This afternoon Big Sean held a meet & greet at the Adidas store in SOHO in NYC. Before making his way in the store, he was surrounded by crazy fans. Finally Famous in stores next Tuesday
Santigold Covers Paper
In this issue, she talks about signing with Roc Nation, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and more. Issue hits June 28
50 Cent Releasing A Book On Bullying
50 cent will be releasing a novel titled, Playground, which is centered around a 13-year-old bully “who finds redemption as he faces what he’s done†and is scheduled to hit the book shelves in January 2012 release. 50 cent said:
I had a strong desire to write ‘Playground’ because I wanted to explore how a kid becomes a bully. I drew on events from my own childhood and adolescence, but was excited to see the story take on its own life. This book would have been very helpful for me growing up and now that I have a teenage son, it is my goal that this will have a positive influence on all teenagers.â€
O’Reilly Takes on Lupe Fiasco, Who Called Obama a Terrorist
Tonight at 8/11p ET, Bill O’Reilly sits down with rapper Lupe Fiasco who in previous interviews has questioned U.S. policies and accused the president of terrorism saying, “To me, the biggest terrorist is Obama.”
Devin White Secures Album Distribution With Universal Records
Nothing makes me happier than seeing progress like this:
After last year’s less than productive distribution venture with Interscope Records, Devin White has once again secured a major label distribution agreement, this time with Universal’s “Republic” Records. The agreement offers Devin the ability to digitally release one full album project under the label’s title, and still maintain complete creative control and direction. “This is a big step for me. Once again I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to release independent work under one of the majors. The biggest difference for me this time around is honestly reaching out to those I know that are enjoying what I do and asking for their complete support.” [White]. Devin’s brand new album, “New Nation” features completely new music that is a mild step in another direction from his last independent effort, “iCRed”. “I loved the music I created for the last record [iCRed] but honestly was not able to give it the life it deserved because I was not as adamant about requesting support for the project. The sales on Itunes under Interscope just were not enough to impress the label. I know people really enjoyed it, but purchasing a record does so much more for an artist than most would believe…especially as a independent.” [White]. Along with the exciting label venture, Devin is also preparing his transition out of the DMV in August. “It gets to a point where you realize artistically there’s so much ground to cover, and in order to play ball correctly…you gotta play with the big boys. I’ll be leaving the district in August but will remember all the support and encouragement I received along the way.” [White]. Devin will reveal more info regarding his New Album “New Nation” and the first single via his New Twitter account, @DevinLWhite and his website, Devinwhitenow.com
Redhead – Marvin Ain’t Home (Answer to Drake’s "Marvin’s Room")
So I received this via email a few days ago and this shit is funny! It also included the following message:
“Whats good? Just sending you this track that I made. It’s not a track against Drake, but an answer to the concept at hand. I’ve been on the receiving end of this situation many times, so I wanted to address it as the boyfriend telling the guy to stop calling his girl and move on.”
-Redhead
Who CAN’T relate?
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Nicki Minaj Allegedly Having Issues With Britney Spears Over Tour
First let me say that I really do not frequent this website, but the story is certainly relevant to Hip-Hop. I do not know for sure if this is true, either, so I suppose the facts will reveal themselves in due time. With that said, this was spotted on Media Takeout:
MediaTakeOut.com just got some CRAZY NEWS!!! According to a member of Nicki Minaj’s camp, Nicki and Britney Spears have been BUTTING HEADS during their FEMME FATALE tour . . . and on Saturday night . . . it POPPED OFF!!!.
The insider, who has been a TRUSTED MediaTakeOut.com INFORMANT in the past tells us, “[Britney] is upset that Nicki kept running over [her allotted] time. In Sacramento she was over about 10 minutes. But [on Saturday night in San Jose] Nicki went over by nearly 45 minutes.”
And Britney, being the GHETTO chick that she is – tried to STEP to Nicki and her security team. The insider added, “Britney came by Nicki’s dressing room with her [gay] dancers. They were talking sh*t like they were going to do something. Nicki came out [her dressing room] and at first was going to beat someone’s azz. But when she saw how RIDICULOUS Britney and them looked, she just laughed.”
WOW!!! We would pay MONEY to see Britney and her TWINKLE TOED dancers try and step to Nicki and her YMCMB goons!!!!
FYI – the tour is still scheduled to go on for another COUPLE OF MONTHS. Tonight they’ll be in Los Angeles. If you’re going . . . make sure you bring your CAMERA PHONES. Cause something might POP OFF on stage!!!
Game & Kevin Durant Go HAM On The Court
During this past weekend’s Drew League basketball game, Game and his Black Wallstreet “Go Ham†team recuited NBA star Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley. When it was all said and done, they got the win over K&E Bulldogs 106-100.Check some highlights of the game.
Amy Winehouse Has Disastrous Comeback; Cancels Future Dates
From Miss Info…..you can watch more clips of this “performance” after the jump.
Amy Winehouse’s concert in Belgrade was supposed to be her triumphant return to the stage. Instead, the troubled star stumbled on stage, mumbling through songs…disappointing fans and eliciting boos in the process. This behavior is nothing new but after checking out of rehab on June 2, everyone had hoped Winehouse was finally ready to get back to music.
Not surprisingly, Winehouse reps say she’s canceling all future tour dates until July 8: “…She has agreed with management that she cannot perform to the best of her ability and will return home. She would like to apologize to fans expecting to see her at the shows but feels that this is the right thing to do.“
These video clips from Amy’s delirious performance that Gabz collected are almost unwatchable. You can tell she has absolutely no clue where she is, what is expected of her, even the natural human instinct to flee is gone. She keeps hugging the band, who look horrified and helpless. At one point she sits on a speaker with her back to the crowd. But she also smiles as if nothing is off.
Winehouse’s management reportedly banned alcohol on every floor of the Belgrade Hyatt they stayed in. And Tuborg festival organizers say the singer arrived on time for her performance, but got onstage an hour late. So somewhere in between, Amy must have gotten a hold of some really strong drink or drugs.