Young Jeezy falls on the wrong side of love in the dramatic mini-movie for “Leave You Alone,” his collaborative single with Ne-Yo off TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition. The Atlanta rapper gets involved in a dangerous love affair with a Latina beauty whose brothers run with a rival gang. She tries to keep their relationship a secret from her family, but one night she doesn’t come back and her protective brothers and father come looking for her.
Fourteen years after topping the charts with their Grammy-winning hit “The Boy Is Mine,” Brandy and Monica are back and better than ever in the Chris Robinson-directed video for “It All Belongs to Me.”
But they’re no longer the feuding teenagers from the ’90s. The divas join forces to kick their no-good men to the curb, reclaiming their pricey possessions including cars, clothes, and computers. And they look damn good doing it—dressed in designer wardrobes as they haul their stuff out of a fancy crib and take off.
“It is not anything like ‘The Boy Is Mine,’” Monica told Atlanta’s V-103. “At this point, this is where you’re taking your power back and we gon’ come together. This is totally different than that era and I hope it speaks to all the people who are making diss tracks and going hard on each other. Come together and watch the numbers move.”
The Rico Love-produced duet will appear on Monica’s seventh album New Life, due April 10, and Brandy’s RCA/Chameleon debut Two Eleven, coming this June.
The ladies look better than ever, and their voices are as crips and maturer unlike before. I think it’s a great look to see two staples in R&B music come together and keep the true essence of R&B music alive. Whitney taught them well!! Respect!!
T.I. is expanding his Grand Hustle family. The King of the South has signed Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, British MC Chipmunk (now known as just Chip), and Houston’s Trae Tha Truth to his label. He introduced the newest members of the Hustle Gang during an interview with MTV News.
Iggy, who Tip calls the “Igga Monster,” explained how she linked up with the head Hustler. “Tip reached out just to meet me, to say hello, and I found a position for him conveniently where he could be used, and he was fucking with it,” said the blonde bombshell, who will drop the first single from her debut The New Classic in 2-3 weeks.
But Tip tells a slightly different story. “Her exact words were, ‘It’s very smart of you to call me because I’m going to be smashing shit for quite some time now and no one will be able to breathe if you’re not on my team.’”
Chip has already made a name for himself overseas, but connected with T.I. to help expand his presence in the U.S. “Everyone was like, you’re young, you’re 21, someone just needs to dive in at the deep end in America and just try and bridge the gap a little bit more between the cultures musically,” he said. “Tip was rocking with what I was doing, so we just linked up.”
Rick Ross isn’t the only boss. Jennifer Hudson calls the shots in the video for the first single from the soundtrack to Think Like a Man featuring Ne-Yo and the Miami rap Don. The Grammy-winning singer knows how to handle her business and still remain a lady, running her company and showing off her svelte figure as she dances with her all-female staff in heels. She thwarts off comedian Kevin Hart’s advances, but falls for Ne-Yo’s charm.
“The concept is derived from the film and the thought process is that women need to always act like a lady and be a woman, but think like a man, take up for yourself and be strong,” explained director Chris Robinson.
J-Hud praised her male co-stars. “Ne-Yo has got to be the greatest songwriter of our generation,” she said, “and Rick Ross has everything—the street, that swag, he can kinda give you Biggie.”
Robin Thicke adds a touch of old Hollywood charm to the video for his Lil Wayne-assisted single “Pretty Lil’ Heart” off his fifth album Love After War. Mr. Thicke channels the late James Dean in the Marc Klasfeld-directed clip, which was filmed at a motel in the desert.
“The inspiration behind this song was really just about when you’re in a relationship and you’re faced with all the challenges of temptation and attraction to other people, how can you trust when you’re not with that other person [that] they’re doing you right?” said Thicke.
The cinematic visuals were inspired by classic films like Rebel Without a Cause and A Streetcar Named Desire. “I’m a big movie fan, especially of old movies,” he shared. “So I really wanted to embody a little bit of that old cinematic charm, the golden age of Hollywood, and try to capture a little bit of that and put it into some soul music.”
Mary J Blige sung the National Anthem at the 2012 All-Star game. What did you think?? Since Whitney Houston set the bar way high with her legendary performance of the anthem, it’s been kind of hard to match what she did. Other artists like Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, and Kelly Clarkson gave their own interpretations with the influence of Whitney. Checl out Mary below:
Taylor Gang’s First Lady LoLa Monroe heats up the streets of Hollywood in the video for “Stay Schemin’,” her freestyle over Rick Ross’ Rich Forever mixtape single. Dressed in all black with gold jewelry, the femcee bodies her bars in the city of stars. Don’t let the pretty face and massive booty fool ya. She got bars!
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.‘
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.”
After Whitney Houston’s infamous interview with Diane Sawyer back in 2003, she took to Wendy Williams radio show to discuss the rumors, accusations, and to fire back at Wendy for constantly talking about her. Pretty much she let Wendy have it, calling her nosey, a nasty bitch, and a few other choice words. Whitney also discussed her love for family, her breast implants, and the rumors that are not true. Take a listen:
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