Back in December when DJ Pauly D inked his recording contract with 50 Cent and G-Note Records he promised to deliver something special on his debut album.
"I'm going to host some tracks, produce some music. It's going to be like a party album," he said at the time "I'm working with 50 Cent now. I'm gonna do an album with him. It's going to be a little bit of everything. It's almost like DJ Khaled and kind of David Guetta but my own DJ Pauly D style."
Yesterday Pauly tweeted that he is currently in the studio working overtime on the project. He's already locked down a feature with G.O.O.D. Music rapper Big Sean.
Pauly has previously said he would like to also work with Rihanna on the album. He tweeted an invitation to the pop star back in March.
What other artists would you like to see Pauly collaborate with?
Spitta Andretti stopped by Tony Touch's Shade 45 recently show to promote his new album The Stoned Immaculate. While there he blessed the mic with a freestyle of the top of the head.
Pick up a copy of The Stoned Immaculate from iTunes.
Rita Ora is the new singing sensation from the UK that Jay-Z hopes will be Roc Nation's next big thing. Her song "How We Do (Party)" has gotten a very positive response, now she graces the cover of the August/September issue of Complex to give U.S.fans a closer look at her career.
Check out an excerpt from the article as well as pics and a behind the scenes video.
Rita Ora needs a moment.
The 21-year-old Brit isn't finished prepping for tonight’s performance at Emirates Stadium where she’ll be opening for a little band called Coldplay. She’s just had her golden ringlets attended to, inhaled some fragrant vapors from a bong-like device that soothes her vocal cords, touched up her lips (M.A.C. Russian Red), and lamented the fact that one of her multi-colored velvet fingernails has chipped off.
Pulling a varsity letterman’s jacket over her pale pink satin nightgown, Rita steps out of her dressing room onto the mezzanine level of the enormous sports complex. She watches silently as the first wave of 70,000 fans begin dashing toward the stage where she will soon be performing. This being London, a light drizzle begins to fall and tiny umbrellas start popping up on the distant stadium floor. One person slips, falls, and gets wheeled away by medical staff. “This place is packed,” Rita says to herself. “I’ve gotta go down there soon.”
“I get nervous before shows and then I’m just like, OK—let’s go,” she explains later. “It’s like, you can’t fuck it up now ’cause everybody’s watching you. It’s more of a rush—like an adrenaline high.”
Back in the dressing room Rita’s old friend and stylist, Kyle, helps her with final preparations before taking the stage. “I’m like a dude,” Rita says, despite ample evidence to the contrary. “Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly when I want to, but I can’t perform in heels. I would bust my face open on stage and we don’t want that.” Rita takes a deep breath and laces up her Nike trainers (that's Brit-speak for sneakers). She’s ready.
“Rita always performs better under pressure,” says her older sister and road manager, Elena, a stunning brunette who still lives in the same three-bedroom flat in the West London counsel estates (a.k.a. the projects) where their family grew up. Rita had to move to her own place because ever since she racked up her second No. 1 hit in the UK—“R.I.P.” featuring Tinie Tempah topped the charts in May, following DJ Fresh’s “Hot Right Now,” on which Rita sings the hook—random people started ringing the doorbell asking for photos and dropping off CDs. “Nothing scary,” Elena adds coolly.
You want scary? Scary is when Jay-Z and Beyoncé pop into your dressing room 10 minutes before showtime. But Rita shook off the butterflies and nailed that performance a few months ago in New York—even singing a Destiny’s Child cover, much to B’s delight. So rocking the biggest stadium she’s ever set foot in should be no sweat. After that, all she has to do is translate her UK success to the States and head up Roc Nation’s British Invasion.
They say be careful what you wish for, but this is the life Rita Ora’s been dreaming of for as long as she can remember. At age 11 she was the girl at the neighborhood youth center who sang “Killing Me Softly” into a counselor’s camera phone. “He told me he knew somebody who knew somebody in the industry or whatever,” she recalls. “I said, ‘OK cool, play them this video.’” Nothing ever came of the impromptu demo but he still carries the clip around on his phone to inspire other kids.
With cases of mass shootings like the recent one in Aurora, Colorado becoming an increasing problem there are those that want to ban guns in America. That is unlikely to happen anytime soon, but it's still a debate that rages on.
West Coast pioneer rapper Ice-T was recently in London promoting his documentary “Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap.” While there he appeared on Channel 4 to talk with Krishnan Guru-Murthy when the topic of the Colorado shootings came up. Ice was asked why he is such a defender of the right to bear arms.
"Well, I'd give up my gun when everybody else does. If there were guns here would you want to be the only person without one? It's legal in the United States, it's part of our Constitution," the rapper said. "The right to bear arms is because that's the last form of defense against tyranny. Not to hunt. It's to protect yourself from the police."
"And do you see any link between that and this sort of instance?" Guru-Murthy asked.
"No. Not really," Ice-T responded. "If somebody wants to kill people, they don't need a gun to do it."
"Makes it easier though, doesn't it?" the host pushed back.
"Not really. You can strap explosives on your body. They do that all the time."
What are your thoughts on the current gun laws in the United States?
R. Kelly was the musical guest Monday on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Chicago crooner performed "Feelin' Single" with a little help from The Roots off of his brand new album Write Me Back.
Check out the performance below and cop Write Me Back from iTunes.
Funeral Fabolous took over the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on Monday, July 23rd. He brought out Lloyd Banks for a performance of "Start It Up" and Ryan Leslie for "You Be Killin Em."
Fab also ran through many of his hits including "Swag Champ," "Got That Work," "Leaving You," "Really Tho," "Can't Deny It," "You Don't Know," "Cashin Out," "Breathe," "Make Me Better," "Superwoman," "So Into You", and more.
Trigga Trey Songz releases a new video for "Simply Amazing" off of his upcoming album fifth studio album Chapter V. The disc will be released on August 21st.
You can pre-order your copy now from Trey's official web store HERE.
After creating a lot of buzz with her "Gucci Gucci" single in 2011, Kreayshawn is trying to duplicate that success with her latest video/single "Go Hard (La.La.La)." The single will be featured on her debut album Somethin' Bout Kreay, which drops on August 14th.
Mystikal may be doing a short bid but the wheels don't stop turning over at Cash Money. Here's a behind the scenes look at the making of Mystikal's music video "One Night" featuring Birdman, Jae Millz and Detail.
In addition to being an accused psychotic killer, James Holmes, apparently also hated rap music. According to a Reuters report the 24-year old, who authorities believe murdered 12 people and injured 58 others inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado expressed a deep dislike for Lil Wayne and rap music in general.
When not in school, Holmes would sometimes hang out on the stoop of his building, located in a part of Aurora where drugs and gunshots were not uncommon, according to one neighbor.
Police arrived at the apartment on Friday to find it booby-trapped with sophisticated explosives, creating a hazard for law-enforcement and bomb squad officers who swarmed to the building.
Near the scene, another neighbor, Rachel Reed, 25, recalled seeing Holmes a number of times on the stoop, with his backpack. A couple of months ago she ran into him at the Zephyr, where she had put a Lil Wayne rap song on the jukebox.
Holmes disapproved, she said, preferring rock 'n' roll music. He came over and "made some racially charged comments about rap," she said.
"He seemed like he was a normal dude," she said. "He was a little buzzed."
Obviously there is nothing normal about Holmes. He's currently sitting in a Colorado jail cell after making his first court appearance today, He will be formally charged July 30th for his crimes. It's still being decided whether or not he will be eligible for the death penalty.
Jeremih makes it hot with his latest video for "Go To the Mo." The singer only makes a cameo appearance towards the end of the clip. Instead the real stars of the video are three thick females enjoying themselves in bed.
The song is off of Jeremih's upcoming mixtape Late Nights, which drops August 7th. You can peep that cover down below.
Watch the too hot for youtube video for "Go To the Mo" Here On BooBooTV.
A$AP Rocky and another member of A$AP Mob are insisting they didn't try to rob photographers following a brawl last week in Manhattan.
According to TMZ, Rocky and A$AP Bigga Bar$ stand accused of trying to rob 2 amateur photographers who attempted to snap pictures of them as they were arguing with an associate. According to the photographers Rocky and Bigga turned on them and a fight ensued during which the two are accused of attempting to rob the photogs.
Rocky and Bigga pled not guilty on Friday. They both have a court date this Wednesday.
On Saturday, July 21st Nas hit up Club Cameo in Miami Beach for a Life Is Good album release party. He dedicated the performance of "Bye Baby" to his ex wife Kelis before moving on to "Daughters."
Check out the performance below and pick up a copy of Life Is Good from iTunes.
Fabolous teams up with his brother Paul Cain as they reenact a classic scene from the movie Goodfellas in Fab's new video for "Death in the Family." The song can be found on Fab's mixtape There Is No Competition: Death Comes In 3'S.
Directed by Aristotle
Pick up There Is No Competition: Death Comes In 3'Sfor free from Datpiff.
Iggy Azalea tries a different approach and smooths it out for her latest release. The track, which features Mike Posner will appear on Iggy's upcoming Glory EP.
Pulling a varsity letterman’s jacket over her pale pink satin nightgown, Rita steps out of her dressing room onto the mezzanine level of the enormous sports complex. She watches silently as the first wave of 70,000 fans begin dashing toward the stage where she will soon be performing. This being London, a light drizzle begins to fall and tiny umbrellas start popping up on the distant stadium floor. One person slips, falls, and gets wheeled away by medical staff. “This place is packed,” Rita says to herself. “I’ve gotta go down there soon.”
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