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NEW YORK — Ja Rule and Lil Wayne have been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in separate incidents, police said. The best-selling rappers were arrested Sunday night shortly

ATLANTA (AP) -- There are indications that Michael Vick's legal troubles could produce some financial consequences. Nike has suspended the release of its latest product line named after the Atlanta

NEWS BRIEFS VH-1 has announced their itinerary for this year's "Hip-Hop Honors" show. The television outlet is planning to toast music pioneers Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for their "New Jack Swing

DETROIT — There was no mourning at this funeral. Hundreds of onlookers cheered Monday afternoon as the NAACP put to rest a long-standing expression of racism by holding a public burial for the N-wor

A recent photo of Deelishis, winner of Season 2 Flavor of Love, says she is not pregnant. Rumors ran amuck when a recent photo of the curvaceous, reality star surfaced in what appeared to be a bit of

LEESBURG, Va. — A civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been charged with incest. The Rev. James L. Bevel, 70, was arrested late last month in Alabama, whe

Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Police are investigating what happened in a deadly shooting outside Club 112 in Midtown Atlanta. Investigators identified the victim as 26-year-old Randy Griffin of Atlanta.

ATLANTA - Porsche Foxx made her announcement returning to V-103 on air at 8 a.m. She’ll be handling mid-days, replacing Osei the Dark Secret, starting July 9. “It’s been two and a half years,” she

New York - Rapper Jermaine Dupri was involved in a car accident this morning in New York that sent his driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Publicists for the Atlanta mogul said Dupri was

Los Angeles - In court documents filed Wednesday, the 28-year-old singer "specifically denies each and every allegation" in the wrongful death complaints filed against her by relatives of the woman wh

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University basketball coach Mike Gillespie Sr. was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor stalking charge and later released from jail on a $1,000 bond. Police said they wer

Marquise Hill Reported Missing After Watercraft Incident New Orleans - Officials told New Orleans television station WDSU on Monday that they recovered the body of Marquise Hill of the NFL's New En

Atlanta - Rapper Young Jeezy and some of his friends were arrested on a disorderly conduct charge following an argument at a suburban Atlanta strip club. DeKalb County police spokesman Michael Pay

Atlanta - Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dog fight in 2000 and is "one of the heavyweights" in the sport, ESPN reported. The network Sunday cited a police informant whom a dog-fighting inv

BEERWAH, Australia -- Bindi Irwin wants her new TV show to continue the educational and conservation work of her father, the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. "I'm proud to be showing kids that

A little over three months after Foxy Brown’s brawl in a Florida beauty shop, the female rapper may soon face a jury that will determine her fate as a result of battery charges she received stemming f

Wu-Tang rapper Method Man was arrested in New York on Thursday (May 17), after being pulled over by authorities with almost 30 grams of marijuana in his vehicle. According to reports, the rapper w

Public Enemy group member and reality star Flavor Flav will be roasted by Comedy Central this summer. The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav will be executive produced by Joel Gallen from Tenth

R&B crooner/rapper Tyrese has teamed with Ginuwine, and Tank to form R & B super-group TGT. Together Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank have released an impressive 13 albums and continue to release chart-

LOS ANGELES – Paula Abdul broke her nose over the weekend after she fell while trying to avoid stepping on her Chihuahua, her publicist said Monday. Abdul was recovering from the mishap and will ap

Chicago – Oprah Winfrey says she was "stunned" to learn her father plans to write a book about her. Winfrey told New York Daily News that she laughed when one of her assistants told her the newspap

NEW YORK — Ludacris will make a cartoon cameo in the 400th episode of "The Simpsons" as a tube of toothpaste that raps, of all things. The 29-year-old rapper-actor, whose real name is Chris Bridges

It was just a matter of time before video vixen, Karrine "Supahead" Steffans received her own reality show. Details are scarce in regards to which network the show will appear on, but Supahead will sh

50 Cent may be young compared to his new beau, Victoria Rowell but he definitely isn't restless. Victoria who we know as Drucilla from day time soap opera, "Young & the Restless" began dating 50 Cent

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC is close to telling Donald Trump "You're fired," but the network is holding back just in case they could use him at the last minute. The future of his