Soulja Boy Recalls Meeting Dr. Dre, Dubs Himself ‘Lil’ Dre’.
Along with 50 Cent, another hip-hop heavyweight may be taking Soulja Boy Tell'em under his wing. During his interview on "RapFix Live" on Thursday (December 2), the 20-year-old rapper talked about meeting Dr. Dre for the first time briefly before one of his concerts.
"Everybody knows Dre," Soulja Boy said of meeting the West Coast icon. "I was in shock at what he was saying. It was just like, I couldn't believe that he was there.".
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Michael Jackson’s Father Refiles Wrongful Death Suit.
According to an Associated Press report, the lawsuit filed in state court seeks unspecified damages against Murray, who has pleaded not guilty in a separate criminal case in which he has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the June 2009 death of the legendary singer. In his new suit, Jackson names Las Vegas' Applied Pharmacy services, which court records show sold Murray propofol during the month before Michael's death at age 50 that was attributed to acute propofol intoxication.
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Birdman Delivers Thanksgiving Joy To New Orleans
We rarely see the soft side of Cash Money CEO Birdman, but News caught up with the 5-Star General in his hometown of New Orleans on Tuesday afternoon for his 15th annual turkey giveaway. The event was in Shakespeare Park, across the street from the projects Birdman, born Bryan Williams, grew up in. He said he was very happy to be home...
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Kanye West Makes Fantasy Real With Secret NYC Show.
NEW YORK — Kanye West is nothing if not a showman, and on Tuesday, the rapper celebrated the release of his fifth studio album, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.....
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Beyonce Jokes She’s Been Pregnant With Concert Special.
Beyoncé never really seems to slow down, so when the time came to choose a director for her concert special DVD "I Am ... World Tour," the singer decided to take on those duties too. It's an accomplishment the singer jokes may have sparked those pregnancy rumors.
"I was pregnant with this DVD, yes!" she joked to MTV News.
The DVD hits stores on November 30, but fans can catch the 90-minute "I Am ... World Tour" TV special when it airs on ABC Thanksgiving night at 9:30 p.m. ET. Beyoncé opened up about what it was like to sit in the director's chair.
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Dr. Dre Is ‘Constantly Working,’ Producer Alex Da Kid Says…
After years of working on his long-awaited album Detox, Dr. Dre is the epitome of a perfectionist. In addition to some rumored collaborations, the super-producer, who is set to drop the LP early next year, has been logging studio sessions with the industry's newest hitmaker. Alex Da Kid.
When MTV News caught up with the British producer at the American Music Awards on Sunday, he revealed that the duo were introduced through Eminem, who worked with Kid on the Rihanna-assisted "Love the Way You Lie."
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Kanye West, Justin Bieber Join Tradition Of Mega-Release Weeks..
The sheer volume of mainstream albums dropping this week makes our head spin like that ancient artifact, the vinyl record. Monday saw the release of Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Ke$ha's Cannibal, Jay-Z's The Hits Collection Vol. 1, Lloyd Banks' Hunger for More 2 and My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. And Friday is the big day for Justin Bieber's My Worlds Acoustic.
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Kanye West To Perform ‘Lost In The World’ At Thanksgiving Day Parade..
Kanye West will perform a My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track when he makes his appearance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
Reps for the event tell MTV News that the rapper, whose album was released on Monday, is set to perform "Lost in the World," a rather gloomy track that also features indie rockers Bon Iver. (No word on whether the band will join him in front of New York City's Macy's Herald Square for the show.)
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Beyonce Inspired By Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill For New Album.
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"Well, I wouldn't say I'm inventing a new genre," she said. "I'm mixing every type of genre that I love and I'm inspired by every type of genre."
Beyoncé went on to say that people should throw any preconceived notions about the follow-up to 2008's I Am ... Sasha Fierce out the window.
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Nicki Minaj Says ‘People Need To See’ Her ‘My Time Now’ Documentary.
Hip-hop fans have already seen quite a few sides of Nicki Minaj when it comes to her music, including Roman Zolanski, Barbie and a string of other alter egos. But in "My Time Now," the documentary on Minaj set to premiere Sunday, November 28, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, viewers will meet Onika Miraj, the Trinidad-born girl who came Stateside with her parents in search of a better life.
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