Oakland's City Council is high on marijuana as a budding business.
The California city's politicians adopted measures that give the go-ahead for large-scale pot farms as a way to generate revenue and regulate the industry late Tuesday night.
In other words, Oakland wants cannabis to go capitalist.
The city will give permits for four, industrial-sized operations, which can be as large as 100,000 square feet, reports the San… Continue
After months of speculation amongst the media, Nick Cannon has come out to set the record straight that Mariah is not pregnant. After pulling out Tyler Perry’s latest movie, For Colored Girls, due to medical reasons, people immediately assumed the 41 year old songstress was prego. Well, apparently not.
Cannon: “Mariah is not pregnant. The timing has to be right. But I can’t wait to be a dad!”
That Grape Juice had the best insight when… Continue
Word on the Caribbean curb is that dancehall wonder Mavado is going Def. The man behind the constant spinner "So Special" is said to be in talks with the label that Russell built about his new recording home. No word on how close to completion a Def Jam deal is, but we're excited about the prospect of one of Jamaica's dopest artists linking with a marquee imprint—as long as it doesn't lead to obligatory duets with Adrienne… Continue
It was one whale of a tale... literally.
A couple enjoying a beautiful day of sailing had a terrifying run in with a massive mammal that left their craft seriously damaged, and the whale likely not feeling too good, either.
"We'd spotted it about 100 meters away and thought that was the end of it," said Paloma Werner, who was on the boat with her boyfriend and business partner, Ralph Mothes. "Then suddenly it was right up beside… Continue
The chick in the photograph above is Shay The UK Bombshell. Shay has 30-Double-J breastesess and is rumored to be dating a pretty well-known rapper. “They say” your boy Kanye West has been tearing this piece down for a… Continue
I guess Rhianna is hopping on the Trey Songz wagon, and giving a little freakiness with her recent stage performances. Rihanna took her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ tour to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas over the weekend (July 16). The self-proclaimed role model for young ladies continued her sexually charged antics while singing her way through renditions of her biggest hits, but hey, she’s grown. I don’t know about you all, but she looks mad… Continue
For the September issue, which also marks the magazine’s 13th anniversary, Editor-in-Chief, Vanessa Satten traveled to Belize for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Shyne Po. Shyne is a rapper who took the fall for Diddy in 2001.
It is alleged that on December 27, 1999, Shyne, along with Combs and then girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, was involved in a shooting at a Manhattan club which left three people injured. As a result the 21-year-old… Continue
Tiny & Toya have put the brakes on their hit BET reality series Tiny & Toya, which will return as Toya’s Family Affair. According to reports, the new show will focus on Antonia "Toya" Carter’s relationship with her daughter by Lil’ Wayne, in addition to the mothers of Lil’ Wayne’s other children. Those women include Lauren London, R&B singer Nivea and Sarah B. "We kind of always get together to… Continue
According to reports, Toronto rapper Drake has expressed interest in playing United States President, Barack Obama. Drake was a child star in the Nick! series Degrassi: The Next Generation, starring as a wheelchair-bound student named Jimmy Brooks. “I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,” Drake told Paper magazine. “That’s the goal… Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I… Continue
LYNWOOD, Calif. - Whisked away to a women's jail in an unmarked sheriff's car after a brief hearing, Lindsay Lohan reported Tuesday for a 90-day sentence that the troubled actress likely will serve in isolation, and which may be significantly shortened.
Wearing dark denim jeans, a gray top, black corset belt and black jacket, the 24-year-old Lohan showed up at the Beverly Hills courtoom about 10 minutes late. After a short hearing, she rose and… Continue
Gangster rap pioneer Ice-T took to Twitter to address his brief detainment in New York this morning for driving with a suspended license and not wearing a seatbelt.
The rapper, who was released shortly after his arrest this morning, blasted the officer who detained him and posted police officer’s badge number.
“Some punk b***h rookie cop named Fisher #10026 made the arrest of his bulls**t career today, arresting the Notorious Ice T for… Continue
Rapper DMX gave an exclusive performance with Lil Kim over the weekend at club a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Lil Kim was performing at the venue as part of her nationwide tour, which has grabbed headlines due to her feud with chart-topping newcomers, Drake and Nicki Minaj.
On Saturday (July 17th), DMX took to the stage with Lil Kim and the pair traded verses from their hit single “Money, Power… Continue
WHITNEY Houston spends a whopping $300,000- a year on drugs — according to a bombshell new report.
American tabloid the National Enquirer claims the troubled singer’s entourage recruited a drug dealer who sold her $6,000 worth of cocaine during a tour stop in Europe in June.
Source say Whitney — who claimed to be drug-free during her TV interview with Oprah Winfrey – is locked in a downward spiral as she shells out an average of $6,300 a week to feed her… Continue