After the departures of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, American Idol was looking for a shot in the arm. Last month the talent show announced that Mariah Carey would be joining the show as a judge. Now comes a new report that Nicki Minaj will also be a judge.
"I'm not sure the deal is completely done yet, but yes, she is definitely doing it," one insider told US. "A few more slight things to sign off on but it is happening."
A second source says the rapper, 29, is "100% confirmed to judge American Idol."
Longtime judge Randy Jackson is reportedly being moved into a "mentoring role."
That would leave the show needing one more judge to round out its panel.
Two front runners for the remaining spot are Nick Jonas and Pharrell Williams.
Wiz Khalifa recently sat down with CivilTV to talk about a variety of topics. The two discussed the backlash he has received from the O.N.I.F.C. album cover, comparisons to Jimi Hendrix, the delay with his project with Curren$y, who will be on the remix to "Work Hard, Play Hard" and more.
Stay tuned for the release of part 2, which debuts later this week, on KarenCivil.com.
Waka Flocka Flame remixes "Rooster In My Rarri" with help from Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz. The original version can be found on Waka's album Triple F Life - Friends, Fans & Family.
As you can see from the pic above and the videos below sh*t got very real for Bill Collector recently when he got stomped out following a beef with Hitman Holla's crew.
Details are sketchy, but Bill reportedly got beat up for threatening to rob Hitman and someone from Hitman's team handled the situation in the street.
Korean rapper Psy has been doing his thing for a decade, but it wasn't until he came up with the "horse riding dance" did it really take off.
The music video for "Gangnam Style" has gone viral with over 41 million youtube hits since it was uploaded on July 15th.
"I think foreigners think I'm funny," Psy told CNN. "The way Korean people think Austin Powers and Mr. Bean are funny. There's no language barrier. I'm crazy about music. Crazy about the stage. Crazy about performing and crazy about my fans."
His fans seem to love him back as 30,000 of them turned up to see him perform last week. And Korean gyms are using the song in dance classes to burn calories.
Check out the video below and CNN's report on how popular it's become.
Eve reunited with DMX over the weekend at the Rock The Bells festival in San Bernardino, California. Fuse caught up with her backstage to talk about the resurgence of female MCs, her upcoming album and what female artists she currently likes.
“I like Azealia Banks,” Eve said. “Lyrically, some of her lyrics are real cute. Plus, she’s in the fashion world. That’s my religion. And I like Nicki, man. People want me to not like her, but there’s nothing not to like. She found a lane and she’s living in it and she’s doing her thing. Why not? And Diamond, I love Diamond. Those are the only ones I can think of right now."
What should have been a joyous night for Juvenile ended up with the New Orleans rapper in handcuffs.
Juve and Lil Wayne took the stage together at Liv nightclub in Miami following years of hard feelings after their group The Hot Boys broke up.
TMZ reports that things were fine until around 7 A.M. this morning. That's when Juvenile, real name Terius Gray, got into a brawl that started inside the club then spilled outside.
The Miami Beach Police Department were called and told by club security that the people involved in the fight were "creating a threat to life and property as well as the overall safety of the patrons inside."
Juve was arrested and booked at a nearby station on disorderly conduct charges. He is still in custody.
D Block's Sheek Louch and Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah are teaming up for a hip hop head's dream album. The two veteran MCs will be releasing Wu Block on October 9th. The album boats features from Masta Killa, Jadakiss, Styles P, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA and more.
Tyga releases the third installment of his Well Done mixtape series. The Young Money rapper gets assists from Honey Cocaine, 2 Chainz, Future, Kirko Bangz and more.
Tracklist:
1. No Luck 2. Do My Dance (Feat. 2 Chainz) 3. Wish 4. Ayye Bitch 5. Designer 6. Diced Pineapples 7. Ready To Fuck 8. Riot (Feat. Honey Cocaine) 9. King Company (Feat. Honey Cocaine) 10. Ratchet (Feat. Joe Moses) 11. Girls & Guitars (Feat. Kirko Bangz) 12. Get Her Tho (Feat. D-Lo) 13. Splatter 14. Switch Lanes 15. Out This Bitch (Feat. Kirko Bangz) 16. I Remember ( Feat. Future)
Rihanna opened up in a way she never has before during her interview with Oprah Winfrey, which was aired last night.
She was asked about the status of her relationship with Chris Brownand didn't hold back.
"We've been working on our friendship again now we're very, very close friends," Riri said. "We built a trust again and that's it. We love each other and we probably always will. And that's not anything we're gonna try to change. That's not something you can ever shut off if you've ever been in love."
The singer denied currently seeing Brown.
"He's in a relationship of his. I'm single, but we have maintained a very close relationship ever since the restraining order's been dropped" she continued. "We've just worked on it little by little. And it's not been easy."
Rihanna admitted to seeing Brown recently in St Tropez, but insists nothing happened. Although she admitted it's difficult seeing him face to face.
"It's awkward because I still love him," she admitted. "My stomach drops. I have to maintain this poker face and not let it get to the outer part of me. I think he was the love of my life."
Trae Tha Truth recruits an all star cast of Houston MCs for his single "I'm From Texas." Paul Wall, Z-Ro, Slim Thug and Kirko Bangz all lend a hand on this one. The track will appear on Trae's upcoming mixtape Tha Blackprint.
Chad Johnson's ex-college sweetheart whom he was convicted of slapping in 2000 wants to sit down with his estranged wife Evelyn Lozada according to TMZ.
According to the report, the ex thinks she and Lozada can help each other find closure. The former girlfriend has tried to reach out to Lozada via Twitter and Facebook, but so far hasn't had any luck contacting her.
The former girlfriend may be having trouble reaching Lozada because TMZ is reporting that Chad's wife has gone into hiding. Pulling the plug on all public appearances.
In 2000 Johnson slapped his then girlfriend when he accused her of cheating on him. He pleaded no contest and the court found him guilty of domestic battery.
He was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to complete 30 days of graffiti removal work with CalTrans and was required to complete a 12 month batterer's counseling program and ordered to stay 100 yards away from the victim.
Below is a copy of Johnson's certificate of completion from a domestic violence batterers' treatment program back in 2002
A status report issued at the time Chad was cooperative and appeared to make good progress, but "struggled initially with accepting the need to make lifestyle changes as well as minimizing his past behavior."
The report says Chad eventually came to terms with his problems -- and his "risk to re-offend appears low."
Radaronline reports that Chad is desperately trying win his wife back, but it's not working.
"Chad has been tearfully calling and texting Ev, pouring his heart out to her and telling how sorry he is and how he has never loved anyone before as he loves her. But, it's just too little too late.
"Evelyn will not tolerate being cheated on and being physically attacked and she has washed her hands of Chad for good. She was desperately in love with him and ignored a lot of warning signs along the way, but now that she has finally woken up, she will not be taking any steps back and will not go back to him.
"Despite Chad's pleas for a second chance and his assurances that he will undergo counseling, Ev is sticking to her guns. It is over between her and Chad. For good. Period."
One of the women Chad was reportedly cheating on Lozada with was Beverly Shiner (pictured below).
According to Shiner she met Chad on Twitter and proceeded to have a four month affair with the ex-NFL player despite knowing he was engaged.
Shiner says Johnson did little to hide the fact that he was having an affair. Claiming he texted her once while he watched the Super Bowl with Evelyn and his kids to tell her that he missed her.
The affair finally came to a head in the beginning of May, Shiner claims, when after spending a passionate night together, Beverly was heading back over and he didn't reply to her texts or calls.
"He had asked me to come over so I drove there and knocked on his door and he didn’t answer even though I could hear his X Box playing. Then I texted him the next day and he didn’t apologize," she told Radar.
"I got upset and told him, 'You are not the guy I thought you were,’ to which he replied that he had been sleeping and warned me, 'You’re overstepping your boundaries a little bit. I’m not your man, keep your comments to yourself.’"
Azealia Banks fans are going to have to wait a little longer for the release of her debut album Broke with Expensive Taste. Banks announced that the album will be released next year on February 12, 2013
In the meantime you can pick up Banks' previous releases, the 1991 EP and her Fantasea mixtape
J. Cole was one of the featured performers on the first day of the Rock The Bells two day festival in San Bernardino, California on Saturday. The Roc Nation MC took the opportunity to debut a brand new song "I'm A Fool."
Never before seen footage has just been released of a deadly police shooting that happened on July 1st.
49-year old Milton Hall, whose family says was mentally ill got into a confrontation with Saginaw, Michigan police outside of a shut-down Chinese restaurant.
Hall is holding a knife and is directed by police to put the knife down.
"I aint putting sh*t down," Hall can be heard saying on the video tape. He also tells the cops to let their police dog come at him.
"Let him go. Let the motherf*cking dog go," he says. "My name is Milton Hall and I just called 911. My name is Milton and I'm p*ssed off!"
Shortly afterwards Hall takes several steps towards the officers and shots ring out. In total 46 shots were fired at Hall by six police officers according to the New York Daily News.
"I'm stunned that six human beings would stand in front of one human being and fire 46 shots," victim Milton Hall’s mother, Jewel, told CNN. "It appeared to be a firing squad dressed in police uniforms. There was another way. They did not have to kill him. He was not violent. He was not a murderer. He was not a criminal."
Jewel said her son received social security benefits for his mental illness, but "He knew his rights."
"Everybody knew him. The police knew him well," she said. "So that's another question: they know him, so why? Why did they kill him?"
Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael Thomas disagreed with Hall's mother. He told CNN that Hall had been “threatening to assault police,” and Gerald Cliff, the town’s police chief, said Hall was "known to be an assaultive person."
Saginaw City Councilman Norman Braddock has said that the Hall investigation needs to be prioritized.
"I can see what people are traumatized at, looking at something like that," Braddock said after watching the video. "We need answers."
"The attorney general office, as we understand, has joined in the investigation with the Saginaw County Prosecutor, now, still today, as we speak, we don't know what the outcome of that state police investigation report is," Gary Loster, spokesperson for the Concerned Citizens group told WNEM.
"Was it justifiable or was it not? Simply keep the investigation transparent and keep the people aware of what's going on," said Loster.
Bishop Lamont gets assists from Mecca and Black Milk on "Phat Gold Dookie Rope." The song is the second single off of his mixtape The Layover, dropping in September.
Bishop will follow that project up with the release of his album The Reformation.
After the success of his Careless World: Rise of the Last King album, Tyga isn't wasting any time getting to work on it's follow up. After his Rock The Bells performance on Saturday, The Young Money rapper announced that the title of his new album is Hotel California.
No release date information available yet on the album, but you can grab Tyga's Well Done 3mixtape when it's released tonight at midnight.
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