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JAY-Z continues to stake his claim as the holy grail of musical performers.

The hip hop mogul dominated Tuesday's Grammy nomination announcements, leading all artists with eight nods, including nominations in each of the three major categories.

His highly personal "4:44" is up for album of the year, while its titular track is nominated for song of the year.…

Timbaland nearly lost it all because of an addiction to prescription painkillers.

The accomplished DJ, music producer and songwriter opened up to Rolling Stone about how just three years ago he almost died after taking a nearly-fatal dose of OxyContin.

"All I can tell you is that there was a light," he told the magazine. "I woke up trying to catch my breath,…

Variety and PBS SoCal KOCE’s Emmy Award-winning show “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” is approaching its seventh season, bringing together some of the biggest stars for conversations about their perspectives on their latest works.

Actresses Mary J. Blige and Salma Hayek, who star in “Mudbound” and “Beatriz at Dinner” respectively, sat together at the studio and…

Ray J and wife Princess Love are expecting their first child together.

“Princess and I are expecting,” Ray J, whose real name is William Norwood Jr., revealed Monday on “The Real.”

“I’mma be a dad,” the 36-year-old singer said, adding, “I’m nervous, excited. It finally happened. My first one.”

He went on to say that the couple had been trying to have a…

Eminem may be jealous of LaVar Ball.

The rapper said last week that he’s still waiting for President Trump to respond to his freestyle rap at the 2017 BET Awards.

"I was and still am extremely angry. I can’t stand that motherf---er,” Eminem said on Sirius XM’s Shade 45.

“I feel like he’s not paying attention to me. I was kind of waiting for him to say…

Police are reportedly looking into whether or not the opioid fentanyl contributed in some way to the death of rapper Lil Peep.

The Long Island-born artist — whose real name was Gustav Ahr — was just 21 when he was found unresponsive on his tour bus Nov. 15 after taking a pre-concert nap in Tucson, Arizona.

Now, cops believe that the rapper may have…

The show won't go on for JAY-Z in Nebraska.

The rapper canceled an upcoming concert Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena because his crew would be unable to set up the video screens he uses inside the venue in time for the show.

"This tour is too important to me to do it halfway," JAY-Z, 47, said in a statement to the Omaha World-Herald. "I have to cancel the…

Kevin Hart is beaming with pride.

On Sunday, the ever-busy comedian, 38, took to Instagram to show off the first up-close snaps of his new son, baby Kenzo.

Hart accompanied the photos with a touching caption and a heart-felt poem.

“Feeling beyond blessed on this beautiful Sunday morning,” he wrote. “Morning vibes with my little man. #Harts #BabyZo…

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has recreated the front of his “Pink Trap House” for a holiday “Trap Wonderland.”

News media report it’s next door to his management company, which has decked its parking lot with Christmas lights and offers activities for children.

Early visitors included Kimberly Thomas of Columbia, South Carolina. She told WXIA-TV her children were…

Naya Rivera, star of the TV musical “Glee,” was reportedly arrested Saturday night on domestic battery charges after a fight with her actor husband.

Rivera, who played a cheerleader on the hit Fox show, was busted after the…

Three white men who claimed they were victims of reverse racism at Sean (Diddy) Combs' television network have now backed off some of their claims.

The men, Douglas Goodstein, Richard Wilson and Michael Schiff, alleged in a lawsuit filed in March that they were mocked for not getting "the culture" of televised broadcasts of the popular morning radio show on Power 105,…

Cam'Ron just released his Ma$e diss track called Dinner Time.

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If Dipset's recent performance for Spotify's Rap Caviar live showcase is any indication, the Harlem-bred collective is officially back and kicking their reunion into full swing. On Tuesday, The Diplomats' own Jim Jones, Freekey Zekey and Juelz Santana stopped by MTV's TRL to reveal plans for their upcoming reunion.

Speaking with TRL host DC Young Fly, the men…

Rev. Al Sharpton said he’s heading to a Pennsylvania prison to meet with Meek Mill, the rapper hit with hard time for a probation violation.

“I think this is about an injustice that is representative of many young men of color that face an abuse of a probation or parole system,” Sharpton said Saturday at the Harlem headquarters of the National Action…

In “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Denzel Washington plays an idealistic defense attorney whose beliefs are tested when he joins a new law firm.

The Oscar winner says making the film did not make him more cynical about the justice system and, when asked about the prison-industrial complex, the “Malcolm X” star offered a surprising take.

“It starts at the home,” he told…

Mariah Carey canceled three more stops on her “All I Want for Christmas” tour.

“I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones; it’s certainly nice to remember what we are grateful for! Like most, I’m thankful for my overall health… for which I need a bit more time to get right,” Carey, 47, announced on Instagram Friday evening. “Doctors have ordered a…

The fashion gear from Rihanna’s PUMA x Fenty line is so popular that a relative wants a piece of the profits. Rih Rih’s uncle was arrested in Barbados, for selling knockoffs from the brand, the Daily Mail reports.

Leroy Fitzgerald Brathwaite, 53, appeared in a Barbados court on Tuesday (Nov. 21) where he pleaded not guilty to charges of selling counterfeit versions of…

Nothing says Thanksgiving like a Florida strip club.

Red-hot rapper Cardi B spent Wednesday partying and performing at risqué Miami superclub E11even at an after-party for the Trap Circus show.

The star “walked on stage with her notorious ‘red bottoms’ [Louboutins] as she sang ‘Bodak Yellow’ and danced around to other rap songs.”…

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…