Drake’s Uncle Passes Away and Ja Rule Gets Sentenced to Jail

July 18th, 2011 | By

A lot of folks were looking forward to the Drake concert that was supposed to take place on July 16th in Orlando, Florida at the Universal Orlando Resort (as part of the Universal Studios Concert Series). The reason he canceled the concert was due to the death of his uncle (the second artist in Young Money to have a death in the family this month – Nicki Minaj’s cousin died on July 4th).

“We regret to announce that Drake will not be able to take the stage at Universal Orlando Resort due to a death in the family,” a rep for Drake said in a statement released today. “He hopes that his fans understand the situation he finds himself in and know that he fully intends to return to the area in the future. He thanks Universal Orlando Resort and his fans for their continued support.”

Other unfortunate news was also received for other artists – but on a more criminal note. For one, Ja Rule will be serving another 2 years and has to pay $1.1 million owed from income taxes from earnings from 2004 to 2006. He failed to pay the $3 million that he was ordered to pay. He will also be serving time for attempted criminal possession of a weapon back in July of 2007. He pleaded guilty to the charge.

“I in no way attempted to deceive the government or do anything illegal,” Ja Rule said, reports the AP.

“I was a young man who made a lot of money — I’m getting a little choked up — I didn’t know how to deal with these finances…” said Ja Rule.

Nelly to Perform at the Grand Opening of Palace Theater

July 5th, 2010 | By

We all know Nelly as being the rapper from the Mid-West, dropping hot tracks like “EI”, “Country Grammar” and “Hot in Here”. He has become one of the nation’s top rappers and that’s exactly why the Palace Theater in Branson has decided to use him for their grand opening. It is said that he will be performing there on August 21 (tickets will begin selling on July 12th). We haven’t heard a lot from him lately, but he is set to release an album this Fall.

“It’s important to Branson to get a spark. In the economic situation the world is in right now, people will pay for great entertainment,” said theater manager Paul Dunn.

What’s funny is Branson strip is a town that is used to having country, gospel and blue-grass concerts. So having a hip hop concert should be a bit interesting. Not sure how many of its town’s residents will show up, but there may be some out-of-towners who may swing by just to see Nelly.

“The shows are getting a little monotonous. They each have a comedian, they sing, they have female singers, they bring their kids on. It’s entertaining, but when each show is exactly alike, you need a little variety,” said Kimble.

“We are going to modernize our entertainment here. Branson has the best shows, but we are going to bring entertainers that are hot now, everywhere, even worldwide,” said Dunn.

Tours for 2009

May 14th, 2009 | By

Hip hop tours are poppin all over the globe. First, we have rumors that Keyshia Cole, Rihanna and Ciara will be touring together, so if you’re looking for a great R&B concert, you should definitely check out the dates and cities to for this show. No dates have been set yet, but keep an eye and ear out. Supposedly, Rihanna would like to team up with strong women for a “women empowerment” type tour. This trio would definitely empower the women in their concert crowds with their soulful voices and lyrics.

Rihanna has a live concert in Dubai coming up; yes it has been confirmed. There will be 25,000 tickets available for sale. No exact location has been set, but it may be in an outside arena…wouldn’t that be lovely?

Beyonce is also on tour, but has told interviewers that she is looking to wrap things up and take two years off to play the role of a wife to her husband Jay-Z, who is also on tour by the way. The two currently try to link their calendars together, so that they can schedule time together. B definitely misses her boo while on tour, so to help her feel better, she has Jay-Zs name written on the nails of her index, middle and ring fingers. This helps her to remember him and even makes her smile she says. Beyonce is really looking forward to starting a family and leading a somewhat normal life.