MTV MUSIC NEWS
RICK ROSS CAN’T WAIT TO DROP TEFLON DON!
Rick Ross has a lot of people excited about Teflon Don after releasing new
songs like “Live Fast Die Young” with Kanye West and “Maybach Music III”
featuring T.I., Jadakiss and Erykah Badu. The rapper revealed he’s just
getting warmed up and can’t wait until fans hear the complete album.
“I’m ecstatic; you know what I’m saying? And I most definitely feel
this is my best body of work to date and you know, it’s going to go down in
a major way.”
Teflon Don arrives July 20th. <WM>
THE DREAM CHEATS WITH HIS ASSISTANT, SPLITS FROM WIFE!
Things have headed south for recent newlyweds’ The-Dream and Christina
Milian. UsMagazine.com confirms the producer was spotted romping with his
assistant, Melissa Santiago, on a beach in the Caribbean last week. He also
wasn’t wearing his wedding ring. Dream’s wife tweeted: “Whatever you
think…believe it” and “I’ve officially lost my appetite” after seeing the
images of her husband frolicking with someone else. The news comes just five
months after the couple gave birth to their first child together, a little
girl named Violet. <WM>
* The Dream’s spokesperson released a statement to UsMagazine.com
confirming that the producer and Christina have split. The rep said, “Terius
‘The-Dream’ Nash is saddened to announce that his marriage to Christina
Milian was unsuccessful. The couple reached this decision in late 2009, but
decided to keep the news private in efforts to protect their baby daughter
Violet. They ask for consideration and respect for their family moving
forward.”
UPDATE ON LIL WAYNE’S UPCOMING EP
Over the weekend, we reported Lil Wayne is looking to release an EP on his
birthday called I’m Not a Human Being. The CEO of Young Money, Cortez
Bryant, recently told Vibe.com, the project will include all new Weezy
material to tide fans over until Wayne’s The Carter IV is completed. In
addition to not putting the EP in stores, Bryant states, “We’ not about to
roll out no three month set up. We just gonna put it out virally and maybe
package it up for Christmas. Give ‘em a hard copy later for fan
appreciation.” Fans can anticipate I’m Not a Human Being to drop on
September 27th. <WM>
* According to MTV News, Lil Wayne is approximately halfway through
his yearlong sentence for weapons possession. He isn’t due to be released
from Rikers Island until November at the earliest, however he may be
released even earlier on good behavior.
SNOOP TALKS DAUGHTER’S BATTLE WITH LUPUS
Snoop Dogg opened up to People magazine about his youngest daughter’s
struggle with lupus. The icon says he “felt helpless” when doctors couldn’t
explain why Cori was suffering from dramatic hair and weight loss. Snoop
added “she went downhill” before finally being diagnosis with lupus. The
hardcore rapper says the experience brought him closer to his wife, Shanté
Broadus. The emcee said that his child is “the toughest little thing I’ve
ever met… In the beginning lupus was winning. But now Cori is.” <WM>
JOHN LEGEND, THE ROOTS WAKE UP! TRACKLISTING
John Legend and The Roots have joined forces for a new album titled Wake Up!
The upcoming disc was designed to include fundamental themes of
consciousness and awareness – essentially inspiring listeners to Wake Up!
The artists were inspired to collaborate due to the recent Presidential
election of Barack Obama. The project drops on September 21st. <WM>
* TIDBIT: The album includes covers of Marvin Gaye’s “Wholy Holy” and
Donny Hathaway’s “Little Ghetto Boy.”
Wake Up! Tracklisting:
1. “Compared to What”
2. “Hard Times”
3. “Little Ghetto Boy”
4. “Wake Up Everybody” feat. Common and Melanie Fiona
5. “Our Generation”
6. “Love the Way It Should Be”
7. “Hang On in There”
8. “I Can’t Write Left Handed”
9. “Wholy Holy”
10. “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”
11. “Shine”
DRAKE RELEASES “PATRON MORTON MUSIC”
Drake is featured on Rick Ross’ “Aston Martin Music,” but he recently
released his own version of the song. Drizzy names the revamped song after
model Paris Morton and provides new verses.
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* Click HERE get the song!
MONICA IS LUDACRIS’ COUSIN, TALKS STILL STANDING
After teaming with great producers like Jermaine Durpri and Missy Elliot,
Monica intentionally avoided having excessive collaborations on her Still
Standing album. She recently told us why Ludacris appears as the only
feature on the disc.
“Well not just because he’s my cousin, but also because my mom
actually married his uncle when I was about 10 so we grew up as cousins, I
don’t look at it as the whole step this-that because my step father is very
much like a father to me, were very close, and he knew what I meant when I
said ‘Still Standing,’ it didn’t have anything to do music, I was really
talkin about life.”
The singer says the title track was designed to inspire fans.
“I don’t ever want to be looked at as the victim, don’t pity me,
don’t feel sorry for me, if somebody somewhere else goin through exactly
what I’m going through too, ‘Still Standing’ says you can make it through
that.”
Still Standing is available now. Fans can expect the Chris Robinson-directed
video for her new single, “Love All Over Me,” in the coming days! <WM>
FAN ATTACKS 50 CENT IN BRAZIL!
Things got a little crazy when G-Unit touched down to perform in Salvador,
Brazil last Friday. ThisIs50.com reports midway through “Ayo Technology,” 50
Cent was attacked by an over zealous fan. Security immediately tackled the
unidentified man to the ground before he could reach the mogul! <WM>
LABEL CONFIRMS NICKI MINAJ RELEASE DATE
Just days after Nicki Minaj tweeted that her debut album will arrive on
November 23rd, a rep for her label, Young Money/Cash Money, has confirmed
the date will stick. XXLMag.com reports her release date was intentionally
designed to fall two days before Thanksgiving, especially since Black Friday
marks the biggest shopping day of the year. Let the countdown officially
begin! <WM>
And…
M.I.A SAYS NICKI MINAJ RUNS HIP HOP
According to Rap-Up.com, M.I.A. has nothing but kind words for Nicki Minaj.
The singer feels the rap newcomer “runs hip-hop” because “she works hard and
…she’s focused.” The “Paper Planes” singer added, “It’s been a while since
a female rapper has come up with that much… She’s got a really good work
ethic, and I get her.” The two artists joined together on the remix for a
song called “Teqkilla” from M.I.A’s upcoming album, /\/\/\Y/\ (Pron: Maya).
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LIL KIM SAYS SHE’S STILL RELEVANT!
Lil’ Kim insists she’s still relevant in the music industry. The 35-year-old
rapper told LifeLounge.com she’ll never fade out because she’s “constantly
growing” and knows “how to reinvent myself, I know how to change with the
times.” The artist, who is currently beefing with newcomer Nicki Minaj, also
feels she’s “probably even more relevant than a lot of new people who come
into the industry.” It’s still not known when Kim will release the follow-up
to 2005′s The Naked Truth. <WM>
PHARRELL SCORES DESPICABLE ME
According to Variety, Universal’s 3D animated flick Despicable Me took the
top spot at the weekend box raking in over 60-million dollars. Last week, we
spoke to super producer Pharrell Williams about scoring the movie. Be sure to check out Despicable Me, playing in theaters now. <WM>
J. LO MAY GET HIT WITH 40-MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT?
As reported last week, Jennifer Lopez canceled a planned appearance at a
hotel in Cyprus due to reports that the appearance would make a political
statement in support of human rights abuse. Lopez’s management insists a
“full review of the relevant circumstances” resulted in her decision to
cancel, noting “Lopez would never knowingly support any state, country,
institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights
abuse.” However, according to ThatGrapeJuice.net, organizers plan to
proceed with a 35 to 40-million dollar lawsuit if Lopez does not show for
the July 24th gig. July 24th also marks Lopez’s 41st birthday. <JC>
GAGA TOPS LIST OF LA SHOWS!
Lady Gaga is the number one requested concert in Los Angeles, according to
StubHub.com. The website compiled a list of the top five most-requested
tickets in the Los Angeles-metropolitan area. Gaga tops the list, followed
by Muse, Kings of Leon, Justin Bieber and the Dave Matthews Band. Lady Gaga
will perform two shows at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on August 11th
and 12th, while Bieber plays the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live on July 20th.
Kings of Leon played the Hollywood Bowl last night and head to the Verizon
Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California tomorrow night. The Dave
Matthews Band will take the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on August 23rd and
Muse goes to the Staples Center on September 25th and <JC>
KATY PERRY TALKS SEX AND RELIGION
Katy Perry made it clear that she wasn’t the biggest fan of Lady Gaga’s
video for her song “Alejandro” because of the use of religious imagery, and
the pop star is going more in depth about her comments. The “California
Gurls” singer told British magazine Star that she doesn’t care if it’s
Madonna or her fiancé talking, “If you put sexuality and religion in the
same bottle and try to shake it up, it’s not cool.” <ZS>
USHER SINGS IN CHINESE
According to the Associated Press, Usher sang in Chinese, briefly, during
his China debut concert Sunday night in Beijing. Usher sang one of Asian
pop sensation Wang Lihong’s songs in Chinese, Wang told a joint press
conference Saturday night, and the two performed Usher’s current
chart-topper “OMG.” Usher’s is the first big foreign concert tour to perform
in China this year. Usher took to his Twitter account and wrote “Beijing
Love you – that was fun!” Next month, he is releasing eight new songs on a
new disc called Versus.
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