The government continues to pursue rappers for their outstanding tax bill, as the IRS has placed new liens on three well known artists.
First up is Haitian Presidential candidate, Wyclef Jean.
According to a lien recently filed by the IRS, Clef's Yele Haiti non-profit organization allegedly owes $2.1 million dollars in back taxes.
According to the lien, the Haitian-born rapper, who is expected to announce his bid for… Continue
Tashera Simmons, DMX's wife, is getting ready to release a tell-all detailing her life with the superstar. Everybody knows X is no angel but apparently she's letting it ALL out. In a recent interview she says.
-She only knew about 1 of his 4 kids outside their marriage before they did the BET Show. She found out about the rest when their mothers started sending lawyers and child support suits to her house.
-DMX is being sued by so many… Continue
This budding thug started out jumping subway turnstiles and is now wanted for hitting a cop with an out-of-nowhere haymaker, giving the officer a concussion, police said Wednesday. Terrell Montgomery, 18, a welterweight at just 5-feet-6 and 150 pounds, threw the vicious punch about 5:20 p.m. Monday, while the officer was putting two women under arrest in Far Rockaway, Queens.
Cops said the punch was a cheap shot, with Montgomery appearing out of an "unknown direction" and… Continue
Naomi Campbell was in court Thursday, but this time, as a witness in someone else's trial.
The British supermodel testified at a war crimes tribunal that former Liberian President Charles Taylor gave her "dirty looking stones" which she later learned were likely diamonds.
Taylor is on trial at The Hague, accused of funding a civil war in Sierra Leone with "blood diamonds."
Campbell testified she was woken up in the middle of… Continue
This in not the NYC parade Rudy Giuliani had in mind for his daughter ...
Moments after she was busted for shoplifting $100 worth of cosmetics at a makeup store in NYC, Caroline Giuliani was locked in handcuffs and walked to a waiting squad car yesterday.
As we previously reported, Caroline was eventually issued a ticket for "petit larceny" -- and… Continue
Drake has already been thanked by the fans with a platinum plaque. Now, the 23-year-old says he wants to reciprocate the love by gifting them a free mixtape. His all-R&B project is coming sooner than later, he says.
"Me and 40 working on it," Drake said in Toronto at his OVO Festival. "I got you. I think I got a great body of work with that tape. I'm gonna do it like I do all my other tapes. I'm gonna make a night out of it. Just make sure… Continue
Just weeks after proclaiming that he was done feuding with other rap stars, 50 Cent has lashed out at longtime rival Fat Joe on a viral video released to the Internet on Tuesday (August 3rd). 50 Cent took the time to make fun of the sales count of Fat Joe's new record, Darkside, Volume 1. According to 50 Cent, the album only sold 12, 000 copies in its first week in stores. "I listened to Fat Joe's record and all I have to say is, I didn't mean to do this to you Joe," 50 Cent… Continue
Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj revealed the name of her debut album last night (August 3rd) during a live UStream chat. According to Nicki, the name of her album will be titled Pink Friday. The rapper also revealed that the album will be released on November 23rd, just in time for the "Black Friday" shopping holiday. Nicki Minaj was nominated for Best New Artist for the 2010 Video Music Awards as well. “I found out that I was nominated for a VMA and I… Continue
…but only a couple of times a year she tells Vanity Fair in an exclusive interview. In the September issue of Vanity Fair, Lady Gaga talks sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Turns out she’s attracted to bad romances, still loves the gays, and uses a lil powder about twice a year. Nothing surprising about that, but do you think she should have aired her dirty laundry in Vanity…
Kanye West is only following one fan on Twitter -- but the lucky person he picked isn't too excited about it.
Steven Holmes, a teenager from Coventry, England, suddenly found himself the target of a Twitter-storm when West singled him out as the only person he'd choose to follow.
"I just commented on something on Kanye West's account and next thing I know he's following me," Holmes told his hometown paper, the Coventry… Continue
He took center stage leading the Haiti earthquake relief, and now Wyclef Jean has confirmed he's running for president of his native country.
The rapper told Time.com he plans to announce his candidacy Thursday, just days shy of Saturday's deadline.
"If not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this," the Haitian-born superstar said Tuesday night. "The quake drove home to me that Haiti can't wait… Continue
Mary J. Blige is used to topping the music charts as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul." But the singer broke ground in unfamiliar territory over the weekend as she sold a whopping 60,000+ bottles of her debut fragrance, My Life, in about six hours of air time on HSN.
That makes the scent the most popular and fastest-selling fragrance in the 24-hour shopping network's history.
MTV has announced that world famous rapper Eminem and pop star Lady Gaga lead all nominees for a Moonman Award during MTV's 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
Lady Gaga racked up thirteen nominations this year, while Eminem came in second with a total of 8 nods.
Songs like "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" earned the pop singer nominations for "Video of the Year," "Best Collaboration" and "Best Female Video," while rapper Eminem is vying for… Continue
The federal government raided Nashville rapper Young Buck’s residence Tuesday morning (August 3rd) over a $300,000 past tax bill, the rapper has released. The agents forcibly came to the rapper’s home with shotguns and seized recording recording equipment, jewelry, furniture, and his platinum plaques, a statement said.
That rapper has had serious issues with back taxes since leaving G-Unit and his lawyers even filed a motion to protect his… Continue