This morning, Sylvia Robinson, co-founder of Sugar Hill Records and culture-acclaimed “Mother Of Hip Hop” died at the age of 75. Leaving a stain on the music industry, especially hip-hop, Robinson and husband, Joe, founded the record label in 1979 and is responsible for the mainstream success of The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight“-known as the first hip-hop record. In addition, she was a key player in the release and recognition of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s “The Message.”
Her presence as a pioneer and innovator as a music executive has influenced the likes of moguls today such as L.A. Reid, Russell Simmons, and Jay-Z. Yes, a woman, who worked so diligently and passionately that men looked to her as a role model.
May her soul rest peacefully. - IABG
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Written by Danté on September 29th, 2011 | Posted in: Celebrity | 1 Comment »
Recently, celebrated the launch of her third fragrance, Pulse, with family, friends, supporters and promoters alike at Dream downtown in New York City and now a clip surfaces of the extravagant night for the superstar who is readying a third single, “Countdown“.
In the clip, Bey introduces the fragrance, jams with her sister, Solange, on the 1′s and 2′s and dances the night away. Clips like this only furthers our anticipation to know more about the 30-year old who’s shied away from letting the public t0 close to her personal life.
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Pop and R&B swooner, Keri Hilson, takes a night off in Paris wearing all black and looking stunning-donning a revealing leather dress with scorching Christian Louboutins…matched with a beautiful face that read “I look good and you will deal.”
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Just recently, we reported to you that X Factor judge and creator, Simon Cowell, felt that superstars Beyoncé and Lady Gaga were boring entertainers. For a minute, we all had to scratch our heads because of the randomness and obvious foolery within the statement. Now, Cowell says that he never made such statements and goes on to praise the two for their tremendous strides in the industry.
His rep tells RapRadar,
“This was completely misreported. It’s the complete opposite in fact.He thinks they are two of the most interesting, talented and relevant artists today.”
“Simon is a massive fan of both and he always refers to them as amongst the artists he most admires,” the rep continues. “He thinks they are two of the most interesting, talented and relevant artists today”.
Cowell then goes on to give his thoughts on the dominating entertainers,
“[Beyonce's] the biggest star we’ve seen in 20 years; we’re seeing sort of the rise of the super female pop star. It’s like a different breed. Beyonce has that.” Cowell says.
“[Gaga] has The X Factor. She’s smart … [and] has real ambition. She is a total, utter star…you have to be open and embrace this level of expression. You hope to God that you can find someone like her,” he exclaims.
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Kandi Burruss, singer/songwriter, who rose to fame in the 90s with platinum-selling girl group, Xscape, is moving on to even bigger heights-signing on for a new reality series titled The Kandi Factory with Bravo that will see the “No Scrubs” and “Bills Bills Bills“-writer attempt to build two pop stars from scratch. The series is a spin-off of Bravo’s hit reality show, The Real Housewives Of Atlanta, where Kandi became notable for producing the hit party anthem, “Tardy For The Party” for co-star, Kim Zolciak.
Bravo’s VP of Development Eli Lehrer says of the show,
“With her breakout personality and straightforward attitude, Bravo fans have grown to love Kandi on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The Kandi Factory will capture a unique look at her successful music career as Kandi transforms two music hopefuls into the next big pop star.”
The show is not yet scheduled for an air date, but the fifth season of Housewives is set to ensue November 6 on Bravo.
Lil’ Wayne covers the October/November issue of VIBE magazine, seemingly taking an item or two out of Dolemite’s closet, and dishes on considering no repercussions after his diss to Jay-Z, seeing Drake as competition, and his take on hip-hop possibly influencing the London riots this past August.
On his diss to Jay-Z,
“Well, I’m a man. I believe as a man you should know that. Every man should know the repercussions and consequences behind whatever they do before they do it. And of course, I know there won’t be any repercussions behind what I did.“
Drake, a signee to Lil’ Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment, has saw major success since his debut and has ultimately rose to heights where he’s respected by the likes of people who respect his boss. Wayne speaks on viewing Drake as competition,
“I don’t look at it like that. Drake is my artist. If he wasn’t my artist, then yeah maybe. But that’s my artist. He’s not [just] a friend. We’re more than friends. It’s business. It would be impossible for it to be a competition. I mean, I’m the guy’s boss. “
See what he says about Cash Money’s Jay Sean and if hip-hop influenced the riots in his hometown of London…
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