April 2019 Blog Posts (150)

Kanye West brought his “Sunday Service” to Coachella on Easter morning, as dozens of musicians, singers and dancers performed a set of spiritual songs, covers and songs by the rapper himself — including a new one called “Water” — for an audience of thousands from a hilltop on the festival grounds in Indio, California. While he rapped briefly on a couple of songs, West was…

A man who was arrested on a parole violation after he was wounded in the slaying of rapper Nipsey Hussle has been released from police custody.

Kerry Lathan, who claims to have been at last month’s shooting scene by chance, was released from a California detention center on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The former gang…

Singer/songwriter Dizzy K. Falola has released his new album, God So Loved the World, an Afrobeat, Christian, world music release. As described by Dizzy K. Falola, the album contains "a powerful message based on a strong dancy beat."

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Parents just do understand the importance of Coachella.

Jaden Smith was joined in the Sahara tent Friday night by father Will for a performance of “Icon” — as Instagrammed by the proud papa.

The footage of Will Smith rapping was shot by Jaden, who turns his smartphone camera around just long enough to photobomb his father’s cameo.

“Done did dat!…

It’s been 35 months and 30 days since you’ve been away …

Sunday will mark the third anniversary of Prince’s death from an opioid overdose at the age of 57. And yet the “Purple Rain” singer’s estate remains as unsettled as it was the day he died in his Paisley Park mansion outside Minneapolis.

The songwriter’s estate, which includes master tapes of his…

Kodak Black’s Canadian concerts could be cancelled after the rapper was arrested in a drug bust at the border.

The rapper’s Monday show in Montreal and Tuesday Toronto gig are in jeopardy after Border authorities found weed and a 9mm Glock pistol in his Cadillac Escalade, law enforcement sources told TMZ.

Kodak, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was driving the…

Iconic director John Singleton has suffered a stroke.

The ‘Boyz n the Hood’ filmmaker’s family confirmed to Page Six in a statement on Saturday that the incident happened on Wednesday while he was already at the hospital.

“On Wednesday, April 17th our beloved son/father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke while at the hospital,” the statement read. “John is…

In the surveillance footage, Hussle’s alleged killer, Eric Holder, runs down an alley after shooting the rapper dead and hops in the passenger seat of a waiting car before the vehicle…

Netflix has become a destination for television visionaries like Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy, with deals worth $100 million and $250 million, respectively, and top comedians like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle ($40 million and $60 million, respectively). The streaming giant, which just announced it’s added nearly 10 million subscribers in Q1, is honing in on music, too,…

Only one day after he was fired from “The Wendy Williams Show,” Hunter’s name has been wiped from the show’s credits. Only Wendy Williams’ name remains under the executive producer banner.

A rep for the show confirmed to us on Thursday that Williams’ estranged husband was no longer an employee, just a few days after we reported he was negotiating an exit…

Eva Marcille is opening up about her past with ex-boyfriend Kevin McCall.

The 34-year-old “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star says McCall allegedly abused her while pregnant with their daughter, Marley.

“[The abuse] didn’t start for me until I was pregnant with Marley,” Marcille shared on Thursday’s “The Rickey Smiley Show.”

“And then about a month after…

Cleveland rapper Q Money is facing a felony murder charge.

The up-and-coming emcee, whose real name is Qamar Akee Williams, turned himself into police in DeKalb County, Ga., on Thursday, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Williams, 23, has been charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of another rapper, Calvin Alexander Chappell, at an…

Travis Scott is going to have to pay up.

A jury has ruled that “Sicko Mode” rapper, 27, has to pay concert promoter PJAM $382,932.79 after he failed to perform at a scheduled show in February 2018, reports TMZ.

The Minnesota-based PJAM sued Scott last March, claiming he failed to show at a 2018 Super Bowl weekend event even though they paid him $150,000 up…

Rapper Cardi B rejected a plea deal Friday over allegedly roughing up two bartenders in a wild brawl at a Queens strip club last year.

Wearing a silky white outfit, diamond hoop earrings and long yellow nails, the Bronx-born star flashed a smile but said nothing as she appeared in Queens Criminal Court.

She faces misdemeanor assault and reckless…

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