Teairra Mari strikes gold in the Yolande Geralds-directed video for “Sponsor,” the new single from her sophomore album. The R&B vixen drives fancy whips, swipes her American Express Black card, and gets pampered thanks to a sizable contribution from her sponsor, played by Soulja Boy Tell’em. Look for a cameo from Rev Run’s daughter Vanessa [...]

As one of hip-hop’s elite goes away, another one returns. T.I. celebrates his homecoming with the new buzz single “I’m Back,” produced by Grand Hustle’s TrackSlayerz, from his seventh studio album, rumored to drop in August. Tip is scheduled to be released from a halfway house on March 26 after serving 10 months behind bars. [...]

After three delays, Lil Wayne has been sentenced to one year behind bars. The rapper, born Dwayne Carter Jr., appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday (March 8) where he was placed in handcuffs and taken into custody to start serving his term immediately. He plead guilty in October to attempted gun possession and admitted [...]

Now that she has unleashed her inner “Freak” in the out-of-this-world video for her new single, Estelle plans to keep the surprises coming on her forthcoming album. The dance-floor-ready record featuring Kardinal Offishall is just a taste of what the “American Boy” chart-topper has in store on her third effort All of Me. “It’s going [...]

The hottest ticket in town on Sunday was Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar party hosted by editor Graydon Carter. Everyone from Amber Rose (minus Yeezy) to Common to Tom Hanks clamored to get into the glamorous affair held at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood following the Academy Awards. Inside, Lenny Kravitz met Olympic gold [...]

Probably one of the most interesting moments of last night’s Oscar Awards Ceremony is when director Roger Ross Williams accepted the award for the documentary “Music By Prudence”. Not more than 20 seconds into his speech, he was Kanye’d by producer Elinor Burkett. It’s two sides to every story, and here’s both accounts of what [...]

It looks like Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has found himself a new leading lady. The actor attended Elton John’s 18th annual Oscar after-party benefiting his AIDS Foundation at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center on Sunday (March 7), along with a new piece of arm candy, Clueless actress Stacey Dash. Jennifer Hudson, will.i.am, Kimora Lee Simmons, [...]