Lady Gaga Collapses

Singer Lady Gaga cancelled an Indiana concert appearance last night (Jan. 14) after collapsing backstage due to exhaustion and dehydration. "An hour before the show I was feeling dizzy and having trouble breathing," she posted on Twitter. Paramedics diagnosed her with a regular heartbeat, she said. The performance, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., has been rescheduled for Jan. 26.

Lady Gaga is in the midst of her national "Monster Ball" tour which began Nov. 27 in Montreal. The next scheduled date is tomorrow (Jan. 16) in Atlantic City, then two dates in Connecticut and four shows at New York's Radio City Music Hall next week are all the remains of the North American leg of the tour. A three month run of European dates begins Feb. 18 in the U.K.

"I am so devastated," she later posted on Twitter "I have performed with the flu, a cold, strep throat: I would never cancel a show just based on discomfort.

"I hope you can forgive me. I love my little monsters more than anything, you are everything to me."

x.

Hip Hop Duo Fly Gypsy Release "2 Step" ft Kanye West

Washington, D.C.-based hip-hop duo Fly Gypsy, formed by a Russian-born producer and a Jamaican-born emcee, is quickly emerging as the hottest new name in hip-hop. Since its launch in June 2009, the group released the critically acclaimed Vodka & Rum Mixtape, saw its single “2 Step/Reasons” reach No. 2 and No. 5 positions on online charts, and shot a video in Jamaica with award winning director Ras Kassa (Sean Paul, Willie Nelson, Damian Marley). The video won the MTVu Freshmen contest and is currently in rotation on MTVu, as well as VH1 Soul. Fly Gypsy first album, Change for a Dollar, was released on December 1, 2009 and has received rave reviews from Okayplayer, PopMatters, Rap Reviews and other prominent opinion leaders.



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Rihanna Comes Out On Top

Rihanna was seen with her boyfriend, baseball player Matt Kemp during a holiday in Mexico.





It's nice to see her happy. x

Self Taught ft Terri Walker with "Where I Wanna Be"

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2010 - The Year For Black The Ripper.

I'm a secret You Tube follower of Black The Ripper and I came across these two videos and fell in love with his style and lyrics. "The Edmonton Dream" is the latest album release from North London MC Black The Ripper and by looking at the track listing, the album is not going to be disappointing.

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Jay-Z Premieres "On To The Next One"

Jay-Z premiered his video for “On to the Next One” featuring Swizz Beatz during NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly Thursday night.

The fourth single from The Blueprint 3, “On to the Next One” samples Justice’s 2007 song “D.A.N.C.E.”.

JLo Starts The Year With A Bang

The 41-year-old singer was performing at Times Square in New York to celebrate the start of 2010.



Over 750,000 fans watched her raunchy routine, the lucky few in the front row no doubt especially pleased to have claimed their prime spots early to witness her famous derriere in full flow.



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UK Rapper Kasino with "Eyes On You"

London based rapper Kasino is set for the release of his club banger "Eyes On You". Check out his Myspace to download his mixtape.

Kano - More Than One Way (Official Video)

We teased you with the trailer, now we give you the full official video of Kano's brand new single "More Than One Way".

Kano - More Than One Way (Teaser)

Amy and Blake Engaged Again!!!

IT SEEMS THE RUMOURS ARE TRUE. AMY WINEHOUSE AND BLAKE ARE ENGAGED AGAIN. HERE IS THE STORY, SO FAR:

THE BEGINNING.


STILL THE BEGINNING.


ONE OF THE HOTTEST COUPLES:


THEN IT ALL CHANGED. HEROIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BREAKDOWN.


THEN THEY WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS.


AMY WENT TO ST.LUCIA FOR REHAB. SHE THEN COMES BACK TO ENGLAND.... AND POW!!!


HER AND BLAKE ARE BACK TOGETHER..... TO BE CONTINUED.....

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Kid Cudi Leaves Lady Gaga

Kid Cudi is leaving Lady Gaga's "Monster Ball" tour to focus on recording new material and "acting commitments," according to a statement released by his representatives on Wednesday (Dec. 16).

The news follows an incident that took place at the "Monster Ball" tour's Dec. 12 stop in Vancouver, in which Cudi allegedly punched a fan. According to eyewitness accounts, the rapper mistook the fan, Michael Sharpe, for a another concertgoer who had thrown a wallet onto the stage during his opening set. In a video that captured the incident, Cudi appears to jump offstage and throw a punch before being pulled away by security. Sharpe has since said he has no plans to press charges against Cudi.

At press time, a spokesperson for Lady Gaga said the singer has no comment yet about Cudi's exit, nor is there an update on who will replace him as her opening act. This is the second time Gaga will have to find a touring partner amidst controversy, however. Cudi was brought on to the "Monster Ball" tour after Gaga's "Fame Kills" tour, a co-headlining bill with Kanye West, was cancelled in the wake of West's VMA outburst against Taylor Swift.

Buju Banton

Reggae star Buju Banton has been arrested for trying to buy more than five kilograms of cocaine last week from an undercover law-enforcement officer.

Wearing a beige jail jumpsuit and shackles, Banton, 36, sat expressionless in the front row of the Miami federal courtroom Wednesday morning, his trademark dreadlocks pulled back off his narrow face and rolled into a bundle.

Occasionally, he looked across the courtroom where, in the back row, his publicist and two members of the local Jamaican Consulate observed the proceedings.

The only time Banton spoke was when he uttered his real name and age, and confirmed to U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff that he was indeed waiving his bail hearing in Miami to be transferred to Tampa.

Banton, whose album Rasta Got Soul is nominated for the Grammy Reggae Album of the Year, is looking forward to ``getting back to doing what he does, which is make music for the people of the world.''

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Wed, 10th February 2010 - Tinie Tempah, Eliza Doolittle + TBC

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Tue, 9th February 2010 - Slow Club, Slow Moving Mille, Aid Kit + TBC
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Rage Against The Machine To Beat Simon Cowell

Now, I have not been a fan of this years X-Factor, so I have not posted anything X-Factor related. However, I know that one of my favourite bands are trying to knock the X-Factor winner off the Christmas Number 1 spot - and I'm supporting that.

Rage Against The Machine (RATM) are an American Rock band who's inspiration are from early heavy metal instrumentation, as well as rap acts such as Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy and Urban Dance Squad. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO.

Controversially they are releasing "Killing In The Name" and their are 3-1 odds that Rage Against The Machine (RATM) are going to win.

To purchase your single, visit: iTunes, Amazon, HMV.




SO, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE NORM, THEN SUPPORT THE CHANGE!!! BECAUSE WE ARE!!!

Stores Are Refusing To Stock Chris Brown Album.

With his new studio album "Graffiti" out this week, Chris Brown feels stores will not be stocking his album.

Brown accused stores of “blackballing” him and failing to stock the album in the wake of his guilty plea for assaulting Rihanna earlier this year.

Brown's Twitter rant ramped up after he stopped into a Walmart in Wallingford, Connecticut, where he couldn’t find a copy of his record. “didnt even have my album in the back… not on shelves, saw for myself,” he wrote on December 12th. MTV News reports that the Walmart in question had actually sold out of the album. One day earlier Brown posted, “im tired of this shit. major stores r blackballing my cd. not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. what the fuck do i gotta do…”

In one Tweet, Brown claims that he spoke with the store’s managers “and the[y] didn’t even know anything. Wow! But they had Alicia Keys album ready for release for this Tuesday comin’… The manager told me that when there are new releases, its mandatory to put ‘em on the shelves… BUT NO SIGN OF GRAFFITI. BS.”

The album’s first two singles, “I Can Transform Ya” and “Crawl,” haven’t exactly been burning up Billboard’s charts, either. “Crawl” has yet to crack the Top 50 on the Hot 100, and “Transform Ya,” which features Lil Wayne, only made it to Number 20.

Into The Hood - A London Fairy Tale

Into The Hood is a show created and performed by critically acclaimed dance company ZooNation, whose dancers performed at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday.

Plot: Join two runaway kids on their adventures at the ominous Ruff Endz estate. Meet aspiring singer Lil Red under contract to greedy producer Wolf, and Prince who is two-timing rapper Rap-on-Zel and DJ and gold trainer-wearing Spinderella.
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Dates: Wednesday 16 December 2009 - Sunday 10 January 2010
To book your tickets, click here


www.intothehoods.com

Rihanna Gets A New Tat

I'm a big fan of tattoos, but Rihanna's lastest tat has got me thinking! Hmmmm? Why?

50 Cent & Vitaminwater Allowing Fans To Remix “Baby By Me” Single « Hip-Hop Wired

50 Cent & Vitaminwater Allowing Fans To Remix “Baby By Me” Single « Hip-Hop Wired