Monroe, formerly known as Angel Lola Luv during her days as a video vixen has signed with Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang imprint.
"We got it in with Taylor Gang. We Taylored now," the 25-year-old beauty told Greg Street of Atlanta radio station V-103. "Wiz is like a positive free individual that's about his business and that matches everything I've created on my side. When he reached out, he was like, 'I feel as though our movements represent the same thing, so I want you to rep Taylor Gang.' And I agreed, so it's only right."
Monroe is preparing to drop two new mixtapes; one of which will be hosted by DJ Ill Will.
Gucci Mane's legal troubles don't appear to be going away anytime soon.
The rapper was denied a chance at a sentence reduction when a DeKalb County judge ruled against his attorney's motion. To make matters worse, Gucci was hit with a civil by a woman he pushed her from a moving vehicle when she refused his offer of $150 to go to a hotel.
"He thinks the rules don't apply to him," said the woman's attorney, B.J. Bernstein. She told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that she wants Gucci to be held accountable for his actions.
"He pushed a woman out of a moving Hummer," she said. "Sometimes jail is not enough for some people and some people who have celebrity and the one thing that scares them more than anything else is to go after them civilly."
Gucci's attorney offered to have the rapper give a free performance at the DeKalb County Battered Women's Shelter, but the judge in the case wasn't having it.
"I don't think it would be appropriate to let him out just because he's a rapper," DeKalb State Court Judge Eleanor Ross said.
Gucci, real name Radric Davis, pleaded guilty on September 13, 2011 to two counts of Battery, two counts of Reckless Conduct and Disorderly Conduct for pushing the woman from his vehicle.
It threatened to turn ugly before it even started.
At 8:58 p.m., when a deep voice off-stage announced “two minutes” until showtime, boos, not cheers, filled Philips Arena.
You can’t blame fans for voicing their crankiness when a show with a 7:30 p.m. ticket (a ludicrous possibility for any rap or rock show) still hasn’t started by 9 p.m. And with the PR machine behind the “Watch the Throne” tour keeping any information about opening acts, start times, show setup or anything relevant on the kind of lockdown reserved for the C.I.A., all that the crowd could do was share frustrated eye rolls and sighs.
But Announcer Voice wasn’t lying this time, as the lights dropped at 9 p.m. sharp and red laser beams shot down on two spots – one on a square in front of the main stage and the other on a secondary square by the soundboard.
As the thumping backbeat to “H.A.M.” reverberated through the three-fourths full arena, the two titanic stars of this tour – Jay-Z and Kanye West – faced off from their respective cubes, which rose from the floor into towers of coolness.
The pairing of these mega-rappers (aka Hova and Yeezy) is to hip-hop fans what the joint tours of Elton John and Billy Joel have been over the years to middle-aged suburbanites: Bliss.
And while the opening night of the 32-date jaunt wasn’t without quibbles – lousy sound, a slightly bloated set list, video footage that sometimes seemed haphazardly assembled – the bottom line is that the guys unveiled a brisk, hits-filled show that was as exhausting to watch as it was entertaining.
The natural inclination with these marquee couplings is to compare the performers. But it’s the huge differences between Jay-Z and West that make them amusingly compatible.
Jay lumbers. West glides. Jay is a 100-percent-rock-solid rapper. West is a hybrid rapper and pop singer. Jay looks as if he’d be just as content lounging on his thousand dollar couch in New York as he does on stage. West looks as if his life depends on the adulation he receives from a crowd. Jay’s costume changes consisted of swapping black shirts and swiveling his omnipresent New York Yankees cap. West rotated through three ensembles, usually involving a type of skirt over his pants. (The press was prohibited from taking photos, otherwise you could see for yourselves.)
But when they blended their formidable talents, as on “Otis,” performed against an American flag backdrop with a fiery snap that immediately made you realize THIS would have been the perfect opener, Jay-Z and West were a rather dynamic duo.
Throughout the 2 ½-hour show, the rappers alternately performed together and separately, making the night a rich combination of smashes and new collaborative material from their platinum-selling “Watch the Throne” release.
Backed by three keyboardists/DJs lurking in the shadows of the clean, airy stage accented by a slanted ramp and a couple of rows of flashing amber lights, the pair whipped through “Welcome to the Jungle” – accompanied by disturbing video of a cheetah catching and destroying a gazelle – and “Gotta Have It,” one of numerous songs that spotlighted Jay-Z’s jaw-dropping word-spitting skills.
West injected his trademark drama into ”Jesus Walks,” dancing sideways across the stage and sinking to his knees, while Jay-Z dodged plumes of flames during his “Public Service Announcement.”
Several times during the set, the twosome flashed grins at each other or slung an arm around the other’s shoulder, although West usually followed Jay-Z’s lead with any affectionate movements. Their enjoyment sharing the stage was obvious as they led the crowd through the refrain of “Run This Town” and chanted over the heavy, chest-rattling bass in “Monster” as more video of wild animals played behind them.
We know you’re filled with testosterone boys. It’s OK, you can lay off the metaphors a bit.
The only breather – if you can call it that – these two ever took was when they sat on stage for the lulling “New Day,” a poignant rap about fatherhood and learning from mistakes. As the pair sat side-by-side for the introspective song, followed by Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life,” they looked like a couple of buddies sitting on the stoop of a brownstone, swapping stories like childhood friends.
For the next round of solo tunes, Jay-Z smiled his way through his undeniably brilliant “Empire State of Mind,” its liquid beats sending a sizzle through the arena air.
Then it was West’s turn to test-drive the back-of-the-hall cube, which he did for his trio of “Runaway” – complete with unnecessary Auto Tune – “Heartless” and “Stronger.”
While the rising platform, glowing red for West’s spin, was certainly a visual feat, it’s impractical. With zero lighting aside from shards of laser lights, the figure performing could have been Betty White for all anyone could see. It was a cool atmospheric effect for a few minutes, but the squinting became tiresome by West’s second song atop the tower.
But the show is so rapidly paced, even the annoyances passed quickly.
It seemed a natural ending, though, when Jay-Z leaned into the light Latin beat of “Big Pimpin’,” then the lighting shifted to strobes and purple lasers for a raw, stripped version of “Gold Digger,” ending with Jay leaning into Kanye to gave him some “advice” for his gold digger…a humorous segue into “99 Problems.”
At that point, many in the crowd shifted toward the exits, not wanting to get stuck in a post-concert crush, but also fearing an early departure in case one of Atlanta’s celebrity rappers showed up (sorry – no one did).
But Jay-Z and West still had another half an hour to roll through, a trip that spanned “N*ggas in Paris” – during which the crowd, surely tired of standing and dancing, was encouraged to “bounce” – “Sweet Baby Jesus,” highlighted by an arena aglow with cell phone lights, and, finally, “Why I Love You.”
It was a muted finale to a show that nailed so many peaks. But maybe that was the point. Maybe Jay-Z and West didn’t want the audience to depart solely on an adrenaline high, but with a little something to chew on.
"Izzo" x "Good Life"
"H.A.M." x "Who Gon Stop Me"
"Otis" x "Welcome To The Jungle" x "Gotta Have It"
"Where I'm From" x "Jigga What, Jigga Who" x "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
Jay-Z and Kanye West'sWatch The Throne album was one of this year's best hip hop offerings. The disc has already been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and a mega tour in support of the project just kicked off in Atlanta last night (October 28).
Could things have possibly gone any better?
If you ask Method Man he would tell you yes. The Wu Tang Clan emcee thinks Nas should have been on the project, not Kanye West.
"I mean, Kanye’s a genius—I love the dude—but Watch The Throne should have been Nas and Jay," Meth told Complex "N*ggas would still be talking about that even if the album was wack. I’m not taking sh*t away from ‘Ye. Kanye and RZA should go in maybe. Maybe Kanye and Dr. Dre. But as far as emcees, Nas and Jay."
Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs will be dropping his new Cold Day In Hell mixtape on Halloween.
Check out the official tracklisting, including features below.
01. Barely M.A.D.E. It
02. Rob Me A N*gga f.. Alley Boy
03. 187 Proof
04. Anything To Survive f. Freeway & Sly Polaroid
05. 2′s & Fews f. Young Jeezy
06. Gotta Let Ya Nuts Hang f. Will Scrilla
07. Let ‘Em Burn
08. B.A.N.ned
09. My Homeboy’s Girlfriend
10. PSA 2 (Pussy So Amazin)
11. Natural High
12. Str8 Slammin f. Juicy J
13. Menace II Society f. Dom Kennedy
14. Neighborhood Hoes f. 2 Chainz
15. Heaven Can Wait
16. My Dogz
Former Shady Records artist, Obie Trice stopped by Ms. Drama's radio show while out promoting his forthcoming album, Bottom's Up.
The Detroit emcee had a lot of other things on his mind as well; specifically skinny jeans, artists he's feeling and Lil B.
Ms. Drama: Name something you would immediately change?
Obie Trice: Skinny jeans.
Ok what's your beef on skinny jeans?
That's just like...terrible
By terrible you mean men right?
Yeah, I mean men. Like little young dudes, that's cool. But men...it's not a good look.
From what age should you not be wearing skinny jeans?
I would say over 16. [If you're] 17,18 I would say chill out on the skinny jeans. When you become an adult chill out on the skinny jeans.
So if you could change it you would ban skinny jeans from the hip hop market?
Definitely, from the hip hop market.
What artists do you currently like?
I'm a big fan of Big K.R.I.T., J. Cole. Definitely the Kanye's and Jay.
Who are you not feeling?
What's the one guy's name everybody keeps talking about he calls himself a b*tch all the time?
Oh, you mean Lil B?
Yeah, I never heard his music though, but I heard he's kinda.....
He has a song "H*es On My D*ck Because I Look Like Jesus" that's currently out.
Serious? [starts laughing hysterically]
And his album he released online is called I'm Gay, but gay meaning happy he says
Oh yeah?
So no collaborations with him in the future then?
Nah, I don't even know his music, but I hear so much about this guy. They talking about this guy like he's terrible though. His music is terrible they're saying.
50 Cent has made quite an impression on Gayle King.
As we previously reported, the two have already moved past the "get to know each other" stage. Gayle has even told her children that Fif might be their new stepfather.
Yesterday the talk show host took it a step further by getting a 50 Cent tattoo on her arm. She was more than happy to show it off to actor Kal Penn, who was a guest.
"Now this is the thing Kal...50 was here yesterday sitting in that very same chair," she said. "He was here yesterday and I was having a lot of fun with 50, 'cause you'll find I'm a fun girl before this is all over. And I said 'You know what would be funny? Is to get a 50 Cent tattoo on my arm.' So somebody came in this morning and did it. My children will be mortified and horrified, but they're out of town so it's ok."
Of course, all of this was in good fun. The tattoo isn't permanent, but Gayle is genuinely impressed by Fif. She thanked him for having such a great sense of humor and for appearing on her show.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson has been declared the highest grossing actor of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Jackson has starred in some of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster films in his 20 plus year career.
Jurassic Park ($914 million), Pulp Fiction ($212 million) and the Star Wars prequels ($2.4 billion) are among his top earners according to the Chicago Tribune.
In all, Jackson's films have raked in a staggering $7.4 billion dollars at the box office, and that figure will continue to rise because the man simply never stops working. He averages four films a year. He's made more than 100 films since his 1989 debut in Harold Becker'sSea of Love, where he billed as simply the "black man."
In 2012 the actor will star as Nick Fury in the highly anticipated movie, The Avengers. That film is expected to do huge box office numbers as well.
Somewhere Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Arnold Schwarzenegger are scratching their heads wondering what just happened.
Prodigy's book, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, caused a lot of controversy when it released. It touched on a lot of subjects that some of his former associates would have rather left buried in the past.
"I knew that gonna come," he told Sway. "I was just being real. It wasn't no publicity stunt. It was me being myself and telling my story."
Prodigy already has an actor in mind for the role of himself if thev book ever became a movie.
“I’d need a top actor…get Denzel [Washington] or something," he said.
Denzel has definitely proven he can adapt to any role. He has an Oscar for his portrayal of a rogue Los Angeles cop in the movie Training Day to prove it, but he's probably a little too old to play P.
Lloyd Banks recently met the always animated Odd Future crew. This comes on heels of a recent picture that surfaced of Tony Yayo in the studio working with OFWGKTA's Hodgy Beats Beats and Left Brain.
Might there be another G-Unit/Odd Future collaboration in the works?
According to TMZ the singer had just arrived at a Halloween party in Atlanta last weekend when he decided to park in a a spot designated for handicapped people. That's when a woman became irate and attacked him.
"This is my f*cking spot!" the woman screamed "You don't belong here!"
At one point she grabs Usher's hoodie.
"Do not touch me," he tells her, before she is eventually dragged away by her husband.
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