RICHMOND, Virginia — Chris Brown headlined the "Virginia Stand Up! A Call to Action" benefit concert on Saturday night, and the superstar singer couldn't have been more giving, doing his best to please the packed house.
"Can I slow it down for the ladies?" Brown asked the shrieking audience, comprised mostly of females and local supporters. "I mean really slow it down."
With that, the energetic crooner jumped off the stage and walked… Continue
When Queen Latifah was 17, she had her eye on a record contract. Her mom introduced her to a local DJ named Mark James, otherwise known as the 45 King. Together they laid down a demo.
"I did, like, two songs," she explained. "I was just spittin' my rhymes. 'Wrath of My Madness' was the A side. 'Princess of the Posse' was the B side. Mark gave the tape to this guy named Fab 5 Freddy, who was known around. I knew he was circulating this music… Continue
Usher followed up Luda's set with a nearly hour-long performance that spanned his entire catalogue. Usher worked hard all night, dancing and sweating through his set. Most impressive, though, was his voice, which wasn't aided by a backing track.
The Raymond v. Raymond singer tore through early favorites like "Caught Up," "You Make Me Wanna" and "U Remind Me." But when Usher went all the way back to "My Way," things really heated up. He pulled off some suggestive… Continue
Miley Cyrus' dad is cool with his little girl's recently released "lap dance" video.
Billy Ray Cyrus says that the teen pop star, who was 16 when she was filmed grinding with a 44-year-old movie producer, Adam Shankman, was "having fun."
"It's what people her age do," Cyrus told TMZ.com about the video, which was shot during the wrap party for Cyrus' film, "The Last Song."
We may be seeing more of Shaquille O'Neal in NYC. We hear the mighty Cavalier has been dating former Sony Music exec Lisa Ellis. Insiders say Shaq set his sights on Ellis during his first separation from wife Shaunie. Now that the O'Neals are in divorce court again, Shaq and Ellis are said to have rekindled their thing. Ellis previously dated former Congressman Harold Ford. She's denied claims of a romance… Continue
A rapper known as Yung Hott was killed during a Saturday evening shooting spree that erupted while he made a video in his hometown, Griffin police said.
One accused shooter is still on the loose, police said.
Jerode Paige died at the scene of the quadruple shooting in which about 20 rounds were fired, according to Lt. Sam Parks. Three others, including a 5-year-old girl, suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Sacramento rapper X-Raided was stabbed during a prison riot at Pleasant Valley State Prison, sources told AllHipHop.com.
A group of inmates affiliated with the gang The Northern Riders were responsible for the attack on the rapper, because he refused to produce their album.
The result was a full-blown riot when three African-American inmates attempted to assist X-Raided, who fought his… Continue
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is to star in a biopic of former South African President Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie, whose lawyers have already contacted the film makers threatening to block it.
"Winnie," which also features Terrence Howard as Nelson Mandela and is based on a book by Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob, starts shooting in South Africa on May 31 and could be ready for theatres by spring next… Continue
Herds of nerds - and plenty of regular folks - are fleeing Facebook.
Concerns about eroding privacy on the beloved social networking site - buoyed by word that Facebook staff held an "all hands" summit about security on Thursday - have prompted members of the tech elite to logout for good.
"It doesn't feel like Facebook is on the side of its users," said Peter Rojas, a well-known blogger who created Web sites like Gizmodo and gdgt.com.… Continue
A fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is all anyone in boxing can talk about now that Mayweather beat Shane Mosley and Pacquiao won a congressional seat in the Philippines. Everyone except Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter.
While saying that he is going to do his "darndest to make the fight," Arum has taken a vow of silence when it comes to talking about the upcoming negotiations. That's what he told reporters on a conference… Continue
Springtime in the NFL means a few things for players. First, we're training to get ready for minicamps. Two: Our teams are bringing in rookies and free agents. And three: Players have to take a break from their favorite street drug of choice to avoid getting put in the NFL Drug program.
It's only for a few months, because while the NFL is hard on guys like Brian Cushing (Editor's note: The Houston Texans linebacker and reigning Defensive Rookie of… Continue
Drake confirmed Alicia Keys will appear as a guest on his forthcoming debut album during the Los Angeles stop of his Away From Home tour on Thursday night.
The Toronto MC broke the news to the crowd as the opening notes of "Fireworks," slated to be Thank Me Later's opening track, began to boom from the speakers.
"This right here is the first song that you will here when you put that disk in," Drake said of Thank Me Later, due June 15. "It's a song with… Continue
Rick Ross is sitting on top of the world — in his new video for "Super High," Ross, along with his lady, straddles his motorcyle on a mountain top.
"Shout-out to F. Gary Gray," Ross said recently on the set of the clip, referring to the video's director, known for the films "Set It Off" and "The Italian Job," among others. "That's my favorite director throughout film. I met him ... Diddy introduced me to him one night.… Continue