Kendrick Lamar Defies The Industry, Requests a Dark-Skinned Model
By Staff Hip Hop star Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, who goes by just his first two names, is a different kind of rapper. And unlike Drake, Lil Wayne, Wale and scores of other artists who typically feature lighter-skinned or European-type models in their videos, Lamar has challenged the status quo by requesting a dark-skinned model, Brittany [...]
Rapper Ja Rule Gets Early Prison Release
Platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule is set to leave an upstate prison on Thursday after serving most of his two-year sentence for illegal gun possession but head straight into federal custody in a tax case. The rapper, who had been in protective custody at the Mid-State Correctional Facility because of his celebrity, has some time remaining [...]
Happy Birthday Donna Summer… And Tasha Smith Wants To Play Her In A Biopic
Today in history, December 31, 1948, singer/song writer, Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines), dubbed the queen of disco in the 1970s, was born in Boston, MA. A 5-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have 3 consecutive double albums reach number one on the USA Billboard chart, and she also charted 4 number-one singles [...]
Bobbi Kristina’s Reality Show Reveals Life Without Her Mother
Twitter fans of Bobbi Kristina are always reminded of her mother’s legacy. The only child of the late Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina posts tweets about her mother daily. Most of them saying she misses her and others speaking to their resemblance in personality and/or physical appearance. It’s no question that the aspiring actress was inseparable [...]
Whitney Houston is reportedly flat broke
Whitney Houston is destitute and ‘broke as a joke,’ according to Radar Online. The popular celebrity gossip site posted a story yesterday that the Grammy Award winning singer has his rock bottom and lost her fortune. Whitney, 48, reportedly has blown through an enormous amount of cash that she accumulated from decades of super [...]
Lil Wayne Unveils New Clothing Company
Lil Wayne has recently debuted a brand new clothing line, dubbed Trukfit, unveiling the first season during the 2012 Agenda tradeshow in Long Beach last weekend and at the upcoming show in New York. The hip-hop star has yet to discuss the new venture, but Agenda.com describes the line as one that draws [...]