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Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy Henchmen is looking to expand his success beyond the music industry, as the mogul has launched several high-profile film and television ventures this year. In addition to managing the career of superstar rapper The Game, who recently released his album L.A. X., Czar is expanding into film with Belly 2, the straight-to-DVD sequel to the cult classic 1998 original. “We originally had a different title for the film,” Henchmen explained to AllHipHop.com. “We shot it about […]

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 Young Jr. (†20) was found lifeless in his bed by […]

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 teasers and flyers and has done a few MC gigs […]

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 sentenced the rapper to seven years probation and 200 hours […]

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 a 'nice man', was charged with first degree kidnapping of […]

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 wasn't until the mid 1980s that he began to garner […]