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Lil Wayne, Drake, Birdman, More Team Up For New Videos

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:39 +0000

Young Money clique films a clip while Lil Wayne and Drake guest on a Birdman track. By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: MTV News The Cash Money/ Young Money synergy continued recently in Miami. All the family was there: Lil Wayne, Drake, the Birdman, Nicki Minaj, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee, Mack Maine ... everybody. Wayne and his Young Money camp shot the video for "Bed Rock," while Birdman corralled Drake and Weezy for "4 My Town (Play Ball)," the next single off his November 23 album, Priceless. "Me, Birdman and Wayne, we got this new song — I guess you could say it's like another 'Money to Blow,' " Drake said on set. "[The] three dudes that brought you the original are coming back, trying to make it just as big. It's cool, man, to come out here and see the classic Cash Money feel. Everything is really big. It's borderline cartoon. All the best things — the best cars, the best-looking women. The lights. It's one of those videos that's fun to do." Birdman ...

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Eminem Changes 'Relapse' Plans

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:08:17 +0000

By Wrap Staff According to his blog, hip-hop artist Eminem will release the album "Relapse: Refill" on Dec. 21 on Aftermath/Interscope Records. That's instead of the previously promised "Relapse 2." The album is a re-release of Eminem’s chart-topping fifth studio album, with the addition of seven bonus tracks: The single “Forever” featuring Drake, Kanye West and Lil Wayne (also on the "More Than a Game" soundtrack), “Taking My Bal...

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Lil Wayne Inspires Kidd Kidd To Make It Big

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0000

New Orleans newcomer reveals to Mixtape Daily that he was originally on Drake's 'Forever.' By Steven Roberts, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes Kidd Kidd Photo: Dream Big Fire Starter: Kidd Kidd We're going to keep flying through the green light this month in the Fire Starter section. The hot talent from the South keeps emerging. So far, we've brought you Pill and Donnis out of the ATL. This week, we take it to New Orleans for Kidd Kidd. "Kidd Kidd, my face on every wanted poster" — you might not have recognized the voice, but Kidd was on one of the biggest singles of 2008: Lil Wayne's "Mrs. Officer." The downtown New Orleans native linked up with the uptown N.O. legend (Kidd says downtown cats are known for being grimy, while uptown fellas are famous for stuntin') more than six years ago as part of Wayne's side clique Sqad Up. The collective — which also included Gudda Gudda and T-Streets, who are now down with Wayne's Young ...

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Gucci Mane State Vs. Radric Davis Track List Reveals A-List Guests

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:00 +0000

Usher, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Rick Ross, Keyshia Cole and others are featured on December 8 album. By Shaheem Reid Gucci Mane's <i>The State vs. Radric Davis</i> Photo: Atlantic Records While Gucci Mane serves his 12-month sentence for violating parole, his latest project, The State vs. Radric Davis, will be released on December 8. He has no shortage of top-flight guest stars on the new LP, including Cash Money Millionaires Lil Wayne and the Birdman, singers Usher, Keyshia Cole and Bobby V, as well as his close crew members Nicki Minaj, OJ Da Juiceman and Waka Flocka Flame. Waka and Soulja Boy Tell'em appear on a track called "Bingo," while Wayne and Cam'ron show up on "Stupid Wild." Weezy also checks in on the remix of "Wasted," as do Jadakiss and the Birdman. Keyshia Cole lends her soulful crooning to "Bad Bad Bad" while Bun B, Devin the Dude and E-40 help out on the track with the zaniest title, "Kush Is My Cologne." Other guests include Rick ...

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Leighton Meester Hooks Up With Lil Wayne To 'Make It Rain'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:14:08 +0000

The 'Gossip Girl' star says Weezy's been 'diggin' on' her songs for a while. By Rya Backer Leighton Meester Photo: Steven Roberts/ MTV News NEW YORK — She already made "Good Girls Go Bad" with Cobra Starship and looked for "Somebody to Love" with Robin Thicke . Now Leighton Meester 's about to "Make It Rain" with Lil Wayne . Yes, Lil Wayne. The "Gossip Girl" star revealed her latest collaboration to MTV News before performing at the new American Eagle store in Times Square on Tuesday night, where she sang a medley of cuts off her yet-untitled album, including a remix of the Cobra Starship track. "I met [Wayne] a few months ago, and he's honestly — I don't even know if he'll want people to know that he's incredibly polite and respectful," she said about the hip-hop wunderkind, with whom she actually presented the award for Best Song From a Movie at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards . "He's so talented and very funny. And really optimistic, and ...

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Lil Wayne And Royce Da 5'9" Duke It Out On New Mixtape

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:00 +0000

Plus: DJ Kay Slay enlists Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Beanie Sigel, 50 Cent and more for his tape, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid "Best Rapper Alive" mixtape Photo: DJ Trackstar Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables Mixtape : Best Rapper Alive? Headliners : Lil Wayne and Royce Da 5'9" Co-Stars : DJ Trackstar and the Smoking Section We Can't Stop Playing : The "D.O.A." freestyles; the "Ignant Sh--" freestyles Essential Info : This is just a mixtape you put on and forget about the fast-forward button. This is one of those gem mixtapes, because you know there's a guarantee that lyrics will be as sharp as a Peyton Manning pass. DJ Trackstar plays Butch Lewis, promoting a dream rhyme fight between Weezy F. Baby and the Nickel Nine. Trackstar took beats that Lil Wayne and Royce Da 5'9" rapped over separately on mixtapes and on proper albums and mixed a tape to make it sound like the two were battling for an entire CD. He even has a score card with the track ...

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Brandon Perkins: New Lil Wayne Documentary: One of Hip-Hop's Best

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:42:13 +0000

It's almost impossible to translate Lil Wayne's lyrics into the written word. With nearly every syllable on every one of his nearly 1000 songs of this past decade, Weezy is surly and snarly, croaking and crawling, urgent and erstwhile. But there are no accent marks for " Someone should've warned you/R-E-L-A-X like fuckin' California/Or get cornered, or get tortured, or get slaughtered/In that order ." The words out of Wayne's mouth somehow sound like an artist beyond his time, even if the words on a page are about as non-sensical as they come. In the thrillingly intimate documentary, "Tha Carter" (DVD in stores today), director Adam Bhala Lough however finds a way to make Lil Wayne's lyrics translate into actual words. By subtitling entire mixtape verses--DJ drops sometimes included--the New Orleans lyricist is put on a pedestal that was once reserved only for Bob Dylan and John Lennon. And why not? Lil Wayne was one of the three most important rappers of the '00s, a decade where hip-hop inherited ...

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Lil Wayne/ Drake Manager Imposter Sought By Police

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +0000

Young Money boss Cortez Bryant is working with authorities to find person claiming to be him. By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: Sarah A. Friedman/Contour by Getty Images Someone has apparently been trying to pass themselves off as Cortez Bryant, the manager of rappers Drake and Lil Wayne . According to a statement released by Bryant Management, "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant for financial gain through false bookings of his clients, specifically the much buzzed-about recording artist Drake." Bryant, who is also the president of Young Money Entertainment, claims that the impostor has created a false Twitter account and an official-sounding e-mail account in his name, "which he then utilizes to secure and pocket deposits for false bookings and club appearances." The individual is not named in the statement, and it was not revealed where the alleged incidents took place, but Bryant said he is working with ...

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Lil Wayne, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga Lead Our Holiday Album Preview

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:00 +0000

Rihanna, Kris Allen, John Mayer, Beyoncé and Allison Iraheta also have albums due in the next few weeks. By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne in his "Got Money" music video Photo: Universal Motown Records There will be no recession in record stores over the holidays. In fact, with major releases from some of the biggest names in music slated to hit stores over the next six weeks, this shopping season is packed with one of the biggest bumper crop of anticipated releases in years. Unlike past years, when hyped albums by Madonna , Eminem , U2 and other megastars were the focus of shoppers' action, this year's offerings span a wide variety of new stars (the "American Idol" triumvirate of Kris Allen , Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta ), reissues by Beyoncé and Lady Gaga , a greatest-hits collection from Britney Spears and highly anticipated albums from Rihanna , 50 Cent and Shakira . (All dates are subject to change.) November 17 First out the ...

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Hot Boys Reunion Stalled By Legal Issues, Jail Time

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:35:52 +0000

With Turk currently incarcerated and Lil Wayne and B.G. facing prison sentences, the reunion could be on hold for a bit. By Shaheem Reid B.G. Photo: MTV News If it was just about the music, the long-awaited Hot Boys reunion probably would have already happened. All four members — Lil Wayne , B.G. , Juvenile and the currently incarcerated Turk seem to be onboard. There are even some unreleased Turk vocals in the vaults. However, B.G. said that with him and Lil Wayne having problems with the law , it's unlikely a record will drop anytime soon. "I know I got my own personal dealings to deal with, as far as with the system and things of that nature," said B.G., who was arrested for illegal gun possession recently in Louisiana . Meanwhile, Wayne is expected to be sentenced to a year in prison in a New York court in February. "I know Wayne's got to face the music with his situation with the system," B.G. added. "But we got time. We got a whole bunch of ...

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Lil Wayne, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga Lead Our Holiday Album Preview

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:28:25 +0000

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B.G. Is Optimistic About Gun-Possession Case

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:20:24 +0000

On the heels of Lil Boosie, Lil Wayne verdicts, rapper says he feels good about his own prospects. By Shaheem Reid B.G. Photo: MTV News This week, B.G. saw his friend Lil Boosie sent to jail after violating probation on a gun charge. His former Hot Boys bandmate Lil Wayne is expected to be sentenced to a year in prison for gun possession too. And last week, B.G. himself was charged with illegal gun possession in New Orleans. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, B.G. was arrested after he and his friends were pulled over for a traffic violation and allegedly found three guns, two of which were stolen. Despite seeing his friends catch less-than-favorable breaks in their cases, B.G. says he is not dwelling on the possible outcome of his own case. "I know what comes behind what I do," B.G. told MTV News. "I know the consequences and repercussions of what comes behind it. Where I'm from, it's just like, that first draw is a mutha----a, the bullets ...

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Lil Wayne's rock album 'Rebirth' gets release date

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:47:46 +0000

Album will be released on December 15

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Robin Thicke Hoping To Get Lil Wayne On Sex Therapy

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000

'We're kind of good luck charms for each other,' singer says of frequent collaborator Weezy. By Jocelyn Vena Robin Thicke Photo: CBS Robin Thicke is no stranger to working with Lil Wayne: The two have already collaborated a few times. Now the singer, who is currently putting the finishing touches on his December release, Sex Therapy, is hoping to get Wayne on another song in the very near future. "I'm just finishing it and I'm gonna send the album to Wayne to see if he wants to be [on it] 'cause he's been on my last two albums and I've been on his last two," he said. Thicke and Wayne first collaborated on "Shooter" and "All Night Long," then hooked up again for "Tie My Hands." "We're kind of good luck charms for each other," he said. "So I definitely want to get him on there to keep the good luck alive." In October, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to felony gun possession , and he's now scheduled to spend at least eight months in prison. But Thicke says he's ...

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Lil Wayne's Rebirth Due Out December 15

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +0000

After several delays, Universal gives official release date for long-awaited rock album. By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images The wait is ova. No, not that one. After months of delays and rescheduled street dates, Lil Wayne 's new album, Rebirth, finally has an official street date. According to Billboard.com , the disc long rumored to be Wayne's "rock" album will drop on December 15. The album will come on the heels of his just-released No Ceilings mixtape . And while there has been some confusion about just how much actual rocking Wayne will do on it— he does appear on the new Weezer album — the rapper recently told Billboard that he does indeed bang his head on Rebirth. "Yes, the album is still rock," he said. "I play guitar on 80 percent of the songs, and there's a lot of rock influences and rock beats. I also have Travis Barker on the album. But I don't want people to think I'm trying to do something I can't do. Don't ...

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Rapper's 'blocked' film gets DVD release

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:07:33 +0000

A documentary which rapper Lil Wayne tried to block being shown will now be officially released.

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Lil Wayne's rock album rolling out next month (Reuters)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:29:49 +0000

Reuters - After much delay, rapper Lil Wayne's rock-inspired album, "Rebirth," is now slated for a December 15 release date according to Universal Music Group.

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Lil' Wayne documentary gets release date and film trailer - video

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:55 +0000

'The Carter' to be released on DVD next week

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Lil Wayne documentary gets release date and film trailer - video

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:55 +0000

A documentary about Lil Wayne is being released next week - and you can see the trailer by scrolling down.

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