Nicki Minaj rocked two shows in New York City yesterday. After appearing on The Today Show in the morning, Nicki performed at the Roseland Ballroom later that night.
The Young Money star had plenty surprises in store for the audience.
Cam'ron (@Mr_Camron) came out to perform "I Am Your Leader, and Foxy Brown performed "Tables Will Turn", "Oh Yeah" and "BK Anthem". Following this, Drake (@Drake) came out to perform "I'm So Proud" and "Up All Night" before Lil Wayne (@LilTunechi) helped close with "Take It To The Head" and "The Motto".
Filmed by The Elite Money Empire (@EMETakeover)
Earlier in the day Nicki performed on The Today Show. Check out those pics below.
UPCOMING QUEENS,NY ARTIST C-MOEZ RELEASES OFFICIAL ARTWORK FOR "PAINT THE CITY GREEN" HOSTED BY DJ.WHITEOWL POWERD BY DATPIFF. MIXTAPE & VISUALS COMING SOON.
Alicia Keys has just announced the title of her upcoming fifth studio album Girl On Fire. Keys took to Twitter to let her fans know how excited she was about the project.
Keys penned a letter which she posted on her website giving more details:
Girl on Fire
Hey…
I’m in the studio right now working away on my new album and I am SO excited!!! I’m ignited!!! I’m like a match to a flame! I’ve had the title of this album in my mind for a long time….It’s been hard to hold it back and now I’m not holding it back anymore! It is called Girl on Fire!!! And that’s exactly how I feel!!! You’ll be learning more about it soon… but let me just say before making this record, in some ways I felt like a lion locked in a cage…I felt like a girl misunderstood that no one really knew, I felt like it was time to stop making excuses for any part of my life that I wanted to change. Once I made that choice I became a Girl on Fire, the lion broke free!!
During the recording process, I mostly stayed in NY but on some cool and memorable occasions, I traveled to different places, and worked with many collaborators, (some old friends, some new). I discovered so many beautiful sounds, and meanings and a lot about the power of a song. I can’t wait to share this album with you. I promise when you hear it, it’s a new me, I gave it my all: powerful, soulful, honesty and heart… With Girl on Fire, I want to move you and surprise you.
Girl on Fire is about new beginnings, new perspectives and fresh starts… stripping away all the bad energy in your life and taking full control of the reigns and how you want to live. There is something really empowering about finding yourself and your own inner strength. On one song, One of the lines I wrote says, “I’ll never be perfect, but at least now I’m brave!”
Here’s to finding your power! Your FIRE!! Stay tuned for more.
In the meantime, thank you for all your love, strength and support.
2 Chainz recently visited Vancouver, British Columbia and you know the trip would not have been complete without dropping in for an interview with Nardwuar the Human Serviette.
As usual Nardwuar had plenty of gifts for the Atlanta rapper. He gave him a Tupac Shakur doll and who knew there were so many records about strippers outside of rap music?
In Ludaversal Blog 1 Ludacris talked about getting the phone call from Swizz Beatz about shooting his video in Cannes, France with Chris Brown. Now in this third installment check out what happened once he stepped off the private plane. Luda is giving you more of his adventures and encounters while in France. What's coming next? Watch and see.
The 911 call placed by Chad Johnson's neighbor after his domestic incident with his wife Evelyn Lozada has been released.
On the call the neighbor calmly tells the dispatcher that he has somebody there that was in a domestic dispute with their husband and that the police probably need to be sent out. The neighbor says the incident involved a "high profile person." He requests the police not to make a big scene when they come. He also adds that Lozada will probably need stitches for the cut to her forehead.
At this point it isn't clear who initiated the headbutt that caused the three-inch laceration to Lozada's forehead. Both Johnson and Lozada are blaming each other.
Lozada issued her first public statement today through her publicist regarding the incident. She says Johnson needs help.
"It is with great sadness and much trepidation that I release this statement addressing the domestic violence incident that happened this past Saturday.
"I am deeply disappointed that Chad has failed to take responsibility for his actions and made false accusations against me, it is my sincere hope that he seeks the help he needs to overcome his troubles. Domestic violence is not okay and hopefully my taking a stand will help encourage other women to break their silence as well. I'm grateful to my family, friends and fans for the outpouring of support during this difficult time."
**UPDATE**
TMZ is reporting that Evelyn Lozada is filing for divorce from Chad Johnson putting an end to their marriage of six weeks.
Lozada filed legal docs moments ago in Florida, claiming her marriage is "irretrievably broken." The couple had a prenup according to the report.
Johnson is now headed for divorce court and out of two jobs after being released by the Miami Dolphins and having his VH1 reality show cancelled.
The fight that led to all of this drama was reportedly sparked after Lozada found a receipt for a box of condoms in Johnson's car.
Google Play takes a look at the career of Busta Rhymes. The rapper recalls being inspired by Dana Dane and Public Enemy and vowing to one day become a great MC. From being a member of The Leaders of the New School, to the Flipmode Squad and his solo career, Busta saw his dreams come true.
Google Play interviews Busta, Charlie Brown, Dinko D, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Spliff Starr for this dope documentary.
With this in-depth documentary, we spoke to Busta and some of his closest collaborators about the evolution of his double time rhyme style and how dubbing live old school rap battles as a child lead him to wowing crowds today. Watch the video, revisit some of Busta's best records and grab his explosive (as always) new singles, "King Tut" and "Doin It Again" for free HERE
Coast 2 Coast Convention 2011 was a huge success and we thank all of our participants! Book your tickets for the next Coast 2 Coast Convention coming to Miami Labor Day Weekend 2012! Check out the video below and the lineup for Coast 2 Coast Convention 2011 to get an idea of what we will bring for 2012! Buy early bird tickets and save BIG!
Coast 2 Coast Convention 2011 was a huge success and we thank all of our participants! Book your tickets for the next Coast 2 Coast Convention coming to Miami Labor Day Weekend 2012! Check out the video below and the lineup for Coast 2 Coast Convention 2011 to get an idea of what we will bring for 2012! Buy early bird tickets and save BIG!
Here's the final part of 50 Cent's interview with Perez Hilton.
The two discuss 50's acting career, his Cheetah Vision Film company, Kanye West, the movie Freelancers, Street King energy drink and possible tour to coincide with his upcoming Street King Immortal album.
In case you missed part 1 of the interview watch it here.
A$AP Rocky releases new visuals for "Purple Kisses." The track is off of the upcoming A$AP Mob mixtape Lord$ Never Worry. The tape is scheduled to drop on August 28th.
Nicki Minaj was the musical guest this morning on The Today Show. The Harajuku Barbie braved through her set of songs with bruised vocal chords
She tweeted to her fans about her medical condition.
"Doctors orders. Out for the count now," she wrote. "Another x-ray cmng up! Its a bruised Vocal Chord. ... Jordin Sparks was praying for me backstage cuz she had a bruised vocal chord too! Haha! We were so dramatic!"
Despite her illness she managed to perform "Starships," "I Am Your Leader," "Beez in the Trap" and "Pound the Alarm."
Kevin Hart recently stopped by Hot 97 to chop it up with Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg. The duo had a list of questions they wanted the comedian to respond to and he did.
They asked how he feels about Drake breaking Jay-Z's Billboard record, pregnant women ingesting semen, and Flavor Flav owing the IRS $1 million.
Fred The Godson is about to release his Gordo Frederico mixtape on August 15th. He recently held a listening party in New York City for the project and The Elite Money Empire (@EMETakeover) was in the building to capture the event on film.
Fred let the crowd hear several cuts from the tape and also performed his hit record "Monique's Room."
2 Chainz paid a visit to 106 & Park yesterday. The Atlanta rapper talked with Rocsi about the release of his new album Based On A T.R.U. Story, his sense of fashion. Tity Boi also got surprise visits from his Playerz Circle partner Dolla Boy and The-Dream.
Azealia Banks seems to gaining more attention as each day passes. She recently released a scathing diss record titled "Succubi," aimed at Jim Jones of The Diplomats. We now find her on the cover of the latest issue of Spin.
This September/October "Look" issue drops August 28th.
Check out the photo shoot below and order your copy of the issue HERE
Ever since it was announced that Drake would be involved in the production of Aaliyah's second posthumous album there has been speculation as to whether the late singer's long time friends Missy Elliot and Timbaland would also participate.
Several days ago Jomo Hankerson, Co-Executive of Aaliyah's label Blackground Recordingstold Billboard.biz that Missy and Timbaland would "definitely be involved." It now appears that won't be the case.
In a new statement issued to Billboard, Missy's manager says neither she or Timbaland will be working on the album.
"Although Missy and Timbaland always strive to keep the memory of their close friend alive, we have not been contacted about the project nor are there any plans at this time to participate," Mona Scott-Young, longtime manager for Missy Elliott, says. "We've seen the reports surfacing that they have been confirmed to participate but that is not the case. Both Missy and Timbaland are very sensitive to the loss still being felt by the family so we wanted to clear up any misinformation being circulated."
Missy also shared her thoughts on the situation.
"Tim and I carry Aaliyah with us everyday, like so many of the people who love her. She will always live in our hearts," Missy said. "We have nothing but love and respect for her memory and for her loved ones left behind still grieving her loss. They are always in our prayers."
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