Jeffrey Atkins says that he's made a few top level acquaintances in the clink.

Ja Rule is currently serving a two-year bid for gun possession, but time behind bars isn't so bad for the former Murder Inc. rapper. In an interview with New York Daily News, Ja, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, said that he's befriended former state controller Alan Hevesi and former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski and that prison is "amazing" for hosting these types of individuals.

“Outside, you don’t meet guys like this every day. This place is amazing,” he said. “Koz just got out on work release. Not to say I wish he was still here... But they’re both great, smart guys.

“It’s funny,” he added. “We’re from totally different walks of life. But when you’re here, you’re here.”

Blues singer Etta James has died at 73 after a battle with leukaemia.

James, who also suffered from dementia and hepatitis C, died at a hospital in Riverside, California, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon.

On Monday, Jay-Z released “Glory,” a song for his newborn baby, Blue Ivy Carter.

In the song he reveals that he and Beyoncé had previously had a miscarriage, and he expresses how scared they were waiting for Blue Ivy to be born. She's apparently “a pinch of Hov, a whole glass of B.” Try not to cry.

Ever since Bebe Cool confirmed to his fans about Zuena's pregnancy news, People have been wondering: Is it a boy or a girl? Maybe even multiples?

Just when you thought the new dynasty called Baboon Forest was unbreakable with "Baboons" like Big Tril, Keko, GNL and Mun*G, it seems their run is over before it really got started.

Katherine Jackson: "Four years won't bring my son back"

Conrad Murray, the US doctor convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of pop superstar Michael Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in county jail.

SINGER Hillary Kiyaga, alias Dr Hilderman, on Friday wed Cissy Ssettumbi a mother of his two children at Rubaga Cathedral in a ceremony that was attended too by many big Ugandan artistes including Eagles Production's Meseach Semakula and Bobi wine among others.

Baboon forest rapper Big Tril Kaiza famously known for songs like Inside Outside feat Evon, Lost Love, Drain me dry and the Famous Sesetula with GNL and Mun*G, is releasing a song with Swedish-Congolese R&B singer-songwriter and dancer Mohombi real names Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo.

Heavy D, a rapper whose size and crossover success helped make him a major rap star, died Tuesday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital. According to reports, the 44-year-old rapper was found conscious on the walkway near his Beverly Hills home around 11:25 am when a 911 call was placed.

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury in Los Angeles.