fox (106)
Audio After The Jump
Superstar singer/songwriter/actor, Ne-Yo is enjoying a tremendously successful career. His three solo albums, 'In My Own Words', 'Because Of You' and 'Year Of The Gentleman' are all certified platinum.
His private life seem to be going great at the moment as well. His girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw is expecting the couple's first child in January 2011.
There is one problem however, that just won't go away. For some reason Ne-yo has been dogged by rumors that he is gay. Despite the fact that there is no proof and the singer has had well publicized relationships with women, the rumor still persists.
Ne-Yo spoke with Fox All Access host Chris Leary recently and addressed the issue.
"There's one rumor that for whatever reason, will not die. I'm convinced that it's just because they really can't figure out anything else to say about me. Which kinda doesn't make any sense because if you really just wanted to talk bad about me you could," the singer says.
"But there's this whole gay thing that keeps following me around. [People think] Anybody that sings and has a penis is gay. So I'm part of that elite squad, according to multiple blog sites and whatnot. I guess it's because I've never shot a person, or talked about shooting a person or had a desire to shoot a person...that I'm gay."
He goes on to talk about rumors being something you just have to deal with as an entertainer.
Audio After The Jump
Superstar singer/songwriter/actor, Ne-Yo is enjoying a tremendously successful career. His three solo albums, 'In My Own Words', 'Because Of You' and 'Year Of The Gentleman' are all certified platinum.
His private life seem to be going great at the moment as well. His girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw is expecting the couple's first child in January 2011.
There is one problem however, that just won't go away. For some reason Ne-yo has been dogged by rumors that he is gay. Despite the fact that there is no proof and the singer has had well publicized relationships with women, the rumor still persists.
Ne-Yo spoke with Fox All Access host Chris Leary recently and addressed the issue.
"There's one rumor that for whatever reason, will not die. I'm convinced that it's just because they really can't figure out anything else to say about me. Which kinda doesn't make any sense because if you really just wanted to talk bad about me you could," the singer says.
"But there's this whole gay thing that keeps following me around. [People think] Anybody that sings and has a penis is gay. So I'm part of that elite squad, according to multiple blog sites and whatnot. I guess it's because I've never shot a person, or talked about shooting a person or had a desire to shoot a person...that I'm gay."
He goes on to talk about rumors being something you just have to deal with as an entertainer.
The 25 Hottest Girls of 2010 So Far
It's the middle of the year, so Complex is looking back at The Best of 2010 (So Far) with a series of features that highlight our favorite stuff from the world of entertainment, fashion, art, and more.
#25. Ashley Dupre
#24. Zoe Saldana
#23. Rosie Huntington-Whitely
#22. Nicole Scherzinger
#21. Anna Paquin
#20. Stacey Dash
#19. Lana Kane
#18. Lady Gaga
#17. Kristin Cavallari.
#16. Scarlett Johansson
#15. Sandra Bullock
#14. M.I.A.
#13. Michelle Trachtenberg
#12. Jessica Biel.
#11. Rihanna
#10. Lindsay Lohan
#9. Kim Kardashian
#8. Katy Perry
#7. Rose Byrne
#6. Megan Fox.
#5. Alison Brie
Why we've loved her in 2010: We noticed Alison Brie on the hit series Mad Men and had to co-sign. We went with the Hot Complex spread for obvious reasons. Sometimes the resume ain’t about quantity so much as quality. Between Mad Men and Community, Alison has proven to have range. Now all we need is a nude scene and we'd be set for life
#4. Sofia Vergara
Why we've loved her in 2010: What’s not to love? The 37-year-old MILF is possibly the most perfect specimen of womanhood we’ve ever seen and put ABC's Modern Family on the map. Super twos? Check. What an ass? Check. The face of a Latina goddess? Az-check. Plus we’re down for any chick who can make us laugh every time we see her on TV. Maybe she’ll marry the whole Complex staff (we do go wayback). How much more of a modern family can you get? Oho! See what we did there?
#3. Brooklyn Decker
Why we've loved her in 2010: A year ago, we didn’t really know who she was besides “that hot blonde chick in a bikini” that Andy Roddick wifed up. In 2010, she was named the Sports Illustrated cover model and wonEsquire’s “Sexiest Women Alive” bracket. Well, add the third-hottest chick of 2010 (so far) to her credentials. There's still a half a year left—if Brooklyn plays her cards right, she might be number one. BK all day, fool.
#2. Lyndsy Fonseca
Why we've loved her in 2010: We’re not going to take credit for Lyndsy Fonseca getting big in 2010 (even though the Complex co-sign is kind of a big deal). Starting small on The Young and The Restless and How I Met Your Mother, Lyndsy began to broaden her horizons with Kick-Ass and playing the very hot (and VERY crazy) Jennie in The Hot Tub Time Machine. It might be a cliche, but sky’s the limit for any babe who can convince us that Women Are Complex Too.
#1. Nicki Minaj
Why we've loved her in 2010: When we heard the words "And I just signed a chick named Nicki Minaj" come out of Wayne's mouth, we had no idea what he was talking about. However, Weezy's draft pick was as good as gold. From bodying rappers whose tracks she's featured on (um...Drake) to her quirky sense of style to our Hot Complex spread, Nicki embodies what Complex looks for in a female. The sexy rapstress has already ruled half of 2010, so wait, wait, fixate, and watch what she has planned for the rest of 2010
Source: Complex Magazine
Follow Me @ChasinMoPAper
Police are investigating a possible link between hip-hop star Fabolous and the murder of an upstart rapper near a Queens nightclub, the Daily News has learned.
NYPD detectives aren't sure what role, if any, the Brooklyn rapper might have played in the March killing, but a surveillance video shows Fabolous leaving Club Amazura seconds before a mystery gunman blasted Greg (G-Baby) Brown in the back.
"[Fabolous] is about to get in the car as the shooting goes down," said a police source who watched the video.
Police and G-Baby's relatives say the rappers - both from Bedford-Stuyvesant - had a longstanding beef, though a source said they'd put it behind them.
"My son was going to talk to Fab in a car, and he got shot three times," grieving mother Roxanne Brown said. "I don't know what's going on. I just want to know who killed my son."
Homicide investigators have yet to interview Fabolous, whose real name is John Jackson, and won't until they get more information on his possible connection to the slaying. Police haven't made an arrest in the March 13 shooting, and Fabolous hasn't been named as a suspect.
Fabolous' spokeswoman, Tammy Brook, declined comment. His lawyer, Alberto Ebanks, didn't return calls.
G-Baby, 22, was a protégé of rapper Memphis Bleek, a Brooklyn artist who rose to stardom in the 1990s. Memphis Bleek signed G-Baby to his record label, Get Low Records. G-Baby used his ties to Memphis Bleek to schmooze with the likes of Spike Lee and Jay-Z.
News of the young rapper's murder spread on the Internet after Fabolous wrote about it on Twitter seven hours after the shooting.
"Lost a soldier in the field this morning," he tweeted. "R.I.P. G Baby."
The night of the murder, G-Baby went to Club Amazura in Jamaica, Queens, without his posse, which normally would have included Memphis Bleek. G-Baby was asked to perform onstage while the crowd of 1,900 revelers anxiously awaited Fabolous' arrival.
Fabolous got there around 3a.m., said former NYPD hip-hop crimes investigator Derrick Parker, who was at the concert helping with security. Fabolous left the stage an hour later, Parker said. Soon after he left the club, there was gunfire at Archer Ave. and 143rd St.
G-Baby was shot in the back, and a person cops said was an innocent bystander was wounded in the groin. The second victim, a 20-year-old man, survived.
Parker has worked with detectives from the 103rd Precinct and the NYPD's intelligence unit acting as a bridge between the hip-hop community and police.
"G-Baby and Fabolous had beef before, but they supposedly squashed all of that," Parker said.
Roxanne Brown said she wants to stay away from any rap-world drama and just focus on helping cops find her son's killer.
"I don't want to talk to Fabolous," she said. "I want whoever did this to pay."
Anyone with information on the shooting should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
EXCLUSIVE BY SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM
Source : NY DAILY NEWS
Video After The Jump
The Bronx meets Houston in the latest music video from French Montana.
French lays down a dope hook and verse and of course Bun-B kills it as always.
This joint is from French's upcoming mixtape 'Mac Wit Da Cheese 2'
Make sure you check out the end of the video to see some of the last video footage of G. Baby who lost his life to senseless violence recently. Watch as he kicks it in the studio with Roscoe Dash, Frenchie from So Icey Entertainment and Montana.
R.I.P. G. Baby
Follow Me @ChasinMoPaper
The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive
French Montana is in no rush to put out his debut album. One of Akon's newest signees said he has enough money to continue serving up material through mixtapes, such as his latest, Mac Wit Da Cheese 2. His first album has to be classic, French said.
"My album is set for late summer," French said last week while shooting a video for his mixtape track "Bad Habits," with guest Bun B. "It's called Excuse My French. I'm just working. I wanna come with a masterpiece, man. I'm not no overnight rapper. I'm comfortable with where I'm at. My followers are my real followers. I ain't no phase. I'm here to stay. [The release] could be late summer, it could come out past then, as long as it's a masterpiece when we put it out. ... You gotta understand, that's what they gonna remember you for, your first album. Biggie's Ready to Die, UGK's first album — you wanna come with the same thing. The title gotta live up to the music."
Bun and French share a mutual respect for each other's grinds, Montana said.
"The video is called 'Bad Habits,' " Montana explained. "Everybody got a bad habit. I sent [the track] to Bun. Bun heard it, laid the verse in like five minutes. I sent it to him, he called me back in five minutes. I was like, 'Oh my God.' "
"I was in the lab, I was already in that zone," Bun added. "It was something that I felt made sense, that I felt represented his movement, repped my movement, and we spoke to people on a real level. That's one thing about UGK music. We can't be fabricating sh--. We kept it real with each other.
Follow Me @ChasinMoPaper
}