Kreayshawn

MTV's Video Music Awards will be taking place on Sunday (Aug. 28), at the Nokia Theatre in hurricane-free Los Angeles, and MTV News host Jim Cantiello has done some digging into the seating charts to reveal which celebrities get front row treatment, and which get sent to the back of the bus...

Now that the 2011 MTV Video Music Award nominations are in, you can start guessing who will take home the coveted moonman on August 28 or... you can make your voices heard and vote right here, on The BoomBox! Do you think 'Gucci Gucci' rap newcomer Kreayshawn should beat out Tyler, the Creator and Wiz Khalifa for Best New Artist...

Oakland upstart Kreayshawn dismissed rumors romantically linking her to Young Money rapper Drake. In an interview with Sirius XM on Tuesday night (August 2), the viral sensation, who sparked a bidding war after her 'Gucci Gucci' video received over 2 million YouTube views in its first two weeks online, denied that the Canadian MC is her "boo thing...

Compton instigator Game called out a handful of hip-hop's most talked-about artists on his 'Uncle Otis' diss -- a take on Kanye West's and Jay-Z's 'Watch the Throne' single 'Otis' -- but now he appears to be backing down from his attacks...

There are a few surprises amongst the nominees for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, set to take place on August 28. While Kanye West scores seven nominations in a slew of different categories, newbie Kreayshawn takes a nod as well. The 'Gucci Gucci' rhymer will compete for a Moonman in the Best New Artist category, facing off against Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Tyler, the Creator and Foster the People.

Drake likely raised some listeners' eyebrows when he called in to DJ Green Lantern's The Invasion radio show, on Hip-Hop Nation, Monday night (July 18), after praising -- and doing what seemed to be casual flirting -- guest Kreayshawn. Before expressing his sentiments for the Bay area rapper, the Toronto MC revealed that he was working on a big project, one that the masses will undoubtedly hear so

Since Lil Wayne's long awaited album 'Tha Carter IV' has been pushed back from its original May release date to August 29, to hold fans over, Weezy dropped his aptly-titled 'Sorry 4 the Wait' mixtape last night (July 12). Though the tape is Weezy's first since 2009's 'No Ceilings,' he proves he hasn't lost a step, returning with lines for days on so many tracks it's hard to pick a favorite... Read

Kreayshawn has a knack for creating visuals, ever since the age of 10, and she's sharing her talents with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The 21-year-old 'Gucci Gucci' creator has been tapped to direct the band's video for 'The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie,' the first single off their forthcoming album, 'I'm With You...

Kreayshawn has finally got a piece of the pie. She's moved on up in the same vein as George Jefferson, leaving her "cement cave," as she calls it, for a more modern pad in Los Angeles, upon signing a hefty deal with Columbia Records. Listen to her brand-name blasting track, 'Gucci Gucci' to get an understanding of who she is...

Kreayshawn has gotten plenty of buzz for her 'Gucci Gucci' track, inking her a deal with Columbia Records, but just as she's receiving cheers there are also a few jeers. Journalist Timmhotep Aku, writing on behalf of The Root -- a daily online magazine that "provides thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black perspectives" -- all but raked the Oakland, Calif...