Back up to his old tricks, huh? Eminem Releases New Violent Rap, Mentions Raping Iggy Azalea Only a week after making headlines for freestyling about popping Lana Del Ray one in the face , Eminem is right back at it — this time name dropping Iggy in his threatening rhymes. In the recently-leaked snippet of Bad Meets Evil’s “Vegas,” a track rumored to be on the lineup for his upcoming project, the Detroit rapper raps that Iggy needs to put her extra-large assets away before she ends up having to blow the rape whistle on him. Take a listen: In case you missed it, it went a little something like this: ‘Bitch, shut the f–k up and get in my car/ And suck my f—–g d–k while I take a s–t/ And I think with my d–k so come blow my mind/ And it tastes like humble pie/ So swallow my pride, you’re lucky just to follow my ride/ If I let you run alongside the Humvee/ Unless you’re Nicki, grab you by the wrist, let’s ski/ So what’s it gon’ be? Put that s–t away Iggy/ You don’t wanna blow that rape whistle on me/ (Scream!) I love it/ ‘Fore I get lost with the gettin’ off’ Naturally, Iggy didn’t take too kindly to the rapper’s lines about possibly forcing the peen on her, and wasted no time clapping back. Hit the flip to see what she had to say about it…
Nelly Furtado and Linkin Park will also perform on May 20 show from Las Vegas. By Gil Kaufman Usher Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic The Lineup for the May 20 Billboard Music Awards got a fuel-injection on Tuesday (May 1) when Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Linkin Park and Nelly Furtado were added to the performer Lineup . The show, which will air on ABC from the MGM Grand Arena, was already slated to feature songs from , LMFAO, The Wanted , Carrie Underwood and Cee Lo Green. In no coincidence at all, the show will come just as many of the headliners are preparing to drop new albums, including Usher ( Looking at Myself , June 12), Furtado, ( The Spirit Indestructible , June 19), Bieber ( Believe , June 19) and Park, ( Living Things , June 26). More acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks for the show that will be co-hosted by “Modern Family” stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell. The night’s leading finalists include Adele, Rihanna, LMFAO, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne, with Adele in the lead in 18 award categories, followed by LMFAO with 17, Rihanna with 13 and Gaga and Wayne with 10 each. The awards are based on Billboard ‘s chart rankings, and combine data from album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring in addition to streaming and social interactions with fans on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online music services. Among the leading categories: Top Artist : Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna. Top New Artist : Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster the People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa. Top Male Artist : Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars Top Female Artist : Adele, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Rihanna. Top Duo/Group : Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, LMFAO and Maroon 5. Top Billboard 200 Album : Adele 21 , Michael Bubl
Singer jokes that a ‘freestyle battle’ with Eminem landed him on Bad Meets Evil track. By Jocelyn Vena Bruno Mars Photo: Shirlaine Forrest/ Getty Images Over on the MTV Newsroom blog , it was a heated battle for 2011’s Song of the Summer . Would it be Lady Gaga , Britney Spears , Katy Perry or LMFAO ? Or would Bad Meets Evil (Eminem and Royce Da 5’9”) bring home the title for hip-hop heads everywhere? Well, on Wednesday (September 7), the world spoke, and the summer jam that reigned supreme was Bad Meets Evil’s feel-good anthem “Lighters,” featuring Bruno Mars . Earlier this summer, MTV News caught up with Mars , and he revealed just how he ended up on the track. “It was a freestyle battle,” he joked. “I said, ‘Yo, Em, if I beat you, you’re gonna have to do a song with me!’ I shut him down right then and there.” What’s no joke is the way fans have been connecting with the track, which proudly declares, “This one’s for you and me living out our dreams/ We’re all right where we should be/ With my arms out wide I open my eyes/ And now all I wanna see is a sky full of lighters.” Now that Mars and his crew are the ruling Kings of Summer, he is planning his next big move, which includes a top-secret new track. “I’m definitely thinking about what’s next,” he said. “I’ve got a song that I just wrote that I’m extremely proud of and I worked really hard on, and it’s gonna come out soon.” While he wouldn’t say much else, he teased that the song was for Michael Bolton before admitting, “No, it’s for me.” In addition to working on more tracks for his own bustling career, he shared that he’d love to get into the studio with Cee Lo Green again, and even Lil Wayne. “But this is just the very beginning and there’s a lot more to come.” What are you expecting next from Bruno Mars? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos 2011 Song Of Summer Battle Related Artists Eminem Bruno Mars
Beyonce’s 4 knocked down to #5 in third week out. By Gil Kaufman Blake Shelton Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images Blake Shelton was already a beloved country star before he became a reality-TV double-threat. But thanks in part to his breakout role on “The Voice,” Miranda Lambert’s better half is reaping plenty of benefits, including a #1 debut on the Billboard 200 charts next week for his new album, Red River Blue. According to figures provided by SoundScan, Shelton’s sixth studio album, his first #1 debut ever and highest-charting album to date, sold 116,000 copies last week. Just behind was the first album in five years from floaty rockers Incubus with If Not Now, When, which debuts at #2 on sales of 80,000. They lead a parade of new faces in the top 10 that also includes country singer Chris Young , whose Neon hit #4 in its first week (73,000), pop smoothie Colbie Caillat ‘s All of You (#6, 66,000), head-bangers Theory of a Deadman ‘s Truth Is (#8, 38,000) and the debut from the rebooted Sublime with new singer Rome, Yours Truly (#9, 35,000). The rest of the top 10: Adele ‘s 21 (#3, 77,000), Beyonc
Sly Pyper describes how he overcame his nervousness to sing on ‘Fast Lane.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Royce Da 5’9″ and Eminem Photo: Matt Harper / MTV News Singer Sly Pyper has already made quite the name for himself. After lending his vocals to Dr. Dre’s first Detox single “Kush,” Sly had many fans thinking the Doc had unearthed a recording of the now late Nate Dogg. But now, thanks to Bad Meets Evil’s “Fast Lane” video, folks can put a face to the soulful voice. MTV News caught up with Sly on a recent trip to Detroit and got the scoop on how he landed the high-profile feature. “It’s part of the many years I’ve actually been working with Dr. Dre,” Sly said of his involvement on “Fast Lane,” the first single off of Eminem and Royce Da 5’9” ‘s EP Hell: The Sequel, which dropped on Tuesday (June 14). “Recently, we came out to Detroit, and [Dre] was doing some collabs with Em already. Em had part of a hook that he asked me to come and just lay my vocals on, lay the velvet on. So I got involved, wrote a couple of pieces on the hook as well.” Even after laying the chorus alongside Akon on Dre’s “Kush,” Sly admits that his nerves started to get the best of him while he was in the studio with Slim Shady. “It was a little nervous at first, I could admit that,” he said. “But I kinda felt like I knew them already just from the music. I kinda felt like we were from a similar place, so I let that stand out more than my nervousness about being star struck. That just won everything over, made it easier for everybody.” Hell: The Sequel reunites Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″, who originally recorded together as Bad Meets Evil for Em’s Slim Shady LP and for the independent single “Scary Movies” back in 1999. After a rift between the two, Bad Meets Evil seemed like a pipe dream for rap fans. That was until Em went and signed Royce’s quartet, Slaughterhouse, to his Shady Records earlier this year. With the fences mended, Royce and Em began working on Hell: The Sequel in a most organic fashion. “We didn’t get together and say, ‘Hey, man, let’s make a Bad Meets Evil record,’ ” Em said in a interview with MTV News. It was more so along the lines of us making amends and repairing our issues that we had, and then one day, Bad [Royce] brought a song to me and wanted me to jump on it, and the way it ended up coming out, it was pretty easy to do. It didn’t take a lot of time. It was fun to do it. The way we knocked that record out kind of quickly … it just morphed into this.” Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With Eminem And Royce Da 5’9″ Related Artists Eminem Royce Da 5’9″
Wayne embraced his former Cash Money mate onstage during his Friday night set. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Ade Mangum Mannie Fresh at Bonnaroo 2011 Photo: MTV News MANCHESTER, Tennessee – One of the highlights of Lil Wayne’s headlining set at Bonnaroo on Friday – at least to the folks in attendance who’ve followed Weezy’s career since his Hot Boys days – was the moment when he brought Cash Money founding father Mannie Fresh onstage, ending a longtime separation that had existed since 2005, when Fresh parted ways with Birdman and the label under decidedly acrimonious conditions. When the two embraced onstage, it was symbolic in more ways than one: Not only did it show that Mannie and Wayne had never really been at odds, but it was a rather important passing of the torch too. And Fresh told MTV News as much, earlier in the day on Friday, when he said that the two really never been rivals … and hinted at bigger things to come later in the evening. “It’s a possibility. Like I said, there’s no beef. No animosity,” Fresh said. “I got a great deal of respect for Wayne. You know, from where he started to where he at right now. He’s on top of his game. So it’s a possibility [we could reunite]. You never know.” And as anyone who was in attendance for Wayne’s set could attest, that possibility definitely became a reality. For his part, Fresh wouldn’t speak about just how the pair settled their differences, but now that they’ve gone public with their reunion, could the duo could get back to their collaborative ways? It’s something Fresh isn’t about to write off. “That would be hot,” he said. “But, you know, my half, I’m there. We’re going to leave the rest of it on him, you know what I’m saying?” Would you like to see Wayne reconnect with Mannie Fresh in the studio? Tell us in the comments! Related Videos Bonnaroo 2011 Behind The Scenes Related Photos Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2011 Related Artists Mannie Fresh Lil Wayne
The rapper thrilled fans with a hard-hitting, hit-packed headlining set on Saturday. By James Montgomery Eminem performs at Bonnaroo 2011 Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images MANCHESTER, Tennessee – By the time Eminem strode onstage Saturday night at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, 80,000 sun-stroked fans had already witnessed workmanlike sets by everyone from Mumford & Sons and the Black Keys to Bootsy Collins and Buffalo Springfield. So it was no surprise that, when it came time for Em to do his thing, he decided to follow in that same model, eschewing flash and dash in favor of good olfashioned sweat. And sure, his headlining set did feature booming pyro, a massive (and frequently skull-filled) video screen, and some actual fireworks, but, in keeping with Bonnaroo tradition, what stood out the most about Em’s performance was the sheer tenacity with which he attacked it. This wasn’t so much a performance as it was an exercise in determination; a focused, fierce 90-odd minutes of grit and guile. It’s the same renewed vigor Eminem has displayed on his most-recent efforts, not only his massive Recovery album, but also the upcoming, back-to-basics Bad Meets Evil team up with Royce Da 5’9.” Much like Friday night’s headliner, Lil Wayne , the man simply knows how to work. And that was evident from the get-go on Saturday night. Dressed in a black hoodie, Bad Meets Evil T-shirt and camo shorts, Em wasted no time ripping into his catalog, kicking off with “Won’t Back Down” and following it up with “3 a.m.,” both of which hit hard thanks to his machine-gun cadence and the addition of a positively whomping live band. The impact wasn’t lessened when his mic cut out during the next song, “White Trash Party,” as Em powered through the mishap and earned the cheers of the tens of thousands who packed in to see him. Flanked by D12 member (and hype man) Mr. Porter (a.k.a. Kon Artis), Eminem stalked the stage and didn’t come up for air, tearing through songs like “Kill You,” “So Bad” and “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” before finally disappearing backstage for a moment while Porter introduced the masses to “the newest member of Shady Records,” the aforementioned Royce Da 5’9.” Em was back before the crowd could stop cheering, and the pair gave them a taste of what they can expect on the upcoming Hell: The Sequel EP: the muscular “Fast Lane” and the Bruno-Mars assisted “Lighters,” which, not surprisingly, had everyone thrusting theirs skyward. Then Em shifted the focus back to his solo hits (“Stan,” “Toy Soldiers”) and some of his high-profile guest spots (“Airplanes, Part II” and, thankfully, “Forever”), crouching low and delivering his verses with ferocity. He got deep on “Love the Way You Lie” and downright celebratory on “Crack a Bottle.” Then, in a nod to his past, shot through three of his earliest hits (“My Name Is,” “The Real Slim Shady” and “Without Me”) in rapid-fire succession. The crowd, which, for the majority of his set, had been firmly poised on the brink, positively lost their collective minds at the inclusion of those classics, and seizing the momentum, Eminem closed his set with a rattling version of “Not Afraid.” After a brief rest (and several minutes of the crowd chanting his name), Em reappeared to cap the night off with “Lose Yourself,” which seemed even more anthemic given the magnitude of his set. And then, as the crowd screamed their approval, he thanked them and thrust his hand in the air, looking understandably exhausted but also unbelievably happy. And, in apparent appreciation to his efforts, the Bonnaroo folks kicked off a massive fireworks display, one that boomed in the distance and was a pretty fitting tribute to what we had all just witnessed. Only Eminem’s musical fireworks were better. Were you at Bonnaroo? Share your reviews in the comments! Related Videos Bonnaroo 2011 Behind The Scenes Related Photos Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2011 Related Artists Eminem
