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Nelly is now speaking out after he was arrested over the weekend on his tour bus for possession of guns and a range of drugs, including methamphetamine. And now, the "Ride Wit Me" rapper is passing on the blame of possession and citing that he needs to be more "aware" of the people he surrounds himself with. -
Nelly Arrested in Tennessee for Alleged Felony Drug Possession; Guns Also Seized
Nelly has been arrested in Tennessee on charges of drug possession after an incident this weekend. The emcee's bus was pulled over for not having required stickers and police came aboard when they smelled marijuana. A few other charges have been filed, although some pertain to the rest of the crew riding the bus and not the rapper himself. -
5 Music Stars Who Found Their Personal Phone Numbers on The Internet: Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Chief Keef and More
Katy Perry made a mistake and accidentally made her phone number obvious to all of her Instagram followers yesterday...but she was luckier than other performers—such as Cheif Keef, Soulja Boy and Miley Cyrus—who found their personal phone numbers on the internet by no fault of their own. -
7 Hip-Hop vs. Athlete Beefs: 50 Cent vs Floyd Mayweather, Kanye West vs Kris Humphries and More
Lil B claims to have been responsible for Kevin Durant's season-ending foot injury. Unfortunately, most rapper/athlete beefs have nothing to do with witchcraft. Check out the barbs traded by characters such as Fliyd Mayweather, 50 Cent, Jay Z, Shaquille O'Neal and more. -
Nelly First American to Perform in Kurdistan Region, Plays Charity Concert for Struggling Iraqis
Many performers have headed to Iraq over the years to perform for American troops stationed in the region, but Nelly's concert in the region was perhaps even more impressive for its boldness. The "Hot in Herre" emcee stopped in Erbil on Friday, becoming the first American musician to perform in the area known as Kurdistan. -
Nelly, Nick Cannon to Co-Produce Film 'Rollin' Thunder'
Republic Records and independent film studio IM Global announced a deal to work together financing and producing music-driven films. The first, titled 'Rollin' Thunder,' will be co-produced by hip-hop's Nelly and actor Nick Cannon. -
5 Musical Misremberings: Vanilla Ice, Nicki Minaj and More Astonishing Misleading Music Stories a la Brian Williams
Brian Williams has been having a bad last few weeks but you can't say he didn't have it coming: The NBC Nightly News host has taken a six month unpaid suspension with regard to a "misremembering" he reported, claiming to have been aboard a helicopter shot down by an RPG during his coverage of the Iraq war more than a decade previously. To what extent his story is false remains to be seen—was the helicopter right in front of him the one to actually be brought down, or was he more than half an hour behind?—but let it be known that we wasn't the first, nor probably the last celebrity, to tell a fat one. Here are but five musical performers who wove tall tales, some of which weren't figured out for quite a while. -
New Kids on the Block, TLC & Nelly Announce The Main Event Tour for Summer 2015, Featuring Bar Stools on Stage [FULL SCHEDULE]
The main event is here... New Kids on the Block is going on tour this summer, and they're bringing some big name events. Today (Jan. 20), NKOTB went on Good Morning America to announce its summer The Main Event Tour, and the biggest boy band of the '80s is bringing along the biggest girl group of all time, TLC and major 2000s rapper Nelly. -
Radio Stunting: Music Stations Repeat One Song All Day, from Performers Such as Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., Kid Rock and More
Radio stations occasionally partake in "Stunting," or playing one song on repeat to advertise a format change or some other event. Here are six classically annoying examples: -
Classic Hip-Hop Formats Playing Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg Are Saving Commercial Radio Stations
Commercial radio is suffering. Satellite and streaming options that link directly to mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular because of the diversity and lack of commercial interruptions. According to The New York Times, one format is incredibly hot right now - classic hip-hop. Stations championing Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg are sprouting up all over the country. Radio One, Cummulus Media and iHeartMedia are all jumping at the opportunity. -
The Best Selling Hip-Hop Albums of All Time: Eminem, Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G...Who's No. 1?
Thirty years ago on this day Run-D.M.C. were rewarded for its high sales, as its self-titled first album became the first hip-hop album in history to earn "Gold" status-which indicates more than 100,000 copies sold-nine months after its release. Hip-hop has come a long way in terms of styles and popularity in those 30 years, so the group's first album is far from the highest sellers in the genre anymore. -
Rosie O’Donnell Raps Nelly’s ‘Nellyville’ On ‘The View,’ Rapper Discusses Upcoming BET Reality Show [WATCH]
Rapper Nelly recently stopped by "The View" to discuss his upcoming BET reality show. Prior to his appearance, host Rosie O'Donnell rapped lyrics to Nelly's "Nellyville" for an unsuspecting audience.
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