Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was nominated for an award for his role in supporting Hip-Hop in the country.
Putin has been nominated for the “Event of the Year” Award during the Russian Street Awards being presented by Muz TV, Russia’s rival of MTV.
In November of 2009, Putin attended Muz TV’s “Battle for Respect” Hip-Hop contest and presented the winning award to a rapper by the name of Zhigan.
Kim Kardashian already hopping back into the dating pool – and this time she’ll be makin’ a little extra cash on the side, too!
Kardashian has been “quietly pitching” the idea of a dating game show so she can find Mr. Right and hopes Ryan Seacrest (who produces E!’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians) will take her under his wing and produce the new show.
“Kim will probably stay single for awhile to see if the show will become a reality,”… Continue
Robin Thicke became a father last week when he and his wife, actress Paula Patton, welcomed their son Julian Fuego into the world. While Thicke says he wants his child to be talented musically, he tells Rap-Up TV that he really hopes he raises the next Los Angeles Lakers superstar.
Thicke says, he will have Julian shooting a basketball at the age of two to try and give him a Tiger Woods-like focus, a reference to the golf star’s defining… Continue
Organizers for the Glastonbury Festival have confirmed that rapper Snoop Dogg will headline the event, which includes performances by U2, Stevie Wonder, Muse, Jack Johnson, Slash and others.
The five-day festival takes place from June 22nd to June 27th at Worthy Farm in Pilton and will feature hundreds of bands and poets on multiple stages.
Snoop will perform at the five-day festival for the first time on the Pyramid Stage on Friday… Continue
It's a case of assault with a deadly reptile.
Tony Smith, 29, was charged with using his six-foot-long pet python as a weapon after getting into an argument with a fellow guest at a South Carolina motel Tuesday night, the Herald of Rock Hill, S.C., reported.
The 47-year-old victim, Jeffrey Culp, who told the newspaper he has a fear of snakes, said he was on the receiving end of the close encounter at the Executive Inn after he… Continue
Wiz Khalifa is too juicy to hold down, even by Warner Bros. Records.
The Pittsburgh rapper parted ways with the company in 2009 after they kept delaying his debut release, "First Flight." On Wednesday, he released his eighth independently produced mix tape, "Kush & OJ" and it immediately shot to No. 1 on Google and Twitter - so much for the power of the record deal.
Khalifa's independent project was released as a free download that… Continue
Talk about damage control: The morning after Whitney Houston bombed at Birmingham's LG Arena in the U.K., Sony Music issued a glowing press release in an attempt to cover up the singer's latest mess.
"Whitney Houston is back!" the e-mail reads. "Whitney has showed the world she is back in full force with a strong show to entertain her fans."
Not so, says — well, nearly everyone who attended the… Continue
Shaquille O’Neal believes his exwife Shaunie O’Neal may be throwing salt on a “televised revenge” plot on her VH1 reality show, Basketball Wives and now he’s making legal threats to keep her from Shaq-bashing on the air. Shaq’s lawyer has fired off a letter to the network in which he demands VH1 immediately halt production on “any further episodes of ‘Basketball Wives’ which make any reference to Mr. O’Neal.” He ain’t playing.
Shaq’s lawyer claims… Continue
Now that Kourtney Kardashian has dropped her baby weight, and sister Khloe has shed her unwanted pounds, the famous sisters are flaunting their new figures in a racy ad for the Miami location of their retail store, Dash.
The stars of "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami," along with two of their employees dubbed "Dash Dolls," had their bodies covered with black airbrushed bodysuits that reads: "Dash Miami."
LOS ANGELES - Oh Larry!
CNN's Larry King is splitting from his seventh wife, a willowy blond who reportedly believes the 76-year-old cheated on her - with her kid sister.
The talk show anchor and his wife Shawn Southwick, 50, both filed for divorce Wednesday citing "irreconcilable differences."
The marriage crumbled after Southwick accused King of having an affair with her younger sister, Shannon Engemann, TMZ… Continue
Nicki Minaj apparently fired Waka's mother because mom made a bad mistake. Nicki's rumored to be off the Rihanna tour is because her ex-managerfailed to get the proper international permit papers to allow her to tour internationally. So, Nicki COULDN'T TOUR! That's foul! A lot of girls are probably looking for Waka's mom so they could ask her some "questions."
Last week, in-demand songwriter Claude Kelly called comparisons between Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera “crap,” citing the latter powerhouse vocalist’s decade plus longevity in a business where career success is fleeting.
Now, multiplatinum artist and producer Akon, who signed Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label in 2008, is giving his own view on the musical battle that's igniting debate on both sides of the fence.
R&B singer The-Dream has made a big contribution to the music world, or at least he thinks so. In a recent interview with BET.com, the “Rockin That Thang” singer says he’s personally rejuvenated R&B. He states, quote,
“I’m at my peak as far as what The-Dream the artist is as an R&B artist. Yeah, because in some particular type of way I’ve changed the sound or made it…I made R&B somewhat cool again.”
Chris Rock has some advice for Tiger Woods: Never say 'Never again.'
The former "Saturday Night Live" star suggested that the disgraced golf legend should not set the bar too high with his wife, Elin Nordegren.
"Just say, 'I'm going to try to do my best,'" Rock said during an interview with PBS' Tavis Smiley, set to air on Thursday.
The funnyman, who has been married to Malaak Compton-Rock for 13 years, knows from experience… Continue
Bobby Brown is heading to court on June 24 in an attempt to lower his child support to Kim Ward, mother of two of his children. The reason: Brown says he has no source of income and can't afford the $5,500 a month he dishes out to his baby mama. Not that he's done a great job making payments thus far: He was jailed in February 2007 for failing to pay Ward $22,000.
Flo Rida saved the night at Harrah's Atlantic City last weekend: The rapper agreed to take the stage at the Pool After Dark when scheduled performer Iyaz canceled at the last minute.
"Flo was just there to hang out, but agreed to help the venue when they had no one to fill the slot," says an insider, who adds that Iyaz's flight from the Bahamas to A.C. had been canceled. "He got up on stage for four songs and then made an impromptu splash in the… Continue