First half of list unveiled next week; top five announced October 4 during ‘P. Diddy’s Starmaker.’ By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV News Love it, hate it, respect it. On Monday we’ll begin revealing MTV News’ official 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game list right here
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British duo Chase & Status also weigh in on tracks they’ve recorded with ‘Disturbia’ singer. By James Dinh, with additional reporting by MTV News staff Rihanna and Justin Timberlake Photo: Getty Images Between guesting on Jay-Z’s “Run This Town,” appearing in Kanye West’s “Paranoid” video and being photographed while out on the town, Rihanna has certainly been in the headlines recently. And as she continues work on her next LP, some of her collaborators have been talking about their work with her — most recently, Justin Timberlake and British producers Chase & Status.
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Justin Timberlake Talks About Working On Rihanna’s New LP: ‘It’s A Little More Grown-Up’
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Artists like Lykke Li, Hurricane Bells, Sea Wolf and Band of Skulls are featured on album. By Gil Kaufman Lykke Li Photo: Getty Images/ Mark Allan Anyone who knows anything about “Twilight” scribe Stephenie Meyer knows that the vampire-spawning writer has eclectic taste in music
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‘New Moon’ Soundtrack: A Quick Guide To Its Lesser-Known Bands
Colombian pop star and other Latin American artists called for a free Cuba. By Gil Kaufman Juanes performs in Havana, Cuba on Sunday Photo: Sven Creutzmann/ Getty Images The Obama administration has been hinting at a possible thaw in the half-century stand-off with Cuba, and on Sunday Colombian pop star Juanes did his best to further the cause by headlining a massive concert for peace in Havana’s famed Plaza de la Revoluci
Renowned DJ, who had performed with X-Ecutioners and Busta Rhymes, died Saturday of complications from a mixed-martial-arts accident. By Shaheem Reid Roc Raida Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images In another terrible loss for the hip-hop community, Grand Master Roc Raida (real name: Anthony Williams) of the X-Ecutioners passed away on Saturday due to complications from a mixed-martial-arts accident, according to a statement released by his family. Raida had a two-decade career which skyrocketed in 1995 when he won the DMC World DJ Championship
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Director Chris Weitz has asked them to rework new track ‘I Belong to You.’ By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Zane Lowe Muse Photo: MJ Kim/ Getty Images Muse already provided one of the musical high points for the first “Twilight” film when their “Supermassive Black Hole” played during the vampire baseball scene. Now, singer Matt Bellamy has confirmed that Stephenie Meyer’s favorite band will do the honors again by providing a reworked tune from their new album, The Resistance, for the soundtrack of the film’s sequel, “New Moon.” Speaking to MTV UK, Bellamy said that “New Moon” director Chris Weitz had spoken to him recently about doing a remix of the quirky piano tune “I Belong to You.” “He wants a rendition of that, but the only thing with the new film is they want the songs to be exclusive to the film,” Bellamy said.
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‘He had so much pent up in him that he wanted to get out,’ she says of song that inspired VMA tribute. By Amy Wilkinson Janet Jackson performs at the VMAs on September 13, 2009 Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Though Janet Jackson had not performed the choreography from “Scream” since she and her brother Michael shot the video in 1995, it couldn’t have been a more fitting tribute to him.
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‘The Making of Janet Jackson’s Video Music Awards Tribute Performance’ airs on MTV Saturday at 12:30 p.m. By Eric Ditzian Janet Jackson performs at the 2009 VMAs Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images It’s the story behind the epic performance: As Janet Jackson geared up to present a tribute to her brother Michael during the MTV Video Music Awards, she was still struggling with her emotions nearly three months after MJ passed away. While she said that the tribute was “the most fun I have ever had working on a project for TV,” she also said she fought to hold back tears while a team of dancers took the stage dressed in MJ’s iconic looks, from single sequined gloves to red leather jackets to glittering, military-style uniforms
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