August 2013 Blog Posts (172)

Spike Lee apparently did the right thing to finance his next movie.

The 56-year-old “Crooklyn” director reached his $1.25 million goal on Kickstarter to fund his next project, four days ahead of his deadline.

With $1.29 million in donations, it’s the third highest film in the crowdfunding site’s history, behind the “Vernonica Mars” feature film and Zach Braff’s…

Chris Brown likes to paint and sing about graffiti and soon he could be scrubbing it from sites across Los Angeles.



The “Run It” singer agreed Friday to complete 1,000 new hours of community labor to resolve a battle with prosecutors over his probation for beating Rihanna in 2009.…

The-Dream delivers more drama in the video for “Too Early,” his collaboration with Gary Clark Jr. off his album IV Play.…

Is Trinidad James Really Wearing A Jeans Skirt?

I believe the correct term is skort.

The flap is so he can hide his strap from the police.…

Russell Simmons has issued an apology for a controversial video released on his All Def Digital YouTube channel Wednesday.

The video, a parody "sex tape" of the legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman, features Shanna Malcolm as Tubman having acrobatic sex with her master as a fellow slave records the activities while hidden in the closet. Tubman plans to exchange the…

2 Chainz details the first time he met Kobe Bryant in the second installment of his new mini-series.

Fans of Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz are continuing to get a glimpse into the rapper’s persona thanks to his new, video mini-series, which he also serves as executive producer of.

In the first part in the mini-series, titled “24 Hours To Live,” 2…

Drake speaks on his 2012 verse exchange with Common, revealing that he believes he came out on top.

Last year, Drake and Common had a highly publicized beef on record. Starting with Common's "Sweet," garnering a response from Drizzy on "Stay Schemin'," and ending with Common addressing Drake by name on his own remix of the track.

The two later made peace at the…

There is still about a month to go until Rihanna's fall collection for River Island drops, but fans of the singer and her clothing line now have glossy images and a video to tide them over.

The new ad campaign features select pieces from the 80-piece collection, which combines sophisticated chic and urban glamour. The line includes camouflage and…

Kendrick Lamar has done one thing, if not anything else, he has sparked debate and caused a ripple effect in the rap game. When he appeared on Big Sean’s “Control,” Kendrick Lamar said, save Nas and Jay-Z, he is the best rapper in the game. On the song, he also said he is the king of New York.

Given the state of New York hip hop and them regrouping, there is not quite…

A man who claims he was punched and kicked by a member of Chris Brown's entourage during a fight at a recording studio sued the R&B singer on Tuesday for assault and battery.

Sha'keir Duarte sued Brown for unspecified damages in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming he suffered a concussion as well as humiliation and mental anguish as a result of the…