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Willow Smith genuinely believes she has a tough life due to growing up in the spotlight as the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.

“I’m going to be completely and utterly honest, it’s absolutely terrible,” Willow, 17, lamented to Girl Gaze in an interview released Friday.

“Growing up and trying to figure out your life … while people feel like they…

He annotated the song’s lyrics exclusively on Genius.

Ma$e just fired the latest salvo in his ongoing beef with Cam'ron and the Harlem rapper hopped on Genius today to break down his new diss song, “The Oracle.” Cam'ron…

Hundreds of Philadelphia's needy families are enjoying Thanksgiving turkeys today courtesy of local rapper Meek Mill, whose annual turkey giveaway went on despite his being locked up in prison for probation violations.

For the fifth year, Mill and his team, Dream Chasers, and his record company, Roc Nation, partnered with a local non-profit anti-poverty group, Unity…

So Beyoncé is now a queen on an entirely different level: She’s officially the highest-paid woman in music, according to Forbes. With her pretax earnings of $105 million this past year, her financial accomplishments include a world tour that grossed $250 million, the launch of her Ivy Park fashion line, and her stock in Tidal, just to name a few.

But one can’t just…

Tupac’s legacy is one of influential music, quotes and images that presented his revolutionary mindset. But in recent years, everything from letters to shirts belonging to the late rapper have been placed on the auction block, bringing an eerie vibe to his name.

This brings us to the recent announcement of a photo of Tupac’s penis being sold for $15,000. The…

Mariah Carey has reportedly made a major business move, signing to JAY-Z's Roc Nation after firing her former manager.

Page Six reports that Mariah is making serious moves after firing her former manager Stella Bulochnikov earlier this month.

“[Mariah’s] cleaning house. She is getting legitimate people, assistants, a lawyer, and Stella is not happy about it,”…

Def Jam Records mogul Russell Simmons has penned an essay in response to an allegation from a model that he sexually assaulted her in 1991, reiterating that the relationship was consensual and not violent.

Model Keri Claussen Khalighi alleges Simmons coerced her to perform a sex act and later penetrated her without her consent in his New York apartment. Simmons has…

There’s no question that Erykah Badu is the soul hostess. On Sunday, she’ll host the Soul Train Awards on BET. But earlier this week, she was the soulful host who invited a small group of reporters to a West Hollywood hotel suite for an introductory lesson on chakras.

Badu transformed a room at Le Parc Suite Hotel into an intimate spiritual classroom Monday night for…

Rapper Fat Joe is not a fan of “thin playlists.”

The rapper was at Sidebar Miami — owned by model Caroline Vreeland’s boyfriend, local hospitality guru Jason Odio — when he requested that DJ Rob Riggs play tunes by his protégé Remy Ma.

“When Riggs’ search for Remy Ma tracks came up empty, Fat Joe was playfully dissing him for having a ‘vegan’ playlist, which he…

Rapper and music streaming mogul Jay Z paused his concert in Cleveland on Sunday night to warn a 9-year-old audience member that even though “America is way more sexist” than it is racist, she can still grow up to be president.

“You can be anything that you want to be when you grow up,” the Grammy-winner said. “And I’ll tell you something: At this very moment,…

The Hart family just got bigger.

Comedian Kevin Hart and his wife Eniko Parrish are now parents to a new baby boy, as they welcomed their first kid together, Kenzo Kash Hart, early Tuesday morning.

"He is Healthy & already smiling," Hart tweeted, announcing the baby was born at 1:45 a.m. "Thank you all for your prayers!!!! We love & appreciate…

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have another baby on the way.

The celebrity family announced Tuesday that they’re expecting their second child.

“What’s in here?” Teigen asked daughter Luna in an Instagram video.

“Baby,” she…

Dancehall artist Ninjaman was found guilty of murder a short while ago in the Supreme Court.

Ninjaman, whose given name is Desmond Ballentine, was charged along with his son Jahneil with the March 2009 murder of Ricardo Johnson, also known as Trooper, on Marl Road in Kingston.

The dancehall deejay, who was granted bail in 2012, was taken into custody four weeks…

Ashanti called out a few fans in the crowd at her joint concert with Ja Rule in Honolulu over the weekend for throwing money at her as she performed, reminding them that she’s not that kind of girl.

“I’mma need you to stop throwing that money,” the singer said mid-performance to a group of crowd-goers. “I am not a f**king stripper,” she said to uproarious…

Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are the leading nominees with five apiece for January’s NAACP Image Awards, the group announced Monday.

Blige’s nominations are for songs and videos off her album “Strength of a Woman,” while Jay-Z was nominated for his “4:44” album and songs on it, as well as a nod for entertainer of the year.

Bruno Mars, Issa Rae, Chance the Rapper,…

Eminem has taken a Twitter beating over his performance on Saturday Night Live.

The 45-year-old rapper's performance was skewered on social media as some took shots at the entertainer for performing a medley of old hits.

The Detroit native delivered a rendition of his latest single Walk On Water from his forthcoming album Revival, while integrating…

Spike Lee credits his wife with bringing “She’s Gotta Have It” to Netflix, where the new show based on his 1986 film of the same name debuts Nov. 23.

Tonya Lewis Lee — a former attorney who co-executive produces the series with her husband — suggested that the flick about a strong, independent Brooklynite named Nola Darling would be great for TV and that the…

Russell Simmons coerced a teen model into performing oral sex on him in 1991 as his former protege, Brett Ratner, watched, according to a new report.

Keri Claussen Khalighi claims that the encounter occurred in New York after the then-17-year-old had dinner with Simmons, the head of Def Jam Recordings, and Ratner, who worked with him at the time.

Khalighi said…

Even Drake wants to “Free Meek Mill.”

Despite a highly publicized feud between the rappers that’s lasted for over two years, the Canadian MC offered words of support for Mill, 30, at a Melbourne concert.

“I see you got the ‘Free Meek Mill’ t-shirt on,” Drake said to a fan in the crowd. “Free Meek Mill, man, for real. You right.”…

Jay-Z is speaking out about what he views as the criminal justice system "stalking" black people.

The hip hop mogul wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times that published Friday in which he took up the fight for justice regarding rapper Meek Mill.

Mill was recently sentenced to two to four years in prison as a result of violating his probation from a 2008…