American singer-songwriter, Kelis, has alleged exploitation by The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo during the release of her first two albums.   The 40-year-old singer revealed that the duo assisted in producing her debut album Kaleidoscope, which was released in 1999, as well as her second studio album, Wanderland, which was released in 2001. However, she claims to have received “nothing” from the releases, asserting that she was “blatantly lied to and tricked.” In a recent interview with The Guardian, the ex-wife of legendary rapper Nas expressed her initial belief that The Neptunes provided a “pure” and “creative safe space” during the production of her first album. Recounting her experience at the age of 19, Kelis stated, “It ended up not being that at all. I wa...

Rapper Mase, a former artist of Diddy's Bad Boy Records, has publicly criticized the music mogul following his Grammy speech. During Clive Davis' pre-Grammys gala, Diddy condemned the Recording Academy for consistently overlooking rap and R&B musicians in major categories. Diddy's speech drew praise for its criticisms of the Grammys, but Mase has now taken aim at the mogul, accusing him of hypocrisy and unethical treatment of artists. In a lengthy Instagram post, the "Mo Money, Mo Problems" rapper, whose real name is Mason Durell Betha, alleged that Diddy intentionally keeps his own artists "enslaved," deprives them, and subjects them to his unfair business practices. Mase also revealed that he had offered Diddy $2 mi...

Prince Harry's complaint against the Mail on Sunday regarding an article criticizing his wildlife photos did not succeed. The Duke of Sussex had shared a photo he took with an elephant on Earth Day on the Sussex Royal Instagram page. Subsequently, the Mail on Sunday published an article titled "Drugged and tethered… what Harry didn’t tell you about those awe-inspiring wildlife photos."     The article showed a fuller picture of the elephant, revealing it was tethered. It claimed that the “pictures ... don’t quite tell the full story” and suggested Harry had not been forthcoming about the circumstances in which the images were taken. The animals had been tranquillized and the elephant had been tethered as part of conservation projects.   The newspaper reported that Harry’s Sussexro...