A tornado watch was in effect for New York City and the metro area until 6 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service announced.
The ominous warning came as the city was drenched by rain for a second straight day - and less than two weeks after a tornado ripped Brooklyn and Queens and parts of New Jersey, killing one person and doing millions of dollars in damage.
Staten Island sustained some damage from the storm that spawned that… Continue
Never give Paul Wall the finger -- because based on this video, it doesn't matter if dude's in the middle of a concert ... he will beat your ass with a microphone. It all went down Sunday night at the Low Low Car Show in San Antonio, Texas -- Paul Wall was performing on stage with rapper Slim Thug ... when some dumbass in the front row threw a middle finger in Paul's face.
Paul can be seen exchanging a few words with the guy -- right before the rapper winds up and… Continue
With her trademark poof missing in action, "Jersey Shore" tantastic little person Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi wore one of Jennifer Lopez's old diva hats from 2001 to a boat party in Marina del Rey on Monday.
It seems that Kanye West's G.O.O.D. label roster is continuing to grow.
In addition to the recent signing of Pusha T and The Clipse, Ye has also added rapper/actor Mos Def to the super roster of talent that is now home to artists Common, John Legend, and Kid Cudi.
The news, which will be featured in the upcoming edition of XXL, revealed his signing in a story about West's G.O.O.D Music label imprint.
Rapper Lloyd Banks has commented on his recent gold plaque for his hit single "Beamer, Benz or Bentley."
Lloyd Banks revealed that the hit single was recorded on a shoestring budget.
"Climate wise, as far as the economy goes, it's a beautiful thing man," Banks said in a statement. "When you are coming from an independent standpoint, an independent gold record is really a platinum record and a platinum record is a double platinum record.… Continue
A mistrial has been declared in the drug case of Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton, who alleged attempted to purchase five kilos of cocaine from an FBI informant last year.
According to reports, the 12 jurors could not reach a verdict after four days of deliberating Buju Banton's guilty, prompting U.S. District Judge James Moody declare a mistrial.
The reggae singer, born Mark Myrie, was arrested in December of 2009, after surveillance… Continue
Rapper Kid Cudi has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and will serve two days of community service, authorities said Monday.
Charges against the 26-year-old hip-hop artist, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, will be dismissed if he completes the court-mandated work and stays out of trouble for six months, officials said.
"He's happy to be able to focus on his career," said his lawyer Stacey Richman.
A U.S. soldier's chilling description of killing Afghan civilians for fun was screened on Monday in front of a war crimes hearing investigating his case.
Cpl. Jeremy Morlock, 22, is one of five soldiers who stands accused of being part of a secret "kill team" in his Stryker brigade unit, murdering innocent Afghans and collecting their body parts as souvenirs.
Videotapes of his interviews with Army investigators surfaced on Monday, in which Morlock details how… Continue
Wyclef Jean's brief stint in politics was too much for him to handle -- he was hospitalized for fatigue this weekend. According to his rep, Jean -- who abandoned his bid for the Haitian presidency last week -- was "suffering from stress and fatigue based on the grueling eight weeks he's had."
The rep says Jean plans to take it easy and should get out of the hospital sometime this… Continue
George Lopez and his wife, Ann, are getting a divorce, TMZ has learned.
Sources say George and Ann have been working out details of the split "for a long time," but they've both made the decision to end the marriage.
The couple has been married for 17 years. They have a 15-year-old daughter, and we're told they both want to keep the divorce amicable for the sake of their kid.
UPDATE: A rep for George and Ann tells TMZ,… Continue
J.Lo and her 2-year-old twins can rest easy at night: Daddy is packing heat.
Singer Marc Anthony is one of dozens of celebs, millionaires and high-profile athletes authorized to carry a concealed weapon in the city, records show.
And the number of A-listers who have guns is growing.
"We have seen an increase in celebs seeking their own permits," said John Skylar Chambers, a lawyer who has helped New Yorkers get gun permits… Continue
Lil Wayne may be in jail, but that's not stopping him from celebrating his birthday.
The 28-year-old rapper, who is in the slammer on Rikers Island weapons charges, released his eighth album, "I Am Not a Human Being" online on Monday.
"My family, I like to do things for him for his birthday, you hear me?" rapper and Weezy collaborator Birdman told MTV.com. "This the first time we not gonna get a chance to do that. But he is putting a… Continue
Remember when we showed you the crotchy-liciousness coming from the set of Ci-Error’s next video “Gimme That”?
Apparently, CiCi is very upset that those pics got out to the public.
First I have to say that the photos you saw… umm… I was honestly a little frustrated about the photos that you did get to see from the video shoot, only because they weren’t photos that I had taken by my photographer and someone decided they wanted to shoot… Continue
Beyoncé and her mother Tina Knowles have decided to add temporary tattoos to the sportswear collection. “We decided to invite Temptu to help us create custom body art for her to model with our fashions,” Tina Knowles, Deréon’s founder, designer and creative director, told WWD. “The resulting images were so strong that we realized consumers might want to re-create the tattoos themselves.” On Nov. 1, Deréon and airbrush makeup firm Temptu will release a… Continue
Converse has announced its new Fall 2010 brand campaign entitled, "The Procession", featuring product with the iconic Converse "Star Chevron" logo, including the new Star Player Evo shoe.
Developed to pay homage to legends of Converse’s past, present and future and to celebrate basketball along with the breadth of Converse product.
The ads for the campaign shine a light on the iconic “Star Chevron” mark and give nods to Converse's… Continue