December 2017 Blog Posts (143)

It's a boy for Love & Hip Hop star Cyn Santana and rapper/Complex host Joe Budden!

The couple took to Twitter and Instagram Friday to announce the arrival of their new son. Santana and Budden, who have been dating since last summer, announced their pregnancy in August.

The baby's birth comes just a few days after the gorgeous new mother posted a supportive…

According to a new report, the gun used to kill the rapper in a 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas secretly surfaced 19 years ago in a Los Angeles County backyard.

An unidentified man in Compton, Calif., found the .40-caliber Glock on his property in 1998 and alerted…

Dave Skillz - Runnin' Loose (Prod. Nard & B) [Official Video]

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If it ain’t broke and everybody’s making money, don’t mess with it seems to be the mantra chanted between Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Starz today as the premium cabler and the Power EP and star have extended their overall deal until 2019.

“Continuing my partnership with Starz and Lionsgate is important to me,” 50 told Deadline on Wednesday of the agreement that adds…

Two inmates from Long Island were arrested Thursday in the drive-by slaying of Queens rapper Lionel “Chinx” Pickens, authorities said.

Quincy Homere, 32, and Jamar Hill, 26, were already behind bars on unrelated charges when they were busted in the May 2015 murder of the up-and-coming hip hop star.

“GOD is good and he hears your prayers,” Pickens’ widow Janelli…

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons has come under NYPD investigation amid shocking claims that he raped or sexually abused seven women in New York City several decades ago, officials said.

Cops recently started looking into the disturbing accusations against Simmons and are reaching out to his alleged victims, according to Deputy Chief Timothy Trainor.

"Our…

Former “Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault Newman had to be dragged kicking and screaming from the White House Tuesday night after she refused to believe Donald Trump had fired her, according to reports.

The official version from the Trump administration was that the reality TV star turned political aide resigned “to pursue other opportunities.”

But numerous…

Music mogul Russell Simmons has been accused of rape by four women and additional “violent sexual behavior” by others who knew him professionally since the early 1980s, reports said Wednesday.

The women include an executive at his Def Jam record label, a music journalist and a singer he managed, according to a report in The New York Times.

Def Jam exec Drew…

A bodyguard for rapper 2 Chainz has to stay far away from a celebrity videographer he’s accused of roughing up, a Manhattan Criminal Court judge ruled Wednesday.

An order of protection was issued against Rory Smith for the alleged Oct. 27 attack on R.J. Capak outside NBC studios in Midtown.

Capak was waiting to film actress Rose McGowan when the paparazzi got a…

Ty Dolla $ign and YG reportedly paid at least $100,000 to an Australian soccer star to make a lawsuit go away, according to TMZ.

The two South Central Los Angeles artists were nearly dragged into the suit — filed by emerging Australian soccer star Nelly Yoa — but because they agreed to pay Yoa and “low six-figure amount,” they were able to avoid court.

The…

A new report from Norway’s Dagens Næringsliv claims that Tidal is running out of money while user growth has stalled. The report suggests that Tidal may only have around six months of working capital left.

In a statement to The Verge, a Tidal spokesperson said, “We have experienced negative stories about Tidal since its inception and we have done nothing but grow the…

Colin Kaepernick walked off the sidelines Tuesday — and onto Rikers Island — for a surprise visit with jail inmates that’s sparked a new battle in the NFL protest movement.

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback was at the city jail to speak to detainees inside the George Motchan Detention Center, according to jail insiders.

Kaepernick’s 2016 decision to…

For the first time in nine years, Beyoncé is back on top on the Billboard Hot 100. Her revamped duet of Ed Sheeran’s song “Perfect” off of his album is officially the top song in America.

The duet from the Grammy winners came as a surprise late last month, as the British musician unveiled that he recorded the song with Queen Bey via Instagram. While the two have…

Tina Turner is not done telling her story.

The rock superstar is working on a sequel to her 1986 memoir “I, Tina,” Atria Books told The Associated Press on Monday. The new book is called “Tina Turner: My Love Story” and will come out next October, timed to the singer’s 60th year in music.

78-year-old Turner says in a statement that she will write about…

LeToya Luckett and her fiancé Tommicus Walker tied the knot in Austin, Texas on Sunday.

Luckett, 36, a former member of Destiny’s Child, wore an off-the-shoulder white Vera Wang gown for her big day, while the groom wore a white jacket from Tom Ford and Ermenegildo Zegna pants, according to Essence.

The ceremony was held a lavish mansion in Texas Hill Country.…