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There's nothing like the holiday season. It's a time where friends and families get together to catch up with each other, celebrate and be thankful for another year.
Sean Kingston and his family certainly know how to throw down.
Check out footage from their Christmas get together with guests Soulja Boy, Romeo, Ray J, Teyana Taylor, Eva Pigford , Maliah Michelle & More.
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Having already grossed $48 million on their "Watch The Throne" tour, Jay-Z and Kanye West recently padded their bank accounts with another significant payday for a private show in Dubai before Christmas.
NME reports The Throne earned $6 million dollars to perform at the Sweet 16 birthday party of multi billionaire Manchester Football Club owner, Sheikh Mansour's niece. Hov and Yeezy received $2.9 million each, a drop in the bucket for Mansour, whose wealthy family rules oil-rich Abu Dhabi.
Yeezy's not stopping there. He plans on keeping the cash flowing through the end of the year, having recently announced he'll DJ on New Year's Eve under the alias Yeezy World Peace.
"My New Years DJ name is gone be YEEZY WORLD PEACE! If you book me you have to put YEEZY WORLD PEACE on the E-vite. Or I ain't spinning," Kanye wrote on Twitter. "Ima need a stealth bomber and 2 bottled water #YEEZYWORLDPEACE'S RIDER."
Check out a sample of Yeezy's DJing skills below at the LeBaron club in London from a few nights ago.
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DJ Kay Slay brings the Outlawz and Lil Cease together to remember the legacies of two of the best that ever did it, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. "Bury The Hatchet" is the latest video from Kay Slay's upcoming album Rhyme or Die which will be released in 2012.
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T.I. unveils the cover art for his F*ck Da City Up mixtape which drops on January 1. In addition he releases the third video promo for the project.
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Frenchie 1017 teams up with BSM's newest member Yung Joey and Kontraversy for this new banger
Rihanna worked her tail off in 2011 and it paid off big time. The singer's "Loud" tour grossed an incredible $90 million dollars, placing it at No. 9 among all tours for the year.
Riri battled through a brief hospitalization in November due to severe exhaustion to complete the 78 city, 6-month tour, which hit North America, South America and Europe.
The trek bested tours by heavy hitters such as Sade, Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. The only female artist with a higher 2011 tour gross was Taylor Swift, who raked in $104 million to place 4th on the list.
Only one rap tour managed to crack the top 25. Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" trek grossed $48.3 million to earn the No. 23 spot.
Info from Rap-Up used in this article
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Could there be a new collaboration coming soon from Lil Kim and 50 Cent?
The Queen Bee has been tweeting about hanging with the Money Team quite a bit in recent days, including the pic up top which she sent to her 420,000 followers early this morning.
On December 27, Kim tweeted that she was in the studio with Floyd and 50.
Check out Kim's latest promo pic below promising new music in 2012. Looks like the new year is about to get off to an interesting start.
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Tyrese remixes "Fireworkz," a bonus track from his new album Open Invitation. The r&b crooner gets assists from Big Sean, T.I. and Busta Rhymes.
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This is one of the stand out tracks on French Montana and Waka Flocka's Lock Out mixtape. It's a remake of Mobb Deep's classic "Hell On Earth."
Of course the track wouldn't have been complete without a verse from at least one member of the Mobb. Illuminati P does his thing.
Directed by Wiley
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It's that time again where we swear off bad habits heading into the new year. MTV caught up with several stars recently to find out what they plan on doing differently in 2012.
"Ah man, so many. So many new things to work on myself. I just got to be conscious, more conscious of myself," 50 Cent explained. "And try and be a better judge of character with others."
Chicago rapper Common is looking to take his game to a new level. "I haven't thought deeply on it, but I would just say I wanna be greater at everything I do. Greatness."
Jill Scott plans to hit the road in the new year. "I'd like to visit Europe more often next year."
French Montana told MTV there's no need to change something that's not broken "For me, definitely not to change," he said. "Because everything I've been doing been working so far."
"My New Year's resolution is to quit smoking ... it's a very dirty, filthy habit," said Gym Class Heroes singer Travie McCoy. "But not [only] is it my New Year's resolution to quit, but it's also my New Year's resolution to get my friends to quit as well."
What's your New Year's resolution for 2012?
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The annual cleaning of one of Christianity's holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl between rival clergy Wednesday, as dozens of monks feuding over sacred space at the Church of the Nativity battled each other with brooms until police intervened.
The ancient church, built over the traditional site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, is shared by three Christian denominations — Roman Catholics, Armenians and Greek Orthodox.
Wednesday's fight erupted between Greek and Armenian clergy, with both sides accusing each other of encroaching on parts of the church to which they lay claim.
The monks were tidying up the church ahead of Orthodox Christmas celebrations in early January, following celebrations by Western Christians on Dec. 25. The fight erupted between monks along the border of their respective areas. Some shouted and hurled brooms.
Palestinian security forces rushed in to break up the melee, and no serious injuries were reported. A Palestinian police spokesman would not immediately comment.
A fragile status quo governs relations among the denominations at the ancient church, and to repair or clean a part of the structure is to own it, according to accepted practice. That means that letting other sects clean part of the church could allow one to gain ground at another's expense. Similar fights have taken place during the same late-December cleaning effort in the past.
Tensions between rival clergy at the church have been a fact of life there for centuries and have often been caught up in international politics.
In the 1800s, friction between the denominations at the church — each backed by foreign powers — became so fraught that Russian Czar Nicholas I deployed troops along the Danube to threaten a Turkish sultan who had been favoring the Catholics over the Orthodox.
Those disagreements threaten the integrity of the church itself, which was originally built 1,500 years ago and parts of which have fallen into disrepair. Although the roof has needed urgent work for decades, and leaking rainwater has ruined much of the priceless artwork inside, a renovation has been delayed all these years by disagreements among the denominations over who would pay.
Only recently, the Palestinian Authority brokered an agreement to move ahead with replacing the roof, and officials hope work will begin in 2012.
Source: New York Daily News
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Ace Hood breaks off new visuals from his mixtape The Statement 2.
This clip for "My Speakers" is directed by Antwan "Shake" Smith.
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The rosters for the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl have been announced and as usual there are some head scratchers as well snubs for both the AFC and NFC teams.
The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers led the way by placing eight players apiece on the AFC and NFC rosters.
Notable players who didn't make the team include Mathew Stafford - QB (Lions), Brian Cushing - LB (Texans), Duane Brown - OT (Texans), Aaron Hernandez - TE (Patriots), Marshawn Lynch - RB (Seahawks), D'Qwell Jackson - LB (Browns), Aldon Smith - LB (49ers) and London Fletcher (Redskins).
AFC offensive starters:
Quarterback: Tom Brady (Patriots), Running Back: Ray Rice (Ravens), FB Vonta Leach (Ravens), Wide Receivers: Wes Welker (Patriots) and Mike Wallace (Steelers), Tight End: Ron Gronkowski (Patriots), Tackles: Joe Thomas (Browns) and Jake Long (Dolphins), Guards: Logan Mankins (Patriots) and Brian Waters (Patriots), Center: Maurkice Pouncey (Steelers).
AFC defensive starters:
Defensive Ends: Dwight Freeney (Colts) and Andre Carter (Patriots), Defensive Tackles: Haloti Ngata (Ravens) and Vince Wilfork (Patriots), Outside Linebackers : Terrell Suggs (Ravens) and Von Miller (Broncos), Inside Linebacker: Ray Lewis (Ravens), Cornerbacks: Darrelle Revis (Jets) and Champ Bailey (Broncos), Strong Safety: Troy Polamalu (Steelers).
AFC Special teams:
Punter: Shane Lechler (Raiders), Kicker: Sebastian Janikowski (Raiders), Kick returner: Antonio Brown (Steelers), Special teamer Matthew Slater (Patriots).
NFC offensive starters:
Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers (Packers), Running Back: Lesean McCoy (Eagles), Fullback: John Kuhn (Packers), Wide Receivers: Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals), Calvin Johnson (Lions), Tight End: Jimmy Graham (Saints), Tackles: Jason Peters (Eagles) Joe Staley (49ers), Guards: Jahri Evans (Saints), Carl Nicks (Saints), Center: Ryan Kalil (Panthers).
NFC Defensive starters:
Defensive Ends: Jared Allen (Vikings) and Jason Babin (Eagles), Defensive tackles: Justin Smith (49ers) Jay Ratliff (Cowboys), Outside Linebackers: DeMarcus Ware (Cowboys) and Clay Matthews (Packers), Inside Linebacker: Patrick Willis (49ers), Cornerbacks: Charles Woodson (Packers) and Carlos Rogers (49ers), Free Safety: Earl Thomas (Seahawks), Strong Safety: Adrian Wilson (Cardinals).
NFC Special teams:
Punter: Andy Lee (49ers), Kicker: David Akers (49ers), Kick returner Patrick Peterson (Cardinals), Special teamer: Corey Graham (Bears).
Full teams below: (* Denotes starter)
AFC OFFENSE
Quarterback
* Tom Brady, New England
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
Philip Rivers, San Diego
Running back
* Ray Rice, Baltimore
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Arian Foster, Houston
Fullback
*Vonta Leach, Baltimore
Wide receiver
* Wes Welker, New England
* Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
A.J. Green, Cincinnati
Brandon Marshall, Miami
Tight end
* Rob Gronkowski, New England
Antonio Gates, San Diego
Tackle
* Joe Thomas, Cleveland
* Jake Long, Miami
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets
Guard * Logan Mankins, New England
* Brian Waters, New England
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore
Center
* Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh
Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets
AFC DEFENSE
Defensive end
* Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
* Andre Carter, New England
Elvis Dumervil, Denver
Interior linemen
* Haloti Ngata, Baltimore
* Vince Wilfork, New England
Richard Seymour, Oakland
Outside linebacker
* Terrell Suggs, Baltimore
* Von Miller, Denver
Tamba Hali, Kansas City
Inside/midde linebacker
* Ray Lewis, Baltimore
Derrick Johnson, Kansas City
Cornerback
* Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
* Champ Bailey, Denver
Johnathan Joseph, Houston
Free safety
* Ed Reed, Baltimore
Eric Weddle, San Diego
Strong safety
* Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh
AFC SPECIALISTS
Punter
Shane Lechler, Oakland
Place-kicker
Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland
Kick returner
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh
Special-teamer
Matthew Slater, New England
NFC OFFENSE
Quarterback
* Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Drew Brees, New Orleans
Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
Running back
* LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
Matt Forte, Chicago
Frank Gore, San Francisco
Fullback
* John Kuhn, Green Bay
Wide receiver
* Calvin Johnson, Detroit
* Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
Steve Smith, Carolina
Greg Jennings, Green Bay
Tight end
* Jimmy Graham, New Orleans
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
Tackle
* Jason Peters, Philadelphia
* Joe Staley, San Francisco
Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans
Guard
* Jahri Evans, New Orleans
* Carl Nicks, New Orleans
Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay
Center
* Ryan Kalil, Carolina
Scott Wells, Green Bay
NFC DEFENSE
Defensive end
* Jared Allen, Minnesota
* Jason Babin, Philadelphia
Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants
Interior linemen
* Justin Smith, San Francisco
* Jay Ratliff, Dallas
B.J. Raji, Green Bay
Outside linebacker
* DeMarcus Ware, Dallas
* Clay Matthews, Green Bay
Lance Briggs, Chicago
Inside/midde linebacker
* Patrick Willis, San Francisco
Brian Urlacher, Chicago
Cornerback
* Charles Woodson, Green Bay
* Carlos Rogers, San Francisco
Charles Tillman, Chicago
Free safety
* Earl Thomas, Seattle
Dashon Goldson, San Francisco
Strong safety
* Adrian Wilson, Arizona
NFC SPECIALISTS
Punter
Andy Lee, San Francisco
Place-kicker
David Akers, San Francisco
Kick returner
Patrick Peterson, Arizona
Special-teamer
Corey Graham, Chicago
AFC TEAM-BY-TEAM
Baltimore Ravens (7)
* Vonta Leach, fullback
* Ray Lewis, inside/middle linebacker
* Haloti Ngata, interior lineman
* Ed Reed, free safety
* Ray Rice, running back
* Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker
Marshal Yanda, guard
Cincinnati Bengals (1)
A.J. Green, wide receiver
Cleveland Browns (1)
* Joe Thomas, tackle
Denver Broncos (3)
* Champ Bailey, cornerback
Elvis Dumervil, defensive end
* Von Miller, outside linebacker
Houston Texans (2)
Arian Foster, running back
Johnathan Joseph, cornerback
Indianapolis Colts (1)
* Dwight Freeney, defensive end
Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
Maurice Jones-Drew, running back
Kansas City Chiefs (2)
Tamba Hali, outside linebacker
Derrick Johnson, inside/middle linebacker
Miami Dolphins (2)
* Jake Long, tackle
Brandon Marshall, wide receiver
New England Patriots (8)
* Tom Brady, quarterback
* Andre Carter, defensive end
* Rob Gronkowski, tight end
* Logan Mankins, guard
Matthew Slater, special-teamer
* Brian Waters, guard
* Wes Welker, wide receiver
* Vince Wilfork, interior lineman
N.Y. Jets (3)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle
Nick Mangold, center
* Darrelle Revis, cornerback
Oakland Raiders (3)
Sebastian Janikowski, place-kicker
Shane Lechler, punter
Richard Seymour, interior lineman
Pittsburgh Steelers (5)
Antonio Brown, kick returner
* Troy Polamalu, strong safety
* Maurkice Pouncey, center
Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback
* Mike Wallace, wide receiver
San Diego Chargers (3)
Antonio Gates, tight end
Philip Rivers, quarterback
Eric Weddle, free safety
NFC TEAM-BY-TEAM
Arizona Cardinals (3)
* Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver
Patrick Peterson, kick returner
* Adrian Wilson, strong safety
Atlanta Falcons (1)
Tony Gonzalez, tight end
Carolina Panthers (2)
* Ryan Kalil, center
Steve Smith, wide receiver
Chicago Bears (5)
Lance Briggs, outside linebacker
Matt Forte, running back
Corey Graham, special-teamer
Charles Tillman, cornerback
Brian Urlacher, inside/middle linebacker
Dallas Cowboys (2)
* Jay Ratliff, interior lineman
* DeMarcus Ware, outside linebacker
Detroit Lions (1)
* Calvin Johnson, wide receiver
Green Bay Packers (7)
Greg Jennings, wide receiver
* John Kuhn, fullback
* Clay Matthews, outside linebacker
B.J. Raji, interior lineman
* Aaron Rodgers, quarterback
Scott Wells, center
* Charles Woodson, cornerback
Minnesota Vikings (1)
* Jared Allen, defensive end
New Orleans Saints (5)
Drew Brees, quarterback
Jermon Bushrod, tackle
* Jahri Evans, guard
* Jimmy Graham, tight end
* Carl Nicks, guard
N.Y. Giants (2)
Eli Manning, quarterback
Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end
Philadelphia Eagles (3)
* Jason Babin, defensive end
* LeSean McCoy, running back
* Jason Peters, tackle
San Francisco 49ers (8)
David Akers, place-kicker
Dashon Goldson, free safety
Frank Gore, running back
Andy Lee, punter
* Carlos Rogers, cornerback
* Justin Smith, interior lineman
* Joe Staley, tackle
* Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker
Seattle Seahawks (1)
* Earl Thomas, free safety
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
Davin Joseph, guard
The game will be played a week before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 in Honolulu.
What players do you think deserved to make it that didn't?
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Doug E. Fresh's sons Trips and Slim, together known as Square Off, team up with frequent collaborator Cory Gunz for "The Pain" music video.
Here's a behind the scenes look at the clip shot by Betterdays Media.
The track can be found on Square Off's free street album Money, Moet & Memories.
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After numerous delays Young Jeezy's fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, was released on December 20. With final numbers counted the album moved 233,000 units. Good enough to place 3rd on the Billboard 200 chart.
Adele's 21 shows no sign of slowing down. The album placed No. 2 on the charts with it's biggest sales week yet, moving 399,000 copies to push it's 2011 total to 5.68 million according to Billboard.
Michael Buble's Christmas album claimed the top spot on the charts, selling 467,000 copies.
Common's The Dreamer/The Believer sold 69,000 units, landing at the No. 18 spot.
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It's been a good holiday season for Nicki Minaj and her boyfriend/hypeman Safaree aka Scaff Beezy. The couple plopped down a significant amount of cash for his and hers matching Bentley GTs
"Blurry vision got you seeing double," Safaree wrote on his Twitter page, attaching a pic of the luxury cars.
The rides costs between $200,000 and $300,000 each.
"I got ova 600k in insured jewels," Safaree added on Facebook. "I think I can afford to buy a Bentley I shoulda bought a Civic…. LOL all good"
Peep the pics below.
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The youtube video "Sh*t Black Girls Say" has gone viral with over 1.2 million views since being posted on December 16. The clip is a spoof of another popular series of videos "Sh*t Girls Say," but not everyone is laughing.
The Elijah "EK" Griffin directed video features actor Billy Sorrels dressed in drag, playing the role of "Peaches," a black woman who pats her itchy weave and constantly complains.
“We were just trying to amuse ourselves. We didn’t expect it to be viral,” Sorrells told the New York Daily News. “People need to laugh. When we laugh, we see each other better.”
Despite what looks to be an overwhelmingly positive response from most of the video's viewers, two African American women's advocacy groups are not amused.
“While those images are funny to those of us who are well- educated, some young people don’t know how to filter the message,” said Benita Miller, founder of The Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective. “Young people don’t know what is real or what is imagined,” Miller said. “When you work with young women they take on these characteristics.”
“You put something on YouTube, the whole world is watching,” added Farah Tanis, executive director of Black Women's Blueprint. “I don’t think it is a man’s place to offer this type of representation of black women.”
Griffin says people need to learn how to laugh and get over themselves.
“To all those people offended out there - it is a simple joke,” said Griffin. “It’s made for people who are easy going.”
What do you think of the video?
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Cory Gunz and Meek Mill team up with director John Colombo to deliver official visuals for "YMCMB MMG." The song is featured of Cory's mixtape Son Of A Gun.
Produced by Dot N Pro
Official off of 50 Cent's new mixtape 'The Big 10'
Produced by Roc Nation's Jahlil Beats
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