Featured Blog Posts – July 2018 Archive (106)

New York rap mogul JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation is looking like the old Def Jam in 2018. The hip-hop icon’s popular entertainment company is now the home to The LOX‘s Jadakiss.

Kiss went to Instagram this week to officially break the news to fans.…

A petition launched Wednesday asking iHeartMedia to fire Charlamagne Tha God from “The Breakfast Club” after a woman who accused the popular radio personality of rape 17 years ago said she wanted to re-open the case.

A Care2 petition calling for Charlamagne’s removal, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, from the program has received over 7,000 signatures…

Fresh out of the contagious unit at Rikers Island, Tekashi 6ix9ine hands out $20 bills to kids at a soccer game.…

Another week, another freestyle from Drake. The rapper joined host Charlie Sloth for a BBC 1Xtra segment called "Fire in the Booth," as seen in a video that hit YouTube Saturday (July 14).

He previously got into the booth for a "Behind Barz" freestyle for Link Up TV that first made an appearance last weekend. Both freestyles follow the release of his latest album,…

Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” conquers another radio format as it rises 2-1 to crown the Adult R&B Songs airplay chart for the first time. The tune leads the July 14-dated list, spurred by a big 27 percent surge in plays in the week ending July 8, according to Nielsen Music.

Mai is the first artist to reach the top with her debut chart entry since Cardi B, whose “Finesse”…

YG has reportedly turned himself in to Las Vegas authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday (July 12). He was charged with a felony robbery, but was released after posting $20,000 bail. The arrest stems from a chain snatching incident at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas back in May, according to TMZ.

The Compton-bred rapper was reportedly…

Lil Kim isn’t selling her home without a fight.

The rapper, 44, pleaded with the judge in her ongoing bankruptcy case to stop the sale of her New Jersey mansion, according to court documents obtained by Page Six on Friday.

She asked the court to convert her case from a Chapter 13 to a Chapter 11 so that she could reorganize her debts, and told the judge that…

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine caught a break Friday when a Manhattan judge sprung him on bail.

Justice Ann Scherzer had denied two previous bail requests but “acknowledged a significant change in circumstances.”

Tekashi was picked up on a warrant at JFK Airport on Wednesday for skipping out on a Texas court date to face allegations he choked a fan.

Scherzer…

Another bad turn for Charles Oakley.

The Knicks icon was arrested at a Las Vegas casino on Sunday, TMZ Sports reported, for allegedly trying to cheat while gambling.

Oakley “was suspected of adding to or reducing his wager on a gambling game after the outcome was known,” officials from the Nevada Gaming Board told the website.

Oakley allegedly tried to…

Safaree gets 100 ice cups thrown at him at a Dyckman Basketball Tournamant. The crowd wasn't feeling his performance and was booing him. So he stopped the music and said "I fuck b!tches you n!ggas could only dream about".

That's when the…

Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Monday for allegedly assaulting a photographer during an appearance at a Florida nightclub.

Brown, who was not in court, entered the plea via his attorney, The Blast reported. His attorney also requested a “disposition/pre-trial conference.”

When the “She Ain’t You” singer walked off stage after his concert in West Palm Beach,…

Whitney Houston’s mother says allegations that her superstar daughter and her son were molested by her niece are “unfathomable.”

In a statement to People magazine on behalf of herself and sister, singer Dionne Warwick, Cissy Houston revealed they first learned of the claims two days before the documentary “Whitney” premiered in May.

In the film, Whitney…

Kenya Moore is expecting a baby — and one fewer paycheck.

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star will not be returning for the show’s 11th season, an insider told Page Six on Wednesday.

Producers “offered her [a] part-time [role] and she didn’t want the reduction in pay. So she’s out,” the insider said.

Page Six previously reported that pregnant Moore,…

Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in the Big Apple on Wednesday for an outstanding warrant related to a mall attack on a 16-year-old, cops said.

Tekashi was taken into custody at JFK Airport just moments after returning home from his European tour, according to police.

He is accused of choking a teen at The Galleria mall in Houston, after the…

Keyshia Cole may have alienated some fans after making a fake pregnancy announcement.

The R&B singer, who’s responsible for hits like “Love” and “I Should Have Cheated,” told fans last week that she was expecting.

“PreggoInMyFashionNovaFit #CongratulationsAreInOrder,” she captioned an Instagram snap posing in a snakeskin number.…

G-Eazy was reportedly denied entry into Canada on Monday, forcing him to cancel a performance.

The 29-year-old rapper and his entourage allegedly encountered issues with customs agents upon arriving in Calgary, Alberta, insiders told TMZ. The Cowboys Music Festival confirmed Monday that he would not perform that evening.

“Cowboys regrets to inform you that…

Kevin Hart and Mike Epps have taken their beef to Instagram’s comment section.

According to Comedy Hype, the resurgence of the two comedians’ feud came when Epps, 47, shared a photo with Eddie Murphy on the set of Netflix’s Dolemite on June 29. After a fan commented, “Eddie Murphy Is Funnier Than Kevin Hart Still,” Epps reportedly replied with the since-deleted,…

Beyonce and Jay-Z will be among headliners at a Nelson Mandela tribute concert to be held in South Africa at the end of the year.

The couple will form part of a star-studded line-up at the Mandela:100 event on December 2 to honor the legacy of the anti-apartheid hero in his Centenary year.

Other performers include Ed Sheeran, Chris Martin, Pharrell Williams,…

Rapper XXXTentacion, who was killed in south Flordia on June 18, had signed a deal worth $10 million with music distributor Empire to release his next album, says a report in the New York Times published on Sunday (July 8) citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.

XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Onfroy, had released two full-length albums during a…