Showing posts with label 54TH GRAMMYS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 54TH GRAMMYS. Show all posts

Sunday, September 16, 2012

50 Cent Admits G-Unit's In Turmoil: "I Don't Talk To Them" (Video)

New York rapper 50 Cent has turned a new page in the fall of G-Unit by revealing his distanced relationship with group members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks has passed the boiling point.

Speaking to Hot 97 radio host Angie Martinez this week, Fif admitted he no longer keeps in contact with the Unit.

"I see Yayo all the time. He actually comes through -- he'll pop up. We'll do that, but away from it when we come home I be busy working on something and they supposed to be doing the music, writing the music," 50 told Ang. "Now it's like I think I've enabled them. I've damaged that by being so close to it that they just go. Their way of dealing with things is not dealing with it so you can have people that work for you who you work for because they're just waiting for you to do it. Or you don't say anything and there's no urgency -- I don't talk to them. We're still friends, it's just the relationship is different. We grown - the issues came up where that they feel like it's hard for them to be the man while I'm around." ("The Angie Martinez Show")

A few days prior, Fif admitted to investing too much time into steering Yayo and Banks' careers.

"I actually haven't spoke to 'em very much. I'm to fault for that, though. I think I disabled them," Fif revealed in an interview when asked about the rappers. "I did so much for them that they don't have a continuous work ethic. They got both of those tapes out there, but did you see any visuals? Anything? There's certain things that the new guy is doing to create momentum or energy. They just sit there and wait. When someone works for you, you have the habit of dealing with things by not dealing with them. You may get in the regimen of coming over and doing it for them." (XXL Mag)

Back in May, the rap executive revealed he had not talked to Banks in nearly a year.

"He goes through these things where there's no communication and he goes off and does what he wants, it's set at that point because I've spent marketing dollars so he can go wherever he wants to go and actually go do shows, make money and do other things," 50 told radio host Big Boy. "At that point, it's fine for him to move around and go do it by himself. I want them to be individuals and operate on their own away from me, I'm fine with it. ... We can get on the phone together, but I haven't spoken to him. I haven't spoken to Banks in nine months. But this is not the first time this has happened. He's a baby. He's the youngest in the actual G-Unit, he got really rich at 19. Both him and Tony [Yayo] have made over nine million dollars. With [Young] Buck, it was almost eight million dollars." (Power 106)



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Friday, August 31, 2012

50 Cent Cuts Cord From "Sleek By 50" Headphones Business, Fires Legal War Shots

G-Unit leader 50 Cent has reportedly filed a lawsuit against former business associates responsible for his "Sleek By 50" headphones over $285,000 he lent the company over two years ago.

Details of the lawsuit hit the Internet Thursday (August 30) evening.

Gangsta rapper 50 Cent has a beef with a Bradenton company. The hip-hop heavyweight has sued Sleek Audio LLC for a $285,000 promissory note he lent the company in April 2010, which remains unpaid, court records show. The partnership originally resulted in the "Sleek by 50" wireless headphones that were announced at the 2011 CES convention in Las Vegas and written about in Rolling Stone Magazine and other national publications. Sleek Audio issued a press release last May terminating its licensing agreement with the 37-year-old rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson. In addition to having his advance money returned, Jackson requested $61,429 in back interest, an additional 15 percent for any debt that remains unpaid going forward, and for Sleek Audio to pay legal fees tied to the issue. (Miami Herald)

In response to the suit, Sleek claimed all bets were off when 50 teamed up with his current headphones line, SMS Audio.

Sleek Audio argues the loan became void when Jackson took their idea to a competitor. The company also claims Jackson purposely omitted and misstated information during their negotiations with intent of fraud, according to the lawsuit. "Sleek would have never borrowed money from Jackson or allowed him to invest in its company had it known that Jackson would ultimately use this tactic (of misusing the money) to steal its design, technology and headphones," the company said in an un-sworn court statement. (Miami Herald)

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

T.I.'s Ready To Bring 'Trouble', "Look Forward To Those Summertime Anthems".

Grammy-winning rapper T.I. has finally come to terms with a release date for his upcoming Trouble Man LP, promising to drop it in late summer.

While fans anticipate the project's September release, Tip said he will focus on heating up the summer with new music.

Trouble is brewing for T.I. The Grand Hustle chief has announced a release date for his eighth album Trouble Man. During his visit to Angie Martinez' radio show on Tuesday, Tip revealed that the follow-up to 2010's No Mercy will drop on September 4. "Look forward to those summertime anthems that we've grown to love about T.I.," he previously told Fuse of the project, which has spawned the singles "Love This Life" and "Like That." (Rap-Up)

Recently, producer Sham "Sak Pase" Joseph hit up SOHH to discuss Tip's new LP.

"I think what we want to do is transcend and introduce a musically mature T.I.," Sak Pase told SOHH. "I think he's accomplished a lot with the T.I. we already know him for. Obviously his new album will have the classic T.I. records where it may be a great female record but musically, I think it may not be time to try something different but kind of mature the music a little bit more plus add a bit more sophistication to who he already is. People don't really regard Southern artists as lyricists or true emcees or sophisticated. So I think he has an opportunity to do that now. He's done Trap Muzik which was very successful and I think now it's an opportunity to try something different. I want to be able to say that Tip is venturing out into different types of music and elements that could spark a different kind of light." (SOHH)

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Kanye West Wins Big But No-Shows, J. Cole & Nicki Minaj Both Lose "Best New Artist" At Grammy Awards


Award-winning rapper Kanye West stole the show at Sunday night's 54th annual Grammy Awards without even being in physical form by taking home four golden trophies during an evening ceremony which featured tribute performances, the return of Chris Brown and more.

The event got off to a somber start as host LL Cool J paid his respect to the late Whitney Houston.

"There is no way around this. We've had a death in our family." He then led the audience in prayer to "our fallen sister, Whitney Houston. "Heavenly father, we thank you for sharing our sister Whitney with us," he said, as celebrities like Lady Gaga and Miranda Lambert bowed their heads in prayer. "Though she is gone too soon, we remain truly blessed to have been touched by her beautiful spirit." He introduced a clip of a glowing Houston singing "I Will Always Love You." (Associated Press)

Despite not being in attendance, Yeezy won multiple awards for joint work alongside Jay-Z and his own solo efforts.

And in a similarly dominant run, Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Otis," won Best Rap Performance in the first hip-hop award of the broadcast -- the fourth award of the day for West, who was a no-show at the ceremony, despite leading the nominations with seven. During the pre-show, he picked up Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "All of the Lights" and Best Rap Album for that track's source, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." (Billboard)

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Grammy Awards 2012: Full list of winners.


Adele scooped song of the year for Rolling in the Deep along with five other Grammys, while the Foo Fightes won five awards and Kanye West scooped Four.

Here is the list of winners in full.


Song of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

Pop Solo Performance: "Someone Like You," Adele

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Body and Soul," Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

Pop Vocal Album: "21," Adele
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Alternative Album: "Bon Iver," Bon Iver

Rock Song: "Walk," Foo Fighters

Rock Album: "Wasting Light," Foo Fighters

Rock Performance: "Walk," Foo Fighters

Hard Rock/Metal Performance: "White Limo," Foo Fighters

R&B Album: "F.A.M.E.," Chris Brown

R&B Song: "Fool For You," Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash

R&B Performance: "Is This Love," Corrine Bailey Rae

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Fool For You," Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

Rap Album: "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Kanye West

Rap Performance: "Otis," Jay-Z and Kanye West

Rap Song: "All of the Lights," Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West

Rap/Sung Collaboration: "All of the Lights," Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Dance Recording: "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," Skrillex

Dance/Electronica Album: "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," Skrillex

Musical Theater Album: "The Book of Mormon," Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone

World Music Album: "Tassili," Tinariwen

Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: "Drama y Luz," Mana

Tropical Latin Album: "Last Mambo," Cachao

Banda or Norteno Album: "Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends," Los Tigres Del Norte

Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: "Bicentenario," Pepe Aguilar

Country Solo Performance: "Mean," Taylor Swift

Country Album: "Own the Night," Lady Antebellum

Country Performance by a Duo or Group: "Barton Hollow," The Civil Wars

Country Song: "Mean," Taylor Swift

Jazz Vocal Album: "The Mosaic Project," Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists

Jazz Instrumental Album: "Forever," Corea, Clark & White

Improvised Jazz Solo: "500 Miles High," Chick Corea

Large Ensemble Jazz Album: "The Good Feeling," Christian McBride Big Band

Blues Album: "Revelator," Tedeschi Trucks Band

Folk Album: "Barton Hollow," The Civil Wars

Pop Instrumental Album: "The Road From Memphis," Booker T. Jones

Bluegrass Album: "Paper Airplane," Alison Krauss & Union Station

Americana Album: "Ramble at the Ryman," Levon Helm

Reggae Album: "Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life," Stephen Marley

Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:

New Age Album: "What's It All About," Pat Metheny

Children's Album: "All About Bullies... Big and Small," various artists

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "Cinema (Skrillex remix)," Sonny Moore

Gospel Song: "Hello Fear," Kirk Franklin

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: "Jesus," L'Andria Johnson

Gospel Album: "Hello Fear," Kirk Franklin

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Nicki Minaj Performs "Roman Holiday" At The 2012 Grammy Awards Nicki Minaj Performs "Roman Holiday" At The 2012 Grammy Awards. (Video)


The Harajuku Barbie debuted a new cut during this year's ceremony.

Nicki Minaj debuted her newest single "Roman Holiday" during the 2012 Grammy Awards.

With an exorcist theme, the performance began with the Young Money rapstress confessing to a priest to the tune of "Roman's Revenge," switching to a video clip where she channeled Linda Blair from The Exorcist. Then, the Harajuku Barbie ripped into "Roman Holiday," levitating in the air as she rapped to the cut.

Watch the performance below.



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Chris Brown Performs "Turn Up The Music," "Beautiful People" At The 2012 Grammy Awards. (Video)


Breezy gave a choreographed performance during the award ceremony.

Chris Brown performed his new single "Turn Up the Music" and "Beautiful People" during his 2012 Grammy Awards.

Breezy, clad in a varsity jacket sporting a "B," joined several backup dancers on a tiered set as he ripped through his newest single, flipping it to his Benny Benassi-assisted "Beautiful People" at the end of the performance.

Watch the performance below.



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Rihanna & Coldplay Perform At The 2012 Grammy Awards. (Video)


Riri joined forces with the British band during a collaborative performance.

Rihanna and Coldplay joined forces to perform during the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The Bajan songstress opened the performance with her smash "We Found Love," joining up with Coldplay for their collaborative cut "Princess of China" before the British band took over with "Paradise."

Watch the performance below.



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Alicia Keys & Bonnie Raitt Perform Etta James Tribute At 2012 Grammy Awards. (Video)


Leesha and the country veteran joined forces during the event.

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt teamed up for an Etta James tribute during the 2012 Grammy Awards.

With A. Keys on the B3 organ, the duo performed James' "A Sunday Kind of Love" in tribute to the fallen singer, though they took a moment to remember Whitney Houston during the set.

Watch the performance below.



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Bruno Mars Performs At The 2012 Grammy Awards (Video)


The singer-songwriter hit up the Grammys stage, dedicating his performance to Whitney Houston.

Bruno Mars hit up the Grammy Awards stage earlier this evening, performing with a backing band and two singers.

The bouffant-sporting singer-songwriter channeled James Brown during the set, encouraging everyone in Staples Center to get into the spirit. "Get off your rich asses and have some fun!" he said.

Watch the performance below.



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UPDATE: Jennifer Hudson Tributes Whitney Houston At The 2012 Grammy Awards.


J. Hud gave a stunning performance of "I Will Always Love You."

Jennifer Hudson performed a touching tribute to Whitney Houston during the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The former American Idol contestant graced the stage during the ceremony, performing a stark rendition of "I Will Always Love You," originally recorded by Dolly Parton and revived by Houston in the '90s.

The Reason why Clive Davis chose Jennifer Hudson to perform Whitney's Tribute was that:
Whitney Houston handed Jennifer Hudson her First Grammy Award for "Best R&B Album" at the 51st Awards Ceremony in 2009.

Watch her Performance Live on Stage...



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