UPDATE: Lupe Fiasco later confirmed on the Grammy Awards red carpet (from FUSE):
The tweet has since been deleted, so I dunno, guys…
In a tweet from earlier this morning, someone with access to his Twitter account announced that Tetsuo & Youth would be the title for his fifth album. Tetsuo refers to the 1989 Japanese cult film Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Hip Hollywood has got all eyes and ears on all things Grammy:
HipHollywood hit the black carpet at Jay-Z’s invite only, uber exclusive pre-Grammy brunch. Jay’s annual event brings out some of music’s biggest names and nominees. Beyonce, Rihanna, Kelly Rolland, Wale, and Jordin Sparks were among the many who attended the soire, which was held at LA’s hottest venue, Soho House.
Make sure you pick up Mic Righteous latest EP (check the freestyle), released midnight (head here).
From TMZ:
Brown’s rep released a statement yesterday claiming he was cut off by two photographers and blamed the accident on “aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi.” The photos above show the aftermath of the crash with Chris talking to cops and his car being towed away.
TMZ spoke with Chris Doherty, owner of INF, the photo agency that employed all the photographers on scene. He tells us that he is positive his photogs “had nothing to do with Chris Brown crashing.”
Doherty says his photogs arrived AFTER Chris crashed, telling TMZ, “No photographers were following him at the time he crashed … He crashed his car and it’s convenient for him to blame us. He needs to be careful with his defamatory statements.”
Doherty also says his photogs were interviewed on scene by police who “appeared to be satisfied” the photogs were not the cause of the accident.
We recently posted the song; now we get the brand new visual from James Blake.
Cash Money partied like rock stars during their annual pre-Grammy bash!
Talk about a family affair, the Cash Money family unites and HipHollywood was their to join the family fun! HipHollywood caught up with your favorite Cash Money artists at their annual blowout to talk about Grammy weekend, the success of Cash Money, and the success of their very own—Drake!
Drake arrived full of energy, humble about his Grammy nods, while Birdman shares CM’s new ventures—MOVIES!
It looks like Kanye West will not be attending the Grammys because he’s currently in Brazil reinventing himself….also present was Will Smith, which certainly makes me wonder if the Fresh Prince is planning on making a return to music. UPDATE: Miss Info has plenty more pictures of Smith & West sightseeing.
Also, a video has been released of Kanye West experimenting with Samba music while there:
Produced by Jack Splash, Melanie Fiona’s latest single — fun fact: it’s also nominated for a Grammy — gets the visual treatment courtesy of Lorenz Tate. Watch it all unfold above.
From Wrath Of Caine. But you already knew that.
B.O.B. brings out T.I. to perform ‘We Still In This Bitch’ & ‘Ball’ during Grammy Weekend in Los Angeles at the House of Blues on Saturday.
Once you get past the hilarious artwork and press play, you’ll be subjected to some seriously gangster sounding beats (he wasn’t lyin’). Check out the hot tunes for yourself below.
Lil’ Wayne adds really nothing to Future’s probably-soon-to-be chart smash. From DJ Smallz upcoming This Is That Southern Smoke Vol. 4, which drops NBA All-Star Weekend.
The latest visual from Hitman, produced by fellow Invasion member K1 and courtesy of P110 Media.
Future might have been having way too much fun as of late…because another woman is yelling ‘baby’. From TMZ:
TMZ has learned the most recent potential baby mama filed a lawsuit against Future in Georgia earlier this month … claiming she gave birth to his son on December 4th. She also wants Future to start paying child support for the newborn STAT.
The woman makes it clear in docs, if Future disputes the paternity … she wants a judge order him to take a DNA test … and make it official.
As we previously reported … Future just settled another baby mama paternity suit back in January — and agreed to pay $1,662 a month in child support for his 10-year-old son.
More Grime greatness from Flow Dan, this time over production by Masro.
Saturday Night Live saw host Justin Bieber take part in the show’s skits (below is his opening monologue) as well as perform….above, he performed an acoustic version of ‘As Long As You Love Me’ (backed by his guitarist Dan Kanter).
In one of his skits on the show, Bieber also apparently apologized for his recent antics (below).
Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch perform at Wu-Block at the Shrine in Chicago.
Chris Brown liberates a snippet of his upcoming single, produced by The Runners. Looking forward to hearing the full offering.
Lil’ Kim’s new artist Tiffany Foxx lets go of her new single….there is apparently a video coming soon that will feature a cameo from the frequently-on-the-urban-scene-lately Miley Cyrus.
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Miguel spoke to Fuse during Saturday’s rehearsals for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards where he revealed the next single, “How Many Drinks”, off of his album “Kaleidoscope Dream”.
Jenny Boom Boom chats with G.O.O.D Music artist Big Sean. Talks G.O.O.D Music “Cruel Winter” album, and his new solo album. Check full interview below.
Any Mindless Behavior fans on here? Anyways, they released a trailer for their new single and visual, which officially premieres February 12th on BET’s 106 & Park. Check it out above.
Could’ve been worse, I suppose: From TMZ:
A rep for Brown tells TMZ he was driving in his car — on his way to a charity event — when he was cut off by two vehicles. The rep claims “the occupants jumped out, with cameras, and aggressively approached his vehicle. In an effort to remove himself from the situation, he began to back down an alley at which point his was cut off by two additional vehicles.”
A spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police department released a statement saying, “On February 9, 2013 at approximately 1203pm, entertainer Chris Brown was involved in a solo, non-injury traffic collision in the 600 Block Bedford Drive/Camden Drive alley. Mr. Brown was the driver of the vehicle and collided with a wall. Brown stated that he was being chased by paparazzi causing him to lose control of his vehicle. Brown’s Black Porsche was towed from the scene at his request.”
From Hip Hollywood:
…Lil Mama has been cast to play the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in the upcoming biopic about the R&B group TLC! MC Lyte broke the news to HipHollywood while out and about during Grammy week — She went on to say how she is looking to take Lil Mama under her wing and get her the shine she deserves!
