‘What the?’: Watch Ashanti Learn That Her ‘What’s Luv?’ Vocals Were Meant for J.Lo

*Ashanti found out on Instagram Live that she wasn’t the first choice to sing the hook for “What’s Luv?” in 2001. Fat Joe dropped the news during their IG Live chat on Friday (May 15), revealing that Jennifer Lopez was supposed to sing over Ashanti’s demo vocals for the final version of the track. The following […]
Ja Rule: Judge Dismisses Fyre Festival Lawsuit Against Rapper
*A judge has dismissed an appeal against JaRule filed by Fyre Festival attendees seeking to include his name among the defendants in a $100 million class-action lawsuit against festival co-founder Billy McFarland. In recent weeks, another judge had ruled that the rapper (whose legal name is Jeffrey Atkins) had no hands in/or knowledge of […]
Ja Rule Teases Plans for New Music Festival Following Fyre Fest Debacle: ‘I Can’t F**k it Up Twice!’
*Don’t underestimate Ja Rule! Following 2017’s Fyre Festival saga, the Grammy-nominated artist teased plans for a new and improved music experience while chatting with Access Hollywood about his show, “Growing Up Hip Hop: New York.” “I know people think I’m f**king crazy, but I’m going to be doing another festival,” he said alongside daughter Brittney […]
Ja Rule Addresses Whether It Was Ashanti or Jennifer Lopez Singing on ‘I’m Real’ [WATCH]
*Ja Rule appeared on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” Sunday night when a viewer called in to get to the bottom of a 20-year rumor: Is it really Ashanti that we hear on the remix of Jennifer Lopez’s mega-hit “I’m Real (Remix)”? Ja Rule neither denied or confirmed the mystery. “So here’s what happened,” he […]
Ja Rule Dishes About Disastrous Fyre Fest with The Breakfast Club [WATCH]
*Ja Rule and Irv Gotti hit up The Breakfast Club studio Wednesday to dish about their collaborative relationship, “Growing Up Hip Hop,” and the disastrous Fyre festival. “Me and Rule is like completely different than anything anyone has ever seen in hip-hop,” Gotti said. ‘This is a true brothership. It doesn’t matter. We’ve never […]
Fyre Festival Restauranteur Who Lost Life Savings Raises Over $160K; Ja Rule Apologizes
*A restaurant owner in the Bahamas who lost her life savings after she paid out of her own pocket to feed workers and stranded concertgoers at the disastrous Frye Festival, has raised well over $100,000 online after she was featured in Netflix’s new documentary on the event. Maryann Rolle recalls in the film “Fyre” that, […]
Ja Rule Breaks Silence on Fyre Festival Controversy: ‘I Too Was Bamboozled’
*Ja Rule has slammed the recently released Fyre Festival documentaries, and he wants fans to know that their anger at him over the disastrous event is completely misguided. The 2017 Fyre Festival was promoted as the most exclusive music event in history that only the rich — or extremely well-off — could afford. Held on […]
50 Cent Taunts Rival Ja Rule, Buys 200 Seats at His Concert Just to Keep Them Empty
*Rapper 50 Cent has taken his feud with Ja Rule to a new level of petty. The “Power” star claims to have purchased 200 seats close to the stage of Ja’s upcoming show in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 9. In a since-deleted Instagram post, 50 claimed to have bought 200 seats to the show just […]
Ashanti & Ja Rule to Reteam for Full Length Joint Album: ‘Now It’s Time to Do It’
*Drawing inspiration from Jay-Z and Beyonce’s new joint album “Everything is Love,” Ja Rule took to Facebook and wondered why he and his longtime collaborator Ashanti couldn’t put out a full-length album of their own. Welp, it’s happening. The pair who gave us the 2001 hit “Always on Time” are already preparing to hit the […]
Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, Too $hort, Warren G Set for Summertime In The LBC Festival
[videowaywire video_id=”819A7BD54B636AB1″] *Snoop Dogg will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his first album “Doggystyle” with an all-star Wessyde lineup of rappers and iconic old-school R&B groups for “Summertime in The LBC Festival.” The one-night concert will feature Snoop, Ice Cube and The Game as headliners. Ja Rule and Ashanti will continue their joint tour with […]
What? Why?! Ja Rule Restarts Longtime 50 Cent Beef; Twitter Goes into Overdrive
[videowaywire video_id=”2QHWY91LD0XKC86G”] *Wait a minute, we thought this was 2018. In fact it is, but for Ja Rule and 50 Cent, it might as well be 1998! However, in a continuation of one of New York’s greatest 20-year-long beefs, Ja Rule took to Twitter to go off on the fellow Queens rapper. And of course, […]
Ashanti Slams Fans Throwing Money at Her During Concert: ‘I’m Not a F-ing Stripper!’ [WATCH]
*While putting on a show for fans in Hawaii on Saturday, Ashanti stopped mid-song to slam a group of fans for making it rain on her while she performed a choreographed lap dance. Peep the moment via the clip below. “I’m gonna need you to stop throwing that money,” Ashanti can be heard saying to […]
Ja Rule to Fight Fyre Festival Lawsuits by Claiming He, Too, Was a Victim
*Rapper Ja Rule plans to fight a multiple lawsuits against him over the Fyre Festival fiasco by claiming he, too, was bamboozled by his ex-partner. “Billy McFarland ran the show,” Thomas Herndon, a lawyer for the Queens-born rapper, told Manhattan federal Judge Kevin Castel, according to Page Six. “My client got wrapped up in this […]
Irv Gotti Reunites with Kevin Liles, Lyor Cohen to Relaunch Murder Inc. Records
*Irv Gotti has resurrected Murder Inc. Records, yet again. The mogul is relaunching his off-and-on label through a partnership with 300 Entertainment, the indie label founded by his former colleagues Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles, along with Roger Gold and Todd Moscowitz. Gotti announced the joint venture Monday (May 29) on Instagram. “F–k it. No need to hold back […]
FBI Investigating Fyre Festival for Mail, Wire and Securities Fraud (Report)
*The organizers of last month’s Fyre Festival fiasco promoted by Ja Rule can now add a federal criminal investigation to the mountain of lawsuits that are already on their doorstep. The New York Times reports that the FBI and the United States attorney’s office for the Southern District Of New York are looking into possible […]