In this exclusive excerpt, the notoriously private megastar and businessman offers a rare and honest glimpse into his life, from growing up in Brooklyn to building an empire.
My father was crazy for detail. I get that from him. Even though we didn't live together after I was nine, there are some things he instilled in me early that I never lost. He'd walk my cousin B-High and me through Times Square -- this is when it was still known as Forty… Continue
Amar'e Stoudemire fired his sneaker against a water cooler in a fit of rage Sunday night. The Knicks' $100 million man then sat motionless, ice packs on both knees and a look of disgust on his face.
Stoudemire, coincidentally enough, is using the locker stall that once belonged to Patrick Ewing, and there were many times when Ewing felt the same physical and emotional pain. The one difference, of course, is that Ewing experienced these moments in… Continue
Following the success of her breakthrough album "Fearless" and impressive start to her forthcoming sophomore set "Love Me Back," Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan will receive the Rising Star Award at the 2010 Billboard Women in Music Event on Dec. 2 in New York.
Sullivan will be honored alongside Black Eyed Peas vocalist and six-time Grammy-winning artist Fergie, who is receiving Billboard's… Continue
Queens, New York rapper Nicki Minaj will cover next week's issue of Billboard magazine, just as her new debut album Pink Friday heads to stores.
In the interview with Billboard, Nicki Minaj shares several details about her life before she was a world famous rapper.
"I’d been fired like 15 times because I had a horrible attitude," Nicki Minaj stated. "I worked at Red Lobster before that and I chased a customer out of the restaurant once… Continue
Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am says the group was looking to the past while creating their upcoming album, “The Beginning.” The emcee tells “Spin” magazine that they really worked hard to give their next record a 1980s vibe. He states, quote, “The ’80s was very unique – it launched humanity into hyper mode. From then to now, we’ve transcended to a totally different culture.” The first single off “The Beginning,” “The Time,” samples the theme song… Continue
If Tweets are any indication, daddy dearest seems to be getting along just fine with Snooki's latest squeeze, boyfriend Jionni LaValle.
"Bringing daddy on a huge rollercoaster with Jionni who are both deathly afraid!" the "Jersey Shore" star Tweeted excitedly Saturday. The pint-sized star, 22, was on a family vacation with her parents and LaValle at Disney World's Epcot Center in Orlando, and she chronicled her time there via Tweets throughout the… Continue
here's what he say's on twitter:@Fayeallday1 MY CHAIN, BUT IT AIN'T GET TOOKEN OFF MY NECK..SMH
SMFH! These rapper's be out here fronting with their fake stones. These ni**as be getting special's made on 28th street! LMFAO! U KNOW I KNOW! Anybody that know's what vvs stones look like can tell that shit aint real! Especially when the lights hit it & it doesn't look like a rainbow, you know it's fake! The funny part about this shit… Continue
The flow of Four Loko into New York is finally being shut off. The State Liquor Authority has pressured the state's biggest beer distributors to stop delivering Four Loko and other caffeinated alcoholic cocktails to New York retailers by Dec.10.
And the maker of the sweet-but-potent beverage has agreed to stop shipping its wildly popular drink to New York distributors after Nov. 19.
The dual agreements will allow the SLA to fine… Continue
ARLINGTON, Texas – Manny Pacquiao was once again masterful, beating Antonio Margarito so frightfully that Margarito’s face looked as it had been pounded repeatedly by a club.
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Their gift, determination, and sheer talent has aided in landing them many career boosting opportunities which include: Television appearances on such shows as NBC's "America's Got Talent" and "Clash of the Choirs" with Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, several movie appearances, including roles in "Just… Continue
AllHipHop.com: Now, you’re willing to compromise on the blood testing. You weren’t as flexible earlier this year and walked away to take another fight. Do you regret not compromising during the first negotiations and fighting Joshua Clottey?
Pacquiao: [Pauses] Um, no. I feel like I don’t need Mayweather to make my career. I fought the best and anyone willing to face me. I want it, and feel the fans… Continue
Could hip-hop fans finally be about to get their first taste of Dr. Dre’s highly-anticipated “Detox” album? Director Joseph Kahn took to his Twitter account earlier this week to announce that he’s working on a video for the rap icon. Kahn tweets, quote, “Prepping DR. DRE. Hey Interscope, do you think there will be any BEATS headphones in this video?” Earlier this year Dre said he would like to have “Detox” in stores in time for the holiday season. He… Continue
The video for Keyshia Cole’scomeback single “I Ain’t Thru” featuring hip hops leading lady Nicki Minaj made its online debut today, which is particularly fast being that the video had just been shot about five days ago. Both ladies look amazing, I’m loving Keyshia Cole’s wardrobe and how she’s showing off that gigantic engagement ring on her left hand and we all know Nicki Minaj can do no wrong at this point.
Unarguably, one of the biggest songs to end out the year is Rihanna’s “Whats My Name” featuring Drake. The two recently wrapped up their video shoot for the #1 hit and the video will debut this weekend but you can get a sneak peak of the video now.Still laced with the red Ronald Mcdonald hair color, Rihanna shot the video in New York city. Looking at the video preview, it appears that the video has a pretty simple nontheatrical… Continue
Neighbors in a gritty Bronx neighborhood breathed a sigh of relief yesterday after cops and federal agents cracked a brazen drug gang that had terrorized their streets.
Thirty-two members of a Hunts Point drug syndicate known as "Satan's Bloods" were either arrested in morning raids by law-enforcement, were already jailed or being sought, authorities said.
The members ranged in age from 19 to 52 years old, and have street nicknames such… Continue
Kim Kardashian has made a name for herself with her trademark va-va-voom curves ... and the fact that she'll use any opportunity to show them off. While her sisters have hogged the Kardashian spotlight as of late - with good reason, as Kourtney just gave birth to son Mason Dash and Khloe recently got hitched to L.A. Laker Lamar Odom - it's time to get back to the original Kardashian we love 'Keeping Up With' ...
Kim Kardashian is back doing what… Continue
The hits just keep on coming in the Kanye West vs. Today Show slugfest.
The Grammy-award winning rapper cancelled his Nov. 26 performance on the NBC morning show after host Matt Lauer aired an interview that featured an irritated West apologizing for calling George W. Bush a racist.
"I'm not performing on the Today Show for obvious reasons," he tweeted Friday from Dubai. "I'm happy the world got to see just a small piece of ‘the set… Continue
Maybe they knew what was coming.
More than 50 sheep on their way to slaughter in Turkey beat their executioners to the punch and jumped to their deaths in an unexplained and unprovoked mass suicide.
Herder Mejmet Gana saw his animals, and his money, vanish into thin air when one sheep suddenly leapt off a cliff, only to be followed by the rest of the flock.
A total of 52 carcasses were recovered at the… Continue
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Sheree Whitfield is accused of screwing over the one person you probably don't wanna mess with -- her private detective -- and now the dude is out for revenge.
Sheree hired a private investigator named Dwayne Alexander back in 2005 to dig up dirt on her then-husband, ex-NFL star Bob Whitfield -- but according to a court order obtained by TMZ ... she still owes him $28,858.93 for snooping services and… Continue