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| 50 Cent Takes Aim At Kanye West Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:04 AM PST But he says he wasn't referring to 'Ye in the controversial track 'Play This on the Radio.'
50 Cent recently sat down with MTV News and denied that he was referring to Kanye West when he dropped the other F-bomb on the song "Play This on the Radio." 50 hasn't really helped to shoot down speculation that the line "first they say, 'That f----t hot' " is targeted at 'Ye. Fif also calls Lil Wayne a "junkie" on the controversial track, before mocking both rappers for winning all the "trophies." In January, when 50 was a guest on DJ Whoo Kid's satellite radio show, he hinted that he might have been talking about Kanye on the song when he made reference to West's sexuality. He also said awards shows like the Grammys have no problem recognizing artists like West or Wayne but are afraid of him. We caught up with the G-Unit general last week to clear things up. "I never said Kanye's name," 50 told us with a grin. 50 does admit to making fun of Kanye's new haircut and old footage of West that appeared on the Internet recently, in which Kanye said he picks up fashion inspiration from gay men as well as the Japanese culture. "I understand now where your inspiration is," 50 said. "Prior to him saying that, I didn't get it. I actually don't believe Kanye West is gay. He might be sensitive. Trying — try-sexual. But I know he's not gay. Tony made me know that." "Me?" Tony Yayo asked with surprise in his voice. "Tony knows a girl that knows Kanye," 50 explained. "So I know that if he was gay, he wouldn't know the young lady we're talking about. She's one of those video vixens." During the conversation, 50 offered a feigned apology for hurting Kanye's feelings (West has said in the past that 50's insults are like "being spit on") and further mocked his fashion. "I seen the picture. It was so crazy," 50 said, referring to a photo of Kanye and his entourage during Paris Fashion Week that appeared online several days ago. "It was him and four or five other people. They had on some spandex, cheetah, leopard. That wasn't gay; that was interesting. Where I come from, you only see [those clothes on] gay people. Once he says gay people are his inspiration, it's understandable. I don't have anything against gay people, I just say what I think I'm seeing." But even 50 can't deny West's music, even though he's made fun of the Chicago MC's turn at full-on singing on 808s & Heartbreak. "I'm still a Kanye West fan," 50 said. "This last album was interesting. It wasn't what I expected. I expected rap from a rapper. I knew I was gonna hear heartfelt losses, 'cause he lost his mom. He had a difficult time period. Even with things being at the height of his career, it was difficult for him. You can't get me to say anything bad about Kanye West, 'cause I like his music. But there's moments where he says things that make me go, 'Wow! This is over the top.' I actually enjoy it, because I say [to the fans], 'See? You're stuck with that. When I'm not around, you're gonna have a mullet. Grow a mullet.' " Actually, West's new hairstyle is a shag. "I wouldn't wear that thing on the back of my head, the shag joint," 50 said. "It's different. It's something you would see maybe in the Village." Related Artists |
| Nas Confirms Kelis' Pregnancy, Talks New Album Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:17 AM PST While his wife has one in the oven, Nas is cooking up an LP with Damian Marley.
Nas is about to be a dad again. It's official. The masterful MC told us on the red carpet of the Grammy Awards that he and wife Kelis are expecting their first child together. The couple will know the baby's sex in a matter of days.
"Yeah, man, I find out what it's gonna be next week, so I'm happy," said the rapper, who has a 15-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. "I got another one coming in '09, yeah! That's what's up!" Last year, Nas and Kelis showed up to the Grammys walking the red carpet wearing the clothing emblazoned with the N-word, which Nas planned to make the name of his album. You already know about the controversy, the protest, the title change, the #1 chart debut and the critical praise. A year later, Nas' Untitled LP was up for Best Rap Album. And even though Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III wound up winning, we might just see Nas up for another award in 2010. He says he has another project in the cooker. This one will be a joint effort. "Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm working on an album with Damian Marley, and we tryin' to build some schools in Africa with this one, and trying to build empowerment," he said. "We're tryin' to show love and stuff with this album. So, the record's ... all about really the 'hood and Africa also as well. That's coming out real soon." No release date yet, but the rhyme legend is looking tentatively at this spring. "Too early to tell the title or anything like that," he said. "Shout out to my man Jr. Gong, we getting it in right now." Nas was guest at L.A. Reid's post-Grammy party. We'll give you one guess which label the album is coming out on. MTV News was all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Don't miss our recaps, photos, interviews and more news from Sunday's big show. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Grammy Winners: Lil Wayne And Coldplay Have A Big Night Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:39 AM PST But Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' joint effort dominated the night's major categories.
Lil Wayne may have come into the Grammys with the most nominations, but the rapper had to settle for a handful of off-camera gramophones and the prime-time Best Rap Album trophy as the duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated the night's major categories. Though Coldplay came in with seven nominations, they also had to settle for a trio of awards. The Grammy-catnip hookup between the former Led Zeppelin singer and the bluegrass icon garnered five trophies, including Album of the Year. The awards show featured a slew of amazing performances, as well as the noticeable absence of two nominated artists and expected performers, Rihanna and Chris Brown, who were scratched at the last minute following an alleged domestic incident, for which Brown turned himself in during the broadcast. U2 opened the evening with Bono standing in front of a giant screen and telling the audience, "The future needs a big kiss!," and sing-rapping along to the spare groove of the band's new single "Get on Your Boots," as the Beatle-esque song's lyrics scrolled behind him. And, after a triumphant comeback performance the night before at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala, R&B diva Whitney Houston got a standing ovation (and showed some leg) while presenting the Best R&B Album award, which went to a stunned-looking Jennifer Hudson for her self-titled debut album. The singer got a long hug from Houston and a standing ovation as she hoisted the award above her head. Overcome with emotion, her voice cracking, Hudson — whose Super Bowl performance last week was her first major public appearance since the murders of her mother, brother and nephew in October — thanked God "who has brought me through ... and my family, in heaven and those who are here today." And, for most of the night, that was as emotional as it got during acceptance speeches. Unlike, say, the Oscars or Golden Globes, at the Grammys, the drama was not in the teary shout-outs to those who got the artists to the big stage; it was in the many performances that took up most of the evening's screen time, as well as the breaking news from the stage that Blink-182 were re-forming and that Green Day are calling their eagerly anticipated new album 21st Century Breakdown. Among the highlights: Justin Timberlake took the stage with his Memphis hero, soul great the Reverend Al Green, collaborating on "Let's Stay Together" as Boyz II Men happily sang backup and Keith Urban added a tasty guitar solo. Coldplay's Chris Martin crooned "Lost" at a piano by himself but was soon joined by his frequent collaborator and couples pal, Jay-Z. The MC laid down his verse from the remix, which, ironically, features the line "N---a sue you, you settle," delivered at the same event where the band was almost served with legal papers in Joe Satriani's copyright-infringement suit. Not content to rock softly, the entire band — dressed in candy-colored Sgt. Peppers-style jackets and pants — cranked it up for "Viva la Vida," the very uplifting anthem that Satriani brought the suit over. Coldplay snagged the Song of the Year award for "Viva," with drummer Will Champion apologizing to Sir Paul McCartney "for blatantly recycling the Sgt. Pepper outfits." The guys didn't sit down for long, as they also snagged the Best Rock Album Grammy, beating out the Kings of Leon, Kid Rock, Metallica and the Raconteurs. The heavy competition inspired Martin to quip, "We're not, of course, the heaviest of rock bands, as you may have noticed. We're more of a sort-of limestone kind of rock: a little softer, but just as charming." They were not so lucky in the coveted Record of the Year category, where "Viva" lost out to Plant and Krauss' "Please Read the Letter," also blowing M.I.A.'s hopes for taking home her first Grammy for "Paper Planes." With a pair of wins under their belts before the cameras started rolling, Plant and Krauss had already gotten their evening off to a good start by also beating out Madonna, Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Jordin Sparks in the Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals category for their song "Rich Woman." Lil Wayne, joined by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint on boogie-woogie piano and Robin Thicke lending his sugary vocals, paid tribute to his hometown with the somber "Tie My Hands," as images of Hurricane Katrina unspooled on the screens above the stage. The raucous performance ended with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and trumpet player Terence Blanchard playing a horn-blasted musical tribute to the Crescent City's jazz heritage, as Wayne scatted "feet don't fail me now, feet don't fail me now." Waiting in the wings following his performance, Wayne, his jeans sagging, ran up on the stage to accept the Best Rap Album Grammy and kicked his heels together as he was joined by his daughter, members of his family and crew. "Thank God, thank New Orleans, thank these people you see right here, and thank you!" the clearly excited MC said, collecting his fourth Grammy of the night. Carrie Underwood brought some serious attitude to "Last Name," wailing like an R&B diva as her band kicked in a couple of smoking solos and she worked the stage in a dangerously short gold-accented micro dress. Meanwhile, Kid Rock brought his country flair during a medley that included the ripped-from-the-headlines gritty gospel rocker "Amen" — accompanied by images of Chinese, American and Pakistani flags and one of Rock's mugshots — his massive hit "All Summer Long" and "Rock N Roll Jesus." Stevie Wonder got in on some of T-Pain's vocal-blurring action, singing through a vocoder as he joined the Jonas Brothers for a funkafied run through their hit "Burning Up," which segued into his classic "Superstition," with guitar-slinging brothers Kevin and Nick flanking Wonder as he brought the tune home. The brothers had to settle for good seats and working with a legend, though, as British soul singer Adele upset them in the Best New Artist category, after already winning Best Female Pop Vocal Performance earlier in the night. The soulful crooner was back a short time later to perform her signature tune "Chasing Pavements," doubling up with fellow Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland for a big finish. Someone out there is kicking themselves for not thinking to hook Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift up for a duet before, as the teen divas made some perfect harmony on their duet of Swift's "Fifteen." But it was the slowly re-emerging Hudson who once again stole the show. Two spotlights aimed at her, Hudson strolled slowly onto the stage in a body-hugging black sequined dress, belting out the inspirational "You Pulled Me Through" as a swaying gospel choir emerged to back her up. The singer broke into tears as she ended the song, which drew her second standing ovation of the night as she lingered alone center stage savoring the love and support from her peers. The unstoppably perky Katy Perry didn't disappoint, either, descending from a giant banana and wearing a fruit-themed fringed miniskirt as she flirted with her white tuxedo-wearing, shimmying backup dancers during "I Kissed a Girl." You could almost feel YouTube accounts exploding as Perry got playfully dragged across the stage by the dancers, who by mid-song had stripped off their shirts to reveal spangly silver bikini tops and then engaged in a six-on-one smooch to end the tune. Maybe Kanye West had the same stylist, as he took the stage in a silver lamé jacket and black pants to sing "American Boy" with Estelle in the middle of the crowd. And no disrespect to Ringo, but Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl brought some added thunder to Coachella headliner Sir Paul McCartney's rip through "I Saw Her Standing There." McCartney had to stay seated during the Male Pop Vocal Performance presentation a short time later, as John Mayer's "Say" won out over songs by the former Beatle, Kid Rock, Ne-Yo, Jason Mraz and James Taylor. Wearing black tights, high-tops and a black-and-white polka-dotted maternity bikini under a black body stocking, a nine-months pregnant M.I.A. acted oblivious to the fact that Sunday was her due date as she sang the hook and hung with the boys on "Swagga Like Us." She was surrounded by the tuxedo-wearing Mount Rushmore of rap, as Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and T.I. laid down their verses on Tip's remix of her signature song "Paper Planes" for one of the most memorable and high-power hip-hop performances in Grammy history. Sporting a shaggy 'do, normally subdued Radiohead singer Thom Yorke showed off some rock-star swagger as he strutted across the stage in a black leather jacket and tight black jeans as he led his band through "15 Step" with thundering syncopated accompaniment from the clearly amped members of the USC Trojan Marching Band. Nominated for six awards, Radiohead had to settle for the pre-telecast Best Alternative Music Album and Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition package for In Rainbows T.I. and Justin Timberlake hit the stage again later in the show to re-create their collaboration on the King of the South's somber elegy to friends passed, "Dead and Gone." In his final performance before entering prison for gun charges, Tip, dressed all in black, gave a shout-out to the song's inspiration, his murdered friend Philant Johnson, as Timberlake crooned the hook while playing the piano and a battalion of bucket thumping percussionists laid down a funky beat. T.I. ended the riveting performance by intoning, "Adversity builds character, character will take you places money can't, welcome to my road to redemption," as he humbly hung his head. Will Lil Wayne grab all the gramophones? Is Katy Perry going to tell her girl rivals to kiss off? Can Coldplay march off with a win? MTV News is all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, so stay tuned for interviews, analysis and more before, during and after the big night. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Lil Wayne Pays Tribute To New Orleans With Grammy Performance Posted: 08 Feb 2009 08:58 AM PST Robin Thicke and hometown musicians Terence Blanchard and Allen Toussiant joined Weezy onstage.
Lil Wayne capped off a night of highly touted hip-hop performances with "Tie My Hands." Weezy could have easily chosen to party, but, like T.I., he decided to send a message instead ... at first. "Yeah, some say tragedy is hard to get over/ But sometime that tragedy means it's over," he rapped. "Soldier from the academy league of rollers/ I deny bein' down, though they seem to hold us/ My shoulders are strong, I prove them wrong/ I ain't doin' nothin' but movin' on/ Let the truth be known."
Meanwhile, Robin Thicke crooned the hook as Weezy — dressed in a white sweatshirt and hat — stayed close. Wayne then stripped down to his T-shirt — he was just getting warmed up. Weezy introduced legendary producer and songwriter Allen Toussaint, who took the set more upbeat. Speeding up the tempo, horn players came out for "Big Chief." Wayne seemed excited as the Mardi Gras-style music consumed the Staples Center. As dancers came out in teal and yellow outfits with matching umbrellas (New Orleans Hornets colors), jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard joined the party. They transitioned into "Feet Don't Fail Me Now." "Feet don't fail me now," Wayne and Thicke started singing. "New Orleans," Wayne yelled. "Robin, tell 'em." "New Orleans," Thicke sang. Following the performance, Wayne was honored with Rap Album of the Year. Will Lil Wayne grab all the gramophones? Is Katy Perry going to tell her girl rivals to kiss off? Can Coldplay march off with a win? MTV News is all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, so stay tuned for interviews, analysis and more before, during and after the big night. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z And Lil Wayne Bring 'Swagga' To Grammys Posted: 08 Feb 2009 08:03 AM PST A very pregnant M.I.A. kicks off performance with a taste of 'Paper Planes.'
M.I.A. is a G! Let's never question her standing in hip-hop. She was due to have a baby on Sunday (February 8), and she got onstage at the Grammys, belly and all, and performed in a sheer outfit. The singer more than hung with the big dawgs — Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Lil Wayne — during their performance of "Swagga Like Us." Queen Latifah introduced the group as the "Rap Pack," and the whole house stood up as all five were revealed for their historic performance. T.I. had a different name for the collective when we talked to him on the red carpet: "The Swagg Pack." All fresh, all in black tuxedos, all with distinctive swag, the gang came together for their first-ever performance. M.I.A. kicked off the set, which was modeled after a 1950s performance in the main showroom of Las Vegas' Sands Hotel. She sang a little of "Paper Planes," ending with the vocal that's sampled for the "Swagga" song: "No one on the corner has swagga like us." The big band was dressed in white, while the pack all wore black. Kanye started off with his well-known opening: "Mr. West is in the building. Swagga on a hundred, thousand ... " "Trillion!" they all yelled in unison. All the guys and M.I.A. were in close proximity hyping 'Ye up. Jay-Z was second, and as he gloated about people jockin' his fresh, the ensemble pretended to wipe him down. Obviously, there wasn't a stain on the pristinely dressed crew. Wayne wore his rocker hat and placed it on M.I.A.'s head when he began to rhyme. The crew strolled like they were on the runway, following Wayne to the front of the stage as he began to rhyme. T.I. took off his tux jacket when his verse came up. With his bow tie unwound, Tip closed the record. "You can go see Weezy for the wordplay, Jeezy for the bird play," Tip rapped with Wayne sitting on the steps bobbing and the rest of the crew in tow. "Kanyeezy for diversity and me for controversy/ All my verses picture-perfect, only spittin' certain purpose/ If you ain't living what you kickin' then you worthless." After the last note, the crowd gave everyone a standing ovation. Maybe they should take that show on the road ... Will Lil Wayne grab all the gramophones? Is Katy Perry going to tell her girl rivals to kiss off? Can Coldplay march off with a win? MTV News is all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, so stay tuned for interviews, analysis and more before, during and after the big night. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Chris Brown Charged, Released On Bail Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:35 AM PST Singer charged with criminal threats; reports that Rihanna was injured party unconfirmed at press time.
Chris Brown has been charged by the Los Angeles Police Department with making criminal threats regarding an incident he was involved in early Sunday. Bail was set at $50,000 and Brown has been released, MTV News has confirmed. Brown turned himself in to authorities late Sunday (February 8) after reports surfaced that he was involved in a domestic dispute. According to the LAPD, the 19-year-old R&B singer and an unidentified woman were in a vehicle in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Sunday when they began arguing. The Los Angeles Times reported late Sunday that sources inside the LAPD said the victim in the attack was singer Rihanna. Authorities, however, declined to confirm the identity of the woman involved in the incident. Police said Brown and the woman got out of the car and the argument escalated; a witness then called 911, according to the Times. The injured woman reportedly identified Brown as her attacker. Officers said Brown was not present at the scene when they arrived. People.com reported that the woman in question suffered visible injuries from the attack. According to Entertainment Weekly's Web site, Rihanna and Brown were involved in a car accident early Sunday; a rep for her would not confirm or deny the accident, saying only that "Rihanna is well. Thank you for the care and support." MTV News' attempts to reach Brown's spokesperson for comment on the matter were unsuccessful at press time. Related Artists |
| T.I., Justin Timberlake Rock The Grammys Posted: 08 Feb 2009 08:42 AM PST The duo duet on "Dead and Gone."
Hip-hop took over the Grammys — Jay-Z and Kanye West performed twice and T.I. graced the stage again for "Dead and Gone" with Justin Timberlake. Tip — who several minutes prior performed "Swagga Like Us" with the Swag Pack — came out in jeans and a skull cap. He emerged from a cloud of smoke while Timberlake sang and played piano. (T.I. told us that working with Timberlake taught him "how to cater to a different audience.") "Now you gushin', ambulance rushin'," Tip rapped, telling the tale of a beef that could have been avoided. "'You to the hospital with a bad concussion/ Plus you hit four times but it hit yo spine/ Paralyzed waist down and ya wheelchair bound." Images of crosses flashed on screens behind the pair.
"Out with old, in with the new," Tip sang as Justin crooned the chorus. On his last verse, Tip looked to the sky and held his hand up as he rhymed. "Shout-out Phil — for my pops, for my cousin, for my daughter," Tip yelled as JT sang. The song is a tribute to T.I.'s late friend Philant Johnson, who was killed in 2006 in a shooting that singled out T.I.'s entourage following a show in Cincinnati. "Character will take you places money can't," T.I. said as the record closed. "Welcome to my road to redemption. It's the king, partna'!" Will Lil Wayne grab all the gramophones? Is Katy Perry going to tell her girl rivals to kiss off? Can Coldplay march off with a win? MTV News is all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, so stay tuned for interviews, analysis and more before, during and after the big night. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Blink-182 Confirm Reunion On Grammy Stage Posted: 08 Feb 2009 07:00 AM PST 'Blink-182 is back!' frontman Mark Hoppus yells.
It's official: With an introduction of "together again," Blink-182 confirmed that they are back in the Blink business at the Grammy Awards Sunday night (February 8) when they appeared onstage together for the first time in four years.
Emerging to sounds of their 1999 hit "What's My Age Again," bassist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker — wearing a sling on his injured left arm — and estranged guitarist Tom DeLonge walked out together, with Hoppus joking, "Isn't it great to see the Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder back together again?" after the unlikely pairing performed a medley of the Bros' "Burning Up" and Wonder's "Superstition." Barker added, "We used to play music together, and we decided we're going to play music together again," as DeLonge stood awkwardly to the side. Hoppus also yelled, "Blink-182 is back!" The band's official Web site also confirmed the good news, with a banner that read simply, "Summer 2009." A message from the band explained, "Hi. We're Blink-182. This past week there've been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We're back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy. Summer 2009. Thanks and get ready." Hopes were high for the announcement when, on Thursday, it was revealed that the trio would be presenting an award at the Grammys. And they got even higher when Angels & Airwaves guitarist David Kennedy appeared to let slip in a Web chat that same day that Blink were going to record an album this year. Will Lil Wayne grab all the gramophones? Is Katy Perry going to tell her girl rivals to kiss off? Can Coldplay march off with a win? MTV News is all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, so stay tuned for interviews, analysis and more before, during and after the big night. Related Artists |
| Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Grammy Album Of The Year Posted: 08 Feb 2009 10:15 PM PST Raising Sand, from Led Zeppelin vet and bluegrass superstar, wins five Grammys on Sunday night.
"I'm bewildered," Robert Plant said onstage as he accepted the Grammy Album of the Year award with Alison Krauss on Sunday night. "In the old days we would have called this selling out, but it's a good way to spend a Sunday." He was probably one of the few who were surprised, because Raising Sand, which won five trophies at Sunday night's show, is in many ways the perfect Grammy album. It features two respected veterans, a critically lauded producer, some sandpaper-and-velvet vocals and a baker's dozen of time-tested standards.
You're probably familiar with Robert Plant from his Led Zeppelin days, and you might be aware of producer T-Bone Burnett's work on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack (it won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002). And if you don't know who Alison Krauss is, she possesses a haunting set of pipes and is one of the meanest fiddle players in the world. Oh, and she's won 21 Grammys, more than any other female artist and the seventh-most in history. Really, she's the key to Sand's success, and not just because of her voice (or her fiddle playing). She and Plant first met in 2004, at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to legendary bluesman Leadbelly, and the former Zeppelin man was amazed by her knowledge of American Roots music — so much so that they began kicking around the idea of recording an album together. Three years later, Sand was released. And while Plant possesses the more famous voice, the album's finest moments radiate from Krauss. Whether she's getting bluesy on Little Milton's "Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson" or entwining with Plant's husky voice on songs like "Please Read the Letter" and Roly Salley's winsome "Killing the Blues," she more than carries her end of the bargain. And perhaps that's also due to producer Burnett, who handpicked the 13 songs the duo cover on Sand. His arrangements are sparse — giving the two voices ample room to breathe — yet dense, warm and crackling at the same time. It's a testament to his work that he's often given just as much billing as Plant and Krauss on the project ... and it's certainly justified. To date, Sand has sold more than 1 million copies, heaped tons of acclaim and actually earned a Grammy last year — "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" took home the award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. One expert was surprised not by the album's success, but by the fact that it's actually quite a good album. "At first, the album seemed like a vanity project. ... Two names, clearly a one-off record, didn't have to be any good, you know?" New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica said. "Led Zeppelin fans would buy it because of Robert Plant, Alison Krauss would get a check. But it actually turned out to be a really thoughtful, really good record. So when you combine all that with the fact that the Grammys love to lionize one of their own, I could really see it taking home some awards." Related Videos Related Artists |
| M.I.A. Says Baby Was 'Getting His Swagga On' During Grammys Posted: 08 Feb 2009 10:26 PM PST Pregnant MC also discusses her 'Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar nomination on the red carpet.
Before a very pregnant M.I.A. graced the stage at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 8), she told us her baby was poised to be a hip-hop star. That makes sense, because he's already hit the stage with Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Lil Wayne (not to mention his MC mom) for their "Swagga Like Us" performance. "He's getting ready for Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. So far, so good," she said on the Grammy red carpet. "I just don't know what labor is. It's my first baby. So I'm not walking around going, 'Maybe this is it.' The baby is just moving around, getting his swagga on."
On top of her performance, the mom-to-be was up for Record of the Year for her hit "Paper Planes" but lost out to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. She still has a chance to win at the Oscars for her contribution to the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack. "I don't know about the dance sequence," she told MTV News of the flick. "I told ['Slumdog' director] Danny [Boyle] to lose it." She thought the dance took away from the "gritty stuff," which was what the rapper most related to. "I told him, 'Don't make it too Bollywood. Don't give in.' I like all the gritty stuff in the beginning, 'cause that's kind of what I identify with, 'cause I lived in India. For me, it was more identifiable. " 'Slumdog' is just amazing," she added. "I didn't expect it to be as well-received as it became." Will Lil Wayne grab all the gramophones? Is Katy Perry going to tell her girl rivals to kiss off? Can Coldplay march off with a win? MTV News is all over the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, so stay tuned for interviews, analysis and more before, during and after the big night. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
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