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Jay-Z has explained the bizarre inspiration behind the unusual names given to his and Beyoncé‘s baby twins.

The rapper, 47 and his singer wife, 35, called their new daughter Rumi and son Sir – even more distinctive names than the one they gave their first child, Blue Ivy.

Now Jay-Z has given a rather obscure explanation as to why Sir had to be the name for his…

A private concert by the Weeknd ended in fiasco on Friday night — before it even began.

The rapper was due to perform a show in Downtown LA as part of a celebration of the 20th anniversary of high-end vodka, Grey Goose.

But according to PageSix, after hundreds of people showed up the event at the edgy Werkartz warehouse, they were turned away and told the…

While Usher, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox hit the studio to work on what many assume will be Confessions Part III, Usher’s legal team has finally responded to a lawsuit filed against the singer.

According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Usher’s legal team allege the Georgia woman who filed a $20 million suit against the Grammy award winner does not have…

I love the way you buy.

Pop singer Rihanna is reported to be the new owner of a gated Mediterranean-style residence in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, which sold for $6.8 million earlier this year, according to the Observer.

The estate, pictured here, sits on nearly half an acre of land, and includes a 7,130-square-foot main house with a chef’s kitchen, a movie…

The Fox network next month will air an investigation into the shooting deaths of rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.

The two-hour special, "Who Shot Biggie & Tupac?," will dig into the entangled murders of these legendary hip-hop adversaries, which remains among the greatest crime mysteries in pop-culture history.

Shakur was fatally shot in a…

More than two months after Nick Gordon was jailed on domestic battery charges involving girlfriend Laura Leal, the charges have been dropped.

Florida prosecutors said they have opted not to try the case against Gordon, 28, after Leal “became unhappy with the criminal justice process” and “repeatedly demanded” that they stop going after Gordon, according to the…

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The case behind R. Kelly‘s alleged relations with young women seems to get more shocking each day, but the singer is speaking out to defend his side of the story. After Jerhonda Johnson Pace told BuzzFeed that she had a sexual relationship with the veteran songwriter when she was a teenager, Kellz’s team is denying the allegations against him.

The…

Joey Bada$$, a hip-hop artist who has earned praise from Malia Obama, asked his Twitter followers if he was “crazy” for staring at the solar eclipse without protective glasses — then canceled his upcoming performances.

“Am I crazy for watching the eclipse today w no glasses?” the rapper tweeted. “I’ve sungazed before and afterwards saw colors for a whole day. I didn’t…

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The Prince 1987 concert film “Sign o’ the Times’ has been acquired by Showtime and will premiere on Sept. 16. The broadcast marks the first time in more than a decade that the rarely seen film, which was directed by Prince, will air on American television. It was never issued on DVD.

“Sign o’ the Times” was originally conceived as a companion to the 1987 Prince…

The property is the power couple's first Los Angeles home and marks the highest-selling transaction of 2017 in Los Angeles County, topping David Geffen's $85 million Malibu home…

Hip hop pioneer Kidd Creole pleaded not guilty Wednesday to stabbing a homeless man to death in Murray Hill.

Creole, whose legal name is Nathaniel Glover, is charged with second-degree murder in the Aug. 1 slaying of 55-year-old John Jolly at E. 44th St. and Third Ave.…

DMX is entering an inpatient rehab program, a court filing indicates.

The rapper, whose birth name is Earl Simmons, tested positive for cocaine and pot several times while out on bail for his federal tax fraud case.

Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff ordered him to home confinement following the failed drug tests.

Shortly thereafter, DMX asked Rakoff for…

It looks like they won’t be Bad Boys for life after all.

Martin Lawrence revealed this week that the long-awaited sequel to 1995’s “Bad Boys” and 2003’s “Bad Boys II” is getting harder and harder to make happen 14 years after the last film, Entertainment Weekly reports.

“I don’t think we’re going to get one, not the way everything’s turning out,” Lawrence told…

Morgan Freeman will be the 54th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award for his career achievement and humanitarian accomplishments. The award, which will be presented at the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 21, 2018, is SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor.

“I am thrilled to announce Morgan Freeman as this year’s recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award.…

Tyrese Gibson is recovering from a three-hour surgery he underwent on Monday.

“By my side… My Amazing wife and Daughter has been by my side every step of the way… When it comes down to the real stuff no one is ever there but family,” the…

Another woman has come forward with explosive allegations against R. Kelly, just one month after rumors began swirling that the R&B singer is holding several women in a “cult.”

Jerhonda Pace, 24, told Buzzfeed she was 16 when her sexual relationship with R. Kelly began in 2009. A year before, she said she attended the R&B singer’s child pornography trial and…

JAY-Z thinks he got a bad rap from those who accused him of using anti-Semitic lyrics on his latest album.

The hip hop mogul, 47, defended his decision to include a line that "Jewish people own all the property in America" in his song "The Story of O.J." — a lyric that the Anti-Defamation League said perpetuates stereotypes about the Jewish community.

JAY-Z…

Dave Chappelle received a different type of praise for his noteworthy achievements recently. According to TMZ, the longtime comedian was honored by NYC’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his artistic contributions to the Empire State.

Okayplayer also adds that the governor’s Assistant Director of Constituencies for African-American and Women’s Affairs, Nika Milburn, honored…