Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift have formed an unlikely friendship which stemmed from a radio interview Miss Swift had done where she requested Nicki’s “Superbass,” a cut off Nicki’s Pink Friday album, to be played. The radio host, interviewing her at the time took it a step further and asked Taylor to rap the lyrics, which she said she could effortlessly do. After a slight hesitation, Taylor erupted into song, adding her soft-spoken voice to Minaj’s mature lyrics. The video spawned several copy-cats and introduced “Superbass” to a complete new realm of people. Last night, upon accepting her 2011 American Music Award for “Favorite Hip Hop Artist,” Nicki Minaj thanked Taylor for her contribution to “Superbass.” Nicki says “Well, I have to thank her because if it wasn’t for her just being open and honest about a new song she liked no-one would know… her fan base would not have known about ‘Super Bass’.” Taylor said she is “blown away” by Nicki’s acknowledgment! Check out some performances from the AMA’s: T.I. & Usher Perform With Taylor Swift At Philips Arena [VIDEO] Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Drake & Nicki Minaj Perform At 2011 AMA’s [VIDEO] Nicki Minaj, Kanye West & Jay-Z Shut Down Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show! [PHOTOS]
‘He gave us Eminem and 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Game … let the man have fun,’ War Music rapper tells ‘RapFix Live.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Dr. Dre Photo: MTV News Dr. Dre made waves last week when he said he was ready to take “a little bit of a break” from music after he finishes working with Kendrick Lamar and Slim the Mobster . When Slim appeared on “RapFix Live” Wednesday, the Aftermath rapper said, “For the past time that I’ve been around, I know for a fact that [Dre] hasn’t been out the studio long. Let him have a break. “He gave us Eminem and 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Game, he gave us so many different things in his time. There are some rappers who haven’t gave us nothing. So, let the man have fun now.” At the opening of the Beats by Dre pop-up store in Manhattan, New York, the hip-hop icon told Fader TV , “I’ve been working on music for 27 years now, and the longest I’ve ever been out of the studio in 27 years has been two weeks. I’m never gonna stop music — it’s like air to me. I’m gonna take a little bit of a break, enjoy some time with the family.” But can we at least get Detox before he goes? “I’m hoping,” said Slim, who recently released his War Music mixtape. “That’s what we’re shooting for, right?” Several years in the making, there hasn’t been a hip-hop album shrouded in as much mystery as Dre’s third solo affair. Even Slim, who is in the Doc’s camp, isn’t sure which songs will make the final track list, though he has heard several, including a song with Jay-Z and another with Drake. “It’s a process, so I don’t even know what songs are really on the album and what songs aren’t on the album,” Slim said, before noting that, ultimately, Dre isn’t too concerned with high-profile features. “He’s picky; he don’t care about that name stuff. It’s gotta be appeasing to him and what he likes.” Were you surprised by Dr. Dre’s announcement? Sound off below! Related Videos Rick Ross, Meek Mill, N.O.R.E. And More On ‘RapFix Live’ Related Artists Dr. Dre Slim The Mobster
Sad news from The Bachelorette world today, as 2010’s engaged pair … no longer is. ” Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez have ended their relationship,” their rep said. “As they go through this difficult time, we ask that you respect the couple’s privacy.” The duo’s romance unfolded in 2010 on the sixth season of the reality show, when she sent home Chris Lambton and accepted Roberto’s proposal on the season finale . In October, Ali Fedotowsky downplayed rumors that their relationship was on the rocks , saying there were other reasons for putting their wedding plans on hold. “We didn’t meet in the most traditional way. We had a very short courtship and we only knew each other nine weeks before we got engaged,” Fedotowsky said. “We are still figuring out our lives as individuals.” The 27-year-old maintained she had still planned to tie the knot with her former fianc
‘I will say this: There’s a conclusion,’ actor tells MTV News of ‘Rises’ being the last in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Gary Oldman in the teaser trailer for “Dark Knight Rises” Photo: Warner Bros. Gary Oldman may have learned his lesson about speaking candidly when it comes to Batman movies. When he spoke with MTV News’ Josh Horowitz while promoting “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Oldman measured each word about “The Dark Knight Rises” carefully. Quite a few seconds passed before Oldman started to answer our first question about the next Batman movie, but he assured Horowitz that it was not something to read into. Oldman was quick to recount the tale of the time he opened up at Comic-Con two years ago and said the next Batman film would happen in the next year or so. “It went around the world,” Oldman marveled. “[Warner Bros. is] the studio, and it’s their prerogative.” When he finally did open up about the purported finale of Christopher Nolan ‘s Batman trilogy, Oldman offered up some insights into the overall vision of the film. “I will say this: There’s a conclusion. He touches on the first [film] and weaves it in,” he said. “It resolves. I think it’s a trilogy. It’s just great. The story is terrific. It is just epic.” One of the biggest shadows “The Dark Knight Rises” will need to escape is the legacy of Heath Ledger ‘s iconic performance. Oldman said the choice of Bane as the villain was a strategic one on Nolan’s part. “I think it was smart of Chris to go with a lesser-known villain rather than — because Heath’s performance, first of all, we love the Joker in Batman,” Oldman said. “Heath’s performance was so dazzling that you got to think, ‘How the hell do I top it?’ Instead of going for Riddler, instead of going for Penguin, he’s gone a slightly different way with the story.” Finally, Oldman commented on the essential role of “Rises” in Nolan’s Batman story, saying it is something more than a cash grab. “I think [Nolan’s] got enough smarts and enough class. I know this much about Chris Nolan: He wouldn’t make a third for the sake of it,” he said. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Dark Knight Rises.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Photos On The Set Of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
A judge has set the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards to begin January 30, a week earlier than when prosecutors and defense lawyers sought. In federal court, U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles signed an order Tuesday setting the schedule for Edwards’ trial on charges of campaign finance violations. Edwards was indicted following an exhaustive investigation in June. John Edwards is accused of asking two wealthy campaign donors to provide nearly $1 million in secret payments used to hide pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter . Making matters even worse is the fact that he was a serious candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the White House in 2007 and early 2008. His wife, the late Elizabeth Edwards, was also battling cancer at the time. Edwards says he knew nothing of the checks, cash and private jets used to fly Rielle Hunter across the country and put her up in luxury homes and hotels. We are not the judge or jury in the case, and every American has the constitutional right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence … but come ON.
The first time I met Justin was September 13, 2009 when he was presenting at the VMAs in NYC. He came out of Radio City after rehearsals. My friend and I chased after his car and they parked his car on the side of the street, rolled down his window and took pictures with us ! I met him at the z100 Jingle Ball 2009. I camped out for 18 hours and my friend and I were the first ones there. The people from z100 knew we camped out so they gave us meet and greets. We had to take a group picture so Justin was like 2 girls away from me. The next time I met Justin was when he did David Letterman in 2010 . When he arrived, he just signed autographs but when he came back out, he took pictures with everyone, including me. I camped out for Jingle Ball again and I won meet and greets with him, this time I got a picture right next to him. The next time I got a picture with Justin was couple days ago. My friend and I went to his hotel and there was no one there. We were waiting for a few hours, then a lot of people were coming out of the hotel. I don’t know who they were, I think there was a party and people were leaving. Then I saw Justin. He was all dressed up because he was on his way to the POP event and we asked, “Justin can we get a picture” and he was like “Yeah sure”. I took the picture for my friend and then she was going to take mine, we were using my phone to take the picture because my friends camera died. Then he went into the car and I saw Carin and Scooter. I told Carin her dress was pretty and she said thank you. They drove off and me and my friend were so happy, we couldn’t stop smiling and laughing. We were the only two girls there and it was just one of the best days of my life! -@itscharissex3 Continue reading here: The first time I met Justin was September 13, 2009 when he was…
I’ve had many Bieber experiences but I’m just going to talk about three. Meeting him at the Izod Center on November 17th, 2010, at the Today Show & Christmas Special on November 4th, 2011 and exactly a year after the first time meeting him on November 17th, 2011 outside of Z100. I’ve seen him plenty of more times, like at The Seven, 106&Park and etc, but didn’t meet him any of those times. But anyways… the Izod Center. A month before the concert, I spent so much of my time taking screenshots and sending in emails to bieberfever.com . The night before the concert I got the email saying congratulations and that I was going to meet Justin the next day. I got up early, did my hair and what not, and left for the Izod Center early to try to have luck outside meeting anyone from the team. But I didn’t haha. After waiting outside for a few hours, it was finally time to get on the meet and greet line. Finally it was our time to go in and I walked in first, unless I would have been really shy. I was like, “Heyyy” and Justin was like, “Hey how are you?” And I was like, “Goood, how are you?” He said “Good” and he put his arm out for me to go next to him. He looked amazing and I was shaking so bad. After we took the picture, I just looked at him and was like “Can I get a hug?” And he grabbed me and said “Of course” and gave me like the BEST hug ever. I said “Nice to meet you” and he said “Nice meeting you too” and that was it. The concert afterwards was soo amazing. The next time meeting him was on November 4th, 2011 at the Today Show . I got into the city about 11:30 the night before. When they let us in the barricades at about 6:30, we went right in front of the doors where he came out. He was so nice going around meeting all the fans. When he first came out, he started about two people after me and I thought I was screwed. But he came back and asked where he started, and that’s when I like told Alfredo he started over by me and Justin came over to us. He wasn’t really taking any pictures so I just asked him to sign my poster. After that, I had won tickets to see him at the Michael Buble Christmas Special , and so I took my friend Brie with me. We got ready in the bathroom at the mall in Columbus Circle for like an hour! And then we had such a hard time getting into Brooklyn for the special. The trains were all running weird due to track work. And the first taxi cab driver we got didn’t know anything so we got out and I didn’t even know where in the city I was so I was like panicking, especially since Brie’s iphone died that had the directions and my blackberry wasn’t really much help. We saw a Starbucks and ran in. We were like 10 minutes from the place. We were worrying that we were going to be late and they weren’t going to let us in. We then decided her phone was charged enough so we got another cab and the driver was amazing! He told us that he’d get us there for Biebs! Haha! We told him everything we’ve been through and I wish all NYC taxi drivers were as nice as this guy! Long story short, we got there and got our wristbands! Our seats were a bit back, but still really close since it was a small place. We were sitting on the edge where everyone walked in and out. Justin didn’t come out that way, they had him in the back corner while everyone went back into the room where they were filming, we had to go out while he soundchecked. Anyways, Alfredo & Kenny were standing like right in front of us. Kenny remembered us from outside the hotel the last time they were in NYC and getting us pizza . He said hi and like kept looking back. And then Alfredo is just the best. We saw him tweeting and so I was like, “Yo fredo, I see you tweeting over there” and he looked back laughing. Justin’s performance was amazing. We each got a picture with Alfredo afterwards outside the place . My mom picked me up, and we were behind Justin and them for the longest time, they must have thought I was following them and being a creep, but I really was just going home the same way they were going. Finally, I skipped school on November 17th, 2011 and met Justin outside out Z100! Before going inside, he took the time out to meet all of us outside since there weren’t so many people and we were really calm. When he got to me, I was shaking and took our picture. I was like, “Uh, can I hug you?” He was like yeah and hugged me. I saw that my picture was blurry since I was shaking so bad, and so after he was done taking pictures with my friends, I asked if I could get another one since it was blurry and he was like, “Yeah sure” and my friend took the picture for me. It was an amazing experience. He was so nice! Kenny knows who I am so when I said hi, he was like hi how are you? And when Alfredo came back out, I called his name and he came right over and hugged me so I got a picture with him but I look so bad so I didn’t put it up. Well, this was really long. Justin’s amazing and I’m so happy and grateful for the times that I met him and seen him. -Megan (@MeganSullyyxo) More: I’ve had many Bieber experiences but I’m just…
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‘You can expect real hip-hop from me: spit, versatility,’ Philly MC tells ‘RapFix Live.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Rick Ross and Meek Mill Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Meek Mill is on fire right now. Just last week the Maybach Music rookie dropped the high-powered remix of his “Ima Boss” single, and while another rapper in his position might rush to put an album out in order to capitalize off the momentum, Meek is taking his time. When Meek Milly’s debut album does drop his MMG boss, Rick Ross , has no doubt that it’ll be quality. As a matter of fact, when Rozay and Meek were featured on “RapFix Live” on Wednesday, the Bawse made the proclamation of all proclamations. “Meek Mill debut gonna be a classic,” Ross boasted as his Philadelphia prot
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