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
The trend of album sequel continues with Busta Rhymes as the New York staple plans another chapter from from his 1998 opus E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front.
Busta's manger Chris Lighty sent out the message via Twitter. Lighty simply said, "Extinction.Level.Event 2 ......prepare yourself."
The message was subsequently retweeted by Busta Rhymes.
Like the first E.L.E. 2 is inspired by movies of pending… Continue
Many years ago, Allen Iverson attempted to enter the music game as a rapper, but now the basketball legend has signed a new artist he hopes will allow him re-entry into the industry.
Ty Gracie, Iverson's artist on, has been releasing mixtapes for years, but is now formalizing his career with the basketball star.
Gracie's experience is similar to the conditions seen in The Allen Iverson documentary entitled, “No Crossover: The Trial of… Continue
"Iron Man 2" has landed on U.S. soil, and it's already doing big business. The sequel to 2008's second-highest-grossing film reeled in $7.5 million during its midnight screenings early on Friday (May 7), according to multiple reports.
The Robert Downey Jr.-starring comic book adaptation opened at midnight on 2,500 screens and then expanded to a record-setting 4,380 screens for the bulk of the weekend. Those are impressive midnight numbers, but they're nothing… Continue