Heavy D & the Boyz were the popular rap group led by Heavy D, a Jamaican-born MC not afraid to poke fun at his weight. Heavy D has been called “the genre’s equivalent of Luther Vandross,” according to AllMusic.com, and indeed, he was a lovable, nonthreatening, radio-friendly rhymer able to cross over to MTV and […]
Actor Romany Malco is widely known for his breakout role in “The 40 Year Old Virgin,” but Malco has been in the entertainment business for quite some time. Allow me to clarify. Romany Malco got his start in the industry as a rapper in a group called R.M.G., later known as College Boyz and even […]
Before they became embroiled in one of the most unfortunate feuds in hip-hop history, the late Christopher Wallace and Tupac Amaru Shakur were friends. While the two MCs, who eventually lost their lives to gun violence, never released an official song together, a recorded freestyle from a show in 1993 is as well known as any […]
The American Music Awards are the Jumpmans of award broadcasts. They almost resemble the real deal, and you can almost trick the less savvy into thinking that they’re legit Jordans, but when you try them on you realize that these are not championship caliber shoes. However, last night the AMAs (aka Any Musician Available) closed […]
I been waiting on this topic for a long time. I wanted to find all the right words and to make sure I did it right. Plus I wanted to see how far the hate and slander would go and to see how real it was. Every once in a while an artist comes along […]
Kenya Moore is expanding her brand. The reality star has branched out into the fitness arena with the release of a new workout video “Booty Boot Camp.” READ: Did Kenya Moore Get Booty Implants? The body sculpting DVD promises “three 20-minute workouts that will sculpt your lower body, shrink your waistline, flatten and define your […]
Singer Akon has landed himself in the middle of a court battle for injuring a concert employee in Alabama. Apparently, the singer stage dove and landed directly on top of the guy. Matthew Graham is suing Akon saying he was permanently injured while working at Bayfest in 2009 during Akon’s performance. According to Graham, Akon […]
Hip-hop and R&B’s hottest stars converged in Atlanta to help Jermaine Dupri celebrate So-So Def’s 20th anniversary. The historic event took place in Atlanta’s Fox Theater with performances by Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher and Ludacris. The event jumped off with a performance of “Jump” by Kriss Kross and X-Scape members LaTocha and Tamika Scott treated fans […]
Despite not really carrying the baby, Kanye West is very pregnant. If he isn’t pregnant, he is definitely on his monthly because his mood is swinging violently between happy and all-the-way-out-there-crazy. At a recent show in London, Kanye West began screaming and throwing the mic which bounced off the stage and hit a fan. West […]
Rick Ross’ best songs are a matter of opinion. The rapper and Maybach Music boss has released five studio albums and 19 singles, and that’s not counting the songs by other artists he’s appeared on, so he’s got a lot of tracks to choose from. Still, numerous hip-hop sites have compiled Rick Ross’ best songs—using […]
In the words of my boss, the internet has no chill. Former “Flavor of Love” winner and model London “Deelishis” Charles went off on her Instagram page, the target of her anger was the gossip blog MediaTakeOut. MediaTakeOut posted a story alleging Deelishis had been injured after she was attacked by a gang of strippers […]
You knew it was coming. It was only a matter of time before the ubiquitous “Gangnam Style” by PSY got a rap remix (no, MC Hammer doesn’t count). First rapper up to begin the oversaturation process: Cassidy. Who? Yeah. What a way to return to the rap radar after years on a milk carton. The artist best […]
