July 2016 Blog Posts (123)

M.I.A. is earning a reputation as one of the "bad girls."

The Sri Lankan rapper from the U.K. has been booted from a headlining spot at the Afropunk London festival over controversial comments she made about Black Lives Matter.

Afropunk festival said in a statement on Friday that the decision on M.I.A.'s September performance was "agreed upon by all involved"…

Foxy Brown isn't blue, despite a recent snub by VH1.

The recent VH1 special, “Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens," spotlighting female rappers Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah and Lil Kim — among others — didn’t include Brown.

In a lengthy Instagram posted Wednesday, Brown, born Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, blew off the diss with a video featuring Lauryn Hill, who…

"Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Stevie J was granted a temporary restraining order against his ex-wife Joseline Hernandez after she accused him of molesting his daughter earlier this month.

Hernandez is required to stay at least 200 feet away from the musician, according to documents filed Wednesday and obtained by TMZ.

The father of five called the…

An upcoming Rihanna show in Nice, France has been canceled in light of the horrific Bastille Day attack and the singer is safe from her visit to the suffering town, which saw the death of at least 84 people on Thursday.

The pop star was originally scheduled to play at the Allianz Stadium on Friday night as part of her Anti World Tour.

The 28-year-old singer was…

Rob Kardashian took to Instagram to post a first look at his reality show, Rob & Chyna.

Ever since Rob’s relationship with Blac Chyna kicked off, it seems as if Rob has been in such a great place. Not only is he losing weight, he’s making more public appearances. Rob took to Instagram to post a picture of himself and his fiancée smiling at each other in front of a…

Rick Ross is requesting immunity in an assault case stemming from a June 2015 arrest, claiming that he was acting in self-defense when attacking a groundskeeper who was throwing a party in Ross’s guest house without the rapper’s permission. Ross and his bodyguard face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and kidnapping if immunity is not granted.

Nadrain…

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Stevie J says Joseline Hernandez is out to ruin his character, and calls her allegations he molested his 6-year-old daughter ... a sick attempt at revenge.

Joseline posted a message to Twitter earlier this month, claiming Stevie had molested the daughter he shares with Mimi Faust for years.…

Rap and hip-hop are breaking down a lot of barriers in the fashion world. It was previously reported Young Thug was one of many artists to represent in the new Calvin Klein Fall 2016 campaign. Following the announcement, Thugger shared an image on his Instagram of him sporting one of the looks from the 2016 women’s collection.

“I disobey in #mycalvins,” the slogan…

New York City is gearing up to fire up the grill for Nas‘ annual Live at the BBQ in Central Park later this month.

The event, which will be hosted by Nas and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez, takes its name from the 1991 Main Source classic, “Live at the BBQ,” in which Nas made his rap debut.

Mass Appeal recently announced the stacked line-up for the…

A Facebook live stream ended abruptly Tuesday when three men listening to music inside a car in Norfolk, Virginia, were suddenly shot by a gunman.

Police said three men, ages 27 and 29, were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, with two suffering life threatening injuries.

The video posted on Facebook by TJ Williams showed the trio smoking in a car…

Fat Joe thinks the New York Knicks will lean back into the playoffs this year.

The rapper told TMZ the Knicks he thinks they now have what it takes to make it all the way up to the Eastern Conference Finals.

“Man I love what we doing with the Knicks, I love what the Warriors did even more, but I love what the Knicks are doing and I think we going third…

Rule No. 1 of hiding a sex tape: don't send it to all of your friends.

Actress Tichina Arnold — who starred in sitcoms like "Martin" and "Everybody Hates Chris" — is opening up about her estranged husband Rico Hines' infidelities that were broadcast publicly in a leaked sex tape.

Arnold said she did not expect the tape of Hines engaging in sexual relations with…

Hip hop star Lil Wayne is currently recovering from his third seizure in four weeks — but the cause of the rapper's recent wave of health scares remains unclear.

The 33-year-old artist suffers from epilepsy, and his latest trip to the hospital came after doctors prescribed him the wrong balance of medication, sources told TMZ.

But last month, Wayne —…

Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah is calling for u.n.i.t.y. in the wake of last week's tragic police-involved shootings.

The hip-hop icon said racism remains prominent today following the recent wave of violence that led to the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and five Dallas police officers — and she's ready for that to change.

"I don't care…

Recovering substance abuser Lamar Odom was reportedly removed from his flight out of Los Angeles on Monday after he got so drunk in the airport, he threw up on the plane.

The former NBA star was seen knocking back beers and whiskey drinks at a Delta lounge bar before he boarded a late night flight to Manhattan, TMZ reports.

But before the plane took off, the…

Ciara's future with Russell Wilson is already off to a rocky start.

That is, of course, if you pay attention to the internet.

The newlyweds posted a video on Facebook Live in which 2-year-old Future Jr. (her son with rapper Future) is seen kissing Wilson and calling him "papa."

And the rapper's fans weren't too happy about it.

"Ciara got mental…

Rich Homie Quan is soon to be begging for One More Chance!

The rapper made a major oops when he forgot the lyrics to the late Notorious B.I.G's part in the Junior M.A.F.I.A, hit, "Get Money," during Monday's live broadcast…

Khloe Kardashian could keep up with the rent, but not her estranged husband.

According to TMZ, Khloe kicked former hubby Lamar Odom out of the 6,400-square-foot pad where he’d been living in the wake of his overdose in Vegas last year after recently finding a crack pipe on the property.

The reality superstar had been dropping $25,000 a month on the…

Beyoncé continues to live up to her royal nickname: Queen B and husband Jay Z are this year’s highest-paid celebrity couple, raking in a regal $107.5 million over the past year.

The sultry songstress pulled in $54 million, good enough to claim the No. 34 spot on our upcoming Celebrity 100 list—the annual ranking of the world’s top-earning superstars, which will…