hip-hop moguls

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ain’t no love in the heart of the city as Jay-Z has found out the hard way. He says he’s disappointed his Philadelphia “Made in America” festival will not be held in “the heart of the city” after this year. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the city confirmed Tuesday that the annual concert won’t […]

Following news that Donald Trump’s administration granted a clemency request from Kim Kardashian for the pardoning of 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson, disgraced music mogul Russell Simmons took to social media to explain why he doesn’t believe the move was “best,” news as Kardashian described it Johnson served 20 years of her life sentence without the possibility of parole in Aliceville, Alabama, for […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Music mogul Russell Simmons said on Instagram that he plans to defend himself a day after a New York Times story published claims by three women saying he raped them. The allegations in the Times’ Wednesday report stem from the 1980s and 1990s. Simmons denied the allegations Wednesday and again on […]

It’s Diddy! Forbes just released its annual list of hip-hop’s richest artists of 2017, and Mr. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop sits at the top, yet again. Sean “Diddy” Combs topped the list with a net worth of around $820 million, all thanks to an ongoing partnership with Ciroc vodka, as well as his investment in […]

Forbes released its annual list of the top 20 earning stars in hip-hop on Wednesday, with the usual suspects returning to rule the roost. Sean “Diddy” Combs, for the second year in a row, claimed the highest spot with $62 million, due largely to his Ciroc vodka enterprise. The music mogul has now topped the list four […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New video of a fatal parking lot confrontation that led to a murder against Marion “Suge” Knight shows the former rap music mogul was being attacked by a man with a gun, his attorneys wrote in a filing seeking a reduction in his $10 million bail. Tuesday’s filing by attorney Thomas […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs for a confrontation last month at the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football. District attorney spokesman Ricardo Santiago said the office decided instead to turn the case over to the […]

UCLA’s football coaches are reportedly against the prosecution of Sean “Diddy” Combs on assault charges in hopes that the whole drama will just go away quickly, reports TMZ. As previously reported, Diddy allegedly swung a kettlebell at strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi after criticizing the way he was addressing his son Justin, a player […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge stopped short of ordering Marion “Suge” Knight forcibly removed from his jail cell Wednesday after the rap music mogul said he was sick and refused to go to court for a hearing in his robbery case. Los Angeles Superior Court Ronald S. Coen said Knight told deputies he was […]

 Damon Dash sat down with Larry King and opened up about his old pal Jay Z and the messy legal battles with ex-wife Rachel Roy. Dash and Jay started Roc-A-Fella Records, King pointed out before asking Dash if he was still friends with Mr. Carter. It’s a subject the co-founder of the label would like to […]

Jay Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation and the UK-based management company Three Six Group (home to Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and Frank Ocean) have announced the formation of Three Six Zero Entertainment, a new full-service management company that will represent actors, directors and writers in the film, television and digital industries. The company will be offering […]