By Drew Grant 6/14/12 1:50pm

Hip hop feuds

Chris Brown shows chin-gash on Twitter

Chris Brown Vs. Drake in Bottle-Bashing Battle Over Rihanna at W.i.P.

Despite the rumors that Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together (they have been partying next to each other an awful lot lately), the rapper is still technically dating Karrueche Tran. Meanwhile, Rihanna has been romantically linked to the most emo hip hop star of all time, Aubrey “Drake” Graham.

Eventually, we knew, this would turn ugly. We just didn’t expect Chris Brown to be the one who walked away with the boo-boos. Read More

By The Editors 6/13/12 11:14am

Opening Shot

Cut off by the owner of his establishment.

Low Stakes

What a disappointing weekend for fans of horse-racing: Ticket holders were at an all-time high for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday when it was announced the day before that the potential Triple Crown winner, I’ll Have Another, wouldn’t actually be going for another round. The horse was officially retired, according to owner J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O’Neill during Friday’s press conference, thanks to a case of front-leg tendinitis. Ouch. (Luckily, they don’t shoot horses—do they?) Read More

By Drew Grant 5/16/12 8:00am

Racism

dunces

To Slur, With Love: ‘Ironic Racism’ is More Than Just Taki

Two weeks ago, Phil Mushnick, a respected veteran sports writer for The New York Post, published a column about the Brooklyn Nets’ new brand identity, as designed with the help of Jay-Z. The team—previously known as the New Jersey Nets—had switched their colors to black and white. “Why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment?” Mr. Mushnick suggested, referring to the team’s part-owner. “Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N——s. The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B—hes or Hoes …” Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 2/21/12 9:01am

pop music

Rihanna Releases Two Singles With Chris Brown [Listen]

Last night–the evening of pop singer Rihanna’s birthday–she released two remixes of existing album tracks. From her album Talk That Talk came a remix of “Birthday Cake” featuring Chris Brown’s vocals; from Mr. Brown’s upcoming Fortune came “Turn Up the Music” featuring Rihanna’s vocals. The star-crossed, or something, musicians had been hinting through Twitter about Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 2/15/12 2:30pm

television

Mr. Brown (Getty Images)

Chris Brown Tweets To His Critics: “F— Off”

Chris Brown continues to showcase how much he’s learned from the all-too-brief public shaming after physically assaulting Rihanna–and Twitter continues to serve as a convenient conduit for celebrity embarrassment. Mr. Brown, who went on a Twitter jag after criticism of the Grammys’ allowing him to perform just three years after his attack, wrote a series Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 2/12/12 7:53pm

the grammys

Adele at tonight's Grammys (Getty Images)

The Observer Liveblogs the Grammys

Tonight’s Grammys are to feature a tribute to Whitney Houston and a comeback-from-surgery performance by heavily-favored multiple nominee Adele. We’ll be watching closely to see if the British chanteuse can claim Record, Song, and Album of the Year–or if other big nominees like Bon Iver (for the song “Holocene”) and Foo Fighters (for the album Read More