Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine to open new public high school in Southern California
Jimmy Iovine owes a lot to the inner cities of Los Angeles, he said, and he intends to pay back those communities and the people who live in them. One …
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Rapper Travis Scott arrested at ritzy Paris hotel, prosecutors say
Rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Paris, where the Olympic Games are currently underway, after he tussled with a security guard and his own bodyguard at a luxury hotel, officials …
Kanye West’s ex-Chief of Staff says dentist is exploiting rapper, got him addicted to laughing gas – The Mercury News
Milo Yiannopoulos, the former chief of staff for Kanye West, is alleging celebrity dentist Thomas Connelly provided the rapper with nitrous oxide for recreational use, which led to addiction. Yiannopoulos, …
The Olympic gold rebranding of Snoop Dogg
By Lisa Respers France | CNN Had Snoop Dogg pretended to take a toke from the Olympic torch he helped carry to open the 2024 games, few people would have …
A closer look at the sexual misconduct lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
By Eric Levenson and Nicki Brown | CNN Even before law enforcement raided his homes, the rapper, producer and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs faced a host of legal issues. Since …
How a coterie of rappers became loyal Trump evangelists
One oddity of Donald Trump’s Bronx rally last month was when the former president invited two rappers — Michael Williams, who performs as Sheff G, and Tegan Chambers, who performs …
Eminem’s Daughter Hailie Jade Gets Married, Shares Dance with Dad
11:02 AM PT — Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … 50 Cent, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine were among the guests at Hailie Jade Scott‘s nuptials — so it …
Japanese MCs jump in on the Kendrick Lamar-Drake rap beef — and pick a favorite
It’s rare for a music story to get so big that people in Japan feel the need to weigh in. Yet the ongoing rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake …
Beyoncé drops new country tracks, album to arrive in March
By Maria Sherman | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé …
Art or evidence? Closest U.S. Supreme Court has looked at rap lyrics is for ‘true threat’
Grethel Aguila | Miami Herald (TNS) The closest the U.S. Supreme Court has come to assessing whether rap lyrics can be used in prosecutions was in a case where it …