Lil Wayne hospitalized: 30-year-old Weezy tweets he’s okay

By:Effie Orfanides | Examiner.com
Lil Wayne was hospitalized on Tuesday night. On May 1, TMZ reported that Lil Wayne suffered another seizure and he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles by his bodyguards. Lil Wayne has since been released and he has tweeted that he is doing okay.

Lauryn Hill Gets Two Week Notice

By Craig Rosen | Stop The Presses!

There’s good news and bad news for Lauryn Hill. The good — she wasn’t sentenced to prison on Monday for tax evasion. The bad — she has to come up with more than $500,000 before May 3 to stay out of the clink.

“Love & HipHop Atlanta” Season 2 Premiere Party at Scoreboard with Greg Street & V103

Photography by A.K.A. Tay Photography

Scott-Young’s ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ overcomes backlash

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. | Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Mona Scott-Young used to wake up in cold sweat at night, wondering if she made the right decision to leave her list of high-profile hip-hop clients to branch off and create reality television shows.

That’s a dilemma the creator of the popular reality series “Love & Hip-Hop” on VH1 doesn’t have to worry about anymore.

Nicki Minaj Says Gucci Mane Needs to Get ‘Centered’

By Soren Baker | Associated Press

Nicki Minaj collaborated extensively with rapper Gucci Mane in the early part of her career.

Now she hopes that the incarcerated rapper can redirect his life.

Man slices arms with saws at Calif. Home Depot

Associated Press
WEST COVINA, Calif. (AP) — A man deliberately cut himself with saws in the aisles of a Home Depot Inc. store in suburban Los Angeles on Wednesday, creating a gruesome scene in front of several customers that left him severely injured, police said.

Ray J Says We Are All Wrong, ‘I Hit It First’ Is Not About Kim Kardashian

By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training

Ray J is adamant that his new song, “I Hit It First,” is not about his ex-girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. But no one believes him.

He sings about a girl who “might move on to rappers and ballplayers,” who “chose to go west” and with whom he wants to make “another movie.” Kardashian just so happens to have dated rappers and athletes, be having a baby with her boyfriend Kanye West and recorded an adult film with the For The Love Of Ray J star.

Gucci Mane Indicted on Charge of Allegedly Assaulting Soldier With Champagne Bottle

By Rebecca Macatee | Eonline.com
Gucci Mane might be in some serious trouble.

On Tuesday, the rapper (real name: Radric Davis) was indicted on one count of aggravated assault, E! News confirmed. The Spring Breakers actor was accused of assaulting a soldier March 16 with a champagne bottle at an Atlanta nightclub, and the following day, Mane turned himself into the police.

Jay-Z Leaves Sony & Signs A Deal With Universal Music

By: Hannah J. Karp | Wall Street Journal

Universal Music Group said Monday it had inked a multiyear deal with rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter to house his music label Roc Nation, snagging the coveted rights to release Mr. Carter’s next album along with the forthcoming records of other top-selling artists including Rihanna.

Minneapolis Airport Baggage Handler Accused of Stealing $84,000 Worth of Belongings from Passengers

A Minneapolis-St. Paul airport baggage handler was busted this week after prosecutors say he was caught on tape stealing valuables from the bags of passengers.David Vang, 23, allegedly walked away with $84,000 worth of passengers’ belongings over an eight month period.