The up and coming Bay Area artist has released a series of successful mixtapes and was featured on MTV2's Sucker Free last year. He sat down with The Skanner News to discuss the new tour and his love for hip-hop.

Sherrod finally gets to set the record straight in 'The Courage to Hope,' a poignant half-autobiography/half-tale of redemption. Not only does the moving memoir address the infamous incident which thrust the author into the limelight but, perhaps more importantly, it recounts a life story which reveals her to be a real role model well worthy of admiration and emulation.

(CNN) -- The speculation that Mariah Carey was not pleased with Fox's decision to bring Nicki Minaj on as another new judge began weeks before the network actually confirmed it, so we're not surprised that there are new rumors suggesting that the two are in the midst of a feud.

(CNN) -- If you missed Oprah Winfrey's interview with Usher on Sunday for "Oprah's Next Chapter," you might've missed the only time Usher willingly opened up about his tumultuous separation from his ex-wife, Tameka Foster.

(CNN) -- A new tattoo on Chris Brown's neck is raising some eyebrows.

(CNN) -- Singer, songwriter and eclectic celebrity Nicki Minaj took to Twitter Monday to clarify what appeared to be an endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, thanking President Barack Obama for understanding her "sarcasm."

Chrisetta Mosley's career as an author is taking off. She has a second book about healthy eating – "Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box" -- and loads of readers for her bright and positive blog, "Farewell Fatso!"

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- AEG dropped its claim Monday for a $17.5 million insurance policy for Michael Jackson, just days after e-mails revealed the concert promoter had doubts about Jackson's health at the time they were applying for the insurance.

Veteran Portland artist Cool Nutz released a new video for his single "Champagne Toast".

(CNN) -- Patti LaBelle has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a complaint that she verbally and physically assaulted a mother and her 18-month-old daughter in a Manhattan apartment lobby two years ago, the mother's lawyer said Wednesday.