YG

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper YG was arrested Friday at his Los Angeles home on suspicion of robbery just two days before he is scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards, officials said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies took YG, whose real name is Keenon Jackson, into custody at his Chatsworth home as they served […]

The 2020 Grammy Awards are quickly approaching and there are a number of things to look forward to; including a tribute to Nipsey Hussle. Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and YG have been named as the artists participating in the highly anticipated tribute performance. In addition to the tribute, Nipsey […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities searched the Los Angeles-area home of rapper YG on Thursday in connection with a police shooting in Compton that killed a bystander earlier this month. Deputy Marvin Crowder, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, said the rapper, whose real name is Keenon Jackson, has not been implicated in […]

The NFL’s problem with Colin Kaepernick just reared its ugly head again. Kaepernick’s name was removed from Big Sean’s verse on YG’s song Big Bank featuring 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj. The 2019 edition of EA’s NFL Madden game blocked out Kaepernick’s name the same way that they would a curse word, “he’s not a curse, he’s a gift! Nobody from my […]

There are two new celebrity mugshots stemming from recent incidents at the same Las Vegas casino. First, YG is facing a felony robbery charge for allegedly snatching a man’s chain from his neck and taking off with the attached pendant, according to TMZ. The rapper was in a Vegas court Thursday after he turned himself in on […]

  Rappers 2 Chainz, YG and Offset chose to use their highly anticipated video for “Proud” to honor their mothers. The visual features all three rappers’ moms as the stars. 2 Chainz’s mother, decked in her son’s gold “Truu” necklace and gold-tinted Tom Ford Oliver shades, handles the opening verse with as much energy as […]

Mariah Carey will brave her first national television audience since suffering a lip-sync malfunction on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. On Monday afternoon, Mimi tweeted she’ll be appearing Wednsday (Feb. 15) on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” If all goes well, she’ll be belting her new balled with YG, titled “I Don’t.” Carey […]

Mariah Carey and rapper YG have reportedly recorded a “breakup record” believed to be inspired by the singer’s split from ex-fiance, James Packer. According to TMZ, the song and its music video, reportedly filmed within 24 hours, is expected to debut this weekend on the next episode of E!’s “Mariah’s World.” Mimi and YG played […]

When ending a tour, an artist must make sure they end it with a bang – and that’s exactly what J. Cole did. Last night, the “Apparently”…

Game and YG reportedly feel their street MC-status acts as a hinderance for Grammy Award recognition. Game told TMZ that the award show “don’t respect our culture…

  The ‘Drake vs. Lil Wayne‘ tour just got a little krazier, as Bompton’s own YG will be opening up for the Young Money MC’s…

Def Jam celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday at SXSW was a showcase of the label’s past and present artist performing some of their greatest hits…