Featured Blog Posts – March 2018 Archive (93)

Tiffany Haddish’s story about meeting Beyoncé has gotten even more bizarre.

In an interview with GQ, the breakout comedian, 38, claims an unidentified woman “bit” Beyoncé in the face at a function.

Beyonce’s rep commented to the magazine, “I absolutely cannot comment on any of this, as I have no knowledge.”

But as Haddish tells it, the snafu left Queen…

Singer/rapper XXXTentacion notches his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his second studio effort, ?, bows atop the list. The set, which was released on March 16 via his own Bad Vibes Forever label and distributed by Caroline, starts with 131,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 22, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 20,000 were in…

Back in October, The Weeknd announced a forthcoming collaboration with Marvel that his Starboy character would be made into a comic book. Five months later and Marvel has produced a release date for The Weeknd Presents: Starboy. The debut issue is slated to hit shelves on June 13, according to a Marvel press release.

The artist born Abel Tesfaye described being…

Tom Wolf, the Democratic governor of the state of Pennsylvania, has issued a statement in support of Meek Mill’s release from prison. Friday (March 23), Wolf wrote on Twitter that he supports district attorney Larry Krasner’s position in the case and that “our criminal justice system is in need of repair.”…

Manhattan prosecutors want rapper DMX to be sentenced to up to five years in prison at his upcoming sentencing on Wednesday, according to new court documents.

DMX — whose given name is Earl Simmons — is accused of skipping out on $1.7 million in taxes.

Prosecutors will recommend to a judge that he be hit with between 4 years and 9 months to five years in…

Marion “Suge” Knight has lost another defense lawyer — his 15th — and the three-year wait for his murder trial to start will grow even longer.

Judge Ronald S. Coen released attorney Dominique Banos on Friday, citing a conflict of interest.

Banos says she believes she is a target in the witness-tampering investigation that led to the indictment and removal of…

Cardi B may be living the American Dream now, but apparently, the rapper is not happy about paying so much money in taxes.

The 25-year-old breakout star went into a rage on social media late Thursday to lament about paying a 40 percent tax rate, and yet having no idea where the money is going.

“So you know the government is taking 40 percent of my taxes and…

It’s over for Amber Rose and 21 Savage.

The SlutWalk founder confirmed she and the rapper have split while appearing on “Big Boy’s Neighborhood” radio show Friday.

“To be in a relationship, in general, is very difficult and to be famous and in a relationship is even more difficult because you have teams and people,” Rose explained. “Then you wind up and arguing…

Russell Simmons is facing another rape allegation and a $10 million lawsuit.

In court documents filed and obtained by Page Six on Friday, a woman accused the disgraced hip-hop mogul, 60, of sexually assaulting her in a hotel room and threatening to rape her son if she didn’t comply.

The woman, referred to only as Jane Doe in the suit, says she and her…

A prosecutor in Minnesota says he’s reviewing law enforcement reports about Prince‘s death and will make a decision on possible charges “in the near future.”

Carver County Attorney Mark Metz says in a statement that investigative data in the case remains active and isn’t public information until a charging decision is made.

Authorities did release autopsy data…

L.A. Reid’s first signing since leaving Epic Records in May 2017 is Big Boi of Outkast, Variety has confirmed. Reid’s new company HitCo is working to radio the song “All Night,” which got a big boost of exposure last last year when it was used in an Apple campaign for the iPhone X. The “Animoji Yourself” spot has more than 15 million views on YouTube and is among the top…

Spike Lee will share his insights and experience from three decades of making movies, for just $90.

The filmmaker, one of the leading voices of modern black cinema, will offer his first online class in partnership with MasterClass. Lee’s class is slated to launch in the summer of 2018 on the platform, which hosts more than two dozen other celebrity-led…

Queen Latifah has lost the “love” of her life. The rap legend’s mother, Rita Owens, died on Wednesday (March 21), Latifah announced in a heartbreaking statement to People magazine.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share the news my mother, Rita Owens, passed away today,” she revealed. “Anyone that has ever met her know what a bright light she was on earth. She was…

On the heels of announcing their new joint tour, On the Run II, Beyoncé and Jay-Z made their way over to Kingston, Jamaica to apparently cruise around and shoot a music video.

On Tuesday, the couple was seen in Trench Town in Kingston,…

Kevin Hart provided a glimpse into his mogul-in-the-making mindset during his keynote conversation at the Variety Massive Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

“The goal of being a mogul is a real one,” Hart told Variety‘s co-editor in chief Andrew Wallenstein. “I want to be a billionaire…I’m 38. By the time I’m 45, you guys are going to be telling a completely…

Hot rapper Dave East is featured in a new Netflix series, “The Rapture,” on hip-hop wordsmiths including Nas, 2 Chainz, T.I., G-Eazy and others.

“I am new, freshly removed out of the projects — I’ve literally been living in Jersey for like the last two years,” the East Harlem native born David Brewster said of his success.

“I was around the homies for 25 years.…

Fetty Wap has reportedly become a dad for the seventh time, just two months after welcoming his sixth child with an ex-girlfriend.

The rapper and Lezhae Zeona are the new parents of a baby boy, their second child together, according to People. They also share a daughter named Zaviera Maxwell, who is almost 3.

Zeona shared footage of the couple’s new addition in…

Logic says there’s no bad blood between him and estranged wife Jessica Andrea.

“After two years of marriage, we have come to the loving conclusion that we are much better as friends. As entertainers, we have made every aspect of our lives public, yet we would appreciate your respect and privacy on this issue,” the rapper wrote in a statement posted to Twitter…

As women continue to come forward as part of the #MeToo movement, Cardi B maintains one group has been largely ignored.

“A lot of video vixens have spoke about this and nobody gives a f–k,” the “Bodak Yellow” rapper said in the April issue of Cosmopolitan. “When I was trying to be a vixen, people were like, ‘You want to be on the cover of this magazine?’ Then they…

Rap champ Roxanne Shanté’s saga “Roxanne Roxanne” will do its thing on Netflix.

Teenager Roxanne battled her way to hip-hop hotshot in the ’80s. We’re talking a lifestyle. Domino’s Pizza five minutes away. Video store three blocks away. Raised in a tough NYC neighborhood, she hit with “Roxanne’s Revenge.”

“I am the one the movie’s about,” said this lady.…