April 2012 Blog Posts (193)

The summer just got a litte hotter. Nas has announced the release date for his 10th album Life Is Good, due July 17.

His next single “Daughters,” produced by No I.D., will be released to iTunes and other digital retailers on May 1, while the video for “The Don” will premiere on Friday, April 27.

Life Is Good, Nas’ first solo album in four years, marks a return…

Cassie returned to BET’s “106 & Park” for her first television performance in six years. After being panned by critics in 2006, Bad Boy’s First Lady got back up on the stage and delivered her new single “King of Hearts” and the Kanye West-produced remix for the first time. The dance routine was choreographed by Laurieann Gibson.

Cassie spoke…

Rapper 50 Cent is laying claim to former protégé Young Buck’s compositions and recordings, threatening plans to sell those assets in the latter’s bankruptcy.

Attorneys representing 50 Cent and his G-Unit Records say a recent motion to sell Young Buck’s intellectual property in a bid to pay his creditors, which we previously covered, doesn’t disclose the specific…

Doctors are seriously worried about a sick trend — teens drinking hand sanitizer.

Six young people recently landed in a Southern California emergency room with alcohol poisoning after chugging the antimicrobial gel.

Hand sanitizer contains a whopping 62% ethyl alcohol — making the foul liquid akin to a shot of hard liquor.

YouTube has…

Following 50 cent, another Hip-Hop mogul from New York, Jay-Z has launched his own Facebook game called Empire. The game had been in talks since past month but the Beta version was released to the audience just a while ago. You can signup to…

NEW YORK — A judge says an Occupy Wall Street protester can’t stop prosecutors from getting his tweets as part of a case surrounding his arrest at a demonstration.

A Manhattan criminal court judge ruled Friday there are reasonable grounds to believe the information is relevant. The judge also says Malcolm Harris can’t legally challenge the subpoena sent to Twitter…

The Source said Rick Ross will be making some additions to his 12 player basketball roster. He will be adding some injured reserves.

According to their source, Maybach Music Group camp pieces are falling into place. They confirmed Omarion is already part of the roster, and that an offer for Ma$e is on the table: “Yes, I think its safe to say Omarion is MMG. I don’t…

Chris Brown fans will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on his new album. The R&B superstar has postponed its release from May to July.

Brown’s fifth album, Fortune, will now arrive on July 3, he announced on Twitter. It was…

DJ Envy premiered this new record from Vado this morning on The Breakfast Club. This one is called ‘What Dat Mouth Do’.…

Sh!t! Don't ask me! It's just a f**king tweet!…

GLOBAL megastar Nicki Minaj is shouting at me. “You think my album is a pop album? Did you even listen to my album?”

Nicki Minaj is in the pink SUPERBASS star dons a typically eye-popping outfit in London!

It's Licki Minaj with a giant…

Is Diddy's former prodige Ma$e caught up on his income tax payments?

According to documents filed in Florida by the IRS, Ma$e owes a total of 124,774.85 in back taxes ... stemming from the years 2000, 2001 and 2004.

Perhaps not coincidentally, Ma$e retired from the music business in 1999 after saying he got a "calling from God." After a turn with the ministry,…

According To GateCrasher: A source close to Kanye West tells us the hip-hop artist, who’s known for his deadline-pushing ways, has yet to shoot a scene for the 30-minute film he’s supposed to debut next month in Cannes, France.

“He hasn’t even started the film yet,” says the source, who notes that West is “producing, writing, scoring and directing” the top-secret…

A North Carolina man is facing assault charges for bum rushing a news reporter on live TV, grabbing her microphone and shouting the n-word into the camera.

WMBF-TV reporter Ashley Taylor was giving a live report about crime rates in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday when Justin Moore, 20, of Charlotte, rushed in front of the camera, snatched her microphone…

Ray J is taking a 5-figure beating in court -- because a judge has ordered the singer to pay more than $26,000 ... after allegedly blowing off a radio appearance in South Carolina back in 2010.

The SC station -- called Cox Radio -- originally sued Ray J, claiming it paid him $20,000 to MC at a local event for a couple hours ... then attend a meet-and-greet with fans…

Cops in Florida were thiiiiiiis close to making a drug bust on Rick Ross' yacht ... if not for a quick-thinking cohort who ditched the evidence at the last minute ... this according to law enforcement.

A rep for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (yes, they can arrest you) tells TMZ officers flagged down Rick's boat on Thursday after noticing the…

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Not only did Nicki Minaj abandon Twitter, but could she be leaving the rap game next? In a new interview with Tim Westwood, the hip-hop diva dropped a bombshell on her Barbz.

The BBC Radio 1Xtra host praised the Young Money rapper for delivering street records such as “Beez in the Trap” and “HOV Lane” on her No. 1 album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,…