Nicki Minaj doesn’t know her twitter followers!
Feb 24th
Nicki Minaj has talked about how she can’t trust that all her Twitter followers are true supporters. At times I do wonder about Nicki Minaj, with this only being a début project, has the fame got to her and made her very insecure and paranoid? She told sources: “All of those people who follow me on Twitter? They aren’t my friends. Some of them are fans, but many of them are people who hate my guts and are just waiting for me to tweet something that they can put on their blogs. Yes that may be true, but surely Nicki Minaj knew that twitter was a door wide open to spin? Read the rest of this entry »
Cash Money Party goes on and Nicki gets her Platinum plaque
Feb 13th
Young Money-Cash Money toasted their moneymakers Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and Drake at their pre-Grammy soirée at West Hollywood’s The Lot. Spirits were high as hip-hop’s hottest crew took the stage, posing for photos and saying a few words. Read the rest of this entry »
Young Money to host phat pre-Grammy party!
Feb 11th
Cash Money-Young Money is ready to celebrate their success in style. In honor of this weekend’s Grammys, hip-hop’s reigning crew will live it up at a posh party on Saturday in Los Angeles, with party planning mastermind Colin Cowie overseeing the festivities. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicki Minaj doesn’t want your Pickle juice!
Dec 1st
Here we go! Nicki Minaj vents about getting served pickle juice in a clip from her MTV documentary “My Time Now,” airing Sunday at 10 p.m. (for the UK) After showing up to an unprofessional photo shoot where their budget isn’t up to snuff, the pink-haired rapper goes off about getting treated with the respect she deserves.
“I put quality in what I do. I spend time and I spend energyand I spend effort and I spend everything I have, every fiber of my being, to give people quality,” she barks. “So if I turn up to a photo shoot and you got a $50 clothes budget and some sliced pickles on a motherfuckin’ board, you know what? No. I am gonna leave. Is that wrong? Wanting more for myself? Wanting people to treat me with respect? You know what? Next time, they know better. But had I accepted the pickle juice, I would be drinking pickle juice right now.”
MTV documents Nicki Minaj’s rise to stardom for “Nicki Minaj: My Time Now.” The one-hour documentary follows the Pink Friday rapper, born Onika Maraj, as she performs at the VMAs, records the Eminem-assisted “Roman’s Revenge,” returns to her home of Trinidad, and surprises her mother with the keys to her own home. Laugh and cry with the Harajuku Barbie as she reveals the ambitious girl underneath the colorful wigs and wardrobe. For those in the UK, I guess you are going to have to wait till this Sunday on MTV ONE at 10p.m. Read the rest of this entry »
Drake’s “Take Care” will walk all over “Thank Me Later”
Dec 1st
Seems like Drake is taking the same approach to “Take Care” like he did with “Thank Me Later“. Drake who is currently touring and expected to hit the UK during February is recording his second album titled “Take Care” which is expected to hit stores April 2011.
Close sources to the Young Money rapper told us he is currently working with an underground producer called 9th Wonder and was photographed leaving a studio from where DJ Premier works in New York. Whilst industry press are still confused with the single line up of “Thank Me Later“, huge radio hits such as “Fancy“, “Shut It Down” and “Show Me A Good Time” never see the light of day for the singles shelf.
Yet again this just simply highlights the repeat mistakes that Young Money make when it comes down to the whole album launch and single line up - may I add the video for “Fancy” which featured T.I. and Swizz Beats was shot and ready to be sent to MTV when officials at the label decided to withdraw the entire single from commercial circulation.
From what out sources say, “Take Care” will walk all over “Thank Me Later“, with Universal Motown now more involved in the entire process of album (and Lil Wayne, who couldn’t take care of the business strategy as he was in prison) this LP may just push Drake even further in his already outstanding career. Read the rest of this entry »
Lil Wayne is dealing with increasing management issues…
Nov 23rd
Yes, when you think coming out of prison was just enough to deal with and with increased media attention on Lil Wayne – I’m not too surprised he hasn’t had a breakdown! But times are a bit hard in the yard for Lil Wayne‘s longtime manager Cortez Bryant and his crew. Bryant is known for being a sharp businessman, but recently a series of fake managers have been using his namesake and booking fake Lil Wayne shows. (oh no!)
Yes so if you see Lil Wayne performing in a night club near you, it’s probably fake! hese false managers also steal deposits from promoters and cause a lot of negative reaction when fans don’t get what was advertised. It’s become such a problem that Bryant’s people have issued a statement on how to spot a fake. This isn’t good when Lil Wayne is planning of releasing another album shortly and with an angry fan base who even know if the album will shift?
Management released a statement “It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant, and Bryant Management operations manager Nina Packer, for financial gain through false bookings of a Lil Wayne featuring Young Money / Cash Money family tour,” reads the statement. “Utilizing phony email addresses Read the rest of this entry »
Lil Wayne is out…
Nov 5th
Troubled Hip-Hop star Lil’ Wayne is a free man. Following a miscalculation which delayed his release by an additional day, the “Lollipop“ rapper was officially released from the Rikers Island jail facility in New York City early this morning.
He served eight months of his one year sentence after pleading guilty to the attempted criminal possession of a weapon last year.
Friends and family are believed to have organised a large-scale “Welcome Home Weezy” bash. So now that he is out, I really just hope he stays out – what with going in for a few months has become a trend now in the industry and infact a great marketing tool, just play it safe Weezy.
Hours after his release from Rikers, Lil Wayne reconnected with his fans online. DJ Scoob Doo posted another photo of Weezy smoking a cigar and drinking a glass of what appears to be cognac while staring at a laptop screen. “aaaaaaahhhhhhmmmmm baaaaakkkkkkkkkk,” tweeted Lil Tunechi.
Lil Wayne has been scheduled for plenty of studio work and of course promoting his new material which has been surfaced whilst Lil Wayne was in prison. With all media on Lil Wayne it shouldn’t been hard for him to keep out of trouble, with huge Cash Money releases in the coming weeks, it would be a shame to miss out.
Nicki Minaj fires Diddy as manager
Oct 18th
Nicki Minaj has fired Diddy from his position as her manager. The rapper reportedly broke the news in a press release today, stating that the media mogul did not give her the “guidance [that a] manager is supposed to give his client”, hence his dismissal and replacement with star-maker Benny Medina. The source follows;
“Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown breakout superstar Nicki Minaj has decided to dismiss rap mogul, Sean “P diddy Combs” as her music manager and has recently signed a new deal with mega-manager Benny Medina, whose current and past clients include Multi Grammy Award winning recording artist, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Brandy, and more.”
Of course Nicki Minaj did get her word in saying, “By now, everyone should now that I am really strict when it comes to my representation. I had sympathy for Sean however I feel as if I haven’t gotten the guidance the manager is supposed to give his client. Personally, I feel like I’m being managed by mother. Even if you play the smallest role on my team, I wish to see progress. I’d like to thank him for everything he has done for me; for taking me under his wing. I wish him the best with repping Rick [Ross]. But now that my album is about to drop, its time to get serious and stop playing games. If I could turn back time…I wouldn’t have made the decision to let Troy go.” – Wise words from the newly crowned Queen of hip-hop.
Jay Sean’s single fails to peak on any chart
Oct 6th
Jay Sean might as well be on the first plane back to the UK, with his much anticipated single featuring new Queen of Hip Hop Nicki Minaj, “2012” belly flopped on the billboard charts peaking at a very disappointing 43! – Ouch!
With a lot of money being poured into Jay Sean‘s new project, it’s pretty heart breaking to see a very commercial lead single just epically fail! One would think that with huge backing from huge music industry experts, why did albums under the Universal belt such as “All Or Nothing” only have a maximum of two lead singles and each needing a huge feature to push the record?
It does pain me to see Jay do so badly, but there is no doubt that his career here at home in the UK clearly had better results performance wise, with the US already branding him as a one-hit-wonder with “Down” and a decreasing fan base, I’m starting to think even if the new album “Freeze” will even shift?
However Jay’s ignorance I have little sympathy for the douche, on numerous occasions Jay Sean has slated fan base for not voting for him for awards and with the “Freeze” album expected to drop during November and very little album promo done…GOD HELP US ALL!!! Read the rest of this entry »
Drake announces welcome home concert for Lil Wayne
Aug 22nd
A fitting homecoming is already being planned for Lil Wayne. The day after he is expected to be released from jail, the Cash Money rapper will celebrate by throwing a welcome home concert.
Drake made the announcement during his Ustream session on Thursday, saying it would take place on November 5, but an exact location was not disclosed. Drizzy has a show the day before in Los Angeles and the day after in Las Vegas. Lil Wayne is serving his time at Rikers Island in New York.
“Undisclosed location, November 5, the Welcome Home Weezy concert,” said Wayne’s protégé while sipping on Pinot Grigio in his Toronto crib. “You might as well camp out at all different locations. That’s gonna be crazy.” – Saying that i’m still wondering when Drake will begin his world wide arena tour? – Although announced by his label there was no follow up!
Lil Wayne has been serving time for weapons charges since March. He is expected to be released on November 4. His EP, “I Am Not a Human Being“, will arrive on his 28th birthday on September 27. I’m sure that this private concert for Lil Wayne will be the crème of the crème and I’m sure that Drake will line up everyone across the land to turn up to this…now let just hope no get arrested again! Read the rest of this entry »