According to a recent press release, Beyonce and Solange canceled their “Hope for the Holidays” concert. The original plan for the show was to benefit victims of Hurricane Ike, but unfortunately the duo suffered “a set of irresolvable scheduling conflicts.”
The one-hour “Beyonce and Solange: Hope for the Holidays” benefit concert was set to take place [...]

Wow, this economic recession becomes more and more real every day, as news of the rich and famous falling on hard times losing homes, cars, and other royalties erupts. FOX News is reporting that American Idol Fantasia Barrino is losing her Charlotte, NC mansion and has put it up for auction as the result of [...]

Jermaine Dupri wants us all to know that Janet Jackson is NOT pregnant! The Atlanta rapper spoke to Usmagazine.com exclusively, denouncing any and all rumors relating to a Janet Jackson pregnancy. He had a special message for blogger Perez Hilton.
“Does Perez know that lying destroys the credibility of a blogger?” Dupri quipped to Us on [...]

Guess who’s in the news once again for being arrested? Our friend in the head DMX! Yesterday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix, Arizona put out a message offering a $5,000 reward for anyone with any information that may lead to DMX’s arrest. And today, after hearing about the award worth 5 G’s, a Georgia woman [...]

Not only is rapper Kanye West telling folks to “Eat sh*t and die,” but he’s apparently cursing out musicians and, of course, the media. All on stage. In front of people. Here’s what someone sent to our boy illseed over at All Hip Hop.
But of course, Kanye caused controversy. His show was AMAZING, but what [...]

T.I. says that he wants his friends, family, and business associates to remember him as he they last saw him before entering jail in March 2009. When asked about conjugal visits on the Howard Stern show the rapper said: “I don’t accept visits. I want people to remember as I am. I’ll see you on [...]

Atlanta Housewives star NeNe Leakes and her husband collectively denied rumors of the two being evicted from their $800,000 home Duluth, GA home, saying that they moved out on their own free will.
“I am truly blessed to enjoy a wonderful life and lifestyle,” NeNe said in a statement released Wednesday. “We have indeed moved to [...]

Unfortunately, the season looks like it’s over for NY Giant Plaxico Burress. It was announced Tuesday that the wide receiver was suspended from the team for the rest of the regular season and the upcoming NFL playoffs.
The decision comes one day after Burress was charged with two counts of illegal weapons possession, stemming from in [...]

OJ Simpson was sentenced to serve anywhere between 9 and 33 years in prison. The former football player’s sentencing was based on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel.
A weary and beaten-looking O.J. Simpson was put away Friday for [...]

Dollicia Bryan’s sexy ass has been named XXL Magazine’s “Eye Candy of the Year” and these here photos support their claim better than an Aretha Franklin push-up bra! More when you continue reading. Fellas, we apologize for the Aretha reference, but these pictures should bring everything back into focus.

Guess who snagged 8 Grammy Award nomations for the 2009 show? The official nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards were announced yesterday, and our boy Lil’ Wayne led the pack! The rapper grabbed 8 nominations, with fellow rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West following not too far behind. Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, and Jazmine Sullivan are some [...]

An Essence music festival is not an Essence music festival unless Beyonce is on the ticket as one of the main headliners. And to keep up the ongoing tradition, it was announced Tuesday that the self-proclaimed Diva we know as Beyonce is currently the only confirmed performer for the July 2009 show, which runs from [...]

BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL IS HEADED BACK TO PRISON » after allegedly testing positive for drugs. The man, most known for being married to singer Amy Winehouse, was just released from rehab last month, according to People. He went there after being released from prison early, but since he’s being recalled back to jail, he must serve the [...]

NeNe Leakes, one of the stars of BRAVO’s hit series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta has been reportedly kicked out of her 5-bedroom home . She and her husband, Greg, reportedly owed $6,240 in back rent to Winwood Properties.
The home was purchased for $829,400 in September 2006 and is owned by Kajani Shenaz Ali, who [...]

27-year-old William Balfour was officially arrested this past Monday and charged with the murders of Darnell Donerson, Jason Hudson, and Julian King; Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and young nephew, respectively. But now his lawyer is saying the only reason he’s being charged is because he’s the only suspect the police have at this point
“The delay [...]

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 [...]

On Friday, November 28th 2009, 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour was working the door during a Valley Stream, NY Wal-Mart’s “Black Friday” sale even and was trampled to death after urging customers broke the door down. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital an hour later.
Some workers who saw what was happening fought their way through [...]