Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj recently spoke on defining her sound and what fans can look forward to with her upcoming debut album.
Nicki said she has used various "weird" voices to get people to notice her. "I want to be a balanced artist so its not gimmicky. What people don't know is that before I was doing that craziness I was doing me, I was just doing regular sounding rap that anyone could… Continue
In his upcoming cover story with Rolling Stone, Jay-Z opened up on wife’s creative influence, competing with younger emcees, and Hip-Hop losing creative ground to indie rock. Dubbed the “King of America” in the article’s title, the normally guarded Jay-Z was more candid about his married life with fellow superstar Beyonce. He explained they occasionally seek each other’s input on their musical directions, and marveled at her eye for… Continue
It's a high price for silence.
Wronged wife Elin Nordegren is trying to club an eye-popping $750 million out of Tiger Woods in their divorce negotiations, according to reports Friday.
Woods hasn't agreed yet, but if he does he wants total silence from his soon-to-be ex about the collapse of their marriage - forever, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Nordegren has so far said no to signing a lifetime "confidentiality clause"… Continue
Times got to be hard if a woman is facing insurance fraud charges after authorities say she worked as a stripper while collecting worker’s compensation payments. The state Attorney General’s office said 43-year-old Christina Gamble, of Quakertown, collected stacks in insurance payments while working at a Pennsylvania strip club.
According to our sources, Gamble claimed she fell and hurt her back while working at a restaurant in 2007 and told… Continue
Rick Ross is proclaiming victory over a verdict where he was ordered to pay $300,000 in punitive and compensatory damages to DJ Vlad (Vlad Lyubovni). The case was resulted in a August 2008 incident where members of Ross’ entourage assaulted DJ Vlad at the Ozone Awards over the deejay posting comedic images of Ross dressed as a correctional officer.
The attack left Vlad with 7 stitches below the eye, fractures to the face, a corneal… Continue
Gangsta rapper Rick Ross is going to have to cough up $300,000 for unleashing his entourage on a web journalist who questioned his street cred, the victim said Thursday. A Manhattan federal jury found Ross liable for his crew breaking Vlad "DJ Vlad" Lyubovny's eye socket at the Ozone Awards in Houston, Texas, in 2008. Ross' crew was furious that Vlad Lyubovny had reported Ross…
Fif revealed that he wants his Black Magic album to drop before summer is over — oh, and the title has nothing to do with witchcraft.
"I don't believe in voodoo," he said. "But it'll be very addictive. The first time you'll hear it, you'll remember the songs that's on there. It's designed for fun — for listening pleasure.
"I'm not in a hurry," he added about the recording process and release date. "I kind of planned on releasing… Continue
According to Fabolous, the back-and-forth he had with fellow New York heavyweight Jim Jones recently on Twitter was no big deal — just jokes. It's not going to lead into any dis records.
The same day Fab's "Body Ya" video hit the Internet, Jones tweeted about MCs he felt were biting his style. "I just seen another rapper's video that look just like my chain gang n scarf," Jones wrote. "Damn, I'm sonnin these n----az. I… Continue
I guess when you turn 30 or something you have to change up. But, don't rappers know they are going to get older and mature? I don't know. Anyway, Young Jeezy is the next in a long line of smart rappers that has opted to drop age-defining monikers. He is now going to go simply by JEEZY
Young Jack Thriller Presents So Disrespectful News Episode 4.
He goes in Depth About Why WAKA FLOCKA FLAME SHOULD NOT MESS WITH YOUNG JEEZY.
Other topics include NYPD , ALICIA KEYS, SWIZZ BEATS, KATE GOSLIN, D'Angelo, The Monique Show and FAKE AZZ… Continue
It wasn't a very happy 27th birthday for singer Juelz Santana: Sources say his blowout bash on Monday night was ruined by Snoop Dogg and several other rowdy partygoers.
An insider spotted Snoop arriving at the fete at M2 Ultralounge with an entourage of more than 20 and a four-man security team, which clogged W. 29th St. so badly that the NYPD came to investigate.
"Snoop's caravan was beyond outrageous," says the spy. "It was taking… Continue
Sure, Akon has a new album coming out this year. But thanks to Lady Gaga, he doesn't really need it — financially at least."She's pretty much retired me," the singer said of Gaga, who is signed to his KonLive imprint at Interscope Records. "She was definitely a blessing. She came at the right moment. I'm glad I believed in her, boy. That goes to show you, if you believe in something strong enough, it will pay off."
Gaga, one of last year's top-selling artists, was… Continue
Here is what he had to say to Street Disciplez Radio: "My father is a militant and his dad's a beautician. We're gonna erase the LA off of his face and it's a butterfly beneath that. Yeah, so why do I have to talk about a man that i could touch his booty and he would like it? My wife said not to do it but I said you know what, I'm gonna grab my nuts on this one. Can I tell you what my nuts say? My nuts say my father was a militant -- and his father is a beautician...You… Continue
Insider's predict his new album Graffiti will sell fewer than 100,000 units.
And Chris Brown seems to be taking the news VERY POORLY. Here’s what he said on his Twitter page:
im tired of this sh*t. major stores r blackballing my cd. not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. what the f*ck do i gotta do...
WTF... yeah i said it and i aint retracting shit
im not biting my tongue about sh*t else... the industry… Continue