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You might remember the big stink over last year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam concert after morning host, Peter Rosenberg, trashed Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” single before her performance which led to her storming out of the show, refusing to touch the stage. Today the rapper sat in the Hot 97 studios with her year-long media nemesis [...]

I haven’t been watching that singing show that is giving these kids life, but apparently Nicki Minaj thinks she’s doing a stellar job as one of the four judges. During a conference call this week, the rapper gave herself a big pat on the back over Idol. “My best and worst Idol moments? I don’t [...]

Georgia’s budding ratchet champion, Jerome Trinidad James, has officially been signed to Def Jam Records after an alleged bidding war between several labels. It was announced Thursday that the rapper and his Gold Gang Records group will be heading to Def Jam after he’s been leaving his clawprints in the sands of time with the [...]

VH1 has officially released the names of Love & Hip-Hop’s new cast in NYC. Returning for the third season is Olivia who will continue struggling for musical relevance and a choice in hair color, but this time she’s got an NBA player boo. Her manager, Rich Dollaz, is also returning with flop model and wannabe [...]

In today’s “Oh Girl, Save It” news, singer Robin Thicke and actor Boris Kodjoe have been casted in BET’s upcoming reality show parody, Real Husbands of Hollywood. The series which has been confirmed for 10 episodes, is basically a continuation of Kevin Hart’s 2011 BET Awards sketches of the same name. The program will star [...]

You won’t be hearing much from Yellow Cake in the press this year. According to his manager Tina Davis, Chris won’t be doing interviews for a while. Instead he will simply focus on music, movies, getting tattoos and his girlfriend Karcoochie. Deal with it. [...]

Mya is attempting a return to your iTunes libraries and general thoughts with her first single from the upcoming US release of her album, K.I.S.S. The uptempo track is called “Earthquake” and features Trina. [...]

Late last month, Alicia “Mrs. Steal Yo Girl” Keys appeared at Yotel in New York City butched out and ready for war. Her beard boo, Swizz Beats, announced her entry into the DJ world and she rocked out on the turntables for a bit. Now she’s DJ AK-47 — ready to light a poont up! [...]

After dealing with two seizures and hospital visits over the weekend, Rick Ross kept his schedule moving and cut the ribbon on his new Wingstop restaurant in Memphis. If a near-death health emergency does anything, it gives you the gumption to slang wings cornerside and sell sauce straight off the iPhone. Somebody better be checking [...]

Aubrey: The Hip-Hop Eeyore has revealed the cover to his upcoming sophomore album, Take Care. It fits my overall thought of his image — a young man surrounded by fancy treats who is daydreaming about heartache and Steel Magnolias. [source] [...]