KANYE WEST BUYS $57 MILLION MALIBU HOME: Kanye West has purchased a $57.3 mllion home in Malibu. According to Dirt.com, the 4,000 square foot home was originally listed for $75 million before Kanye bought it in an off market deal. The three level home features three guest bedrooms on the ground floor, with a living room, kitchen, and powder room on the second floor. The top floor contains a penthouse-level bedroom suite and rooftop oceanside terrace.
YUNG MIAMI DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DON'T CALL HER BY HER RAP NAME: Yung Miami is trying to understand why people call her by her real name, Caresha. She tweeted, “Ppl really be like JT & Caresha like dead a**. Just f**k my rap name lol.” She added, “I was at my show and the DJ/host dead a** said we got ‘JT & Caresha’ in the building. I was confused lol.” One fan wrote, “Ppl not calling her Yung Miami is really Santanas fault tho. Caresha, please!” Another wrote, “Once ‘Caresha please’ became a real saying it was over for her I fear.”
NELLY TO RECEIVE 'I AM HIP HOP' HONOR AT THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS: Nelly is set to receive the I Am Hip Hop honor at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards. The rapper said in a statement, “I am honored to receive this award and humbled to be in such great company of past artists who have received this award. I have been blessed to work with some incredible people in my career, making twenty-two years go by in the blink of an eye. This award isn’t just about Nelly; it is about my fans, BET, and the people that continue to support me and allow me to do what I love to do.” The BET Hip Hop Awards airs on October 5th.
