One of music's all-time great lyrical masters, Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace would have been 38 years old on Friday (May 21) had he lived. Biggie has been gone 13 years, but everyone who loved him still celebrates his memory. Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease told MTV News that he wants to make Biggie look down smiling by setting up a major reconciliation. "If I could give Big a gift for his 38th birthday, it would be to bring the… Continue
I know Shyne fans are going to freaking out, but…here it is!
"Wayne is a trooper. Wayne is doing great. It was a personal visit, so I don't want to get into the details of that. We're just counting down the days of him getting out. He's somebody that has been there for me over the years numerous times. I live in New York. It wouldn't have been right if I didn't go see him and check on his health and well-being. But the status of where that's at,… Continue
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has officially parted ways with his former management company Mizay Entertainment and booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises.
Mizay Entertainment is helmed by Debra Antney, while promoter Johnnie Cabbell is the owner of Hitt After Hitt Enterprises.
Both companies and their respective owners are named in several federal lawsuits, claiming they booked Gucci Mane in several cities throughout the country,… Continue
Edwin Valero, a former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight champion, was found dead in his jail cell on Monday hours after he was arrested for stabbing his wife to death, according to police in Venezuela. Valero’s death is being ruled a suicide.
Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wilmer Flores told reporters that Valero used his own clothes to hang himself from a bar in his cell early Monday morning. Valero was found by another inmate who… Continue
They have to fully destroy you, huh? OJ is far from the smartest dude, but is this where he’s going? The National Enquirer is now reporting that OJ is running around the jail with the “girls” (trannies and the lot of them) of the yard. The report say “The Juice” gets the works from these doting individuals. They clean his drawls, socks, give him massages and other jailhouse luxuries. They treat him like a KING. Say it ain’t so,… 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.
DMX is the #1 draft pick to appear on the next season of "Celebrity Rehab" -- that is, if the rehab people can somehow find a way to keep him from being locked up.
DMX's attorney, Gary Jenkins, tells TMZ reps for "Rehab" contacted him after X was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs.
Jenkins says the "Rehab" team is considering sending someone to DMX's next court hearing to speak with the judge… Continue
New York Giants football player Plaxico Burress, another celebrity who was convicted on gun charges in New York.
Burress hired a jail coach to assist him with acclimating to prison.
Plaxico isn't built for that — he's the type of guy that's never been locked up like that before. He's gonna need a coach or someone to tell him what to expect, since he's not used to… Continue
Remember Baby did an interview with AHH Radio and he talked about how uncomfortable he was with Lil Wayne going to jail. Baby is having a hard time with this reality, rumor says.
I’m not sure where this quote came from but it’s floating on the internet.
"I've been with him forever. It will be the first time in my life I'll not be reachable to him. We work together, we're on the road together. We're always… Continue
Before Lil Wayne is sentenced on felony gun charges this month, he talked with Rolling Stone about his impending jail time.
"I didn't know I was gonna be going to jail," Wayne told the magazine for its upcoming issue. "This happened at the height of my career! Nobody knows the future."
While Weezy couldn't foresee his future, he now knows that he has to do what has seemed unfathomable to him for more than a decade: take a break. The MC… Continue
Michael Douglas made a cameo in Manhattan Federal Court Friday on behalf of his son - but it wasn't a speaking role.
"I have absolutely no comment," the Oscar-winning "Wall Street" star said as he left the courthouse.
He was there to sign paperwork so his son, Cameron, can get out on bail while awaiting sentencing in a drug dealing case, sources said.
The bail hearing before Magistrate Ronald Ellis was sealed, along with… Continue
She stars as a struggling single parent on "Teen Mom," but Farrah Abraham has serious issues with her own mother.
The 18-year-old's mom allegedly choked and hit Abraham Saturday in their Iowa home, according to the state's Daily Nonpareil.
Debra Danielson, 54, was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse/serious assault after the incident, according to police reports obtained by the Nonpareil,… Continue
Wizards star Gilbert Arenas faces up to six months in jail after pleading guilty in Washington, D.C. court to carrying a pistol without a license.
Arenas, 28, who created a firestorm in the NBA by bringing four guns to the team locker room last month, will be sentenced on March 26 after appearing in Superior Court to answer the felony gun possession charge. Having waived his right to a jury trial, Arenas leaves his sentencing in the hands of… Continue
New Orleans rapper Mystikal has officially been released from prison and seeks to reestablish his career as a Hip-Hop artist.
“I’m back. It almost feels like a dream,” he said in an interview with New Orleans’ radio station Q93 FM. “Six years off the scene for most rappers, it would be over with, but it’s a new beginning for me.”
"Now that he has been released from prison, Mystikal is looking forward to getting back in the game," a source close to the… Continue
G-Unit member Lloyd Banks and three associates, who were jailed after allegedly assaulting and robbing a concert promoter in Canada, were released on bail Tuesday (January 12), but Banks and associate Nicklas Sloane were remanded by Canadian immigration.
According to Olaf Heinzel, a spokesperson for the Kitchener (Ontario) Police, the two were held for unspecified immigration issues; a Canadian immigration spokesperson told MTV News that details… Continue
Bad boy Charlie Sheen spent Christmas morning in an Aspen, Colo., pokey.
Cops arrested the "Two and a Half Men" star on domestic violence charges about 8:30 a.m., Aspen Police Department officials said.
He was charged with second-degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief and was housed in the Pitkin County jail, cops said.
He later posted $8,500 bond after speaking with a county judge, according to police spokeswoman… Continue
Balloon boy's parents learned the age old lesson Thursday that what goes up must come down.
Richard Heene, the dad behind October's gripping Balloon Boy hoax, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation.
Balloon Boy's mom, Mayumi Heene got 20 days behind bars.
"I do want to reiterate that I'm very, very sorry," Richard Heene told Judge Stephen Schapanski in a packed Fort Collins, Colo. courthouse before he was… Continue
Gucci Mane spoke to MTV News from jail on Wednesday and, despite his location, was in good spirits and excited about the release of his new LP, The State vs. Radric Davis. The album made it into the Billboard top 10, and Gucc wanted to thank all the fans for their support and also apologize for not being on the outside to perform for them.
Gucci also revealed that he already has his next album done and as soon as his jail term is over, he's going… Continue