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News Wyclef Jean Shot In Haiti <p>Wyclef Jean has reportedly been shot at during a trip to his native Haiti.<br /> <br /> The former Fugees member was visiting the country to lend his support to presidential candidate Michael Martelly, during Martelly's preparations for the final round of elections against former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 20, 2011
News Nas Prepping Autobiography, Focusing On Acting <p>Nas is following the lead of his onetime rival Jay-Z, who released 'Decoded' last month, and entering the publishing world with an upcoming autobiography in 2011. When recently interviewed by Pedestrian TV, Nas revealed that his recent cameo on 'Hawaii 5-0' was a preview of coming attractions as he plans to focus more on writing and acting in the future.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 08, 2010
News Drake Teases Lil Wayne Welcome Home Concert <p>Drake had a busy yesterday. In addition to premiering his new video for the Lil Wayne collaboration 'Miss Me,' Drizzy took to UStream, chatting with his fans, celebrating a million albums sold and a million Twitter followers and revealing an interesting piece of news for Wayne fans all over the world. On November 5, upon Weezy's departure from a reduced one-year prison sentence on weapons charges, the Young Money head honcho will throw a welcome back concert at an undisclosed location. </p> By Rose Lilah August 20, 2010
News Rapper T.I. and Wife Arrested on Drug Charges: T.I. Asked to Return to Atlanta <p> ATLANTA (CBS/AP) The probation officer of multi-platinum selling hip-hop artist T.I. has asked the rapper to return to his hometown of Atlanta, according to Don Samuel, one of T.I.'s attorneys.</p> By Rose Lilah September 04, 2010
News NICKI MINAJ TURNS 'PINK' ON DEBUT ALBUM <p>Young Money's femme fatale Nicki Minajpromised that when she reached a million followers on Twitter, she would hop on Ustream and announce her album title. After hitting a milli last week, Nicki honored her promise and hosted a web chat session last night (August 3), during which 13,000 users stopped in to watch. After calling fans that supplied their number via Twitter, she revealed her debut's title, 'Pink Friday,' which was named for its release on November 23 - the same week as Black Friday.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2010
News Vanilla Ice Lands Home Repair Reality Show <p> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theboombox.com/tag/VanillaIce/">Vanilla Ice</a>, born Robert Van Winkle, is set to star in a new reality show this fall titled 'The Vanilla Ice Project.' The 10-episode series will premiere on the DIY Network and focus on the rapper's home improvements skills as he renovates a nine bedroom, 7,000 sq. ft. home located in Palm Beach, FL.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2010
News Future To Drop Single With Drake "Within Two Weeks" Zaytoven confirms the news: the first "Beast Mode 16" single is coming soon. By Danny Schwartz September 18, 2016
Music Are Chance The Rapper & Childish Gambino Working On New Music Together? Let's hope the long awaited project from Chance & Gambino is in the works. By Kevin Goddard January 02, 2017
Music Sexyy Red Turns Club LIV In Miami All The Way Up With Her Performance The St. Louis MC went through some of her biggest hits, and while it wasn't her most impressive showing, the crowd was quite electric. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 22, 2024
Music Jorja Smith, Lucky Daye & RealestK Fill Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Which of these three standout R&B-adjacent cuts was your favorite this week, and what else did we miss that impressed you? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2024
Music Kanye West Teases "More Coming Tonight," Metro Boomin Reacts To His "Like That" Remix Kanye West has new music on the way. By Cole Blake April 20, 2024
Sports Ice Cube Trends As Caitlin Clark's WNBA Salary Is Exposed Cubes offer is looking pretty good right about now. By Jamil David April 19, 2024