T-Pain has been hit with a lawsuit by songwriter/former MTV reality star Sara Stokes, who claims the producer cheated her out of royalties for song they co-authored for R&B singer Jennifer Hudson.
Stokes rose to fame after being featured on Making The Band 2 and as a member of Diddy’s group Da Band, which released one album, Too Hot For TV (2003).
Saramony Entertainment filed the lawsuit on… Continue
Drake said that, even without an album, Nicki Minaj is the best female MC to ever do it. So the 23-year-old MC was pretty ticked off at Lil' Kim and Ray J's recent onstage comments that Minaj is biting Kim's style and that Nicki needs to pay homage to her.
Drake elaborated on his anger while talking to DJ Envy on MTV's "Sucker Free" over the weekend.
"I feel like Lil' Kim is a G in the game. I feel like you're a part of an era that's… Continue
The city that booed Santa Claus can now add another dubious distinction to its rap sheet.
A young Phillies fan was caught allegedly drinking beer in the stands on Sunday during the Phillies' loss to the Padres. The video surfaced on Monday, and according to TheFightins.com, the young child drank the beer at least twice.
Though it is unclear if beer was in the bottle, the young boy is seen wearing a home Phillies… Continue
Organizers of Sunday's Hot 97 Summer Jams concert had a novel way to deal with performers who went over their time limit: They shut off their microphones. Gucci Mane and Funk Master Flex both left the New Meadowlands Stadium stage gracefully after getting the hook, but the same can't be said for Ludacris. "He kept rapping a cappella when they cut off his juice," says a fan. "Finally, they decided to turn it back on. There really wasn't any other… Continue
Are album leaks the music industry's new method of stealth marketing?
In the past two months, three major music albums have "leaked" onto the net - the most recent being Eminem's seventh album, which hit the net Tuesday.
"Recovery," the rapper's follow-up to "Relapse," is now rocking the web two weeks before its scheduled release date on June 22.
On his new album, the 37-year-old recovering addict joins forces with pop diva… Continue
Rapper Slim Thug made the following comments in a recent interview with Vibe Magazine:
It's hard to trust a Black woman because a lot of Black women's mind frame is that the man gotta do everything for her - he gotta pay for this, he gotta pay for that, and if it ain’t about money then a lot of them ain't ****ng with him. If that’s what you’re here for then I don’t want to be with you.
Most single Black women feel like they don’t want… Continue
As Raekwon prepares for his Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang LP to drop later this year, the Chef said he wanted to stay in the fans' faces.
"For me it's like being on the street — you hustling," he said about being active in the mixtape circuit. "You come out and you know it's a thousand people on the block doing their thing. You gotta get in where you fit in. I might come out with a couple of extra jams just to get my name out — like, yo, give a couple of… Continue
One of the most anticipated moments of Hot 97's Summer Jam concert on Sunday night was one that was unadvertised, though all the fans felt it was a foregone conclusion: the reunion of the New York rap giants the Diplomats.
Juelz Santana was on the bill with his first solo set, but instead of bringing out the members of his unit, he brought out the youngest member of the G-Unit, Lloyd Banks. They made for one of the strongest moments of the night with their… Continue
RiRi has really lost her mind and her hair with this new style. Rihanna, unveiled her new do while performing at the ‘Rock in Rio’ festival in Madrid saturday… Continue
Eurweb is reporting Los Angeles, investigators say an adult-film actor who allegedly killed a co-worker with a sword and slashed others Tuesday, fell to his death after a police standoff (in West Hills) in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday.
The suspect, 34-year-old Stephen Clancy Hill, died after leaping off a cliff, but the cause of death was not… Continue
New York’s DJ Absolut is suing rapper Kia Shine in court over Drake’s breakout hit single “Best I Ever Had.”
According to a lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court, DJ Absolut is suing Kia Shine, claiming he made at least $1 million dollars off of the single without sharing the proceeds.
The lawsuit stems from a Lil Wayne song produced by Kia Shine and Lil Wayne called “Do It For The Boy,” which was on DJ Absolut’s The Leak… Continue
The New York Super Bowl is still years away, but the Super Bowl of hip hop touched down Sunday at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
The new home of the Giants and Jets - and the site of the 2014 Super Bowl - was bumping as some of rap's biggest names took to the stage for Summer Jam 2010.
The annual rap spectacular, sponsored by Hot 97, featured Harlem rapper Juelz Santana, Brooklyn's Fabolous and… Continue
A photo taken of Gary Coleman after he died is currently making the media rounds.
The shocking image is being shopped around along with a number of other photos showing the late "Diff'rent Strokes" star in the hospital, TMZ.com reports.
An anonymous photographer claims to have four photos of the former child star who died at the age of 42.
One photo purportedly shows Coleman with his eyes closed and hooked up to a ventilation… Continue
Christina Aguilera wore her heart some place other than her sleeve at the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night.
The 29-year-old singer capped off a shockingly louche performance by revealing a sparkly bodice with a flashing LED heart planted in the middle of her groin.
Belting out a medley of tracks from her new album, "Bionic,” Aguilera arrived on-stage in true diva style, decked out in a cape atop a throne, her bleached blonde hair whipped up into a glamorous… Continue