NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Hip-hop artist Pusha T took to social media to say he was denied entry into a Virginia Beach nightclub because he’s black, leading to widespread outrage on the Internet that the club’s attorney said Thursday is unwarranted because the allegations are untrue and that the rapper is just seeking attention. Virginia […]
Rapper Chinx Drugz was shot and killed early Sunday after someone opened fire on his vehicle in Queens. He was 31 years old. His management…
Rapper Chinx Drugz (left) was murdered in New York City at approximately 5 a.m. this morning, according to reports. Though the details surrounding the 38-year-old Far…
The Game is getting back out there. His new show on VH1, “She’s Got Game” will follow the rapper as he searches for new love, according to The Verge. It will be his second show with VH1 after “Marrying the Game” and his first dating show after breaking up with ex-fiancée Tiffney Cambridge. The show […]
Big Sean‘s upcoming performance at Princeton University is being petitioned by students who don’t like his lyrics. Junior Duncan Hosie led the petition after watching a promo video. It featured the line, “stupid a** b***h” from “IDFWU.” He found his lyrics to be both misogynistic and homophobic. “I’m sure every singer has a questionable song, […]
As hip-hop moves into its fourth decade, the stars of its golden age are now grown with families of their own. Snoop Dogg, aka Snoop Lion,…
Rapper Beanie Sigel has been shot in South Jersey, according to NBC10 Philadelphia. The rapper was shot at about 9:30 this morning (Dec. 5) around the 800 block of Spruce Avenue in Pleasantville, New Jersey, police tell NBC10. Sigel — born Dwight E. Grant — was released from Pennsylvania’s Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in August […]
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Rapper Too Short has been cited at a Southern California airport a day after fleeing a security checkpoint when a screener found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage. Burbank police Sgt. John Pfrommer says the rapper, born Todd Anthony Shaw, was passing through the checkpoint Wednesday when a Transportation Security […]
Just when you think Kanye West couldn’t get any more conceited, he tops himself yet again. This time, the rapper struck with claims of being “the smartest celebrity you’ve ever f—ing dealt with.” According to TMZ, West’s declaration was made during a deposition hearing in a civil suit filed by Daniel Ramos, a paparazzi photographer […]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors say platinum-selling rapper Young Jeezy has pleaded not guilty to possessing an illegal assault weapon during an investigation into a fatal shooting at a rap concert. A spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney says the rapper, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, entered his plea to […]
At Wiz Khalifa‘s concert Friday night in Northern California, a shooting occurred and a man is dead. The concert was at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. Just after 11 gunshot’s rang out as Khalifa performed. TMZ reports that the shooting happened backstage and the victim was at least 5 times. Cops are investigating […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Gucci Mane was sentenced Wednesday to serve three years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal firearms charge several months ago. The 34-year-old, whose real name is Radric Davis, pleaded guilty in May to a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after reaching […]
