Featured Blog Posts – June 2016 Archive (106)

Jerry Heller, former manager of N.W.A., is able to move to the next round in a defamation lawsuit over Universal's “Straight Outta Compton,” the celebrated biopic of the iconic rap act.

Not because he was framed as a "bad guy" in the film and not because of the scene where Dr. Dre accused him of stealing money. Nor because of the implication that he withheld a…

Kylie Jenner is grooming Tyga.

The reality star, who recently reconciled with the rapper, was getting her nails done with gal pal Jordyn Woods when she saw a design that made her think of the "Rack City" rapper.

"This reminds me of my husband," she said of the Egyptian-themed nail art.

Immediately, her fans wondered if they had secretly tied the…

It doesn't look like Chris Brown will be hanging up his bad behavior any time.

The embattled pop star was caught on camera snagging a girl's phone out of her hand and tossing it away after he caught her filming him in the VIP section of an Italian club last week.

In the video obtained by TMZ, the shirtless singer doesn't say a word as he grabs the…

Drake might want to "take a bow" already.

The "Jumpman" rapper fueled the romance rumors even more when he stepped out with Rihanna London on Wednesday — for the second time in two nights.

Earlier in the night, RiRi, 28, and the Toronto native performed their hits, "Once Dance" and "Work," at her concert in Manchester, England, where he got a bit emotional…

Baby mama drama!

Rapper Fetty Wap and reality star Masika Kalysha got into a heated exchange on Twitter Wednesday over their newborn daughter.

The feud started after the "Trap Queen" rapper posted a photo on social media of their 3-month-old baby, Khari Barbie Maxwell.

"Lovely picture you posted yesterday that I didn't want posted. You should post a…

Iggy Azalea ended her engagement with her fiancé, Nick Young after learning he was expecting a second child with his ex-girlfriend, Life & Style is reporting.

According to the gossip weekly, Young, 31, was allegedly cheating on the "Black Widow" rapper with his baby mama Keonna Greene. The magazine said she is four months along in her…

As debuted at Red Bull’s recent Culture Clash by Popcaan, here is an alternate version of Drake’s “One Dance”, the extended Culture Clash dub.…

He was the Devastating Mic Controller, but rapper DMC struggled to get a handle on his own life.

When the alcohol wasn’t enough to fill the hole in his heart and drive away the paralyzing depression, DMC seriously considered suicide.

“For years, I hated waking up,” writes DMC, the Hollis, Queens, native whose real name is Darryl McDaniels. “I suffered all this…

Dominique Flower of St. Petersburg punched his wife in the face after asking if he had a "larger male part then her previous boyfriends," according to authorities.

While the criminal complaint does not include his wife's answer, it does state that Flower, 30, proceeded to strike her in the face after the question was posed on June 22, which caused her left eye to…

Rihanna dropped the full track for "Sledgehammer," her contribution to the "Star Trek Beyond" soundtrack on Monday morning (June 27) and the wait was definitely worth it.

After teasing on Sunday that the song clip was coming with an Instagram post in which she sported some alien-looking face paint, Rih unleashed the emotional ballad that she has seemingly been working…

The legend himself DMX visited The Breakfast Club this morning [Tuesday June 28] with Angela Yee, Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy to emphatically talk new music, health scares, religion, Ruff Ryders and plenty more.

There’s been a hold on finishing the Hip Hop veteran’s newest album and everyone has been wondering why but recently, DMX had a health scare that…

When’s the last time Sean Kingston was in the news for his actual music. Anyway, the “Beautiful Girls” singer recently had his allegedly $300,000 chained pilfered right off his neck.

Reports TMZ:

Two suspects approached Sean inside Penthouse Nightclub & Dayclub in L.A. and somehow the altercation turned physical … they began punching him before one forcibly…

He’s nothing but trouble.

Lil Wayne clocked a nightclub bouncer after Sunday’s BET Awards, according to a battery report filed with Los Angeles police.

Weezy and 2 Chainz hosted an after-party at Hyde nightclub, but things went sour when some of the “Lollipop” rapper’s crew got turned away at the door, according to TMZ.

The 33-year-old — whose real name…

Jill Scott took a long walk down the aisle.

The Grammy-winning songbird married her longtime love, Mike Dobson, on Saturday. While the Las Vegas wedding took most people by surprise, trusted friends of the couple knew in February that a union was imminent.

That's when Dobson told some of his closer confidantes “That's my baby and I'm going to marry her soon,”…

Jailed rap mogul Suge Knight sued embattled R&B star Chris Brown, singer Pia Mia and the owners of 1Oak nightclub Monday after he was shot seven times at a party almost two years ago.

The founder of Death Row Records filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles as he awaits trial on charges he mowed down two men outside a Compton burger stand last year, killing one of…

Another surprise from Queen B!

Beyoncé shocked the Beyhive - yet again - when she opened up Sunday's BET Awards.

The singer's surprise slay included a performance of "Freedom" from her latest album, "Lemonade."

Her "Formation" dancers started the show as Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech played in the background.…

The issues for Chris Brown continue to mount.

The troubled R&B star allegedly unleashed an aggressive, drug-fueled tirade against a female manager last month, prompting her to abruptly quit, TMZ reports.

The incident reportedly occurred on Brown's tour bus during his European trek when he cursed out Nancy Ghosh, a veteran in the music industry, over…

Drake's muscle packs a mean punch ... according to the guy on the receiving end.

TMZ got these pics of the injuries of producer/rapper Detail, who claims the bruises were inflicted at the hands of Drake's security guard.…

A foul mouth has added to 50 Cent’s legal woes.



The hip-hop star was arrested Saturday after he uttered the word "motherf---er" at his performance in St. Kitts, where it's illegal to swear in public, TMZ reports.



Organizers for the show reportedly warned the rapper that he needed to censor his show concert, but he chose to perform his normal setlist…

The claims against Prince’s estate aren’t limited to daddy issues.

A California man seeks a $1 billion payout, claiming he was never paid in a lucrative verbal agreement with Prince after the two met in 1982 — before the release of “Purple Rain.”

Rodney Herachio Dixon, in a bizarre and rambling 36-page filing, demands “the sole and exclusive ownership of the…