Posted 8/24/12 9:34 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look, Music News
By Julia Brokaw
There’s nothing like a summertime cookout and who better to host an old-fashioned Southern Cali barbecue than Game? On Friday (August 24) MTV News hung out with the “Hate It or Love It” MC on the set of the music video for his newly-released “Celebration” single, which features Chris Brown, Tyga, Lil Wayne, and Wiz Khalifa. Read More...
Posted 7/23/12 8:14 pm EST by Rahman Dukes in Interviews, Made U Look, Music News
Legendary soul singer R. Kelly made an exclusive stop at 1515 Broadway to pay the good folks at MTV News a grand ole visit. In what's guaranteed to be another exciting interview, the pied piper sat down with our very own Rebecca Thomas and touched on his new autobiography "Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me," the upcoming Whitney Houston-featured film "Sparkle" and his perspective on today's music (Jigga who?). Be sure to check back with MTVNews.com all week long as we bring you the best of Kells' world.
Posted 1/24/12 1:52 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look, Music News
(Future's second performance at Candle Stick Park)
By Nadeska Alexis
Despite all of Vernon Davis' tears the San Francisco 49ers couldn't clinch a win against the New York Giants to make it to Super Bowl, but hey, on the bright side, they got Future to perform "Tony Montana" at Candle Stick Park. The Atlanta rapper performed his single on Sunday night (and at the 49ers NFC playoff game against the New Orleans Saints) after the team reached out to explain that they'd been warming up to the song for months. Read More...
Posted 12/16/11 10:55 am EST by MTV News in Made U Look, Music News
On an uncharacteristically cold and rainy Thursday (December 15) in Los Angeles, Wale and Big Sean teamed up to shoot the clip for the Ambition single, "Slight Work." One of the most notable things about the warehouse shoot was who was behind the cameras--Chris Brown. The trio of friends spent the entire day and night filming a few different set-ups, with Breezy calling the shots on every detail from camera angles to dancer choreography. There was even a point where he adjusted several of the lights himself. Read More...
Posted 12/14/11 1:35 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look, Music News
By Nadeska Alexis
Late on Tuesday night (December 13) a photo was posted on Lupe Fiasco’s LupE.N.D. blog, which showed the Chicago rapper in a studio session with Pharrell and Odd Future’s Tyler, The Creator. Since the snapshot wasn’t accompanied by excessive detail, there wasn't much we could say about what went down—that is, until we checked out Tyler, The Creator’s Twitter feed. This tweet confirmed that he was whipping up something special with Pharrell: "Now Listening To This Sh-- Me And P Started On. Sounds Like In Search Of Sh-- To Me. Or Like, Sh--Idk. These Chords Are Nice.” Read More...
Posted 11/23/11 2:28 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look
By Dionne Buxton
Every king needs a castle, and Chris Brown decided to throw down $1.5 million for his new, royal spread in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills. His new bachelor pad is just a few miles down the road from his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, but he won’t be taking a stroll down memory lane anytime soon, as Ri-Ri recently put her $4.5 million house on the market. Read More...
Posted 11/17/11 2:03 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look
By Dionne Buxton
Beyonce and Jay-Z are known to keep the details of their personal life under wraps, but this week fans got a little more access that usual when Bey bared her baby bump in Miami and finally gave fans a glimpse of her 2008 wedding dress. A quick peek of the fitted white gown was featured in the video “I Was Here,” from Bey’s new Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 DVD. Read More...
Posted 11/16/11 1:45 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look
By Carly Kilroy
Odd Future has been on the road for the past few weeks, performing dates on their Wolf Gang tour, but the boisterous bunch took some downtime between their Seattle and Salt Lake City shows to ham it up with Spin for the magazine’s December issue. Tyler, The Creator even gave an update on his upcoming album Wolf (a follow up to TK’s Goblin) due out in May 2012. Check out a couple of quotes from the feature interview. Read More...
Posted 11/14/11 12:07 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look
By Dionne Buxton
Saying that Jay-Z has had a big year is quite the understatement. For starters, his Watch The Throne album with Kanye West has been certified platinum and their joint tour in support of the LP has sold out cities across the country. GQ is celebrating his victorious year by placing Hov on one of the covers for their annual “Men of the Year” issue and in a candid interview the mogul speaks about his latest album, working with Yeezy and of course his personal life and the inception of, “Bey-J,” or “J-once.” Here are a few highlights from the interview. Read More...
Posted 11/9/11 12:43 pm EST by MTV News in Made U Look, Music News
By Carly Kilroy
Jay-Z and Kayne West wrapped up the second show in their Watch the Throne concert series at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night (November 8). As usual, the duo impressed the audience with their high-energy performances, but it wasn’t just their gripping lyrics that had the audience all fired up. Jay decided to spotlight the Occupy Wall Street protests by donning a t-shirt that ready “OCCUPY WALL STREET(S)” Supporters of the movement—including Russell Simmons—were overwhelmingly pleased by Hov’s wardrobe decision. Read More...
