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- Exclusive: Waka Flocka Flame Nearly 'Gave Up' After Being Shot
- Final 'American Idol' Audition Show Rounds Up The Talent
- Scoop DeVille's Hip-Hop History Leads Him To A Snoop Dogg Hit
- Taylor Swift Fans Rally In The Great Backlash Debate
- Lil Wayne Talks Upcoming Jail Time: 'Everything Is Meant To Be'
- Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood Call Larry 'Pants On The Ground' Platt 'Amazing'
- Exclusive: Waka Flocka Flame Talks About Shooting
- Melanie Fiona Sees Her Hard Work Pay Off In 2010
- Swizz Beatz Has Pharrell And Q-Tip To Thank For Justice Sample
| Exclusive: Waka Flocka Flame Nearly 'Gave Up' After Being Shot Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST 'I looked down and felt it in my chest, my back, everything,' MC says of the injuries he sustained from the shooting.
In Waka Flocka Flame's 23 short years on earth, he's been jumped, hit in the head with a bottle at a club, struck with a baseball, toppled out of a tree and had bark lodged in his chin and had his head rammed into a steel gate. However, none of those instances can compare to a single bullet — Flocka was shot and robbed at an Atlanta car wash on January 19, by a man he still feels was sent to kill him.
"I'm like, 'I can't believe I'm shot,' " he said about the thoughts that raced through his head in the aftermath of the assault. "I felt it in my arm but I looked down and felt it in my chest, my back, everything. It felt like stop, drop and roll. I'm leaking, my arm squirting. I said, 'Call an ambulance.' I felt my body getting woozy. I laid down on a flat surface. That messed me up because that ain't do nothing but put air inside my lungs and blood. I ain't panic. I was like, 'F--- it, I'mma give up. This sh-- hurt so bad. I'm gonna give up.' " Thankfully for Flame, it wasn't his time to die. "My partna was like, 'Get up.' I said, 'N---a, I ain't dead — call an ambulance,' " Flocka remembered. "By the time I get up, he was like, 'N---a, you done peed on yourself.' I was like,' This ain't pee, this is blood.' I got in the ambulance, the [EMS attendant] was like, 'Lift up.' I'm like, 'Lift up? This hurts! You ever been shot before?' " Waka gets a little more serious when talking about the bullet's path through his body — it went through his right arm, punctured his lungs, broke a couple of ribs and landed in his back, causing vision and memory loss for two weeks. He still feels pain in his injured arm and can't move the fingers on his right hand as freely as he did before. "Give me a week, I'll probably be up and running," he said, optimistically. Waka still can't understand why someone would want to kill him — he's just an up-and-coming rapper, and the neighborhood on Old National Highway where the incident occurred is one he frequents. However, he still maintains that the word he's hearing on the streets is that the gunman was sent to do more than just rob him. As of press time, police have not yet named a suspect in the case. MTV News will have much more from our exclusive interview with Waka Flocka Flame in the coming days. Related Videos |
| Final 'American Idol' Audition Show Rounds Up The Talent Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:48 AM PST The audition phase wraps up as the show prepares to head to Hollywood.
To the relief of anyone who's a true fan, Wednesday night's "American Idol" brought an end to the audition rounds, the traditional home of costumed jokers, cracked-voice clowns, delusional dingbats and the occasional kewpie-doll ringer and blue-eyed crooner with a broken heart of gold. The clip show brought together a variety of the best of this year's wannabes, from raspy-voiced Lee DeWyze of Illinois, a paint store clerk who sang a sandpaper cover of Bill Withers' classic soul tune "Ain't No Sunshine," to dreadlocked hippie chick Crystal Bowersox, a 23-year-old musician mom who went with the rocker girl classic "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin.
Theater student Amanda Shechtman, 19, impressed the judges with her delivery of Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache," even as they mocked her overly dramatic persona. We learned about the fine art of the "fake out," where contestants pretend they didn't get their golden ticket only to pull it out of their shirts to the shock of their friends and family. And we watched as the judges blanked on a rogues gallery of contestants who have flamed out time and time again, including the Oompa-Loompa-skinned "Tan Girl." Lacey Brown was back, after losing out in the top 50 last season as she watched tattooed single mom Megan Joy move ahead. The honey-voiced 23-year-old Amarillo, Texas, church event director with the spiky red hair won the judges over again, though with a buttery "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," earning her second shot at fame. The seventh time proved to not be the charm for bottle-blond Posh Spice superfan Stephanie Fisher, a 23-year-old student/ promotional model from Jamestown, New York, whose silver dress sparkled, but whose pinched vocals on "Fever" made her sound like she had a massive head cold. At least she got a hug from Posh, who complimented her unique fashion sense while noting that she would never model that particular look. Florida nursing student Kimberley Bishop had lofty goals for when she won "Idol" — you know, recycling and helping kids in Africa — but her boozy blunder through Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" just plain scared the panelists. There was the sad story of Hollywood's Didi Benami, a 22-year-old waitress auditioning in honor of her best friend Rebecca, who died at age 16. Benami had trouble keeping her emotions in check while singing a jazzy take on the Beatles' "Hey Jude," with guest judge Avril Lavigne saying she had "huge potential." The year's crop of fresh-faced 16-year-olds included raspy-voiced Texas high school student Rachel Hubbard, booming Oklahoma crooner Thaddeus Johnson, Georgia's Genesis Moore, whose bluesy operatic wail bowled the panel over and hard-luck case Aaron Kelly, who blasted out a powerful country-ish cover of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb." One of the many montages focused on athletes-turned-singers, highlighted by 6-foot-8-inch tall Florida swimmer Adrian "Blondzilla" Chandtchi, 17, who nearly drowned during a painful falsetto version of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love." Personal trainer Michael Lynche showed off his massive guns and some serious R&B chops while belting the audition classic "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. The judges liked him, Kara DioGuardi called him a "singing teddy bear," and he made it to Hollywood. It's unclear, though, what his fate will be, since last week news emerged that he might have gotten booted after his dad blabbed to the local paper about his success, a no-no for contestants on the show. As usual, producers saved the saddest story for last. Hope Johnson, one of eight siblings from an impoverished family, told the story of sneaking food from her tray at school back home to feed her hungry little brother, exuding an innocence and starry-eyed quality that seemed custom made for the "Idol" dream machine. The 19-year-old bartender form Arlington, Texas, had a sweet country voice that Kara said she'd remember after hearing Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance." And so ended this year's audition rounds, which produced exactly one breakout talker, viral superstar General Larry "Pants on the Ground" Platt. With the audition rounds finally over, next Tuesday brings the debut of new judge Ellen DeGeneres as the Hollywood rounds finally kick off. Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. |
| Scoop DeVille's Hip-Hop History Leads Him To A Snoop Dogg Hit Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST Young producer, whose dad is Latin MC Kid Frost, is working with Young Jeezy and Fat Joe next, in Mixtape Daily.
Fire Starter: Scoop DeVille Scoop DeVille is about to explode this year, although he made his first rap-video cameo 20 years ago. When he was reaching his terrible 2's, Scoop's dad, legendary Latin MC Kid Frost, held him in his arms in the video for "La Raza."
"That's all I was around, was straight music instruments, rappers, singers, dancers," Scoop, born Elijah Blue Molina, explained about his upbringing. "I got to go on the road as a young kid. I went to 'MTV Jams' when I was a kid. I got pictures of Fab Five Freddy holding me as a baby. I saw my pops go from nothing to having everything. When I was a baby, my pops had three jobs. He was making his ends before 'La Raza' came out. When that dropped, it was a life-changing experience. It was cool to see that and see him make business happen. I soaked it up like a sponge." Scoop, now 22, started making music when he was 13, and his father encouraged him to follow his talent and dreams. He bought equipment and instruments. Two years ago, Scoop got production duties on Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin', but late last year, he delivered his music-industry calling card, supplying the track to the Dogg's blockbuster "I Wanna Rock." The track samples Rob Base's voice from "It Takes Two." "It's actually bigger out on the East Coast than it is on the West Coast," Scoop assessed. "The record is real beat-driven. When I was doing the record, I said, 'Whoever gets this record, it's going to be a big record.' " The big homie Snoop was the lucky recipient. "I just had a couple of crazy records," Scoop relived. "At the time, me and Dogg was trying to do something new for the new generation. He always listens to all the stuff I'm involved in and keeps his ears to the street. He's a godfather out here. I went to Snoop with it, and I already knew he was gonna do something magical with it and take it to the next level. It was something we wanted to put on the map, as far as hip-hop records are concerned. "I got a call from Snoop a couple of days after I shot it to him. He was like, 'These couple of records, don't give to nobody. These are them,' " Scoop added. "Sure enough, he did the thing. We went to the studio, laid it out. That song, he was like, 'We're gonna go over the top with this one.' " The record's immediate allure had MCs from Styles P to Fat Joe to Young Jeezy making unofficial remixes, and Jay-Z jumped on a Snoop-sanctioned remix of the record. "Oh my God, dude," Scoop recalled. "I was in the car, I got a call, like, 'Jay-Z's gonna rap over your sh--.' I'm 22 years old. I'm young. I'm a creative person. I'm in the studio every day. When I heard that, I was amazed. Jay is one of my favorites. He's an inspiration." Next up on Scoop's roster are Young Jeezy, Fat Joe and Busta Rhymes. "Out here, I'm known for making crazy sample records and making things people wouldn't normally use," he said. "There's so many records I have, like the 'I Wanna Rock' record. The one I got coming out with Fat Joe is gonna be twice as good as 'I Wanna Rock.' The one I did with Busta is gonna be three times better. It's like a science. We're trying to bring the hip-hop sh-- back. I'm excited about what could happen this year." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. It's Hip-Hop and R&B Week at MTV News, and we're saluting some of the biggest names who have earned big-dawg status with their steadfast pursuit of excellence. We're also bringing you some of the acts on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, so stay locked with us all week! |
| Taylor Swift Fans Rally In The Great Backlash Debate Posted: 03 Feb 2010 03:56 AM PST Fearless fans put the haters on the defensive.
The Taylor Swift haters may have been out in force after MTV News published our "Why You Shouldn't Hate On Taylor Swift" article in response to what appears to be a budding backlash against the singer, but her fans rallied to her side on Wednesday (February 3). That's not to say there weren't negative comments in our article on the original round of comments, but the haters were on the defensive. Below are some of the most interesting comments, lightly edited for grammar and content, and please note that the opinions expressed therein are those of the commenters, not MTV News. But don't think the debate has to end here. If you want to have your voice heard, sound off in the comments below. Let the debate go on! And with that, we turn the floor over to you: "Taylor is amazing and she does sing very well. I have seen her live three times and she has been awesome!!!! So she was a little off at the Grammys, but her Fearless CD DESERVED Album of the Year! It was the biggest-selling CD of 2009 and she was rewarded for that and her great songwriting!!!!!!!" (Flower) "Um ... let me defend my case. People, go look at her 'SNL,' VMA, and CMA performances. Notice she can't hold a key. It wasn't till now that people saw how much she stunk, how pathetic. I knew this right from the beginning. When it comes to album of the year, [Lady Gaga's] The Fame was a work of art. I dont understand why Taylor deserved it, I was hoping for Kanye to pop out and be like 'Yo Taylor, I'mma let you finish but Lady Gaga had the best album of all time.' " (Jhonny) "I have also seen Taylor three times in concert and the fourth will be at Gillette Stadium. I love her concerts and the performances she gives are awesome. I will go to all her performances in my area and I love her voice, I love her singing. I have all her CDs/DVDs and as for the bashers, it's just like you said in the article: They hide behind there computers and say the nasty and hateful things and don't have to be accountable for their abusive behavior." (Tommy) " 'If she couldn't sing, then why would she be winning Grammys and CMA Awards, which are both voted on by professional musicians?' And by professional musicians, you mean Randy Jackson's personal assistant and Twitter followers, right? Whatever. Lady Gaga should have won that. Her songs are EVERYWHERE and appeal to a more broad audience. Taylor Swift is too tween, and her live vocals are reedy and weak AT BEST. Also, am I the only one who thinks every single song she puts out sounds EXACTLY the same? She is a talented songwriter, but so is Lady Gaga ... and her album deserved that so much more." (MsMandee) "You may think Swift is a bad live performer. And you may feel that Swift hasn't brought a unique style, personality or energy to the industry. But that's all irrelevant here. She did not win'Performer of the Year' or 'Artist of the Year' or 'Singer of the Year' or 'Person of the Year.' She won Album of the Year. People should be criticizing that album and its shortcomings, not looking at Swift and her shortcoming. Anything outside the recordings on that 13-track album is irrelevant. Who cares if she can or can't perform those songs live? Who cares about Swift's personality or image? That's not what the award was for. The award was for the album — which was a first-rate record." (Brad) "Team Kanye West! He was right all along, and most people know it in their hearts. Taylor did not deserve the VMA over Beyoncé, and she didn't deserve the Grammys either. Note to Taylor: learn how to sing on-key, or get off the stage!" (TSharky) "TAYLOR SWIFT WON ... no one can change that. And for the people saying she can't sing ... SOMEONE or 5-million-plus people in the U.S.A. disagree because they all bought her album ... that is not including worldwide sales. I mean, none of the other artists had their album on two different charts at #1 on numerous occasions. Don't get me wrong, I loved the other four artists in the category and I own all 5 CDs, however the other combined sales barely outsold Fearless, which in the world of the Grammys means she deserves to WIN!" (Linz_3210) You've read what a lot of readers think — what do you think of the Taylor Swift backlash? Sound off below! Related Photos |
| Lil Wayne Talks Upcoming Jail Time: 'Everything Is Meant To Be' Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:02 AM PST He also speaks with Rolling Stone about quitting syrup.
Before Lil Wayne is sentenced on felony gun charges this month, he talked with Rolling Stone about his impending jail time.
"I didn't know I was gonna be going to jail," Wayne told the magazine for its upcoming issue. "This happened at the height of my career! Nobody knows the future." While Weezy couldn't foresee his future, he now knows that he has to do what has seemed unfathomable to him for more than a decade: take a break. The MC said he wants to just go in and get it over with. "This is not something you get no advice on," he said. "This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that's like. I just say I'm looking forward to it. "I look at things as 'Everything is meant to be,' " he added. "I know it's an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it. So I don't look at it as wrong, I just ... I damn sure don't look at it as right, that's all." Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to felony gun possession in a Manhattan courtroom in October, stemming from a July 2007 arrest following his first headlining concert in New York. The rapper is set to be sentenced to one year in prison as a part of his plea deal and must also give up his passport. Weezy also talked with the magazine about quitting syrup, a combination of promethazine and codeine, which is supposed to be prescribed by doctors for severe colds and pneumonia. He first revealed his plan to quit on the new "Nino Brown Story, Pt. 2" DVD, telling DJ Scoob Doo that his Styrofoam cup was retired in favor of Fiji water. "I haven't f---ed with that in a long time," Wayne told Rolling Stone of syrup. The article says Weezy gave it up "cold turkey" on May 9. Back in February 2008, Wayne talked to MTV News about his love of syrup and how difficult it would be to step away. "It ain't that easy — feels like death in your stomach when you stop doing that sh--," he said at the time. "You gotta learn how to stop. You gotta go through detox." Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood Call Larry 'Pants On The Ground' Platt 'Amazing' Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:56 AM PST 'I've been watching ... The pants guy!' Holmes laughs about unlikely 'American Idol' star Platt.
Like many of you, Katie Holmes has been tuning in week after week to survey the talent the latest season of "American Idol" has to offer — and the star shared with us the one contestant that has dazzled her so far.
" 'American Idol,' I started again, which I've been watching," she told MTV News. "I know [the auditions have been] wild. The pants guy! I mean, I remember the first season and then sort of I got ... I didn't watch it for a while, and now [I've been watching]." Holmes' "The Romantics" co-star Elijah Wood has been equally enamored with Larry Platt, who auditioned for the show in Atlanta and shared with the judges his little ditty "Pants on the Ground." "I haven't watched that show until this most recent season," Wood shared. "I watched the first two seasons kind of religiously and then I didn't watch it. So now I'm back on and it's kind of amazing — the audition phase is the best part. 'Pants on the Ground' — yeah, it's amazing. It's mesmerizing." Mary J. Blige, who recently joined Kara DioGuardi, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson at the judges' table during the audition stop in Atlanta, shared that she too couldn't resist Platt's charms. "Wow, when the man was performing 'Pants on the Ground,' I couldn't believe what was happening," she recalled. "When he did the split and the whole nine, I was like, 'I'm done. This show is over. Please get me out of here 'cause I'm just gonna burst.' " Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos |
| Exclusive: Waka Flocka Flame Talks About Shooting Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:26 PM PST 'At first I thought it was a joke,' MC says of incident he claims was an attempt on his life.
After being shot at an Atlanta car wash and hospitalized on the morning of January 19, Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame was released and returned to his home on Sunday. MTV News spoke with the MC on Tuesday in his first sit-down interview since the incident.
The New York-born MC (real name: Juaquin Malphurs) was shot in the arm in what he said was an attempt on his life, not a random burglary as police initially said. As he sat in his home outside Atlanta on Tuesday, Flocka seemed to be coming to grips with the ramifications of the incident, but also inserted humor into the conversation. "How I feel?" he responded when asked, taking a long pause to find his words. "I probably feel like this is like my first day of school. You know how you go to school and you're insecure about your clothes? I'm insecure about how a person will take [the story of] what happened — the truth. I'm excited, though. I'm trying to get right but the arm and back is killing me. The [prescribed] pills ain't working right." Flocka said that on the night before his shooting, he enjoyed a night out, performing at a local club and partying with DJs Drama and Holiday. He said he chose to check into a hotel rather than drive home. The following morning, he intended to get an oil change for his car but wanted it washed first. The shooting took place at the Bubble Bath car wash. Waka admitted not being very cognizant of his surroundings at the time. He first called his mother and manager, Debra Antney, who also manages Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj and OJ Da Juiceman through her Mizay Entertainment business — and then made another call. Flame put his phone down and turned to talk to his friend B.C., who was in the passenger seat. With his window rolled down and his head turned, Flocka said a man ran up to the car and stuck what looked like a Glock 19 handgun in his face. "I [was] like, 'Good night.' I ain't know what to do," he recalled. "At first I thought it was a joke — I thought it was one of my friends playing, like, 'Boy, you slippin'.' Then [the gunman] said, 'Boy, you already know what it is. You slipped.' I was like, damn!" Immediately, the rapper started thinking of ways to escape the predicament. "I had three alternatives," he said. "Back [the car] up. I thought, 'He would probably shoot me in my face. I ain't trying to go out.' I'd rather fight for my life, get shot fighting. Or I could hit him with the car on some crazy Tom Cruise-type stuff. He probably would have shot my partner, then shot the car. "I'm thinking like, 'I don't feel like paying for this car's damage. I ain't got time for that,' " he added with a smile. "A third alternative was my jewelry: Why not hand him my jewelry and try to get out of the car so I could have some defense. I had a ring on, a watch, my chain on and my bracelet. I took my ring and was like, 'You can get it, man.' I started getting the quick stuff off, making him feel like he's the winner. So I took my ring off, took my bracelet off, gave it to him, took my chain off slow." Waka recalled that when he started to pretend he was having trouble taking off his chain and watch, the assailant let his guard down and allowed him to get out of the car. The last item to come off was a Breitling watch. Waka hung the watch on his fingertip and when the gunman reached for it, the MC grappled with him and reached for the firearm. When he leapt forward, the assailant shot him. The bullet hit Flocka's right arm and traveled into his torso. Pain coursed through the right side of his body. "He took off. I wanted to chase him so bad," Flocka told. "It's like taking your pride, your dignity, but it's nothing I could do. My friend, mind you, I don't know what he was thinking. I wish he would have got out and fought with me. But sh--, it's over with." The police have not announced a suspect in the shooting. MTV News will have much more from our exclusive interview with Waka Flocka Flame in the coming days. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Melanie Fiona Sees Her Hard Work Pay Off In 2010 Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:56 AM PST The 'It Kills Me' singer from Toronto is breaking though on Hip-Hop and R&B Week.
Melanie Fiona didn't bring home the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy for her soulful ballad "It Kills Me" this past weekend, but her nod in that category seems like a sign that she's poised for great things ahead. The song has been the #1 R&B/Hip-Hop record for the last four weeks, and she's currently on tour with Alicia Keys — all of which makes her a safe bet as one of MTV News' breakthrough artists of 2010.
"After all the promo and hard work in 2009, towards the end of 2009, this song caught on and it was like a wildfire effect, and all these great things started happening because of this one record," Fiona told MTV News. Even before the success of "It Kills Me," the 26-year-old's album, The Bridge, caught the attention of industry heavyweights. She said she met with Jay-Z and his friend Tata in New York to play them some music just before she completed the project, and now she's managed by Jay-Z Roc Nation and signed to Steve Rifkind's SRC label. "They listened to the music and they were like, 'Yo, this is great,' " Fiona said of the meeting. "Tata was like, 'We'd be honored to represent this.' I was like, 'You'd be honored?!' " Before a Roc Nation co-sign, however, the Toronto native said that it was difficult breaking into the music biz at home and in the States. "For the type of music I do, I knew I wanted it to be an international thing, so I wanted to not limit myself to one territory or country, and I wanted to just really go for the height of what I could do. "A lot of people doubted me, they doubted my ability, they doubted my credibility, they doubted who I was," she added. "It was important for me to really go through that journey and figure out that it's not about conforming to somebody else, society or somebody else's culture. It's about bringing light to your own." It's probably not coincidental that Fiona came up with another Toronto artist who broke through and put his city on the map last year. She and Drake were a part of the same scene that was trying to start a movement and showcase Toronto's talent. And now she's proud to see how far Drake has come. "It was an amazing feeling to then travel and to leave Toronto and then meet back up and to see where we are at, at the peak of our career," Fiona said. "We're just so supportive and happy for one another. It feels greater that it started out so small, at an infantile stage in Toronto, and now we're both doing the best that we've ever done." It's Hip-Hop and R&B Week at MTV News, and we're saluting some of the biggest names who have earned big-dawg status with their steadfast pursuit of excellence. We're also bringing you some of the acts on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, so stay locked with us all week! Related Artists |
| Swizz Beatz Has Pharrell And Q-Tip To Thank For Justice Sample Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:21 AM PST The hip-hop heavyweights urged Swizzy to check out the French electronic duo, whom he sampled for Jay-Z's 'On to the Next One.'
Even before Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 dropped, fans had already gravitated to the Swizz Beatz-produced "On to the Next One." The popular three-second sample loop on the hook leant itself to a head-nodding and sound-system-bumping experience.
And ever since the video kicked off the new decade, the song's hook has been on repeat on radio. But the funny thing is, the sample doesn't say "on to the next one." It's actually looping the words "under the spotlight." The song samples Justice's 2007 hit "D.A.N.C.E.," and Swizz said he never would have created Jay's club banger without the urging of Pharrell Williams and Q-Tip. "To be honest, Q-Tip and Pharrell put me onto Justice," Swizz told MTV News. "We had a long conversation on the phone, and they were like, 'Yo, you need to get onto this Justice joint.' I knew the sound, but I didn't know the name of the sound that I was liking. They were calling me back, like, 'Yo, did you get the Justice stuff yet?' Nah, nah, I'm on it. I was on vacation or something, and they called me again, and they were like, 'Yo, did you get the Justice joint? We're going to stay on top of you!' " Swizz said he was vaguely familiar with the song, but he wasn't aware of the French electronic duo, made up of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. Pharrell and Q-Tip felt Swizz was the only person who could flip Justice's song for a beat. Once he finally heard the track, he called Pharrell in excitement. " 'Yo, I got it! I got the joint! I already hear 10 things I could do with it,' " Swizzy recalled saying. "I did 10 of them, literally, but then 'On to the Next One' was the least complicated one that I did. It was something that would easily fit into the system but still got the bounce, and it still gives Jay space to do his thing, even with the sample behind him through the whole song. It gave me a chance to be able to rock the chorus. It was a perfect fit." Swizz, a DJ himself, said he can't deny Justice's whole movement. "When you think of a Justice party, it's more like artists performing onstage with a massive rock crowd, rave crowd, hip-hop crowd, disco crowd all in one bunch, but they're DJs, and they made it a lifestyle," Swizz testified. "The whole Justice lifestyle is dope." It's Hip-Hop and R&B Week at MTV News, and we're saluting some of the biggest names who have earned big-dawg status with their steadfast pursuit of excellence. We're also bringing you some of the acts on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, so stay locked with us all week! Related Videos Related Artists |
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