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What could Jay Z possibly know about securities fraud?

A lot, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The hip-hop mogul is a key witness in the SEC’s investigation into the New York licensing firm that in 2007 bought his 8-year-old Rocawear company for $204 million.

A Manhattan federal court judge on Tuesday is expected to rule on just how…

Meek Mill headed back into the recording studio for the first time after being released from jail on bail pending his appeal for a wrongful conviction.

The rapper — who was celebrating his 31st birthday — flew down to Miami following Saturday’s Philadelphia 76ers game and headed into the studio on Sunday. A source said, “He got permission to fly down to Miami for…

Janet Jackson‘s icon status is being confirmed at the Billboard Awards.

The superstar is set to get the Billboard Icon Award at the May 20 ceremony in Las Vegas, hosted by Kelly Clarkson. She’ll also reward fans with a performance on the live telecast, her first televised performance in nine years.

Past award recipients include Prince, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Neil…

Rapper G-Eazy is “grateful” but “embarrassed” after being convicted of assault, drug possession and resisting arrest following a nightclub brawl in Sweden last week.

“Embarrassed & apologetic beyond words about the incident, but above all I’m so f–king grateful they let me go, craziest experience of my life, awful night with a lot of bad luck and some even worse…

Jay-Z’s mom Gloria Carter gave an emotional and moving speech as she was honored at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday

Carter accepted a special recognition award from Robin Roberts for her contribution to Jay’s song “Smile” from his album “4:44.”

In her speech, Carter discussed the love and support she got from her son when she came out to him as…

Juelz Santana is now officially facing up to 20 years in jail.

The Dipset rapper was officially indicted Monday (Apr. 20) with two felonies after attempting to bring a gun through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, and then running out of the building after being confronted two months ago according to NJ.com.

Following a decision from the grand…

Trey Songz will not be charged in his domestic assault case.

After the Los Angeles District Attorney rejected the felony case last month, Page Six confirmed Friday that the Los Angeles City Attorney has declined to file misdemeanor charges.

Songz, 33, was arrested in March for allegedly hitting a woman named Andrea Buera in the face during a party over NBA…

G-Eazy got off easy after his arrest for assault and cocaine possession in Sweden.

The rapper, born Gerald Earl Gillum, was released from custody and left the country on Friday, TMZ reported.

G-Eazy, 28, will pay a $9,000 fine and restitution to the victim of the assault, a Stockholm nightclub bouncer.

Police apprehended the “Him & I” artist Wednesday…

Another woman accused controversial R&B singer R. Kelly of mentally and physically abusing her when she was a teenager, and yet another alleged that the crooner is currently brainwashing her daughter as part of his alleged “cult.”

Lizzette Martinez told BuzzFeed she met R. Kelly in 1995, when she was 17 years old, at a shopping mall in Miami. She said the…

Celina Powell took to Instagram on Apr. 28 to claim that she now has the results of the paternity test she served Offset with and it proves he’s the father of her newborn daughter.

“Who’s the dad? Offset’s the dad b***h!,” she screams in the beginning. “Play the Migos song now, we gotta celebrate to your song,” she then tells her friend referring to Offset’s hip…

Jay-Z is slated to rap next week — with a federal judge.

The hip-hop mogul has been ordered to appear in court next Tuesday to explain why he shouldn’t have to testify in a federal probe of Iconix, the company that owns his Rocawear fashion label.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, which is investigating whether Iconix broke the law when reporting…

Meek Mill has set a deal with Amazon and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation for a documentary series examining his odyssey through the criminal justice system during the past decade.

The six-part docu-series is targeted to premiere in 2019. Philadelphia-based rapper Robert Rihmeek Williams was released from jail last month after serving nearly five months for a probation violation —…

G-Eazy is in international trouble.

The rapper, 28, was arrested in Sweden for allegedly attacking security guards and cocaine possession, TMZ reported.

The “You Got Me” musician was reportedly partying in a club after his show Wednesday in Stockholm and was acting belligerent. When security guards tried to calm him down, G-Eazy allegedly started throwing…

A former friend of Kevin Hart was charged Wednesday with trying to extort the actor using a “surreptitiously recorded” video of Hart with a woman in Las Vegas, prosecutors said.

Jonathan Todd Jackson — known as Action Jackson — was charged with attempted extortion and extortion by threatening letter, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced…

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is launching a television production division to be headed by Weinstein Co. alum Patrick Reardon.

As Roc Nation’s exec VP of scripted and unscripted television, Reardon will be responsible for building and running the TV department, focusing on developing and producing premium scripted and unscripted content. Reardon is a veteran producer and…

Uncle Sam wants Tyga to pay up.

The “Rack City” rapper owes nearly $1 million in back taxes, The Blast reported. Tyga is accused of refusing to pay his taxes from 2011 through 2016, according to documents filed by The State of California Franchise Tax Board.

The grand total of his debt is $890,183.57.

Tyga is no stranger to owing people money. Over the…

Flame-throwing comic Michelle Wolf won’t back down from her controversial White House Correspondents’ Association performance, defiantly saying Monday she was never sought to “cater to the room.”

Wolf stunned the black-tie crowd crowd with a barrage of harsh barbs at White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Vice President Mike Pence, the mainstream…

Russell Simmons, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, says he isn’t mad at himself.

“The reason I haven’t been angry about my personal situation is because [I’m] listening to dialogue around the #MeToo movement and looking beyond my own scenario,” the rap mogul shared on Instagram Tuesday.

Simmons, 60, has been accused of rape by several women including…

Tuesday brought us two Kanyes.

The first was a man who opened up about his mental health, his family, and his art in a nearly-two hour interview with radio host Charlamagne Tha God.

The second was a Kanye who appeared at the TMZ headquarters where he had this to say:

"When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a…