Featured Blog Posts – April 2021 Archive (63)

Sean “Diddy” Combs may have had the best of intentions when calling out corporate America for failing to invest in black media, but the move appears to have backfired.

The music exec is now being called to the carpet for his own alleged shady business dealings, particularly as they pertain to artists signed to his label, Bad Boy Records.

Many immediately…

Three of Dr. Dre’s alleged mistresses have been ordered to testify in his divorce case, according to a recent ruling.

The three women — Jillian Speer, Kili Anderson and Crystal Rogers (aka Crystal Sierra) — have been fighting to stay out of the bitter divorce case. But Dre’s estranged wife, Nicole Young, won a round in court this month when it was ruled the…

Nike said Thursday the Brooklyn company that made “Satan Shoes” in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X has agreed to voluntarily recall the shoes, as part of a legal settlement with the athletics giant.

The settlement with MSCHF Product Studio resolves a trademark infringement lawsuit that Nike filed last week over the black-and-red, devil-themed sneakers,…

DMX has died, as a representative for his family told Pitchfork. The rapper was hospitalized on April 2 after suffering an apparent drug overdose and subsequent heart attack at his home in White Plains, New York. He was 50 years old. DMX’s family issued the following statement via the press representative:

We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved…

While he should have been basking in another birthday celebration, Pharrell had to mix gratitude with solemnity this year as he mourns the death of his younger cousin, Donovan Lynch.

“This one is symbolic and a first because I had to speak at my cousin’s funeral, and was choked up with emotions,” Pharrell reflected in a recent post to…

Sean “Diddy” Combs ripped into corporate America for failing to invest in black media in a scathing letter published Thursday.

In a response to General Motor’s alleged lack of support for the black community, the 51-year-old music mogul said people of color aren’t afraid to “weaponize our dollars” in an open letter published on his website.

“No longer…

A former personal chef for Clive Davis alleges the music producer’s family regularly sent him to buy groceries twice a day during the pandemic — and once even sent him out to purchase a single jalapeño pepper when others were in quarantine, according to a new lawsuit.

Chef Hernando Hoyos filed the suit against Davis and his company in Queens Supreme Court on…

This doc has been in the works since before the birth of Yeezy.

Netflix has reportedly shelled out $30 million for a decades-in-the-making documentary about Kanye West, Billboard first reported Tuesday.

The still-untitled project is the work of Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah — also known as Coodie & Chike — who worked with West, 43, early…

Iconic DJ Funkmaster Flex says that DMX’s friends in the music industry should have done more to help the ailing rapper.

The troubled rapper, 50, is in a vegetative state after suffering a drug overdose and heart attack on Friday.

But Flex says that industry insiders knew about his drug demons.

“The music business is a gorilla. It’s a bottomless…

Last month Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy, real name Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested in LA after fleeing from a vehicle that had been pulled over with a gun inside. Following the arrest which was caught on camera, NBA YoungBoy, has been ordered to remain in custody until his trial date.

According to court documents, NBA Youngboy will remain in jail until trial…

As Chadwick Boseman continues to sweep the awards season, his widow once again accepted an honor on his behalf during the 2021 SAG Awards.

Beginning her speech by thanking God, Taylor Simone Ledward donned a bright yellow and green ensemble while accepting Boseman’s award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for “Ma Rainey’s Black…

A security guard for rapper Kodak Black was shot Monday morning in a Florida McDonald’s parking lot.

The shooting erupted around 3 a.m. in Tallahassee after the rapper performed at “Cultur3 Fest featuring Kodak Black + Friends” over the weekend, local TV network WCTV reported.

Cops told the Tallahassee Democrat that Kodak Black and his entourage were…

DMX’s family is asking for prayers as the famed rapper is in a “vegetative state” following a drug overdose and heart attack last week.

“We ask that you please keep Earl/DMX and us in your thoughts, wishes, and prayers as well as respect our privacy as we face these challenges,” the family of the rapper (born Earl Simmons) wrote in a statement to…

Singer Quindon Tarver, who gained fame as a child for his performance in 1996’s “Romeo + Juliet,” died in a car accident in Texas, a report said Sunday. He was 38.

His uncle, Willie Tarver, told the Daily Beast that the singer crashed his car into a wall on the President George Bush Turnpike in Dallas early Friday.

Born in McKinney, Tx., on August 4,…

Hip Hop icon DMX’s life is hanging in the balance after the rapper suffered a drug overdosed Friday night.

According to TMZ, sources close to the “What’s My Name” artist claim the OD occurred at 11 p.m. Sources added that the overdose then triggered a heart attack.

DMX, 50, is currently in the critical care unit of a White Plains hospital where he…

Rapper Quavo on Thursday addressed for the first time video footage that apparently shows him in an elevator fight with his ex-girlfriend Saweetie — as the LAPD investigates the case as a possible domestic violence incident.

“We had an unfortunate situation almost a year ago that we both learned and moved on from,” Quavo said in a statement.

“I haven’t…

Three more unnamed women have come forward with more disturbing claims about hip-hop couple T.I. and Tameka “Tiny” Harris.

The couple are strongly denying the claims.

A spokesperson for attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn told us the three further alleged victims have retained him, and he is “speaking with investigators from multiple jurisdictions to pursue…

Nets forward Kevin Durant has been fined $50,000 for using offensive and derogatory language on social media. The fine was announced Friday by Byron Spruell, president of league operations for the NBA. The All-Star has also acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate, according to the league.

In his first public comments since Feb. 13,…

Rapper NLE Choppa is adamant he is innocent of all charges against him, including the drug offenses, which he claims were "planted" on him at the time of his arrest.

The famous musician took to Instagram on Thursday to break his silence on the recent incident, where he was arrested for a host of charges including possession of Xanax, Cannabis and carrying a…

Anyone who snagged a pair of Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” may have to return them, if Nike gets its way.

The sportswear giant asked a Brooklyn federal judge Thursday to recall every pair of the controversial sneakers that has already been sent to buyers.

MSCHF, the creative agency behind the demonic kicks, revealed in a court filing that all but one of the…