January 2013 Blog Posts (187)

HAVANA (AP) - At 10 o'clock on a Saturday night, the Mariana Grajales park in downtown Havana pulses with a thumping beat. Young men in drooping trousers and women in miniskirts dance, raise their hands in the air and grind pelvis to pelvis amid whooping, clapping and coarse jokes.

The risque dance style known as "perreo," which translates loosely as "dogging," is…

The legendary Mary J. Blige covers the latest issue of LA Confidential magazine. In the interview, she talks about past troubles with intoxication, being molested at 5, personal life and more.

KS: Well, there’s nothing noisier than a Grammy Awards show. What was winning your first Grammy in 1995 for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group like? Were you still…

Vado clarifies that he wasn't dropped from Interscope, contrary to rumors.

Vado was on fire back in 2009 after dropping his collaborative mixtape Boss of All Bosses with Cam'Ron in 2009, following with his breakout solo project Slime Flu the following year.

But after signing a deal with Interscope Records in March 2011, Vado got quiet, with rumors floating that…

The Knicks (23-11) hold a six-game lead over the Celtics (17-17) but they became unglued in losing the first of four meetings against their bitter rivals. Anthony had a nightmarish game, shooting 6-for-26, including 2-for-10 in the fourth quarter. He finished with 20 points and five fouls in 37 minutes.

Anthony and Garnett battled in the post on…

A southern California woman is under arrest in connection with the death of a 2-year-old girl who suffered a seizure after ingesting chili powder.

According to KTLA News, the woman forced the child to eat the chili powder as punishment.

A spokeswoman with the San Bernardino County Sheriff said the investigation was ongoing and refused to confirm or deny the…

Rapper Lil Twist — who has been photographed allegedly smoking pot and quaffing Champagne with his underage “brother” Justin Bieber — may actually be providing the wholesome singer what he needs now: street cred.

The 19-year-old rapper from Dallas has allegedly turned the Canadian pop superstar onto reefer and was seen with his the underage pal pouring primo bubbly in…

Chief Keef’s step brother Ulysses “Chris” Gissendanner III was fatally gunned down in South Chicago last Wednesday (January 2nd), according to DNAinfo.com Chicago.

Known by the rap moniker “YPN Boomtown,” the young rapper was related to Chief Keef by marriage after Chief Keef’s father, Afonso Cozart, married YPN Boomtown’s mother Aridecy Tate, and then divorced in…

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa are weeks away from becoming parents, and they celebrated the forthcoming addition to their family at a baby shower over the weekend. The mom-to-be was radiant in a rainbow keyboard dress by Jeremy Scott as she opened her gifts, played games, and snacked on blue treats in honor of her baby boy.







Family and friends…

Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd has tasted huge success early on in his career. The Canadian singer released his compilation album Trilogy in November last year which featured remastered versions of his 3 hit mixtapes, House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence along with 3 brand new cuts. The very next month, Trilogy was certified Gold by the RIAA for…

Meek Mill Responds To Cassidy's 'R.A.I.D.' Diss Track

When you f**k with a ni**a momma you done crossed the line…

Nas is good, but CNN thinks Nas is damn good. In a story titled "A case for Nas, hip-hop's finest MC" the news outlet defends its stance that the man born Nasir Jones is "the greatest lyricist of all time."

The story cites Nas' longevity, he turns 40 next summer—and the the gift of rhyme, of course—as one of the main reasons for the lofty praise, both qualitatively…

N.O.R.E f/ 2 Chainz, Pusha T, & French Montana - Tadow from TNYCinema on Vimeo.

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In a series of bone chilling tweets last night, YouTube comedian and rapper Freddy E committed suicide through a self-inflicting gunshot wound. He was 22 years old.

The reason for his death has been unconfirmed, but numerous sources are saying on Twitter that it was over his ex-girlfriend and Tyga’s Last King artist Honey Cocaine. On Freddy E’s official Twitter account, he came very close to live-tweeting his impending…