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R. Kelly is coming to NYC, Will You Support Him?

Tini — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:48:49 +0000

R. Kelly is kicking off his East Coast tour in early October. He’ll be passing through New York City (Wamu Theatre at Madison Square Garden) on the 16th and 17th of next month. We won’t be attending this concert. It’s kind of hard to support a grown man who sings about relations with ——, you know what? Let’s not even go there.

If you have any plans on hitting up this concert, good for you! Let us know if you enjoyed it .

Happy Birthday Michael Jackson! Celebrate His Life Today in NYC!

Aura — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:10:27 +0000

Even in the rain, it looks like thousands of people are at Prospect Park today celebrating Michael Jackson’s life and legacy. (Photo courtesy of Barclay7 on Twitter.)

We didn’t get a chance to make it to the park, but TONIGHT we will be at the Nokia Theatre for Q-Tip and Mark Ronson’s tribute party dancing the night away in his honor. Come join us! Click HERE for more info.

Below, check out Michael Jackson during happier times as he dances to R. Kelly’s “Ignition” in the car with good friend and director, Brett Ratner.

This clip is so classic!

Fab Friday Music Review: R. Kelly, Omarion, Drake

Tini — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:37:30 +0000

Its Friday and we would like to give you some of our favorite videos and new music that hit the internet this week. From Jay-Z’s long awaited video release, to Young Money’s dropped artist, Omarion, it’s been a good week full of new music.

We revealed to our readers the trailer to “Run This Town” last week and were pretty eager to see the full video.

Word has it Omarion got dropped from Young Money before he could even drop a single. Well, Omarion’s “I Get It In” ft Lil Wayne was leaked earlier this week.

R. Kelly is trying to make a comeback by putting ATL artist Keri Hilson on his single, “Number One.” The video was released earlier this week. R. Kelllyyy babay! (Thumbs DOWN). Keri sounds great on the track though!

We knew Jamie Foxx would be dropping a single with Drake when he was speaking so highly of him after the BET awards this year. Check out Fox’s “Digital Girl” ft. Drake, Kanye West and the Dream:

ATF Exclusive Interview: Sammie

Ian Jarrell — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:37:11 +0000

Time flies, child stars grow up, and it can be really hard for some of them to stay relevant while sticking to the same formula that they had when they first emerged on the scene. (Just ask Bow Wow). However, there are a few stars who make that trip to adult hood seem effortless. Sammie is one of those artist that has always been bubbling under the radar, and is growing into quite a young man. He just recently dropped a dope mixtape called “Swag & B Vol. 1“, and is still making his own lane while defining who he is as an artist.

In this interview, Sammie talks to us about working with Trey Songz, his views on females and relationships, and let’s us know who’s career he models his after…Check out the exclusive interview with Sammie under the fab hood…

ATF: Hey wassup Sammie

Sammie: How You doing Ian?

ATF: I’m good man. So what you been up to lately?

Sammie: Well I just did the song, Kiss Me Through the Phone with Soulja Boy. I have been working on my mixtape, Swag n B Vol. 1, with DJ Holiday. I got Cassidy on it, Yung Joc, Trey Songz, just to name a few. I’m just tryna expand as an artist and show a different side of me. I feel with this economy you have to give the people a free album before the actual album, so they can see how you coming. I am also working on my new album Coming Of Age also.

ATF: So what inspired you to want to do a mixtape? A lot of R&B guys don’t really go down that lane you know.

S: Yeah that’s the beauty of it. A lot of R&B dudes don’t do it because it takes talent. Not every R&B dude can do it. The main guy that you really know who does mixtapes and remixes is Trey Songz; aside from him you don’t really see a lot of guys doing it. You see, a lot of people don’t know I write, I’m not just a singer. I feel like I can creatively remix something that is already out on the radio and make it R&B. Me being young you have to challenge yourself. After putting out a few songs on twitter and getting a lot of positive feedback I just decided to put out a mixtape.

ATF: So you have worked with Soulja Boy and Trey Songz, and now they currently have a song out right now together. How was it working with both of them?

S: It was crazy man! Trey is like my big brother to be honest with you. A lot of people don’t know how gifted he is. He actually engineers and records himself. That’s something that I am learning to do. The chemistry like I was crazy. We bust the song out in less than an hour. And there not a lot of times you see two R&B guys collab and it be nothing but positive. It just makes sense ya know. He is more in that R.Kelly lane, and I think I am more in that pretty boy Usher lane. So I think it was a nice balance between the both of us. You know working with Soulja Boy was just dope. He already had “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” done with him singing on auto-tune, but he hated how he sounded. So he hit me up and I came through and knocked it out in 15 minutes. Fast forward a couple months later, we have the number one record in the country.

ATF: Speaking of Kiss Me Thru The Phone, is there anyone you are kissing through the phone these days?

S: (Laughs) Naw I’m single you know. So if there was a girl I was texting or kissing through the phone, she wouldn’t feel too special right about now. I do sometimes have that one person when I am out on the road that I miss. I think a lot of dudes can relate to that song, it just wasn’t for the females. But me I’m single, and my priorities are really God first, family, then music. As far as females you would have to be really understanding to really be involved with me.

ATF: What is the most special thing about a female to you?

S: Well for one we can’t live without them. It’s something about them being nurturing, and I just love everything about a woman. From the way she talks, the way she smells, to the way she carries herself. I notice that the girls that I actually go for have the same qualities that my mother has.

ATF: So now describe how Sammie is in a relationship?

S: When I am gone and really sprung over a girl, I can be a real R&B dude. You know I’ll send her flowers just because it’s Tuesday. I listen pretty well, she probably wouldn’t even have to ask for something you really want. I may here her talking to a friend about something, then I’ll go buy it. My job is just to make that girl happy, in any way shape, form, or fashion. I am like really ALL IN once I really dig a girl.

ATF: Okay so when was the last time you were in a serious relationship?

S: Like in 05, my senior year in high school. That was my first love, my first everything. That was when I like test the waters with the whole relationship thing and being in love.

ATF: So it’s been awhile for you I see. So how does a woman get at Sammie? How does a female get your attention?

S: Just don’t pay me any attention. If you see me in the club and you see a bunch of girls trying to get at me and u don’t pay me no mind. That’s the woman that will get me. Since I was like 12 I never really had to approach women, just from me being on television they come to me.

Name Game/Favorite Things

Favorite Record Right Now: R.Kelly – Number One featuring Keri Hilson

Favorite Female Artist of Right Now: Keri Hilson

Favorite R&B Male Artist of Right Now: Trey Songz

Dream Producer to Work with: Polow Da Don

ATF: Whose career do you mock yours after?

S: I am following the Usher blue print, he is one of the only R&B artist that is still relevant today that actually came from a child star like myself, to be the grown man that he is today. That’s really the formula I am tryna follow. He really set the path for other R&B cats of my era. You know I didn’t grow up watching Michael Jackson, I watched usher. Usher grew up watching Mike, but Usher is my MJ you see.

You Can download Sammie’s new mixtape here

Interview Conducted by Ian Jarrell

Interview Conducted by Ian Jarrell

R. Kelly Tried To Postpone Trial

Steph — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:03:55 +0000

Is he serious? R. Kelly tried today to postpone his trial in Chicago due to a recent “torrent of publicity” surrounding the case, which they feel could have a negative effect on the trial’s outcome. But a Chicago, Illinois judge dismissed Kelly’s attorneys’ request. Come on they postponed it 6 years and he wants to postpone it again. Get outta here.

R. Kelly Trial Starts On Friday

Steph — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:01:49 +0000

After six years of repeated delays R. Kelly Trial is set to begin Friday in Chicago. He is on trial for a sex tape that was released showing R. Kelly and an alleged 13 years old girl. The victim is now 23 years old and claims that is not her in the video. Kelly could face up to 15 years if convicted. This is not R. Kellys

Kelly has settled three lawsuits accusing him of having sex with underage girls, filed in 1997, 2001 and 2002. In the third suit, the woman claimed that she began having sex with Kelly when she was 16, and that he forced her to have an abortion.

In 2003, Kelly was arrested in Florida on child pornography charges after investigators said they found photos of him having sex with a girl. Charges were dropped after a judge ruled detectives illegally seized the photographs from a digital camera in his home.

Documents show Kelly secretly married the singer Aaliyah in 1994, when she was 15. The marriage later was annulled by her parents; Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001.