XXL Magazine’s annual Freshman cover leaked online sending the Internet into a frenzy!  The cover features up and coming artists Lil’ Twist, CyHi Da Prynce, Big K.R.I.T., Meek Mill, Lil B, Mac Miller, Diggy Simmons, Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf, Fred the Godson and YG. XXL Freshman Class is currently trending on Twitter. Kid ‘N Play Reunite […]

Following in the footsteps of  T.I. and Lil Kim, rapper Ja Rule is preparing an unnamed reality TV series before he begins his jail term. Ja, who is currently in Miami putting the finishing touches on his album Renaissance Project, will be sentenced in March for attempted possession of a weapon. Police found a loaded […]

Troy “Escalade” Jackson, the And-1 Street Ball legend and younger brother of former NBA player Mark Jackson, died in his sleep early Sunday Morning. The 6-foot-10, 400-pound Jackson, 35, was in Los Angeles for NBA All-Star Weekend. He was Tweeting about the festivities from his account @Escalade53 and appeared to be having a great time. […]

Beyonce got black faced for L’Offciel Magazine. The spread is causing some controversy for it’s 90th issue. The African themed spread depicts Bey with “blackened skin,” symbolizing her getting back to her roots. Do you find this to be offensive or just artistic? Beyonce News: Beyoncé To Headline Glastonbury Festival In UK Beyonce & Jay-Z Eat […]

Slam Dunk contest participant JaValee McGee sent his mom, WNBA star Pam McGee, to work over the judges a bit before one of his dunks. As she sashayed along in her purple dress kissing each judge on the cheek, good ole’ Dr. J got in a little extra something as she came by. Top 9 […]

And we thought the folks at FCUK had balls. Phat Farm, the clothing line founded by Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons, has launched a court battle to prevent another company from infringing on the brand’s name.  Lawyers for Phat Fashions, the company that owns the Phat Farm trademark filed a $7 million dollar lawsuit against “Phag […]

In the wake of the Black Friday mixtape scandal, everyone is piling on poor little Kimberly Jones–and not in a good way. In the latest tweetdown actress/singer Keke Palmer throws shade at Lil Kim saying that she was good once upon a time but folks have moved on. 25 Reasons We Loved The Arsenio Hall […]

Justin Bieber fans are a rather scarily devoted bunch.  Not only did they deface Esperanza Spalding’s Wikipedia page after she beat the teen heartthrob in the Grammy’s “Best New Artist” category, but some are apparently threatening suicide.

O.J. Simpson and a spokesperson for Lovelock Correctional Facility deny that that Simpson was involved in a bloody fight months ago. The Lovelock representative says the story was so ridiculous that guards pulled O.J. from his cell to inform him and that he “laughed his ass off.”

Lil Kim claims that her new mixtape, Black Friday, sold 113,000 copies in it’s first 28 hours of availability, a number that was met with wide disbelief all across the internet.