Lil Mama Acted A Fool At The VMAs!

Tonight, on the VMA's people were just acting really crazy! Jay Z and Alicia Keys are doing a great performance doing the new New York anthem, "Empire State of Mind" and out of nowhere at the end of performance, Lil Mama is standing there posing......

Not sure if this was apart of the performance so my question to Lil Mama is WHY? Why did you do that? If you didn't know, Twitter spares no one, immediately after her stunt she became a trending topic.

Maybe it was a publicity stunt, either way Lil Mama I think you and Kanye should get it together!

-Mez

Kanye West Acts A Fool At The VMAs!

Kanye West has done it again, act a fool that is. Tonight, on MTV's VMA Awards (which were pretty *yawn* if you ask me, the only thing that kept it so entertaining was the drama with Kanye and the constant outfit changes from Lady Gaga), Kanye snatches the mic from Taylor Swift who won "Best Video Award," over Beyonce. He jumped on the stage, took the mic and said no disrespect to Taylor Swift but Beyonce was better. Now, even though MANY of us were thinking the same thing, his ignorance was uncalled for. Kanye, you need a good ole' fashion butt whooping! The kind, when your mother, grandmother sends you out in the backyard to go get them a switch! Twitter went crazy over the Kanye-Taylor situation! Concrete Loop, did inform us that Kanye had been drinking Hennesey all night, so perhaps he was intoxicated (still no excuse). Kanye and Amber Rose were both asked to leave the awards.

However, BIG UPS to Hov's wifey, Beyonce for being such a classy lady and calling Taylor Swift back on the stage to give her acceptance speech. That was a class act and speaks wonders about Beyonce's character and makes Kanye look like a donkey! Kanye, get it together quickly sir. You were entertaining tonight, but let's stop the madness. By the way, was it just me or was Amber Rose a bit off tonight? She seemed in space and didn't look her usual fab self! Here's a clip below:



Later on, Kanye did post an apology to his fans and to Taylor Swift!


What a night. The VMAs were nothing but drama!

P.S. Did ya'll see Lady Gaga's crazy a#$? What is wrong with her? She had 6 outfit changes that all screamed out PUT HER IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION!!

-Mez

Jay-Z And Wifey Beyonce/ Blueprint 3 Leaks

I get on Twitter today just to see that everyone and their mamas has something to say about Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, since it apparently leaked all over the net. I refuse to listen to it until it drops September 11th and I won't be so quick to believe that it's whack (as I saw some say on Twitter). What people fail to realize, is that your not going to get another Reasonable Doubt, Jay and his music has evolved. Only a real music lover would know that (and a TRUE Jay fan).

But check out Jay and his wifey, Beyonce, I am going to agree with Necole Bitchie, she has been looking quite "wifey" lately either way she still is looking fab!



-Mez

Jay Z On Cover of XXL/Bill O'Reilly Responds Back to Jay-Z's "Off That"

Jay-Z graces the cover of XXL and discusses the meaning behind "D.O.A." and responds to critics:

“I’m not hating on young people. Like, when people say that, I’m like, What are you talking about? It’s just stupid. I’m not hating on young people… I’m not Bill Russell, [saying] Michael Jordan ain’t shit. I’m saying Lil Wayne and Kanye are like LeBron and Kobe. My job as someone at the forefront of the game is to leave it in a better position than when I came in. Same way that Russell [Simmons] left it to me. ‘Cause this thing saved my life. Literally. So I have a responsibility to it karmically. And after that it’s on you. I did my part. I made ‘D.O.A.’ I said it. I made the statement. I made the push. Here, y’all take it from here.”

Bill O'Reilly fires back at Jay-Z....take a look




Didn't know O'Reilly was a Jay- Z fan (being sarcastic)... he must be awaiting the album dropping, too. Who know guys like O'Reilly scope out rappers' lyrics. smh

Oprah on Jay-Z And Marcy Project's Tour

Hmm... Jay-Z made quite and impact on Oprah, I see.


-Mez

Jay Z Takes Oprah to Marcy Projects (PHOTOS)/ Rocawear Shoot With Spike Lee

What can't Jay Z do? Reports indicate that Sunday Jay Z (and Rihanna was present) took Oprah and her camera crew around Marcy Projects were he grew up for an upcoming segment on her show. Now remember Oprah had once banned rappers from her show, perhaps she has had second thoughts. Guess Oprah doesn't hate ALL rappers!





It's good to see that Jay Z has never forgotten where he came from, and still goes back to Marcy projects! Some of these other artists should follow suit behind him.

Check out Jay Z's photos from Rocawear shoot with Spike Lee.









-Mez

Meet J Cole : The Other Light-Skinned Rapper: Honey Mag Exclusive Interview

If you haven't got the chance to hear any of North Carolina rapper, J Cole's tracks, let me strongly suggest that you immediately go hear some of his stuff. His lyrics, music is just dope. J Cole is the first signee to Roc Nation so keep your ear out, you will be hearing a lot from him soon. Honey Magazine did an exclusive interview with the rapper, check it out:


Honey Magazine: You were grinding for a minute, but a couple years back your name was the Therapist. Why the switch?
J Cole:Here’s the story. Back when I was like 13, we used to call three-way. It’d be like six niggas on the phone looking for rap names…

Hitting up that thesaurus pretty hard?
J Cole:Not even, niggas was straight flipping through a dictionary! Like “Can I be the fucking chiropractor,” (laughs). Nothing was sticking and I looked towards my mentors for help and one of them, suggested Therapist. I actually loved the name, but as I got older, it started to be corny to me. It felt like a wrestler.

Ha! On some alter-ego shit?
J Cole:Exactly. The name J. Cole, is still a rap character in it’s own, but it’s closer to myself than the Therapist could ever be. I decided about 3, 4 years ago to make that switch.

Seems like a good choice. You worked on The Warm Up for about the time some might take on their albums. Is that amount of effort comparable to starting an album?
J Cole:It’s like the difference between practice and a game. And I felt like I practiced hard as fuck. So now when I’m in the game, its a couple notches more serious and harder, but I’m more prepared because I didn’t practice like a slouch. I’m just early in the album stages so I don’t know entirely what it’s going to bring, but I know I’m ready.

It’s funny that you compare it to sports, because a lot of rappers put their “practices” on the web. But you started off taking a bit more of the traditional route. If you could, would you have gone back and tried pushing harder on the blogs?
J Cole:Nah, I think the way I did it was perfect. I’m not going to say that’s the way I had planned, but that’s the way I believed in. I saw it as you’re supposed to put your best foot forth at all times. So I stuck to my guns. I put out one mixtape before I got my deal. My second mixtape came after. You see what I’m saying? I got my deal based strictly off the music.

How do you think that benefits you?
J Cole:I’m like a mystery. If I was one of these rappers heavy on the blogs, but without a deal and had gotten signed with Jay-Z, it wouldn’t have caused the same effect. People would’ve just been like “Oh, that’s what’s up. He’s been grinding for a minute. Rather than, “Who’s that?”

True. Speaking of Hov, Wale was recently interviewed in VIBE saying he gets to talk to Jay more than anyone else. As Roc Nation’s first artist, what’s your relationship like with him?
J Cole:I don’t even speak to him close to that much. I’m all about…you earn shit. Even though I signed that deal, you ain’t going to catch me in every picture throwing up…

A Roc sign?
J Cole:Yeah and just eating off that brand. That time is going to come. They put in years worth of work to build that up and it would be phony for me to just come in because I got signed and now the next day I’m so Roc’d out. Nah. You have to earn the right to be Jay’s friend. He has to be impressed with you as a person. He’s not obligated to hang out with you now that you’re signed to his label. I mean a year from now who knows what shit will be like. So I speak to Jay when it’s necessary and when it’s appropriate.

Yeah, I guess it’s all about just being patient with the levels of hierarchy…
J Cole:Yeah, definitely. A deal means nothing. A deal is just saying I believe in you. Now show me what you got. But you know, we’re not friends, yet (laughs).

Got you (laughs). It’s noticeable that thus far you haven’t been into having any big names on your songs. Does that go back to earning your way again?
J Cole:It is. Actually, it’s not even that I need to earn it, well it kind of is. I just gotta establish my shit first. Not even on some earnest shit, I just want people to know that when it came down to it, I didn’t really need anyone but myself. Now of course you need a strong team, you need other like-minded musicians around you, but I don’t want to be one of those rappers who runs to X, Y, Z.

You don’t want to look like the kid with crutches.
J Cole:Exactly. And that’s the thing. I’m capable. If I can do it all on my own, why wouldn’t I?

It seems that one of The Warm Up’s themes is this whole “Back then they didn’t want me/ Now I’m hot they all on me.” Does that pertain to women too?
J Cole:Honestly, I never really felt like I was the kind of nigga who couldn’t get girls or something. Of course now it’s like some girls I didn’t even know are trying to get at me. There’s certain people hitting me up that wasn’t hitting me up before. A certain girl will poke me on Facebook (laughs). It’s not drastic, but maybe because I’m not using it to my advantage.

Would you rather be with the girl who had all your lyrics memorized or would you rather be with a girl who didn’t know shit about you?
J Cole:I’m definitely picking the girl who doesn’t know shit about me, but the problem is I don’t trust. Right now I’m nobody, but if years from now I’m hot and a girl told me she didn’t know me I would just think she’s trying to play me. But when I meet people, even beyond girls, I never bring up that I’m a rapper. I hate to say that.

Why you say that?
J Cole:It just brings out these certain judgments. End of the day though, I gotta make sure a girl ain’t fucking with me because of my status… not that I have a status yet, but you know (laughs).

Yeah, I know (laughs). That being said, someone who does seem to have that problem now is Drake. A lot of people compare you guys. What do you think are the similarities and differences?
J Cole:We’re similar in the fact that our subject matter is authentic. I think the things that he’s saying very much represent him. We’re different in the fact that right now in my career I’m less concerned with material shit. No disrespect to him, but I feel like my subject matter is a little bit more broad and deeper. But, another difference is, he knows how to make a hit record. I ain’t got no hit records yet. I haven’t proven that. He’s proven that on several different occasions.

Having faith that the hit records will come, when will you feel like you’ve reached success?
J Cole:Man, I’ve been pondering this recently. My measure of success is so much greater than numbers. The word is “long-term.” I can’t even measure it till say five years from now when I ask, “Did I drop classic albums? Did I remain consistent?” That’s why I can’t put a number on what I want my first week sales to be. It’s so fucking past that.

Interview Courtesy of Honey Magazine.

Who would you take J Cole or Drake?

-Mez

Photos from Jay Z's NEW "Run This Town" Video with Rihanna and Kanye West

Check out the pictures from Jay Z's new video "Run This Town" feat. Rihanna and Kanye West... These are some hot pictures!














-Mez

20 Questions

1. Do you think both Lauren London and Nivea will have combined baby showers? I mean Lil' Wayne did father BOTH of their babies, allegedly.



2. Is Chris Brown capable of making a comeback or did the situation with Rihanna really end his career?
3. How in love are you with Jay Z feat Rihanna and Kanye West's Run This Town track?
4. How tired are you of celebrities bitching on Twitter? (Soulja Boy Tell Em, Stephan Marbury, Bow Wow, etc.)
5. Is Kelis paid or what.... and dang, Nas we didn't even know you had it like that to drop 55K a month.



6. Will America ever get tired of reality tv?
7. Why didn't people watch CNN's Black in America?
8. Who didn't see Kim and Reggie's break up?



9. I know where in the middle of a Recession so is American Express still handing out the exclusive Black cards?
10. How does a rapper tear his ACL twice in one month? (Drake)



11. Wouldn't you donate to Kim on Deseperate Housewives Atlanta's "I need a decent wig" fund?
12. Welcome back Michael Vick....you suffered enough, don't you agree?
13. All Laker fans, aren't you happy Lamar Odom is coming back? Is that a back to back Championship, I predict?
14. Hate that you love the Tiny and Toya Show?



15. Think that T.O.'s publicist Kita has a thing for him?
16. Don't you think that people made a big deal out of Solange Knowles' hair cut?
17. Are you patiently and anxiously awaiting Jay Z's Blueprint 3 album on September 11?
18. Will never get tired of hearing Drake's "Successful?"
19. Aren't you mad as hell they let the hood on Twitter and now we're getting trending topics like #wheretheydothatat #whatilooklike #ifuckswith
20. Think that Fabolous' album Loso's Way is definitely a classic?

Hot NEW Jay Z feat Rihanna & Kanye West

I'm bias I love Jay Z and I am counting down til the Blueprint 3 (September 11)! Check this new song out.... btw Kanye RIPS his verse,..and oh Rihanna isn't too bad either!

Boring Grammys!

Absolutely a bore. The most exciting thing about the Grammy was who actually didn't show up do to their own personal controversy, i.e. Rihanna and Chris Brown. It seems like the awards ceremony was longer than usual. I honestly believe that those in attendance watching this horrible Grammys were bored out of their minds. Highlights of the show: Jennifer Hudson's acceptance speech for R&B Album of the Year. Jennifer thanked "her family in heaven." Other key moments includes Swagga Like Us performance with Jay Z, T.I., Kanye West, Lil Wayne and the OHH SOO pregnant, MIA. Even though their performance was amazing, it still was not enough to make four or five hours of boredom turn into excitement. Huge yawn...I will not be watching next year!

Grammys 2009......

Excited? Yes and no. I love how beautiful the Grammy's are but hate how long they are. They always seem forever ending. Despite the length of the award ceremony what sure to be the talk the next morning is what celebrities stole the red carpet as their own and who should of never of walked out on the red carpet at all. And of course, people remember the performances. The infamous "Was she lip syncing?" or "She was just horrid!" But every year people look forward to these awards and look forward to seeing their favorite celebrity "maybe" take a Grammy home with them.

My Grammy Predictations
Record of the Year:MIA's "Paper Planes" not that I really think that this should be here but {so much here} Album of the Year:Lil' Wayne's Carter III you should not even have to ask questions about this....as much as we hate love it, every time I turned the radio or television on Mr. Lil' Wayne was surely on there!
Song of the Year:
Coldplay's Viva La Vida
Best New Artist:
Jazmine Sullivan It's almost as if it was overnight success for Jazmine Sullivan, her beautiful voice and yet powerful lyrics have captivated people everywhere. Lions, Tigers and Bears here's to you.
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Pink's So What
Best Dancing Recording
Rihanna's Disturbia Hands down, she is well deserving of this award.
Best R&B Song
Neyo's Miss Independent I can already tell you that this is going to lead to a controversy because Jennifer Hudson is going to win it. (really)
Best R&B Album
Jennifer Hudson's Spotlight
Best Rap Song:Lil Wayne's Lollipop As much as I want Jay-Z to win it......Best Rap AlbumJay Z American Gangster Jay Z is back at it again.