Happy Birthday to one of my favorite hip hop artists, Tupac Shakur! He would have been 44-years-old today! I had a chance to speak with Tupac’s production partner, Gobi M. Rahimi, about his feature film “7Dayz The Movie”based on the true and untold story of how his life was changed forever during Tupac’s last seven days seen alive.
Rahimi was with Tupac in Vegas. He was around when Tupac joined Death Row Records. He talks to me about his last words with Tupac and so much more! I could fill Tupac’s spirit during the interview! Listen to our conversation below.
Anthony Lewis is only 18-years-old and is already having a pretty successful singing career! He even got the chance to work with T.I. on his hit record, “It’s Not My Fault.” Listen in to our interview where we discusses how he got the opportunity to work with Tip, a very wild fan story, plus more!
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TONIGHT, catch the iHeartRadio Music Awards on NBC at 8pm! Rihanna, Madonna, Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Florida Georgia Line, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean, Meghan Trainor, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Snoop Dogg, Alesso, and Nate Ruess are set to perform and Jamie Foxx will host! Justin Timberlake will receive the Innovator Award! Don’t miss it!!
Karrueche Tran‘s appeared on Iyanla Vanzant’s Fix My Life last night and things got real. When asked how CB broke her heart, Tran responds by saying her pain came “from betrayal, lying and cheating.” After admitting she still loves Chris Brown, Tran’s manager stops the interview because he doesn’t like the direction Vanzant is taking the conversation. Tran reiterates her main objective is to let the public know she is a “loving, caring person and that she’s human.” Interesting. Do you think she’s done with Chris or no?
Destiny’s Child reunited and performed “Say Yes” and the Stella Awards! Check out the video below!
Amber Rose and Wiz have been going through it over their son, Sebastian but all of that is over since Rose heard Wiz’s new song, “See You Again.” These lyrics got to her, “How could we not talk about family when family’s all that we got? Everything I went through you were standing there by my side…And now you gonna be with me for the last ride” According to TMZ, Wiz asked Amber to listen to the song, and after she heard it she tearfully called him back and they agreed to work as parents to care for their son.
Darryl Austin says he hand delivered a $100k deposit to R. Kelly’s team in January for him to headline an April concert in Dallas but when February rolled around R. Kelly’s rep played dumb and claimed to know nothing about the show. Uh Oh. Kellz returned $70,000 dollars but Austin is taking him to court to get the full amount!
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Lil Wayne is coming out with a tell-all book and he said that Drake admitted to sleeping with one of his girlfriend’s while he was in jail! Wayne said, “This is the type of s*** that a man never wants to find out when he’s locked up. Or, maybe so, cause only God knows what I would have done if I wasn’t locked up right now…and not because it was Drake, it could have been any man. It would’ve hurt the same.” Weezy says he was so depressed that he didn’t come out of his cell for days!
Welp, there’s that:
Russell Simmons is bringing hip-hop to the Great White Way. He’s producing a new Broadway musical on the early days of hip-hop titled The Scenario. I want to see this!
So that was quick! Did you watch the season finale of Empire?? Malik Yoba’s character Vernon Turner was killed off and here’s what he had to say. “People don’t even know who Vernon was.” Sure didn’t. It always looked like his character was hiding something, but I guess we will never know.
Snoop Dogg performed his latest single, “Peaches N Cream” on “Empire”. Watch the video below!
Ok, Suge Knight is doing the most. He fell out after the judge set his bail at $25 million! He can afford that, right??? Where’s that Death Row money, Suge? But, Suge’s attorney says he hasn’t had his diabetes medicine in a few days so that could be the reason for the fall out. First he’s half blind, now he’s falling out. I mean, I hope he’s okay?…
Black Girls Rock! We sure do! Well the show is back and will have performances by Ciara, Fantasia and Jill Scott. The annual event honors women of color in the fields of entertainment, philanthropy, sports and community service. Other performers include Faith Evans and Erykah Badu, who will be honored with the Rock Star Award. The show will air on BET April 5 at 9PM ET.
Speaking of awards, catch the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday, March 29th! Rihanna, Madonna, Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Florida Georgia Line, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean, Meghan Trainor, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Snoop Dogg, Alesso, and Nate Ruess are set to perform and Jamie Foxx will host! The show airs on NBC!
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Well I guess those lines were blurred. Robin Thicke’s hit single “Blurred Lines” apparently ripped off Marvin Gaye’s own #1 hit “Got to Give It Up.” Robin and the song’s producer Pharrell Williams are now on the hook for $7.3 million to Marvin’s family because the jury found they infringed on the Gaye copyright for his 1977 hit. Do you think the song sounds the same??
Looks like Jermaine Dupri feels that he’s in a similar situation as Gaye’s family! “I’m clear on what I made and I’m clear on how music influences people and I’m clear on chord changes and how people move things,” he explains. “It might not be as evident as the ‘Blurred Lines’ situation, but I believe the same thing happened to me.” Dupri revealed that he thinks Ciara’s new single, “I Bet,” is a rip off of Usher’s “U Got It Bad,” which he co-produced. Dupri said he plans to reach out to Ciara’s team and ask that he, Usher, and producer Bryan-Michael Cox be properly credited on the song. Attorneys for Ciara had no comment on the matter.
Represent, Rih Rih! Rihanna is the first-ever black spokesmodel for Dior! She will appear in the Dior’s fourth installment of their “Secret Garden” Campaign, which features models posing in clothes designed by the fashion house.
NEW VIDEO: Rae Sremmurd “Throw Sum Mo” featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug.
Kanye West is scheduled to receive an honorary doctorate from the Art Institute of Chicago! Dope!
Well Mariah Carey’s personal life is a little shakey with her ex-beau, Nick Cannon, but she’s still doing great things in her career! She has secured a new multi-album deal with Epic Records. Under her new contract, Carey is expected to release an updated version of her #1‘s greatest-hits album to coincide with her upcoming residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. No word on a release date.
So…I’m going to be on the radioooo!!!! Wooohhh!! Catch me on weekends at 99.1 KGGI starting this Saturday from 6p-10p, and Sunday 12p-4p!
The GRIND to SHINE has been real, but I love it! I’ve learned so many lessons on this journey and I must say, I’m proud of myself. Prayer, Practice, Persistence, and Patience (still working on that part lol) pays off!
Believe in yourself and KNOW that you can accomplish ANY goal that you set for yourself.
I’ve been on college, internet, and HD radio, but now you can hear me on the FM dial!!! If you’re in the IE area (and some parts of Los Angeles) you should be able to hear 99.1 KGGI clearly. If not, download the FREE iHeart Radio app and listen in! I can’t wait to chat with you this weekend!
I’ve been learning and grinding from behind the scenes, but now I’m moving to the front and there’s no turning back now! I’ve been in this industry for years but I feel like I’m JUST getting started! Woooooooo!
