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A Modest Lil Wayne, an Emotional Missy Elliott and a Proud Dr. Dre Honored by Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective
A vulnerable Lil Wayne and a teary-eyed Missy Elliott accepted the Recording Academy and Black Music Collective’s Dr. Dre Global Impact Award — which was renamed Thursday night as they also honored Dr. Dre. Lil Wayne, who signed his record deal at 12 and turned 40 in September, won over the audience with a touching […]
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Were the 2017 Grammy Awards the Most Political Ever?
The collective sound you heard was loud and clear: stand up, get into it, get involved.
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‘King of the Dancehall’: Film Review | TIFF 2016
Nick Cannon wrote, directed and stars in 'King of the Dancehall,' a musical drama woven around the influential Jamaican dance scene, which also features Busta Rhymes.
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Shaquille O’Neal, Busta Rhymes to Guest-Star on ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
The NBA legend and the rapper will appear as themselves on an upcoming episode of the ABC comedy.
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‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Reflects on 2015, the “Two Things That Saved Me From Having a Swelled Head”
The Broadway breakthrough credits the show and his first child with keeping him humble and admits, "It is a hit show, so your life changes, but I still live like a grad student."
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Busta Rhymes Charged With Assault for Throwing Protein Shake in Gym
The rapper allegedly got into a fight with another member of the NYC fitness spot.
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Top 20 Coachella Performances Ever (Video)
From The Cure breaking curfew to Madonna dazzling the dance tent to Tupac's onstage resurrection, these are the 20 moments that helped make Coachella the king of all U.S. festivals.
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Missy Elliott’s Super Bowl Appearance Baffled Youngsters: “Who Even Is Missy Elliott?”
During Sunday's halftime show, oldies cheered the rapper's cameo while younger audiences were left asking, "Missy Who?"
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Tracy Morgan More Excited About LL Cool J’s ‘Get Well Soon’ Than Obama’s (Video)
Tuesday's late-night TV shows also saw "Vampire Diaries" star Nina Dobrev challenge Jimmy Fallon to a game of giant beer pong.
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NBA All-Star Game: Pharrell Williams Performs With Diddy, Snoop Dogg Before Tipoff (Video)
The recent Grammy winner -- who donned a red version of his absurdly big Grammy hat -- also was joined by Nelly and Busta Rhymes during the player introductions.
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Primary Wave Music Nabs $125 Million Financial Partnership
One of the largest independent music publishing, marketing and management companies in the U.S., it controls the copyrights to more than 15,000 songs. Management clients include Cee Lo Green and Busta Rhymes.
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P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige Among Music Heavies at Funeral of Hip-Hop Exec Chris Lighty (Video)
The founder of Violator Management and COO of Primary Violator, who also guided the careers of A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, died of an apparent suicide on August 30.
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