Drake’s Take Care Drops Tomorrow
Complex magazine Staff Writer Damien Scott recently spent a few days embedded with rapper Drake and the OVO crew in Toronto for a cover feature in the December 2011/January 2012 issue.
Aubrey Drake Graham, 25, finds it difficult adjusting to fame as rap’s premiere lyricist. If Drake’s detractors aren’t knocking his emo rapping, they’re mocking him for acting tough in his music videos.
“They nitpick at everything,” he says, shaking his head.
“I stand 6’2″. By no means am I the most threatening guy in the rap game, but there are very few people who will come up and say that shit to me in person. It’s always all smiles. That’s one thing I do not fear, anyone in this game. Nobody. Especially none of these guys that are paid to talk shit.” Source
Drake’s sophomore album Take Care officially drops tomorrow. The album leaked online last week, and so far the reception has been lukewarm.
Drake has high hopes for his sophomore set, but others in the music industry don’t share his enthusiasm.
“I think he’s going to catch a brick this time,” said a top recording executive who asked to remain anonymous. “He’s talented but he’s missing something.”
This album is going to set him back a little bit,” said the exec, echoing the sentiment of many who have already heard the CD’s moody R&B-heavy tracks.
Celebs Out & About: Usher, Common, Christina Milian, Eva Marcille, June Ambrose
Eva Marcille and June Ambrose attended the Revlon All Access event with Nanette Lepore hosted by Vouge at Nanette Lepore in Los Angeles on Saturday. As you know, Ambrose has her own reality TV show now.
Usher showed off his toned arms and tattoos as he exited his hotel in Las Vegas last week.
Photo by Bauer Griffin
Pink Shares Her Secret for Successful Motherhood
Singer Pink shared the joys of motherhood in a recent PEOPLE.com interview. Pink and husband Carey Hart have a 5-month old daughter, Willow Sage.
She says balancing her personal life and music career is just a matter of timing:
“As long as my boobs are at home at a certain hour, I can do whatever I want,” the singer-actress, 32, told PEOPLE at the Hollywood premiere of Happy Feet Two yesterday.
Pink, who voices the character of penguin Gloria in the 3D computer-animated film, finds participating in family-oriented movies more meaningful.
“It just touches a different part of your heart,” she says.
And while 5-month-old Willow isn’t yet old enough to see her mom’s movie, Pink says she is looking forward to showing it to her in the future.
“In a couple years, I’m going to scare the crap out of my daughter with this movie!”
Photos: Wireimage.com
Beyonce Baby Bump Watch 2011
According to Popsugar.com, Beyonce was spotted vacationing at baseball star Alex Rodriguez’s house today (Nov. 14). It looks like she’s wearing her baby bump prosthetic #4 – the one that shows her at between 7 and 9 months.
Pregnant Beyoncé Knowles was in a long green dress yesterday for a bash held at Alex Rodriguez’s Miami home. Alex himself was seen hanging out with his guests at the house, which ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz was a regular at before their breakup a few months ago. Beyoncé headed to Florida after a stint in NYC with her husband Jay-Z. Both Jay and Beyoncé are in the Sunshine State as his Watch the Throne tour moves through the South. He and Kanye West will perform in Sunrise, FL, today, and tomorrow brings a show in Miami. This weekend, though, the gang moves back toward the Big Apple for a Saturday gig in Atlantic City.
GQ Names Jay Z Man of the Year
GQ has named rap mogul Jay Z one of the magazine’s four Men of the Year. Jay Z shares the 4-cover December 2011 issue with Justin Timberlake, Michael Fassbender, Mila Kunis and Jimmy Fallon.
In the article (which you can read here) Jay-Z talks about Kanye obsessing over microdetails during the recording of their Watch The Throne album:
“I think he just can¹t help himself,” Jay says. “He puts so much into everything, and he’s like, ‘You have to treat it like I treat it. It drives you crazy sometimes like when you’ve put seventy-five versions of a snare on one song and he’s like, ‘No!’ and you’re like, ‘Come on, man.’”
On Beyonce’s decision to announce their [adopted] baby at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, he said, “It was actually Bey who wanted to [announce] it. You want to be in control of your life.”
In the article, Jay Z showed that his mind never wanders far from exploiting his personal life for press coverage:
When asked if he¹ll be putting a car seat in the Maybach, he said “Wouldn’t that be great?,” he smiles. “That would be a great picture.”
Photo: Nathaniel Goldberg
Beyonce Shows Off Washboard Tummy On Jimmy Fallon Show
Tavern singer Beyonce touched off a firestorm of controversy when she appeared on the ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ show without her infamous baby bump as she performed her single “Countdown” off her ’4′ album. Beyonce’s washboard tummy sent Twitter users into a frenzy on Friday night.
Even more damning for Beyonce’s camp was the fact that Fallon introducing Bey as if she were right there in the studio!
Holding a copy of Beyonce’s album, Fallon looked into the camera and said: “Tonight she’s here to perform the song Countdown from her latest album, Four. Please welcome Beyoncé.”
The uproar on Twitter.com caused Bey’s PR reps to release a statement claiming Beyonce filmed the appearance way back in August. But why would Beyonce do that?
It is unclear why Beyonce and her camp would lie about the performance, or why they would want her feeble-minded fans to believe that she performed months ago.
Kelly Rowland Wears Sexy Milk Mustache in New Campaign
Singer Kelly Rowland recently posed for Britain’s version of the ‘Got Milk’ campaign to raise awareness about the healthy benefits of drinking milk.
The new posters featuring Kelly wearing the famous milk moustache on her upper lip will be splashed across buses in Britain, according to the Daily Mail.
“I really believe that looking after your body makes you feel good on the inside and happy on the outside,” said Rowland, 30.
“When I’m feeling fit, I also feel confident and comfortable in my own skin.”
Recent Posts
Hot Topics
