The Struggle Files

It’s actually surprising that Flavor Flav hasn’t held down a reality show in years because his Mr. Can’t Get Right behavior is exactly what networks cling to.

J. Cole is currently living life as a rolling stone as the Forest Hills Drive Tour steams right along. The headlining member was recently in San Diego performing at the club Bassmnt on Friday, July 17, when one fan apparently took the term “FaceTime” to a whole ‘nother level.

Brandy is something like a big deal on Broadway and amongst African-American music fans. As for a select group of New Yorkers, however, they couldn’t care less about the 36-year-old R&B star.

So the verdict is in and 50 Cent lost a pretty penny ($2.3 million to be exact) in his failed SMS boxing promotion company. Of course, as a celebrity, this comes to no fault as his own as he recently blamed Floyd Mayweather’s incarceration and subsequent absence on the expensive flop.

Rick Ross’ latest play for street cred has come a hefty price to his wallet.

Apparently Dru Hill and Sisqo had high hopes for comeback albums that unfortunately didn’t perform up to their expectations. So of course, they’re blaming the record label for their struggle instead of maybe fan indifference or mediocre music—just saying. 

Diddy and his infamous temper have struck again, bad boys and girls.

Former LSU standout and current Dallas Cowboys rookie La’el Collins is already seeing his reputation ruined before the season even gets underway.

Last December, West Coast mainstay rapper Xzibit had a hell of a time getting hitched–and then he caught a post-wedding DUI for his troubles.

So much for Courtney Barnes’ fifteen-minutes of fame.

Dwight Howard has a lot of baby mamas, which means plenty of struggle. One of these ladies, hailing from Florida, is suing the NBA star and is demanding he up their agreed upon $10,000 per month in child support. 

New Orleans rapper Widner “Flow” Degruy, who signed to Young Money in 2012, is a suspect in a double murder that occurred last week. He was spotted near the scene where two brothers were gunned down in a car.