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Eight People Arrested For Fake Robbery In Music Video A New Orleans rapper and seven other people were arrested for using real guns while filming a mock robbery scene for a music video. According to reports, rapper Danny Rodgers a.k.a. Lil Dee God’s Gift faces criminal charges for the incident after a passerby saw the […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… The #moneyteam won’t be too happy about this…

Jay-Z Congratulates J. Cole Jay-Z has extended congratulations to his protege J. Cole for selling nearly 220,000 copies of his album. As previously reported Cole’s album is #1 on Billboard after moving 217,825 copies in its first week. Now Jigga Man’s speaking out on his success and released a statement saying, “J. Cole’s success is […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… In an effort to push his jobs plan, President Obama is planning a 2 day bus trip that will trek through Virginia and North Carolina. The trip is scheduled for October 17-19 and will not only serve as an attempt to get the jobs bill passed, but will also help President Obama with […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Apple announced earlier this evening that Co-Founder Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56. A statement from the company’s site can be seen below….R.I.P.

Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56. The homepage of Apple’s website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, “Steve Jobs 1955-2011.” Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what was […]

http://www.freeonsmash.com/videos/embed2/h3e1m3l6uead16uj SHOWTIME SAYS… The Real Is Back…New video from Jeezy for ‘Chickens No Flour’ off of his latest mixtape.

Rihanna has broken another record. She’s achieved the most Top 10 hits in the shortest amount of time, according to Billboard. With the success of “We Found Love,” she’s garnered 20 hit songs in a span of only six years and four months. (She first graced the Hot 100 in 2005 with “Pon De Replay.”) […]

Last week the internet was abuzz with a new Chris Brown gay rumor. If you were under a rock and missed it,the story is that Chris’ assistant was fired and after released some direct messages between Chris and another man whom Chris allegedly had a sexual encounter with. The virtually unknown R&B singer Martyn, reportedly […]

New music video from MBK Entertainment’s Elle Varner “Only Wanna Give It To You” featuring J. Cole. The first single off her debut album Perfectly Imperfect coming soon. I am really digging this track right now, it has a throwback feel to it. Check out the video below. Recent Posts: Diddy’s Most Ignorant Moments Big […]

Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder has shared the visuals to “Make It Big” from his new album The Wonder Years. The Kenneth Price directed clip features unseen footage from his documentary The Wonder Year. Shout out to SAT scores on records. 9TH WONDER – MAKE IT BIG from Pricefilms on Vimeo. ALSO, check out the […]

BET’s “Sunday Best” runner-up  Jessica Reedy debuts at the top of the Billboard Gospel Album Chart this week with the September 27, 2011 release of her debut album, “From The Heart”, on Light Records. Produced and co-written by Warryn Campbell, Reedy, Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony, James “Big Jim” Wright, Shep Crawford, Daniel Moore, and Mali […]