Mack Maine Speaks On The “Bitch I’m From New Orleans” Video

Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by Danny M.

In the video above, Mack Maine speaks on the “Bitch I’m From New Orleans” track he did with Lucci Lou and T@. He also speaks on the music video they shot for it, and what New Orleans is like now. You can download the song here, view behind the scenes footage from the video shoot here, and view some photos from the video shoot here!

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Shanell Speaks About Her Visit To See Lil Wayne In Prison

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Danny M.

Young Money’s singer-songwriter describes her recent visit to Rikers Island to visit Lil Wayne, their non-music discussions, and how he’s been passing his time. “He’s been reading and observing. It’s like watching TV in there for him. Wayne is a very, very smart individual and I think he’s watching,” Shanell told Rap-Up TV between sips of her apple martini. “He’s acted out each person that he’s come in contact with.” – Rap-Up

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Nicki Minaj Talks Possible 50 Cent Collabo x Sean Kingston Speaks On The Barbie

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Danny M.

Sean Kingston speaks to Rap-Up about Nicki Minaj in the video above. They talk about their new single “Letting Go (Dutty Dutty)“, shooting the music video, Lil Kim, wanting to make Nicki his wife, and more. Also, hit the jump to read about a possible collaboration between Nicki Minaj and 50 Cent:

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Lil Twist Speaks On Drake’s Thank Me Later Album

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Danny M.

I was with Drake the night his album was released and he was really happy. All of Young Money was in a good mood. We’re all proud of him and we’re expecting big numbers for Thank Me Later. Drake is very humble so he wasn’t saying how many numbers it would sell but Mack Maine and Cortez Bryant bet him money because they knew how well his first week would do. I don’t know how much money was it was but Drake is going to lose both bets. Drake is humble to a certain extent but we all knew that his album was going to do well because it was anticipated forever.

Drake got the door open for Young Money even more. With Wayne, our big bro, being locked up we knew that Drake was gonna be that guy to make sure that Young Money didn’t fail. The mood is different now than when Tha Carter III dropped because there’s new people on the roster. Now we’re even more together so it’s more of a movement than when Tha Carter III dropped. We’re stronger.

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Lil Twist Speaks On Life Without Lil Wayne

Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Danny M.

When I first heard Lil Wayne was getting locked up, it felt like how you or anyone else would feel if they were losing a family member. I’ve been knowing him for three to four years now. He took me in as his brother because I don’t have any real brothers and with my dad being in jail we developed a big relationship as far as me staying with him and as far as him teaching me the game. That’s how we built our whole bond. He saw my work ethic and it reminded me of him, and from that point he knew that’s what it was.

I’ve only seen him once since he’s been locked up but everything is good. I talk to him on the phone a lot but I miss being with him because it’s always fun. We talk about everything. Wayne taught me to stay grounded and to pay attention to what’s going on in my surroundings. He also taught me on the music side to work hard at all times, don’t ever let up, and to follow his lead but don’t do what he does. He taught me a lot of what he knows from what he learned when he was my age, like how to break up everything in a song, how to start off a verse and what specific word to use to catch everybody’s ear.

I’m working on my album right now and I’m almost done. I’m using what he taught me and I’ve gotten better. Now, I know I have to work 10 times harder to make Wayne and everybody proud. Young Money is doing great right now. Uncle Stunna Birdman makes sure everything is straight with us while my bro is gone, helping us keep our brand out there. We’ll be fine because Wayne has such a big name and now we have three of the hottest stars in the world, including Drake and Nicki, so we can’t lose. We’re gonna continue to run this game.

This whole experience has taught me to stay humble and not to get in trouble. I don’t even think my bro did anything wrong. With him being who he is and doing what he does, he needs protection, but there’s different rules in every spot so we’re gonna just make it through. I can’t wait until we can put this behind us.

I’m looking forward to working with him again. I’m looking forward to fun and games. I’m looking forward to talking to him about everything like I used to. I just want him to be proud when he sees me. I love my bro.

Via VIBE

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Cory Gunz Speaks On Signing With Young Money Entertainment

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Danny M.

Well, it took a few years, but Cory Gunz has finally signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment. We all thought years ago — in the wake of Gunz dropping lyrics for Weezy’s Tha Carter III blockbuster “A Millie” (Gunz’s bars never made the album as originally planned, but it did land on mixtapes) — that Cory was going to be down with the team. … But there was the matter of the Bronx native’s recording deal with Def Jam and then President Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

“There were miscommunication issues,” Cory said recently in New York about why he’s just now getting down with YM and CM. “Me and other ventures, a bunch of other paperwork. Years ago Wayne took time out of his schedule. He was promoting Tha Carter II and he took time out of his schedule to come from ‘TRL’ and ‘106 and Park’ and come to Sony studio; Shout out to Just Blaze. He took that and remixed it. Wayne did that for free back then. It was a situation that was supposed to go down before, but I was in paperwork with Hov at the time. One thing led to another. I was freed up and he reached out by the powers that be and now I’m here on his label. History is about to be made. He just kept it 100. I got nothing but respect for him. Free Wayne.”

“Shout out to Wayne,” he added. “Shout out to the whole Young Money family. Shout out to Mack Maine. Everybody. It’s definitely official. Young Money/Cash Money. Shout out to Wayne for giving me a shot. He kept it real. All I’mma say, that this is it. This is what it is. Everybody just better get ready.”

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Drake Says “Over” Video Takes The Song To Another Place x Producer Speaks On “Shut It Down”

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Danny M.

According to Drake, his video for “Over” should be out very soon and the clip shows a choice he had to make in real life.

“It captures … it takes the song to another place,” he told MTV News in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, during the opening night of his Away From Home Tour. “It offers up a whole different look for the song. The song — to a lot of people — is ignorant, it’s club. This video is what I was really thinking about. The song is like a bad dream — but it’s not a bad dream, it’s not a terrible dream. It’s a little evil. The video really reflects that. It’s a struggle between the purities of my past life and what this new life has to offer. Even in the video, you see me looking back and forth between the two and deciding. At the end of the video I don’t necessarily make a decision, but when you get the album, you’ll see what choice I make.”

“Over” is early in the Thank Me Later track list, and is part of a story that’s told through the album.

“Initially it was a warm-up record,” he added of ‘Over‘. “I love the song. I love the message in the song. It’s funny, because ‘Over‘ is the fourth song on the album and it’s the turning point in the album. It’s like, you get three songs of me sort of trying to paint the picture of what the last year has been like for me — trying to fill you in, almost let you into my world as much as I can. ‘Over‘ is that moment where you’re almost worried on the album. ‘Is this kid about to … ? What’s happening? Is he changing?’ I wanted that to come out first. I wanted people to be a little nervous. This whole journey could have changed me drastically. Fortunately I’m able to step out of my shoes and reflect on it and give you some great music. ‘Over‘ is a great alter-ego moment. It’s the dark side of things and I really wanted that to come out first.”

Via MTV, and hit the jump to read what the producer of “Shut It Down“, Omen says about the song:

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