June 2017 Blog Posts (112)

Prodigy, one half of Mobb Deep, has died in Las Vegas.

He's battled health problems for years, most notably suffering from sickle cell, but right now the cause of death is unknown.

Prodigy was in Vegas over the weekend performing with the "Art of Rap" tour ... with Ghostface Killah, Onyx, KRS-One, Ice-T to name a few. Mobb Deep performed Saturday…

According to TMZ music producer Swizz Beatz scored the victory Monday, when the judge said the car leasing company, Metro-Gem, couldn't offer any facts to prove Swizz conspired to stiff the company.

Metro claimed it plunked down millions so Swizz's company could acquire fancy cars. It sought $42 mil in damages, but the judge said no dice.…

Cedric the Entertainer's family suffered nosebleeds, vomiting, nausea and vertigo because of a gas leak disaster in the Los Angeles area in 2015, a new lawsuit alleges.

The 53-year-old filed a suit against Southern California Gas Company after his family was subject to a number of medical issues during the Porter Ranch gas leak in 2015, TMZ reports. The leak plagued…

John Legend is postponing two upcoming concerts because he’s sick and needs to rest his voice.

The powerhouse vocalist posted on Twitter Tuesday that he is rescheduling his Maryland and Camden concerts as he’s become sick and needs “a few days to recover.”

“I will get healthy and look forward to spending the evening with you as soon as possible,” the “All of…

Allow him to reintroduce himself, again.

Jay Z is changing his name to … JAY-Z.

The rapper — real name Shawn Carter — is updating the way he stylizes his famed moniker by adding a hyphen and spelling it out in all capital letters. The name change, which his rep confirmed to the Daily News, will be used on his recently announced and highly anticipated new album,…

The perpetually jovial DJ Khaled isn’t happy. This past weekend, the irrepressible DJ was faced with loud boos from a raucous crowd as he performed at the 2017 EDC in Las Vegas. Afterwards, he claimed his entire set was sabotaged.

The first claim Khaled made about his EDC set was that his performance was cut short. In an Instagram post including a video of the EDC…

Desiigner’s “Panda” is a Future ripoff, and everyone knows it.

Presumably, Future knows it too, and in a new interview with DJBooth, Menace, the producer behind the smash hit, claims that Future actually filed a copyright infringement claim over it. “There was a situation with Future putting [an infringement] claim in because apparently, he said that ‘Panda’ sounded…

The Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me landed at No. 3 at the North American box office over the weekend. The film came in ahead expectations with $27.1 million from 2,471 theaters.

Pixar and Disney's Cars 3 dominated the road, opening to an estimated $53.5 million from 4,256 theaters, followed by Wonder Woman, which fell a scant 30 percent in the U.S. to $40.8…

PLAYLIST:

01. SADADAY INTRO

02. AMBITIONZ AZ A RIDAH

03. HAIL MARY

04. POUR OUT A LITTLE LIQUOR

05. PAIN

06. THUG LOVE

07. TOSS IT UP

08. SO MANY TEARS

09. CALIFORNIA LOVE

10. HIT EM UP FEAT. OUTLAWZ

11. BOMB FIRST

12.…

Beyonce and Jay Z welcomed their twins to their world six days ago, but a “minor issue” is preventing them from bringing them home from the hospital, TMZ reports.

The twins — a boy and girl — were born June 12 at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where they will stay with their famous mother until docs give the thumbs-up.

The trio is reportedly…

Music's royal family has officially grown by two.

Beyoncé and Jay Z welcomed twins earlier this week, according to sources close to the situation.

The new bundles of joy are Jay and Bey's second and third children, joining 5-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.

Beyoncé, 35, announced her pregnancy in February by sharing a glamorous Instagram photo that displayed…

Steve Harvey is in hot water — for making a joke about the Flint water.

The controversial comedian sparked outrage on his radio show after a caller from Flint, Mich., phoned in to tell Harvey — a Cleveland Cavaliers fan — that his team doesn't "deserve jack" after their loss in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors.

"You from Flint?" Harvey asked the…

Jay Z takes a stand against the United States' criminal justice system and its bail bond industry in an essay penned for Time.

"Seventeen years ago I made a song, 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent.' I flipped the Latin phrase that is considered the bedrock principle of our criminal justice system, ei incumbit probatio qui dicit (the burden of proof is on the one who…

Juvenile backed that thang up into a jail cell.

The rapper was jailed in New Orleans on Saturday after a judge discovered he owes $150,000 in child support to the mother of his teenage son, the New Orleans Advocate reported.

The “Back that Azz Up” singer was ordered to spend 30 days in jail or pay up the six figures.…

Janet Jackson’s divorce battle with her estranged Qatari billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana is underway — and sources speculate custody of their newborn son could be an issue as she heads off on a statewide tour.

The 51-year-old singer and Al Mana were spotted leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Thursday, months after the singer confirmed their…

A hip-hop personality implicated in the fatal May 2016 Irving Plaza shooting pleaded guilty Thursday to two federal weapons counts.

Daryl Campbell, who uses the name "Taxstone," copped to possessing a firearm as a felon and receiving a firearm in interstate commerce relating to the May 25, 2016 shootout.

The gunplay on Irving Plaza's third floor left three…