Facebook is going after hate groups by pulling their accounts. The social network confirmed that it has removed eight accounts belonging to racist groups in the wake of last weekend’s violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Facebook issued a statement which reads, “Our hearts go out to the people affected by the tragic events in Charlottesville. Facebook […]
Chris Brown’s long-awaited Heartbreak on a Full Moon album now has a release date. He took to Twitter shortly after midnight to announce that his eighth album will hit stores on Halloween. His last full-length release was Loyalty in 2015. He already has a new single, “Questions,” on all streaming services. Breezy also recently put out “Party” featuring Usher and Gucci Mane, “Privacy” and “Pills & Automobiles,” which […]
Plies managed to avoid a DUI by pleading guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving. The rapper was pulled over in January after Tampa cops caught him driving the wrong way down a one-way street. He refused to take a breath, urine or blood test, so his driver’s license was automatically yanked for a full year. […]
It took two weeks, but we’re finally getting a denial out of Usher. The Grammy-winner says he didn’t have sex with a woman claiming he exposed her to the herpes virus. Quantasia Sharpton claims he picked her out of the crowd at a concert, got her number and went over to her hotel room where they had sex. […]
Usher and his wife Grace Miguel are standing strong in the face of a $20 million lawsuit targeting the singer for allegedly giving a woman herpes. TMZ reports that Grace isn’t bothered by the allegations that Usher slept with a woman, known as Jane Doe, at least twice this year. His wife of two years knows the woman has […]
ASAP Mob is taking over the month of August with music, merch and special events. The “Awgest” movement will see a month’s worth of releases from the Harlem collective. ASAP Twelvyy‘s 12 is coming this Friday, ASAP Ferg‘s Still Striving drops August 18th, and the Mob’s Cozy Tapes Volume 2: Too Cozy is out on August 25th. The month will also feature special events, […]
A 24-year-old woman who broke into Drake‘s house back in April and drank all of the Pepsi and Sprite in his fridge, returned to the house again yesterday (Thursday). Police say the woman tried to get into his Los Angeles mansion by telling a security guard at the gate that her name was on a guest […]
An 18-year-old girl found herself behind bars Friday in Central California after Instagramming video of a car accident in which her sister was killed. Obdulia Sanchez was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving related to the killer crash, according to records at the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. Her bail has been set at $300,000. […]
Rick Ross, The-Dream and Roc Nation senior VP of A&R Lenny S are looking for music’s next best thing as part of a new music competition series. On the new VH1 show Signed, the trio scout Atlanta for hot new hip-hop and R&B talent. Hopefuls will be put through the paces via auditions, workshops and more — and not all of […]
Kevin Gates plans to put out his next album while behind bars — with a little help. Gates’s wife, Dreka, is hard at work preparing the follow-up to last year’s Islah. She broke the news on Twitter this week, promising followers that the upcoming release from her currently incarcerated husband is “fire.” Over the course of a few […]
Good news for fans who couldn’t make it to Eric B. and Rakim‘s 30th anniversary show — a concert film and documentary is in the works. The reunion concert took place last Friday at Harlem’s legendary Apollo theater on the 30th anniversary of the platinum album Paid in Full. The renowned DJ and MC hadn’t performed together in 20 […]
Rob Kardashian‘s tweets and now-deleted Instagram posts about Blac Chyna have landed him in trouble. Chyna’s attorney warned late yesterday (Wednesday), “I am exploring all legal remedies and protections.” Rob may be guilty of revenge porn for posting obscene images of Chyna. But because she “liked” a couple of them on Instagram, the revenge charge might […]