VH1 reps have revealed that their “Behind the Music” series will return in September 2009 and will feature profiles on rappers Lil Wayne, T.I. and 50 Cent, along with R&B singer and former New Edition member Bobby Brown.
BTM will follow Wayne from his early days as a New Orleans “Hot Boy” all the way to being the “best rapper alive” in 2009. His episode will kick off the return of the series on September 10th. A couple of weeks later on September 28th, Bobby Brown will be featured on the show and they’ll talk about his days as a member of New Edition, his struggles with drugs, his divorce from Whitney Houston and everything in between.
A week and a few days later on October 8th will be T.I.’s episode, where his life as a drug dealer on the streets of Atlanta, the murder of his close friend Philant Johnson and his current stint in federal prison will be highlighted. And less than a week later on October 13th, the show will document 50 Cent’s life, form his near-death experience in May 2000 all the way up until today, where he is now one of the biggest rappers in hip-hop.
All shows will air at 10 PM (EST) with the exception of 50 Cent’s episode, which will air at 8 PM (EST).
Up and coming female rapper Nicki Minaj is the latest addition to Lil Wayne’s “Young Money Entertainment” family. Her deal was announced Monday (Aug 31) and Lil Wayne says that’s honored to have her as the label’s “first lady.”
“I am honored to have Nicki Minaj as Young Money’s First Lady. She is a star,” Lil Wayne said in a statement.
Minaj gained a lot of buzz after the release of several critically acclaimed mixtapes, including her latest, Beam Me Up Scotty, which features Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane and label mate Drake.
Nicki has always been a part of the Young Money family though, and she’s currently one of the featured artists on Wayne’s tour, “Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.” But it wasn’t until today that the label officially announced that she was on the label’s roster of artists. Her deal includes a special aspect where she retains and owns of her 360 rights, including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing.
“To say I’m excited would be an understatement. It’s validation. It’s proof. It’s empowerment,” Nicki said. “I represent every little girl in a hood near you. To everyone that supported me two years ago when I was on underground mixtapes and DVDs and to the people that only caught on two weeks ago, I say thank you. Be proud of yourself. You’ve given girls all around the world the permission to change the face of female rap.”
Nicki Minaj’s debut album is set to drop in early 2010 and will be distributed through Universal. In the meantime, catch her on the America’s Most Wanted tour, along with Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and of course, Lil Wayne.
Young Money’s Drake and Lil Wayne, along with Eminem and Kanye West, have come together to bring us “Forever,” the biggest hip-hop collaboration since last year’s “Swagga Like Us,” according to MTV. This particular track, produced by Boi-1da, is set to appear on the “More Than A Game” soundtrack. And the music video will reportedly be shot sometime in September in New York City. Check out the song below and let us know if you’re gonna rock this … or if you’re just gonna drop it.
Rapper Bow Wow announced Sunday night (Aug 16) via his Twitter that he had officially signed a recording contract with Cash Money Records, the parent label for Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment.
The rapper had parted ways with his longtime label, Columbia Records, earlier this year. In previous Twitter dispatches, he explained he was deciding between two recording options: T.I.’s Grand Hustle camp through Atlantic Records or relaunching So So Def when Jermaine Dupri signed a new deal.
In the end, a third option emerged.
“We had two sit-downs,” Bow Wow said of meeting with Cash Money. “Upon the first sit-down, I called [co-CEO Birdman] and told him what I wanted to do. So it was a no-brainer. He was like, ‘Bow, you always been family. Next to Wayne, I look at you like my son. If you not with JD, you with us.’ From there, it was a done deal. So I wanna thank [him], Slim and Wayne.”
D. Woods‘ sister Shanell (aka SnL) is a signee to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment recording label and here’s her debut track, “Play In My Band,” which features bossman himself, Weezy.
Hit the link below to peep the Willy Will produced track! And be on the lookout for her forthcoming debut album, coming soon! You can also catch Shanell and the rest of the Young Money crew (excluding Drake due to his knee injuries) on tour this summer in the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.
Everybody’s favorite baby daddy rapper Lil Wayne performed live on stage at the Molson Amphitheatre Tuesday night (Aug 4) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) for his tour, the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival, which also features his young money crew, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and more.
And guess who else was there? Drake! You know he couldn’t just leave his hometown fans hanging, so despite his injury, he took the stage with the help of a cane and a stool and did his thing. But seriously dude, take a break so that knee can get better before you have to perform with a cane/stool permanently! Continue reading to check out the video of Drizzy’s performance.
Singer Chris Brown surprised fans Sunday night during Lil Wayne’s concert in his home state of Virginia when he filled in for Drake by performing “Best I Ever Had.” Brown also performed “Every Girl” with Wayne and his Young Money crew and later paid tribute to Michael Jackson. When Jackson’s song “Billie Jean” played, Chris moonwalked across the stage as Weezy shouted, “Ya’ll make noise for the new Michael!”
It was Chris Brown’s first live performance since his arrest in February. Continue reading for videos of Chris performing. You can clearly tell that a lot of people still have love for the dude, despite what went on between him and Rihanna. Looks like ol’ Breezy is slowly making his way back into the biz.
Up and coming hip-hop artist Drake, whose “Best I Ever Had” track has been burning up the radio and is currently sitting at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, suffered a painful injury Friday night (Jul 31) as he performed with Lil Wayne at the Camden, New Jersey Stop of the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.
Back in June just days for the 2009 BET Awards, he tore his ACL while playing basketball, which reduced him to doing his performance on a stool. And though he only does three songs every night of the tour, he took a risk by ignoring doctor’s orders and performing for the concerts in the first place. But Friday night as he and Wayne performed, just before his hit single “Best I Ever Had” hit the first chorus, Drake did some sort of spin move and twisted his already-injured knee, which caused him to suddenly collapse on stage. He didn’t even get to rap one bar.
He put his head down because he was in so much pain and then 4 guys ran out on the stage and had to carry him off. Lil Wayne was left onstage in a state of confusion. Sources say that Weezy then said to the stunned crowd, “Damn, I knew that n—a’s knee was bad, but I didn’t know it was that bad! I thought he was just in a wheelchair on T.V.” Then Wayne had to keep the show going, so he performed “Mrs. Officer,” with Shanell and T. Streets (normally, Drake performs the song with Wayne.), and then “Every Girl In the World,” again, sans Drake. Meanwhile, backstage, paramedics cordoned off a section and were examining the injured star.
Hey, guess what?! Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album might not even be coming out. The LP, which has been pushed back more times than we can count, has a new November 2009 release date but we’re just gonna go out on a limb here and say don’t get your hopes up too high. Because come October or November (or even sooner) you may either hear that the album has been shelved or pushed back … again. But we could be wrong. We’re just saying … don’t set yourselves up for disappointment by getting your hopes up for an album that’s been “finished” for nearly a year and has yet to see the light of day…
“Honestly, I’m just starting up this Young Money label and I’m trying to get my artists down right. Get everybody together,” Weezy told MTV News. “Once I got that together, then I could work back on me. I’m a very humble person. I know once I get to it, I’mma get to it. So like I was saying, it’s Young Money time, so making sure my artists get their just due.”
Download Weezy’s new track, “Million Dolla Baby” below. The song, produced by Just Blaze, takes shots at radio personality turned late-night talk show host Wendy Williams with the lines: “F*ck Wendy Williams that b*tch look like a dude / Her body look chewed and her hair looks glued.” Damn!! He also talks about getting head like 6 midgets and all kinds of crazy Wayne stuff. You just have to take a listen for yourself below.
For this dude to be the “best rapper alive” he sure is having a hell of a time getting his latest album out! According to Young Money singer Shanell, who co-wrote Rebirth’s debut single “Prom Queen,” Lil Wayne’s rock-inspired album will be released “when it’s perfect.”
“Right now it’s September. But let me tell ya’ll, great art takes time and you’ll expect it and expect it and expect it again, but when it’s perfect, you guys will receive it.”
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