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BY:  John “Hennry” Harris Maybe there is more to Jay-Z executive producing the soundtrack to The Great Gatsby than we suspected ?? The New York Times has addressed the photo and the New York Public Library confirms that the 1939 photo featuring a guy who looks eerily similar to Jay-Z is authentic, unretouched, and un-photoshopped. [...]

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Middle School Girl Sues; Chief Keef Will Be Paying Over $3K In Monthly Child Support

  Chief Keef is beginning his expected career path.  It starts with making big money, racking up baby’s mamas, losing your star power, falling behind on child support, declaring bankruptcy, and then going in and out of jail because you can’t afford to pay for your kids.  Maybe if he got some good mentorship, he [...]

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Treach Discusses The Future Of Naughty By Nature

  It’s real sad to see Naughty by Nature falling apart right in front of our eyes.  Rather than dealing with things the classy and quiet way, Treach is going hard in the media, telling his side of the story.  But then again, the group might need to go ahead and break up, since they’ve [...]

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Lauryn Hill Thanks Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and Others for Supporting Her

God bless Lauryn Hill.  Not since Mike Tyson and DMX have we watched such a talented superstar fall from the sky.  Every time we think that Lauryn is getting it together, she ends up falling back down again.   We hope that she gets it together.  She’s still young, talented and beautiful, and we know [...]

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Will PepsiCo Replace Wayne With A Less Controversial Rapper or Dump Hip-Hop Altogether?

Now that Lil Wayne has been dumped by Mountain Dew, people are asking, “What are they going to replace him with?”  Some people in their industry want to avoid hip-hop altogether.  But others, like the rapper Rhymefest, say that this is an opportunity for companies like Mountain Dew to help promote other artists who are [...]

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BY:  John “Hennry” Harris I have been reflecting on the early death of Chris Kelly, of the hip-hop duo Kriss Kross, and there are a number of things that bother me.  First of all, let me state that I am a true “hip-hop head” and have been a fan since its inception and during its [...]

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Diddy Continues His Anti-Bullying Initiative

Diddy has a new cause. The mogul appears in a new video for WWE’s Be A STAR anti-bullying initiative. The man born Sean Combs calls bullying a “very serious” issue in the 60-second clip. “No matter the form or the location, it’s gotta stop,” Diddy, a Be a STAR ambassador, says in the video. “Remember, we’re [...]

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Expanding The Brand:Kanye West To Appear In Anchorman 2

West was spotted filming scenes on a downtown Atlanta rooftop with returning stars Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd, a source on site tells Hollywood.com. Says our witness, “he was quite afraid of heights and required an umbrella for shade most of the time he was on the roof.” The Anchorman 2 production has set up shop in Atlanta in the past few [...]

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Are You Really Surprised? Flavor Flav Pleads Not Guilty In Assault Charge

  Flavor Flav’s career seems to be going in the same direction as his life.  We hope he’s not on the drugs, but it looks like that might be the case.  He has a court date coming up for his trial, where h’es been accused of two felonies.  The charges stem from an incident with [...]

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Negro Please:George Clinton Compares Chief Keef To Funkadelic

George Clinton found an interesting musical link. The Funk pioneer said he compares Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” to Funkadelic’s “Get Off Your Ass and Jam,” a 1975 song Clinton wrote that has been sampled by Public Enemy, Tupac and Schoolly D, among others. “I love that record,” Clinton said of Chief Keef’s “I Don’t [...]

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