Beyonce recently got her driver's license, says Star, and was promptly pulled over for texting while driving in NYC. "She tried to charm that cop and told him she had no idea that texting while driving was against the law––but he had no idea who she was," says a source. Really? Even after she rapped the excuse, "But officer, I was... drivin' real slow ‘cause BK is from…
Angry mobs smashed windows and set small fires in downtown Oakland Thursday night, their rage sparked by a white transit cop's conviction of a lesser charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in a subway station New Year's Day 2009.
The rioting and looting started hours after former police officer Johannes Mehersle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Lil Wayne finally got some good news -- he won't have to serve any time behind bars in Arizona ... after he finishes his jail stint in New York.
An Arizona judge sentenced the rapper to three years probation for his role in a 2008 drug bust at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. Under the deal, Wayne pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous drug.
Wayne -- who appeared in court today through a video link from his NY jail --… Continue
Rapper T.I. was officially named Global Creative Consultant of the Rémy Martin Cognac brand today (June 29th).
Under teams of the deal, T.I. will work to help with promotions, merchandising and digital media campaigns for a variety of the Rémy Martin cognac marques.
The rapper has already started offering creative input towards Rémy Martin’s “Things are Getting Interesting” campaign.
It was obvious that the BET Award winner Nicki Minaj could not be heard during her BET Awards performances. All the tv audience could hear was her verse playing via the studio track in the background while everyone else on stage was clearly live.
When folks started going in on Nicki for not being able to rap live on just a verse or two on the two songs she did, she took to Twitter to blame it on the sound guys.
OH BOY! I missed this one or maybe I am just late, but Busta Rhymes was involved in some sort of infraction at a party surrounding the BET Awards. This happened at Mr. Chow's or some swanky restaurant. Anyway, whatever happened, happened. Some people are saying that Busta hit a woman over the head with a bottle, but some AHH sources are telling us that he actually threw a glass bottle to the woman. Striking her? Not sure. Here is the other side. I am… Continue
These robbers were no Hamburglars.
Geoffrey McDonald, an heir to the fast food fortune bearing his name, and his wife were ambushed by baseball bat-wielding thugs who stole more than $376,000 in money and jewelry from their home in the south of France.
McDonald was "violently beaten," according to his lawyer.
The thieves, who are still at large, apparently waited for the couple to return from a night out on the town before… Continue
Two weeks ago, a Bronx woman e-mailed a photo of her boyfriend to her daughter.
She told her that if anything happened to her, the man in the photo would be the one responsible.
The dark prophecy appeared to come true Saturday after Anna Silva's boyfriend was charged with stabbing her to death.
"He knew my mom wanted to leave him. That's why he killed her," a devastated Sirena Frias, 18, said. "He was very… Continue
Will.i.am’s ride got boom boom pow’d in the Hollywood Hills Monday night — according to law enforcement sources, bad guys broke into the rapper’s Bentley and jacked over $10,000 worth of stuff.TMZ reported the Black Eyed Peas star made the shocking discovery himself and called the police to file a report. According to sources, the loot included jewelry and several of the rapper’s personal items. They reported cops are hot on the trail of the bad guys —… Continue
Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be undefeated in the ring, but he suffered a loss to Just for You Entertainment yesterday (June 16th) in court.
While the victory was extremely small, The New York Post reports that a judge awarded Just for You Entertainment $6,000 because Floyd's label Philthy Rich Records signed Freck Billionaire to a contract in violation of a previous agreement with Just for You.
Just for You was seeking over $600,000 in… Continue
Former "7th Heaven" star reportedly had one hellish night.
Actor Jeremy London, who appeared in the long-running drama in the late 1990s, was allegedly nabbed by a pair of kidnappers last week and terrorized at gunpoint for nearly five hours, according to RadarOnline.
The 37-year-old twin brother of actor Jason London, and former "Party of Five" star, told police he was forced to "smoke dope then purchase booze" during the ordeal, a… Continue
An off-duty MTA Bridges and Tunnels cop shot at a group of attackers - striking one - during an early-morning road rage beatdown in the Bronx on Wednesday, cops said.
Edward Aiken, 38, was on his way to his job on Randalls Island, exiting from the southbound Major Deegan Expressway about 5:20 a.m., when he was rear-ended by another car, causing his car to hit a guardrail, police and MTA officials said.
The survivor of a Queens shooting that left an up-and-coming rapper dead says the slaying - which happened feet away from hip-hop star Fabolous - looked like an assassination.
The 24-year-old Queens man, who asked for his name to be withheld out of fear for his safety, said he walked out of Club Amazura with pal Greg (G-Baby) Brown while eying Fabolous' luxury van on Archer Ave. in Jamaica,… Continue
Hip-hop artist Kid Cudi was arrested after going on a drunken tantrum in a young woman's Chelsea apartment early Friday, sources said.
The 26-year-old rapper - whose real name is Scott Mescudi - yanked the woman's door off the hinges and smashed her cell phone against a wall about 4:15a.m., police said.
It was not clear what sparked the fit of rage, but sources said Mescudi appeared intoxicated. Cops also found a glassine envelope… Continue
Organizers of Sunday's Hot 97 Summer Jams concert had a novel way to deal with performers who went over their time limit: They shut off their microphones. Gucci Mane and Funk Master Flex both left the New Meadowlands Stadium stage gracefully after getting the hook, but the same can't be said for Ludacris. "He kept rapping a cappella when they cut off his juice," says a fan. "Finally, they decided to turn it back on. There really wasn't any other… Continue