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Ice Cube’s been in the news lately for his lack of desire to give the new crop of west coast emcees a free handout, instead preferring they pay their own dues.

We recently told you about Whitney Houston and her first concert in London in more than a decade that left her fans disappointed and asking for refunds.  Well Houston returned for another performance and to her credit, the singer, 46, knew she was disappointing the crowd, and she shook her head and tried to reassure […]

Young Jeezy’s latest album, Thug Motivation 103, picks up where the trap artist left off.

It’s Rihanna and her best friend/personal assistant Melissa! Their relationship has been the subject of rumors for quite some time now. It was sparked by their physical “closeness,” as well as the fact that they both have each other’s birthdays tattooed on them. Rihanna has “4.11.1986” spelled out in roman numerals on her shoulder. And […]

With each day that goes by, we get another day closer to the release of one of the most anticipated albums of 2010, Nas & Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives.

With controversy still surrounding the death and post-mortem wishes of the recently deceased Guru (Keith Elam), DJ Premier revealed details on his final hospital meeting with his estranged Gang Starr collaborator.

Yesterday marked the eight-year anniversary of the passing of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. Left Eye was known as the “crazy” member of the groundbreaking trio TLC, and together they went on to become the biggest-selling female group of all time in the United States with 22 million albums sold. While vacationing in her favorite getaway […]

Royce Reed of the Basketball Wives reality show was spotted with her son Braylon Joshua Robert Howard at the 16th Annual Children’s Athletic Games & Family Jazz Festival.

Trina, will be releasing her 5th album, “Amazin” on May 4th with tracks featuring Keri Hilson, Monica, P. Diddy, and more. The rapper is releasing her own cosmetics line,” Be Amazin By Trina” which includes Lip Gloss, eye lashes and more personalized by Trina herself to give today’s young women a provocative presence and aura. […]

Lupe Fiasco hops on this unreleased leftover from Alicia Keys’ As I Am album.

Gabourey Sidibe is well aware that most people know her from her breakout role in Precious, but she understandably wants to make it clear to people that she’s not her troubled, abused character. What better place to make the distinction than the Saturday Night Live stage? The excited, bubbly host used her monologue for an […]

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With a car decked out with police gear including police sirens, flashing lights, antennas, and cameras, 23 year old Sean McVey was arrested after being spotted at a North Carolina airport just after President Barack Obama left the city. Obama had been vacationing in Asheville, NC at the time. This Ohio man also had a […]