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2 Fab Women Come Out the Woodworks: Janelle Monae & Kid Sister

Tini — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:32:28 +0000

After having Diddy’s artist (who doesn’t get the recognition she deserves, in our opinion) Janelle Monae’s Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase on repeat for the past two years, we were happy discover that she revealed the name to her upcoming album which will be entitled The Ark Android. In the video below, she explains to SoulCulture the concept behind the album:

Also, it’s about time we heard from Ms. ‘Pro Nails’! Kid Sister has been doing a lot of performances throughout the nation, but we’ve been eager to hear some new music from her…

The rap, hip-hop, R&B, and electro artist just released her single, “Right Hand High”. You can download the single here. The video is like expected—very creative, colorful, and interesting.

Right Hand Hi

KID SISTER | MySpace Music Videos

Kanye’s 14 Minute Video Removed From The Internet

Tini — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:30:56 +0000

Nowadays there’s really no such thing as videos. Artists are turning their videos into 10 minute long short films. So we weren’t surprised to hear that Kanye West teamed up with Spike Jonze to create a short 14 minute film for “See You In My Nightmares.” Spike Jonze is the same guy that helped create the interesting (yet disturbing) video for Ye’s “Flashing Lights”. When these two team up, you know it’s going to end up being a crazy video that makes you think “What in the hell does this video have to do with the song?”

Anyway, we were all anxious to see the short film which ‘Ye debuted on his blog Oct 18, only to remove it the next day, saying:

Sorry. Had to take down.”

with no explanation. We are guessing it’s because the video shows West as a drunken club-goer, harassing women and stumbling around. It ended with a brief sex scene before he stabs himself—releasing a demon from his stomach.

Um yeah, so taking this off of the internet was probably the smartest thing West has done since he’s been acting a fool the past two years. But as you all know, SOMEONE saved this video and it will probably resurface again soon.

Pics: Russell Simmons Takes Us Inside of Lyor Cohen’s Birthday Party

Aura — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:47:12 +0000

This past weekend, music executive, Lyor Cohen, celebrated his 50th birthday party in the city, and many of the music and entertainment industry’s elite were in attendance. Russell Simmons took us inside the event through his twitter page, and decided to share some exclusive pictures with us. (Sidebar: Amber Rose is really the only person who can get away with wearing dark shades in the club.)

See who Russell got pics of after the jump.

The birthday boy, Lyor Cohen, looks like he’s having a good time.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon coupled up

Supermodel, Veronica Webb, and her boo, Cory Booker

Here is what went down inside of the party, according to Global Grind:

Last night Russell told me his lifelong partner Lyor Cohen celebrated his 50 birthday. Dj Cassidy was on the turntables. Trey Songz performed while Jay-Z, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Liles, Mayor Cory Booker and Veronica Webb along with many business leaders, artists and politicians attended and everyone had great time. It’s such a cool thing to see friends hang out and enjoy them self and last night we got the chance to see two life long friends and business partners celebrate life. Russell Simmons tweeted some images and words from Lyor’s birthday party thrown by Lyor’s beautiful girlfriend Tory Burch.

Nice. Oh, to be a fly on that wall…

Kanye and Lady Gaga “Fame Kills” Tour Canceled

Aura — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:07:04 +0000

Yes, sad but true. LiveNation announced tonight that the “Fame Kills” Tour starring two “fab” faves, Kanye West and Lady Gaga, has officially been canceled. No one knows the reason behind this, but people are speculating that Lady Gaga pulled out of the tour.

Everyone, please keep a close watch on Kanye. We’re worried about him.

In case you missed it, check out the official, somewhat erotic, promo video featuring a topless Lady Gaga below.

New Videos from Drake, Melanie Fiona, Amerie and Birdman

Ian Jarrell — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:29:07 +0000

Drake has put an all-star line up together for his song “Forever”. Kanye West, Eminem, and Lil Wayne all blessed the track for the soundtrack to Lebron James documentary “More Than Game“. The video was shot down in Miami and directed by Hype Williams (of course)…

Check it out after the jump, along with new videos from Melanie Fiona, Amerie and Birdman…

Melanie Fiona dropped her video for her hot new single “It Kills Me” on the net, and also debuted it on 106 and Park last night. The slow ballad is HOT, and the video features sexy Latin actor, Adam Rodriguez, from CSI: Miami and Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Melanie’s album “The Bridge” has a new release date of November 3rd, 2009.

The lovely Amerie is back with a new video for her single, “Heard Em All”. She is dancing, looking great, and giving us a bit of drama in the clip. Amerie’s album also drops on November 3rd, and it looks like she and Melanie Fiona will be battling for that top spot.

Lastly, Birdman dropped a video last night for his song “Money to Blow”, featuring Drake and Lil’ Wayne. The vid definitely could of been better, but check it out for yourselves.

Yeezy Loves the Kids

Rancorbo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:08:02 +0000

Today, Nike is hosting an auction to benefit the children of Portland, Oregon’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Nike is auctioning off two pairs of one-of-a-kind sneakers, one being a black Nike with a leather upper and the Jordan VI bottom, but with the Jumpman logo- the only time this will EVER happen! And the second, the Air Yeezy’s ‘Ye himself wore to the 50th annual Grammy Awards.

Both auctions will end today at 7:30pm PST, but have your money ready because they’re not going for any regular sneaker store price. One of the auctions is already $7400 USD and the other at $16,300 USD. After last weeks stunt at the VMAs, a little penance is definitely the right thing for Kanye to do.

All photos courtesy of Kanye’s Blog

Video: Lupe Fiasco Performs “Superstar” at Governor’s Island + Kanye & Lady Gaga Tour Dates

Aura — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:37:10 +0000

How did we miss this?

Lupe did his thing at Governor’s Island over the weekend. Wish we could have made it out there.

Also, for those that were wondering, Kanye and Lady Gaga DID NOT cancel their “Fame Kills” tour. Yes!
Although they’re not stopping in the immediate NYC area, they will be making a stop in Buffalo and Jersey. Guess we’ll have to settle for that.

Check out Lupe’s performance and Kanye & Gaga’s tour dates when you continue reading.

Lupe Fiasco performs “Superstar” at Governor’s Island:

Kanye West and Lady Gaga Fame Kills tour dates:

» 11/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
» 11/11 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
» 11/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
» 11/15 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
» 11/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» 11/18 – Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
» 11/19 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
» 11/24 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
» 11/26 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
» 11/28 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
» 11/29 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
» 12/2 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
» 12/4 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
» 12/ 9 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
» 12/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
» 12/12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex
» 12/13 – Norfolk, VA @ Scope
» 12/16 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
» 12/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
» 12/19 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
» 12/20 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
» 12/22 – East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center
» 12/26 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
» 12/30 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
» 1/3 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
» 1/6 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
» 1/8 – Ottawa, ON@ Scotiabank Place
» 1/11 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Center
» 1/14 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
» 1/16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
» 1/21 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
» 1/22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» 1/24 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

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Jay-Z Defends His “Little Brother” Kanye

Aura — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:22:41 +0000

Kanye West has been having a pretty bad week as a result of his actions during this year’s MTV VMAs. (You know what we’re talking about). In fact, even President Obama has weighed in on the situation, calling ‘Ye a “Jackass”.

However, he has since apologized several times, and we feel that he is truly sorry and didn’t mean any harm. We all know he’s a very passionate person that sometimes doesn’t think before he says or does certain things; yet, people are practically burning him at the stake.

In regard to West’s behavior, Kanye’s “big brother” Jay-Z finally gave his two cents, and said that of course it was “rude”, but added: “He didn’t kill anybody”.

“Of course it was rude because it was her moment but that’s the way he really felt.”

“I think it was rude but the way they’re treating him… He’s on the cover of every paper. He didn’t kill anybody. No one got harmed.”

Jay is right. ‘Ye apologized about 4 times already. The media just needs to give it a rest. True, certain memes and blogs are hilarious, but we’re all pretty much over it.

Update: Audio of the full interview below via Nigel D

Source

BET Hip Hop Award Nominations

Ian Jarrell — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:48:51 +0000

After all the hype about the VMAs, BET is back with another one of their award specials. The BET Hip Hop Awards celebrates all things Hip-Hop. They even have an award for Best Hip-Hop Blog. Kanye West is ahead of the pack leading with nine nominations include MVP of the Year, Best Live Performer and Lyricist of the Year.

Right behind Ye’ is Lil Wayne and Jay-Z with seven nods each. Drake is nominated for a few awards, which we are pretty hype about. The BET Hip Hop Awards will be hosted by Mike Epps and are slated to air October 27 at 8pm.

Full nomination list and our picks after the jump..

Best Hip-Hop Collabo
Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana – Pop Champagne
Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino – Mrs. Officer
Rick Ross f/ John Legend – Magnificent
T.I. f/ Rihanna – Live Your Life
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West – Put On

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
Ron Browz
Cool & Dre
Tha Bizness
T-Pain
Kanye West

Track of the Year
Day “N” Nite – Kid Cudi
D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) – Jay-Z
Every Girl – Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine)
Live Your Life – T.I. f/ Rihanna Turn My Swag On – Soulja Boy Tell’em

CD of the Year
Eminem – Relapse
Q-Tip – The Renaissance
T.I. – Paper Trail
Kanye West – 808 & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy – The Recession

Rookie of the Year
B.O.B.
Dorrough
Drake
Kid Cudi
Wale

Best Hip-Hop Video
Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job
Eminem – We Made You
Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)
Kid Cudi – Day “N” Nite
T.I. f/ Rihanna – Live Your Life

MVP of the Year
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West

DJ of the Year
DJ AM
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Tony Neal
DJ Greg Street

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Kid Cudi
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy Tell’em
Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Blog Site
All Hip Hop
Nah Right
SOHH
This Is 50
World Star Hip Hop

People’s Champ (Viewers Choice)
Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job
Fabolous f/ The-Dream – Throw It In The Bag
Kid Cudi – Day “N” Nite
Soulja Boy Tell’em – Turn My Swag On
Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy – Amazing

Who Looks More Fab? Amber Rose or Alexis Phifer At US Weekly’s Event

Aura — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:49:05 +0000

US Weekly hosted their annual “25 Most Stylish New Yorkers” event last night, and of course, this brought out some of the city’s most fashionable fab females. Celebs such as Alicia Keys, Martha Stewart, model Christie Brinkley, a few of the ‘Real NYC Housewives‘, Sherri Shepard, Kat Deluna, and more attended.

However, what stood out the most to us was that Kanye West’s ex-fiance, Alexis Phifer, and his current boo, Amber Rose were both in attendance. We wonder if they spoke to each other, or even traded notes. You know we have to be messy sometimes

They both rocked interesting looks on the red carpet, but the question is…who looked more fab? Check out their looks after the jump.

Amber’s look

Alexis’ look

Who worked the red carpet the best?