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Wednesday, 6 July 2011

New Music: Future f/ Drake – ‘Tony Montana (Remix)’

Drake gets on his gangsta flow on the remix to Future’s single “Tony Montana” named after Al Pacino’s character in Scarface. “I swear young women are lost these days, but older women dig me/ Fu**in’ women that knew Biggie so it really ain’t no biggie,” spits October’s Very Own. “And shout out to Toronto bitch, I’m Tony in my city.”

Mariah Carey Makes a Move in Manhattan

Mariah Carey was spotted for the first time in public since giving birth to her twins, Monroe and Moroccan, in late April. The new mom was swarmed by photographers on the streets of New York City as she was whisked out of a taxi and into her apartment building by an entourage including her personal trainer and assistant. Wearing a black tracksuit and sunglasses, the songbird smiled despite the crush of paparazzi.

Nick Cannon recently revealed that his wife is plotting her next album. “She’s been truly inspired by [motherhood] and she can’t wait to get back into the studio,” he told Rap-Up.com. “She’s already been doing some preliminary work and meeting with a lot of producers and has tons of ideas, so I guarantee you can expect something soon.”

New Music: Nicki Minaj – ‘We Miss You’

Nicki Minaj remembers a lost loved one on the poignant “We Miss You.” While the song is reportedly an old recording, the timing is uncanny considering the tragic passing of her cousin earlier this week. “Why’d you have to leave in July on a peaceful and serene summer night?” she eerily asks. “I’ll never love again.”

In other Nicki news, E! will air a one-hour special chronicling the hip-hop superstar’s rise to fame on July 13 at 10 p.m. The special features new interviews with Minaj along with her mother, father, Lil Wayne, and Swizz Beatz

Monday, 4 July 2011

Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz Close Out ESSENCE Music Festival

The ESSENCE Music Festival came to a close on Sunday with headliner Mary J. Blige. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul reigned over the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans with a retrospective of her hits, ranging from “Real Love” to “The One.” Earlier in the evening, Trey Songz catered to the mostly female audience with his sexy set and New Edition reunited onstage for the first time since 1996. Other acts on the final day’s lineup included Kelly Price, MC Lyte, and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.

50 CENT ENLISTS BOI-1DA, JUST BLAZE, & ALEX DA KID FOR NEW ALBUM

50 Cent is getting closer and closer to releasing his fifth album. In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid on SiriusXM’s Shade 45, the notorious rapper shared some of the hitmakers who have added their platinum touch to the project.

The hip-hop mogul has recorded 43 songs for the LP, which is no longer called Black Magic. “I can’t wait till my album comes out. I think things will shift,” said 50, who turns 36 this week. “Everybody who fell in love with what I fell in love with in hip-hop will respond to it because it’s got the right tones on it.”

In addition to the first offering “Outlaw,” produced by Cardiak, 50 has worked with Boi-1da, Alex Da Kid, Just Blaze, and Eminem. “I did four songs in Detroit with Em. I did two with Just Blaze, a Boi-1da joint, and I did something with Alex Da Kid. I got some heat.”

The Eminem-assisted tracks will appeal to a variety of listeners. “We made two that are definite singles and the other two are the kinds of records that we been making, more aimed at my core audience, more aggressive, more of a different kind of energy to it,” he explained.

When asked how he chooses his singles, his response was simple. “I say, which one makes me feel good when I hear it? That’s the one I’m keeping.”

NEW MUSIC: BRITNEY SPEARS F/ R. KELLY – ‘TILL THE WORLD ENDS (REMIX)’

R. Kelly joins the party on the remix to his labelmate Britney Spears’ hit single “Till the World Ends.” Kellz, who’s currently on his nationwide “Love Letter” tour, keeps most of the beat intact, adding his own bubbly verse. “Slide up in this club, this beat’s got me in love,” he sings through a digital filter, climaxing with some high notes at the end. The party don’t stop.