June 2026 Blog Posts

Twista the "Overnight Celebrity" artist (real name Carl Mitchell) entered a guilty plea for his refusal to pay income taxes between 2019 through 2023. During this timeframe, however, Twista has been earning income from performances, album sales, streaming and royalties. Prosecutors reportedly informed the rapper about his growing income tax debt, but…

Security footage in Big Tigger's home appears to capture part of a fight with his wife, including his alleged assault of her footage from a Ring camera that captured the alleged May 9 incident, where the former “Rap City” host’s wife, Alicia, claims he attacked her. In the video, you can hear Alicia telling someone to take a picture that’s when it…

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's 13-year-old daughter North West strolled into Vetements' Paris Fashion Week show Friday with her signature blue hair and 2 new angel bite piercings on her top lip. North has been growing her piercing collection over the last year she first debuted a dermal piercing on her hand last year and has been spotted in public…

Pooh Shiesty allegedly attempted to have Gucci Mane sign during a robbery have been unveiled. Federal prosecutors attempting to revoke Shiesty's bond ahead of his federal robbery and kidnapping trial have shared new information about the rapper's alleged involvement. In addition to sharing surveillance photos of Shiesty allegedly robbing his label…

Drake wants to apologize to all the Janices of the world for his hit song "Janice STFU" by throwing a series of exclusive parties. Teasing the shindigs on Thursday (June 25), Drizzy took to his Instagram Stories with a post suggesting he'd be sending out invites. "All my Janice’s in NY, LA, MIA, TO, HOU, look out for my invitation for Sunday," he…

Rosie O'Donnell is revisiting one of the biggest "what ifs" in Whitney Houston's life—and suggesting the people around the music icon failed her when she needed help the most. Appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, O'Donnell reflected on her relationship with Houston after Cohen asked whether the two had been friends. While O'Donnell…

Tom Hardy the 48-year-old English actor is teaming up with the hip-hop trio Czarface—consisting of Inspectah Deck, 7L, and Esoteric—as his rap persona Frankie Pulitzer for a full-length album. The album, titled Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer, is due to drop on August 28, but fans can get a preview of what to expect with the first single, “Brothers…

LaVar Ball the father of basketball stars Lonzo and LaMelo Ball is getting sued by MD Steel Inc. for unpaid labor expenses for the installation of a basketball court and subsequent home renovations the various work expenses MD says amounted to roughly $970K and in the filing, the company claims LaVar paid roughly $750K but never paid off the…

Azealia Banks is currently scheduled to perform a headlining concert in Manchester, England on September 4. However, on Wednesday (June 24), Banks suggested that the show might not be able to move forward based on safety concerns amid comments she made about Irish stabbing victim Stephen Ogilvie. "Ok so. It looks like the Manchester show wont go…

At the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture attendees will witness a heartfelt tribute to the life and legacy of Aaliyah, led by her friend and collaborator, Missy Elliott. The tribute, set for Sunday, July 5, in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, marks 30 years since the release of Aaliyah's iconic album, One in a Million. Missy Elliott, who worked…

Boosie Badazz could see his supervised release revoked by a judge following his alleged involvement in an incident at Texas nightclub last month. According to court documents a probation officer for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has accused the Baton Rouge rapper of violating the terms of his supervised release after…

Jay-Z is going back to where it all started on the inaugural date of his JAŸ-Z30 pop-up activation in New York the Roc Nation founder surprised fans with the first location of the immersive experience: nonprofit arts organization Smack Mellon, located inside of a former boiler house at 92 Plymouth St. in Brooklyn. The exterior of the site was…

The estate of the late Whitney Houston has hit back against Oprah Winfrey’s claims that the troubled singer fell off the stage on her eponymous talk show because of her drug use. Winfrey spoke at the Cannes Lions conference in France on Tuesday (June 23), and claimed that Houston, who struggled with drug use in the latter years of her career, took a…

ASAP Rocky during the Don’t Be Dumb tour stop in Phoenix Rocky addressed the audience directly. “Thank god y’all didn’t know me when I was single ‘cause I would have fucked the shit out of you if you was pretty,” he said, which was met with cheers from the audience it was likely just a playful moment from Rocky, it also drew reactions from fans,…

Lionel Richie was rushed to a hospital after falling ill onstage in the middle of his concert Richie cut his performance short at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota after saying he felt "dizzy" and "strange" he actually took a seat on one of the stage platforms while singing "Dancing on the Ceiling. It's a high-energy moment in Lionel's…

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Daphne Joy shares a 13-year-old son, Sire Jackson, with 50 Cent, appeared on the June 16 episode of podcast Pillow Talk and revealed that she has a thing for simps. According to Merriam-Webster, the term refers to a person who displays excessive devotion or longing, often unrequited, for an object of their affections. Around the 13-minute mark of the…

The Grand Hustle Records’ head honcho recently spoke with GAFollowers about the status of the projected double-record, Kill the King and Kiss the King. Off top, T.I. reiterated, “I keep saying I got two more albums,” but “when [I’m going to] present them, how [I’m going to] present ‘em,” he doesn’t know the lyrical farewell will mark his twelfth…

Muni Long is opening up about a frightening health scare in which doctors informed her that she had just one week left to live. The 37-year-old “Made for Me” singer, born Priscilla Renea Hamilton, revealed that she underwent a double lung transplant after being hospitalized following her departure from Brandy and Monica’s tour last year. “The road is…