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20-year-old Bobby Shmurda (born Ackquilla Pollard) has been accused of having his girlfriend, Kimberly Rousseau, 18, smuggle a knife into Rikers Island prison where Shmurda is being held on gang conspiracy and gun charges. Now, he’s facing additional felony and misdemeanor charges for promoting prison contraband, perjury and criminal possession of a weapon. Bobby was […]

Usher discovered pop superstar Justin Bieber as a child. Now Bieber is 20 years old and has surpassed Usher in success and popularity. An insider said Usher didn’t think Bieber would outstrip him in success and net worth. For instance, Bieber performs at sold-out arenas and Usher does too, but not at Bieber’s level anymore. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Quvenzhane Wallis says she took singing lessons to prepare for the lead role in a new version of “Annie,” opening in theaters in December. Quvenzhane, who was nominated for a best-actress Oscar when she was 9 for her role in “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” said she’s always listened to music, […]

Words as we all know, are powerful. It’s supposed to be that way for obvious reasons. But sometimes words might not convey the full message or they skew the message. It appears a recent example of that is a Raven-Symoné comment on last weekend’s “Oprah: Where Are They Now.” Raven-Symoné, 28, got tongues wagging and […]

Lupe Fiasco is talking about his faith again and this time he held a Twitter Q&A about what it means to be Muslim as well female inequality. Fiasco believes Islam is on its way to global acceptance. A Twitter user asked if he believed “one day Islam would be the world’s religion and conquer the […]

Draya Michele might be one to talk — showing off so much of her own skin. But she encourages other women not to show too much of their skin. She believes today in music videos (and different forms of media) women are showing off a little too much. “These video vixen club dresses are getting […]

Oh Lord, not another one! Will they ever learn? Apparently not. It was just a couple of days ago when rumors started that new female rap sensation Iggy Azalea had a sex tape, but it was being denied by her handlers. Well that was then. Now the word is that one does exist and it’s […]

On the heels of his VMA performance Sunday of “She Came to Give It To You,” Usher has released his latest single, “Believe Me,” and revealed eight dates for his upcoming The UR Experience tour on Twitter, reports Billboard. So far, the trek will hit Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas, New Orleans, Chicago, Toronto, New York, […]

Tyga called it quits with live-in girlfriend Blac Chyna – – allegedly tossing her things out on the curb. No word yet on why Tyga decided to break up with Chyna. But he might be the only one who actually thinks it is over. Rumor has it Chyna is in denial — some of her […]

Chris Brown was all smiles as he was officially welcomed home! Brown’s girlfriend Karruche threw a backyard surprise party for the singer at a private residence in Los Angeles. Amber Rose, 2 Chainz and popular boutique owner Heather Sanders were among the stars who showed love to the 25 year old singer.   Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. […]