Nicki Minaj silences her critics on the fiery title track from her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, in stores April 3. “I laugh at hopefuls/ Nicki pop, only thing that’s pop is my endorsement opp,” raps Young Money’s First Lady before Weezy gets it in on his verse. Check it out.
Nicki Minaj’s dreams of being in Vogue have come true. While she didn’t score the cover of the fashion magazine, the “Starships” rapper does appear inside the March issue.
The 29-year-old Barbie turns a shade of blue, modeling a curly pink wig, long eyelashes, and a fuchsia dress in the striking photo shot by famed photographed Steven Klein.
In the article, she shares her early career aspirations. “A huge part of me wanted to be a lawyer!” says Nicki, who is a fan of “Forensic Files” and “Judge Judy.” “I would do a really good job as a prosecutor.”
She also admits to previously spending $50,000 a month on designer shoes and bags. “Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes,” she reveals. “I bought tons of Vuitton bags. When you’re a young girl from Queens, you’re going to stock up on those bags.”
But she doesn’t want to be known as just a glamour girl and has plans to launch a foundation for young women. “The Nicki Minaj girl is a fun, artsy girl who can become a fierce force to be reckoned with on Wall Street!” she explains. “They hang on my every word, so I tell them, go to school, be ambitious. The worst position is to be financially dependent on the man.”
The-Dream hit up MTV’s Rapfix to clear the air about his participation in facilitating Rihanna’s controversial “Birthday Cake (Remix)” with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
The-Dream revealed it was Rihanna’s idea to put Chris on her Talk That Talk banger.
“Rihanna called saying “I think I’m gonna put Chris on it,” I don’t know which Chris you talkin’ about, but OK, cool, whatever you say. When she raised the question to me, I know she’s not crazy. So my thought was you’ve been thinking about this, you’ve already thought it out, so evidently you know what reaction you gonna get.”
Rihanna and Chris Brown’s love affair has been front-page news and headline-worthy since there was an inclination of a reunion. Then, “Birthday Cake (Remix)” dropped and everyone’s suspicions were confirmed.
When asked about the obvious issue of domestic violence and Rihanna and Chris’ relationship, The-Dream said:
“I think he understands what happened. I don’t think he’s brushing it off. Most of the time when I see him doing something it’s out of defense of whatever it is. The defense comes from “I know that wasn’t cool and I understand that.” If something were really wrong with him he wouldn’t know, and then he’d be a little off, but he’s not. He was a kid, and she was a kid when this happened. Sometimes in music we forget that also, the normal rules of how life goes don’t really apply to artists when they get into this business. The rules of how life works are stripped from you.”
Music is not the only thing Brandy and Monica are collaborating on. Following the release of their first record in 14 years, the former rivals are eyeing a joint tour for the summer.
Monica shared the news during an interview with Hot 93.7’s Jenny Boom Boom. “We’re dedicated to a tour in the summer,” she revealed.
They’ve put aside their differences and recently shot a video for their Rico Love-produced single “It All Belongs to Me,” which will appear on both of their upcoming albums. “Looking back at it, it was so silly and so juvenile that we’re dedicated to this song in a different way,” said Monica.
While nothing has been finalized, they’re optimistic that the tour will come to fruition. “We’re working on that now and trying to find different sponsors and people that will get us in the cities we feel like we should be in, so it’s not just as easy as saying it, but we’re actually putting forth the effort to try and make sure it happens.”
When “The Boy Is Mine” was released in 1998, they were unable to enjoy their success together. “We’re dedicated to this song in a different way because now we’re old enough to know that there’s strength in unity and there’s strength in numbers, so us coming together is actually enjoyable now,” explained Mo. “We both have kids, we talk about them, we have a good time—we didn’t do that the first time. We never experienced ‘The Boy Is Mine.’”
Monica’s seventh album New Life is due April 10, while Brandy’s RCA/Chameleon Records debut is scheduled for a May release.
Say what you want about the force that is Beyonce, but her grind never dies. She is gearing up for the 2012 Spring/Summer Collection of her multi-million dollar clothing line House of Dereon with the help of her mother Tina Knowles. She is also set to begin work on the remake of “A Star is Born,” directed by Clint Eastwood. It is also said that she is working on two new albums, posssibly the soundtrack to the movie. Check out the promo vid for the clothing line and a few shots from her latest impromptu photoshoot with photographer Atsuko Tanaka.
SWV released the video for their new single “Co-Sign,” the video will satisfy the ladies return as they put the finishing touches on their new album ‘I Missed Us.‘
Rihanna was a show stopper in a glittery Givenchy gown while walking the red carpet at the BRIT Awards 2012 in London on Tuesday (Feb. 21). The blonde pop starlet picked up the award for International Female Solo Artist for the second year in a row, thanking her fans for their continued support.
“At times when I feel misunderstood, my fans always remind me that it’s OK to be myself and I’ll never forget you for that,” said RiRi while accepting her award.
Mariah Carey shared her joy and pain during an interview with Robin Roberts on Tuesday’s “Good Morning America,” where she discussed the passing of Whitney Houston, her husband’s health, Dem Babies, and new music. In honor of American Heart Month, the Jenny spokeswoman debuted a black-and-white PSA to create awareness for heart disease.
After attending Houston’s homegoing service over the weekend, the pop diva had a difficult time speaking about the loss of her friend and collaborator, who she dueted with on the Oscar-winning song “When You Believe.”
“I’m almost incapable of talking about this still,” said Mariah, dressed in black. “It’s very heavy emotionally, especially just looking at that little bit of [footage] of us together, but it was great. And I don’t think people could ever understand our relationship. There was always this supposed rivalry in the beginning and then we did the duet and we became friends and I saw her towards the end and I loved her. We all were inspired by her and we all loved her. May she rest in peace and her legend’s gonna go on forever.”
She also expressed her support for Nick Cannon’s decision to leave his radio show after suffering from kidney trouble. “The best thing I think was the choice that he made to leave the radio and to just focus on ‘America’s Got Talent’and ‘Up All Night,’” she said. “It was just something that hit us really hard at the top of the year.”
But Roc and Roe’s father is making an effort to improve his health. “Now he is doing better. He’s a young, healthy person and it’s about changing the lifestyle. Again, it’s just a lifestyle choice, just an awareness of what can really happen to you no matter how young or in great shape you are.”
Mariah also revealed that she is working on new music, possibly inspired by recent events. “I’m trying to get this song done next week and I’m gonna see if it happens,” she said. “It just happened and I feel like it’s appropriate for the moment right now.”
European tour dates for Jay Z & Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’tour has been confirmed. If I could I definitely would fly to the UK to experience Watch The Throne one last time. That has to be the best show I’ve seen in all my days on this earth besides a few others I have been privy to experience. Check out the dates below:
MAY 2012
Sunday 20 O2 Arena London
Thursday 24 Zurich Hellenstadion, Switzerland
Saturday 26 Herning Arena, Denmark
Monday 28 Oslo Telenor Arena, Norway
Tuesday 29 Stockholm The Globe, Sweden
JUNE 2012
Friday 1st – Paris Bercy, France
Saturday 2nd – Paris Bercy, France
Sunday 3rd – Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium
Tuesday 5th – Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Friday 8th – Dublin O2 Arena, Ireland
Monday 11th – Manchester, UK – MEN Arena
Wednesday 13th – Birmingham, UK – LG Arena
Rihanna and Chris Brown sent shockwaves across the Internet with speculation about their remix to “Birthday Cake,” but that’s not the only surprise they were cooking up. RiRi returns the favor to her ex by adding her vocals to his club anthem “Turn Up the Music.” “Turn up the music ’cause I feel a lil’ turned on/ Turn up the music, fill me up and take me down,” she sings.
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