Over 200 mourners turned out Friday for the funeral of Andre Young, Jr. -- the son of Grammy-winning rapper Dr. Dre. The funeral took place in Glendale, Calif at The Church of the Recessional. Young, 20, was found dead last Saturday by his mother at their home. The mystery behind the death of rap legend Dr. Dre's son has still not been solved nearly a week after he died. Andre […]
Natasha is not a household name yet but she has every intention of getting there. She did what any aspiring model should do to get a kick start, entered Pulse’s Caribbean Model Search in 2005, and her professional modeling career took off from there. She’s only 5′4, which probably won’t get her too many runway gigs but she’s done pictorial campaigns for several local corporations islandwide, been featured on party […]
The Game treated his New York fans last night (August 26) to an all-star list of guest MCs, as Young Buck, Joe Budden, Jim Jones, Fat Joe, and Kool Herc made appearances at his album release party at the Filmore. Former rival Joe Budden was the first surprise guest. Far removed from their 2005 battle which saw numerous diss records thrown back and forth, the New Jersey lyricist performed “Pump […]
Rapper turned reality star Da Brat will be doing time behind bars as a judge has sentenced her to three years in prison for attacking another woman at an Atlanta nightclub last year. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Da Brat, born Shawntae Harris, copped a guilty plea to aggravated assault yesterday (August 22) in a DeKalb County courtroom. In addition to the jail time, Superior Court Judge Gail Flake also […]
After gracing the precincts of the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court in 2003 for using indecent language during his performance at the 2003 staging of the annual Sumfest music festival, it was almost déjàvu for controversial deejay, Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Price, who made his second appearance before the court under similar circumstances yesterday. The 36-year-old deejay pleaded guilty to two counts of using indecent language and was find $5,000 […]
Reggae veteran Ripton Hylton, otherwise called Eek-A-Mouse was allegedly arrested on charges of kidnapping, rape and possession of cocaine and marijuana in North Carolina, USA. The artiste was arrested on Sunday August 17 at 4 a.m. in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina. When the STAR contacted Detective MK Moye of the Kill Devil Hill police department, the officer who arrested Mouse, he explained that the artiste, who he described as […]
He might not be on top of the charts or banging on the radio here in Jamaica, however, veteran dancehall deejay Burro Banton continues to spew hits on the Germany reggae charts. After claiming pole position last year with Badda Dan Dem, Banton is currently riding high with Sort out You'self. The 47-year-old Burro whose real name is Donovan Spalding, emerged on the musical radar in the late 1970s. It […]
Deejay Vybz Kartel also added his own congratulations to the Jamaican Olympic team at the 2008 Beijing Games in a statement released yesterday. "Congrats to Mr Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser and the entire Olympic team for yet another mind-blowing display of raw Jamaican talent, strength and determination. Usain and Asafa Powell will undoubtedly go down in history as two of the greatest male athletes ever," the statement said. "And I have […]
With his recent run-ins with the law it seems as if the world has been seeing a lot of rapper DMX over the past few weeks, but in the near future fans of the New York rapper can expect to see a lot more. DMX and Phoenix, Arizona-based company After Platinum Entertainment are teaming up to produce DMX's first ever reality show. The reality show, entitled This Life Of Mine, […]
While many Madden fans are confident in their gaming skills, none may be as self-assured as Bow Wow, who has issued a $100k one-on-one challenge to The Game. The lucrative bet comes on the heels of Game’s declaration on konsolekingz.com that he was without question that top Madden player in the world. “I’m number one in Madden, in the world,†Game bragged while disclosing his gaming name. “L-A-X, find me […]
