July 2016 Blog Posts (123)

The U.S. Department of Justice will lead a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man shot multiple times by police during a confrontation at a Louisiana convenience store.

Graphic cellphone video circulating online, filmed by a witness early Tuesday, appears to show 37-year-old Alton Sterling being tackled and shot as two cops pin him to the ground…

It's wedding bells for Ciara and Russell Wilson.

The couple is getting hitched this weekend inside a castle in England, TMZ said.

Allegedly the pair, who got engaged in March, are already in the U.K. celebrating with 100 closest members of their friends and family.

A source told TMZ that the "I Bet" singer celebrated her bachelorette party in Las Vegas…

Sean Kingston is pointing the finger squarely at Penthouse Nightclub for allowing its security to beat his butt and jack his pricey chains ... so claims the singer in a new lawsuit.

Kingston says security at the WeHo club was involved in orchestrating the assault in which someone yanked the chains off his neck ... totaling $300k.

Kingston says he was in the VIP…

Lil Wayne hit up Hyde Sunset restaurant in Los Angeles, CA

During the party, Tunechi performed his “Rich As fu*k“, “A Milli” and “John” hits live for the people in attendance.

You can check out a recap of Weezy‘s performance below! At the end of the clip, Tune also called out a dude for standing in front of him:

“Get this nigga from in front of…

Muva knows best.

Amber Rose took to Instagram over the weekend to offer Iggy Azalea some girl-powered advice in light of her recent split from pro basketball player, Nick Young.

“The great thing is it’s the beginning of the summer and now you can be a hoe!”…

Ciara reportedly thinks her football star fiancé could have murder in his future.

The “Goodies” singer has filed new documents in her ongoing defamation suit against rapper Future, the father of her two-year-old son, claiming his “frightening” and “socially irresponsible” behavior has made her fear for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s life, TMZ reported…

It’s over.

Kevin Durant has made his free agency decision, and he’s chosen to sign with the Golden State Warriors.

In a letter posted to The Player’s Tribune, Durant acknowledged the 9 years he’s spent with Oklahoma City, thanking them for their class and support.

It really pains me to know that I will disappoint so many people with this choice,…

Rick Ross isn't gonna make the Olympic diving team, but he took a respectable plunge into his pool Sunday during a massive July 4th party.

Rick, who's on house arrest in ATL, made sure the party came to him. The pool was filled with party guests, including Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill, who recently got off house arrest himself.…

She didn't stop the music after all.

Rihanna has been taking flak for causing the cancellation of the Lollapalooza Colombia festival, reportedly dropping out over concerns about the Zika virus.

But the 28-year-old pop diva was never actually on the bill.…

This year’s VH1 Hip Hop Honors will be dedicated to the Queens of Hip Hop. Appropriately titled “All Hail the Queens,” VH1 takes the time out to honor all female Hip Hop legends of our time. Although Eve hasn’t released any recent music, it’s only right she hosts the event as she was a major staple in rap during the late 90s and early 2000s.

Although Eve has…

Waka Flocka is owning up to cheating on his wife and plans on going “off the grid,” to maybe handle his family predicament.

The rapper tweeted his confessions starting Saturday (July 2), along with a general apology to his wife, Tammy Rivera.…

Khloé Kardashian has gotten caught up with Trey Songz.

The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star attended the "Slow Motion" singer's concert Saturday in Las Vegas and was later spotted getting cozy with him in a club, ET is reporting.

And from the looks of it, the R&B hottie, a longtime buddy of her famous family, is no longer in the friend…

Jay Z is plotting his next takeover. The rap mogul/honorary baby boomer is in talks to sell his music streaming service, Tidal, to Apple, according to The Wall Street Journal. Jay used the crumpled-up bills in his dryer to buy the Swedish company for $56 million last March, then recruited his MySpace Top 8 to be co-owners.

The startup has suffered anemic growth,…

There’s some “disrespek” going around.

Shortly after Birdman’s “interview” with The Breakfast Club and his demand that Charlamagne The God “put some respek” on his name went viral, the rapper started plotting ways to monopolize on his new catchphrase. He not only released a single titled “Respek,” but also launched a clothing line of t-shirts, hats and hoodies bearing…

The upcoming Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me has a fan in Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs.

The music mogul reportedly got a chance to see the Benny Boom-directed flick on Friday (July 1) with designer Tracey Mills. “Had to show @iamdiddy the 2Pac…

Two wardrobe items immortalized in Prince’s “Purple Rain” have reportedly been auctioned off for a cool $192,000.

The blazer and white ruffled shirt worn by the late funk legend in his award-winning 1984 musical drama sold for $96,000 each in the Profiles of History auction Friday in California, the Guardian reports.…

Tyga’s new single “1 to 1″ is the backwash of the trop-pop wave, and it now has a new video that’s somehow even worse. It was shot in Jamaica, and just to drive home the authenticity, it opens with a spoken-word intro from Tyga:

Kingston, Jamaica. Real gully. Much like the ghetto back home, just more undeveloped. What some see as dirty and less fortunate, we see…

This ranks among the strangest criminal charges.

A man was arraigned Thursday for impersonating a member of Kevin Hart’s entourage after using purloined credit cards to see the "Get Hard" star in Buffalo last year, according to local TV station WKBW.

Leland Burks, 55, reportedly pretended to be part of Hart’s inner circle — and booked enough hotel rooms in…

Joe Budden is ready for war. After teasing and much talk on social media about wanting to spar lyrically with Drake and Meek Mill, the Slaughterhouse MC decides to back up the talk. Released on Thursday (Jun. 30), Joey liberates a new record titled “Making A Murderer Pt. 1.” On the araabMUZIK-produced track, a diss record, Budden fires vicious rhymes at Drake. Jumpoff Joe…