Music & Entertainment
Currently still riding out the success of his latest musical effort, Maxwell plans to press pause on the release of the second installment of the BlackSummersNight trilogy he promised us over a year ago. The smooth-talking, soul-singing superstar has placed a halt on the process after holding onto the idea and lengthy concept for over […]
Via:Ballerstatus Even though the top of the Billboard 200 is ruled by the “Glee” kids and the Stones, there’s a few other new hip-hop and R&B releases making moves — including Nas and Damian Marley’s latest collabo, Janelle Monae, and Reflection Eternal. In at no. 5 is Distant Relatives, the collaborative effort between Nas and Damian […]
While Diddy is fresh on our minds and moving upward in our personal music playlists, everyone wants to know more about the man we’ve come to know and love behind the scenes. Musically, he’s doing his thing all over the place, but the business of it all is making some waves this afternoon as Diddy […]
This morning, folks are tweeting like crazy and all we’re talking about is how Janet Jackson pulled off a show-stopping performance last night. For those of us with our nose in the books or cranking it out at work, you might have missed the news, but the stunning and surprising performance on American Idol’s season […]
Via:Thisis50 Akon is once again ready for his close-up. The singer-songwriter-producer and founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution labels is gearing up for the release of his fourth solo effort Stadium. The Senegalese performer calls the late summer set his most energetic project to date. “We are bringing the stadium to your living […]
Via:Ballerstatus 50 Cent is really taking his stint as a Hollywood actor seriously. He’s so adamant at fitting each role to a “T” that he’s lost a significant amount of weight for an upcoming film role. In these photos, posted at ThisIs50.com, you can see Fif’ has slimmed down … A LOT! The rapper/actor reportedly lost […]
Earlier we informed you about this year’s Rock the Bells lineup which is slated to feature hip hop and R&B’s own living legend Lauryn Hill, but today, with the help of our good friends over at HelloBeautiful.com, we were able to put together a special music related birthday package for our girl, Lauryn Hill. We […]
Via:Thisis50 Freeway Ricky Ross built a cocaine empire in the early 80’s before getting caught by the Feds and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. That sentence was later reduced to 20 years after a federal appeals court threw out the original decision , then reduced even more for good behavior. […]
Via:Ballerstatus Cam’ron is slowly but surely re-building his buzz, as he makes moves with his new crew the U.N. and artist Vado. The pair are actually hard at work on a slew of new projects for Cam’s new fam — including the rapper’s solo album, a couple of soundtracks, the official U.N. debut, and Vado’s […]
Via:Ballerstatus Like most celebrities these days, when they shoot to stardom, things from their past began to surface. Nicki Minaj is the latest in the rumor mill who may, or may not, have a sex tape floating around. According to MediaTakeOut.com, they were approached by someone who has some footage of the Young Money First Lady […]
Via:Thisis50 “It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine. Salt-N-Peppa and Heavy D up in the limousine. Hanging pictures on my wall, every Saturday Rap Attack Mr Magic Marley Marl” — Notorious B.I.G. Great artists are God’s gift to the world in my opinion. On March 9, 1997 we lost one […]
One of these brothers has been writing and singing about love while the other has been rapping about it for years, but today, we hear both of them are now finally ready to try falling “in love” together. Say what?! Ok, ok, didn’t mean to alarm you. So maybe I ought to rephrase that for […]