Trent Fitzgerald
Rihanna Tapped for Performance at Brad Pitt’s Charity Event in New Orleans
Rihanna will show her love for the people of New Orleans with a performance at Brad Pitt’s Make It Right charity event on March 10. The event was coordinated to help raise monies for families who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Beyonce Gets Politicized in Rutgers University Course
Following behind her husband Jay-Z, new mom Beyonce has a college course named after herself as well. The course, ‘Politicizing Beyonce,’ is being taught at Rutgers University by Ph.D. student and lecturer Kevin Allred, who believes the R&B queen can be a conduit for social change.
Kid Cudi Explains Why He Trashed Festival Stage in Australia
Kid Cudi lived up to his nickname “Mr. Rager” when he trashed the stage at Australia’s Heatwave Music Festival this past weekend after organizers cut his set short. While many Aussie fans were upset that Cudi trashed and dashed, he felt that his actions were appropriate.
A$AP Rocky Swags It Out for Complex February / March Issue
Our 2012 Artist to Watch alum A$AP Rocky is getting a major look on the February/March cover of Complex magazine. The 23-year-old Harlemite rapper is joined by Jeremy Scott, a trailblazing clothing designer whom legendary fashion God Karl Lagerfeld calls “Fashion’s Last Rebel.”
Rihanna Breaks VEVO Record With Two Billion Views
Rihanna is breaking records all over the place. After being crowned the biggest-selling digital artist of all time, the pop siren is now being exulted as the first female artist to reach over a billion views on VEVO. The ‘Talk That Talk’ artist has netted two billion views on the popular video site so far.
Drake Shows Up Three Hours Late for Sundance Concert
Drake was a little tardy for the party over the weekend — he was three hours late for his concert performance at the Bing Bar in Park City, Utah on Saturday (Jan. 21). The Canadian rapper-crooner was the headliner for the Microsoft-sponsored late-night event during the Sundance Film Festival.
Rick Ross Denies He’s the Father in Paternity Lawsuit
Rick Ross is engulfed in a paternity lawsuit with a Georgia woman who claims the rapper fathered her 3-year-old child. According to TMZ, court papers were recently filed in Broward County by the Florida Department of Revenue on behalf of Tyrisha Childers, who claims Rozay is the daddy of her son.
Diddy Hit with a Lawsuit Over Name of Empress Perfume Line
Diddy is not going to like the smell of this. The hip-hop impresario has been slapped with a lawsuit by a hair company over the name Empress. Beauty company Empress Haircare is suing Diddy over his fragrance line Empress Sean John, which they believe he is violating their trademark.
Rare Kanye West Live Performance Video from 1996 Surfaces Online
Before Kanye West was a ‘College Dropout,’ he was a young teenager rapping on the scene with a gangsta lean. Although urban legend has it that the Chicago native was a ferocious MC when he was a youngster, we haven’t bear witness to his earlier years of him spitting rhymes on the mic.
Someone went digging around on YouTube and found an old video of a 19-year-old West rapping onstage at a Chicago-a
Lil Wayne Prison Memoir Hitting Bookstores in November
Lil Wayne has inked a deal with Grand Central Publishing to publish a book titled ‘Gone Till November.’ The tome is described as a prison memoir of the rapper’s thoughts that he jotted down while serving his eight-month prison bid at Rikers Island for weapons possession.
Drake + Common Star in ‘Imagine’ Parody Video
The Drake and Common diss-a-thon has been relatively quiet. We are awaiting with abated breath for Drizzy to respond to Common’s lyrical disses over Rick Ross‘ ‘Stay Schemin” track. But alas, we are hearing nothing on the rap battlefield. What gives?
Drake Appears in Mary J. Blige’s New ‘Mr. Wrong’ Video
As Mary J. Blige celebrates her 41st birthday today (Jan. 11), the songbird gave her fans a surprise gift of her own — Drake appearing in her updated video for ‘Mr. Wrong.’ If you remember when the clip was released back in December there was no Drizzy to be found.