January 2017 Blog Posts (129)

Chief Keef landed in the crosshairs of law enforcement this week. According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities arrested the “I Don’t Like” rapper on Thursday (Jan. 26), for armed robbery and the home invasion of his previous producer, Ramsay Tha Great.

Alongside Keef — born Keith Cozart — another unidentified man was arrested in relation to the crime. The…

Keke Palmer is seeking legal action against Trey Songz after he allegedly used her image and likeness in part of his music video “Pick Up The Phone” without her consent.

In an interview with Larry King, Palmer reinforced her belief Songz used "sexual intimidation" at a party she was in attendance for, where he tried force her into a role in the…

I don't know if you have been as keen as I have been when it comes to the issue of talent versus white collar jobsas the regular office jobs are commonly known in certain circlesbut if you have then you must agree with me that in some funny sort of way people always misunderstand the way of looking at things when it comes to talent. The truth of the matter is that talent more financially rewarding than the white-collar jobs, but only if people look at it more keenly and with a seriousness…

Ghostface Killah is about to hit the road again. The Wu-Tang Clan member will begin his Glorious Days tour this weekend in Miami Beach before heading over to Canada for some shows at the end of the February. Most of the tour will take place on the West Coast, but the legendary MC does have two gigs in Florida.

2017 should be a busy year for Ghostface as he’s working…

This past weekend, women around the U.S. hit the streets to protest President Donald Trump. While some in hip-hop have questioned the Women’s March, many have been very supportive of the effort. Now, Jay Z can be added to the long list of supporters. Hov expressed his admiration for the protest during a Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival.

“We have to…

Robin Thicke has reportedly been barred from going near his ex-wife Paula Patton and their 6-year-old son after a Los Angeles judge issued a restraining order against the singer.

The judge temporarily removed Thicke's custody of the young boy, Julian, on Thursday and approved a domestic violence restraining order requested by Patton, TMZ reported. In addition to his…

Chris Brown’s expensive Lamborghini Aventador was completely wrecked in a Beverly Hills car accident on Jan. 24, and the scene at the crash site is absolutely horrifying. The scariest part, though, is that police have very little information about what happened to cause this destruction.…

Oscar De La Hoya is once again down for the count.

The former boxing champion was arrested for DUI in Pasadena, Ca., Tuesday night, TMZ reports.

De La Hoya was reportedly pulled over for speeding around 2 a.m. Law enforcement officials told TMZ officers suspected the 43-year-old was drunk during the stop.

Police later arrested De La Hoya after he failed…

After making history as the first sprinter to snag three gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games, Usain Bolt will be forced to lose a medal, USA Today reports.

The Jamaican runner will have to relinquish his 2008 Beijing Games gold medal because his teammate, Nesta Carter, was caught with traces of methylhexaneamine after reanalysis of his testing…

Bruno Mars will perform at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, the Recording Academy has announced.

This will mark the Grammy-winning superstar's fifth Grammy performance and his first in four years. He is also nominated in this year's album of the year category for his work on Adele's 25.

Mars joins previously announced performers Adele,John…

Desiigner has another platinum plaque to add to his collection. Desiigner’s “Timmy Turner” single has officially been certified platinum by the RIAA just a little over a month after it went gold. The G.O.O.D. Music artist thanked his fans for all their support and help in getting him a second platinum record.…

The founder of WorldStarHipHop, Lee O'Denat, more popularly known as "Q," has died at age 43, Billboard has confirmed. TMZ first reported the news.

The site reports that O'Denat died in his sleep Monday (Jan. 23). O'Denat launched WSHH (also referred to as "WorldStar") -- a site known for posting and premiering viral content, including hip-hop videos and mixtapes, as…

The chorus of backlash against Chrisette Michele wasn't the only reason the singer's experience performing at President Trump's inauguration was out of tune.

The R&B vocalist — who was ambushed on social media last week for agreeing to sing on Trump's behalf — says she didn't even get to meet the President as she initially anticipated.

"Originally I was…

Tracy Morgan must hand over six years of tax returns and other highly personal information in an ongoing dispute over his megabucks crash settlement with Walmart.

A federal magistrate judge in New Jersey gave the comedian 20 days to cough up the documents sought by Walmart insurers in a ruling last week.

In the underlying dispute, Ohio Casualty Insurance…

Safaree didn’t waste any time following the news of a breakup between Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill, saying he’d be open to reconciling with Nicki. Speaking with Power 105’s DJ Self and Jason Lee from Hollywood Unlocked, Safaree took things a step further, saying that he’d be open to reuniting with Nicki in a professional capacity.

“I don’t know, Self,” Safaree says when…

On Monday night (Jan. 23), Love & Hip Hop: New York viewers witnessed Remy Ma suffering a miscarriage. Following the episode, the "All the Way Up" rapper chimed in on Instagram to speak on her heartbreaking loss.

“First, thank you to everyone that sent their congrats as well as condolences. This was a hard time for me & my husband & we thought long…

One of the most infamous names of Hip-Hop lore is Haitian Jack. Benny Boom is working on a miniseries about the man born Jacques Agnant.

Tupac dissed his former associate on “Against All Odds,” calling him a snitch and saying he was involved in the Quad Studio’s shooting.

Jack, a club promoter also known as a street guy from Brooklyn, has also been dogging…

Sprint has acquired a 33 percent stake in Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, the two companies announced today (Jan. 23). A source familiar with the matter tells Billboard that the purchase was for $200 million and that Jay and each of the company's two dozen artist-owners will remain part owners.



As part of the deal, Tidal will become available to Sprint's 45…

T.I. Wasn't Having It!

He Goes Off On A Male Fan For Grabbing His Ass During A Live Concert. He looked around and when he figured out it was a dude he said, "Man …. Wtf is wrong with you?"

"I'll Beat Yo Mothafucking Ass"…

Chris Brown has found himself in hot water after slamming Aziz Ansari over a Donald Trump joke.

The "Party" singer was criticized by fans after Brown took to Instagram to slam Ansari for comparing Trump to him during his opening monologue on "Saturday Night Live."

During Ansari's nearly 10-minute speech, the comedian and "Master of None" star told the…