October 2015 Blog Posts (128)

Birdman might have one less lawsuit on his hands -- the war over Drake's millions upon millions in royalties is one step closer to being settled ... and Drake's pal Jas Prince is finally getting paid.

Jas Prince sued Cash Money Records and Aspire Music Group for unpaid royalties on all Drake's catalog of hit songs. Jas hooked up Drake with Birdman and Lil Wayne, in…

Former Los Angeles crack cocaine kingpin (Freeway) Ricky Ross might have fallen back into the game.

Ross, 55, was arrested last week on suspicion of possessing drug money — just a few years after finishing a lengthy prison term, authorities said Saturday.

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office released few details about Ross’ arrest, citing an ongoing…

Nicki Minaj and Beyonce stole the show at the Tidal X Concert on October 20. The awesome duo performed live their hit “Feeling Myself” single for the first time.

The “Anaconda” singer and Queen Bey were among the long list of performers for the Tidal X: 1020 charity gig held in Brooklyn, New York.

The event was put together to celebrate the online…

Prince is finally ready to #partylikeits2015.

The Purple One has joined Instagram— another sign of the times that the once famously anti-Internet superstar is suddenly feeling all lovesexy about this whole Web thing.

The “Dirty Mind” singer made his first post on the verified account on Thursday. Since then, he has been posting content as ceaselessly as he used…

It's been 30 years and Salt-N-Pepa is still pushing it.

The spicy duo from Queens is celebrating reaching a new milestone as hip hop’s top female rap group.

Cheryl James (Salt) and Sandra Denton (Pepa), who splashed onto the music scene in 1985, will be honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers on Wednesday night.

"It feels…

Harry Belafonte, the activist and performer, was en route to receiving an honor at the Four Seasons Restaurant when he was struck ill Thursday night.

The 88-year-old rallied and called in his regrets, but skipped the reception.

The Harlem-born "King of Calypso" was to be honored at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's Restore Brooklyn Annual Benefit…

Meek Mill Throws Shots At Drake During His Powerhouse Performance at The Barclays Center.

I Guess Meek Mill Is Still Hurt By "Back 2 Back" and Wale Saying "He Brought A Pen To A Gun Fight"…

Rapper Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, has already racked up tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees since filing for Chapter 11 protection in July to reorganize his mounting debts.

Three different law firms are tied to Jackson's bankruptcy, according to the electronic docket for the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

One of those firms, Robins…

CeeLo Green says he has grown personally and professionally and wants to return to "The Voice."

"I've talked very possibly about doing 'The Voice' again," Green said in an interview Wednesday. "So I just kind of put that out there, wishful thinking, kind of willing it. Because I would love to do it again."

An original coach when the show premiered in…

The flack who concocted the bogus Rihanna rumor that nearly sank Jay Z’s romance with Beyoncé apologized publicly Friday to the “Single Ladies” singer.

“I apologized to her ... this whole thing is very awkward,” Jonathan Hay said in an email to The Daily News.

Awkward indeed.

Hay, who said he apologized earlier to Jay Z, has branched out from being…

Fetty Wap took a page out of the Dave Grohl playbook, performing for the first time since busting his leg ... and he did it from a gold throne! Pimpin' ain't easy.

Fetty played the PowerHouse concert Thursday night in Brooklyn -- his first gig since that brutal motorcycle accident a month ago.…

The self-proclaimed "God of Rap" is now the King of Shoes, too.

Kanye West received this illustrious title from leading sneaker magazine Footwear News, which named the rapper's signature Adidas Yeezy Boost 350s its "Shoe of the Year" on Thursday.

West’s highly coveted shoe launched online in June, only to sell out worldwide after a few hours.

The kicks…

Beyonce just won a victory in court -- her song "XO" was not a rip-off of a song called, "XOXO" -- and one of the main reasons is, for once, Bey wasn't raunchy or sexy enough ... according to a judge, anyway.

A federal judge threw out the lawsuit a singer named Ahmad Javon Lane had filed against Beyoncé -- accusing her of copying his tune, "XOXO." The judge said the…

Lark Voorhies has pulled the plug on her six-month-long marriage to music engineer Jimmy Green, TMZ reports.

The "Saved by the Bell" star, 41, who played the effervescent Lisa Turtle on the hit '90s show, said "I do" in a secret ceremony in Las Vegas in April after a year-long romance that began on Facebook.

Voorhies asked the court not to grant her ex…

Fetty Wap isn't letting his busted leg stop him from wheelin' through the burrito assembly line at a Chipotle.

Fetty got a new 2-wheeler after his nasty motorcycle spill -- and he showed off his wheelchair skills while grabbing lunch Monday in New Jersey.…

Amber Rose is a stripper-turned-model, a feminism activist and the author of a soon-to-be-released how-to book — but don't cheapen her as "Kanye's infamous ex" or Wiz Khalifa's baby mama."

The outspoken stunner slammed GQ magazine for using those labels to tout an upcoming feature — though she apparently had no problem posing completely nude to properly illustrate the…

Meek Mill just went off.

Following an interview this morning on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club where Wale alluded to the end of MMG and said that Meek Mill brought “a pencil to a gun fight” versus Drake, Meek Mill went on a vicious rant against the D.C. rapper. “Niggas b doing all this to drop a new record gossiping about they hoe ass feelings and they personal life…

Eleven years later, he'll rock the Oscars boat a second time.

Comedian Chris Rock will host the 2016 Academy Awards on Feb. 28, the Academy confirmed Wednesday morning.The "Everybody Hates Chris" creator ruffled plenty of feathers when he last emceed Hollywood's biggest night in 2005.

"Chris may be best known as a stand-up comic, but we think of him as a…

Lamar Odom's near-death experience is breathing new life into his marriage with Khloe Kardashian.

The ailing NBA player and his reality star bride asked a Los Angeles judge to dismiss their pending divorce case Wednesday, paperwork obtained by the Daily News confirms.

The surprise move came after the estranged couple unexpectedly reunited in a Las Vegas…

A bombshell revelation from Snoop's son Cordell Broadus -- who just admitted he only played football because he thought it was the only way to make his father love him ... only to realize he misjudged the situation.

Cordell was one of the top high school wide receivers in the country and shocked the football world this year when he walked away from UCLA, which…