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To prepare for the role of Florence Jackson in the upcoming film “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige tapped into her own heartache.

“I used a lot of my own heaviness from my own misery that I was living in that horrible marriage,” the 46-year-old told Variety. “‘I was just dying in it. I knew something was wrong. I just couldn’t prove it. I just had all the heaviness of not…

Quantasia Sharpton, the 21-year-old accusing Usher of exposing her to herpes, claimed during an interview with YouTube vlogger Miss Jacob Kohinoor that she has video proof the hookup occurred.

She alleges that she filmed her sexual encounter with the "My Boo" singer, telling Kohinoor that Usher, 38, was aware the camera was on him at the…

It’s Lil Uzi’s first number one album.

Lil Uzi Vert's album, Luv Is Rage 2 debuted at number one at the Billboard 200. His debut studio album moved over 135,000 units according to Billboard. Lil Uzi has had a big month, performing with…

Beyoncé started her birthday celebrations a day early with the help of her doting husband.

On Sunday, during his set at the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia, Jay-Z had the crowd croon “Happy Birthday” to Queen Bey, who turned 36 on Monday.

“Shout out to Beyoncé,” Jay-Z, 47, said onstage. “Beautiful Bey is in the house tonight. Happy birthday, my…

Lil Wayne was reportedly hospitalized in Chicago Sunday after suffering a seizure.

The rapper, 34, was found unconscious in his Westin hotel room, according to TMZ.

He reportedly suffered another seizure at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., is supposed to perform at Drai’s Live nightclub in Las…

Los Angeles Lakers player Lonzo Ball might want to start biting his tongue when it comes to his opinions on hip-hop.

After asserting that nobody listens to Nas anymore in an on-camera interview, the 19-year-old is feeling the backlash from all angles of the music industry. First it was T.I. and Lil B who came for Lonzo, now Nas’ own manager, Anthony Saleh, is…

The Bronx artist made the big announcement during her performance at Made in America Festival in Philadelphia.

Making her MIA Festival debut with a set that, of course,…

Oxygen will attempt to tell the story of Tupac Shakur’s murder in a new two-hour documentary called Snapped: Notorious Tupac Shakur. In a doc set to air Sept. 10, just three days after the anniversary of the shooting that claimed ’Pac’s life, Oxygen dives deep into ’Pac’s final hours to try and solve the decades-old mystery.

A trailer of the show first premiered…

A small-time New York City basketball club is claiming rapper Ice Cube and entertainment exec Jeff Kwatinetz stole their idea for a popular 3-on-3 league featuring retired NBA players, according to a new $50 million lawsuit.

Champions League founder Carl George alleges he recognized that a “significant amount of talented players in the NBA” are pushed out annually,…

The unidentified woman accusing Usher of giving her herpes is now accusing the R&B star of hiding his assets.

The woman, only named as Jane Doe, is suing the “U Got It Bad” singer for $20 million, and in a new claim states that he has quickly hidden his wealth in order to keep it safe if he loses the case, TMZ reports.

Lisa West, the lawyer representing…

Flavor Flav is fighting the power in all the wrong ways, according to Chuck D.

Chuck D told TMZ that Flavor Flav’s lawsuit against him and their group Public Enemy was not the right way to approach things, but doesn’t fault him for trying.

“Flav HAS HIS rights, but took a wrong road on this,” the rapper told TMZ.

Chuck D explained that Flavor Flav is…

Prince didn’t have an orange crush — purple was his favorite color, according to his half-sister Sharon Nelson.

Sharon Nelson says in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday that “contrary to what has been said, purple was and is Prince’s color.” Tyka Nelson, Prince’s only full sibling, told the London Evening Standard in a story published Aug. 21 that though…

Friday, September 1 could be a day to remember for the Williams sisters.

Serena Williams has gone into labor at a Florida hospital, CBS12 reported Friday afternoon, hours before sister Venus was scheduled to face Maria Sakkari of Greece in the third-round of the U.S. Open at 3 p.m. ET.

Serena, 35, is expecting her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian. She has…

When Notorious B.I.G.’s funeral procession rolled through his native Bed-Stuy in 1997, mourners began blasting his track “Hypnotize,” and it subsequently turned the rapper’s wake into a party. Just weeks later, it gave Biggie (a k a Christopher Wallace) his first Billboard No. 1, and was instantly established as his signature song.

But that famous part of hip-hop…

The Houston native announced on Instagram that the concert, titled “Orion’s Rise,” will take place in Boston’s Orpheum Theater on Sept. 28. Knowles will be joined on stage by jazz band The Sun Ra Arkestra.

“I’m committed to partnering with organizations on the ground in Houston…

“The Breakfast Club” DJ Charlamagne tha God and Rolling Stone have buried the hatchet over the magazine’s misidentifying Charlamagne as a rapper who made controversial “transphobic” comments on his show — by making a joint donation to charity.

The brouhaha began when transgender rights activist Janet Mock recently appeared on “The Breakfast Club” for what turned into…

Brownsville-bred fighter Zab Judah was sent to a neutral corner by a Queens County Family Court judge who pulled no punches in sentencing the 39-year-old pugilist to three months in jail.

Judah was in court on Wednesday over $120,000 in back child support payments and didn’t have the dough. In fact, it wasn't even close.

“He was sentenced to three months to…

Flavor Flav needs money. So says a lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday, in which Flav accuses Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D and two business managers of cheating him out of royalties and merchandising revenue.

Flav — real name, William Drayton — contends that his Public Enemy royalties have dwindled to almost nothing in recent years. In the last few months, he…

The former lead singer of Soul II Soul, Melissa Bell, has died at the age of 53.

Bell was best known for her stint in the Grammy award-winning band, which she joined in 1993. Among her recordings with the band were the singles ‘Wish’ (1993) and 1995’s ‘Be A Man’, but Bell left Soul II Soul in 1995 to pursue a solo career. Bell later had a spell as the lead…

Not everyone is thrilled with Kevin Hart’s Hurricane Harvey challenge.

In a series of Instagram videos, the comedian called out several celebrities to donate $25,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts but while many heeded the call, Master P wasn’t too pleased with Hart’s method.…