August 2015 Blog Posts (139)

Wiz Khalifa got handcuffed on Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles International Airport because he wouldn’t get off his hoverboard, the rapper said on social media.

Several U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers apparently threw Khalifa, 27, to the ground at around 4 p.m. in a video posted to his Instagram feed.

“Get on the ground,” one of the officers…

New video clip of 50 Cent cracking jokes on French Montana. Says only 10 people showed up to his album signing in The Bronx.…

Drake vs. Meek Mill—aka the feud that never ends?

We'll let you decide. Just to recap, the rappers had a lengthy, social media-fueled back-and-forth (complete with a few diss tracks, too) which began years and years ago almost exactly one month ago when Meek accused Drake of using a ghostwriter for his lyrics.

The Internet almost unanimously declared that Meek…

Dr. Dre has issued an apology in response to the growing controversy over his hit film "Straight Outta Compton."

While the N.W.A. biopic has been a box office success, it has also received backlash for failing to acknowledge Dre's history of violence against women.

The growing outcry over the film's omission of the alleged incidents led the 50-year-old rapper…

Things are going pretty well for Fetty Wap at this point. The New Jersey rapper/singer just announced that his debut album is right around the corner, we already know another Drake collaboration is in the works, he's also apparently sneaking into the high fashion world, and now he's got a new Billboard sales record under his belt as well.

According to Billboard, Fetty…

The lead detective in Biggie Small's unsolved murder has died, potentially taking the 18-year-old mystery to his grave.

Russell Poole, the retired Los Angeles Police detective who was the first to accuse fellow cops and Death Row Records CEO Marion (Suge) Knight for the rapper's 1997 death, collapsed and died Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported.

An…

Hollywood may be looking to double down on the success of "Straight Outta Compton" with another movie exploring the '90s rap game.

Rapper Daz told TMZ there will be a sequel "of sorts" exploring the rise of Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Warren G. and other West Coast legends.

The site said the yet-to-be confirmed flick would be titled "Dogg Pound 4 Life" and would star…

Dee Barnes was cut straight outta "Straight Outta Compton."

The script for $60 million rap biopic initially included a scene showing Dr. Dre throttling music journalist Dee Barnes, but it didn't end up in the finished product, The Los Angeles Times reports.

In the scene describing the 1991 attack, the young N.W.A. rapper was described as confronting the hip-hop…

Lamar Odom still carries a torch for Khloe Kardashian.

The former NBA star professed his feelings for his ex-wife in a "rambling" and "often incoherent interview" with In Touch Magazine — and said that he still considers her his “wife” and “soulmate.”

“That woman is my wife without the ring on my finger,” he said.

“Even with her picture being taken with…

Nicki Minaj wasn't feeling this version of herself — or at least how it was treated.

Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas is buffing up security around the "Anaconda" rapper's wax figure and redesigning it after tourists took inappropriate pictures with the scantily clad replica that's posed on all fours.

"Madame Tussauds attractions are interactive, immersive…

Deez Nuts, a 15-year-old high school sophomore from rural Iowa, is running for president ... and he's already proving to be serious competition for frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Nuts is running as an independent ... and when his name showed up on a poll in North Carolina he pulled in 9% of the vote.

The kid's real name is Brady Olson of…

BET.Com new series called "Squashing Beef" created by Todd Tucker & Samson Styles Associated Produced by St. Laz, tries to squash street beef before it escalates in the…

Columbus Short had some very unwelcome guests at his album release party.

The former “Scandal” star was apprehended Tuesday by bounty hunters and police officers right before he held soundcheck at a Los Angeles nightclub, TMZ reports.

Short, 32, was arrested because a judge issued a bench warrant after the actor failed to appear in court for one of his domestic…

Hedwig is packing up her miniskirt and high heels and leaving Broadway.

Producers of the Tony Award-winning revival said Tuesday that it will play its final show at the Belasco Theatre on Sept. 13. When it closes, it will have played 22 previews and 506 regular performances.…

Amber Rose was being used to lure models into prostitution ... and she had no idea.

According to TMZ, the LAPD is now investigating a company that was soliciting models "for a paid celebrity photoshoot and clothing line."

Aspiring models who contacted the company after seeing an Instagram ad were then told Amber Rose was a key person in picking the…

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull will headline the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina concert in Miami this November, which will be streamed live online.

Other performers joining Lopez and Pitbull at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami include Don Omar, Wisin, Prince Royce, Marco Antonio Solis, Camila, Becky G., Fonseca and Voz de Mando.

The Nov. 7 event will…

LOS ANGELES — Pharrell Williams, One Direction and Florence + The Machine are going to appear at the Apple Music Festival next month.

Apple announced Tuesday that the musicians will be among the headlining performers at the 10-night festival at London’s Roundhouse that begins Sept. 19. Festival performances will be broadcast live and on-demand on Apple Music, and…

Nene Leakes' spot as the queen bee of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" is about to be filled.

According to TMZ, producers of the Bravo reality series have added transgender model, Amiyah Scott, to the lineup for Season 8.

Scott, who was born Arthur, started her transition a decade ago at the age of 17.

The model is hardly new to the fame game, touting…

Hasn't he learned anything from Anthony Weiner?

Comedian Mike Epps just exhibited the wrong way to use Twitter to his more than 2 million followers.

The married actor and father of 4, committed a cardinal social media sin when he coerced a female follower to send him a direct message.

The public conversation began when Epps, 44, said "hey" to user…