Lloyd Banks is taking it back to the jiggy era for his latest video.
The G-Unit MC told MTV News that his newest clip, "Any Girl," is inspired by the '90s comedy "How to Be a Player." In the movie, a slick womanizer — played by former MTV VJ Bill Bellamy — juggles his many conquests. "Any Girl" shows Banks trying not to get caught in his web of women.…
In a Michael Jackson-esque move, Kanye West turned the debut of his "Power" music video into a bona fide TV event. In addition to a high-profile "Jersey Shore" episode lead-in to ensure maximum viewership, the video was interrupted with mini-commercials roughly every fifteen seconds on MTV.
Over the past few days, West teased the video, off his still-untitled new album, with the catchphrase, "It's not a video, it's a… Continue
Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" music video might not be as flashy as Kanye West's "Power," which debuted on the same night. But what the Joseph Kahn-directed clip (he helmed Britney Spears' "Toxic" and U2's "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of") lacks in artsy flair it makes up for in straightforward, brutal imagery.
The clip, which stars Dominic Monghan ('Lost') and Megan Fox, takes Slim Shady's lyrics about an… Continue
Trina seems to always be down for her Bit*hes. World is on the street that Trina has a new boy friend(not really) / sex mate. Yall know what it is….
He just turned 20 (hint hint), and the two have been kicking it HARD. Sources say Trina loves how he can keep going and going… WOW I would love to tell yall who he is but he would Crank That All over my A**.… Continue
Just weeks after proclaiming that he was done feuding with other rap stars, 50 Cent has lashed out at longtime rival Fat Joe on a viral video released to the Internet on Tuesday (August 3rd). 50 Cent took the time to make fun of the sales count of Fat Joe's new record, Darkside, Volume 1. According to 50 Cent, the album only sold 12, 000 copies in its first week in stores. "I listened to Fat Joe's record and all I have to say is, I didn't mean to do this to you Joe," 50 Cent… Continue
Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj revealed the name of her debut album last night (August 3rd) during a live UStream chat. According to Nicki, the name of her album will be titled Pink Friday. The rapper also revealed that the album will be released on November 23rd, just in time for the "Black Friday" shopping holiday. Nicki Minaj was nominated for Best New Artist for the 2010 Video Music Awards as well. “I found out that I was nominated for a VMA and I… Continue
Mary J. Blige is used to topping the music charts as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul." But the singer broke ground in unfamiliar territory over the weekend as she sold a whopping 60,000+ bottles of her debut fragrance, My Life, in about six hours of air time on HSN.
That makes the scent the most popular and fastest-selling fragrance in the 24-hour shopping network's history.
Jeezy has returned with a new video for all the fans, showing us why he is Jeezy in the first place. Jeezy has called out all white products; from 6 white cars on everything, to white skys, white clouds, white pits,’ to a white b*tch’ . We told yall back in June that this was going to be a hit…now you can see for yourself. “Im bout to kill em this summer, doing all white… Continue
Kanye West is roaring back into the spotlight with a series of much-publicized, surprise visits to technology and media companies from Facebook and Twitter to XXL magazine. At Friday's (July 30) visit to Rolling Stone's headquarters, the lyricist broke down the inspiration behind his forthcoming effort.
"Everyone says all great art comes from pain but I think my greatest art comes from excitement and joy. It's a completely different perspective… Continue
Rapper Gucci Mane has revealed details about his new upcoming album The Appeal will be in stores this September.
During an interview with Atlanta’s veteran DJ Greg Street, Gucci Mane stated the album was good representation of where he is at “musically and mentally.”
“I done grown a lot and I think I expressed it really good musically and I just want everybody to hear it and see what they think about it, because… Continue
It's Christmas in July for sneaker freaks who want to wear their neighborhood pride on their feet.
Limited-edition Nikes - each paying homage to a different borough - go on sale tomorrow, and retailers are expecting a mob scene.
"We're one of the stores that has the Bronx shoe," said Vinny Cafaro, who owns BX Sports on Pelham Parkway.
"We haven't seen demand like this for years. ... We get calls all day… Continue
It’s an all-white affair at the Metropolitan Business and Arts District in southwest Atlanta. The industrial loft complex is the locale for XXL’s 13th-anniversary cover shoot with ATL’s own Young Jeezy, and it’s his third anniversary cover in a row. On this sweltering mid-June afternoon, Da Snowman is playing it extra-cool between takes, making sure not to ruffle his all-white attire while chopping it up with old friend and master boardsman Shawty… Continue
Two frustrated Hip-Hop fans have created online petitions demanding Atlantic Records release new projects by Grand Hustle artist Young Dro and Grammy Award winning rapper Lupe Fiasco. The two nearly identical petitions, hosted at PetitionOnline.com, states that fans have been waiting for Dro’s P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once) and Lupe’s Lasers “for over a good year now,” and that in each case, the artists… Continue
Did Kim Porter attempt a FAKE SUICIDE .. . in order to get Diddy to marry her. Well that’s what noted author Joy Deja King appears to be saying.
Here is how Hip Hop Ruckus are explaining things:
With a little prodding, King admits in a recent interview that her book Hooker to Housewife includes real-life information about the highly-publicized relationship.
In the book, the character believed to be Kim Porter used “every… Continue
DMX’s wife Tashera Simmons has officially separated from the chart-topping rapper and is planning a reality show focusing on her rebuilding their family without him.
According to Simmons, the reality show is titled Tashera Simmons….Life After X and will give a firsthand account of how their family is coping with the rapper’s legal and drug problems and how they “cope with a husband and a father that has let them down over and over… Continue
EMINEM FT. RIHANNA-THE WAY YOU LIE by user414006 The first photographs from the set of Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" video have surfaced, and from the looks of things, the clip is shaping up to be a hot one.
In the series of pics, Rihanna — who sings the hook on the track — is seen… Continue