Is newly minted Miami Heat star LeBron James getting some heat from his old friend Jay-Z?
The Internet is popping with a report that the hip-hop magnate, who's also a minority owner of the New Jersey Nets, is upset that James kept him out of the loop on his decision to join the Miami team.
The website Mediatakeout.com quotes an "EXTREMELY CREDIBLE insider" - the capital letters are meant to underscore the source's supposed reliability -… Continue
Chris Tucker's ongoing tax problems have reached Nicolas Cage proportions -- according to new docs, the "Rush Hour" star now owes the IRS more than $11 million in back taxes. The Internal Revenue Service filed documents with the L.A. County Recorder's Office yesterday, which show Tucker owes $11,571,909.26 in federal taxes for the years 2001, 2002 and 2004 through 2006.
Things haven't exactly been going great for M.I.A. as of late — her performance at last weekend's Hard NYC festival was marred by sound issues, disastrous downpours and, according to some, M.I.A.'s less-than-gracious behavior (she reportedly threw a microphone into the audience and spit on photographers) — and now, well, there's even more bad press to throw on the pile.
In a new interview with Time Out London, M.I.A. goes off on targets both new… Continue
Al Goodman of “Ray, Goodman, and Brown” and “The Moments” died on yesterday of an undisclosed illness. For all you young bucks out there, “Ray, Goodman, and Brown” was a soul group of the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s.
Part of one of the most underrated soul groups of the past half century, Goodman provided the bass on hits such as “Special Lady” and “Take It To the… Continue
There is a new and very good article on Dame Dash in the Village Voice, but all people are talking about is the part about him and Jay.
There's no shortage of people who've made and squandered fortunes in the entertainment world. But [Damon] Dash's crash was magnified by the success—totally unprecedented, really—that Jay-Z has enjoyed. It would have been acceptable if the rapper had reached an artistic peak after the Roc-a-Fella break-up, but his… Continue
Rihanna is ready rock the silver screen.
The 22-year-old pop star is set to make her film debut in Peter Berg's "Battleship" movie, set for release in May of 2012.
Variety reports that Rihanna's deal was closed on Monday, though her role has not yet been confirmed.
Filming on the summer tentpole will begin shortly in order to meet its release date.
"Battleship" offers a fresh take on the classic board game, where… Continue
Ice-T is still heated about his recent arrest.
The "Law & Order: SVU" star aired his anger in a Ustream video message to his fans Sunday night, saying that he now has a chance for fans to "hear my side of the story."
"I got respect for cops when they get respect for me," he said in the video.
The famed rapper, 52, was arrested in Manhattan last week for driving with expired auto insurance. After cops pulled over his 2009… Continue
LOS ANGELES -- Rapper DMX surrendered to a judge Monday to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence for a 2002 reckless driving conviction.
Los Angeles City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said the 39-year-old rapper turned himself in at a downtown courthouse. He said a judge ruled that the rapper cannot be freed on electronic monitoring, work release or home detention.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was originally charged with… Continue
Rapper Wyclef Jean has denied reports that he is currently planning a run for President of Haiti during the upcoming elections slated for November.
According to multiple reports, Jean will make a run for President in his native homeland of Haiti, where he revered for his community service to the country.
The rapper helped raise tens-of-millions of dollars in cash donations through his Yele Haiti non-profit, which is helping Haitians… Continue
It’s an all-white affair at the Metropolitan Business and Arts District in southwest Atlanta. The industrial loft complex is the locale for XXL’s 13th-anniversary cover shoot with ATL’s own Young Jeezy, and it’s his third anniversary cover in a row. On this sweltering mid-June afternoon, Da Snowman is playing it extra-cool between takes, making sure not to ruffle his all-white attire while chopping it up with old friend and master boardsman Shawty… Continue
R&B singer Omarion has taken a quick jab to the trachea of Kanye West’s bisexual girlfriend Amber Rose. The former B2K singer stated he’d never date a woman who went both ways, enjoying males and females, because they lack “class.” Is that right? I have never heard a man say such a thing. lol
I guess the idea of romancing a model type celebrity chic who has openly admitted to kissing women doesn’t appeal to the… Continue
It is reported that Mario attacked a sound guy this weekend (July 23) at Over the Rochester MusicFest, “An Evening of Neo-Soul”. This event featured Mario, Dru Hill, Jaheim and Anthony Hamilton. Mario was late to his set, being that he was the first artist, and his show was cut short. The house lights were turned up, meaning this was his que to get off the stage. He then walked over to the sound engineer and attacked him – almost knocking him off the… Continue
All eyes were on Alicia Keys at Russell Simmons' Art for Life benefit at his East Hampton estate on Saturday night. The pregnant singer's baby bump was visible against the outline of her black dress as she and fiance' Swizz Beatz mingled at the soiree. And a source at the party says the chanteuse appeared to be "very maternal" with Beatz 10-year-old son Prince Nasir, who tagged along with the… Continue