Nicki Minaj has created an incredible amount of buzz as an emcee — and she hasn't even released an album.
Already a winner of seven music accolades (three from the BET Hip Hop Awards last week), the 25-year-old, Queens-bred artist has collaborated with Mariah Carey, will.i.am and Rihanna. With an alter ego that she calls Barbie and outlandish outfits, Minaj is quickly becoming one of this generation's most fascinating musical figures.
Tyra Banks may be the next top litigated. Georgia mom Beverly McClendon filed the complaint against Banks, Warner Bros. Entertainment and executive producers for $3 million last week, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
She claims her 15-year-old daughter, Jewel Ciera Washington, responded to an open call on the show's website for self-proclaimed sex addicts in October 2009. After being selected, she flew alone to New York the following… Continue
Justin Bieber is reportedly being investigated by police in Richmond, British Columbia after an alleged incident at laser tag facility ... this according to various reports in Canada.
A 12-year-old boy claims Bieber hit him while playing a game, according to the reports, though he suffered no visible injuries.
A rep for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tells TMZ the incident was reported to authorities by the boy's father. Though the… Continue
Two men fighting on the B35 westbound on church avenue (in Brooklyn, New York) around 11pm on oct. 14, 2010, the old man pulls a knife, and stabs at, but doesn't cut the younger guy, (who started with him) and tossed him down like three times, while i considered regulating the situation, i missed the first shot, but i caught most of it after that, good samaritans backed off when they saw the knife wielding old man, (glad i chose to video instead) i think he said he was 65!… Continue
Hip-Hop executive James Rosemond is going on the offensive with a plan to file a $120 million dollar lawsuit against The New York Daily News and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Chuck Phillips, over an article published in September in the popular newspaper.
The news article, which was published on the 14th anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur, accused Rosemond aka "Jimmy Henchmen" of cooperating with the government for… Continue
The booking agents for rap star Waka Flocka Flames has been hit with another lawsuit, claiming the rapper's manager raised his asking price for a show twice, and then failed to show up for the performance.
Promoter Walter Conwell DBA as G.D.B. Promotions is suing Debra Antney, Johnnie Cabbell, Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment and So Icey Ent for over $1,000,000 dollars.
The lawsuit claims that G.D.B. spent over $20,000 dollars to book Waka… Continue
When it comes to the Twitter community, Kanye West is nothing if not a model follower. Literally.
The rapper, 33, has chosen 15 supermodels as the only account holders he chooses to follow on the social networking site.
West, who has amassed over one million followers since joining Twitter in July, is known to be notoriously stingy with whom he follows.
So why are these lucky ladies now on West's radar? The rapper singled the… Continue
BMX star and MTV host T. J. Lavin is in a medically-induced coma after a bike accident Thursday night, according to TMZ.com. The 33-year-old athlete was competing in the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., when he crashed his bike while on a ramp.
A video of the accident shows Lavin losing control of the bike, tumbling a few feet and then seemingly not moving as spectators rushed to his aid.
If you thought Katy Perry was purr-fect before, you ain't seen nothing yet.
The singer struts her stuff in a feline-inspired ad campaign for her upcoming fragrance, Purr.
Perry, who is reportedly set to wed the funnyman Russell Brand later this month, donned a purple and pink leopard-spotted catsuit and fondled a large ball of hot pink yarn for the shoot.
The ads were inspired by the perfume's cat-shaped bottle, according to… Continue
Don't get Nick Cannon angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.
The actor, 30, turned into a, well, loose cannon, after E! talk show host Chelsea Handler bashed him on Twitter this week.
"I just heard nick cannon is starting a comedy tour. Who's going to do the comedy?" Handler tweeted Thursday.
Cannon, who was preparing for a weekend show at the Gotham Comedy Club in Manhattan, issued a quick response that led to a… Continue
A rap mogul who helped launch Jay-Z's career was busted Friday with 42 other people when the feds rolled up a drug ring that controlled much of the pot market in the city.
Dubbed operation "Green Venom," the feds arrested Kareem (Biggs) Burke after intercepting telephone conversations. According to a federal complaint, Burke and alleged ringleader Geovanny (Manny) Rodriguez Perez discussed "potential marijuana suppliers" in… Continue
Kim Zolciak talked about her recent boob job correction in the new issue of In Touch.
“I had my nipple moved up half an inch, so my boobs were lifted without having a scar from the nipple to underneath the breast.” A week later she went to the Bahamas and tore her nipple stitches on a water slide.
“I felt a sharp pain in my left breast but didn’t realize how serious it was until the bandages came off and there was a tear around my… Continue
Rapper T.I. had his probation revoked by a federal judge today and was sentenced to 11 months in prison.
T.I. was busted last month on felony possession of a controlled substance ... while he was on probation for a 2009 federal gun possession conviction.
T.I. told the judge he needed help for drug addiction and begged not to be sent back to prison.
We're told one of the officers from Wednesday's jumper incident testified on… Continue
Alicia Keys has been looking ready to POP lately, and early this morning BOSSIP got the news that congratulations are in order! According to our source, Alicia gave birth late last night. As BOSSIP first reported, the child is a baby boy who they did indeed name Egypt.
Soulja Boy may not be the first rapper that you think of when it comes to going hard and busting shots, but in a recent interview with VIBE Magazine, Soulja Boy reveals that he shot and injured someone.
Unbeknownst to many, the Atlanta rapper shot someone who broke into his home.
“I'm thinking if I shoot this n*gga, I can get that gun and shoot all these n*ggas at the same time,” Soulja Boy said in the interview. “So I jumped out, shot… Continue
Rapper Petey Pablo surrendered to federal authorities on Wednesday, for bringing a gun into the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on September 11th, 2010. The rapper was busted by airport security, when they found a stolen 9mm handgun and ammunition, inside his carry-on luggage. According TMZ.com, Petey Pablo will have to go back to court in November to face charges of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm and attempting… Continue
Sean "Diddy" Combs' group Dirty Money has announced a release date for their upcoming album Last Train To Paris. The album is the debut full-length from Dirty Money, which includes Combs, Kalenna Harper and Dawn Richard. According to a press release, Last Train To Paris will finally be released on December 14th, 2010. The album has already produced a hit single titled "Hello Good Morning," which has already been certified gold. The group is preparing… Continue