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| Britney Spears Explains Breakups, Breakdowns, Motherhood In 'For The Record' Posted: 01 Dec 2008 06:09 AM PST 'I'm not gonna sugarcoat it and say I was OK,' singer says of meltdown.
Britney Spears' life has been filled with speculation and scrutiny over the last few years. In "For the Record," a documentary that aired on MTV on Sunday night, the pop singer finally opened up about her life in the spotlight. "I have good days and I have bad days," she said in the special. "Sometimes it's too much." (Tell us what you thought of the documentary over on the Newsroom blog, or upload a video to YouRHere.MTV.com.)
No subject was off limits, and Spears talked about being a mom, her public breakdown and her breakups with Justin Timberlake and Kevin Federline. "For the Record" also gave an all-access pass to her return to the pop scene as she worked on promotion for her album Circus, which included video shoots for "Womanizer" and the title track. Explaining her breakdown, Spears said that she had let the wrong people into her life. "[It was] a really bad time in my life. ... I'm not gonna sugarcoat it and say I was OK," she admitted. "Maybe I had traumatic stress. I just remember I did not want to be at home. When I was in my car, I was driving and I was going somewhere." Despite the hard times, the singer said she tries not to let them get her down. "Normal is different for everybody," she said, later adding, "It could be a lot worse. There are people out there who have it a lot worse than I do." She also admitted that even though her life seems hectic, what with constantly being surrounded by assistants, handlers and the paparazzi, "I choose to be a happy person. If I have a bad day, I get angry with myself." Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, and her longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, were also featured in the documentary, as well the pop singer's mentor, Madonna. "I admire her as an artist," the Material Girl said, adding that she sees a lot of herself in the young singer. But Spears isn't just a pop star, she's also a mother to her two sons. And they are the people in her life that help her hold onto her faith. "I see my babies and say ... you have to believe in God," she said. "How can these two babies be here without there being a God?" At the end of the documentary, she said she hoped that people would understand that she's just like anybody else. "I love what I do. I love my babies," she said. "And I work really hard." She added, "It's weird. You can see the cruelest part of the world and then on the other side you see the most beautiful. ... But they're worth it. ... I've been to both places." In order to stay on that beautiful side, Spears said she's avoiding the people and things that hurt her: "Now I try to avoid situations from the past that may threaten me. ... I go through life like a Karate Kid." Related Videos Related Artists |
| Kanye West Inspires Lil Wayne; Notorious B.I.G. Performs With Big L: <i>Mixtape Monday</i> Posted: 01 Dec 2008 05:32 AM PST Plus: Chamillionaire drops a new mixtape just two months after his last one.
Artists: Notorious B.I.G. featuring Big L Representing: BK and Harlem Underground Tape: Live From Amsterdam 411: Shout-out to Cool Will C for sending us the link to this classic concert — who knows where he found this? We don't even know exactly where to point you to find this baby, but search the Net and it should pop up. Two undeniable MCs, Biggie and Big L, performing a concert in Amsterdam circa '95? You can't be serious. Hell yes, Christmas came early! Do we really need to give a huge explanation? Biggie and the whole M.A.F.I.A. doing their timeless cuts; Big L ripping the stage down solo until he brings out special guests Showbiz and A.G. — can we get a soul clap? (Also, we saw the film "Notorious." It's amazing! Everybody was on point, especially Gravy. You did Biggie and the Brooklyn right, Gravy!) Joints To Check For » "Who Shot Ya" by Notorious B.I.G. You can see and hear Biggie doing most of the big hits from the Ready to Die era — "Juicy," "Big Poppa," "Warning" — but you rarely get a chance to feel how he rocked "Who Shot Ya" live. Plus, it is your host, Shaheem Reid's, favorite Biggie song of all time. » "Ebonics" by Big L. L was no studio MC — not only was he lyrically blessed, homie had the ability to take his words off of wax and articulate them with fire live. Let's face it, some of our favorite rappers are straight dookie at a show. L had crazy breath control, riffing, "Cocaine is nose candy/ Cigarettes is bones/ A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox/ Fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cop/ And if you got rubbed, you got stuck." » "Day One" freestyle. L mixes lyrics we never heard with words we love — L fans, remember these rhymes? "What's this muthaf---in' rap game without L?/ Yo, that's like jewels without ice/ That's like China without rice/ Or the holy Bible without Christ/ Or the Bulls without Mike." True to the Harlem heavyweight's words, the game is missing something without him. 'Hood's Heavy Rotation: Bubbling Below The Radar » The Clipse - "Big Dreams" The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground Can somebody do something to impress Lil Wayne? Several weeks back, he told us that he loved the music that was out, but none of it really excited him, let alone pushed him to excel. Well, except one man: Kanye West. "I'm on there. I already did a song on there," Weezy said with a smile about 'Ye's 808s & Heartbreak. Weezy, who appears on "See You in My Nightmares," was very excited about the release of the album, which dropped last Monday. This week, we'll sit back and wait to see how big the numbers will be. " 'Ye is an innovator, so it's always a pleasure to be around someone so creative, because it drives you to be more or just as," Wayne said about working with West. ... Fifth time's a charm. Chamillionaire didn't wait long to follow-up Mixtape Messiah Four — it's been just two months, and part five is here. "People got it twisted. Some people talk down on this culture like it's bad," he said. " 'Why are you doing little old mixtapes?' At this point, you gotta come back down to the ground level. That's where it's popping at. That's really what's happening. These are the real people out here that's supporting us. This is really what they want. The mixtapes never stopped. People still consume them if they bootlegging them, downloading online — people want them. The best way to talk to my fans is by putting out a mixtape." Supporting his free product is awesome, but Cham says make sure you support his official LP Venom when it drops next year. "It's scheduled to drop first quarter. I just dropped the first single, 'Creepin' (Solo)' — it's produced by DJ Montay," Cham added. "I actually wanted that single to come out — that's why I leaked that one. I wanted that song to dictate [the tone of the album]. Because it's a lot of people that think they know me when they don't. It's all about reinventing. I don't want to be stuck in no box, so I'm kinda going in a different direction. The Venom is the poisonous spider that bit me. They so used to this other guy, now you about to get this guy. This is some of my hardest music." ... The division in Houston has traditionally been about personal squabbles, however, Slim Thug explains that red tape drove a wedge between him and his homies when they signed to major labels during the city's explosion four years ago. "Everybody got deals," Thugger said. "It was good. They was signing everybody, but, at the same time, they kinda put salt in the game. They was separating us. It went from us being Houston to them trying to separate us. When I say 'them,' I mean the major labels. It's a lot of stuff y'all don't know about that made me hate major labels. I can do a verse for Cham and my people won't clear it to be on his album. Or I'll do something for Mike Jones or Paul Wall. I done verses for their albums, and they won't clear it 'cause they scared that they may have that 'Still Tippin' ' again, or they scared of them having a hit record rather than it be on mine. That ain't how it go. We grew up together, we all came up doing this music together — we need to keep it that way. Whoever gets it, gets it. [The labels] was driving us apart." Well, Houston came together last Sunday during the "Best of Texas" concert at the Los Magnificos Car Show, and we were there. Check out some highlights here. In the words of Dave Chappelle acting as Rick James, "Unit-teeee!" For other artists featured in Mixtape Monday, check out Mixtape Mondays Headlines. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Madonna On Track To Set Record With Sticky & Sweet Tour Posted: 01 Dec 2008 06:58 AM PST Singer is three weeks away from finishing the highest-grossing tour by a female or solo artist.
Madonna has a lot of records under her sequin-studded belt. Now she can add another. With the Mexico/South American dates on her Sticky & Sweet Tour wrapping up in three weeks, Madonna is on track to take in about $282 million from the jaunt, which would give her the crown for the top-grossing tour ever by a female artist or solo artist, Reuters reports. The 28 dates on the North American leg of the tour -- which came amid the turmoil of the singer's separation and subsequent divorce from filmmaker Guy Ritchie -- grossed around $91.5 million, with the concert being seen by almost 550,000. That leg of the tour wrapped up last Wednesday with a show in front of 50,000 fans at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. On Saturday and Sunday, the tour hit Mexico City, where, coincidentally, the man Madonna is rumored to be dating, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, was in town to teach local children how to swing a bat, according to >The Associated Press. Before the South American dates, Madonna had already grossed around $207.5 million between the North American and European shows on the tour, according to Reuters. The run wraps up with a three-night stand in Sao Paulo, Brazil, beginning December 18. Despite her massive expected take, Madonna still has a long way to go before she catches up to the undisputed top touring act of all time, the Rolling Stones, whose A Bigger Bang tour from 2005-2007 grossed more than $558 million. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Britney Spears 'For The Record' -- What Did You Think? Let Us Know! Posted: 30 Nov 2008 06:59 AM PST |
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