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- Diddy Would 'Love' To Reunite With The LOX
- 'Hills' Vets Admit: Kristin Cavallari Is Bringing The 'Drama'
- Shyne Remains In Custody Due To Immigration Status
- Kristin Cavallari Feels Like 'Cupid' For Setting Up Heidi And Spencer
- Selena Gomez Wants To Work With Celebrity Crush Jason Mraz
- Pink: The World's Most Underrated Superstar
- Tokio Hotel Contest: Win Signed T-Shirt, Video Message From Band!
- 50 Cent Calls Fabolous' Twitter Jabs 'Disappointing'
- N.E.R.D.'s Sound Is 'Very 3-D' With New Singer Rhea, Pharrell Says
| Diddy Would 'Love' To Reunite With The LOX Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT 'We have to sit down and have a real meeting about it,' Bad Boy honcho tells Mixtape Daily.
The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive People have been talking about Diddy and Mase reuniting ever since an online video surfaced in which the Harlem MC said he was coming from a meeting with the Bad Boy head honcho. But a different reunion might be going down between Diddy and one of his other acts. "I would definitely love to do the next LOX album," he told Mixtape Daily recently in Los Angeles. "I would love to collaborate with them. I think it's important just to do. ... I would look forward to it."
Puff and the Warlocks together again? That would be big news for New York. The two factions were at odds for years before eventually patching things up. Jadakiss has openly discussed the possibilities in the past, but nothing has ever come out of it. Now, with the Yonkers trio and Diddy both aligned under the Interscope umbrella, it sounds like things could be happening soon. "We been talking about it," Diddy revealed. "We have to sit down and have a real meeting about it." The ink on Diddy's new deal for Bad Boy with Interscope is still drying, but he's hard at work managing projects between the 'Scope and Atlantic, where a handful of his artists, including Cassie and Day26, still reside. Acquisitions were on Diddy's mind, as he spoke about Raekwon's previous comments about him trying to sign the Cuban Linx rapper and Ghostface. But Diddy has too much unfinished business to handle, not to mention putting the finishing touches on his next album, before he recruits anyone into the fold. So any future plans may have to wait. "I've always been a fan of Raekwon and Ghostface and Wu-Tang," Diddy explained. "To be honest, I don't know what the future holds for Bad Boy/ Interscope. I wanna take it day by day and get acquainted. The first move now is to get out this Dirty Money album, The Last Train to Paris. We gonna focus on that. Cassie has a new single, we're gonna focus on that. Day26, we still in business with Atlantic, we're gonna see that all the way through. We still have some unfinished business we have to take care of before we get into the future." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Videos Related Artists |
| 'Hills' Vets Admit: Kristin Cavallari Is Bringing The 'Drama' Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT 'Kristin adds something different and new,' Brody Jenner says of his ex-girlfriend joining the show.
Lauren Conrad might have bid a fond farewell to the drama that was "The Hills," but the show's newest queen bee, Kristin Cavallari, isn't afraid to bring it. And her friends are well aware that with a new sheriff in town, all the rules have been thrown out the window. She's not exactly one to play nice with others.
"It's been fun," Brody Jenner told MTV News about his ex-girlfriend. "Me and Kristin have always gotten along. We used to date way in the past, but we've always kept a good friendship and it's fun. Obviously, I love Lauren. But Kristin adds something different and new. She doesn't take anything from anybody, and so it puts a different spin on 'The Hills.' It's a good little twist every week." Those twists seem to be resonating with many other "Hills" vets. Although this is already Whitney Port's second season away from the show, she's feeling Cavallari's effect all the way in "The City." "I think it's great that she's on it. I think everyone's going to miss Lauren a lot, because she's such a staple and the main girl and just who everybody saw themselves as or through," Port said. "I think Kristin will probably bring a level of drama that will be enticing and intriguing and fun for people to watch. It will just be different." Lauren Conrad, however, kept her reaction to Cavallari's reality-TV return short and sweet. "I think people are liking it," she said with a smile. "They got some drama." Meanwhile, the woman behind all the controversy, Cavallari, herself, loves being back in the spotlight. "It's fun. It's really fun," she said. "I'm having a great time, and I'm really glad I made the decision to come back." See all Kristin's drama on "The Hills" every Tuesday at 10 p.m. on MTV. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Shyne Remains In Custody Due To Immigration Status Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:47 AM PDT Rapper was to be release from prison Tuesday, but a rep says officials may deport him to Belize.
It looks like Shyne's homecoming is on hold for the moment. The former Bad Boy rapper (born Jamal Barrow) was scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday (October 6) after serving more than nine years of a 10-year sentence in connection with the 2001 Club New York shooting involving Diddy and Jennifer Lopez. But his release is now under review, as representatives for the rapper revealed to MTV News that the Brooklyn MC is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an unspecified facility in Western New York State. Officials are determining whether or not to deport the rapper, who was born in Belize, a rep explained. "Shyne is currently in federal custody while his future immigration status is determined," the rep said in a message to MTV News. Shyne attorney Oscar Michelen emphasized to MTV News on Tuesday afternoon that Shyne has not been released, contrary to media reports. In August, a lawyer for Shyne said the rapper was "90 percent of the way home" after a judge ruled on his post-release supervision. The rapper received two and a half years of post-release supervision (probation, essentially) stemming from his conviction on first-degree assault and a host of other lesser charges. At the time of his sentencing, an official with the Department of Correction confirmed to MTV News that Shyne would have to complete at least eight years and seven months of his prison sentence. For years, though, Shyne's release date has been the subject of much confusion. Michelen acknowledged the subject had become urban legend, as the rumors started yearly that his client would be released. Michelen told MTV News in August that he believed a clerical error led to the incorrect assumptions. "I think [the basis for the rumor] was created by a computer," he explained, "because the Department of Corrections has a Web site where you can do an inmate lookup. And if you have the information, it will show you that [Shyne's] earlier release date was originally April [of this year] and then June. And we don't now how that was in there. But it showed that. And then what would happen is before a release date, [an inmate] would get produced before a parole board, and in the institution, there would be rumors that [Shyne] was up for parole. I guess inmates or guards would spread the rumor." At press time, the status of Shyne's release from prison remained unclear. Related Artists |
| Kristin Cavallari Feels Like 'Cupid' For Setting Up Heidi And Spencer Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT 'They're in their own little married world,' new 'Hills' star says of the newlyweds.
While a lot of the "Hills" castmembers are getting caught up in Kristin Cavallari's drama storm, there are two people who are a little too busy to get involved. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, who were once the center of all the show's trouble, are too wrapped up in being married to play those games anymore. Plus, Heidi has only one motive this season: to make a baby with Spencer. "They kind of do their own thing," Cavallari told MTV News. "They're in their own little married world, and we don't get to see a whole lot of them, which is unfortunate, because I love them."
Despite telling "The Hills: The After Show" host Dan Levy last month that she's sorry for introducing the devilish duo, she told MTV News she no longer regrets playing matchmaker. "I think when I saw them at the wedding, they seemed really happy and really in love, so I'm happy for them," she said. "I feel like Cupid a little." She's even supportive of Heidi's plan to start a family — even if she's not too enthusiastic about the whole thing. "I think those two are hilarious," she said. "If Heidi really wants a baby, then good for her. I don't know their relationship. ... If that's what they want, then I'm all for them!" To see all of Speidi's antics, tune in to "The Hills" every Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on MTV. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Selena Gomez Wants To Work With Celebrity Crush Jason Mraz Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT 'My jaw was open the entire time. I was in shock,' Gomez says of seeing 'I'm Yours' singer in concert.
She's been linked to some of the biggest heartthrobs in the industry, but Selena Gomez didn't name-check either Taylor Lautner or Nick Jonas when sharing her celebrity crushes with MTV News. The Kiss & Tell singer seems to like her guys a little older. "I like Shia LaBeouf. I like Emile Hirsch, Ryan Gosling and Jason Mraz," she said. And she even elaborated on how much she'd like to work with one of those guys in the future.
"I would love to work with Jason Mraz 'cause I have a crush on him and he's very talented, musically and lyrically. I don't know where [he comes up with this stuff]," she said of the "I'm Yours" singer. "And I went to his concert and it was just him and guitar on a stage. And I was like — my jaw was open the entire time. I was in shock. He's beautiful. I would love [to collaborate]." This isn't the first time she's expressed a desire to work with one of her celebrity crushes. In several interviews, including one with MTV News last fall, she said she hoped to one day get LaBeouf on her show, "Wizards of Waverly Place." "You'd think that as much as I promote it [he'd be coming on]," she said of trying to get the former "Even Stevens" star to make a cameo. "I'm, like, begging, but it's not happening. I know I'm a nerd! Please, Shia, come on my show!" Related Videos Related Artists |
| Pink: The World's Most Underrated Superstar Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT Singer's ultra-personal songs and high-flying stage show set her apart from traditional pop stars, in Bigger Than the Sound.
A few weeks ago, as I sat in Radio City Music Hall watching Pink dangle upside down from a trapeze bar some 60 feet above my head, risking life and limb (and avoiding a wardrobe malfunction) while positively nailing the chorus of "Sober" — the smart, stunning song she co-wrote with "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi — I sort of realized something: Pink is totally underrated. Think about it. She is a fabulously fearless pop artist, as comfortable taking on George W. Bush as she is hanging like a bat from the rafters of Radio City. She is clever and funny and unflinching, willing to take her (oft volatile) personal life and turn it into grist for hit singles. She is a deceptively good singer, something she is rarely given credit for (check "Just Like a Pill" or "God Is a DJ" or the chorus of "Sober" for proof). She recorded a Beck song and wrote tunes with Rancid's Tim Armstrong. She has tons of tattoos and used to wear her hair like Wendy O. Williams from the Plasmatics. She has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, landed countless Billboard hits, and her Funhouse tour is currently the ninth highest-grossing jaunt of the year.
And yet, if you were to make a list of the biggest pop stars, Pink probably wouldn't even crack the top five. This doesn't seem right to me, though I think I understand why it tends to happen. Unlike Britney or Gaga or Christina or Miley or Taylor, Pink is not a pure pop star. She's multifaceted, an amalgamation of many things and many eras, not easily categorized or digested. To wit, Pink is kind of a rock star (remember when she was going to play Janis Joplin in a biopic?). She is kind of a party girl. She is kind of an R&B diva too (or, at least, she used to be). And she's created a particular niche in the pop universe that somehow manages to combine all those things. Her songs — particularly those on the Funhouse album (which, it should be noted, she originally wanted to call Heartbreak Is a Mother----er) — are angry, funny, pissy and rife with honesty. It isn't a perfect album, and it isn't supposed to be: It's a human one, about imperfect love and imperfect situations. At times, it's even downright depressing ("Please Don't Leave Me," "Crystal Ball"), which, considering it's supposed to be a pop album, is pretty ballsy. Not to mention impressive. And given that Funhouse landed Pink her first-ever Billboard Hot 100 #1 ("So What") and has sold approximately 4.5 million copies worldwide, it means she's basically pulled off what many equally gifted pop singers (Kelly Clarkson, Lily Allen, etc.) have attempted but few have actually achieved: releasing a deeply personal, out-of-left-field album, without fear and with total conviction, and making it stick. So, please: Can someone give her the respect she's due? To put it bluntly, Pink can out-sing almost anyone out there. She can out-crazy Gaga or Lily. She's the total pop-star package, everything you'd want in a singer/entertainer/icon. And still, she remains oddly off the radar. Such is the price of busting borders, I suppose. And part of me thinks she'll forever remain that way — a cult superstar (or, you know, as "cult" as anyone who sells so many million albums can be), appreciated by those in the know, ignored by the mindless masses. But the other part of me — the optimistic part buried deep within — believes Pink is set up for the long haul. She's a career artist, unafraid to take risks and deal with the repercussions, and as such, she'll still be here long after her contemporaries have disappeared. Then again, if she keeps dangling upside down, she might not make it that long. And, really, she shouldn't have to go to such lengths (or heights) to be loved. Though, now that I think of it, she wouldn't be Pink if she didn't. Questions? Concerns? Hit me up at BTTS@MTVStaff.com. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Tokio Hotel Contest: Win Signed T-Shirt, Video Message From Band! Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:01 AM PDT Send a video review of Humanoid to Your.MTV.com!
By now, Tokio Hotel fans have probably worn the digital coating off their copies of the band's new LP, Humanoid, and it's only been available for a few hours. All around the world, fans are spending Tuesday (October 6) plowing through the just-released album, playing it, re-playing it, pausing it, screaming about it ... you name it, it's probably happening right now, and Humanoid is the soundtrack. So what could make the day better? How about a Tokio Hotel contest?
In celebration of Humanoid, MTV News has partnered with the guys in Tokio Hotel for a very special giveaway: One lucky fan will win an autographed Humanoid T-shirt, plus a special personalized video message from the band. Think about it: Bill Kaulitz saying your name! Wanna win? Well, here's what you've got to do: Head over to Your.MTV.com and submit a 30-second video review of Humanoid (make sure you show us your copy of the album — digital or physical — so we know you're not a pirate). We're looking for the best, most creative take on the album: You can use costumes, tears, squealing, Bill Kaulitz-esque hairstyles — they're all encouraged, nay, required. (Who says music criticism is a lost art?) However, for rights reasons, one thing you can't do is have the album playing during your video — head here for details on submissions. We'll take submissions until Friday at 6 p.m. ET, and we'll spend the weekend weeding through all the clips to pick one winner, which we'll announce on Monday. So, Tokio Hotel fans, it's time to get crazy. It's time to get critical. See you on Your.MTV.com! Related Artists |
| 50 Cent Calls Fabolous' Twitter Jabs 'Disappointing' Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:31 AM PDT Fab took issue with the 'unity' premise of Saturday's ThisIs50 Music Festival.
Fab, hip-hop's current Twitter king, started tweeting Tuesday morning (October 6) about Saturday's ThisIs50 Music Festival, during which the G-Unit united with some of their past foes, such as D-Block and the Diplomats. "It's interesting to see 50 Cent unite with NY artists when he's one of the reasons NY hip hop became so isolated & crumbled.. Do u agree NY??" Fab said in his first tweet. He followed up, pondering, "I wonder if this is a law in the '50th Law of Power' book? I guess it was a good show for New York.. But if you asked 50 a few years ago if he ever saw himself on stage with any of them, he would've said HELL NO!" In another set of tweets, Fab made it clear his intention was not to dis 50, but to think aloud. "At 50's peak, his grind was unmatched, image was bulletproof, music was ignorantly motivational & catchy, even classic. Most never have that. ... So don't think I'm takin' shots at 50.. Just that NY show had me a lil' puzzled.. But I love NY so I couldn't knock it if I wanted to." 50 responded via his ThisIs50.com Web site, and he didn't take too kindly to Loso's words. "Reading what Fab said about me on Twitter was disappointing," he said in a statement. "I have extended myself to Fab personally to allow him to expand himself as an international touring artist. I thought we were friends, but that's cool." Fif also included an excerpt from his aforementioned book, "The 50th Law of Power." "Law #2: Never put too much trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies. Be wary of friends — they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them." 50 ended with a joke: "Am I 50 Cent or am I Machiavelli? Dammmm!!!" Related Photos Related Artists |
| N.E.R.D.'s Sound Is 'Very 3-D' With New Singer Rhea, Pharrell Says Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:21 AM PDT 'We can go in so many more directions, because we have the vocal support,' he says of addition.
Pharrell's falsetto can only go so far. So he, along with the rest of the N.E.R.D. troops, recruited a new singer into the fold for their fourth album, Instant Gratification, slated to be released sometime in 2010. The addition of Rhea, introduced to the band by a mutual friend, has the producer promising some lofty things for the foursome's next project. "Musically, we're just somewhere else [with her]," Pharrell told MTV News. "The music is now very 3-D. It's something you have to hear. But you'll see. We're definitely somewhere else. I want to leave that impact moment for when you purchase your download and you purchase your CD. The music is very three-dimensional. We're just really excited. We feel like N.E.R.D. has always been the punks of hip-hop and the outcasts of alternative music — just a little different. But this time, we're taking no prisoners." The Neptunes artist explained Rhea might be petite, at just 5-foot-4, but her booming voice and her classical background blend in with the genre-bending trio of N.E.R.D., also including Chad Williams and Shae. "Now you have this little Tinkerbell that's just stepped in and has been amazing," he said. "It's made it a fun process. We can go in so many more directions, because we have the vocal support." Rhea, a Toronto native of Guyanese descent, met the fellas only once in person before she auditioned for them via Skype. She sang "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." Her rendition impressed the guys, and she soon found herself signing on. "It was just a really good time," she said of meeting the collective. "When I came in there and I met them and they heard me sing, I think they decided it was the right fit." "Don't be bashful," Pharrell chimed in. "We lost our minds. We thought she was great." N.E.R.D. are set to hit the road next week with Jay-Z on his Blueprint 3 tour. Related Artists |
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