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| Mike Tyson Comments On Chris Brown: 'He's Just A Baby' Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:50 AM PDT 'He don't know how to handle his emotions when it comes to a woman,' Tyson says of Brown/Rihanna situation.
Few people can say they identify with what Chris Brown might be feeling in the wake of his alleged altercation with Rihanna, but Mike Tyson is one of them. The former heavyweight champ — whose life is the subject of the new documentary "Tyson," set for release on Friday — has a history of legal trouble involving women. While he was married to actress Robin Givens in the late 1980s, their relationship was plagued with accusations of violence and spousal abuse against Tyson. And in the early '90s, Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington and served three years in prison. When asked about Brown by MTV News this week, Tyson said, "It's none of my business, but you know what I say about that? I understand the situation. I understand passion with young kids. "My personal opinion about that is, he's just a baby," he continued, with a tone of empathy toward the 19-year-old Brown. "He's just a little baby that don't know how to handle his emotions when it comes to a woman. And he probably hears this and thinks, 'I know how to handle my emotions'; we all think we do. But the fact [is], you look at this person and you might be crazy in love, but we don't know how to handle those feelings." While there are obviously many differences between his situation and Brown's, Tyson said he believes a different mentality is prevalent these days. "Now you're a fly guy and a cool guy, you have this pimp mentality. You have to be hard like that." Tyson was also extremely contrite about his history of violence toward women. "You can't abuse them," he said. "It's really sick what you [can] do. She has a space in your heart and you believe you care about her more than anybody in the world. "Do I think it's right to beat up a woman? No — hell no," he continued. "Have I hit a woman before? Hell yeah. Was I wrong? Hell yeah. I'm a product of that environment. Do I regret ever doing that? Hell yeah. Would I do it again? Never." Go here for domestic-violence resources, or check out Think MTV for a video handbook on spotting the warning signs of abuse. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Eminem Posts <i>Relapse</i> Cover Art On Twitter Posted: 20 Apr 2009 11:10 PM PDT Cover shows an image of Em made up of pills.
Never one to employ subtlety when a sledgehammer will do, Eminem released the cover art to his upcoming Relapse album through his Twitter account on Tuesday (April 21). The image that will grace the MC's first disc of new material in more than four years features a headshot of Slim Shady staring out with eyes narrowed composed entirely of thousands of pills. The not-at-all-veiled nod to the rapper's struggle with addiction to prescription medication is in keeping with Em's career-long habit of putting his personal struggles on display in his art, from his problems with twice-ex-wife Kimberley Mathers to his disputes with his mother and beating at the hands of a bully in high school. The iconic backward E that has been a part of Em's graphic persona makes another appearance in the lower right-hand corner at the end of the album's title in a sticker made up to look like the label on a pill bottle. It lists the patient's name as Mathers, Marshall, with an address in his old stomping grounds, Detroit's 8 Mile Road, and counsels him to take one tablet once a day at 3 a.m. The refill date on the prescription reads 5-19-09, the album's release date, and the prescribing doctor is, of course, Em's mentor and beatmaster, Dr. Dre. In a recent cover-story interview with XXL magazine, Em explained that the death of best friend and D12 member Proof in 2006 was part of what put him on a downward spiral of prescription drugs after he'd already visited rehab to work on an addiction to sleeping medication that scuttled his 2005 European tour. "I think it kind of hit me so hard," Em told the magazine about Proof's shooting death in a Detroit bar. "It just blindsided me. I just went into such a dark place that, with everything, the drugs, my thoughts, everything. And the more drugs I consumed — and it was all depressants I was taking — the more depressed I became, the more self-loathing I became." The cover has a decidedly more serious look than the first video for the album, the celeb-slamming "We Made You," which has drawn fire from right-wing talking head Bill O'Reilly for its digs at former Republican vice-presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin. Relapse will be followed by a sequel album tentatively slotted for later this year titled Relapse 2. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Kris Allen, Adam Lambert Slow It Down On 'American Idol' Disco Night Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:01 AM PDT Check out 'Idol' expert Jim Cantiello's minute-by-minute recap of the show.
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| Lakers Player Andrew Bynum Says He's Not Dating Rihanna Posted: 21 Apr 2009 03:48 AM PDT Basketball star was spotted with the R&B singer over the weekend.
Basketball player Andrew Bynum is denying that he and Rihanna are dating after rumors began circulating that the pair went on a date in Los Angeles. "Nope," the Lakers center told TMZ when asked if the two were dating and if their friendship had the potential to ever become anything more. Rihanna was linked to Wilmer Valderrama after reconciling with Chris Brown following their alleged altercation in February. Then, last month, Rihanna had been romantically linked to "The Hills" and "Bromance" star Frankie Delgado. Delgado later denied the romance rumors, saying the two are "just friends." Delgado said he thinks the chatter got started because "she's been out, hanging out, I guess. It's Hollywood, people talk a lot. ... She's good." According to recent reports, Rihanna will be hitting the stage this May at a still unconfirmed-concert in the popular resort locale of Dubai. "Rihanna will be performing on May 28," Mary Rachelle Cherpak, a spokeswoman for Alba Hotchkiss of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing North America, told MTV News. She went on to say that if the reported concert comes together it will be "a concert for 25,000 audience members. This is another example of how Dubai tourism is attracting the best of the best and is one of the world's hottest destinations. ... She chooses to do that in Dubai, which I think is a great credit to the destination that it has support of these top artists." Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Rick Ross Calls Out 50 Cent At Record-Release Bash Posted: 21 Apr 2009 09:37 AM PDT 'Somebody better tell 50 Cent I'm the boss!' Ross yells at Miami Deeper Than Rap release party.
MIAMI — Bossin' up! Rick Ross spent most of Monday in New York promoting his new LP, Deeper Than Rap, which hit stores Tuesday (April 21). But come nighttime, Ross hit the runway, catching a jet to his hometown of Miami for his record-release party. Ross' shindig was held at one of the city's hot spots, Mansion. Fans and celebrities like NFL stars Larry Johnson and Clinton Portis started filling up the venue around 1 a.m.; DJ Khaled and Ace Hood arrived about an hour later.
Khaled turned peacemaker when a small dustup occurred in the crowd near the stage, but once everyone had calmed down, Khaled and Ace performed a small set consisting mostly of Ace records like "Cash Flow." Ross and the Carol City Cartel hit the stage around 3 a.m. and "The Bawse" — dressed in a Versace zip-up jacket — got right to it, performing his single "Magnificent." Not even two minutes into the record, a brawl popped off in the VIP section right below the stage. Security and some patrons started to scuffle. Unfazed, Ross continued to perform, rapping "Usual Suspects." As tension with security and the fans calmed down, Ross brought up his own friction, his feud with 50 Cent. "Somebody better tell 50 Cent I'm the muthaf---in' boss!" he yelled before transitioning into "The Boss." "I'm the biggest boss you've seen thus far!" Ross and audience members yelled. Ross then dug deeper into Deeper Than Rap, hitting his new single "All I Really Want" then going into "In Cold Blood," "Bossy Lady," "Mafia Music," "Gunplay" and "Yacht Club." "There's a parrrrr-tay going on/ All the girls, they welcome," Ross' new reggae artist Magazeen rhymed, getting his chance to shine on the mic during the hook to "Yacht Club." After relinquishing the stage to let members of the CCC and Gorilla Zoe perform their records, Ross went in on past hits including "Here I Am" and verses from DJ Khaled's "Out Here Grindin' " and "I'm So Hood." With confetti falling from the ceiling, the DJ cued up Ross' "Face" and the ultra-hard "Valley of Death." "Walk like a giant, talk like a tyrant," Ross boasted on the record. "When I see this monkey, I'mma be the devil." The night ended with self-explanatory "Rich off Cocaine," which seemed to strike a chord with the crowd, who sang along "Miami nights/ I'm living the life." Related Videos Related Artists |
| Earth Day Albums: 10 Overlooked LPs That Deserve Recycling Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:52 AM PDT Rediscover these gems that deserve a second chance, in Bigger Than the Sound.
If you hate non-biodegradable Styrofoam packaging as much as I do, well, then today is like spring break, Christmas and your 21st birthday all rolled into one. It's Earth Day, the annual celebration of environmentalism, ecological awareness and, uh, recycling (or something). But, of course, you probably knew that already. Anyway, if you're like me, you're celebrating Earth Day by churning the compost heap, grilling up seitan patties and — most importantly — recycling some old albums. And when I say "recycling," I don't mean "using them as coasters" or "trading them in to SecondSpin.com for a copy of 'MLB '09: The Show.' " No, I'm talking about rediscovering some gems that warrant a second chance — albums that, whether it was due to the fickle nature of the scene or your evil college girlfriend stealing them from you, never really got the shine they deserved. And since this is the final Earth Day of the decade, I've decided to focus on albums from the 2000s. So here are 10 overlooked albums that should be recycled ... and not just because music really is a renewable resource. Consider it as yet another way to think globally (and act locally), only, you know, you don't really have to do anything at all. Every one you listen to will save roughly 10,000 trees and offset your entire family's carbon footprint. Or something like that. The Glands, S/T (2000): A swoony, spindle-legged indie album from Athens, Georgia, that plays like a tour through the town's musical history (R.E.M.'s jangle, the B-52s' bizarre party-pop, the entire Elephant 6 collective's sun-dappled retro-ism). The brainchild of singer/guitarist/songwriter Ross Shapiro, the Glands' self-titled second album laid the blueprint for the success of acts like the Shins with songs like "Mayflower" and "Livin' Was Easy," and the fact that the band has yet to release a follow-up only adds to its mystique. Green Day, Warning (2000): After the prom anthem ("Good Riddance") and before the rebirth (American Idiot), which is to say "at the exact time when no one cared about them." Warning is the band's worst-selling album, though it's rather unjustly overlooked. Billie Joe Armstrong's writing is super strong — he really begins his blue-collar period here — and tracks like "Minority" and "Warning" proved that GD could still be plenty snotty when they wanted to. Modest Mouse, The Moon And Antarctica (2000): The album where Modest Mouse got arty. Not as urgent as The Lonesome Crowded West or as uniting as Good News for People Who Love Bad News, the wandering Antarctica is a conceptual work of sorts, about loneliness and isolation (it's reportedly about the soul-crushing time frontman Isaac Brock spent in seemingly disparate locales like Seattle and Gainesville, Florida). Not exactly listener-friendly — the middle section of the album consists of three songs spanning 17 downward-spiraling minutes — it's where Brock began to mature as a lyricist (and a musician). Uneasy listening at its finest. Q and Not U, No Kill No Beep Beep (2000): Jagged, art-damaged post-punk from impossibly skinny D.C. kids, this is probably the finest record Dischord released this decade. It's also probably the most overlooked, for reasons I'm not exactly clear on. Songs like "Little Sparkee" and "Y Plus White Girl" bristle with spastic energy, the kind the band would forgo on following albums (2002's Different Damage and '04's Power, both of which are plenty good too). They called it quits a few years back, which is a shame. They'll be missed. Mewithoutyou, Catch for Us the Foxes (2002): Ignore, if possible, the rather bizarre rantings of frontman Aaron Weiss (who is sort of like a Freegan preacher, if that makes any sense) and focus on the searing guitar work on tracks like "January 1979" and "Paper Hanger," or the slow burn of "The Soviet." Actually, Weiss is really good here too, sounding very much like he's on the verge of mental collapse ... which he actually could be. Sorta Christian-core, kinda post-hardcore, Mewithoutyou have always been indefinable. And this is their most indefinable album. It's also their finest. Brand New, Deja Entendu (2003): Sure, kids in the scene (whatever that is) can claim this one, but can you? Probably not ... though you probably should. Originally intended as a sort of commentary on the state of modern rock, Deja has become a landmark album of so-called "emo-punk" (even though it's nothing of the sort), thanks to songs like "Sic Transit Gloria ... Glory Fades" and "I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light," both of which sound like they could be part of a Fall Out Boy set list today. If you want to trace the evolution of punk from Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come to FOB's From Under the Cork Tree, this is your middle stop. The Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat (2004): A highly conceptual, overlapping work of art-rock (and art-wonk), Boat confounded pretty much everyone who had buzzed about the Furnaces' debut, Gallowsbird's Bark, though it remains one of the decade's greatest accomplishments. Featuring more than 20 instruments, songs that stretch to 10 minutes and lyrical mentions of Damascus and the 1917 World Series, it's an album that deserves to be heard. And debated. And probably misunderstood. ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail Of Dead, Worlds Apart (2005): A total and complete disaster of an album, one that effectively destroyed all the good will Trail of Dead had built with 2002's monumental Source Tags & Codes. The epic World's Apart is a testament to ego and excess, full of chanting choirs, screaming eagles and violin workouts. It also happens to feature thunderous guitars and drums, not to mention one of the greatest album intros of the decade. TOD deserved better than the backlash they got for this. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Some Loud Thunder (2007): Hey, speaking of backlash, this is maybe the most backlashiest album released this decade. From the self-release to the production to the shrillness of "Satan Said Dance," CYHSY went for broke on Thunder, and, well, it broke them. Given a few years, I've grown to appreciate this one, if not for the sheer amount of risks the band took, but for the really great second half, highlighted by songs like "Yankee Go Home" and "Underwater (You and Me)." Panic at the Disco, Pretty. Odd. (2008): I have a love/hate relationship with this band and this album (and I've written plenty about them/it that falls under either category), but I will just say two things: 1) A year after its release, I still listen to P.O. regularly; and 2) Give this one a decade ... we could have another Pinkerton on our hands. Questions? Concerns? Hit me up at BTTS@MTVStaff.com. Related Artists |
| Justin Timberlake, Ashley Tisdale Ring In 'The Phone' Posted: 20 Apr 2009 10:00 PM PDT While celebrating JT's new MTV reality show, the 'HSM' star contemplates what she'd do for $50,000.
Justin Timberlake was joined by pals like fellow former 'NSYNC member/ "America's Best Dance Crew" judge JC Chasez at the premiere party for his new MTV reality show, "The Phone," in Los Angeles Monday night. On the Timberlake-produced show, which premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. on MTV, contestants are called on the phone and asked if they want to go on an intense mission for a chance to win $50,000.
"We plot each show around a movie plot," Timberlake explained last week. "And they become the main character in this movie." When MTV News caught up with "High School Musical" alum Ashley Tisdale at the party, she revealed just who she likes to get phone calls from. "Probably, when I'm overseas, [a call] from my family members," the singer said. And she was quick to point out just who she doesn't like calling her: "My ex-boyfriend," she said. Tisdale recently broke up with V Factory member Jared Murillo. Tisdale, who is best friends with the likes of Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, also shared that the biggest names in her phone aren't her former "HSM" co-stars, but a former boy-bander. "I do have Nick Lachey," she said, laughing. "I have a lot of friends. I'm not going to name them all." Unfortunately for Tisdale, Timberlake isn't yet in her contact list. "I would love to work with him," she said. "I would like his number. I know, seriously, [if I had it] we could be best friends." Ashley also shared what she would and wouldn't do for $50,000. Climb the Empire State Building? "I don't know about that one," she said. "I'm scared of heights." Open-mouth kiss a dog? "Maybe." Pose nude? "No." Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Paula Abdul Says Kara DioGuardi Won't Replace Her On 'American Idol' Posted: 20 Apr 2009 10:47 PM PDT 'It's taken me awhile to get comfortable in my own skin with the show,' Abdul tells 'Nightline.'
Although Paula Abdul's contract is up at the end of this season of "American Idol," the show's original female voice doesn't think that anybody — new judge Kara DioGuardi included — can replace her. "I don't think anyone [can]," Abdul told ABC News' "Nightline" in an interview that airs Thursday. "First of all, Kara says, 'I could never replace you.' " DioGuardi might not have her sights set on Abdul's seat, but Paula said she didn't have much say in what she thought about the addition of a fourth judge. "I just got out of the hospital this past August. I had three days to pack and go on the road [for 'Idol' auditions]. I found out on the way to the airport," she said.
She said Randy Jackson "found out hours before me" and "I was surprised, because Simon has always been against the fourth. We've had guest judges come in before, and he banned that from happening anymore." Abdul did say that she doesn't always see "Idol" in her future. "Whenever there is change, it's not about replacing anybody, it's about possibly moving on," she said, adding, "I love the show, I do. I love what I do on the show, and I'm loving it more this season than ever. It's taken me awhile to get comfortable in my own skin with the show." Addressing rumors that she has a substance-abuse problem, she said she has never abused prescription drugs and has never showed up to work drunk. "I've never been drunk in my life. I don't like it," she said. "It's not my thing. Spending money on clothes and shoes — that's another thing." She also said that her reality show, "Hey Paula," didn't accurately show people what it's like to be Paula Abdul. She thought the show led many viewers to think she had some sort of drug problem "because I'm falling asleep and a camera is on me. I don't have anything that is shameful," she said. "I don't have anything to be embarrassed about. That was not an accurate documentation of my life." 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 Related Artists |
| Mark Hoppus/ Pete Wentz Octopus Mystery Solved ... Sort Of Posted: 21 Apr 2009 01:51 AM PDT 'Everything will be known very soon. I am the Octopus,' Blink-182 bassist cryptically tells MTV News.
It's a mystery that has plagued the Twitter-verse for nearly a week now: What do Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and an octopus have in common? Well, we have the answer. Sort of. But first, a refresher: For fans not in the know, on Friday, at 10:53 a.m., Pete Wentz posted a link to a photo on his Twitter account, showing what appears to be a USB flash drive (or a very fancy Zippo) emblazoned with the image of an angry-looking octopus. A scant three minutes later, Hoppus responded by posting a photo of his own, showing the reverse side of that same USB drive, emblazoned with the Fall Out Boy logo. Considering that all of this followed a week of spirited Tweeting (that will always sound gross) between Hoppus and Wentz, which resulted in the former remixing a version of the latter's song "America's Suitehearts," many believed that the octopus USB drive is the final resting place of that remix. (For reasons not exactly clear to anyone, Hoppus has spent most of the past month posting photos of the same octo on his blog — like this one of Wentz wearing an octopus shirt, or this one of a pair of plastic octopi.) Confused — and determined to get to the bottom of the cephalopod chicanery — MTV News decided to reach out to both parties to see what the heck was happening. We e-mailed Wentz, who, when asked if the flash drive contained Hoppus' remix of "Suitehearts," told us, "That's some of it." He then added that "only 50 will be made, with other content, then will be distributed one at a time." We asked him for clarification but didn't receive a response. Still confused, we reached out to Hoppus for clarification, only he wasn't about to divulge any additional secrets. "Everything will be known very soon. I am the Octopus," he wrote. "That's all I can say right now." So there you have it, straight from the guys themselves. The octopus flash drive contains Hoppus' remix, plus some mysterious additional content. Only 50 of them will be made, and they'll somehow be distributed one at a time. Oh, and Hoppus is the Octopus. That's all we've got for now. Solving mysteries is tough work. Related Artists |
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