Kid Cudi has broken his silence over a June 11 arrest after he was accused of breaking down a woman’s door and possessing liquid cocaine.
"I know you guys were hearing some s**t about me in the news," he said at a recent public appearance in Brooklyn. "I was wilding out and s**t, but I'm good now. I just smoke weed. I know n***as die when they 27. I'm 26 now, but I promise I'll live til I'm old as s**t.”
Apparently, there is an underage prostitution ring in France that has nabbed a big time soccer player there named Frank Ribery. This Frank dude was doing the doo allegedly with an underage prostitute Zahia Dehar. Now somehow or another, Ne-Yo’s name has come up in the mess. There is no clear reason why, but a French site is dropping… Continue
G-Unit member Lloyd Banks won a major victory in court last week (July 15th), when an Ontario judge dismissed criminal charges against the Queens, New York rapper.
The charges stemmed from an incident in January of 2010, when Lloyd Banks, born Christopher Lloyd and a group of men allegedly assaulted Chris Hines, a well known booking agent in Ontario, Canada.
Banks and several other men were accused of assaulting Hines after a show at… Continue
Cops can no longer keep a giant electronic library of everyone they stop on the street - but officers can still collect names the old-fashioned way, a new NYPD memo says.
The internal memo was sent out Friday, just after Gov. Paterson signed a law banning the NYPD from entering personal information of innocent people into a citywide database.
The memo reminds cops they legally can gather the intel, as long as they use a pen and… Continue
Feisty rapper Foxy Brown pleaded not guilty Thursday to violating an order of protection when cops say she cursed out and then exposed herself to a neighbor, an arch-rival.
Brown, wearing a teal dress and a leopard-patterned scarf, remained silent and emotionless during her arraignment at Brooklyn Criminal Court.
Prosecutors asked for $10,000 bail, but the bad girl Brooklyn rapper was released on… Continue
EMINEM FT. RIHANNA-THE WAY YOU LIE by user414006 The first photographs from the set of Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" video have surfaced, and from the looks of things, the clip is shaping up to be a hot one.
In the series of pics, Rihanna — who sings the hook on the track — is seen… Continue
Looks like Foxy Brown is back in trouble again. The Brooklyn rapper was taken into custody after 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday (July 21) for allegedly violating a protective order, according to TMZ.
The 31-year-old MC had another dustup with her neighbor, who has a restraining order against Brown, according to the New York Post. Neighbors reportedly were forced to step in and hold Brown (real name: Inga Marchand) back before any physical contact… Continue
T.I. will head to Philadelphia this weekend to co-host Charlie Mack’s annual “Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend” from July 23-25th. Charlie Mack, a longtime business associate of actor/rapper Will Smith, has held the annual weekend for the past seven years, to help stem the ongoing violence in Philadelphia and its surrounding communities.
Charlie Mack and Will Smith produced the hit movie ATL, which starred T.I.
A Beverly Hills judge was adamant that Lindsay Lohan serve jail time for violating her probation, ordering the actress to 90 days behind bars and 90 days in an inpatient rehab facility earlier this month. "It's like someone who cheats but doesn't think it's cheating if they don't get caught," Judge Marsha Revel said about the troubled star's behavior at the time.
On Tuesday (July 20), only hours after Lohan turned herself in to begin her sentence,… Continue
Updates about Lil Wayne's jail bid have been pouring in, and in recent weeks Wayne himself has taken to his website, WeezyThanxYou.com, to speak directly to his fans and chop it up about sports. Cash Money honcho Birdman said that the incarcerated superstar is keeping his head up as he rides out the rest of his sentence.
"Wayne in good [spirits], taking it one day at a time," Birdman told HipHollywood.com, adding that Weezy's camp has been… Continue
Maybe Nicki Minaj — whose alter ego is named Roman Zolanski — should consider yet another nickname: Onika Thurman perhaps? Because the theatrical MC does her best impersonation of Uma Thurman's Bride from in "Kill Bill" in her new "Your Love" video, which premiered Wednesday (July 21) on MTV.
"We wanted to have geisha themes, samurai themes, stuff like that," Minaj told MTV News from the Los Angeles set. "I wanted to tell a love story. It's just kinda liking a guy,… Continue
Janet Jackson is the latest icon to pose for Blackglama 2010 Legends Campaign as of July 15. She has now joined the ranks of Diana Ross, Elizabeth Taylor, Ray Charles, Liza Minelli, and a host of others. Jackson was photographed by Rocco Laspata of Laspata DeCaro, at the Milk Studios in New York, and features black fur, mink, and ribbons. Word is she also got to keep the mink.
The campaign, which begins in September, will span print, online and outdoor outlets.… Continue
Oakland's City Council is high on marijuana as a budding business.
The California city's politicians adopted measures that give the go-ahead for large-scale pot farms as a way to generate revenue and regulate the industry late Tuesday night.
In other words, Oakland wants cannabis to go capitalist.
The city will give permits for four, industrial-sized operations, which can be as large as 100,000 square feet, reports the San… Continue
After months of speculation amongst the media, Nick Cannon has come out to set the record straight that Mariah is not pregnant. After pulling out Tyler Perry’s latest movie, For Colored Girls, due to medical reasons, people immediately assumed the 41 year old songstress was prego. Well, apparently not.
Cannon: “Mariah is not pregnant. The timing has to be right. But I can’t wait to be a dad!”
That Grape Juice had the best insight when… Continue
Word on the Caribbean curb is that dancehall wonder Mavado is going Def. The man behind the constant spinner "So Special" is said to be in talks with the label that Russell built about his new recording home. No word on how close to completion a Def Jam deal is, but we're excited about the prospect of one of Jamaica's dopest artists linking with a marquee imprint—as long as it doesn't lead to obligatory duets with Adrienne… Continue
It was one whale of a tale... literally.
A couple enjoying a beautiful day of sailing had a terrifying run in with a massive mammal that left their craft seriously damaged, and the whale likely not feeling too good, either.
"We'd spotted it about 100 meters away and thought that was the end of it," said Paloma Werner, who was on the boat with her boyfriend and business partner, Ralph Mothes. "Then suddenly it was right up beside… Continue