Nicki Minaj is like a female version of Lil Wayne, according to Birdman.
The American rapper sees similarities between his two Cash Money Records acts - and he praised the 'Super Bass' hitmaker for improving her music "so much" in recent months.
He told Complex: "I just came from listening to her album. She's grown so much as an artist. She's so talented that this s**t is scary. Like, wow she really is the female Weezy. Hands down she bad.
"Her talents, skills, and what she done with her music and the way she is in front of a camera. She's just so talented to be so young. It's a brand new style. I'm just so glad she's on our team."
Birdman is excited about Wayne's forthcoming album, 'I Am Not A Human Being 2', which he confirmed is "definitely" completed and is expected to be released later this summer.
He added: "Wayne's got an album he's about to drop real soon. Its called 'I am not a Human Being 2.' It's gonna be before the summer for sure. We haven't picked the date yet. Whenever he's ready to drop his album, we're gonna make it do what it do.
"He's definitely got an album done and ready to go. Wayne works a lot. There's no telling [if 'Rebirth 2' will happen]. But I know for sure we've got 'I Am Not A Human Being 2' ready to go. That's the next project."
How would you feel if you discovered a historic collection of African music - forgotten by the world for decades? And what would you do if you learned it was in danger of being lost forever?
The Radio Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam archives contain over 100,000 hours of priceless Tanzanian music on damaged and deteriorating reel-to-reel tapes, and they need your help.
Radio Tanzania: Reviving the Forgotten Archives was created to raise awareness and support for our project to preserve, digitize and restore this collection and make it available to the world through mp3 downloads, a 'best of' compilation CD, and a documentary film. Check out the video below.
The project has two aims: to save and to share the Radio Tanzania archives. To save the archives, they will digitize the 100,000 hours of East African music recorded from the mid-1960s through the 1980s. This will include providing high-quality equipment for the transfer of the music and training Tanzanian employees/interns to perform the bulk of the digitization. The project leaders have spoken with a number of audio archival experts, budgeted costs, and put together a small team of people perfectly suited for the job.
To share the Radio Tanzania archives, a compilation 'Best Of" CD and a website will be released and launched, dedicated to the history and dissemination of the music, complete with background info, translations and photographs. A documentary film will also be produced, allowing viewers to get an inside look at the digitization project, the history of the archives, the evolution of Tanzanian music, and what makes this music significant for contemporary artists and listeners. The film will include interviews and performances by surviving musicians.
The Radio Tanzania archives contain priceless treasures of cultural heritage with tremendous academic, historic, anthropological and entertainment value, but their existence is in grave danger. The material at risk includes ethnographic recordings of ngoma drumming from dozens of Tanzania's tribes, Arabic taarab, energetic Afro-jazz dance music, political broadcasting used to garner support for independence movements across Africa, and more. Essentially, the archives are an audio-musical history of Tanzania's struggle for independence and its birth as a modern African nation. The digitization of this collection will be a tremendous good as an act of cultural perservation, and will benefit musicians, scholars, and music lovers alike.
Since the launch of the campaign in December, Radio Tanzania has raised $11,054, with 157 people backing the project. They have exactly 9 DAYS left before the Kickstarter campaign ends on Feb. 4th to reach their goal of $13,000. They are SO close!
To be a part of this awesome project, visit the Kickstarter page, where you can pledge anywhere for just $1 to $1000 - the more you pledge, the more involved you can be with the project! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/radiotanzania/radio-tanzania-reviving-the-forgotten-archives
For more information about the archives, the team and the plan, check out TanzaniaHeritageProject.org. Also, be sure to "Like" Radio Tanzania on Facebook and share the mission with your friends!
To hear a sample of some of the music, check out their Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/user1962241
Thank you for your support!!
Khloe Kardashian is getting her own radio show.
The socialite is going to be the host of new program 'The Mix Up with Khloe Kardashian Odom' which will be broadcast every day on Dallas station MIX 102.9, which is part of Clear Channel Media.
Khloe recently relocated to the Texan city after her basketball player husband Lamar Odom signed with NBA team the Dallas Mavericks.
The show starts on January 30 and will be a "one-hour, commercial-free show where Khloe will take requests, chat with her celebrity friends, and more during the Mavericks' season while she's in Dallas with her husband Lamar Odom."
MIX 102.9 program director Jay Michaels described the 27-year-old brunette's arrival as "a new era where our on-air talent is also an international star."
Khloe - whose famous sisters are Kim and Kourtney Kardashian - previously hosted a radio show on Miami's Y100station called 'Khloe After Dark.'
She is also starring in a new reality TV show entitled 'Khloe and Lamar' which will follow the couple's move from Los Angeles to Dallas.
EbenGregory just released his latest mixtape; Jewelry Is A Girl’s Best Friend. The new audio jewelry features people expert EbenGregory explaining the life cycle of a relationship - from a man's point of view. "This relationship mixtape is for all my Ladyfriends who know that men are easy to get but hard to keep," said EbenGregory. "My relationship jewelry is going to help women across the world have more meaningful relationships with men, as well as, educate them on the lifecycle of a relationship - from a man‟s point of view." The futuristic, comedic and thought-provoking mixtape is hosted by DJ P-Cutta and gives an analytical overstanding of the seven different stages of a relationship including:
"This mixtape will revolutionize the way women get to knowing if they've found "The One" to getting serious and really making the relationship work," revealed EbenGregory. "Love lasts longest when the relationship comes first and this mixtape is a fresh new twist in being the blueprint for that."
To listen and download a free copy of Jewelry Is A Girl’s Best Friend, The Relationship Mixtape Starring EbenGregory, please visit: http://www.ebengregory.com/mixtapes
Rihanna had a selection of junk food flown to Hawaii by helicopter.
The 'We Found Love' hitmaker returned to Los Angeles yesterday after a relaxing eight day break but despite being photographed frequently in skimpy bikinis during her time in the Pacific Ocean holiday destination, Rihanna managed to put away a huge amount of calorific treats.
Staff at the singer's private villa had to have her favorite foods flown in after Rihanna ordered 14 packets of Oreo cookies, four bags of cheesy crisps, nine cartons of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and six large pizzas from room service.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "She was staying at an exclusive villa. They didn't have the junk food she required so staff had it flown in via helicopter."
Perhaps the Bajan beauty was drowning her troubles with junk food as it was reported she had fled to Hawaii on vacation after learning her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown - who was convicted of assaulting her in 2009 - has got a tattoo of his partner Karrueche Tran's face.
Chris is said to be so besotted with the Vietnamese model that he opted for an inking of her on his left arm but Rihanna seemed to be less than thrilled at the new body art, as she let rip on twitter.
She said: "Cuz of u I'm on some real f**k a n***a s**t!
"U wanna be my main squeeze n***a, don't ya?
"So what n***a, I'm not tryna hear that s**t! (sic)"
The 23-year-old singer later admitted she had rolled a "kush" - a strain of cannabis - cigarette and was pouring herself a drink.
Rihanna tweeted: "Kush rolled, glass full...I prefer the better things! (sic)"
Jay-Z has thrown a lavish party to celebrate the birth of his baby.
The rapper made his first public appearance since Blue Ivy - his daughter with wife Beyonce - was born earlier this month - at the relaunch of his New York nightspot 40/40 and he partied in style.
The 42-year-old star laid on a champagne tower created with 350 handmade gold Armand de Brignac bottles that stretched from floor to ceiling and was topped with a baby-carrying stork.
A source said: "All that preparation must have been thirsty work - judging from the champagne tower Jay laid on. Nothing like that has ever been created before.
"It was a bit OTT but he's mad about his daughter. There's nothing he wouldn't do for her. You'd expect nothing less from the richest man in rap."
A number of celebrity guests were invited to the party including Alex Rodriguez, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and members of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and New York Yankees baseball team, while singer Ashanti, baseball star C. C. Sabathia and director Spike Lee were all spotted arriving at the bash.
However, the security-conscious star had taken steps to ensure no unwanted guests made an appearance.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "No wonder security was tight. A lot of money has been pumped into Jay's club, with state of the art 165in video screens, and they weren't about to take any risks with gate-crashers.
"Security was phenomenal, with guests being frisked at the door and people going through metal detectors to make sure no weapons were brought in for the club's grand re-opening."
LL Cool J is "thrilled" to be hosting the Grammy Awards.
The rapper-turned-actor will be the first person to front the annual US awards show since 2005, and calls the opportunity a "dream come true."
He said: "I'm thrilled to be part of music's biggest night. I will always have fond memories of my first Grammys Awards and to now be hosting the Grammy show, in the company of so many other incredible artists, is a dream come true."
'NCIS: Los Angeles' actor LL has hosted sister show 'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night' since it was introduced in 2008.
Confirmed to perform at the awards on February 12 are Nicki Minaj, Foo Fighters,Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean and Bruno Mars.
Nominations in the Grammy awards are led by Adele, who has six, including three in the major categories: Album of the Year; Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Upon hearing of her nominations last year, she posted on her blog: "Thank you so much to the academy for nominating this record for 6 Grammys!!! This has been the best year as it is but to end 2011 with this incredible achievement and honor is beyond anything I can express (sic)."
The 2005 Grammy Awards were hosted by Queen Latifah, and other previous presenters have included Jon Stewart, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell.
David Guetta enjoys bringing out Nicki Minaj's "full capacity as a singer."
The 'Sexy Chick' hitmaker has worked with the rapper on a number of tracks including 'Where Them Girls At' and 'Turn Me On,' and loves it when she sings as well as raps verses.
He told Vibe.com: "She's the no. 1 female rapper. But she can also sing, which adds something different. These are all the things that attracted me to her.
"I wanted to take her someone unexpected musically. I think the work we have done shows the full capacity of her as a singer. I'm in love with her voice! I'm looking forward to working with her more in the future."
David - who is behind some of the biggest hits of recent years, including Flo Rida's 'Club Can't Handle Me', Akon's 'Sexy Chick' and Black Eyed Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' - has previously told how he chased Nicki for months to get her to appear on 'Where Them Girls At.'
He said: "To be honest, it's very rare that I call artists - most of the time they call me. I chased her for a year because I really wanted to work with her.
"The first time you're in the studio with someone, it's sometimes difficult. She was being a little shy or reserved, you know. And then I played that record and she started to jump from her chair and scream. And she was like, 'Wow, I love this!'"
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