After pictures of Usher and the current focus of his Oedipus complex, Def Jam Records exec Grace Miguel, apartment hunting in Tribeca surfaced on the Internet, Tameka Raymond posted a series of catty Tweets aimed at her ex.

The ex-fiance of rapper Shawty Lo was arrested Wednesday after police say she attempted to bring loaded weapons into a local courthouse. Ecreia Laki Perez was taken into custody after police found a semiautomatics hand gun and a stun gun disguised as a cell phone in her purse when she tried to enter the [...]

Looks like T.I. could be headed back to the clink. T.I. and Tiny got pulled over by L.A. County Sheriffs on Sunset Boulevard this week after making an ilegal U-turn. When approaching the vehicle, Deputies smelled weed coming from their Maybach. The car was searched and Tip and Tiny were arrested and booked [...]

Diddy is being sued by one of his former employees who claims Puff got rid of her once she got old and became disabled. Francesca Spero just filed a lawsuit in Federal court in NY — in which she describes herself as a “51-year-old white woman” who served as a high ranking exec for [...]

50 Cent is becoming Twitter’s biggest bully. Despite announcing a self-imposed, week-long hiatus to work on his new album, Fiddy resurfaced this afternoon poke fun at Atlanta rapper T.I. The “King of the South” was arrested in West Hollywood after pulling an illegal U-turn while driving with his wife Tiny, and charged with felony possession [...]

Feeling the need to reassert his dominion over all things Beyonce, Mathew Knowles released a statement through Music World Entertainment just to set you haters straight.
“Contrary to false rumors online, Beyoncé and her manager Mathew Knowles unequivocally have had and continue to have a close personal and business relationship. Mathew Knowles is [...]

Soulja Boy will film the video for his next single in Las Vegas this weekend, and the 20-year-old rapper is encouraging his fans to join him on the set. The ‘Crank That’ star will take the stage at the Mirage’s Jet nightclub in Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 5. and use the performance as [...]

Fantasia Barrino was projected to move between 150 and 175k units of ‘Back to Me’ it’s first week out, but only ended up with 122k in sales. Maybe that’s why she’s added testimony to her appearances lately. At a recent promotional appearance Fantasia told the crowd,
“I’m going through this phase in my life [...]

Mike Tyson turned up in Las Vegas last night toting his 2-year-old daughter Milan Tyson to the red carpet premiere of ESPN’s “One Night in Vegas,” a film detailing the evening in 1996 when Tupac Shakur was shot. The former heavyweight champ was a close friend to Tupac and yesterday tweeted this vintage photo [...]

Brandy plans to sex up her image for Dancing with the Stars. Brandy says:
“I’m so into it. I know I’m never going to look as sexy as I will on this show. You have to be sexy on this show. I’m eager to learn. I can’t even sleep at night. I’m so [...]

Amid rumors of a shitty performance at her Rock the Bells stop on Governors Island, comes word that Lauryn Hill kept the crowd waiting for 3 hours before taking the stage for Rock the Bells in DC, because she was getting her nails done.
Here’s what the Washington Post had to say:
When it comes to [...]

Last week Mariah Carey released a statement about her pregnancy saying she was too superstitious to really confirm anything. Well now Nick Cannon says that’s not exactly what she meant. Nick says..
“I think ’superstitious’ might be the wrong word. I think it’s more of a spiritual thing. Like trying to stay [...]

Toni Braxton and her estranged [is he still estranged?] husband Keri Lewis bought their Henderson, NV home in 2007 for $2.6 million. The 5,337-square foot house has two floors, four fireplaces, a spa, and a three-car garage. Other features include built-in bookcases, a wine refrigerator, a swimming pool, and a balcony overlooking the [...]

Mixed reviews be damned, L Boogie is headed back to the studio. Lauryn Hill, who hasn’t recorded an album since 1998’s, ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, hints that she’s ready to make music again. Lauryn says,
“I respect the different sounds that I’m hearing. It’s been such a long time since I’ve gotten [...]

With a Grammy-winning gospel singer, CeCe Winans, and a CNN documentary crew on hand, the congregation was buzzing before the service at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. CNN reporter Soledad O’Brien and her producers are devoting the entire third installment of their documentary series, “Black in America,” to the members of the [...]

Snoop Dogg is teaming up with Internet security company, Norton, to fight the ongoing issue of cyber crime. The Long Beach rapper is the latest advocate for protecting sensitive information online and recently appeared alongside Norton representatives in New York to promote the cause. Speaking on cybercrime Tuesday, Snoop says:
“I’m here [...]

Early reports clocked Takers a close second to The Last Exorcism at the box office last weekend. T.I. sat down with Clay Cane for BET to explain why the numbers were off.
Clay: I’m seeing on various web sites that Takers was number one, and then Exorcism was number one. Why is there this [...]

Atlanta rapper and Grand Hustle affiliate B.O.B. is continuing to rack up accolades after the release of his critically acclaimed B.O.B. Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray album. The ATL emcee has officially been tapped to open for Jay-Z and Eminem when the two take the stage at an upcoming concert in Detroit. [...]

Marrying in July, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are now one of the most powerful couples in the music industry. She’s a multiplatinum recording artist and he’s a superproducer-cum-rapper with a discography longer than ‘Avatar.’ But really, we just wanted to know, who’s got more money in the bank? All signs [...]