TMZ has learned ... contrary to news reports about Kobe Bryant's wealth -- the BBaller's net worth is approximately $150 million, according to sources in a direct position to know.
Sources intimately familiar with the situation says the $150 mil accounts for real estate holdings, stock, cash and other assets.
The figure is far less than news reports which set…
Lil Boosie tells TMZ ... he's finally realized he's a hardcore drug addict ... and now that he's been sentenced to prison, he wants to focus on kicking the habit.
The Louisiana rapper was sentenced to 8 years in prison Tuesday after copping a guilty plea for attempting to smuggle drugs into prison -- 3 separate times.
Chris Brown's rep tells TMZ ... the person who stars in a new XXX sex tape being shopped around town is DEFINITELY not Chris Brown ... despite reports to the contrary.
According to MediaTakeOut.com, the mystery seller wants $50k in exchange for footage which allegedly features Brown gettin' dirty with "Basketball Wives" star Draya Michele. MediaTakeOut claims they…
The flame has gone out. LL Cool J reflects on what used to be on the emotional “No More,” produced by hitmaking duo Rico Love and Jim Jonsin. The hip-hop trailblazer recalls pastimes with his girl on the rock-tinged mid-tempo, while Ne-Yo senses them drifting apart. “It’s like you don’t know me and I don’t know you no more,” he sings on the…
He means, home away from home. No official word yet, but according to Waka’s tweet, Gucci’s been released from the big house just less than a month since he checked back in. Stay tuned.…
Blackberry users across the world started receiving messages again Thursday after three days of service interruptions affecting millions of customers.
Research In Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that makes the phones, apologized for the network failure that first struck Europe, Africa and the Middle East Monday before spreading to Latin America, the U.S. and… Continue
Morgan Freeman says conservative opposition to President Obama has enflamed racism in the U.S.
The Oscar-winning actor opened up about politics to CNN's Piers Morgan and insisted that the Tea Party was racist.
"The Tea Partiers who are controlling the Republican party ... their stated policy, publicly stated, is to do whatever it takes to see… Continue
An unemployed Cincinnati man with no health insurance died after a tooth infection spread to his brain because he couldn't afford treatment, relatives said.
Kyle Willis, 24, came down with a toothache two weeks ago and was told he needed to have one of his wisdom teeth removed.
But Willis - whose uncle is famed bass player Bootsy Collins - decided to tough… Continue
Long time hip hop producer No ID has been named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Records, according to reports.
“I'm (now) executive VP of Def Jam,” No ID recently told Billboard. I'm going to keep on doing what I'm doing and take it to another level. Def Jam is a cultural staple. It's not just a label, it's part of the culture that I came up in and that I've been… Continue
Kate Middleton's younger sister -- who narrowly won the title of "Rear of the Year" in England -- is being accused of stuffing her Sarah Burton bridesmaid gown in order to give her tush a push for the Royal Wedding.
An "expert" who was called upon for TLC's "Crazy About Pippa" special questioned whether Pippa, 27, added some extra… Continue
Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened dozens more.
The Agriculture Department and the Minnesota-based company announced Wednesday evening that Cargill is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at… Continue
SADADAY - PAID A GRIP (CLEAN) PROD. BY DJ OPHAX
PLAYLIST:
01. SADADAY – Paid A Grip Prod By DJ OPHAX
02. BRIAN JAMES – Above it All Prod by DJ OPHAX
03. GAMBLE ROYALE – Exclusive
04. NAS FT KEYSHIA COLE – More Than I Can Say
05. STYLES P & JADAKISS – Otis Freestyle
06. PAPOOSE – Otis
07. SKILLZ – Yeah So What
08. DOOMSTARKS (MF DOOM &… Continue
Well that was easy. After fears of massive delays and disasters in Los Angeles with so-called "Carmageddon", officials said Sunday they are so far ahead of schedule that they began opening the freeway again.
"Anything that lets us give the freeway back to the motorists is a dream come true," Judy Gish, a spokeswoman for the California… Continue
More information has surfaced regarding the possible release of rapper Gucci Mane, who has been incarcerated in the Fulton County jail in Georgia since April 20th.
Fans thought Gucci Mane was freed from prison on Tuesday (July 5th), when a tweet was sent out from his official Twitter account stating that he would be hosting a “Welcome Home Party” at Atlanta strip… Continue
Texas is about to become the largest state to defund Planned Parenthood.
Its majority-Republican Legislature passed a health care bill Monday that would bar the nation's largest abortion provider from receiving any state family funds, according to local news reports.
The legislation will now go to abortion-foe Gov. Rick Perry, who is expected to sign it by… Continue
Busta Rhymes could be in search of a new label to call his home in the near future.
According to XXL's interview with Busta's manager Chris Lighty, the rap veteran has severed ties with Universal Motown Records and will look to release his new album on his own Conglomerate Records.
Rhymes signed with Universal Motown in 2008, and released his last album,… Continue
NYPD Put A Man In Chains For Cracking Jokes With A Bicyclist Who Got A Ticket By 7 Cops! Like Really? It Takes 7 Cops 2 give a man a ticket for riding on the sidewalk? When dude starts clowning them they jump out & ask for id! Bottom line is the NYPD is Drunk with Power! They are the geeks & squares that got picked on in school saying wait till I grow up! I'm gonna become a cop & get my big payback! Lmfao!… Continue
Shyne Disses Rick Ross.
DJ Superstar Jay caught up with Shyne in a candid interview and dropped a few freestyles that seem to feel like he's getting that rust off him.
He also expressed his likes for some of the newcomers and had this to say about Drake.
"I think the Drake kid has serious potential to go down in the history of rap.… Continue