Saturday, February 5, 2011
Try It Again Queen: Soulja Boy’s Musical Ode To Mike Vick
I would be fronting in the worst way if I didn’t give Souljah Boy his just due for the business acumen he has displayed throughout his career, especially pertaining to capitalizing off social networking and viral popularity.
I just hope the 20-year-old is smart enough to invest all that ringtone and YouTube partner money in other ventures outside of music because his creative well (which was only about a quarter full to begin with) is running dry.
I guess I should also mention that if this were some Lil' B rare art I would be all over it. That’s right people, I’m apart of the problem and never the solution.
Kobe Bryant Talks About The Black Mamba, Shaq & Obama Trash Talking
Kobe Bryant took his MVP steez over to the Conan O’ Brien show where he talked about Obama trash talking him about the Bulls, not being able to understand Shaq on the court even if he wanted to, shooting the Black Mamba Commercial and taking Tai Chi classes. Kobe Bryant actually has a sense of humor!
Lil Wayne Offers Superbowl Challenge To Wiz Khalifa
Weezy, decked in Packer green, appeared on ESPN’s morning show First Take with host Mike Hill and took on questions from the anchorman about the impetus of his remix “Green and Yellow.”
“I was watching some of them Steelers on (Super Bowl) Media Day and one of them said after they finished doin’ their interview they was just like ‘black and yellow black and yellow’,” said Lil Wayne. “And I was like, you know what? I’m such a cheese head, such a Packer fan I might as well just go in there and make “Green and Yellow.”
When pressed on whether or not the remix was a diss song, Wayne quickly dismissed the notion quickly.
“It’s not a diss song at all, it’s a fight song,” exclaimed an excited Weezy. “Every team has a great fight song.”
First Take’s co-host Skip Bayless and Wayne have had heated sports debates in times past on the morning program and the pair were reunited again on the segment in which the fiery and critical Bayless took some playful jabs at the Young Money CEO which Wayne took in classy stride.
“Now you know as you just mentioned, you have provided some new bulletin board material for the Steelers because you went in hard on the Pittsburgh Steelers in your remix,” said Bayless.
Wayne retorted, “I really didn’t try to go too hard ‘cause I could have went harder. We [Packers] already had bulletin board material with the “Black and Yellow” so I had to hype ‘em up.”
Bayless then asked the Louisiana native to recant his reasons for be why he’s been a longtime Green Bay Packer supporter.
“My father, great late father, he went to his first Super Bowl in 1997 when the Packers went in the Super Bowl in the Superdome. And when he came home that night, he just came home with a bunch of Packers everything. Packers towels, Packers cups. I’ve been a Packers fan for years,” said Wayne.
Three things that we noticed from Wayne's chat with the ESPN talking heads:
1) At the beginning of the interview Weezy revealed that his "girlfriend bought him that shirt (each your hearts out ladies
2) Host Skip Bayless commented that Wiz Khalifa wasn't in Wayne's league
3) Wayne offered a wager to both Wiz and Snoop Dogg, both avid Steelers fans. The loser of the bet would have to cut his hair.
Drake & Rihanna Will Perform Together At The 2011 Grammys
Dang, it’s about time. It looks like Rih-Rih and Drizzy will share the stage to perform “What’s My Name” for the 1st time at the 2011 Grammys this month. Drake‘s up for four awards including one for Best New Artist and Best Rap Solo Performance for “Over.” The 53rd annual Grammys Awards will air on February 13 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS. Let’s bring home some awards shall we?
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P.Diddy “I Just Want The President To Do Better!”
As if we needed any more reasons to give Diddy a “WTF” and or “STFU.” The music mogul recently made a comment about the president he endorsed and worked so hard to get elected. In The Source’s Feb/ March Issue Diddy evaluates President Obama’s performance in the White House so far.
“I love the president like most of us. I just want the president to do better. There’s a difference between us voting for somebody and us believing in somebody. He’s the person that we believed in so I pray night and day that he understands how God ordained his presidency. I feel there was a promise made to God to look after people that was less fortunate, and [many] of those people are African-American…
The President should choose doing the right thing, even if it isn’t easy politically. It’s something he might not get reelected for, but we elected him. He owes us. I’d rather have a black president that was man enough to say that he was doing something for black people have one term than a president who played the politics game have two terms.”
Bobby V: Rock Wit’Cha
Bobby pays tribute to Bobby Brown with his very own rendition of Brown’s classic ballad ‘RockWit’Cha’ as the 3rd single for his forthcoming album, Fly On The Wall (due March 22nd). The visuals for the record will debut on Valentine’s Day while both Bobbys will hit the stage to perform together on Lopez Tonight on February 23rd. (shouts: rap-up)
Video: Rick Ross Superbowl XLV Vlog (Day 1)
That’s right, Rozay is in Dallas, Texas for Super Bowl XLV along with DJ Khaled, Wale and the rest of the Maybach Music team. Here’s some footage of the first day in town. Whad up, Dre!
Sidebar: No hate, BUT doesn’t Wale look EXTREMELY out of place around these guys? No? Just me? Ok.
Chamillionaire ft. Big K.R.I.T. – This Is My World
New music from Chamillionaire. Download: Chamillionaire Ft Big K.R.I.T. – This Is My World | Alt
Behind The Scenes: Willow Smith’s Teen Vogue Photoshoot
Here is a behind the scenes look of Willow Smith’s photoshoot for Teen Vogue. Filmed at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, the video provides a glimpse of how the young star develops her unique sense of style. Look below for the footage:
Willow Smith appears in the March issue of Teen Vogue and we have pics from the spread along with behind the scenes video when you go inside...
Asked about her personal style Willow said, "I wear anything I feel like. If I want to put on a pair of Converse with a pencil stuck through them, I will."
As parents, she says Will and Jada give her a lot of freedom.
"They aren't strict. They won't be like, 'Willow, clean up your room!' They'll be like, 'Willow, will you please clean up your room?' And I'll be like, 'OK,' and do it."
Willow knows it takes hard work to become famous and she is willing to do it. "You can pick how famous you want to be. If you don't work hard, then you aren't going to have the success that you want. But if you work hard and dig in, then you are going to have the success that you want."
Do Beyonce & J.Lo Look THAT Much Alike?
It's every diva celeb's worst nightmare....to be mistaken for someone else.
Apparently J.Lo and Beyonce still look very much alike even to photographers. Check out video of J.Lo suffering from a case of mistaken identity in NYC this week when you read on...
Not sure why this is so hilarious to me, but it is. Jenny Lopez hopped out her car in an all black outfit with her hood on earlier this week as she hit up the Sirius XM offices. But apparently the paparazzi photogs couldn't tell her blonde hair from Bey's.
He was trying to get her attention by saying "Hey B" and saying they "go way back" and all. Apparently not far back enough because he couldn't even tell this was actually Jenny from the Block he was talking to and snapping pics of.
When Jennifer came out the building...with her hood off...the WOMP WOMP shock factor was set in place for the photog. Of course, Jenny remained silent the whole time. But would pay money to be a fly on the wall of her car right afterwards though....
New Song: Trey Songz – ‘Look At Me Now (Remix)’
Moments ago Trey Songz released his own version of Chris Brown’s latest hit single, ‘Look At Me Now (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne)’. In his usual fashion, he applied his oversexed ego to the beat of the track in a way that only an artist who has yet to go platinum can. Give the record below: “Bitch you know my name”? Judging by his mediocre album sales and the horrible ratings of his BET reality show, I doubt that statement is true. Next.
New Song: Dawn Richard – ‘Broken Record’
Dawn Richard has premiered another song from her ‘A Prelude To #ATELLTALEHEART’ project. ‘Broken Record’ will be available along with the rest of the mixtape on February 7th. Listen to the track below: Once again Dawn has delivered an impressive track. Vocally and melodically the song was solid on all fronts with the except of the spoken segments in the chorus which were unpleasantly reminiscent of Danity Kane’s ‘Bad Girl (Ft. Missy Elliott)’.
It seems that the material from this mixtape is more consistent that the collection of noisy beats that was Diddy-Dirty Money’s ‘Last Train To Paris.’ All the more reason why Dawn should focus on building a solo career instead of stifling her talents in that group.
Funkmaster Flex Arrested For Aggravated Harassment + 50 Cent Covers Grand Rapids Mag + Naughty By Nature On Letterman
Funkmaster Flex was arrested this morning for laying hands on a lady...allegedly. Get the deets on the Flex arrest plus see 50 Cent on the cover of Grand Rapids Magazine and Naughty By Nature's appearance on David Letterman.
TMZ reports that DJ Funkmaster Flex was arrested earlier today in New York after a woman told police he pushed her, tried to break her phone and sent her threatening messages this morning.
By the time cops arrived at the home of a 40-year-old woman in Westchester, NY, Flex was gone.
Cops located the funkmaster a little while later and arrested him on "charges of harassment, aggravated harassment and criminal mischief."
He was arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court and released on $500 bail. He will have a hearing about the case later this month and has been ordered to stay away from his accuser.
On news racks, rapper 50 Cent who owns a home in Grand Rapids, Michigan appears on the cover of Grand Rapids latest issue.
Last night,
Naughty-By-Nature stopped by "The Late Show with David Letterman" to perform a medley of hits. Watch the video below:
Scarface Locked Up For Being A Deadbeat Dad + Michael Kyser Named First President Of Black Music At Atlantic Records Group
Southern rapper Scarface has been behind bars nearly four months for failing to pay child support in four separate cases. Get the deets inside and find out about Michael Kyser being named the first President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group.
In case you’ve been wondering why you haven’t heard any new remixes or mix tapes featuring Scarface, it’s because he’s locked up for being a deadbeat. XXLMag.com has confirmed that the rapper has been locked up since October 13, 2010 in the Montgomery County Jail in Texas. He is being held for failure to pay child support in four separate cases.
In addition to the child support cases in Harris County, Montgomery County, Fort Bend County and the state of Missouri, he is being held for a federal case, in which the exact charges are unknown.
SMH…When you have that many kids and no hit records, I imagine it would be hard to keep up with the payments. He must owe a great deal to be in jail for four months with no signs of release.
In other music news,
Michael Kyser (pictured above with T.I. and Kim Porter) has been named the first President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. Michael has been in the hip-hop game for years, first as a Def Jam’s national radio and DJ promotion rep in 1992, then moving onto Warner Music Group.
For his new role, Michael said,
"To say that this is a dream come true is an understatement. The heritage of black music at Atlantic Records is second to none in this industry, and it is both humbling and thrilling to take on this new post at a label with such an amazing legacy. To be a part of the birth of the new Atlantic over the past seven years has been an extraordinary experience."
His COO Julie Greenwald said this about him,
"Kyser has been my trusted colleague and close friend for nearly 20 years, since we both joined Def Jam. We grew up together in this business. He has a deeper understanding of the urban music landscape than anyone in our industry. Kyser has immersed himself in the music and the culture, and he is a master at creating opportunities, building careers, and developing invaluable artist relationships. He has been a down-to-earth mentor and guide to artists and staffers alike, earning the genuine respect and loyalty of everyone he works with. I am very proud to announce this much-deserved promotion."
And what does the big boss over at Warner have to say about Michael? When asked about the job, Lyor Cohen, Warner Music Group Vice Chairman and Chairman and CEO had this to say,
"I've seen him evolve into one of the most admired and accomplished members of the urban music community. This appointment is richly deserved."
New Video: Juelz Santana x Lil Wayne “Home Run”
We have been waiting well over a year, but as promised yesterday, Santana finally releases the video for his collab featuring Mr. Carter. Looks like a winner. Hopefully, we see that Reagan Era next.
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