May 2012 Blog Posts (186)

This week we braced our hearts after news hit that Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall would not be returning to BET’s The Game and now it looks as though two of their most popular hosts are on their way out the door as well. According to reports, 106 and Park hosts Rocsi and Terrence will be leaving the show after 7 years. Both joined the show in 2005 after being discovered by BET…

He’s only been around three years and already everyone from the gangstas to hipsters love Waka Flocka Flame. The riotous rapper and architect of hits like “O Let’s Do It,” “Hard in da Paint” and “No Hands,” graces the cover of XXL’s June issue with a special revealing interview by XXL Digital Content Director Carl Chery. In the story Waka speaks on his fast rise to celebrity…

40Glocc performing Heartless from the album Seedz of Makavili GUNIT/ZOOLIFE/INFAMOUS…

Jay-Z compares same-sex marriage opposition to discrimination against black people.

KINGPIN 313:

Until gay people have to sit in the back of the bus go to separate schools and start getting hung from trees don't compare them to…

NEW VIDEO: “RIGHT BY MY SIDE”-NICKI MINAJ FEAT. CHRIS BROWN CO-STARRING NAS…

From ThisIs50.Com: After blogging the story of 50 checking into the hospital earlier, I just received an email from a hospital employee claiming to have "the inside track".

According to her story, which 50 has now confirmed as "pretty accurate", the following events occurred.

"50 Cent said he had traveled to London on business over the weekend for a soccer event.…

Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.

Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old.

Sources close to Summer tell us ... the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago…

Rohan Marley, Lauren Hill’s former boyfriend, recently announced that he is engaged to Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana.

MTV reports that Hill and Rohan, who have five children together, split up last year. Hill and Marley dated for fifteen years. The relationship ended last year when Marley found out that Hill was pregnant with another man’s child.

Fontana and…

The trial of Hip-Hop mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond began today (May 14) in Brooklyn Federal Court.

Rosemond, who at one point managed artists like Game, Brandy, Akon and others, is accused of being the head of a $10 million-year-cocaine ring.

Authorities accuse Rosemond, who appeared in a court today in a crisp, pin-stripped suit, of organizing a…

Teyana Taylor is the latest addition to Kanye West's label roster.

Teyana Taylor has officially signed a deal with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music.

According to a press release, the singer/rapper is the latest to ink a deal with the imprint, which has an exclusive long-term worldwide deal with Island Def Jam. Details on her debut album and singles will be revealed…

According To GateCrasher: Kim Kardashian wants her relationship with Kanye West to provide a Beyoncé-size boost to her off-the-rack, reality-TV image.

A source close to Kardashian tells us she’ll accompany her new beau to London this week, where West and his “Watch the Throne” collaborator Jay-Z will begin a five-night engagement at London’s O 2 arena beginning…

Jay-Z says he STRONGLY believes gay people deserve the right to get married ... claiming discriminating against a gay person is the same as discriminating against a black person.

Jay -- arguably the most powerful person in hip hop -- discussed the issue with CNN ... saying President Obama's decision to come out in support of gay marriage was "the right thing to…

Saigon Performing At Crack Dvd & Shampoo/YNVS Showcase at The Paradise Theater. …

Alongside the mayor of Philadelphia, Jay-Z announced his Budweiser Made In America music festival this morning. The two-day festival will feature 28 musical acts of all genres including Hov headlining the event.

The festival will…

Chris Brown has officially been added to a lineup of over 10 performers who will grace the stage at next weekend’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

The 2012 awards show, which is hosted by “Modern Family” stars Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, is set to include performances from the likes of Justin Beiber, Usher, Cee-Lo Green, LMFAO, Linkin Park, and more, with…

Ewww! Frog legs dance with a little bit of salt! Is it me or are they making it clap?…

Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track.

Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5.

It’s his first album in 25 years.

Brown calls the album a dream and says it…

The world has seen more than its share of Rihanna's enviable figure.

But just in case the public hasn't seen enough, the songstress has decided to give them another good look.

The Barbados beauty took to Facebook over the weekend to show off behind-the-scenes photos from the set of her latest music video for "Where Have You Been."

Photos from the…

R&B megastar Ne-Yo says he's NOT GUILTY of stealing the title of his upcoming album R.E.D. from The Game ... even though Game released his R.E.D. album last year.

"No ... I don't feel like I ripped off The Game's album," Ne-Yo told TMZ at LAX ... insisting he carefully selected the name of his album (which stands for Realizing Every Dream) because he felt it had a…