Looks like Foxy Brown is back in trouble again. The Brooklyn rapper was taken into custody after 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday (July 21) for allegedly violating a protective order, according to TMZ.
The 31-year-old MC had another dustup with her neighbor, who has a restraining order against Brown, according to the New York Post. Neighbors reportedly were forced to step in and hold Brown (real name: Inga Marchand) back before any physical contact… Continue
T.I. will head to Philadelphia this weekend to co-host Charlie Mack’s annual “Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend” from July 23-25th. Charlie Mack, a longtime business associate of actor/rapper Will Smith, has held the annual weekend for the past seven years, to help stem the ongoing violence in Philadelphia and its surrounding communities.
Charlie Mack and Will Smith produced the hit movie ATL, which starred T.I.
A Beverly Hills judge was adamant that Lindsay Lohan serve jail time for violating her probation, ordering the actress to 90 days behind bars and 90 days in an inpatient rehab facility earlier this month. "It's like someone who cheats but doesn't think it's cheating if they don't get caught," Judge Marsha Revel said about the troubled star's behavior at the time.
On Tuesday (July 20), only hours after Lohan turned herself in to begin her sentence,… Continue
Updates about Lil Wayne's jail bid have been pouring in, and in recent weeks Wayne himself has taken to his website, WeezyThanxYou.com, to speak directly to his fans and chop it up about sports. Cash Money honcho Birdman said that the incarcerated superstar is keeping his head up as he rides out the rest of his sentence.
"Wayne in good [spirits], taking it one day at a time," Birdman told HipHollywood.com, adding that Weezy's camp has been… Continue
Maybe Nicki Minaj — whose alter ego is named Roman Zolanski — should consider yet another nickname: Onika Thurman perhaps? Because the theatrical MC does her best impersonation of Uma Thurman's Bride from in "Kill Bill" in her new "Your Love" video, which premiered Wednesday (July 21) on MTV.
"We wanted to have geisha themes, samurai themes, stuff like that," Minaj told MTV News from the Los Angeles set. "I wanted to tell a love story. It's just kinda liking a guy,… Continue
Janet Jackson is the latest icon to pose for Blackglama 2010 Legends Campaign as of July 15. She has now joined the ranks of Diana Ross, Elizabeth Taylor, Ray Charles, Liza Minelli, and a host of others. Jackson was photographed by Rocco Laspata of Laspata DeCaro, at the Milk Studios in New York, and features black fur, mink, and ribbons. Word is she also got to keep the mink.
The campaign, which begins in September, will span print, online and outdoor outlets.… Continue
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