid!

2012 is about to be legendary. John Legend is readying his return to the spotlight with a new single and album.

The Grammy-winning artist will release “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” featuring Ludacris on Monday, January 23. The Phatboi production will appear on Legend’s fourth solo album and the soundtrack to the romantic comedy Think Like a Man, which also features…

Sundance went up in smoke when Wiz Khalifa rolled through over the weekend. Before hitting the stage, the Taylor Gang leader chatted with Ross Mathews about his first trip to the Park City, Utah, festival and recording his second major label album O.N.I.F.C., due later this year.

“It’s a process of just recreating what we already know how to do and just taking it to…

Rapper Mack 10 has been victimized by the courts ... a judge is requiring him to pay a creditor a debt which includes interest that is totally illegal.

Mr. Mack borrowed $35,000 from Tadayuki Ito back on April 24, 2010. Under the terms of the deal, Mack was required to pay Ito $70,000 by August 31, 2010 -- in other words, 100% interest for a 3-month loan. That…

Spike Lee presents President Obama with a special pair of Air Jordans! What other President do you know that rock Jordan's & sing Al Green? …