Featured Blog Posts – January 2012 Archive (202)

Nicki Minaj finally drops the video for "Stupid Hoe." YMCMB's femme rhyme fatale doesn't deliver the deadliest shots at Lil' Kim in the history of rap beef, but you're probably not even paying attention to the lyrics anyway.

Hype Williams is the director behind the lens of this clip that features a gang of graphics, a cage, a leopard and some…

It was merely a case of bad luck that led to Jay-Z's 40/40 Club racking up a slew of health code violations.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cited the club big time Thursday night for a litany of violations ... which included several different instances of food being stored at improper temperatures.

But Ron Berkowitz, a rep for the…

DJ King Flow & DJ Arab - Grimey Exclusives Part 6

Playlist:

01. SINCITY - TATOO

02. ACE HOOD & 2 CHAINZ - LUV HER

03. FRENCH MONTANA - EVERYTHING A GO

04. CASSIDY - YOU SO PHONY

05. ST LAZ, OPIUM & JADAKISS - SWAG ON PLUTO

06. SAM SCARFO - I JUST WANT THE…

50 Cent tells Forbes he’s been recording drastically over the last three years and instead of touring, he's going to realease an album & another one afterwards.

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A rumor has been going around that popular producer Swizz Beatz, who is also husband to hip hop artist Alicia Keys, was among the seven owners of online file-sharing site Megaupload who were indicted by the Department of Justice Thursday (Jan. 19). But Forbes is reporting that nowhere in the 72-page indictment filed by the DOJ is his name ("Swizz Beatz" or his real name,…

Crossing into rival turf was known as “going to the beach” and when a gang member was gunned down, enemies said the shooter “clapped him off the surfboard.”

The unique language posted on social media sites by members of warring Brooklyn street gangs not only gave cops a glimpse into their coded communications — it also led to 43 arrests.

“The officers who made…

Rick Ross is adamant ... he didn't father a 3-year-old boy in Georgia to a destitute woman -- despite a recent paternity suit filed against the rapper -- and now, he wants to prove it ... with a DNA test.

The paternity suit was filed in Broward County by Florida Department of Revenue -- on behalf of 36-year-old Tyrisha Childers, who claims Ross knocked her up a few…

Legendary R&B singer Etta James -- famous for her hit songs "At Last" and "Something's Got a Hold on Me" -- has died.

The singer -- who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010 -- has struggled with serious health problems for years. Etta also suffered from dementia and Hepatitis C.

Etta died at a hospital in Riverside, California ... her…

A British woman who's become a celebrity in the U.K. because she was born with two fully formed vaginas may finally be able to cash in on her crotch ... TMZ has learned she's just been offered $1 MILLION to bone on camera.

Her name is Hazel Jones -- and the 27-year-old beauty has been making the media rounds across the pond to discuss "uterus…

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Wale delivered an explosive set on Wednesday’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” With some help from The Roots and a suspenders-sporting Miguel, the bespectacled MC performed his Ambition single “Lotus Flower Bomb.”

Wale’s year is already off to a busy start. He has been in the studio with Teyana Taylor (“Make Your Move”) and most recently recorded…

BK's Red Café drops an official video for "Keep Ballin'" off of his just released Hell's Kitchen mixtape. If you're wondering, the sample flipped is "Africa" by Toto, which Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y also used on their "Huey Newton" a while back.

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Brooklyn Mic Club Barz vs Bigga Rap Battle!

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Rihanna continues to show off her crazy bikini body -- and striking some extremely provocative poses while doing it!

The 23-year-old singer posted more swimsuit photos on her Twitter yesterday while vacationing in Hawaii, this time doing some sexy poses while on workout gear, laying out on a towel and photographing a friend's posterior.

It's clearly all in good fun, as she tweeted "Come tap this" to Khloe…

It's official ... DMX and his legendary rap crew Ruff Ryders are getting back together -- in fact, X tells TMZ, a blowout reunion tour is already in the works.

Ruff Ryders first lady Eve told us this weekend to expect a massive comeback -- but X says the RR reunion is already underway ... with CEO Waah Dean currently booking several venues across the…

Lil Wayne has always been outspoken about his love of sports. But the diehard Green Bay Packers fan's alleged heckling of the Dallas Cowboys' Dez Bryant may have led to an altercation with the star wide receiver at Miami's Club LIV this past Sunday (January 15).

According to the Miami Herald's David Smiley, a Miami Beach Police Department source says that Weezy is the…

Less than two weeks after delivering baby Blue Ivy, Beyoncé is trading diaper duty for the red carpet.

Queen B will make her first post-baby appearance at the grand reopening of hubby Jay-Zs 40/40 Club Wednesday night, a source close to the crooning couple told the Daily News.

All eyes will be on the shapely singer's motherly silhouette as stars including Alex…

Who better to show off Armani's latest underwear line than sexy Rihanna? Rihanna sizzles in bed for the ad campaign. But this isn't her first time showing off her body for Armani ...

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Drake is trying to unload 2 massive luxury beach condos he owns in Miami, TMZ has learned -- and you might recognize them ... because they're featured in the rapper's music video for "I'm on One."

Drake put the properties up for sale last week -- located right next door to each other in Miami's ritzy Marquis highrise -- listing one for $1.9 million…

Popular websites like Wikipedia and Google have gone dark to protest two anti-piracy bills in Congress: SOPA - The House's 'Stop Online Piracy Act' and PIPA - the Senate's Protect IP Act. The bills were designed to stop piracy of copyrighted music, movies and TV shows. But many websites view these regulations, if passed, as a full censorship of the internet. Wikipedia's site…