Juelz Santana Arrested On Drug And Weapons Charges.
Juelz Santana has been arrested weeks after a raid on his New Jersey studio turned up marijuana and weapons. Bergen County Prosecutor's Office public information officer Maureen Parenta said in a statement that Juelz, born Laron James, was picked up on four counts of narcotic and weapon offenses on Wednesday (February 2) following a 10-month-long investigation. |
Rihanna’s ‘S&M’ Video Restricted By YouTube, Banned In 11 Countries plus Gramma Duet..
Rihanna’s new music video “S&M” is deemed too racy for Youtube.com, so the site has put an age limit on the clip. The clip, which sees RiRi frolicking around in semi-naked in latex and tying a man to a bed, premiered earlier this week on the website. “S&M” is considered "inappropriate" for viewers under the age of 18 on YouTube.com and a restriction has now been put in place, with the warning message: "This content may contain material flagged by YouTube's user community that may be inappropriate for some users." |
Timbaland Prevents Foreclosure On His $2.6 Million Condo.
Timbaland must be a pretty busy guy because he nearly lost his Miami condo for failure to pay some minor assessment fees. According to The Detroit News, the building’s owner placed a lien on the producers pad to the tune of $ 18, 833 back in August. The lien was due to what they claimed was nonpayment of quarterly condo assessment fees. The fine had grown to $27,000 before The Detroit News contacted Timbo. At which point the rappers reps made the full payment and prevented the foreclosure that the buildings lawyers had threatened. |
Drake And Rihanna, Cee Lo And Gwyneth Paltrow To Perform At Grammys.
The Grammy Awards got a major bump on Wednesday (February 2), when the Recording Academy announced that Drake and Rihanna will take the stage on February 13 for a special performance during the 53rd annual awards show. It will be the Grammy-nominated duo's first live TV performance together on a night when both are up for four awards. While it's not known what song the two stars will sing, their hit collabo "What's My Name?" seems a likely choice. |
Fabolous Accused Of Assaulting Atlanta Busboy..
Octavious Butler, a busboy at Atlanta’s Fox Sports Grill, is charging Fabolous with assault, after he claims the Brooklyn rapper struck him with both a glass bottle and his fist. The incident allegedly happened during Fab’s recent visit to Georgia, and the suit was filed January 31 in Fulton County Superior Court. |
Rihanna Gets Interviewed By Kanye West About Fashion, Career, Kids.
Kanye West can add interviewer to his resume, as the multi-platinum rapper/producer recently presided over a question-and-answer session with "Run This Town" collaborator Rihanna. The piece, available in part on interviewmagazine.com, covers a wide range of topics. Kanye began a passion he and Rihanna share: fashion. "I probably see a lot of menswear, or something extremely, extremely feminine," explained Rihanna when asked what her next look would be. "But I like to play with both. It would have to be so extreme that it's a look, because I don't usually like typical ladylike, girly-girly stuff. It would be a look if I were to do it. I always like something that's a little off, so it's just not typical or expected." |
Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon Expecting A Boy And A Girl
Nick Cannon confirmed that his wife, Mariah Carey, was having twins back in December, and now, it has been revealed that the couple are expecting one boy and one girl. In the forthcoming issue of Life & Style magazine, the songstress shares the big news, gushing about her impending motherhood. "Even before we announced it was twins, I was trying to keep everything gender-neutral, because I didn't want to impose an identity on them too soon," Mariah laughingly told the mag. "There were fan contests on Twitter about what gender they are and rumors about them being two boys or two girls — but nobody guessed this!" |
Warner Music Confirms Curren$y Signing, New Mixtape And Tour.
After he released both Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk II through Damon Dash’s BluRoc/Def Jam imprint, Warner Music Group has confirmed signing New Orleans emcee Curren$y. Rumors of of the signing began weeks ago, but neither side would confirm them. The signing marks the third new label for Curren$y, who was previously signed to No Limit before a stint at Young Money under the Cash Money/Universal umbrella. |
DJ Kool Herc Hopes To ‘Shine Light’ On Health Care Reform…
DJ Kool Herc (born Clive Campbell) is feeling better but still needs financial help. Late Monday, The New York Times reported that the hip-hop pioneer was recently hospitalized due to surgery for kidney stones — a painful, yet treatable, condition made all the worse due to Herc's lack of health insurance. |