“Unsung” Featuring Michel’le Airs Sunday Night On TV One Michel’le revealed that she has no co-parenting relationship with the hip-hop moguls who she shares two children with. The “Something In My Heart” singer said that she doesn’t speak at all to Dr. Dre, the father of their son Marcel, 27, or Suge Knight , who shares a daughter, Bailei, 16 with her. “I think that’s why we get along!” she told us ahead of her “Unsung” episode premiere June 15. “I don’t have nothing bad to say about them and they don’t have nothing bad to say about me. And I think that’s why it works. My son is 27 and my daughter is 16, so they’re grown and they don’t need me as the middleman.” Michel’le – whose story was laid bare in Lifetime’s 2016 movie “Surviving Compton,” added: “You want your children to have that type of family feeling and bond. I don’t bad mouth them in front of my children. They have their own relationships with their fathers, which is amazing.” She still struggles to reconcile her complex relationship with Dre, the man considered the architect of her early sound and career – who at the same time, was her alleged abuser. However, the hip-hop diva said she refused to be defined by her failed relationships, and hopes that her “Unsung” episode will show viewers and fans that she’s more than her past. “I just wanted to tap back into the music side of it,” she said. “We had good times and bad time, and I just wanted to remind the fans about the music. There’s good music that came out of that era, and I’m appreciative of that.”
I keep telling you guys that Nicole Scherzinger is in the middle of some kind of major hotness comeback right now. I’m pretty sure this is our third post in under two weeks. And it’s all thanks to social media. If you ask me, more washed-up former hotties should try it. The way I see it, it’s way easier to make an Instagram profile than get yourself on a reality show. Plus, it cuts out the middleman. This way, the cleavage goes straight to the fans. No filter. Enjoy.
Some of you are undoubtedly throwing up your hands and saying “Duh, everybody knows THAT” right now, but hey, it’s a slow news day. Star magazine is reporting the “shocking” news that Kim Kardashian really did get famous just by lying there- -her mother Kris Jenner allegedly orchestrated the whole thing. A “source”, who passed a polygraph test ( whatever that’s worth ), tells Star : “ Kris was totally involved in arranging the sale of Kim’s tape. The video already existed, and Kris was there every step of the way as a middleman to market it to an adult entertainment company. ” What proof do they have of these allegations? “I saw Kris Jenner’s signature on the contract; I believe she got somewhere between $250,000 and $500,000 for the original deal with the middleman. Everything she does in this world, every decision she makes on her daughters’ behalf, is based on greed and publicity, and has nothing to do with her family’s stability or happiness.” In other news, water is wet, the Pope is Catholic, and Jennifer Connelly has a great rack. Enjoy the fruit of Kris Jenner ‘s daughter-pimping labors with the SKINfamous 2007 Kim Kardashian Sex Tape right here at MrSkin.com!
‘I keep my ear glued to the street when it comes to these new acts from the West,’ veteran Cali rapper tells MTV News. By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Rahman Dukes Snoop Dogg Photo: MTV News MTV News’ New West Week might be shining a spotlight on L.A. newcomers, but the rapper any rising Cali MC must pay homage to is Snopp Dogg . Since his debut on “Deep Cover” with Dr. Dre, Snoop has achieved multiplatinum success and status as a hip-hop icon, utilizing his talents off the mic as an actor and executive too. The man born Calvin Broadus has always lent a helping hand to MCs making their way in the rap game, especially those hailing from his home coast. “As far as the New West or the young MCs out here on the West Coast, I’m very familiar with them because they call me Uncle Snoop,” Snoop told MTV News. “So more than likely, they come get my blessings on a record, or through mutual friends we connect with each other, because I always keep my ear to the streets and I always love being a part of what’s new and fly representing the West Coast. I’ve always been one to try to put that on the forefront, so I keep my ear glued to the street when it comes to these new acts from the West. I try to be a part of their projects and a part of blowing them up.” Not all the L.A. or Cali rap legends have been as welcoming to new talent as Snoop Dogg. Nevertheless, this new crop of MCs take cues from their rap elders but still manage to carve out unique lanes for themselves. Getting a featured verse from Snoop may give relatively unknown rappers a dose of visibility, but they don’t come cheap, easily running into six figures. The West Coast rap legend is willing to give new jacks with minimal recording budgets a deep discount, if he respects their music and hustle. “When you doing those types of situations, you building relationships and you building trust in a community that doesn’t have no trust right now,” said Snoop, who in some cases has waived his fee for a hot 16 bars entirely. “To me, that means more to me to be able to go back and give these artists a shot and not overcharge them and try to rob the bank and say, ‘Give me what I’m worth.’ Nah, let me give you a shot, because if we playing team ball and I’m from the West, you guys are a part of my team.” Snoop’s dedication to maintaining strong relationships with his peers — veterans and rookies — has paid off, since he has managed to remain relevant in a fickle hip-hop industry throughout a career that spans almost 20 years. While the last major MC to break through from Los Angeles is the Game, Snoop has also appeared on songs from local up-and-comers like Glasses Malone, Nipsey Hussle and YG, to name a few. “The artists are more courageous and more death-defying. They like taking chances,” Snoop said of the recent surge in Cali-repping artists, who MTV will be featuring throughout the next week. “In the past, we would wait for radio and wait for other labels to get behind us and support us. But now you got artists being individually strong on they own and going straight to the Internet, creating songs and dealing with the fans one on one, cutting the middleman out. When you get those views on the Internet, sometimes to me that means way more than a record sale. Because you got people stopping they day to pay attention to you and see you do their thing in a real way.” Stick with us all week as MTV News turns the spotlight on the New West, the next wave of hip-hop acts helping to restore faith in the L.A. rap scene. From groups like Odd Future to rising MCs like Dom Kennedy, we’ll bring you up close and personal to these artists as they carve their own lanes in the post-gansgta rap era. Keep it locked here for the next week for more on the West Coast up-and-comers! Related Videos The New West: An In-Depth Look At L.A. Hip-Hop Related Artists Snoop Dogg
‘I keep my ear glued to the street when it comes to these new acts from the West,’ veteran Cali rapper tells MTV News. By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Rahman Dukes Snoop Dogg Photo: MTV News MTV News’ New West Week might be shining a spotlight on L.A. newcomers, but the rapper any rising Cali MC must pay homage to is Snopp Dogg . Since his debut on “Deep Cover” with Dr. Dre, Snoop has achieved multiplatinum success and status as a hip-hop icon, utilizing his talents off the mic as an actor and executive too. The man born Calvin Broadus has always lent a helping hand to MCs making their way in the rap game, especially those hailing from his home coast. “As far as the New West or the young MCs out here on the West Coast, I’m very familiar with them because they call me Uncle Snoop,” Snoop told MTV News. “So more than likely, they come get my blessings on a record, or through mutual friends we connect with each other, because I always keep my ear to the streets and I always love being a part of what’s new and fly representing the West Coast. I’ve always been one to try to put that on the forefront, so I keep my ear glued to the street when it comes to these new acts from the West. I try to be a part of their projects and a part of blowing them up.” Not all the L.A. or Cali rap legends have been as welcoming to new talent as Snoop Dogg. Nevertheless, this new crop of MCs take cues from their rap elders but still manage to carve out unique lanes for themselves. Getting a featured verse from Snoop may give relatively unknown rappers a dose of visibility, but they don’t come cheap, easily running into six figures. The West Coast rap legend is willing to give new jacks with minimal recording budgets a deep discount, if he respects their music and hustle. “When you doing those types of situations, you building relationships and you building trust in a community that doesn’t have no trust right now,” said Snoop, who in some cases has waived his fee for a hot 16 bars entirely. “To me, that means more to me to be able to go back and give these artists a shot and not overcharge them and try to rob the bank and say, ‘Give me what I’m worth.’ Nah, let me give you a shot, because if we playing team ball and I’m from the West, you guys are a part of my team.” Snoop’s dedication to maintaining strong relationships with his peers — veterans and rookies — has paid off, since he has managed to remain relevant in a fickle hip-hop industry throughout a career that spans almost 20 years. While the last major MC to break through from Los Angeles is the Game, Snoop has also appeared on songs from local up-and-comers like Glasses Malone, Nipsey Hussle and YG, to name a few. “The artists are more courageous and more death-defying. They like taking chances,” Snoop said of the recent surge in Cali-repping artists, who MTV will be featuring throughout the next week. “In the past, we would wait for radio and wait for other labels to get behind us and support us. But now you got artists being individually strong on they own and going straight to the Internet, creating songs and dealing with the fans one on one, cutting the middleman out. When you get those views on the Internet, sometimes to me that means way more than a record sale. Because you got people stopping they day to pay attention to you and see you do their thing in a real way.” Stick with us all week as MTV News turns the spotlight on the New West, the next wave of hip-hop acts helping to restore faith in the L.A. rap scene. From groups like Odd Future to rising MCs like Dom Kennedy, we’ll bring you up close and personal to these artists as they carve their own lanes in the post-gansgta rap era. Keep it locked here for the next week for more on the West Coast up-and-comers! Related Videos The New West: An In-Depth Look At L.A. Hip-Hop Related Artists Snoop Dogg
But is it here to stay? Our music-industry experts weigh in. By Akshay Bhansali David Guetta Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images In 2010, pop princesses, R&B icons and chart-dominating newcomers all danced to the same beat. Not only did dance music go pop, but pop music caught the club-music bug. Between Katy Perry’s “Firework,” Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R,” Rihanna’s “Only Girl (In the World),” Enrique Iglesias’ “I Like It,” Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” and “OMG” and countless other singles, established artists definitely looked to dance beats for surefire hits. And two of this year’s biggest success stories in music were Jason Der
I know this might come as a shock to many, but players and coaches in the dugout and the bullpen aren’t always up at the fence watching the game. Sometimes they’re making smalltalk with each other, sometimes they’re playing games, and sometimes they’re even scouting the bleachers for tail. For tail. But fear not; their motives aren’t always completely impure. On rare occasion, there may be real depth to their carnal surveillance. As we see from the example of Jason Phillips, former big league backstop for the Mets, Dodgers, and Blue Jays, and current bullpen catcher for the allegedly big league Seattle Mariners. I’ll let columnist Jerry Brewer tell the story : Jason Phillips spotted a woman at Safeco Field last May and knew he had to make a choice: Be bold or be ignored. … The game with the Oakland A’s went into extra innings. Phillips grabbed a baseball, scribbled his number on it, got the woman’s attention and tossed it to her. … On Sunday, Jason Phillips and Molly Ray will get married, and their wedding guests will attend the ceremony in the only logical place to celebrate their serendipitous romance. The bullpen. Molly Ray being the woman at Safeco Field. I probably shouldn’t have left that detail out. It’s a heartwarming tale of true love, and how deep, meaningful connections can be forged in the most unexpected of places. It would’ve been easy to think that Jason Phillips was disappointed with having to retire and become a bullpen catcher in his early 30’s. However, he retired in his physical prime, he has a steady job that keeps him involved with the game, and he just met a lovely new wife at the ballpark by means of a bold act he’ll be recounting for the rest of his years. Jason Phillips, it seems, is living a life worthy of envy. So there’s your d’awww moment of the night, in case you find yourself disappointed with the NBA outcome. Also, because this is the Internet, following are some embarrassingly easy alternate headlines: Bullpen Catcher Jason Phillips First 2010 Mariner To Score Mariners’ Catcher Skips Middleman, Delivers Ball Straight To Seats Reception For Phillips/Ray Wedding To Make Even Bigger Mess Of Mariner Bullpen Rough Season Drives Mariner Coach To Escapism Through Marriage
Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), who died in 2007, was a staunch defender of “traditional values” and a prime mover in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. And according to documents obtained by Gawker, the FBI thought he was on the take.
Amazon.com Inc. is quietly expanding its private-label business in a bid to diversify away from its online bookstore roots and become more like a general retailer. (Fowler, G., 2009, September 18, par.1) Amazon doesn't say what percentage of its $19 billion in annual sales are from its private-label business, but it already sells more than 1,000 products that are manufactured at its request
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