Alicia Keys wasn't going to take any chances walking by herself at night as a young girl, so she made sure to keep a secret weapon in her pocket.

Alicia admits she used to carry a knife when she was a child. The singer - who grew up in tough Manhattan neighborhood Hell's Kitchen - has revealed she felt safer when she carried a weapon.

Sultry, R&B artist Alicia Keys made her boyfriend wait a year to have sex with her.

The singer has rarely spoken about her relationship with boyfriend Kerry "Krucial" Brothers until now.

Rapper Kayne West has reportedly asked his 29-year old girlfriend, Alexis, to be his wife while the couple were on a recent two week vacation. The marriage will be the first for the couple who have been dating since 2002.

Kanye's career almost ended prematurely after he was involved in a near fatal car crash four years ago. However, the hip-hop star turned the experience into a hit song, 'Through The Wire', which featured on his debut album 'The Dropout'.

'King Kong' actor Jack Black is to host this years Nickelodeon's Kids'Choice Awards.

The star admits he can't wait to get behind the mic at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on April 1, saying, "I'm super excited to because when you're doing a show for the kids, you can get extra crazy and loony. I have a lot of secret plans for when I host the awards, but I can tell you I'm going to bring the super-duper, freaky-deaky, ultra-clowny super dance! But that's all I'll say."