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| 50 Cent Says Rick Ross Will 'Work At A Pizza Shop' When Battle Is Done: <i>Mixtape Monday</i> Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:50 AM PST Plus, Bow Wow wants to be the best rapper of '09.
Artist: Bow Wow Representing: Ohio Mixtape: Half Man Half Dog Vol. 2 411: Bow Wow says he's going to be the best rapper of 2009. All eyes are on him. "I just used my YouTube for the full potential," he said about releasing a myriad of freestyles virally last year before he released his first mixtape Half Man Half Dog. "Every time I do freestyle, and put 'em up, I get over 300,000 views just by being in my house. If my fans want it, I'mma give it to them. I do it as a hobby. I'm a mixtape fanatic." With his album New Jack City II due at the end of March, Bow just dropped a single called "You Can Get It All," a radio-friendly joint aimed at the ladies. We all know the young homie can do that — it's a hallmark of his career. But we will be surprised to hear him on the next mixtape Half Man Half Dog 2, as the almost 22-year-old makes a full-blown declaration of adulthood — and he's potent with the lines.
"Bow is keeping it hip-hop," DJ Infamous said about some of Bow's beat selection to freestyle over, such as the LOX's "Money, Power & Respect" and Jay-Z's "22 Two's." "Besides just being on the hottest records in the South right now, he's keeping it hip-hop. That's what we're bringing to the table. He's a veteran in the game but we're the young cats keeping it alive for the streets." Bow says that making a mixtape is just an outlet to show his other skill set. "For me, it was something that had just really been embedded in me," Bow explained. "A lot of people don't know that I was discovered by Snoop and [Dr.] Dre. Snoop was such an influence on me. It's always been in my blood to rap. When I got with [Jermaine Dupri], JD cleaned me up a little bit and did the right thing. That's the reason why I'm here right now. But it's always been in me to rap.
"I use the mixtape thing for fun," he added. "I hit Infamous up and said, 'Let's do something special for the people, a show-and-prove, show-and-tell type of thing that I can really do this.' It's no different from an NBA dude — when you see an NBA player go to [New York's] Rucker [Park street-ball court]. They bring a different game to the park. They don't bring the regular NBA game. It's two games I can play. I can hit you with the radio songs to sell records or I can do something else." Joints To Check For » "Underrated." "It was just me speaking the honest-to-God's truth," he said, referring to a line where he scoffs about people doubting he pens his own lyrics: "He don't write his sh-- that's what they all say/ But they don't say nothing when Eminem writes for Dre." "I do feel like I'm underrated. People put the rappers that don't sell records on the same pedestal as somebody who might have sold 30 million records. You can't do that; it don't add up. "A lot of people kinda overlook my accomplishments. I'm the youngest artist to ever go #1. I headlined seven arena tours. People overlook that. How can you not give me that credit? But you'll look at somebody who has one album, might have come out and sold 30,000 records, but he has the #1 rap single. But you think he's better than me? No way. The stats don't lie. You can't compare that. It's not equivalent. I get criticized so much. 'Who wrote this? He can't be writing this. That was too nice.' Y'all get on me so much but there are so many other rappers who don't write their raps but y'all like 'em. I write all my stuff. I'm just speaking for myself on how I feel." » "On Fire." "That's one of Infamous' favorites," LB Dub said. "Drumma Boy did the beat. It was weird how I approached the record. The beat was so hard, I said, 'I'm gonna find somebody talking about fire or how not to put out a fire.' That's why you hear it on the hook. I'm just talking, but I got samples talking about fire. It's about just attacking it. A real gritty, grimy record, doing what it is I do." » "Ambition" "I redid the 'Ambitionz As a Ridah' joint," Lamborghini Moss declared. "I did it first just as video over my YouTube [channel]. When I did it, I said, 'I'm gonna put it on the mixtape.' It's a straight verse, me writing and having fun with it. It's one of the hardest beats ever made. Shout out to Daz, who made it. And the rest is history." Don't Sleep: Other Notable Selections This Week » Joe Budden - Padded Room 'Hood's Heavy Rotation: Bubbling Below The Radar » Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - "The Game Ain't Ready" The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground We give equal time here at Mixtape Monday. Last week, Rick Ross confidently said he should sell more records than 50 Cent. This week, we let the creator of Pimpin' Curly respond.
"I thought that was the funniest thing he could come up with," 50 said, laughing off Ross' prediction of 12 million records sold for Deeper Than Rap. "Why is there a Rick Ross and 50 Cent [beef]?" he asked. "It was just bad timing. It was publicity for his part why he jumped out there, but bad timing and no plan. He's gonna get mauled. People are gonna look at it like, 'Wow, that was like a Mike Tyson one-minute-and-thirty-second knockout. You didn't make it past your second week's sales.' " The G-Unit ringleader insisted that their battle is going to damage Ross' career. "When people get more publicity than they usually get — from an artist's standpoint — and it has nothing to do with their music, what usually happens is you make the public totally aware of you," the Queens native explained. "Which is good until the release date, and you see no one has bought your record. The public is totally aware you're trash and your material's not generating any interest. That's when you do the damage to yourself, because you don't want more publicity than your actual music is commanding." Fif also had jokes about a Ross vlog where the Boss said he was way more fashionable than the G-Unit. "He says things like he's really stylish," 50 scoffed. "Gucci, they have a European cut that even I can't get into a lot of times — so I'm sure there isn't anything in the whole store he can fit in outside of a scarf or maybe a hat. "It never gets worse than this," 50 added. "You get a guy that was a correctional officer come out and base his entire career on writing material from a drug dealer's perspective. When he loses this [battle], he can't even go back to his day job because the correctional officers are upset that you wanted to portray that message. He's gonna work at the pizza shop when I'm done with him." For other artists featured in Mixtape Monday, check out Mixtape Mondays Headlines. Related Videos |
| 'Watchmen' Easter Eggs: Our Favorite Blink-And-You'll-Miss-'Em Moments Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:50 AM PST From a suggestive file-folder name to a '300' reference, these are the in-jokes to look out for.
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Since VHS tapes gained popularity in the '80s, filmmakers have delighted in hiding "Easter eggs" in their films for fans to discover during repeated viewings at home. It only seems appropriate, then, that Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" is not only set during the decade of greed, but that it breathlessly captures Alan Moore's pop-culture graphic novel by cramming more eggs into every frame than perhaps any movie before it. Nowadays, we have Blu-ray, DVDs and Internet screen grabs to help us keep up with Snyder's amazingly detailed, frantically faithful "Watchmen" world. But if you want to catch all the in-jokes, references and blink-and-you'll-miss-'em moments the first time you see the movie, you can start here. Below are seven of our favorite "Watchmen" Easter eggs, as revealed by the stars themselves. Not That There's Anything Wrong With That Silk Spectre May Be Dangerous to Your Health Read All About It Are You Ready for This Theory, Oliver Stone? What's Ozymandias Watching? What's Rambo's Problem Now? Don't Read It, Dan! Check out everything we've got on "Watchmen." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Silversun Pickups Say <i>Swoon</i> Is The Band's 'Time Capsule' Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:50 AM PST 'As long as we're proud of it, that's all that matters,' frontman Brian Aubert says of Carnavas follow-up.
When the Silversun Pickups were writing Swoon, the follow-up to their breakout Carnavas album, they were given access to parts of the universe where mere mortals dare not tread. And they soaked in them. "We were on jets that landed on hovercrafts that rolled us onto Jacuzzi-shaped planes," frontman Brian Aubert laughed. "And on one Jacuzzi plane, there was a submarine, and that was the VIP, and that was going crazy. And that's where we wrote the album. We wrote Swoon on the backs of hookers. In crayon."
He's kidding. (We think.) But there's no denying that the past few years have been fairly eventful for the Pickups, who rose from favorite sons (and daughters) of Los Angeles' Silver Lake district to the show-stealing gigs at Coachella and Lollapalooza (not to mention opening slots on European tours for the Foo Fighters and the Kaiser Chiefs), based largely on the buzz generated by Carnavas, a blurry blast of My Bloody Valentine shoegaze, filtered through the Smashing Pumpkins hit machine. Two singles from the album hit the Billboard Modern Rock chart, and before they knew it, the band had adopted a rather robust (and decidedly non-indie) fanbase. Of course, they weren't aware of this, as they spent the majority of the time touring in a tiny white van. But their friends back home certainly let them know that suddenly, the Silversun Pickups were a big deal. "The best analogy for it is getting fat. Like, all of a sudden, your pants are a little tighter. It sort of gradually happened," Aubert said. "We weren't home for two years. Your friends sort of let you know that you're getting big — they'll call you and go, like, 'We just saw you on TV. That was so strange, and you looked weird,' but we didn't really notice. We knew we got to tour, and we were going to all these places, and that was, deep down, pretty stunning to us. Like, there's something inside us going, 'What the hell is going on?!?' " So when it came time to get to work on Swoon, (due April 14), there were certainly a lot more people paying attention — which is why they holed up in Hollywood's Sound Factory studios and tried very hard to forget about the outside world. That could either be a good or bad thing. "There are people who either really hate this record or really like it. I mean, it's nice that people will hear it. How they feel about it is up to them," Aubert smiled. "An album is sort of a time capsule of who you are and who you were when you're writing it. And after two years goes by, you're not in the same place, and this is a different sort of universe that you're in. So, really, our goal was just to make sure that at the end of the day, if it completely fails, it's not our fault. As long as we're proud of it, that's all that matters." We're willing to bet that Silversun Pickups fans are going to like it. A lot. When MTV News spoke to the indie rockers, they were in the finishing stages of mixing Swoon, an album that sounds an awful lot like the title implies. We'll have more on the songs of Swoon on Wednesday — including snippets of a few tracks — but until then, we figured we'd leave you with the album's track list ... and one final thought from Aubert about the making of the record. We think it sums the entire project up nicely. "When people come up to us and ask, 'How'd you do that?,' we just sort of scratch our heads and be like, 'Pfft? I don't know.' We just got lucky," he said. "And all you can do is try your hardest to make the best album you can, and then, if that happens, that's nice. Like, you have to be ready when the luck hits, and I think we did that here. There, I think I just blew your minds." The track list for the Silversun Pickups' Swoon: "There's No Secrets This Year" |
| 'American Idol' Finalist Allison Iraheta Shrugs Off Simon's Dis: 'He Doesn't Know Me' Posted: 27 Feb 2009 03:03 AM PST Judge said 16-year-old had a boring personality, but he had nothing but praise for her voice.
While viewers might have remembered Allison Iraheta's flame-red hair from Hollywood Week, no one could have predicted the 16-year-old's powerful showing during Wednesday night's performance show. Her scratchy wail fit perfectly on the Heart anthem "Alone," formally introducing us to the Los Angeles teen and earning her a spot in the top 12, along with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. We caught up with Allison to talk about Simon's comments on her lack of a personality, what it's like to be the youngest contestant on the show and more. Q: Were you concerned about singing "Alone" when so many past "Idol" contestants have tackled that song?
A: I did think about the fact that Carrie [Underwood] did it and past Idols that did that song and did it really well. But I really focused on me and how I would do the song. And give it a little taste of what I can do. Not change it, but we're different. Just give it a little of me. Q: What did you think about Simon's comments that you had a dull personality? A: He doesn't know me, because he said I was boring. Honestly, I'm not. I guess I was nervous a little. Who isn't gonna be nervous before they sing for the first time? I guess I'll just chill a little bit more, because the nerves got me. Q: How did you feel when Paula compared you to Kelly Clarkson? A: I have to take that compliment, because that's a big one. It's Kelly Clarkson! She's amazing. And I really admire her a lot, so I thought that was pretty great. Q: What genre are you most comfortable singing? A: I'm really trying to go down one lane of, I guess, rockish pop. Something that can really show my style. Q: Did you ever think about waiting a few years before auditioning for "Idol," or did you want to just jump right in? A: I've been wanting to audition since 9, since I was that little. I had my face by that TV screen and wishing I was on the show. It would have been the same. I would've still wanted it as much as I do now. Q: Are you worried that it's a disadvantage to be the youngest on the show? A: I think it doesn't matter what the age is, or if I'm the youngest, or whatev. I think it comes down to the same thing. We're all here for the same thing. It depends on how much we want it and how much we prepare. Q: Since you're from Los Angeles, you didn't have to travel too far for the competition. What's it like performing in your backyard? A: It's pretty awesome! It feels good to be here. I know a lot of the other contestants are like, "I want to go back home!" They miss their home. But I'm like, "Yay, I'm already here!" Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Cam'ron Talks To Jim Jones For First Time In Years Posted: 27 Feb 2009 01:06 AM PST 'It was cordial,' rapper says of recent phone call with Diplomats crew member.
Cam'ron is working with New York radio station Hot 97 to plan a concert for May to coincide with the release of his Crime Pays LP; he also hopes to return to the Hot 97 Summer Jam in June. But the question is, will the Diplomats be with him at any point during these performances? "You never know," Cam answered yesterday in New York. "You never could say never. Right now, I'm kinda like in Cam zone. They been doing what they been doing for the past two or three years, but I'm kinda in Cam zone. But you never could say what could happen in the future. Right now I'm kinda in the Cam mind frame."
The former Diplomat seems to have softened on the subject of his old crew. In fact, after years of not communicating, Cam says that he and Jim Jones just had a short chat. "Hell Rell and J.R. Writer, they always check in," Cam said. "Everybody has been reaching out. I've been the one kinda saying Cam is going to take time do Cam. But Hell Rell and J.R. definitely been reaching out. I called [Freekey Zekey's] phone four or five days ago and Jim picked up Zeke's phone. Me and him spoke for about 10 or 15 minutes, but me and Zeek speak all the time. I haven't spoken to Juelz." Cam described the phone call with Jones as pleasant. "It was cordial. He knew it was me," Cam said of Jones. "He said we was gonna holla — maybe we'll put something together. But in the immediate future, I'm just doing Cam. But you never know what can happen down the line. I called Zeke's phone and I guess Zeke gave Jim the phone to pick up. We just talked, asked about each other's family. He said he's on a promo tour. He'd be back soon. That was that." Another Diplomat looking forward to speaking to Cam is Juelz Santana, after Cam recently told the press that the two stopped speaking because Juelz became addicted to syrup. Santana adamantly denies ever having an addiction. "I'm not going back and forth with him [in the media]," Cam insisted. "I wasn't lying. I was asked a question and I answered it. I'm sorry if he's upset." Related Artists |
| GS Boyz's 'Stanky Legg' Brings Dallas Hip-Hop Front And Center Posted: 27 Feb 2009 12:25 AM PST D-Town Boogie movement, and its new dances, is going mainstream.
DALLAS — Like a few million other fans out there, Snoop Dogg and Ciara have been caught up in the next big hip-hop movement: Dallas' "D-Town Boogie," which includes that "Stanky Legg" dance the two were doing on Snoop's "Dogg After Dark" talk show. The new move originated right in Dallas with members of the rap group the GS Boyz. GS' Southside and his partner Prince Charming (there are three other members in GS Boyz) had just finished a hearty meal of pork chops and corn last summer, when they were fueled to mastermind this year's hip-hop dance sensation.
"He started doing his leg, like that," Southside said, explaining the motion where his partner Prince started rotating his leg in front of him, the way you would twist your foot to put out cigarette, except using the whole leg. "I was like, 'Hey, that looks stanky.'" And the Stanky Legg was born. First came the dance, then the group produced the song themselves, followed by a homemade video they uploaded to YouTube. In nine months, they had over 5 million views, a contract with Yung Joc's imprint Swagg Team and a record contract with Jive Records. The fivesome have become the poster children for the D-Town Boogie, especially since their record has been expanding in regional airplay and the video is becoming a hit on BET's music series "106 & Park." Much like crunk, though, the D-Town is more than music: It's a whole state of mind and being. "The D-Town Boogie is all about swag," said Dallas radio legend Skip Cheatham, who hosts K104's morning show. "They put a dance to it — a lot of the different dances got that bass to it. It's about the swag and the attitude. You gotta come to the D and feel it." The Dallas swag that's such an integral part of their D-Town Boogie is something to behold. In Dallas, a lot of locals have been sporting the same shag mullets as Kanye West, and some have tails with their fade haircuts, while others pay tribute to the '80s with their Gumby slope tops. Some people rock leather shorts, and a lot of the kids love to keep the tags on their clothes — word to Bell Biv DeVoe. "We keep it Coogi down, Miskeen, Ed Hardy, that's how we rock it down here," Sliz of the GS Boyz explains about the fashion. "Some people don't got what you got," Marc D of the Boyz elaborated about why they keep the tags on their clothes. "So when you see that price tag, when they see that price tag, they gonna want that." "Some people might think it's fake, but check out that tag," Southside jumped in. Musically, the D-Town Boogie has a slower tempo of song, light on sharp lyrics, heavy on steps, sometimes inspired by pop-culture icons like wrestling great Nature Boy Ric Flair (wait until you see the "Nature Walk Dance"). "It can look crazy," Dallas producer Play of Play N Skillz says of the dances, such as Lil' Will's "My Dougie" and B-Hamp's "Do the Ricky Bobby," that the genre has spawned. "Soulja Boy [Tell'em] is doing a lot of D-Town Boogie dances. I seen Bow Wow, I seen Nelly. A lot of people are doing the D-Town Boogie dances." "Every new [D-Town Boogie] song will take a little part of 'My Dougie' and use it in their dances," Play's brother Skillz offered. "The 'Ricky Bobby' is a very popular song," Play declared. "If that record gets played in the club, everybody is doing it. I don't care who it is, even if you're a gangster, you'll be doing it." B-Hamp's song, and accompanying step routine, seems like it will indeed be the next record to blow from Dallas, especially since it has over a million hits on YouTube already. "The 'Ricky Bobby' was originated from the movie 'Talladega Nights [The Ballad of Ricky Bobby']," Hamp explained. "Just watching the movie, laughing, having fun with my homeboys, I said, 'Let's come up with a song.' They actually say my song's hook in the movie. All the moves from the dance are moves from the movie." The stir the D-Town Boogie has created on the Net has caused radio programmers as well as label A&Rs to take notice of Dallas, paving the way for the hip-hop hub that's famous for supporting artists from other regions to finally make their mark on the rap map. And with eyes on the city, the homegrown artists plan to take full advantage. "I got love and friends all over the country," Cheatham said. "It's just Dallas' turn to shine. We got our music game up, our unity is going, we got the Dallas Boogie poppin' off and getting love on the radio. A lot of the artists are bleeding from the streets and clubs to the radio. A&Rs are all calling me. They're peeping the BDS, they ask me, 'Wow, you played that record 30 times, 40 times last week?' " "It's going down," said Atlanta singer Bobby Valentino, who frequently visits Dallas. "Texas [has] got a lot of things going. It's almost like the new A-Town, where they got their own movement. I think in every state, they got their own movements, but Texas is the next state to have it going on and really get it poppin'." Related Videos Related Artists |
| Joaquin Phoenix Could Be Mentally Ill, Psychiatrist Says Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:18 AM PST Phoenix's rep calls doctor 'wildly inappropriate' for diagnosing the actor from afar.
It is entirely possible that Joaquin Phoenix's erratic behavior in recent months — quitting acting to focus on a hip-hop career, growing a massive beard, making a stammering appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" — is all part of an elaborate joke the actor is playing on the world. Or, if you believe Chicago-based psychiatrist Paul Dobransky, there could be another explanation: Phoenix is mentally ill.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dobransky — a relationships expert and author of "The Secret Psychology of How We Fall in Love" — floated a theory that Phoenix may be schizophrenic, pointing to his "socially inappropriate behavior," including his abrupt career change, poor hygiene and grooming, vocal tics and lack of facial emotion as proof. "There is something wrong," Dobransky told the Times. "And it's beyond drug abuse." In an e-mail to MTV News, Phoenix's publicist, Susan Patricola, called Dobransky's analysis "wildly inappropriate." "How absolutely inappropriate for a doctor who has no personal interaction or relationship with someone to diagnose them," Patricola said. "And to do so in a public forum. Hope they spelled his name right. Another 15-minute 'expert' is born!" Dobransky, meanwhile, is concerned with the propriety of others' public commentary on Phoenix's behavior. The actor's bizarre "Late Show" appearance was lampooned during Sunday's Oscars by comedian Ben Stiller, who muttered nonsensically and wandered around onstage, wearing a bushy beard and dark sunglasses. Dobransky told the Times that he was "pretty offended" by the portrayal, saying it struck him as "potentially beating down on the mentally ill." "The jury is not exactly in on what is happening," Dobransky said. "Whatever it is, it's not funny — whether it's drug abuse, mental illness coming on or the clumsiest attempt ever at a career change." |
| 'American Idol' Finalist Adam Lambert Hopes There <i>Isn't</i> A Broadway Week Posted: 27 Feb 2009 03:50 AM PST 'I don't listen to show tunes in my spare time, I can assure you,' musical-theater vet says.
Adam Lambert has never been understated. The musical-theater vet has brought his Broadway sensibility to the "American Idol" stage, and the judges (and, obviously, voters) have been eating it up. With his over-the-top performance of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," he nabbed a spot in this year's top 12, alongside Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen. We caught up with the 26-year-old from Los Angeles to talk about facing off against Normund Gentle, why he hopes there isn't a musical-theater theme week and more. Q: How did you feel when Simon said voters would either love or hate your performance? A: I responded on air, and I just kinda said, "Well, I guess that's kind of music in general — you either love it or you don't love it." Obviously, I'm a risk-taker. I'm not easy listening, you know? I'm not going to always be the most digestible thing for everybody across the board. I'm specific, and I kind of like to blow it out the box. And either you like it, or you don't. Q: How has your "Idol" experience compared with your musical-theater experience? A: You have to be on your game with the theater world. You have to be ready to go at any moment. I mean, this machine is turning real fast. So I think theater has definitely trained me to sing under any condition and just go at the drop of a hat. I think in certain ways, there are certain elements of the theater training that could be detrimental to the "Idol" experience, because that's not really the sound I'm going for — I'm not going for a Broadway sound. But the cool thing is that this is finally allowing me to be myself. I mean, I don't listen to show tunes in my spare time, I can assure you. ... The musical thing was kind of the way that I was paying the bills. I mean, we all gotta have a job right? [Laughs.] But now I get to finally sing the kind of music I like to listen to. Q: Are you hoping "Idol" does a Broadway theme week this year? A: No, I hope they don't. Not because I have anything against it, I just don't see myself doing that as a recording artist in that way. Q: Were you nervous when it came down to you and Nick "Normund Gentle" Mitchell during the results show? A: [Laughs.] You know, I got a little nervous. I thought Nick was brilliant the other night, so I didn't really know which way it was gonna go. I thought, "Well, here it goes. It's a toss-up." Q: What did you think when you found out you'd been given the last performance slot of the night? A: I was honored. I was excited, because I knew that meant I was closing the show and I would be fresh in everybody's minds when they started voting. Q: Do you think the amount of screen time you were given before the performance rounds has helped build your fanbase? A: Of course it helped. It's exposed me to people more and more times, and they get the feeling like they know me, and that's really exciting. And they get to hear me talk and hear my opinions — which are many. [Laughs.] I'm really, really thankful to the producers for featuring me in such a way. Q: Whose music career would you most like to emulate? A: I think David Bowie has been a really, really, really, really cool artist, just considering that he's reinvented himself. He took a ton of risks, both visually, lyrically and musically. Obviously, vocally we are very different, but I think that along those other lines, we have some similarities, and someone like that is a great model for me. Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos |
| Kanye West Says Chris Brown Should Get 'A Break' Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:35 AM PST West also namechecks Radiohead, O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson in VH1 'Storytellers' airing Saturday.
Kanye West weighed in on the alleged altercation between Chris Brown and Rihanna during a February 13 taping of VH1's "Storytellers," although his comments will not appear in the show. According to a Reuters report, at one point during the taping West asked the crowd, "Can't we give Chris a break? ... I know I make mistakes in life." Brown, who was arrested during the Grammys and booked on suspicion of making criminal threats, a felony, has not been charged in the case. West also reportedly received loud applause when he followed by saying, "Michael Jackson, amazing. Michael Phelps, amazing ... He's a real f---in' person; he makes mistakes." West also made a rather puzzing comment about O.J. Simpson, saying, "O.J. Simpson, amazing. Is he not? What he did, when he did, what he did. Was he not amazing, though?" The taping of the show, which premieres on Saturday night, reportedly lasted three hours, with producers cutting it down to 90 minutes for air. The typical "Storytellers" is one hour long, so the editing out of some of West's comments is not a conspiracy to silence him, according to executive producer Bill Flanagan. "A lot of the stories that Kanye told went long," Flanagan told Reuters on Thursday. "I tried to get to the essence of his comments." West, known for speaking freely, is an ideal artist for the show, which encourages performers to weave tales about their songs and engage in stage banter, but Flanagan said that while he encourages them to "just keep talking," producers try to eliminate any " 'gotcha moments' that just don't work." A spokesperson for VH1 could not be reached for comment at press time. The Brown comments were not the only controversy West stirred up on the stage. A Reuters reporter who was reportedly on site during the taping said 'Ye also tore into Radiohead after singer Thom Yorke allegedly snubbed him backstage at the Grammys five days earlier. The dis hurt because West loves the British band, which he considers one of his few artistic rivals. "So when he performed at the Grammys, I sat the f--- down," West reportedly said. In terms of music, the show includes versions of "Touch the Sky," "Stronger," "Amazing" and "See You in My Nightmares." Get resources and information about domestic violence, or check out Think MTV for a video handbook on spotting the warning signs of abuse. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| No Doubt To Perform On 'Gossip Girl' In May Posted: 26 Feb 2009 11:16 PM PST Reunited band will play Adam & the Ants song 'Stand and Deliver.'
Will Gwen Stefani upstage Blair Waldorf on "Gossip Girl"? Don't get too exited just yet, "GG" fans — the face-off won't occur until the show's finale on May 11. No Doubt will appear on "Gossip Girl," according to the band's Web site, and will continue their '80s fetish by performing the 1981 Adam & the Ants hit "Stand and Deliver." (The band covered Talk Talk's 1984 hit "It's My Life" for its greatest-hits album, released in 2003.) No Doubt will be the first major artist to perform on the show, although the castmembers have had their lives play out to the backing accompaniment of everyone from Kings of Leon and the Dandy Warhols to Will.I.Am. The show will air just days after No Doubt launches their first tour since 2004 on May 3, for which dates were announced earlier this week. The trek — which features openers Paramore, as well as the Sounds, Janelle Monae and Bedouin Soundclash on select dates — begins at the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and also features an appearance at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, for Tiger Woods' annual Tiger Jam charity event. After No Doubt work off the rust that comes with a four-year hiatus, they'll kick into high gear on May 19 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. All in all, the tour will make 44 stops across North America before wrapping on August 1 in No Doubt's Orange County, California, home turf. Related Artists |
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