It’s an all-white affair at the Metropolitan Business and Arts District in southwest Atlanta. The industrial loft complex is the locale for XXL’s 13th-anniversary cover shoot with ATL’s own Young Jeezy, and it’s his third anniversary cover in a row. On this sweltering mid-June afternoon, Da Snowman is playing it extra-cool between takes, making sure not to ruffle his all-white attire while chopping it up with old friend and master boardsman Shawty… Continue
Jae Dame "Jason Demps" a guy claiming he's an A & R for Def Jam scamming people out of money and trying to ride Paul Williams coat tails to success gets unmasked for the con-man he is. And well lets just say Paul isnt to happy having fakes around him! It's kuffi smacking season!… Continue
Apparently, there is an underage prostitution ring in France that has nabbed a big time soccer player there named Frank Ribery. This Frank dude was doing the doo allegedly with an underage prostitute Zahia Dehar. Now somehow or another, Ne-Yo’s name has come up in the mess. There is no clear reason why, but a French site is dropping… Continue
According to reports, Toronto rapper Drake has expressed interest in playing United States President, Barack Obama. Drake was a child star in the Nick! series Degrassi: The Next Generation, starring as a wheelchair-bound student named Jimmy Brooks. “I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,” Drake told Paper magazine. “That’s the goal… Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I… Continue
"Biggie Smalls in the flesh, living life after my death," Ross later adds on "Tears of Joy," before addressing his court battle with DJ Vlad, resolved earlier this year.
"Five different lawyers, Lord knows I'm stressed / A punch in the face will get you 300K/ Ask Vlad, now he's back to making minimum wage/ Another victim of my criminal ways/ I wanna walk in the image Christ/ But that bitch Vivica… Continue
Hip-Hop star Rick Ross has weighed in on a $10 million dollar lawsuit filed by Freeway Ricky Ross on June 18th in Federal Court.
Former Los Angeles drug kingpin Freeway Ricky is seeking $10 million from rapper Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Def Jam and Island Music Group.
Freeway Ricky claims the defendants stole his image and likeness and have made millions in profits at his expense.
“We just gonna let the people deal with that,” rapper… Continue
The Real Rick Ross Goes On TV Explaining Why He's Suing Rick Ross To Change His Name! "Hes A Fake" (Wants $10 Million & 50% Of Rick Ross's Royalties) "A former crack cocaine multi-millionaire drug dealer, known as "Freeway Ricky Ross," is suing a successful rap artist who, he says stole his name and image to make millions of his own. Chris Blatchford talked with the real Ricky Ross and has more in this video… Continue
It's tough being a rapper trying to eke out a living with an ex-wife, a kid and an out-of-control mortgage ... but Nas may have figured out a way to stay afloat.TMZ obtained legal docs in which Nas concedes he owes Kelis a skosh less than $300,000 in spousal support. But it seems the most pressing problem is the mortgage for the home Kelis is living in -- Nas is behind $52,989.22. So Nas' lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, filed a payment plan with the… Continue
He said the following to CNN.
“I’m not going to be the 40-year-old rapper. I would not. That’s Jay. He’s doing it very well. Hats off, but I just don’t see that for me.”
“If I had the option to [be] Jay-Z [or] Will Smith, I think I’d go with Will,” he revealed. “I’m a Jay-Z fan. I have a lot of admiration and respect for Jay and his legacy. But I feel like Will, he gets to spend more time with his family. He gets to be home more and… Continue
That's not Tiger's cub.
A DNA test has cast doubts on claims by one of Woods' many mistresses that the girl-crazy golfer fathered her 9-year-old son, TMZ.com reported Thursday.
The test was performed eight years ago on the son of porn actress Devon James as part of "an ongoing child support battle," the web site reported.
If true, that would be welcome news for Woods, who is trying to get his golfing game back at the U.S.… Continue
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?
In this excerpt from the cover story that will appear in XXL’s July/August issue, Tip again responds to allegations that he snitched in order to get a lighter sentence.
“What people don’t take into consideration is the reason that I was eligible for certain agreements that they weren’t eligible for was because I made myself a useful member of society. Most muthaf—as catch… Continue
Is Jay-Z taking a page out of Diddy's playbook?
The Bad Boy Records mogul has long told fans and detractors alike that he wouldn't stop. Now, is seems like the legendary Brooklyn wordsmith is also keen on keeping his run going as long as he can. After threatening to retire several times, Jay recently told Rolling Stone that he's bent on aging gracefully as a rapper while still maintaining his spot on top of the rankings.
Alicia Keys and beau Swizz Beatz are blissed out with news they're going to be parents. "I'm super-excited," Swizz tells us from St. Tropez. "People are calling me from Dubai and Japan. We haven't set a wedding date, but we will. We're just letting everything flow." Meanwhile, he's made peace with ex-wife Mashonda. Her lawyer, Bernard Clair, confirms that she's now received Swizz's check for $334,000 in child… Continue
On Friday morning (May 28), as the good people of America prepared themselves for the long Memorial Day weekend by packing their bags and heading off to the beach, a rumor began spreading online that Tom Cruise had died. Word was, the actor died in an accident while in New Zealand.
But MTV News can confirm that the "Knight And Day" star is very much alive, and we got the word from Cruise himself. He just happened to be on the phone with MTV News… Continue
Rapper/actor Romeo has quit the USC basketball team, after a disappointing season due to a shoulder injury. During the two seasons he played with The Trojans, Romeo played point guard in a total of nine games, earning a total of five points. Romeo, who starred in the hit series “Romeo!” on Nick, originally graduated from Beverley Hills High School, where he started all four… Continue
Rapper 40 Glocc is slated to go on trial today (May 17th) for allegedly promoting gang culture in his music and videos.
The rapper is one of sixty names listed in the San Bernardino County district attorney's first approved preliminary civil gang injunction, against the Colton City Crips.
Colton City District Attorney Mark Vos and prosecutors claim that 40 Glocc, born Lawrence White, is a “senior member of the gang who has become a rap… Continue
Clear the way for Common: We hear the rapper requested some star treatment at Stanton Social's five-year anniversary bash on Tuesday night - and got exactly what he asked for.
"When Common arrived downstairs for dinner around 10 p.m., they closed off both exits upstairs and wouldn't let anyone down until he was settled," says one partygoing spy.
But not everyone played the prima-donna card. "Estelle snuck in around 12 a.m," says the… Continue