50 Cent made thousands of fans get up out of their seats during his European tour stop at Wembley Arena in London on Saturday (March 20). The music mogul revealed that he is already recording his fifth studio album Black Magic, on which he experiments with a new sound.
“I got a joint that I did that was real uptempo,” 50 told Tim Westwood. “It’s a different type of vibe. It’s still 50 Cent. If you heard the record, you’d feel different. My Black Magic album, I’ve been listening to different types of music. I just wanna create something that’s outta the box.”
It’s safe to say Amanda Bynes is a Drake fan. A quick glance at the Hairspray actress’ tweets shows her quoting the Canadian rapper and regularly linking to his songs and videos. Her infatuation with the Young Money star already has some asking if their relationship goes beyond Twitter.
Chris Brown introduced himself to Oscar-nominated actor Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at L.A.’s Staples Center on Friday (March 19).
The R&B singer sported a cardigan and pink G-Shock watch while seated courtside next to Jimmy Iovine. Could the Interscope Geffen A&M chairman be courting Chris? Diddy and Janet Jackson were both spotted at Lakers games before eventually signing with his label.
Director Anthony Mandler has left his mark on music icons such as Eminem, Beyoncé, and The Killers, but his most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna. The two have worked on a dozen videos together throughout her career, starting with “Unfaithful” in 2006 and most recently “Russian Roulette.”
Rap-Up.com spoke to the music video visionary about taking the loyal pop star, who he calls his muse, from good girl to bad. Find out how Nelly Furtado indirectly brought them together, which video people believed would ruin her career, the concept that came to him in a dream, and what he thought of the Melina-directed clips for “Hard” and “Rude Boy.”
In her second blog entry for Rap-Up.com, Bridget Kelly checks in before her show in Chicago earlier this week on the “Blueprint 3” tour. Jay-Z’s R&B discovery, who performs “Empire State of Mind” with him nightly, digs through her closet and shares her onstage ensemble and the fashionable accessories that complete her Roc star look.
Mary J. Blige rocks out on a cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1969 classic “Whole Lotta Love.” The guitar-driven song, produced by RedOne (Lady Gaga, Akon), appears on the international edition of Stronger withEach Tear, along with a nearly nine-minute cover of Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”
“I’m in my 2010 Rambo, so hard I had to let Nic pink out the Lambo/ Ya’ll already know we got the ammo, massive attack,” sings Sean “The Pen” Garrett on Nicki Minaj’s first single, “Massive Attack,” which he co-produced with Alex Da Kid. The brawny Garrett gets his Rambo on in the militaristic clip, shot against a jungle backdrop and in the desert of Lancaster, Calif.
Next Friday, the singer-songwriter will head to Miami to film a video for his Barbie-assisted single “Get It All” with director Gil Green. Click here for more photos from the “Massive Attack” set with Nicki and Amber Rose.
Janet Jackson takes it nice and slow on “Nothing,” the first single from the soundtrack to Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?, in which she also stars. The ballad was co-produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, who are both working on material for Janet’s new studio album.
Justin Bieber spits a few bars while visiting Tim Westwood’s show on BBC Radio 1Xtra. “ATL baby is where I reside, I’m a young white rapper and I don’t get high,” freestyles the 16-year-old phenom. But don’t think the humble star, who caused a mob scene when he arrived in London, is switching careers. “I’m just a pop singer,” he says.
