Nicki Minaj Speaks On Summer Tour, Pink Friday Follow Up & Tha Carter IV

Posted on 12. May, 2011 by Danny M.

Billboard recently spoke to Nicki Minaj about her upcoming tour with Britney Spears this summer, the follow up to Pink Friday, and Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV album:

“People think Spears is a pop tour and Lil Wayne was a hip-hop tour and Nicki’s going to completely change — I think that’s the biggest misconception,” Minaj tells Billboard.com. “I think people don’t understand that I remain myself, whether I’m on a hip-hop tour or a pop tour.”

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Mack Maine Plans New Record Label Under YMCMB Labels

Posted on 23. Apr, 2011 by Danny M.

Above, MTV speaks to Mack Maine over the phone about a new sub-label he is in the process of creating under the Young Money, Cash Money, Universal labels.

“You know how Roc-A-Fella had State Property; I’m actually in the process of starting a new label … a sub-label, basically,” Mack said of the still-untitled imprint that he will head under the Cash Money umbrella.

Wayne is scheduled to drop Tha Carter IV on June 21, and there are plans for Birdman’s fifth solo album, Bigger Than Life, to follow in July. And, that isn’t all: According to the YM prez, Tyga will be dropping Careless World this year, Lil Twist will be putting out his first effort, Don’t Get it Twisted, and Drake is readying his sophomore LP, Take Care. “Drake let me hear 10 songs the other night — 10 bangers he’s working,” Mack said. “Drake’s coming in September, just know that.”

Not to be left out, Mack himself also will be releasing an album this summer. With at least six projects already on the proposed schedule, the New Orleans rapper/executive said adding a third label to the YMCM structure will help facilitate the flow of releases. “I want to make sure I put a few people out through that vessel instead of putting everybody out under the same label, which is hard,” he said. “But we’re all one big family.”

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Video: Nicki Minaj Speaks On X Factor & Simon Cowell

Posted on 30. Mar, 2011 by Danny M.

MTV chat to Young Money’s Barbie about talks between her and Simon Cowell regarding the X Factor TV show.

“I can’t talk about that, but I love Simon very dearly,” the Lil Wayne protégé answered in a British accent. “He’s such an amazing man. I had the pleasure of meeting him and my life will never be the same, darling. I told him that. I was absolutely in love with him prior to meeting him. And now that I’ve met him, it’s like I dream about him every night.”

“I know the show is gonna be dope ’cause Simon is dope,” Nicki said, back in her own voice. “And I wish them luck.”

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Video: Drake Speaks On Taking A Break From Recording ‘It’s Never Enough’

Posted on 27. Oct, 2010 by Danny M.

“I been rapping a lot lately,” Drake told MTV News. “Me and 40 (Noah Shebib, his producer) have been doing some great rap music, so I sort of took a hiatus on the R&B for a second. It’s cool to do R&B, I love it, but it’s just hard for me to always commit to it. Because some nights, I get in there and 40′s beats, as melodic or R&B-driven as they may be, just have that right pocket that I just wanna spit.”

“I did this song the other night; I’ve now completed the second song for my album,” he revealed. “So I only had one song before for the new album; two nights ago, I did the second song. I’m loving it. I’m loving the sound. I’m excited again.” – MTV

PREVIOUSLY: Drake – I Get Lonely Too

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Video: Birdman Speaks On Nicki Minaj’s “Right Through Me” Single

Posted on 25. Sep, 2010 by Danny M.

Cash Money co-founder Bryan “Birdman/Baby” Williams thinks “Right Through Me,” which leaked online Wednesday, will take the Lil Wayne protégé to “another level.”

“She’s doing it: She’s showing that she’s skillful,” Williams told MTV News about the song, which will arrive October 1. “She’s singing, she’s representing being a lady, and it’s raw. I think it’s a huge record on all formats. It’s just one of them songs to me.”

“Right Through Me,” which Williams described as Minaj’s first official single, features her rapping in a conversational tone over swaying, synth-heavy production.

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Video: Jae Millz Speaks To HipHopDX

Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by Danny M.

After Jae Millz performed “Green Goblin” in Hartford, Connecticut, he sat down with HipHopDX for a quick interview. Millzy speaks on his Dead Presidents mixtape, and tells us that he is shooting a music video for “Green Goblin” with Chris Brown and a music video for “Do It In The Car” with Short Dawg and Bow Wow soon.

Spotted at FM!

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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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