For some reason I feel compelled to yell YMCMB ! The dominate crew has infiltrated even facet of my music experience (Hip Hop and R&B) since their super-emergence in the summer of 09′. Lil Wayne set out to build an army of artist we couldn’t help but love and he has succeeded! The gold obsessed Tyga, in his Last King snap back, diamond watch and soft black leather, oozes of Cali swag. I sat down with the 22-year-old artist at the Def Jam offices to discuss his forthcoming album Careless World: Rise Of The Last King, how he met Wayne, his feelings on Busta Rhymes being signed yo Young Money and what he has learned over the years that has helped his music mature! [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Tyga “B*TCHIMTHESH*T” [NEW MIXTAPE] Tyga Reveals Album Cover For “Careless World: Rise Of The Last King”
The dance machine better known as Chris Brown , took over Beacher’s Madhouse in L.A. showcasing some pretty impressive dance moves. Brown and his crew “stormed the stage” of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, flipping, spinning and twirling like acrobats. Check out the video below: Busta Rhymes & Chris Brown Shoot “Why Stop Now” Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Drake & Nicki Minaj Perform At 2011 AMA’s [VIDEO]
Young Money’s Drake , Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne all had big hits this year, but did one of them have the top hip-hop song of 2011? Take a look at the biggest songs of the year starring rappers, based on radio airplay data provided by Mediabase. Check out the list of the top 10 hip-hop songs of the year, and vote for your favorite in our poll below. See Who’s Nominated For Grammys! 10. Big Sean “Marvin & Chardonnay” 9. Waka Flocka Flame Feat. Roscoe Dash & Wale “No Hands” 8. Rick Ross Feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele “Aston Martin Music” 7. Kanye West Feat. Rihanna “All Of The Lights” 6. Lil Wayne “How To Love” 5. Lil Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz “6 Foot 7 Foot” 4. Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown “My Last” 3. Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake “Moment 4 Life” 2. DJ Khaled Feat. Drake & Rick Ross “I’m On One” 1. Chris Brown Feat. Feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne “Look At Me Now”
Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown have tapped into their magic pot for another hit! Tiffany Hasbourne, stylist on the set of the “Why Stop Now” video shoot, tweeted photos of the new Cash money signee and F.A.M.E star C. Breezy performing the first single off Busta’s forthcoming album. Chris can be seen yelling in front of a black wall, while Busta poses for the cameras. Busta Rhymes Talks Leaders Of The New School Breakup [Video] Birdman Speaks On Signing Busta Rhymes, Drake Remaking “Back That A** Up” & Nicki Minaj
But Rachel Crow and Drew don’t fare as well on Simon Cowell’s girls team. By Adam Graham Melanie Amaro on “X Factor” Wednesday Photo: Fox The top seven “X Factor” contestants tackled the catalog of Michael Jackson on Wednesday (November 30), paying tribute to the late King of Pop while members of Jackson’s family — including his brothers, mother and children — looked on from the audience. Melanie Amaro earned the evening’s best marks for her show-closing rendition of “Earth Song,” dubbed “amazing” by L.A. Reid, who told the singer he felt he was not in the midst of a competition, but at an Amaro concert. Nicole Scherzinger called it one of the best performances of the season, and Amaro’s mentor, Simon Cowell, told the 19-year-old, “I couldn’t think of a better way to pay tribute to one of the greatest artists in the world.” Not all of Cowell’s contestants fared as well. Rachel Crow received her harshest critiques yet from the judges, after the bubbly 13-year-old’s take on the Jacksons’ “Can You Feel It” — a rather obscure selection from one of the most celebrated bodies of work in the history of pop music — fell flat with the panel. “This is probably the only time I’ve watched you and didn’t believe you were having a great time,” Reid commented, a sentiment echoed by Scherzinger and Paula Abdul. Cowell backed his singer, saying the critiques were a result of it being “anti-Simon night,” though he seemed less than over-the-moon when he told her, “You always put on a show, you look like a pop star, and you’re having the time of your life.” Cowell’s remark that it was “anti-Simon night” came from Scherzinger and Abdul criticizing 14-year-old Drew for doing a slowed-down, piano-driven “Billie Jean” while sitting in a chair, saying she wasn’t being pushed enough as a performer. Cowell called Scherzinger’s comment “absolute nonsense” and told Abdul, “Too much dancing, that’s why your acts are out of the competition,” while praising Drew for sticking to her strengths. Meanwhile, Reid, who week after week has been Drew’s sharpest critic, begrudgingly complimented the singer. “It pains me to say this,” he told her, “but I liked it.” Of all the evening’s contestants, Marcus Canty gave the most physical performance, doing a sweaty rendition of “PYT” that included a mid-song backflip. Both Scherzinger and Abdul used the same words, calling Canty “the whole package,” while Reid said he hoped the flip would flip him some votes. Cowell was more critical, saying Canty’s vocals were compromised as a result of all the dancing. Teen rapper Astro put a rejuvenated spin on “Black or White” and was praised for the youthful energy he brought to the song. Chris Rene, who also funnels his material through a hip-hop prism, did a stepped-up “I’ll Be There,” which Scherzinger said was the best he’s ever sang. But splitting the hip-hop vote with Astro could prove costly, and Cowell predicted he’d need a lot of support to survive the week. Meanwhile, 30-year-old burrito maker Josh Krajcik — Scherzinger’s sole remaining contestant in the competition, and one of the show’s favorites to win — opened the night with a rearranged, nearly unrecognizable version of “Dirty Diana” that Cowell called his “weakest performance so far,” even as the other judges applauded his efforts. Two singers will be sent packing on Thursday’s results episode, which is also set to feature a performance from Tinie Tempah. What did you think of the “X Factor” Michael Jackson tribute? Let us know in the comments!
Bieber debuts ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ video (and performs with Busta Rhymes and Usher) during ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center.’ By Jocelyn Vena Justin Bieber at the Christmas Tree lighting at Rockefeller Center in New York City Photo: James Devaney/ Getty Images Deck the halls! The holiday kicked into high gear Wednesday night (November 30) when New York’s massive Christmas tree was lit during “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.” Plenty of A-listers were on hand, including Justin Bieber, who premiered his highly anticipated video for “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” featuring Mariah Carey. Before the strings of lights were illuminated, performances from Michael Bubl
Maybe the Throne should watch Weezy. Even though Drake’s album just dropped and people are out copping it in waves, they’re still also buying Weezy’s Carter IV . It looks like that whole tight jeggings thing he did at the VMAs before dropping the album finally paid off. Weezy still stands head and shoulders above any other rap release and looks to be the top selling album of 2011. This has actually been a stellar year overall for Weezy and Young Money. Nicki’s album is still selling. Drake’s sophomore album is topping the charts and they just added Busta Rhymes to the fold. It looks like 2012 will be just as hot. YMCMB is winning, whether we like it or not.
What constitutes a golden hip-hop moment? If you ask Busta Rhymes, it would be when he signed to Young Money this past week . The rapper born Trevor Smith signed to Lil Wayne’s label after walking away from his deal with Aftermath/Interscope Records. With his first official Young Money track, “Why Stop Now” featuring Chris Brown getting spins on radio, The Urban Daily offers up ten fun facts about a rapper who knows what longevity means. 1. He once held a record in the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s no secret Busta raps at excessive speeds. I mean really, how many times did you have to listen to his verse on “Look At Me Now” to catch the first three lines of his verse? In 2000, Busta Rhymes was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for having said the most syllables in one second. The title belonged to voice-over actor, John Moschitta , previously. A little known rapper from Chicago stole the title back from the New York MC a few years later. 2. His rap name comes from a former football player. When Rhymes began rapping, he went along with the trend of hip-hop. Everybody who was anybody had “Ski” in their rap moniker. Busta Rhymes was no different. His first rap name was Chilly-O-Ski . Soon after giving himself that name, he and plenty of other people decided it was corny. Chuck D of Public Enemy rechristened him Busta Rhymes after the former Minnesota Viking, George “Buster” Rhymes . Could you imagine saying, “Yo, did you hear Chilly-O-Ski’s new song? That’s dope, son!” No? Us either. 3. He’s been featured on more than 300 songs. Remixes have become the norm in hip-hop. When a hot song drops, we sit and speculate who is going to be on the remix. More often than not, Busta is on the remix. Not only subjected to remixes, most of Rhymes’ biggest hits are tracks where he breezes in, drops a hot 16, and bounces. Case and point, The Pussycat Dolls’ first single, “Don’t Cha” got spins. However, when Busta hopped on it, the track became a Top 5 hit on the Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart in 2005. His collaborators range from people like house music sensation, Tiesto , to DMX . His wild energy and preciise delivery are a couple of reasons he lands on everyone’s track. 4. Busta Rhymes has only had one album debut at number one. Out of the eight discs he has released, five have gone platinum. Out of the five that have gone platinum, none opened at number one. 2006′s The Big Bang is Busta’s only disc to sit atop the album heap for at least a week. Ironically, The Big Bang is one of his lesser selling projects. In spite of hits like “Touch It” and “I Love My Chick, ” it’s only sold 613,000 copies after opening week sales of 209,000 copies. That means one third of total sales of this album came from the first week. Yikes! 5. He left Leaders of the New School before getting their record deal. Busta hit the scene as part of the rap group, Leaders of the New School. If you remember, the group ended on the set of Yo! MTV Raps . Many don’t know Busta and Leaders of the New School broke up and got back together before they got their deal. In an interview with VladTV , Rhymes recounted the tale of getting kicked out for not giving Dinco D and Charlie Brown a ride. “Me and Leaders of the New School weren’t getting along from before the first album. When you hear “Too Much On My Mind,” I don’t have a verse on it. They started recording while I was on the outs with the group and the person who wanted to sign Leaders of the New School didn’t want to sign us if it wasn’t the same members he saw perform months earlier. They asked me to come back and I agreed, but I had a few stipulations. The main one was that they had to let me use two of my solo songs on the album. So I did “Feminine Fatt” and “Show Me A Hero” by myself because of that.” 6. He was once a clothing designer. Everyone knows Busta Rhymes can rap and act, but what they scratched their heads about was if he knew anything about designing clothes. Rhymes proved he had a little bit of knowledge when he debuted his clothing line, Bushi , in the late 90s. Like most start up businesses, profit was damn near invisible for the first few years. As the profits continued to find their way to the rapper’s pockets at a snail’s pace, he became increasingly bored with the venture. Rhymes decided to cut his losses and close up shop. He donated the leftover merchandise to local charities and went back to being a rapper full time. 7. Getting a record deal was the reason for growing his dreads. Since entering the rap world in 1989, Busta has been seen with his trademark dreadlocks. Many attributed his locks to his Jamaican heritage. They would be wrong. The actual reason is far less cultural. When he got his record deal, he decided he wasn’t going top comb or cut his hair because he didn’t have to anymore. He hacked his locks off in 2005 when he left J Records to join Dr. Dre’s Aftermath stable. He said cutting his hair was symbolic of a new beginning at a new label. 8. Busta Rhymes is the Susan Lucci of rap music. Daytime soap actress, Susan Lucci , is famous for having been nominated for an Emmy 18 times since 1978 and only winning once in 1999. When it comes to rap, Busta is in the same boat. Despite having some of the most creative videos of the 90s, Busta Rhymes has never won a MTV Video Music Award. He’s been nominated 15 times. He is second to Britney Spears in shut outs. She was shut out of 17 nominations until she went home with three trophies in 2008. The Video Music Awards isn’t the only place Busta has been left out. With nine nominations, the Grammys have never recognized Rhymes for his work. This year might be different, with “Look At Me Now” being such a huge record, it’s bound to get nominated in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category. He has a pretty good shot at winning that one. 9. He would’ve rather been a member of A Tribe Called Quest. As mentioned earlier, the relationship between Busta Rhymes and the other members of Leaders of the New School was tumultuous. They fought over everything. Busta’s increasing popularity as a solo act was a big cause for arguments. Rhymes was getting so much attention as a solo act because he was featured on a handful of A Tribe Called Quest records without the other Leaders of the New School members. Busta gave an interview where he stated, “I always wanted to be in Tribe. I would always leave Leaders of the New School after a beef and call Q-Tip to find out what studio they were at. I have so many cameos on Tribe records without Leaders of the New School because Tribe always embraced me when I was going through my frustrations with Leaders of the New School. Tribe always considered me family.” 10. Sean Connery isn’t a fan of Busta’s lateness. Oscar winning actor, Sean Connery , is notorious for being extremely punctual. When shooting the film, Finding Forrester , Busta arrived on set two minutes late and was greeted by a late slip from the Scottish actor. Considering Sean Connery also served as one of the film’s producers, Rhymes couldn’t get too beside himself otherwise he would’ve been out of a job. The rapper did like 2pac when he got shot five times, he took the slip and smiled. RELATED POSTS: Busta Rhymes “You Ain’t Gotta Wait Till I’m Gone” [Heavy D Tribute] Busta Rhymes Calls Cash Money Deal “A Golden Moment For Hip Hop” [VIDEO]
Blogger can’t believe ‘Criminal’ is pulling ahead of one of his faves in MTV News’ Britney Spears Tournament: 30 Videos for 30 Years. By Vaughn Trudeau Schoonmaker Britney Spears in her music video for “I Wanna Go” Photo: Jive The first round of the Britney Spears Tournament: 30 Videos for 30 Years is well under way, and we asked celebrity blogger and Britney mega-fan Perez Hilton to weigh in on some of the closest competitions in the tournament: “Sometimes” vs. “My Prerogative” While “Sometimes” — as one of Britney’s oldest videos — holds a special place in the hearts of her fans, Perez thinks “My Prerogative” has the advantage in this matchup. “In terms of video-making, spectacle, big grandiosity, ‘My Prerogative’ feels like a much larger to-do,” Perez said. “If I was to pick a winner between these two, I would go with ‘My Prerogative.’ ” “Lucky” vs. “Boys” “I am not a fan of the ‘Boys’ music video,” Perez admitted of the clip, featuring Pharrell Williams and Mike Myers as Austin Powers. “To me, the competition between that and ‘Lucky’ is easy. ‘Lucky’ all the way. “It’s such a classic Britney video,” Perez said about the clip, featuring Britney’s movie-star alter-ego (in the pre-“Crossroads” world). “She looks so beautiful in it! It’s from the golden era of Britney — those first few years where she was pretty much untouchable.” “I Wanna Go” vs. “Criminal” Perez echoed other Britney experts’ surprise that Britney’s latest video, “Criminal,” is significantly pulling ahead of “I Wanna Go.” “I think that ‘I Wanna Go’ is one of Britney’s all-time best videos,” Perez said. “She looked amazing in it, it’s fun, it feels different for her, and she had never done a video quite like that before.” As for “Criminal,” Perez shook his head. “I like the ‘Criminal’ video; I don’t love it. I was also distracted and slightly unhappy with the casting of her boyfriend [Jason Trawick] in it.” What’s your favorite Britney video? Make sure to vote at Britney30.MTV.com or the MTV Newsroom blog, and share your picks in the comments below! Head over to Britney30.MTV.com and vote for your favorite music video in MTV News’ Britney Spears Tournament: 30 Videos for 30 Years. Related Videos Britney Spears: 30 Videos For 30 Years Related Photos Britney Spears’ ‘I Wanna Go’ Video: Pop References Related Artists Britney Spears
