Marsha Ambrosius readies her second single, “Far Away,” much to fan’s delight. The track comes from her hotly anticipated debut solo album, Late Nights & Early Mornings, lead by the single, “I Hope She Cheats On You.”
The track was produced by Just Blaze. Late Nights & Early Mornings is slated to release January 4th via J Records.
Check out this new Michelle Williams photo shoot featured in the November issue of Pride Magazine (UK). The singer, who was recently voted off the UK show, “Strictly Come Dancing,” is scheduled to go back into the studio early next year to start work on her next album.
BFFs Brandy and Kelly Rowland attended ‘Ne-yo & Friends’ VEVO-hosted bash at the Avalon in Hollywood last night. The R&B pair were also accompanied by Brandy’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy and brother Ray J. Kelly also took to the stage to perform some of her new music at the event. The question is, will we ever see it released next year?
Hip-Hop force Kanye West appears on the cover the December issue of Complex magazine. The superstar MC’s latest LP ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ hit stores today, and is poised to be one of the year’s biggest sellers.
I’m LOVIN’ this new CD, it definitely is top notch, from production to lyrical content, to overall artistic expression. That’s why he is one of my favorites, if not favorite rapper. Two Thumbs up!!!! #TeamKanye
A few pics from the American Music Awards which took place last night!!
Beyonce attended a screening of her ‘I Am…World Tour’ at the School of Visual Arts Theater in New York City.
T.I is featured on the cover of the December/January edition of VIBE magazine. In the issue the rapper discusses how he developed his addiction to prescription drugs and how he related to Eminem who once suffered from similar problems. Read the details below:
I’ve heard you mention how the good that you’ve done is easily forgotten. Do you feel that you’ve been treated unfairly?
If I place my value in the way humans treat me, then maybe. But they’re human, man―they can’t help themselves. They do that to people they know personally. So how can I expect them to treat me, only knowing me through television? They did that to Jesus. They did that to Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali. They did it to every great person you could possibly think of. When it was all good, they was with them. When things got bad, then they was against them.
But in this case things didn’t “get bad.” It’s something you did.
Let me just say this: [he sits up on the couch] If you look at a guy who came up, no pops in the house, moms on welfare, food stamps; started selling dope when he was 12, 13 years old, came up handling guns, being in shoot-outs; started going to jail when he was 15. In all of this chaos and this mischief and lawlessness, the person who was just in jail for machine guns and silencers turns his life around. And now you want to crucify him ―for what? Three pills. I mean, of course it’s wrong and unacceptable and inexcusable. No problem. But in the grand scheme of things, it’s rather petty.
It’s rather petty to hold someone’s feet to the fire for something so small when they have overcame things that were so big. All that could have been going wrong―if I was riding with more guns, or if I had gotten into a shoot-out and killed somebody, then I could see that. But just think about it. I’ve gotten it down to this much.
How did you get a drug habit?
I had a lot of work done to my teeth. Oral surgery, extractions, six, seven, eight root canals. Between January to February. As soon as I got out, I had a lot of stuff done. In the joint, you eat shit that is unhealthy for you. I had fillings that fell out and stuff that had to get dealt with. Of course for the pain they gave me oxycontin and hydrocodone. And, mind you, on October 13, 2007, I had cut off everything―weed, alcohol.
Then I get these pills and I start taking them for the pain at first. And then I’m like, Wait―this shit makes me feel good. And it’s legal. After the pain went away, I kept taking it. I had like five, six prescriptions. So I had, like 80 pills. Everybody else might have a drink or smoke a blunt, I took a pain pill. Times when I had 18-, 20-hour days, I’d take a pain pill. And eventually I developed―I guess―the beginning stages of dependence.
Have you talked to Eminem about addiction?
Sure. We got a record together, and we talked a lot. I asked him how he knew he was an addict. Basically if you put yourself in harm’s way… if you risk that, you’ve got to assume that there is something fundamentally wrong with your thought process. {Source}
With Kelly Rowland but one studio session away from completing her third solo album, the promotional ball for the project appears to be rolling once again. Case, point, example, this stunning new shot of the Destiny’s Child diva for the as the yet untitled LP (due next year). Ms. Rowland really is rocking this short do’. I like. Producers set to feature on the album include Darkchild, Tricky Stewart & The Dream, Rico Love, Ester Dean, Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Durpi. Roll on 2011!
Read T.I’s Open Letter Below:
“This experience is truly a pain I have never felt before and that’s saying a lot for a n*gga who’s been down locked up as many times as I have. I see this as a real ass whoopin’. The kind you don’t just go back outside to play afterwards. You take ya ass to bed and don’t come out of your room until it’s time to go to school.
I don’ t know what effect this will have on my life moving forward but I’m certainly sick and mother f*cking tired of going to jail, juve, prison, the pen, correctional facilities or whatever else you want to call it. I’d have been better off doing a 5-10 year bid one time than going in time and time again for days, weeks and months for the last 15 years of my life.
Even though it’s been a long road, I’m still standing, barely but nevertheless still standing. At one time I thought my motivation for continuing was for my fans, my partna Philant, my pops, my grandmama, even for the haters or the people I let down. But nah… I got to do this shit for me!!! I’ll be God damned if I’ve come all this way and made it through so much hell to let it go down like this! F*ck that! If an hour in the dark is worth a second in the sun then pass me my mother f*ckin’ shades cause I’m ready to cash my darkest hours in…ASAP!!!
A lot of folks had fathers or father figures in the house to raise them into manhood. I’m not trying to make any excuses for my situation but my father was a hustler that lived in New York. My uncle was a local big time dope boy turned 10 year federal inmate.
My mother and grandparents did the best they could but I found my manhood in the trap and in prison systems. But I found it. And nan one of mine will ever have to feel the cold tight grip of a handcuff or grace the presence of a jail cell if I can help it.
Over my dead body!
So if you can’t respect that you ain’t rocking with my movement then Fuck you dog! I know a bunch of mother f*ckers who are…..
– Love KING”
The song is taken from Jazmine’s sophomore LP ‘Love Me Back.’ Definitely, has a retro feel, and is one of those feel good songs. With Jazzy’s soulful – sugary delivery makes the song even more enjoyable. Make sure to pick up the singer’s new LP on November 29th!!
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