Nicki Minaj Joins Britney Spears Tour.
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Early Monday morning, TMZ.com confirmed Nicki Minaj would be the opening act for Britney Spears’ upcoming North American tour. Last week, as negotiations broke down with the previous opening act, Enrique Iglesias, sources indicated that Spears’ camp was eyeing Nicki Minaj as a potential replacement.
As both sides negotiated terms of the deal, Nicki dodged questions, only telling MeetThaDealer.com, “I don’t know yet. Britney’s a beautiful girl whom I love.”
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50 Cent Defends Mister Cee’s Lewdness Charge.
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Rapper, 50 Cent has recently come to the aid of hip-hop DJ and record producer Mister Cee. The DJ, whose real name is Calvin Lebrun, was spotted performing a sexual act with a 20-year-old male in a car in Manhattan. He was later charged with public lewdness following the arrest. This scandal has shaken up the rap world and turned many of the famed record producer's fans against him. 50 Cent however, remains loyal to the iconic DJ. The rapper spoke briefly with New York's Hot 97 radio personality, Miss Info and said, "I'd make him my DJ any day... It's only entertaining because he (Mister Cee) means that much to hip-hop culture."
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Nas & Mobb Deep Reunite On “Dog Sh*t”, First First Collaboration In 11 Years.
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Dog Sh*t" is the first time the trio has worked together since 1999's "It's Mine," a Scarface-inspired single from Mobb Deep's platinum album, Murda Muzik. In the years since the collaboration, the parties had beef at points, notably in Nas' "Destroy & Rebuild" on 2001's Stillmatic and through interviews in the years that followed. When Mobb Deep signed with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records in the mid-'00s, the group expressed publicly that Nas had intentionally made a similar move to align with then-Jay-Z's Def Jam roster. |
Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group “Self Made” Cover Art Revealed, No Triple C’s.
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On May 24, Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group will release Self Made Volume 1, the label's first compilation. Now distributed by Warner Music, Maybach Music has expanded its roster this year to include Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee Meek Mill, Atlanta Georgia's Pill and Washington DC rapper Wale. While Maybach also includes Triple C's and R&B singer Teedra Moses, the aforementioned trio is who is believed to be joining Ross on the album art, pictured to the right. |
IRS Files $5.6 million Tax Lien Against Lil Wayne.
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On March 2, the Miami-Dade County Clerk filed a $5.6 million tax lien against rapper Lil Wayne. According to documents obtained by the Detroit News, Wayne owes the back taxes from the years of 2008 and 2009. The second set of tax penalties, in the amount of $2,258,956, was assessed 20 days after the rapper was released from a nine-month stint in prison on weapon possession charges, while the first set was assessed a month earlier while Wayne was still incarcerated. According to the lien, Wayne can refile the taxes anytime before November 24, 2020. |
Snoop Dogg Performs Charlie Sheen Collaboration “Winning” On Tour
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According to Snoop Dogg, his collaboration with Charlie Sheen and Filter’s Rob Patterson should be released before the end of next week. During an interview with George Lopez, where Snoop laughed off Cameron Diaz’s allegations that he sold her marijuana while they were both enrolled at Long Beach’s Polytechnic High, he confirmed hitting the studio with Sheen.
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E-40 Reminisces About Nate Dogg.
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"Oh yeah, I remember Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz, Snoop, they all came down to The Bay area, came to my house and we all went down to our good friend, producer Studio Tone’s house," remembered E-40. "We basically stayed around the corner from each other. We kicked it all night. They pretty much spent the night. We was in the studio all night and we came up with a song called 'We Came To Rock Ya Body,' and Nate Dogg killed that hook, he did his thang."
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Kelly Rowland Talks Sensual, Empowering and Painful Forthcoming Album.
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“You experience a sensual side of the album, an empowering side of the album, and a painful side of the album,” Rowland tells In The Spotlight. “It’s an emotional rollercoaster. It’s the same things that I feel women go through or that I went through, so I’m really excited for everybody to hear everything. I was inspired by so many different types of music, as well as the producers and writers on the album. When we put our heads together, we were all open to suggestions amongst each other, and that’s what made it so beautiful. We were celebrating music and creativity, and I was celebrating being a woman and feeling that power.” |
Jennifer Lopez’s Lil Wayne Collabo ‘I’m Into You’ Leaks Online.
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Jennifer Lopez collaborated with Pitbull for her comeback dance anthem "On the Floor," and her follow-up single will continue a trend of linking up with chart-topping MCs. On Wednesday (March 30), the "American Idol" judge took to Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show to tease a snippet of her new single, "I'm Into You," which features none other than rapper Lil Wayne.,,,. |
Rihanna Opens Up About Chris Brown In Rolling Stone.
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While her ex, Chris Brown, has made it clear he doesn't want to talk about his assault on Rihanna, the "S&M" singer was more than willing to discuss her feelings about the 2009 incident in her first Rolling Stone cover interview. .." she said. "It doesn't mean we're gonna make up or even talk again. It just means I didn't want to object to the judge." ... |
