R&B singer Erykah Badu released her new album, New Amerykah, Part II: Return Of The Ankh, Tuesday. It is the follow up to her 2008 record, New Amerykah Part I, World War 4. The album's first video, "Window Seat," premiered on Badu's website Sunday morning. In the video, Badu visits Dallas' Dealey Plaza, the site of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Inspired by Matt & Kim's "Lessons Learned" video where… Continue
Chris Brown has reportedly encountered resistance from club venues in hosting his planned 21st birthday party on May 5th. The New York Post is reporting that Brown has been shopping the event to hotspots in New York, Miami and Las Vegas, but promoters have been reluctant to book the singer because, “They don’t want to mess up their relationship, or their potential relationship, with Rihanna,” a source was quoted as saying. Sooo, does that mean Rihanna… Continue
50 Cent is pricey, and here's the proof: The rapper was paid $75K to greet clubgoers last week at Liverpool's Bamboo. "It was the most blinging night ever," says a club-goer. "People thought 50 Cent might perform a track or two, given his massive fee, but he just greeted the crowd with 'Hey' and got back to his two personally requested ladies, who were lavishing booze on…
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Anna Nicole Smith's estate will get none of the more than $300 million the late Playboy model claimed a Texas billionaire to whom she was briefly married meant to leave her after he died.
The ruling came in a 15-year legal battle that started in a sleepy Houston probate court and stretched… Continue
YUMA, Ariz. -- An Arizona judge issued a bench warrant Tuesday for Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne after he failed to appear for a hearing on drug and weapons charges because he is serving jail time in New York.
A Yuma County Superior Court judge issued the warrant after the entertainer, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, failed to appear in court for a final trial management conference.
Model Jenna Shea breaks up with long term boyfriend Yung Berg after robbery. She is now rumored to be with Young Jeezy. Rapper Yung Berg was a victim of yet another robbery at his Mulholland Drive House in California. Model Jenna Shea and Yung Berg were together at the house during the robbery. Jenna Shea witnessed him being pistol whipped and robbed at gun point in his underwear and socks with teary eyes in front of her. After the… Continue
Nas was on hand at the Boys and Girls Club’s 43rd annual National Keystone Conference in Pittsburgh to drive home the importance of education and leadership.
The elite lyricist spoke candidly about his personal life, admitting that he never finished high school and regrets the decision despite his years of a success as a musician.
He now plans to obtain the diploma, and urged those present not to make the same… Continue
Once Lil Wayne has turned himself in to begin his one-year prison sentence in New York, his label, the Miami-based Cash Money outfit, is expected to relocate its operations to the Big Apple both to be closer to its franchise artist and to show him support.
That support, one assumes, will include plenty of visits to Wayne on Rikers Island, where the rapper will reside at the Eric M. Taylor Center,… Continue
Two teachers are in hot water after their videotaped pep rally dance routine proved too spirited for school officials.
Taken last week at a Winnipeg, Canada high school's pep rally, a video shows a male teacher giving a female teacher a lap dance, with bumping and grinding - and that's making parents and students cringe.
"It embarrassed me. While we were first watching it I said, 'they crossed the line,' " one parent told the Winnipeg Free Press. "My… Continue
Rapper Juelz Santana's 27th birthday party turned into a battle royale Monday night when a club goer hopped the divider into the VIP area -- and got the living crap beat out of him while the rapper watched.
It's unclear exactly what started the brawl -- but the guy wearing the Rev Run hat definitely did something to piss off the mob waiting in the VIP section at M2 Ultralounge in New York.
After a failed attempt to defuse the situation, several men began… Continue
The cast of "Avatar" is feeling blue.
The box-office behemoth may have gotten nine Academy Award nominations this week, but none were for its actors - and "Avatar" director James Cameron thinks the Oscar snub is totally unfair.
"People confuse what we have done with animation," Cameron told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's nothing like animation. The creator here is the actor, not the unseen… Continue
Three bandits fleeing police struck and killed a woman carrying groceries across an upper West Side street Friday night and left a trail of crashed cars in their wake, police and eyewitnesses said.
The late-model sedan caused chaos on Broadway as three cars crashed into one another as they tried to steer clear of the speeding vehicle around 8 p.m.
Then, after busting a U-turn on the busy avenue, the crooks slammed into the 39-year-old… Continue