EVE TAX TROUBLES

Rapper/actress Eve seems to be behind on her taxes … $357,000 delinquent to be exact. According to The Detroit News, the 31-year-old entertainer is delinquent on multiple state and federal taxes from 2008 and 2009.

DRAKE …FRAUDULENT BOOKINGS

Rapper Drake made a comment on the accusations regarding fraudulent bookings. “It has been brought to my attention that false promoters and booking agents are illegally using my name and likeness to promote concerts and club appearances for their own financial gain,” wrote the rapper. “It is frustrating for me to hear that many of my fans, who like myself are innocent victims in these scams, have been misled due to the greed of these promoters. I apologize to any fan that has been a victim of these circumstances or feels let down by false advertising.”

This isn’t the first time Drake’s likeness has been used for fraudulent purposes. Last June, a fake Drake album was made available through online retailers for purchase, though the Toronto rapper had nothing to do with it.

VILLA’S 3RD ANNUAL HOLIDAY CLASSIC VIDEO

On January 3, 2010 at St. Joe’s Hagan Arena, VILLA hosted our third annual basketball event. This year we went bigger with the 4,000 seat arena at St. Joe’s University. The venue change was definitely different because this wasn’t in the heart of the city anymore, but the fans definitely came out for this great event. Check out the video recap below.

2010 Villa Holiday Classic (Preview) from Matthew D'Avella on Vimeo.

WEEZY FILMED 9 VIDEOS

Lil Wayne got a little breathing room when his sentencing was delayed this week until March, but he made the best of what was to be his last week of freedom. He reportedly shot videos for “Da Da Da,” “Knockout” and “Get a Life” from Wayne’s recently-released rock album Rebirth, and an unreleased song from Wayne’s forthcoming record, Tha Carter IV. Director David Rousseau of Creativeseen said the rapper and his crew began filming at 9AM on Friday (February 5) and wrapped at 8AM on Super Bowl Sunday (February 7).

“There isn’t a title for it,” Rousseau said of the unreleased song. “Honestly, I can’t tell you too much about it. That was a complete secret. We had to kick everyone off the set for it. No photography, even their official photographer had to leave. That’s under wraps. The album is still under production. It’s a crazy song.”

SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS

We all enjoyed the Super Bowl this past weekend, but we can not forget the funny commercials that aired. With companies spending an estimate of $3 million for a 30-second spot, you know they were going to make sure their commercials stuck in your mind to help promote their product/service, or at least, make you laugh. Check out some of the best commercials below.

JAY-Z SUES FIRM & BANK FOR 3.5 MILLION

 August of 2007 Jay-Z purchased land located at 511 W. 21st St. with a $52 million senior loan from NexBank SSB. Then the real estate started to tank, so the bank tried to hand over the land to Highland Capital Management LP to avoid forclosure. In the complaint filed it states Hov the investment firm didn’t take the deal, which made Hov pay extremely high interest rates on the loan.

“This action arises out of the efforts by defendants to bleed additional funds from [the] plaintiff,” the paperwork read. “Defendants embarked on a bad faith course of conduct.”