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- Fat Joe Brings New Flows To <i>Jealous Ones Still Envy</i> Sequel
- Lykke Li's 'New Moon' Song Mixes Love, Death And Robert Pattinson
- Jay-Z, Drake, Ice Cube Big Winners At BET Hip-Hop Awards
- Michael Jackson's Editor Takes Us Inside The Reissued Bio 'Moonwalk'
- Young Jeezy Celebrates His Birthday After BET Hip-Hop Awards
| Fat Joe Brings New Flows To <i>Jealous Ones Still Envy</i> Sequel Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT 'My new high is changing my flows,' he tells Mixtape Daily.
This Week's Main Pick Street King: Fat Joe Holding It Down For: The BX Independent Album: Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) Real Spit: Joey Crack is already home. While standing in front of the project building where he grew up, Fat Joe was interrupted by one of the residents, demanding, "Take a picture of me and Joey." The elderly lady continued, "I knew Joey a for a long time. Get me and Joey together."
With a grin, Joe stood beside the woman while the camera rolled (the lady confused our video camera for a still camera). "This building is my life," Joe, born Joseph Cartagena, continued. "This is where I was born and raised. I never thought I would leave this building. I never wanted to. In fact, I had too much money still living in this building. My girl was like, 'We gotta move or I'm leaving you.' This is my home right here. It will always be my home no matter what. Whatever house I buy, this is always my home. This is where I'm from. This is what makes Joe Crack. "I grew up my whole life here," Joe added, moving the conversation to the benches that sit in front of the building. "I got pictures on this bench when I'm 2 years old, just standing on this bench. I got pictures right on these benches. N---as tried to kill me on these benches a million times. I had to hop over the fence. N---as just pulled up." Thank goodness Joe survived. He's entertained his following since 1993 and, over the past decade, he's been able to keep a consistent presence with hit records like "Lean Back" and "Make It Rain." Last week he put out album number nine, Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2). "The thing about this album, it's real music. It's not like a mixtape — I'm making real music," he said. "Records your mom would have sung back in the days while cleaning the house, and you a little shorty looking at your mom singing 'Congratulations' or 'Music Is My Life' or even 'Aloha' — it's crazy." Joe started promoting the album earlier this year releasing his single with Akon, "One." However, differences with the record label forced the LP to be pushed back. "I'm the king of not pointing fingers," Joe said. "I feel you gotta be a man whether you win or lose. I hate people who have bumpy starts or not the success they used to, and start pointing fingers at the record label. I take it on the chin. I'm a stand-up guy. I had conflicts with the record label — let's not say the workers, the staff, they good people, but the guys up top. We had it out a few times with this project right here." Joints to Check For » "Okay Okay." "My man Drew produced that," Joe explained. "I wanted to go in with that hard body — give that traditional Joe Crack, that traditional Fat Joe. That 'Okay, okay, oh-kay!' is firing a warning. I go in hard on that thing right there. It is what it is. It's warning them, 'Yeaahhhh! Okay, okay, okay.' It's describing my life in the X where I come from." » "Put You in the Game." "It's that real — I try to get witty with the flow, the lyrics. It's produced by Schife out of Palm Beach — incredible new producer out of Palm Beach," Joe explained. "T-Pain does what he does. Every woman wants to be put in the game. That's just a feel-good record. I'm talking about how I seen her standing on the sidelines. I want to put her in the game. Sometimes girls don't realize they the next Kimora Lee, the next Sanaa Lathan. It's just a matter of somebody putting them in the game." » "Congratulations." " 'Congratulations' — I had to do this joint. [It felt like] Harlem, 2 in the morning, that two-step vibe — that feel-good vibe. You never heard me flow like that before. That's what I try to do. My new high is changing my flows. So much you could do, nine albums, Terror Squad albums, Big Pun albums — how could I do something new? I'm trying to create new flows from me. It's about, 'Everybody wants to be famous, but be careful what you wish for. Congratulations, you're famous, but now you gotta cut your hair off like Britney.' It's a lot that comes with living your life under the media." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Lykke Li's 'New Moon' Song Mixes Love, Death And Robert Pattinson Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT Swedish singer/songwriter didn't have a hook for 'Possibility' until she saw 'New Moon.'
When Lykke Li was presented with the opportunity to write a song for the "New Moon" soundtrack, she did what any bubbling-beneath-the-surface artist would've done: She thought about it for a really long time. "Everyone kept asking me if I wanted to do it, how [the song] was going, when would I have it finished, and I was like, 'Eh, I don't know, maybe I'll do it, maybe I won't,' " she laughed. "I mean, I had heard of the 'Twilight' phenomenon, but I didn't read the books or watch the first movie or anything. I mean, I'm Swedish."
She's not trying to sound glib. That's just how the 23-year-old Li works. She found fame and acclaim (more so back home than abroad, but who's counting?) with her 2008 album Youth Novels, a simmering, sexy disc that built indelibly unique pop music out of sources both organic (handclaps, foot stomps, etc) and mechanical (808s, theremins, etc.). She has since toured the world and spent much of her time trying to figure out what to do next. Writing a song for a very major Hollywood picture just didn't seem to be in the cards. Until she saw "New Moon," that is. Then, suddenly, she was hooked. "I stayed [in Los Angeles] and watched the movie, when it only had green screen on it. I had this hook in my mind, even before I saw the movie, and then I was watching it, and I was like, 'That's the hook!' " she said. "So it was very much like a discovery, inside myself and musically. I had this song growing inside of me that I had to get out, and [the film] was the trigger. Because I really connected with Bella and Edward's tortured love story." So Li sat down at her piano and wrote "Possibility," a very maudlin song about love and pain and, ultimately, death. Lots of death. Like we said, she doesn't operate like most of her pop contemporaries. "I get very visual when I make the songs. It's really quite serious. It's almost like a fever haze. It's very repetitive, like a mood you go into. But it's really serious, because, if you're really, really in love, and somebody leaves you, that's a very serious thing," Li explained. "And so the lyrics are like, 'When you walk, you walk like a thief with blood on your hands, because I die when you leave me.' It's in this limbo that, when the song is done, you don't know if I've survived or not. It's very much like a fever, like, 'Oh, my God, it's hot, she's going to die, maybe she did die?' It lingers on, into the next life. It's dark." It's a complex, moody song on an album positively teeming with them, mostly written by lesser-known, decidedly indie acts. Which, again, was part of the reason Li signed up. She doesn't see this as a simple soundtrack; to her, it's part of a much larger mission. "We've been feeding people such sh--. Why can't we feed them good things? I really thought about that too," she smiled. "Because I know Robert Pattinson is this big teen idol, but I remember watching 'Romeo + Juliet' with Leonardo DiCaprio, and I was, like, in love. I cried, like, five times. And the soundtrack to that movie is so good, you know? Really well-chosen songs. Not commercial. I think it's great, and hopefully we can do that again." Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Jay-Z, Drake, Ice Cube Big Winners At BET Hip-Hop Awards Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, a reunited Goodie Mob and other hometown greats also perform at the show, held at the Atlanta Civic Center.
ATLANTA — At the Atlanta Civic Center, Young Jeezy — who often has high-profile guests to join him onstage — pulled off a huge move during the BET Hip-Hop Awards, kicking off the show by bringing out surprise guest Jay-Z. Hov and Young opened the show with "As Real As It Gets," with the two hip-hop heavyweights going back and forth on verses. With the audience on their feet by song's end, Jeezy said, "Welcome to Atlanta." Jay later took home the MVP of the Year award, beating out such popular peers as Lil Wayne and Drake. Hov dedicated his win to Mr. Magic, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. "Brooklyn, we did it again," he said at the conclusion of his brief speech.
Other big winners announced during the show were Drake for Rookie of the Year and DJ AM for DJ of the Year. Busta Rhymes stood in for the turntable great, who passed away in August. "I'm honored to accept this," he said. Rhymes also saluted his recently deceased personal DJ, Roc Raida, and pioneer Mr. Magic who formatted his New York radio show with 100 percent hip-hop in the 1980s. DJ Drama was the house DJ, with DJ Khaled serving as the show's MC. Mike Epps, the show's host, did a short stand-up routine as he cracked the mic, clowning on everyone from Lil Mama to Snoop Dogg. And after Faboulous performed "Throw it in the Bag" and its remix with The-Dream, the crowd was treated with some throwback flavor. As Fonzworth Bentley and the New Boyz announced the nominees for Rookie of the Year, legendary hip-hop duo Kid 'N Play made their way onstage. The Boyz had proclaimed to be rap's first two-man team to dance as well as rock the mic, prompting Kid 'N Play's entrance to "Rollin' With Kid and Play" to perform their signature dance. One of the standout stars of the show was ATL's Gucci Mane, who performed several times throughout the night, changing into outfits that included his snow-white fur and jewelry pieces like his outrageous iced-out egg beater. Gucci first came out with Mario for "Break Up" and then took over the stage, bringing out Plies for "Wasted." Gucci also appeared with Soulja Boy, OJ Da Juiceman and a umbrella-toting Shawty Lo for "Gucci Bandana." Mr. Mane's night ended with Wale as they performed the stage debut of "Pretty Girls." Snoop Dogg also logged multiple stage appearances, debuting his own new record, "Gangsta Luv," with The-Dream (transitioning into a finale of "Gin and Juice") and keeping the crowd on their feet during a surprise highlight, Dorrough's "Ice Cream Paint Job" remix — a remix that included the song's star as well as Jim Jones, Soulja Boy and Nipsey Hussle. Ice Cube was honored with the I Am Hip-Hop award, with an introductory video that included a voice-over from Dr. Dre. "From that first rhyme he spit for me, I knew Cube was a star," Dre said. The award was presented to the former N.W.A member by Young Jeezy and Cube's favorite MC, Chuck D.
"Without Chuck D, we'd be on a real bad collision course," Cube said in his speech. The legendary trailblazer also called for the hip-hop nation to do "what we feel" and encouraged old b-boys to "keep doing your music" and not let anybody push them out. "As long as you got a tongue, you're not too old to rap," he added. During breaks, BET showed videotaped packages of their now-famous "cypher" rap sessions. DJ Premier played a beat while three sets of MCs rapped. The first set included KRS-One and Wale, while the second set showcased Joe Budden and Nicki Minaj. The rhyme of the night went to Eminem, however — his session included Black Thought and Mos Def. Em hit a rapid-fire flow that addressed everything from sex to Barack Obama. Veterans the Goodie Mob ended the night with powerful, high-octane renditions of their classics "Cell Therapy" and "Get Rich to This." It was the group's first televised reunion after nearly a decade apart and had the entire audience singing along in their hometown. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Michael Jackson's Editor Takes Us Inside The Reissued Bio 'Moonwalk' Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT 'He wanted to set the record straight,' Shaye Areheart says of MJ's motivation for telling his story.
In the months since Michael Jackson's death, most everyone connected to the King of Pop — as well as those that never met him but loved his music or hated who they thought he'd become — have had the chance to air their views about his life. On Tuesday, MJ himself will get a chance to weigh in as his ghostwritten memoir, "Moonwalk," is reissued. One of his original editors, Shaye Areheart, told MTV News that the Michael Jackson found within the book's pages is not the one we've come to hear so much about in the years after the molestation accusations and the months since his death from an overdose of surgical anesthetic in June. "I didn't believe those stories," she said. "I thought it was untrue. I think you don't change that much. I knew Michael pretty well for those years. He was a fundamentally gentle, kind, decent person who revered children, who felt that children were angels on Earth. That's not the sort of person that would take advantage of a child. I never did believe those stories." During the four-year production process on "Moonwalk," Areheart would sit with Jackson in his Encino, California, home, asking the singer questions and recording his answers about his childhood and family, his early Motown experiences, the isolating effects of superstardom and the bizarre rumors that often enveloped him. As the book neared completion in November 1987, Jackson was in Australia for the international leg of his Bad tour. Areheart traveled to Melbourne, and for the next two weeks, they sat in hotel rooms as she read aloud the story of his life. "He loved to be read to," she said, adding that the idea of reading through the manuscript seemed like "the most boring idea he'd heard in his life." But weeks before the book was to be published, MJ hesitated, worried about all that he'd revealed, fearful that his effort to tell the truth about his life would only feed the tabloid fire. "He really wanted to do this book," Areheart explained. "He wanted to set the record straight. He felt like there had been so many falsehoods. And then all of sudden, he felt like somebody who'd just been exposed and thought, 'Maybe I don't want to publish this book.' " MJ eventually decided, though, that publication should move forward. "Moonwalk" hit bookshelves in 1988 and shot to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. The reissued version carries a new introduction from Motown head honcho Berry Gordy, as well as an in-depth afterword by Areheart. The pages are filled with color photos that Jackson himself selected, including behind-the-scenes looks at video shoots, old family photos and one of him in a red-and-gold kimono with a huge smile on his face. Areheart found out about Jackson's death while she was at a book party. She'd spent time with MJ in the years since the publication of "Moonwalk," collaborating on a collection of poetry, short stories and paintings and making plans for future books. As news trickled out about the sordid details leading up to his death, Areheart said she was in shock. "When I knew Michael, he didn't even drink," she said. "The guy did nothing. He was healthy and very proud of his health. He was a vegetarian. He was constantly exercising and dancing and moving. So I just" — she paused — "I just can't speak to that." Related Videos Related Photos |
| Young Jeezy Celebrates His Birthday After BET Hip-Hop Awards Posted: 11 Oct 2009 03:02 AM PDT The MC hits an Atlanta club with Fabolous and others to party after the show.
ATLANTA — One of the BET Hip Hop Awards afterparties was a birthday party. After the big show, Young Jeezy hit ATL club Dreamz and welcomed guests Lil Boosie and Lil' Webbie to the VIP section. DJ Don Cannon spun records from the stage as the three popped bottles of champagne in VIP. At around 3 a.m., the music inspired Jeezy to grab the mic and perform. First were his underground bangers "Trappin Ain't Dead" and "24, 23 (Kobe, LeBron)."
"Kobe, LeBron/ I used to pay Kobe, but now I pay LeBron," Jeezy rapped. Cannon then put on Jeezy's CTE clique anthem "Biggest Movie Ever." Out of nowhere, Fabolous appeared onstage and Cannon threw on Loso's Jeezy-featuring "Do the Damn Thang." "What you wanna do," Young said. Fab — who had a drink in his hand instead of a mic — gave Jeezy the "I don't know" shoulder shrug, but the DJ soon handed him a mic. Fab and Jeezy went back and forth on that track as well as "Diamonds." Cannon turned the party into a concert, playing Fab's "Breathe" and "Throw it in the Bag" remix. Fabolous had performed the original "Throw it in the Bag" during the BET Hip Hop Awards earlier in the night at the Atlanta Civic Center. Jeezy opened the show with Jay-Z, performing "As Real As It Gets." The after-afterparty for Jeezy was at club Miami, where the MC continued to party well into the early morning. Related Photos Related Artists |
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