August 2019 Blog Posts (128)

Wu-Tang Clan will replace South African group Die Antwoord on the Riot Fest lineup next month.

On Tuesday, the festival announced via social media that “Die Antwoord will no longer be performing at Riot Fest 2019” and revealed Wu-Tang on the bill Wednesday morning (Aug. 21).

Wu-Tang is scheduled to take the stage on Saturday, Sept. 14, instead of the Die…

Rapper Tee Grizzley car was shot at in Detroit last night and his Aunt/Manager was unfortunately killed.

Although Gizzley’s condition is currently unknown, multiple sources reported his manager was hit with multiple bullets and has passed away. It appears the shooting was a drive by and the intended target was Grizzley.…

A judge was not impressed with Cardi B’s celebrity status in court and has ordered the private testimony she gave in a $5 million battle to be revealed to the public.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, a federal judge has ordered the transcript of a deposition Cardi gave in the case to be filed un-redacted.

Cardi is battling a man named Kevin…

Nipsey Hussle's collaborative debut with Puma has been in the pipeline for some time, but the capsule has finally been given a release date.

Nip's team announced via his Instagram Tuesday (Aug. 20) that the collection will be available to the public for purchase on Sept. 5.

"Nipsey spearheaded this project from concept to final product over the course of…

After killing it during her Las Vegas residency, Janet Jackson was ready to kick back and party a little.

On Friday, after the penultimate night of her “Metamorphosis” run at Park Theater in Park MGM, Jackson hit Juniper Cocktail Lounge with her band, dancers and crew, then moved on to On The Record Speakeasy and Club.

Stars including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland,…

Felony charges against Chris Brown were dropped on Monday (Aug. 19), one year after the singer was arrested following a concert in West Palm Beach, Florida, for an outstanding felony battery charge related to an alleged attack at a nightclub in Tampa in 2017. A courthouse spokesperson told Billboard that the case was dismissed by intervention program.

The singer was…

Longtime Jay-Z associate Irv Gotti told Page Six that the rapper looks as if he’s being “used like a pawn” by the NFL.

The “Empire State of Mind” rapper shocked fans last week by making a deal with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to join its “social justice campaign” — after backing Colin Kaepernick in his struggle with the league over his kneeling protests. And Gotti…

Wendy Williams’ weekend of partying came to an abrupt end when 50 Cent made her wait outside his soiree.

The “In Da Club” rapper, 44, called out his frequent sparring partner as he shared footage of her and some friends apparently trying to get into his party at New Jersey’s BarCode on Saturday.

“you can’t just show up to my PARTY if you been talking…

Rihanna has been taking her time away from music to work on roughly a million other business ventures, including but not limited to, her high-end fashion line and cosmetics company. However, a recent development has caused fans to freak out. According to a fan account, the singer has registered new music with her music publisher BMI. A new song called “Private Loving,”…

In a mysterious video circulating around social media, for which a source has not been confirmed, the retired, 50-0 boxing legend can be seen talking up the possible bout.

In the clip, Mayweather appears to be addressing potential Saudi business partners and says: “I wanna say thank you.

“It’s an honour to come to Saudi Arabia to sit down with you guys…

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Jay-Z’s deal with the NFL “isn’t about selling out,” according to the hip-hop mogul, but instead to harness the league’s powerful platform to tackle issues like racial injustice head-on.

Jay was hit with criticism over his new partnership with the league he had blasted for its treatment of Colin Kaepernick, who hasn’t had a job since taking a knee during the national…

The feds intend to nail accused pedophile R. Kelly — and they have the receipts.

Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York have filed nearly a decade-worth of documents in their sex case against the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, including flight records, birth certificates and hotel recipients — one of which is for a 2015 stay at the Walt Disney World Dolphin…

Nicki Minaj has changed her Twitter name to Mrs. Petty, the surname of her fiancé Kenneth Petty. The “Starships” singer, 36, revealed in June that she and Petty obtained a marriage license, which means she would have 90 days to tie the knot. Unfortunately, Minaj had to travel so the couple had to renew it to extend their timeframe.

“[We] filed for the marriage…

Another tour date bites the dust.

After hyping her NJPAC show, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, on social media, Wendy Williams has officially canceled the performance, Page Six confirmed. The Newark, New Jersey, venue told us that the daytime talk show host has a “scheduling conflict.”

There are no plans to reschedule as…

Nearly almost one year since the release of Blu Leisure, James…

A defense attorney for one of the men accused of kidnapping and robbing rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine said Friday that he believes that rainbow-tressed entertainer orchestrated the scheme himself to build publicity ahead of an album drop.

“No robbery or kidnapping or assault happened,” said Devereaux Cannick, the defense attorney for alleged rapper-snatcher Anthony Ellison.…