Buju Banton was seen shaking his head in court Wednesday after prosecution provided potentially damning evidence of the reggae star discussing drug deals and footage of him tasting cocaine.
As previously reported, Banton was arrested last December after police say he conspired to buy more than five kilograms of cocaine from an undercover police officer.
According to the Jamaica Observer, Banton, real name… Continue
Urban Ink Magazine has given us an early glimpse into the recent shoot with their latest cover model.
The newly rechristened Ricky Rozay shares the cover with models Draya Michelle and London. Check out behind the scenes footage of the South Beach photo shoot.
If the way Rozay was eyeballing the models like a plate of chicken made you a little uncomfortable, don’t feel bad. We feel the same… Continue
On Monday (September 27th), MTV is set to debut a new live afternoon pop culture-driven show called “The Seven,” which will curate the seven, must know news stories of the day. The show’s first live in-studio guests are Hip-Hop sensation Drake, as well as the cast of the forthcoming film The Social Network (Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake).
“MTV has played a pivotal part in my career from the beginning and I look… Continue
HERE IS AN INTERVIEW WITH 40 GLOCC & VILLAGE BOO TALKING ABOUT ALL THE METROSEXUALS IN THE GAME:
Lenny Kravitz was spotted in knee-high platform boots and leather pants and a blouse in New York City. Is that how the Metrosexual male of 2010… Continue
Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z is one of 15 entrepreneurs Forbes magazine has predicted will be worth a billion dollars by the year 2015.
Jay-Z was named amongst an elite group of tech moguls, hedge-funders, athletes and entertainers who all have a chance of breaking into the Forbes 400 this decade.
According to Forbes, Jay-Z has a total worth of $450 million, through his Roc Nation label, his catalog, which returns to him in 2014, Rocawear and a… Continue
Diddy is trying to get into the panties of “Jersey Shore” reality star Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola.
Rumor has it that Diddy has been trying to get with Sammi after spotting her at one of the September 10th Fashion’s Night Out events.
Life & Style’s Scene Queens say they spotted Sammi and her friends outside of the event when Diddy pulled up to the curb and reportedly called out to Sammi, “I love Jersey Shore. I’ve been thinking… Continue
Kim Kardashian is not in a relationship with Chris Brown. The reality TV star — who recently broke up with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin — has denied that she’s dating the R&B singer on her Twitter account. Kardashian writes, quote, “I literally laughed out loud at these dating rumors,” adding, quote, “I literally can’t keep up anymore, not true!” The online gossip site MediaTakeOut.com was the first outlet to report that Kardashian and… Continue
A third man has come forward alleging that he was sexually abused by the Atlanta mega-church bishop already under fire in two similar lawsuits. Jamal Parris, 23, alleged in a suit filed today that Bishop Eddie Long used his private plane to fly him around the world -- from Los Angeles to Trinidad to New York -- and sexually abused him along the way. Parris alleges in the documents, obtained by ABC News, that the bishop would request he be nude while in his presence and… Continue
Sad news for Lyfe Jennings! The singer has finally reached a conclusion to the 2008 conflict with his babymama Joy Pound and it isn’t pretty.
Lyfe faced an Atlanta judge today and was sentenced to three and a half years jailtime as a result of that fateful confrontation with his ex-girlfriend. He was charged with DUI test refusal, criminal trespassing, discharging a weapon near a street, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and fleeing or… Continue
Will "The X Factor" be an "ax" factor for Antonio (L.A.) Reid and the Universal Music Group?
Wednesday, the music giant's publicity machine beat back blog reports that Reid had been fired from his job as chairman of Island Def Jam Records, and we hear the speculation was tied to Reid's discussions with producers of both "American Idol" and "The X Factor" about becoming a judge on one of the shows.
A Brooklyn man standing in front of his apartment was hit with a trespassing ticket, even after cops watched him use his key to get inside.
Lindsey Riddick, still fuming over the bizarre Aug. 18 incident, said he showed police his identification. And when he opened the door to the Flatbush home, his girlfriend and two daughters greeted him and then ran outside the apartment.
"I told the officer, 'I live here and I have the key,'"… Continue
Katy Perry's breasts -- and song -- have been yanked from "Sesame Street" ... after the show began receiving complaints like, "DUDE MY SON SAW THIS AND GOT A BONER WTTTTTTTTTF." Katy shot a segment for the show -- which was supposed to air on New Year's Eve -- in which she sings a cleaned-up version of her song, "Hot N Cold" with Elmo.
The song made its way to YouTube Monday and racked up nearly a million views. But some parents started complaining her cleavage… Continue
If you've been anywhere on the Internet today, you may have heard the new leaked Nicki Minaj track, "Right Through Me." While some of us here at VIBE already have the pop-y hook stuck in our heads, others would rather forget it. Here's a quick snapshot of the VIBE office first impressions of the track, supposedly a single off Nicki's hotly anticipated debut, Pink Friday, due Nov. 23. HERE IS WHAT VIBE SAYS: Heard Around The… Continue