Jeff Giles
Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Wiz Khalifa Lead BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominees
With less than a month to go before the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards are held in Atlanta, it’s finally time to reveal the list of this year’s nominees — and time for Lil Wayne to add another achievement to his ever-growing list.
The multi-platinum rapper, who recently broke the one-week sales record at iTunes and boasts the number one album in the country with ‘Tha Carter IV,’ now also owns the record
50 Cent Launches Energy Drink to Fight Hunger in Africa
50 Cent is certainly no stranger to lucrative beverage deals, as anyone who remembers the millions he made from Vitamin Water could tell you.
Now, he’s using that acumen to help raise money for those in serious need.
Snoop Dogg’s 10-Year-Old Daughter Cori B. Makes Her Singing Debut With ‘Do My Thang’ [AUDIO]
Get readizzle to feel really old, kids of the ’90s: Snoop Dogg‘s 10-year-old daughter, who goes by Cori B., is joining Willow Smith in the tween pop scion scene.
In fact, she’s already dropped her first single, titled ‘Do My Thang.’
How Did Rihanna Make It Through ‘Battleship’ Boot Camp?
The idea of a movie based on the board game Battleship might seem odd enough even without director Peter Berg deciding to throw aliens into the mix. But adding R&B siren (and acting novice) Rihanna to the cast? What kind of ship is this, anyway?
According to Rihanna, it’s the kind that demands grueling, military-style training if you want to stay on board.
50 Cent Throws Twitter Tantrum, Threatens to Stop Making Albums
If you’ve been impatiently waiting for 50 Cent’s new album to drop, he feels your pain. In fact, as he demonstrated during a recent Twitter rant, he’s ready to give up on his longtime label, Interscope — and maybe quit making records altogether.
50′s outburst was triggered by Interscope’s decision to delay the long-in-the-works project, which he’s been tinkering with for over a year. “Man I’m not
Bow Wow Leaves Twitter, Drops New Single, ‘S— on My Mind’ [VIDEO]
With a new baby, a new mixtape ready for release, and a new album on the horizon, it should come as no surprise that Bow Wow has some stuff on his mind.
Wait, scratch that. According to the rapper, what’s on his mind isn’t “stuff” — although it is a four-letter word that starts with S.
Lil Wayne Is First Performer Confirmed for 2011 MTV VMAs
After plenty of delays, Lil Wayne swears he’s finally releasing ‘Tha Carter IV’ — and he’ll celebrate the album’s August 29 debut with a performance at the MTV VMAs the night before.
Thanks to some information shared by his manager during a recent Billboard interview, Lil Wayne is the first confirmed performer for the 2011 ceremony. After so many bumps in the road, Wayne doesn’t need any additiona
Fan Shocks Rihanna by Proposing to Girlfriend Backstage at Concert
Rihanna may want to feel like she’s the only girl in the world, but at a recent concert, at least one of her fans had someone else on his mind.
While lined up for a backstage meet-and-greet session with a group of street teamers, the fan got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, visibly shocking Rihanna, who ended up posing for an unforgettable picture with the couple.
Why Does the Bowling Hall of Fame Want to Induct Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga?
Lil Wayne: Film star, entrepreneur, multiplatinum recording artist, and…hall of fame bowler?
The Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) thinks so — they’ve nominated the rapper for inclusion in the International Bowling Hall of Fame, along with Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jordan.
‘The Voice’ Coaches Put Their Spin on Queen and David Bowie’s ‘Under Pressure’ [VIDEO]
Nothing quite says “pressure” quite like the last night of competition on a nationally televised singing competition — so it’s only fitting that the four judges of NBC’s ‘The Voice’ came together to duet on the Queen and David Bowie classic ‘Under Pressure.’
The quartet — Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, and Christina Aguilera — took the stage for a loose version of the song, starting off