Dr. Dre was excited to be releasing his new ‘Detox’ album - which is his third and last installment in his solo album trilogy that he has worked so long and hard on. What would be an exciting time to him is now being put on hold to deal with a family crisis.
50 Cent is suing Taco Bell because he said they are using his name without his permission in their advertising. According to the suit the print ad shows the rapper asking him to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent. His real name is Curtis Jackson.
Grammy winner Kanye West made fans angry when he showed up to his performance two hours late Sunday morning. The show was scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m. – but he wanted to make the ‘Glow in the Dark’ show be much more magical by waiting. Fans were tired when he finally made it and started to boo him and shout out insults like “Kanye sucks”.
Snoop Dogg’s wife has gotten herself into a bit of trouble when she was arrested in Orange County, California for allegedly driving while intoxicated. The Fullerton police arrested Shante Broadus Saturday and took her to jail.
Broadus and Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr. - were married in 1997 and have three children. Snoop Dogg is scheduled to play Seattle’s Showbox SoDo on Wednesday.
Despite many rumors Usher is making sure that people understand that he did not fire his mother – Jonetta Patton. In 2007 there was a rumor that he had fired her as his manager because she was not getting along with his wife Tameka Foster.