Who cares who Clueless and Single Ladies actress Stacey Dash is going to vote for in the 2012 presidential election? She's not known for her views on politics. The beautiful star makes a stride in the music business this week, releasing the video for her singing debut, a feature on Emcee N.I.C.E.'s "Life Of The Party." Check out the Dash dressed like an Egyptian in the vid below and enjoy a recap of some of her other music cameos with the likes of Rick Ross, Marques Houston and Kanye West.
Stacey Dash Makes Singing Debut On Emcee N.I.C.E.’s “Life Of The Party”
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Wed, Oct 10, 2012 5:03 PM EDTFormer Pussycat Dolls Member Melody Thornton On Going Solo
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Mon, Oct 8, 2012 7:34 PM EDTSome assumed that Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger was the only member in the group who could actually sing. Though Melody Thornton had select opportunities to showcase her vocal talent on songs like "Buttons," fans didn't get a real dose of singing abilities until earlier this year when she released her mixtape, POYBL.
Read More »from Former Pussycat Dolls Member Melody Thornton On Going SoloVideo Premiere: The Airplane Boys And Twista “Drive”
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Fri, Oct 5, 2012 3:15 PM EDTHip-hop, electro-pop group The Airplane Boys has teamed up with Twista to record the song and video "Drive" for a new version of the Spy Hunter arcade game. The clip for the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment title is shot inside of a car repair shop and lot and incorporates graphics from the 2012 revision.
The Airplane Boys and Twista use the "Drive" concept as a metaphor for their diligent career pursuits, singing on the chorus, "Tank's on E but I stay on drive, definitely on cruise control like there is no tomorrow."
The new Spy Hunter game will be released on Tuesday, October 9, on PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS by TT Fusion. Like the original 1983 version, the player takes on the role of the global-terrorist-organization-fighting "Agent" equipped with a high-tech G-6155 Interceptor supercar and its with advanced weaponry.
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T.I. Rescues Creed’s Scott Stapp After Near-Death Hotel Balcony Fall
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Thu, Oct 4, 2012 10:29 AM EDT
Creed's lead singer Scott Stapp is one of T.I.'s biggest personal fans. In 2006, the Atlanta rapper came to Stapp's rescue after he had taken a near-death fall from the balcony of his 16th floor room at the swank Delano Hotel in Miami Beach. Stapp recalls the ordeal in his recently released autobiography, Sinner's Creed.Stapp, who was intoxicated and drugged at the time, writes that he was depressed, paranoid and hallucinating. He believed that he was being chased, and, in an effort to flee, he climbed over the balcony railing and attempted to lower himself onto the balcony below, but slipped and fell onto his forehead.
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By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:11 PM EDT
If you have an opinion about what's happening in hip-hop music news, The Aftermath, the best music discussion on the 'Net, is the place to vent. This week's topics include arguably the funniest rap video of all time — Lil Wayne arguing with a lawyer during a deposition.Wayne is being forced to answer questions related to his lawsuit against Quincy Jones III, who made a documentary about the New Orleans rapper called The Carter. Wayne isn't happy with the way he is portrayed in the film and claims that he did not give Jones the rights to use his music.
Read More »from Lil Wayne Deposition Decoded, Rihanna’s “Diamonds” SmokedNas Releases Video For Amy Winehouse Collab “Cherry Wine”
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:06 PM EDTNas' video for "Cherry Wine," his Life Is Good collab with the late Amy Winehouse, turned out to be an endearing tribute to the soul pop siren.
On the jazzy song produced by Saalam Remi, who has worked extensively with both artists, Nas and Amy discuss their tiresome search for soulmates.
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Eazy-E, Public Enemy, House Of Pain Covered By Insane Clown Posse
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Mon, Oct 1, 2012 6:30 PM EDT
Eazy-EI always assumed I didn't have much in common with Detroit's face-painted rock rappers Insane Clown Posse, but that's changed since being tipped off to disc 2 of their album The Mighty Death Pop — Smothered, Covered, and Chunked — Red Pop, released in August.
The controversial group covers several essential late '80s, early '90s hip-hop songs from NWA, House Of Pain, MC Breed, Public Enemy, The Geto Boyz, Eazy-E and AMG.
Read More »from Eazy-E, Public Enemy, House Of Pain Covered By Insane Clown PosseT-Pain To Host Live Chat, Release ‘Stoic’ Mixtape Sunday
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Sat, Sep 29, 2012 12:44 PM EDTT-Pain will preview songs from his new mixtape, Stoic, Sunday at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET via a live Ustream chat with fans. The Ustream player can be viewed on Yahoo! Music.
The online release party will also serve as a celebration of the rapper, producer and actor's 27th birthday. At the end of the session, the Grammy Award winning artist will release the free album via LiveMixtapes.com.
Read More »from T-Pain To Host Live Chat, Release ‘Stoic’ Mixtape SundayLil Wayne On Opening New Orleans Skate Park: ‘Wanted To Help Out My City’
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Thu, Sep 27, 2012 5:41 PM EDTLil Wayne, who turns 30 Thursday, has never been accused of not loving his hometown. The Young Money rapper discussed why he decided to open up a skate park in New Orleans.
"First of all, I didn't think that skating was too popular in my city, so I wanted to do that. I wanted to make it something everybody loves like I do," he told the Associated Press. "After that I just wanted to help out my city, my people, the kids and give them something to do, something they haven't done before ... It's always good to learn something new."
Read More »from Lil Wayne On Opening New Orleans Skate Park: ‘Wanted To Help Out My City’Rihanna Tones Things Down On New Single “Diamonds”
By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – Wed, Sep 26, 2012 5:47 PM EDT
photo: Getty ImagesRihanna is taking a break from being a party girl on her new single, "Diamonds," the first release from her forthcoming seventh studio album.
HEAR RIHANNA'S SONG "DIAMONDS"
The song produced by Stargate, who helmed her hits "Rude Boy," "What's My Name," and "Only Girl (In The World)," is a triumphant mid-tempo ballad celebrating finding love. The singer who headlined the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas last Friday, sings, "When you hold me, I'm alive. We're like diamonds in the sky."
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