Sheek Louch, a member of the Lox/D-Block, has just signed a solo deal with Def Jam records, the rapper revealed this afternoon.
The move was unexpected by insiders, but Louch made the announcement to his fans.
Via his Twitter, he said, "Ya boy just signed a new deal...y'all can call me Donnie Def Jam now!!"
Sheek has been out of the limelight, unlike his Lox/D-Block counterparts. Jadakiss recently released anticipated mixtape… Continue
You know who Kool G Rap is right? I don’t know about some of you Hip-Hop masterminds. Anyway, everybody knows Rick Ross. Well, Kool G Rap is definitely one of the best rappers to ever do it. Everybody from Jay-Z to Big Pun to Chino XL (basically everybody) knows and respects G Rap. Well, the word in the music industry is that the BAWSE Rick Ross is looking to sign G Rap to his Maybach Music imprint. Now, what does this mean? Not sure. It certainly… Continue
Lena Horne epitomized hot and she epitomized cool.
As an actress, she might be the most elegant vision that much of America never saw. For many years Hollywood didn't think the country was ready for a black leading lady, even one whose elegance and beauty could take an audience's breath away.
As a singer, she was in her mid-60s before her one-woman tour de force on Broadway in 1981-82 showed everyone in the city and the world just… Continue
11 months after his GF gave birth to their son, Bobby Brown popped the question to Alicia Etheridge this weekend -- on stage at a "Funk Fest" in Florida. Alicia -- who's also Bobby's manager -- reportedly said yes.
Of course, Bobby B spent 15-years of his life married to Whitney Houston ... and we all know how that turned… Continue
B.o.B is certainly on a roll right now, with the #1 album in the country this week and its lead single "Nothin' on You" also a #1 hit. But the upstart hip-hop star, powered by his syrupy smash, almost didn't get his hands on the Bruno Mars-assisted "Nothin' on You."
The record, produced by the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars and songwriting partner Phillip Lawrence), was originally slated for Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B's Atlantic Records labelmate. According to… Continue
During her appearance on "Saturday Night Live," 88-year-old host Betty White referenced her age often, both as a nod to her spunky old-lady persona and her expansive Hollywood career. Jay-Z, the musical guest, is roughly half White's age, but the legendary rapper's resumé is just as vast, spawning 11 #1 albums. And the Brooklyn MC seemed intent on showcasing as many of his LPs as possible as he ran through a five-song medley of his hits.
The 16-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by Lawrence Taylor texted her uncle for help after the alleged sexual liaison with Taylor went down.
The girl told the New York Post in frightening detail about the events that led up to her alleged encounter with Taylor. According to the Post, when she initially refused to go with her pimp, Rasheed Davis, the girl says, "He hit me in the face, so I covered my face." She then crouched down to… Continue
Tom Cruise was secretly videotaped as he spilled his guts in Scientology confessional sessions, and those tapes became fodder for Scientology cocktail party humor ... this according to a high-profile and former high-level member of Scientology.
Mark Rathbun says in his blog, he recorded Cruise during the confessional sessions and Scientology guru David Miscavige read the transcripts at parties, "joking and laughing" at them.
Will Smith has signed on to star in Men In Black 3, which will be released in 3D.
Smith will be reunited with director Barry Sonnenfeld in the movie, which will feature a plot centered around the rapper/actor traveling back in time, to 1969.
According to sources, producers of the 3D flick are currently negotiating with MIB’s previous co-star, Tommy Lee Jones and actor Josh Brolin, who will play a younger version of Jones’… Continue
Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against E*TRADE is bogus ... so says the financial services company -- and it wants the case dismissed, stat.
Lohan filed a lawsuit back in March ... claiming E*TRADE sullied her good name by characterizing a baby named Lindsay as a "milkaholic" in its Super Bowl ad.
TMZ has learned E*TRADE filed a motion to dismiss the case. In the motion, E*TRADE calls Lindsay's claims "meritless."
A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were shot dead when a Bronx birthday party erupted in gunfire early Sunday, police said.
Another victim, a 20-year-old woman, took a bullet in the arm. She was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital.
All three had attended a party at 1776 Weeks Ave., a five-story apartment building in Tremont, before the shots flew about 2 a.m.
The slain boy was identified by his devastated… Continue