With her new single “Run the World (Girls)” quickly rising up the iTunes charts, Beyoncé is savoring her last few vacation days in Paris. The singer enjoyed a fun-filled day out with her nephew Julez and his father at Disneyland Paris today. She kept a low profile, putting on a Goofy hat, sleeveless graphic tee, and shades as she wandered around the theme park with her and Jay-Z’s bodyguards in tow, but Mr. Carter was nowhere in sight.
Chris Brown is branching out. His F.A.M.E. album sees him expanding his repertoire, and he's already straddled the line between R&B and dance with "Beautiful People." Now, he's looking to push things even further. Though, to be honest, we're not exactly sure in what direction.
Brown recently logged studio time with the unlikely combination of M.I.A. and Polow da Don, a collaboration he broke on his Twitter account.
"Was in the studio with the incredible M.I.A. and Polow," he wrote. "Amazing artist[s]! Real talent!"
Polow further confirmed the collabo on his Twitter account, and, from the sound of things, the music they made was revelatory.
"In the lab wit the great Chris Brown and the incredible M.I.A.," Polow wrote (in ALL CAPS). "Thank you dear lord!"
Polow added, "I've waited on this moment my whole career ... I feel this song in my soul!" For her part, M.I.A. remained silent about the music, but did mention that she was "shootin' hoops" with Brown and the producer.
It's not known if the music they collaborated on is meant for a re-release of Brown's F.A.M.E., the follow-up to M.I.A.'s 2010 album MAYA or something else entirely. Emails to reps for both artists were not responded to by press time.
Brown is currently on tour in Australia, where, judging by his Twitter feed, he's taking time to see a whole lot of movies and playing basketball with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League.
VH1 promises the world will get to see a "very different side of 50 Cent" next month when they air the special 'Origins of Me.'
The documentary follows 50 as he visit his roots by traveling to the place where his family settled in the 1950's, Edgefield County, South Carolina . According to The Boombox. Fif will confront the descendants of slave owners. He will also visit relatives and study his geneology.
According to the VH1, Edgefield was once one of the most violent counties in the South during that time.
The special will air on VH1 May, 23 at 9pm eastern.
Six people are in jail today in Marion County, Florida after being arrested for participating in the brutal murder of a 15-year old boy.
Charlie Ely, 18; Amber E. Wright, 15; Michael Bargo, 18; Justin Soto, 20; and Kyle Hooper, 16, face first-degree murder charges.
And James Haven, 37, faces charges of accessory to the crime for helping dispose of the body and helping one of the suspects flee the area.
Seath Jackson
Authorities say Seath Jackson was lured to a house by Wright after being texted repeatedly. Once inside the home Jackson was attacked by Bargo, who masterminded the plot and Soto.
Jackson was beaten with a wooden stick, shot several times with a .22 caliber pistol, then put in a bathtub so his knees could be easily broken while his body was dismembered.
When the suspects realized Jackson wasn't dead he was shot again, then placed in a pit and burned. His ashes were placed into several paint containers and thrown into a large garbage can.
Authorities found out about the details of the killing after Hooper confessed to his mother he had seen the attack.
"It feels amazing. It’s great to be part of the family. It feels like home already. George made a very wise decision because I am ready for them to take me to another level!"
It's rare to see two established Hollywood types argue in public. That's why it's so odd to see what's going on between filmmakers Tyler Perry and Spike Lee.
The two have been going at it ever since Lee labeled Perry's Madea movies as "coonery" a year ago
Perry ripped into Lee during a press stop in Beverly Hills, California.
"I'm so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee," Perry said. "Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, ‘this is a coon, this is a buffoon.' I am sick of him talking about black people going to see movies. This is what he said: ‘you vote by what you see,' as if black people don't know what they want to see."
"I am sick of him - he talked about Whoopi, he talked about Oprah, he talked about me, he talked about Clint Eastwood. Spike needs to shut the hell up!"
Perry sees a bigger problem with the criticism from Lee, he feels it's indicative of how African Americans treat each other in general.
"I've never seen Jewish people attack Seinfeld and say "this is a stereotype," I've never seen Italian people attack The Sopranos, I've never seen Jewish people complaining about Mrs. Doubtfire or Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie," Perry said. "And I'm sick of it from us; we don't have to worry about anybody else trying to destroy us and take shots because we do it to ourselves."
Posted by Mr.I Get It on April 20, 2011 at 12:07pm
M.I.A. and Swizz Beatz blazed up some new music in honor of 4/20. A blonde Maya, with cigarette and lighter in hand, and Swizzy photographed themselves in the studio, ushering in the pot smokers’ holiday with their Twitter followers. “M.I.A & SWIZZ GOT THE SESSION ON FIRE WITH HITZ LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” tweeted the super-producer.The “XXXO” singer was recently in the lab with Chris Brown and Polow Da Don working on new music. Is another album imminent?
Yesterday (April 19) was National Hiring Day for McDonald's. The goal was to hire 50,000 people in a day.
Sounds like a great thing right? It would have been if not for a couple of hood heathens fighting Cleveland, Ohio. The end result was one of the participants of the fight, got in her car and backed over several people.
"I was filling out my application when I saw two girls fighting," Joseph Shores told Fox 8. "I don't know their names, but they were fighting over drama, hood stuff."
Police say the fight started between two girls over a boy, but then spilled over into the crowd of people waiting to hand in job applications.
"One girl was on top of the driver, beating her. Then the driver went forward, somehow it kicked into reverse, and the car went backwards, hitting three people. It was crazy!" said Arnecia Patterson.
The four people that were hit by the car were taken to the hospital. None with life threatening injuries. Police caught the passenger in the car and charged her with felonious assault. They are still searching for the driver.
SMFH... Micky D's giving away jobs and people can't leave that hood ish at the crib for a couple of hours.
Last week there was a rumor floating around that DJ Pauly D of the reality tv show Jersey Shore had signed with 50 Cent'sG-Unit Records.
Yesterday (April 19) on Shade 45, DJ Whoo Kid said it's a done deal, with Pauly signing to 50's G-Note Records.
"I'm not a real dj, I guess you guys don't know that so maybe that's why they're signing a dj to the team," Whoo Kid said jokingly. "He has new records that he wants to showcase and since 50 is doing a lot with [rapper] Hot Rod, he wants to broaden the horizon."
This had been brewing for a while but AllHipHop now reports that production duo Cool & Dre have officially inked a deal with Interscope Records. Jimmy Iovine’s label will distribute their imprint, Epidemic Music who have already signed Memphis, Tennessee rapper Don Trip and young R&B female singer K-Rose.Let’s not forget, they already have a non-exclusive deal with Cash Money Records.
Diddy may have some explaining to do if there turns out to be any merit to a lawsuit recently filed against him.
Jabari Tilgham claims he was beaten up while working as a photographer at a BET Hip Hop Awards afterparty hosted by Combs at Club Mansion in Atlanta, Georgia, according to a lawsuit filed in DeKalb County State Court on Friday (April 15).
Tilgham claims he was one of 12 photographers taking pictures of celebrities when he was singled out and attacked by Diddy's bodyguards.
Tilgham's attorney Jeffrey Gewirtz says the October 10, 2010 attack was completely unprovoked. One of the security guards working for the club that night backs up Tilgham's story in a signed affidavit.
The suit names Diddy, Club Mansion management and four bodyguards as defendants.
Dr Dre just won a huge lawsuit against the current owners of Death Row Records, WIDEawake Entertainment.
Yesterday (April 19), U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled that Death Row doesn't have the rights to sell the classic album 'The Chronic' online.
Dr Dre will now receive 100% of all online sales, while Death Row can only sell the album in CD, cassette, 8-track and vinyl sales as stipulated by Dre's original contract with Suge Knight and the old Death Row.
"For years, Death Row Records forgot about Dre when they continued to distribute his music digitally and combined his hits with weaker Death Row tracks in an attempt to elevate the stature of their other artists," Dre's attorney Howard King told the Associated Press. "We are gratified that the federal court has unambiguously declared that Death Row has no right to engage in such tactics, and must hold all proceeds from these illicit distributions in trust for our client."
Rapper Guru passed away one year ago today after battling cancer.
Fans will forever remember Guru for his slick wordplay and monotone voice.
He and Gang Starr partner DJ Premier made so many sick joints it's impossible to name all of the gems. But if you're new to the "chain and the star" you have to check out joints like "Rite Where U Stand" ft Jadakiss, "Mass Appeal" and "Take It Personal."
1. The One & Only (Produced By Alchemist) 2. Go Off (Produced By Sid Roams) 3. Black Devil (Produced By Sid Roams) 4. Twilight (Feat. Havoc) (Produced By Sid Roams)
5. For One Night Only (Produced By Alchemist)
6. Strong (Produced By King Benny)
7. Told Ya'll (Produced By Sid Roams) (Bonus)
Posted by Mr.I Get It on April 19, 2011 at 12:35pm
Chris Brown has struck gold. After only three weeks in stores, the R&B heartthrob’s latest album has reached a new milestone.
F.A.M.E., Brown’s fourth album, debuted at No. 1 with 271,000 copies sold. It has since earned gold certification from the R.I.A.A., meaning it shipped 500,000 units. In addition, the lead single “Look at Me Now” featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes holds down the No. 1 spot on both the Billboard Rhythmic and Urban Mainstream charts.
In celebration of his latest feat, Breezy is pushing his Michael Jackson- and SWV-sampled single “She Ain’t You,” which was the most added track at Urban Mainstream and will impact Rhythmic radio this week.
Breezy is currently touring Australia with stops including Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, performing material from his gold-certified disc.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on April 19, 2011 at 12:35pm
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Pusha T is getting over any trepidation he had before the release of his Fear of God mixtape. On June 21, the younger member of heralded Virginia rap duo the Clipse will release Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray, an EP version of his tape.
The eight-track EP is set to feature bonus material, surprise guests and is being released in a partnership between G.O.O.D. Music and Re-Up Gang via Decon Records. Push A Ton first announced the news on Monday via Twitter as he dropped the video for the Hitboy-produced "My God."
Fear of God is Pusha T's first solo venture and he told MTV News about the set's objectives before its release.
"I came up with the title because that's what I intend to evoke out of the competition, lyrically, the fear of God," Pusha told us. "At the same time, when I started the mixtape and realized that my brother wasn't there with me the whole way, I sort of felt the fear of God myself."
Malice, the other side of the Clipse equation, is not part of the G.O.O.D. Music roster but has been busy promoting his just-published book, "Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked."
However, Pusha confirmed that a new Clipse album will be forthcoming, but only after his solo offerings have dropped as well as a new Re-Up Gang mixtape titled Long Live the Cane. The time was just right for a Pusha solo project. "I think everything is about timing," Pusha said.
"We've always been trying to stay true to what the Clipse wanted, then we also had the Re-Up Gang projects that we always been working on as far as the mixtapes and the streets and Ab-Liva. I just think it's time now."
Clipse and Re-Up Gang fans need not worry about Pusha softening up his style now that he's asserting himself as a soloist and in league with Kanye West and company. "G.O.O.D. Music and Kanye in particular, he definitely wants me to be me and that's what I bring to the G.O.O.D. Music fold," Pusha said. "Everybody on G.O.O.D Music has their own specific lane and mine is definitely going to be street hip-hop to the core."
Pusha has already started preparing his proper solo debut album, due sometime in the fall. "We got five joints, Kanye West-produced, amazing, amazing records," Pusha said. "Only thing we don't have is the title yet."
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