He’s a rapper, he once owned a clothing line (Rocawear), he has a few nightclubs (in Vegas, NY and Atlantic city), and he’s recently launched “9IX,” a fragrance for men by Rocawear. But due to the poor state of the country’s economy, rapper Jay-Z’s next money-making venture has been put on hold, according to reports [...]

After more than a year of dating, America’s Next Top Model winner Eva Marcille and Tyler Perry’s House of Payne star Lance Gross are engaged. They discussed the details in a recent interview with Essence Magazine, in which they revealed that Lance popped the question, on bended knee of course, in front of family and [...]

According to reports published by famous gossip website The New York Post, singer Mariah Carey just may have Nick Cannon’s bun in her oven. When spies spotted her vacationing in St. Barts, they described her as being zaftig, which by definition means, “a woman having a full rounded figure; plump.” They also mentioned that they [...]

JAIMEE FOXWORTH EXPECTING FIRST CHILD » The last time we heard from Jaimee Foxworth, she was slangin’ ass in porno flicks and had acquired a nice little addiction to marijuana. But times are much better for the former Family Matters cast member, who was recently on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. According to People.com, [...]

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Rapper Plies is featured on the cover of the January 2009 issue of Black Beat magazine. In the issue, he discusses his definition of real, his rise to fame, and more! Check out the rest of the magazine scans when you continue reading.

A guy writing an unauthorized biography for Michael Jackson put out a nasty rumor about the King of Pop, saying that he was 95% blind in one eye, was fighting for his life, and that he needed a lung transplant. And British tabloid, The Sun, assisted with the distribution of said rumor and every major [...]

The guy responsible for murdering T.I.’s childhood friend and assistant, Philant Johnson, was sentenced to 66 years in prison. Hosea Thomas received his sentencing in an Ohio courtroom one day before Christmas Eve (Dec. 23rd) after being convicted in November for the murder of Johnson, stemming from a gunfire exchange in May 2006. Justice has [...]

As the headline states, rapper Nelly is ready to propose to longtime singer girlfriend Ashanti, but there’s one problem. You see, most men have the future “father-in-law” to worry about, but the situation is totally different for Nelly. Ashanti’s mom, Tina Douglas, is apparenty c**k blocking and doesn’t want her daughter to get married. At [...]

MARY J. BLIGE & JAY-Z SUED OVER HIT SONG » R&B soul singer Mary J. Blige and long-time rapper friend Jay-Z are being sued over Mary J’s hit single, “Enough Cryin’” According to the federal lawsuit, which involves allegations of song theft, Jermaine Jumpp and MIchael C. Adams claim they dropped off a CD at [...]

BRAVO’S REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON » Bravo’s hit reality series, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” has been renewed for a second season. The show followed the lives of five “wealthy” women living in Atlanta, and was very popular among adults aged 18 - 49. It averaged 1.5 million views over the [...]

AKON PLEADS GUILTY IN FAN TOSSING INCIDENT » Singer Akon, and owner of Konvict Musik, reportedly pleaded guilty to harassment last week for tossing a fan from the stage during a concert last summer in Fishkill, New York. He accepted a plea deal in which he will serve zero hours behind bars, but he must [...]

Some sad news hit the entertainment industry on Christmas Day. A family spokesperson alerted the media, saying that sultry singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt died on December 25th 2008 at a hospital in New York, where she was being treated for colon cancer.
Groundbreaking actress and the sultry singer of the stylishly sexy Christmas standard [...]

SHARON OSBOURNE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE LAPD » The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an incident that happened this past Sunday (Dec. 14th), reportedly involving Charm School: Rock of Love host Sharon Osbourne and contestant Megan Hauserman, during the recording of the VH1 reality series’ finale show.
Allegedly, words were exchanged between both Sharon and [...]

R&B singer and songwriter Ne-Yo dropped by M. Agnes Jones Elementary School in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia to present band director Arthur McClenton and his students a $30,000 check for brand new instruments, courtsey of VH1’s Save the Music Foundation and an anonymous donor.
“Music is not what I do, it’s who I am,” Ne-Yo [...]

AKON SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT HIS CRIMINAL PAST » Hip-hop star Akon (real name: Aliaune Thiam) cleared up allegations of him fabricating his criminal past to create this “gangster image” we all know him for. Just earlier this year (April 2008 to be exact), The Smoking Gun, a website famous for letting people know [...]

The human beat box we all know as Doug E. Fresh is over $3.5 million in debt! And multiple banks in New York are pursuing the hip-hop icon to get their money. According to reports published by The New York Post, not one, not even two, but THREE of Fresh’s Harlem home mortgages are behind [...]

A few days ago, we reported that TLC member Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins was losing her home. Well, she sat down with Essence.com and set the record straight in an exclusive interview with the popular magazine.
ESSENCE.COM: Well, there have been reports that a Georgia property of yours is going into foreclosure. Is that true?
T-Boz: No, I’m [...]

JERMAINE DUPRI SUES ATLANTA NIGHTCLUB FOR USING HIS NAME » Atlanta native Jermaine Dupri is suing a nightclub and a promoter in his hometown for using his name without permission. The producer turned record executive filed the lawsuit last Tuesday (December 9th) against Pure Atlanta, a popular nightclub in the city, and Binyam Yayine from [...]

First Damon Dash, then Fantasia, and now T-Boz!
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins is the latest celebrity to lose her home to the government. The former TLC member is said to be losing her 5-bedroom, 10,000 square feet Georgia home after failing to make her monthly mortgage payments. The state plans on putting the $530,000 home on the [...]

No, you’re not perusing through GOT’s archives and looking at a post from November 2007. Usher and Tameka actually decided to procreate again, as we reported a couple of weeks ago, and the couple gave birth to their second chil together at approximately 3 A.M. this morning, according to The YBF. And it’s a boy! [...]