Yung Joc, the man with a case of the Grind Flu, was in recent headlines for moving off of Diddy's Bad Boy South emblem and severing ties with Block ENT.
As previously reported Joc spoke on taking both entities to court for unpaid royalties and fighting to be released from the business arrangements.Now with the paperwork signed and the connections officially negated, Joc is speaking out about his new deal and… Continue
T.I. was officially released from an Arkansas prison on Tuesday (Dec. 22) having served six months for federal weapons charges.
As previously reported, the rapper will now have to spend two to three months in a halfway house near Atlanta, GA.
According to XXLMag.com, T.I.'s lawyer, Steve Sadow, indicates that his living conditions at the halfway house will not be as stringent as in… Continue
8 Mile co-star Brittany Murphy was rushed to the hospital this morning and pronounced dead on arrival according to TMZ.
The celebrity gossip blog reported that Murphy went into cardiac arrest early Sunday morning and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after the Los Angeles Fire Department received a call from the home of husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack.
The 32 year old actress played Alex, the… Continue
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known as Lil Wayne, and 11 members of his entourage were detained Friday in Falfurrias, Texas after being stopped by the United States Border Patrol where officials found marijuana on two of the tour buses.
Earlier today, TMZ reported that Wayne's lawyer said the rapper did not receive any citations unlike some of the others on board. The amount of marijuana that was discovered is unknown but… Continue
Over the weekend, Chris Brown's followers saw his outrage on display via Twitter. The singer was upset that a Wal-Mart did not carry his album, the recently released Graffiti.
"I'm tired of this shit. Major stores are blackballing my CD. Not stockin the shelves and lying to customers," he noted. "What the fuck do I gotta do..."
"Just was at Walmart in Wallingford CT, 844 north colony," he added. "The[y] didn't…Continue
Jim Jones has been involved in many beefs but now he's speaking on others and their current feuds. Jones recently took time during an interview with Complex magazine to speak on the beef 50 and Beanie are trying to start with Jay-Z.
"Yeah, and he shouted me out on the beginning of The Blueprint 3, right? That was hot. How many albums he sold? I got a shout out, a million sold records, nigga! [laughs]. And you know I’m about to chop…Continue
LUFKIN, Texas — A man accused of shooting to death his girlfriend and two others in a Texas mobile home was upset after the girlfriend allegedly told him about a sexual encounter with the other victims, a sheriff said Monday.
Raymond Wilson II, 45, of the Lufkin area, was charged with three counts of capital murder in the deaths of Lisa Zumwalt, 42; Douglas Wade, 65; and Sherry Wood, 47, said Angelina County Sheriff Kent… Continue
MTV, iTunes And Others Also Bestow Top Spot Recognition
Having released their “Best of 2009” list, Time Magazine has confirmed what music lovers, critics and observers have already been saying amongst themselves. “Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt 2” is the best, most impactful Hip Hop album of 2009.
New York, NY – December 10, 2009 – Various music outlets all over the world have also declared the project their… Continue
Allison Musacchio (left), Cindy Mauro (center) and Alini Brito have been pulled from classrooms and sent to 'rubber rooms' while their cases are investigated.
NY Daily News Reports
There are more sexy shenanigans at Brooklyn's Horndog High.
The day after the Daily News reported that two James Madison High School language teachers were busted "undressed" in an empty classroom, sources said a… Continue
Yesterday (December 9), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham ordered Nas to pay $51,101 a month in spousal and child support to ex-wife Kelis.
Cunningham made his ruling following two days of testimony from Nas and Kelis.
Kelis verified that she inked a new recording contract with Interscope Records for $175,000. However, her attorney explained that the majority of that sum was… Continue
Fans of D-Block (Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P) have been anxiously awaiting a new album from the trio, also known as The Lox, for years. While they've said in recent press that the album is being worked on, no one really knows when it's coming.
Sheek touched on the progress recently, revealing that he and his group members have been working with Diddy, trying to hash out a deal where… Continue
Even with the buzz surrounding him, not even Drake is immune to having his album pushed back.
The Toronto rapper revealed to MTV News that his album, Thank Me Later, wasn't going to be hitting shelves for at least a few months. “Well I'm making great progress on it. I'm hoping for March now. It's just pulling everybody together.”
Originally, the album was set to hit stores in January 2010, then was moved to… Continue
An HIV-positive man infected his wife with the virus because he wanted to start having sex with her again.
The 35-year-old injected his blood into the sleeping woman, who had refused to have a physical relationship for a year after discovering he was carrying the virus that causes Aids.
He pricked her twice with a sewing needle laced with his blood, believing the pair would be 'equals' once more. But he was… Continue
Destiny’s Child members Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams were to make a trip to Chicago this weekend to face allegations from 2006 over stealing content for their 2004 hit single “Cater 2 U.”
However, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the former R&B trio has reached a settlement with Rickey Allen, the artist who originally created the song.
“I can confirm that yes, it did… Continue
This year, there's only one "best of" list that matters: The annual HIGH TIMES ranking of the top 10 cannabis strains of the year.
Senior cultivation editor Danny Danko travels the world, smoking and sampling, to bring you this unparalleled list of the top names in herb. Where else can you read all about the most amazing marijuana varieties in the world—enticing hybrids like Space Bomb, A-Train and the Church—while drooling over the kind of full color pot… Continue
Thursday, Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane ended their nearly five-year-long beef which originally stemmed from a conflict over the song "Icy." The collaborators-turned-rivals were brought together on a call with DJ Drama on air at Atlanta's Power 104, with Gucci calling in from prison. Since the "Icy" conflict, Jeezy and Drama had a separate falling out in regards to Drama allegedly charging a member of Jeezy's Corporate Thugz Entertainment… Continue
According to AllHipHop.com, Tupac’s “Changes” has been chosen as one of 12 songs that were recently submitted to MySpace Music from The Vatican for a special playlist.
“This playlist is a perfect mix of classical, world and contemporary music,” said an explanation included with The Vatican’s playlist. “The genres are very different from each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded… Continue