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Method Man Wants Next Solo Album To Be ‘My Classic LP’

‘I feel like I have to prove myself to myself,’ MC says of upcoming The Crystal Meth. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Steven Roberts Method Man Photo: MTV News Method Man has been in a collaborative state of mind lately, after last year’s The Blackout 2 with Redman and the forthcoming Wu-related effort with Raekwon and Ghostface — but the MC is still a soloist at heart. He’s working on his new album The Crystal Meth, and the Def Jam star has his sights set high in terms of output, aiming for a classic on his next opus. “I just want my classic,” he told MTV News. “People always say, ‘You already got a classic first LP,’ but not to me. I want my classic LP, the five-mic-er for myself. Not based on The Source ‘s five mics but a five-mic-er to myself. I don’t feel like I have to prove myself to anybody. But I feel like I have to prove myself to myself. “It’s like when your child brings home an 80 on a test,” he continued. “That’s a good grade, but you know they can do better.” The Crystal Meth will be the veteran rapper’s fifth solo album and first since 2006’s 4:21 … The Day After. Method Man is currently promoting his joint project with Rae and Ghost and the trio recently shot a video in New York for the lead single “Our Dreams.” The three are set to travel overseas soon where Method Man will start writing more for his forthcoming effort. He told MTV News he only makes solo albums now because his fans keep calling for them . “This is the most comfortable I’ve been in my whole career, because I don’t have all those obligations that I’ve had before,” Meth explained. “You know, doing the Wu-Tang, then the Wu-Tang solo projects, then my project, then me and Redman. Right now, I can do it at my own leisure. Honestly, I don’t want to make an album by myself, but it’s something that’s required, and the fans want that, so I’m gonna do that.” Related Artists Method Man

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Lil Wayne, Shanell Deny They’re Having A Baby

‘It’s so foolish we’ve haven’t paid it any attention,’ Shanell tells MTV News of rumors. By Hillary Crosley, with additional reporting from Rahman Dukes Lil Wayne and Shanell Photo: Prince Williams/ATLPics.net Lil Wayne may have an impending jail sentence, but in recent days some news about the MC has set the Internet chatter ablaze: Does he have another baby on the way? The Cash Money MC has been spotted attending events and snuggling with a new artist on his Young Money label named Shanell. The Massachusetts-born/Atlanta-raised songstress (real name: Shanell Woodgett), sister of former Danity Kane member D. Woods, began as a background dancer for artists like Kandi Burress, Petey Pablo and Ne-Yo before deciding to write songs. Teaming with her high school friend and producer Bangladesh, Shanell recorded a demo tape and aimed to become an artist herself along with writing for other people. She met Wayne while serving as a back-up dancer for Ne-Yo during the Up Close and Personal Tour (which featured the rapper along with Chris Brown) and eventually passed the rapper Bangladesh’s beat for “A Milli,” which became a huge street hit for the Young Money leader. Soon after, Shanell joined Lil Wayne’s artist enclave and began recording, touring and performing her single “Play in My Band” as well as co-writing songs for Wayne. Now, as she preps her as-yet-untitled debut album, Shanell said the rumors about whether she’s dating Lil Wayne have run rampant but have no basis in reality. “Basically it came from a corny rumor that escalated,” Shanell told MTV News.”First I was dating him, then I was his girlfriend, then we were getting married, then we were settling down and now I’m pregnant. It’s so foolish we’ve haven’t paid it any attention.” So what of the widely circulated photo where the two are hugging? “We’re taking a picture,” she said. The singer-songwriter says that the dating rumors were fine, but the pregnancy chatter was not. “All the rest of the rumors were kinda funny except that one,” she admitted. “When my mother called me like, ‘Um?,’ [I was] like, ‘No! Are you serious?’ I don’t care about the rumors, but I just want people to know that I’m not pregnant. I’ve got an album coming out, I’m a dancer, I’m in shape and children are not anywhere in my future.” Lil Wayne agrees. “Let me clear up this rumor, man: Shanell is not pregnant from me,” Wayne said in a serious tone on a Ustream video last weekend. “Shanell isn’t even pregnant! Period. Clear that up right now, man. Everybody talking about Shanell pregnant by … No, she not even pregnant. Period.” Lil Wayne may not be the father this go round, but he saw the birth of three sons — from an unnamed Ohio native, singer Nivea Nash and actress Lauren London — between 2008 and 2009 alone. His first child’s name is Reginae Carter, from his marriage to Toya Carter. Related Photos Lil Wayne, Drake Celebrate Shanell’s Birthday Related Artists Lil Wayne

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