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Flo Rida drops visuals for the first single off his upcoming album, Only 1 Rida (Part 2).
The disc is due out later this year.
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It seems like just last year rap fans were lamenting the fact that other than Nicki Minaj, there weren't many up and coming female rappers.
Fast forward to a year later and artists like Nitty Scott MC, Sno Tha Product and Kreayshawn are getting recognition.
However, the hottest female MC might be coming from down under. Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is a name that is starting to buzz.
Her video for the song "Pu$$y" has gotten all kinds of attention for it's title and visual imagery, but she insists she has a lot more to offer.
When she's compared to Kreashawn she doesn't see it as a compliment.
"Sometimes people will be like, 'You want to be like Kreayshawn. I'll be like 'do know know how long I've been rapping for? I've been rapping for eight years! I did not sit here and put out a song and decide that I would f*cking rap like it was some sh*t to do," she told Complex earlier this month.
Her most recent interview was last week in New York with Boss Lady. Iggy was in town to perform at the CMJ Showcase. The Aussie rapper talked about Pusha T's influence on her.
"Pusha, who's signed to G.O.O.D. Music is a good friend of mine," she said. "I'll always send him my music like 'What do you?' And he'll be like 'It's aight.' Sh*T I have to work harder!" she exclaims. "I want him to say he loves something. He's like my toughest critic. Maybe one day me and him will do a song. That's something I'd really like to. I super look up to Pusha. Like I tell people he's my rap mentor."
Iggy currently has a new mixtape out titled Ignorant Art. You can download it for free from her website www.iggyazalea.com.
Check out the a couple of her videos below and the rest of her interview with Boss Lady and let us know if you think she's got a shot to do big things.
Iggy Azalea "Pu$$y"
Iggy Azalea ft. YG 400 "D.R.U.G.S"
Iggy Interview With Boss Lady
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Steve Harvey was a guest on the Ellen Degeneres Show earlier this week. The two were talking about Steve's kids and Halloween. The Family Feud host was explaining how he reacts violently when scared. Right on cue, Ellen has a guy sneak up and scare the life out of Steve. He didn't throw any punches either, lol.
Check out the hilarious clip below.
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Waka Flocka has brought on a new adviser to help propel his career to new heights.
Waka told XXL that he's brought in industry veteran Suge Knight as part of his inner circle. Flocka credits Knight with already helping him land one film role. Knight will continue working for Flocka in that capacity as well as help run Brick Squad Monolopoly West as the "Grove Street" rapper looks to expand his roster of artists.
“It’s valid. It ain’t no rumors. It’s what it is,” Waka said about working with Suge. “You gotta really start pulling in people in the game who know the game. Suge is not the only one. I’ma start snatching in the real ones. Suge helped me get a good movie deal. Now I need to get on the TV screen. Ain’t nothing wrong with f*ckin’ with some Gs. I f*ck with Master P too. They’re just good for information, homie. He’s helping me oversee the company. I’m not trying to be ‘Pac, I’m not trying to be Death Row. I’m Brick Squad Monopoly. My mother is still my manager. I ain’t changing sh*t. It is what it is. But it’s like having Jordan and Kobe. Why not play with both?"
What do you think about about Waka working with Suge Knight?
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Grind HD was on the scene to catch T.I. filming his first music video since getting out of prison last month.
Tip is currently working on his eighth studio album.
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Beyonce made a fan's dream come true when she handed her the mic to let her sing. It's too bad the young lady was completely tone deaf.
Check out the Beyonce's reaction.
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Back in July Waka Flocka announced that he was getting out of the rap game after this year, stating that he would "rather work at Wal Mart."
A lot of people were confused by the statement given that he'd been enjoying so much success.
In a new interview his mom, Debra Antney, who also manages her son's career through her company Mizay Entertainment breaks down why he felt that way.
"I think him doing that was out of like anger," she said. "This industry is kinda hard sometimes. The people, the riducule and like everything that you have to go through in this industry. Waka was really hurt because within this time he started losing his friends. And when you're in this game it's really hard because you lose people. You lose friends, you lose family... you lose a lot of people. And the expectations of people are ridiculous. Everybody thinks you have tons of money that you could just take care of the world. Everybody seems to think you oqwe them something. When he done that he was hurt because he had childhood friends that started flipping. Because he's a rapper or because he's in the streets doesn't mean that you don't feel or you don't have a heart. And if it meant him destroying his relationships, it was like 'I'd rather not do this sh*t because there's no more fun in this.'"
Peep the rest of the interview below.
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There's growing speculation that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was targeted by NATO because of his plans to introduce a gold dinar – "a single African currency made from gold, a true sharing of the wealth."
Gaddafi had called on African and Muslim nations to join together to create this new currency that would rival the U.S. dollar and euro. The plan was to sell oil and other resources around the world only for gold dinars. A country's wealth would depend on how much gold they have and not how many dollars they trade.
Libya has 144 tons of gold. By comparison the United Kingdom has double that amount but 10 times the population.
Had the plan succeeded it would have shifted the economic balance of the world.
"If Gaddafi had an intent to try to re-price his oil or whatever else the country was selling on the global market and accept something else as a currency or maybe launch a gold dinar currency, any move such as that would certainly not be welcomed by the power elite today, who are responsible for controlling the world's central banks," Anthony Wile, founder and Chief Editor of the Daily Bell told Russia Today in an interview back in May 2011. "So yes, that would certainly be something that would cause his immediate dismissal and the need for other reasons to be brought forward from moving him from power."
Do you believe Gaddafi was targeted because of his plans to introduce this new currency?
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The world got their first look at Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins last night during an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC's 20/20.
6-month old Moroccan and Monroe, nicknamed Roc and Roe were dressed to impress for their debut. Moroccan wore a beige suit, while Monroe, named after Marilyn, wore a white dress and a matching bow in her hair.
During the interview Mariah talked about her devastating miscarriage, undergoing fertility treatments to help get pregnant again and the difficulty of carrying twins.
"I don't think I understood the enormity and the magnitude of what it really does to your body ... Carrying two babies? Unless somebody's been through it, it's difficult to understand that I went through," she said.
Check out the full interview below, as well as pics of the twins and their proud parents.
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Young Jeezy is preparing to make it snow this Christmas when he releases his long awaited TM103: Hustlerz Ambition album on December 20.
During a conference call yesterday, the Snowman revealed details about the project, working with T.I. and even gave his opinion on President Obama.
"The time is here," Jeezy said of TM103. "I'm not just dropping it because it's a deadline. It's time. I feel like the streets waited long enough, and they need their spokesperson -- their people's champ -- to come back, and talk to them and lead them. So this is not a thing about Def Jam and me trying to meet a quota. I know I said September 20 the first time, but it didn't feel right because there was nothing for me to say at the time. Now there's something for me to say, because the people are ready to be spoken to."
Production on the project will come from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Lil C and Lil Lody, who produced Jeezy's new street single, ".38."
Although no official tracklisting for TM103 is available yet, one song that is almost sure to make the cut is the recently released "F.A.M.E." featuring T.I. The two Atlanta rappers are close friends and might possibly even record an album together according to Jeezy.
“My first option would be Tupac, but he’s no longer here. Rest in peace to him," he said. "Me and Tip actually were together and we [talked] about it. We've just hit the ground running and been doing so many records that I don't think it's impossible. And we've known each other [long] enough to put something like that together, and I definitely think that the city would need it, because it would be a good look. And it would be an amazing album release party, by the way."
The conversation then took a political turn as Jeezy talked about President Obama's current woes.
"I think Obama is in a serious situation right now," he says. "Because you can change a lot of things, but at the end of the day, we all need money to live, and I think that's everybody's problem... The sooner Obama can get some people some money and some jobs, him and Michelle [Obama] will be way better off. We're gonna ride for them like they ride for us, but we need money right now, man."
Information from Billboard was used in this article.
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Just a week after Drake released "Make Me Proud" featuring Nicki Minaj off his upcoming album, Take Care, a new track has leaked online.
It's unclear whether or not this Lil Wayne collaboration will appear on the disc which drops November 15, but it would be surprising if it doesn't.
If you're planning on getting at Nicki Minaj you better have something else going for yourself besides money because that's a major "turn off" for the "Super Bass" rapper.
"I may be smiling in their face, but my antenna is up. When they're trying to show off their cash or their watch, it's an immediate turn-off," she told Cosmopolitan. "I'm around millionaires and athletes every day who think, 'All I need to do is get in a room with Nicki Minaj,' and they're gonna leave with my number. You can't run a game on a rapper. I'm always 10 steps ahead of them."
So what exactly does the Harajuku Barbie like in a man?
"I do like a dope nose profile, one that's straight on the side. And I like full lips. I've never kissed someone who doesn't have full lips."
The Young Money superstar admits she doesn't view herself as pretty and that's just fine by her. She compares her looks to Lady Gaga's.
"We both do the awkward non-pretty thing. What we're saying - what I'm saying anyway - is that it's OK to be weird. Any maybe your weird is my normal. Who's to say? I think it's an attitude we both share."
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Chris Brown continues to reap rewards from his F.A.M.E. album. The singer has racked up five nominations at this year's Soul Train Awards to lead the pack.
Breezy could take home trophies for Best Male R&B/Soul Artist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Dance Performance.
Beyonce and Kanye West picked up four nominations apiece, followed closely behind by Rihanna, Kelly Rowland and British singer Adele, who each have three.
Earth, Wind, and Fire and “Empress of Soul” Gladys Knight. will receive Legend Awards honoring their long careers and contributions to the music world.
This year's event will be hosted by comedian Cedric The Entertainer, and will air Sunday, November 27 at 9PM Eastern on BET and Centric.
Complete Soul Train Awards nominations below.
Best New Artist
Bruno Mars
Marsha Ambrosius
Miguel
Frank Ocean
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
Trey Songz
Chris Brown
R. Kelly
Miguel
Cee Lo Green
Eric Benet
Centric Award
Ledisi
Raphael Saddiq
Bilal
Anthony David
Aloe Blacc
Best Caribbean Performance
“Man Down” -Rihanna
“Summer Time” -Vybz Kartel
“Wotless” -Kes The Band
“Bend Over” – Machel Montano
“Delilah” – Movado
Best Gospel Performance
“I Smile” – Kirk Franklin
“Walking” – Mary Mary
“Heaven Hear My Heart” – Trin-I-Tee 5:7
“I Believe” – James Fortune ft. Shawn McLemore
“More” – Cece Winans
Album of the Year
21 - Adele
F.A.M.E - Chris Brown
4 - Beyonce
Passion Pain & Pleasure - Trey Songz
Light of the Sun - Jill Scott
Watch The Throne - Jay Z and Kanye West
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Moment for Life” – Nicki Minaj
“All of the Lights”- Kanye West ft. Rihanna
“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil’ Wayne
“Out of My Head” – Lupe Fiasco
“Otis” - Jay Z and Kanye West
Best Female R&B/Soul Artist
Kelly Rowland
Beyonce
Marsha Ambrosius
Jennifer Hudson
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige
Song of the Year
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland feat. Lil’ Wayne
“Sure Thing”- Miguel
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“She Ain’t You” – Chris Brown
“All of the Lights” – Kanye West
“So In Love” – Jill Scott ft. Anthony Hamilton
Record of the Year (The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award)
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele (Writers: Adele, Paul Epworth)
“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius (Writers: Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms)
“Best Thing I Never Had” – Beyonce (Writers: Antonio Dixon; Kenneth Edmonds; Larry Griffin, Jr.; Beyoncé Knowles; Caleb McCampbell; Patrick Smith; Shea Taylor)
“Good Man” – Raphael Saddiq (Writers: Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson)
“Hold My Hand” (Duet with Akon) – Michael Jackson (Writers: Aliaune Thiam (Akon), Giorgio Tuinfort, Claude Kelly)
Best Dance Performance
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland
“Only Girl in the World”/”What’s My Name” – Rihanna
“Run The World” – Beyonce
“She Ain’t You” – Chris Brown
“Walking” – Mary Mary
“Pretty Girl Rock” – Keri Hilson
2011 Soul Train Award Legend Award Recipients
Gladys Knight
Earth Wind and Fire
Traditional Jazz*
“In Concert On Broadway” – Harry Connick Jr.
“James Farm”- Eric Harland
“Light My Fire”- Eliane Elias
“Silver Pony”- Cassandra Wilson
“What’s It All About” – Pat Metheny
Contemporary Jazz*
“Contact” – Boney James
“Hello Tomorrow” – Dave Koz
“Rock-et Sci-ence ”- Bela Fleck
“Let’s Touch The Sky”- Fourplay
“Time Together”- Michael Franks
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