Nick Cannon is verbally addressing the controversy between him and Azealia Banks, who appeared as a guest on his improv comedy show, Wild ‘N Out. Banks accused Cannon and the comedians of colorist jokes at her expense during the taping of her episode, where she left in tears. “They planned this — hit me on short notice, told me I didn’t have to participate in the coon a** freestyle battles (not my style) and I was to sing my song and go home,” she said.

Nicki Minaj‘s attempt to sanction her husband’s rape accuser and her lawyer has failed after a judge denied a motion accusing the attorney of making defamatory statements about her in court. On Sunday (April 2), AllHipHop reported that a ruling was handed down in the case on March 30, with the court stating that Jennifer Hough’s—the rape accuser of Nicki’s husband Kenneth Petty—decision to file a motion for a default judgement wasn’t sanctionable despite Nicki’s claim that it “lacked merit.

Apparently, people still aren’t tired of peaking into the lives of various types of wives in the world. Enter TLC’s Preacher Wives. The forthcoming new show will take us into the world of, you guessed it, the wives of preachers. We snagged a snippet of the press release from The Life Files. Check it out: These larger-than-life women play a dynamic role in maintaining and expanding their devoted following. They manage day-to-day politics, help troubled or needy congregants and hire and fire staff.

Casey Anthony has hit the big time. The young Florida mother was charged for allegedly murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Though her remains were found in the woods near her grandparents’ house in 2008, Casey pled not guilty throughout the tumultuous trial in 2011, only to be acquitted in July of that year. Now the case that has been called the biggest since that of O.J. Simpson will be the plot of a new Lifetime flick.

Rakim and Scarface are set to be honored by the Paid In Full Foundation for their contributions to Hip-Hop. The organization will reward the two men with $500,000 during Friday’s (Nov. 17) inaugural Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards in Las Vegas.  According to the foundation’s official site, Nas, and Ben & Felicia Horowitz are curating the cultural celebration. Ben Horowitz spoke about the foundation’s inception and why it was paramount for Hip-Hop legends to be honored and supported.