18-year-old rapper Soulja Boy, who made headlines about a month ago for making statements thanking slave masters, took time out of promoting his forthcoming album, iSouljaBoyTellEm, to donate toys to underpriveleged kids via a charity event called “Toyz N Da Hood.”
Toyz N Da Hood was founded by Hittmenn DJ president Robert “Kaspa” Smith, and is [...]

According to SOHH, Rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri is set to receive the prestigous Bill of Rights Award next Monday, December 8th, in California. The award will be presented by The American Civil Liberties Union and will pay homage to Jermaine Dupri and his accomplishments having worked with superstars like Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Usher and [...]

The man, who was a suspect and “person of interest” in the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mom, nephew, and brother, was formally charged and subsequently arrested on Monday, according to recent reports. 27-year-old William Balfour was being held in prison for violating his parole right after the October 24th Chicago murders, and now, he has [...]

According to TMZ, Chris Brown and Rihanna are looking at a $1 million lawsuit from a Florida photographer who claims that he was beat and robbed for taking a picture of the couple without their permission back in May of this year.
Luis Santana just filed a $1 million lawsuit in Florida — claiming his $3,000 [...]

This past Friday, legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston and her publicist put out a statement denying any allegations that she has plans to get back together with ex-husband Bobby Brown. According Houston’s publicist, Nancy Seltzer, the rumors, which originaly came from The Chicago Sun Times are “a complete fabrication.”
The official word from Camp Houston sticks [...]

There’s a rumor circulating about the blogoshpere concerning Kanye West and Victoria’s Secret supermodel Sessilee Lopez.
“Kanye was instantly smitten with Sessilee and it’s not hard to see why. But it’s more than just looks for Kanye, they get on really well and have a deep connection,” a friend of the model has revealed to Britain’s [...]

HOSEA THOMAS CHARGED FOR MURDER OF T.I.’S FRIEND » The man suspected of shooting T.I.’s assistant and childhood friend, Philant Johnson, was found guilty by a jury last week. We discussed T.I.’s testimony a couple of weeks ago. 34-year-old Hosea Thomas was on trial for the shooting death of Philant Johnson and firing at T.I. [...]

R&B singer Usher and his wife Tameka are receiving a rather nice gift this Christmas. During an early morning interview on Stevie Wonder’s morning show, the “In This Club” singer announced that he and Tameka are expecting another son to be born this month (December 2008).
Doctors told the couple that they’re having another boy, and [...]

Diddy may have given Aubrey O’Day the boot from pop group Danity Kane, but if you thought she was going to go home and work full time at a local IHOP then you were sadly mistaken. Homegirl is getting in where she can fit in! Sources tell our friends over at TMZ that the ex-DK [...]

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While you were at home over the weekend enjoying left-over turkey, New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was at the club shooting himself. For real. We neglected to post this foolishness over the weekend, but here’s how it all went down. Basically, home boy was posted up in the club, the Latin Quarter [...]

No, that’s not a typo … we really mean FIGHTS! With an “s.” If you didn’t know what the “Dirty Awards” were before today, then you damn sure know what they are now! The 2008 Dirty Awards, hosted by Radio One, went down last night in Atlanta at the Georgia International Congress Center. The show, [...]

Travis Barker has filed a lawsuit against Bombardier Inc., Clay Lacy Aviation and Goodyear Tire and Rubber, blaming them collectively for the plane crash in which he and friend DJ AM survived.
Travis Barker has filed a lawsuit blaming the pilots and defective equipment for a plane crash that severely injured the rocker and DJ AM [...]

According to People, when Malia and Sasha Obama visited the White House for the first time, they went up to their new bedrooms and jumped on the beds, with the help of Barbara and Jenna Bush, of course.
“We helped them jump on the beds,” Barbara, 26, told PEOPLE. “We used to jump on the beds [...]

JANET JACKSON TO TOUR IN JAPAN IN FEBRUARY 2009 » After abruptly canceling the remaining U.S. tour dates for her critically acclaimed Rock Wit U Tour, singer Janet Jackson is trying her hands at this touring thing once again. Japanese news website Japan Today is reporting that Janet plans on touring in Japan beginning on [...]

Rapper T.I. testified in court Friday in Cincinnati, Ohio in Hosea Thomas’ murder trial. The man allegedly shot and killed the Atlanta rapper’s childhood friend and assistant, Philant Johnson, two years ago. The self-proclaimed “King of Atlanta” sat on the witness stand for approximately 40 minutes at Judge Ralph E. Winkler’s courtroom on the third [...]

Michigan rapper MC Breed (real name: Eric Breed) lost a battle with kidney disease in Ypsilanti, Michigan Saturday at the age of 36. Carter McWright, owner of Music Planet and an associate of Breed’s, called Breed a “a musical legend of Flint.”
“One thing about Breed is he had that flow, that rhythm,” he said. “He [...]

When Jonetta Patton is managing the career of her successful R&B singer son, Usher, she’s apparently scamming limo drivers. Usher’s mom/manager is currently under investigation by Dekalb County Police after a freelance limo driver for her Atlanta-based transportation company, JCarr Transportation, filed a complaint alleging she cheated him out of a $1,668 paycheck.
Ms. Patton and [...]

Remember when 50 Cent sued Taco Bell for making him an “unauthorized spokesperson” for a new promotional campaign? Well, it looks like the’re counter-suing the rapper calling him “arrogant” How interesting…
Taco Bell shot down the rapper’s lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court, claiming they are protected by the First Amendment. The lawsuit calls the rapper a [...]

According to a recent report by Forbes Magazine, Beyonce and Jay-Z are the richest Hollywood couple. Collectively, the two racked up $162 million between June 1st 2007 and June 1st 2008. They’re the only couple on the list with 3 digit million-dollar figures. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith came in at #2 on the list [...]

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Looks like Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon has not only hurt her “good girl” Disney reputation, but she’s hurting the pockets of her bandmates because The Cheetah Girls have reportedly been nixed from next week’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. This comes a couple of weeks after semi-nude pics of the ex 3LW [...]