T.I. x B.O.B on COMPLEX Magazine Cover

T.I says "I'm Back" by gracing the cover of the August/September 2010 issue of COMPLEX, with his artist B.O.B.. It comes out August 10th.

Personally, I love their energy. Very animated they are.

Click here to read T.I. & B.O.B's interview, and also watch the Behind-the-scenes video.

//EXCERPTS:

Complex: You told Larry King you're a "retired gangster." Does that limit what you can rap about creatively?

T.I.: "Nah. I can rap about guns in the context in which I need to rap about them. I could rap about the past. I can rap about not needing a gun. I can rap about other ways of doing things if that's what I choose to rap about. I can't change who I am on the inside. That'll shine through with no gun, no drugs. Fundamentally, who I am and what I stand for is still the same."

Complex: Can you really be an underdog when you've got T.I. and Jim Jonsin co-signing you?

B.o.B.: "You can't make people like your music, you know what I mean? You can't make the radio stations play your song. I could have Obama on my side but if the fans don't like it, they won't really listen. [Laughs.]"

Wiz Khalifa - Top-Five Hottest Breakthrough MC

MTV announced today that Wiz Khalifa is a Top-Five Contestant to be the Hottest Breakthrough MC! The contest is for MTV2's Suckerfree Summit and, for a month people have been putting their votes in. As of yet, Wiz and Nicki Minaj are still in the running. The other 3 contestants will be announced throughout the week.

Check the announcement video w/ some words from Wiz himself:
*He looks so good in this, I have no words! ;)


"The Kid Frankie" was feat. at the end of that ^^ video, & it's my jam btw.
Watch it below:

The official winner of the contest will be announced July 25th at Noon on 'Sucker Free Summit'. So, be on the lookout!!

*If you don't know who this guy is, download a mixtape & educate yourself.

TAYLOR GANG OR DIE!!!

Guess Who Is Crushing on Trey Songz x His New Song "I Want You"

Gabourey Sidebe admits that she a crush on Trey, but c'mon who doesn't?!

In an interview with People magazine she states, "I’m super crushing on Trey Songz.--I used to listen to his music when I worked in an office, and when I met him a few weeks ago, I couldn't contain my excitement."

What did she say when she finally met him??
Sidibe: "Now that we go to the same events, you think I’m cool, right? Do you want to date? We could just get married!'" <<--Haha, that's cute!

On another note, Trey has a new song out called, "I Want You".

*I wonder if this is how Sidibe feels, ha! Take a listen below.

*Also look out for Trey on the song "No. 1", which is on Rick Ross' album Teflon Don out tomorrow.

[Source: People]

Drake's Interview Outtakes with Paper Magazine

Drake always seems to be down to Earth & he's always on his "cool, calm & collected" bit, which I admire about him. Paper Magazine did an interview with him in June but, left out some interesting outtakes released today. Check it out below:

//Drake: "I have an extreme desire to get back into acting and I've been in conversations non-stop about what kind of projects I'm going to pick, who I'd like to work with and things of that nature."

He states that he doesn't want to do the "basketball movie" or "typical black film" but, would actually love to do the Barak Obama story, should it get the greenlight...

//Drake: "I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama's life soon because I could play him. That's the goal [laughs]. I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don't change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I'm pretty good at impressions." [Hmm, that would be interesting.]

He refuses to lose his cool in any situation...

//Drake: "I wake up and I'm scared to flip my phone over because I don't know what songs have leaked or what girl has said what about me. I don't let it show because I care too much about the people around me and I need them to feel like I'm solid."

Other interesting tid-bits:
#1: Drake admits that he stopped going on the computer [I guess he Twitters by phone], due to the negativity out on the web. He says if even 100 people said all positive things about his music and [just] one person said anything negative, his attention would focus on that one comment. And he states it's a common problem. I just think it goes to show how passionate he is about his work.--> "Negativity hurts us more than positivity helps us." - Drake

#2: He had a shrine "dedicated" to Andre 3000 made, which he still has in his apartment today. It's a door covered with verses from the Outkast rapper himself. DOPE!

You can check out more of the interview outtakes in the article, "Drake on Overexposure, Staying off the Internet and Playing Obama", here.

Read the full article, "Dream Date", from Paper Magazine, here. It talks about February 13, 2009, the day that practically changed Drake's life [release of So Far Gone mixtape] & his rise to where he is now in the game. It's a pretty good read.

Even by watching his MTV documentary, Better Than Good Enough, you can tell how bad he wants it. I really admire the fact that he is constantly improving himself and very critical of his work. I respect the fact that he puts effort and thought into his verses, and is always trying to deliver the best verse he can. I digg it.

[Source: PAPERMAG]