50 Cent believes that every time he puts out an album negros want to see his downfall, particularly his rap colleagues. And although he insists his latest album Before I Self Destruct isn’t different from any of his previous albums, however the immense pressure that comes with releasing an album makes him feel like Britney Spears. Guess he might as well pull out a razor and start shaving. He tells MTV,

“Well, the title itself is a representation of the cycle of success from an artist perspective,” he said. “I feel like the general public turns you into a favorite by consuming your material. We all start from an underdog space. And after they consume it, they begin to resent you for not bearing the same pressures. Because you’re in this financial space where they know you’re not under the same circumstances they are. … This is why they like nothing more than to see Britney Spears when she’s shaving her head and swinging at the cameras. We should be covering her more now. They covered it during the confusion, but the intensity, that’s less than when she made the comeback.”

Check out Chi-Town rapper Kid Sister’s new video for her single “Right Hand Hi” off her newly released album UltraViolet. I absolutely love this song and I think Kid Sister is soooo DOPE! Don’t you agree?

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

Listen to Rihanna give an in-depth track by track preview of her new album Rated R. Here’s an excerpt of what she had to say about tracks “Hard” and “Stupid in Love”.

“‘Hard’ is lyrically–lyrically it’s very different from anything I’ve ever done. It’s very cocky. Um…it’s a lot of bragging Uh, on both my part and Young Jeezy’s part, but that’s the fun in the song. It’s like ‘I’m so hard’. I love it, I love performing it. As cocky as it is, it’s one of the least serious records on the album so it’s fun.”

“‘Stupid In Love’ is the first song that was written on my album. Actually Ne-Yo wrote it a couple days before the Grammy’s this year, so when we heard it was just crazy how it was like a premonition and the lyrics just made complete sense. It’s really about being blinded by love and coming to terms with that and the reality of  the state of your relationship and just saying ‘This is not what I stand for. I don’t want to do this anymore. Eventhough I still love you, this relationship is stupid’.”

Check out Rated R x Nokia’s live concert this past Monday in London.

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/11/18/rihanna-talks-rated-r-x-nokia-concert-full-video/feed/ 0 http://str8nyc.com/2009/11/18/new-video-robin-thicke-sex-therapy/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/11/18/new-video-robin-thicke-sex-therapy/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:54:23 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=28536 NEW VIDEO: ROBIN THICKE- “SEX THERAPY”

Last night’s episode of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” sure didn’t disappoint! Not only is my girl Mya still in the running to being crowned champion of DWTS, but Grammy-Award winner Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis blessed the audience and TV viewers with their beautiful voices as well. Alicia sang her new single “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” off her new album The Element of Freedom, due in stores December 15th. Leona Lewis sang her latest song, “Happy” from her just-released album, Echo. Mya is up against Kelly Osbourne and Donny Osmond, as they’re the final three finalists vying for the coveted trophy.

In case you missed Mya’s stellar performance last night, we’ve got you covered!

I don’t think Mya has anything to worry about, she’s bringing that trophy home!

ANY THOUGHTS?!

Check out andPOP’s recent interview with “Mr. Birthday Sex” aka Jeremih as he discusses how he got into the music business, the attention he’s garnered from “Birthday Sex”, how he’d like to smash Halle Berry and Keri Hilson. Oh and by the way ladies– he’s single!