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STR8 TALK: 2011 GRAMMY NOMS & PREDICTIONS…

LexAve — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:04:12 +0000

And the nominees are…pretty much all of our favorites. Following in Beyonce’s 2010 footsteps, Eminem got 10 noms, Lady Gaga scored 6 noms, as well as Jay-Z and newcomer Bruno Mars got a whopping 7 Grammy nominations. Sure Bruno Mars’ album Doo-Wops & Hooligans dropped a week after the Grammy eligibility period, Bruno scored noms for his collaborations with other artists. Finally the Academy gets it right. Be sure to tune to the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards being held on Feburary 13, 2011 on CBS.
But while we wait for the results, here are some of my predictions + comments…
Album Of The Year
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Lady Gaga vs Eminem…man this is a tough one! Lady Gaga’s album was an all around club hit while Eminem’s “Recovery” was just MESMERIZING! This is a toss up.

Record Of The Year
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
B.o.B & Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Another set of great nominations…including that country music nomination. All of these records were spectacular and memorable. But Jay-Z x AKeys got this one in the bag. I mean this record was everywhere and I mean everywhere.

Best Rap Album
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
How I Got Over – The Roots
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B

Hands down..Em got this one. NO question!

Best Rap Song
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
On To The Next One — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars

Not sure how Eminem and Jay-Z go up against in each other…so by default B.O.B got this one.

Best Rap Solo Performance
Over – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West

Douchebag aside, Kanye West’s performance of “Power” is a masterpiece.

Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

What can I say…it’s Bieber fever!

Song Of The Year
Beg Steal or Borrow- Ray LaMontagne
F*** You- Cee Lo Green
The House That Built Me- Miranda Lambert
Love The Way You Lie- Eminem featuring Rihanna
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum

I’m all for hip hop domination, but Lady Antebellum’s cross over hit speaks volumes.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
King of Anything- Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live)- Beyonce
Chasing Pirates- Norah Jones
Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream- Katy Perry

Sorry Katy but even your whip cream ta-tas couldn’t outdo Lady Gaga’s reign…she’s this generation’s pop queen!

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Gone Already- Faith Evans
Bittersweet- Fantasia
Everything To Me- Monica
Tired- Kelly Price
Holding You Down (Going in Circles)- Jazmine Sullivan

After all the scandal and suicide attempt, let’s throw Fantasia a bone and give her a win. #imjustsayin

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Second Chance- El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back- Jaheim
Why Would You Stay- Kem
We’re Still Friends-(Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
The Goes My Baby-Usher

Jaheim’s record was tight, but none of these moved me like Usher’s “There Goes My Baby”.

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or A Group With Vocals
Love- Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Take My Time- Chris Brown & Tank
You’ve Got a Friend-Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine- John Legend & The Roots
Soldier of Love- Sade

Sade is an icon, yes…but John Legend got vocals and the roots…well they know how to put on a show. Need I say more?

Best R&B Album
The Love & War Masterpeace- Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me- Fantasia
Another Round- Jaheim
Wake Up!- John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing- Monica

Did you read my last comment?!

BE SURE TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE!

NEW VIDEO: EMINEM ft. LIL WAYNE- “NO LOVE”

Cola Janneti — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:47:17 +0000

Looks like the Internet wins again! Eminem’s highly anticipated video for his Lil Wayne-assisted single “No Love” off his double platinum-selling album Recovery is set to premiere tonight at 7:56 PM on MTV, but it’s was leaked on the net. Peep the video below…

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

Real talk…”Space Bound” should’ve been Eminem’s next single.

Props @2DopeBoyz

STR8 EXCLUSIVE: JAY-Z & EMINEM @ YANKEE STADIUM

LexAve — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:32:49 +0000

Last night our contributor Tina hit up the Jay-Z x Eminem extravaganza at the new Yankee Stadium up in the Bronx. Madness is an understatement. Realtalk, you could hear the crowd in the stadium screaming and chanting all the lyrics from blocks away…no lie! Everyone from 50 Cent, Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, B.O.B., Beyonce Knowles, etc showed up. Nothing less than epic! New Era was also in the building selling their Jay-Z/New Era hats…those fitted caps are tough! You’ll spot them in the pics below as the caps with Jay-Z’s 3 Red Stripes emblem as in his latest album, Blueprint 3, on the side, the cap also include a large ABE, or All Black Everything, insignia on the rear. Here’s our contributor’s Tina full recap of last night:

Shout out to New Era (props to Ant!) for hooking us up with tickets to the Jay-Z/Eminem concert yesterday. The Jay-Z Blueprint III New Era hat was a hit, because everybody and their mama were rocking one.

Needless to say, the concert was STR8 DOPE! Two of the biggest names in Hip-Hop performed onstage in the heart of the Boogie Down Bronx at Yankee Stadium where Hip-Hop was founded!

J. Cole was one of the opening acts along with Miguel as his featuring guest . . . “All I Want is You” is my jam. B.O.B. was the other opening act. Eminem’s performance was nothing short of amazing and very emotional. Em brought out none other than 50 Cent, D12 and Dr.Dre, who yet again announced that his Detox album is dropping soon. Come on Dre, you’ve been saying that since the Chronic 2001, and your fans are growing impatient.

Funny sh*t, ya boy 50 Cent, despite all the money he has, STILL cannot dress to save his life. He and the G-Unit crew were onstage with glow-in-the-dark Gucci outfits, lol. Like really 50? I guess all his money goes to his jewelery. I can’t be too mad, because at least it wasn’t G-Unit attire. Back to the headliner, Jay-Z graced the stage with guests like Chris Martin, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, and Kanye West! The crowd was so electrified, that Brooklyn could hear their screaming and shouts for Jigga. Better yet, I’m sure Weezy could hear the momentum from Rikers Island!

Check out some the flicks from last night’s show below. Stay tuned for video. Oh and expect another recap from ya gurl, LexAve…I’m going be there tonight.

The homie Str8NYC.com/RocNation’s own J’More with guest.

That’s Tina…enjoying the show. Ha! I see you gurl.

Can’t believe it took Tina about an hour and half to get inside the stadium…it was pure madness on 161st yesterday.

STR8 GIVE-A-WAYS: JAY-Z & EMINEM@YANKEE STADIUM (WINNERS)

LexAve — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:12:24 +0000

Thanks to everyone who participated in our give-a-way for Jay-Z & Eminem Yankee Stadium concert tickets on Tuesday, September 14th. But unfortunately we can have two winners! And the winners are:

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Congratulations!
Please look out for an email requesting your information and further details.
Thanks again and look our for our next giveaway!
In the meantime, see you tomorrow in the BX…it’s going down basement! lol…

YOU’RE NOT GONNA WANNA MISS THIS!

STR8 GIVEAWAYS: JAY-Z x EMINEM @ YANKEE STADIUM

LexAve — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:38:34 +0000

Hey readers! It’s been a minute, been handling some biz but we’re back in full swing for the fall. Str8NYC.com x RocNation have teamed up to bring 2 lucky loyal readers a chance to win a pair of tickets to witness a historical moment in hip hop. Jay-Z x Eminem shut it down at the new Yankee Stadium September 13 & September 14 and here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets. It all goes down in the BX next week. So here’s how to win:
THE READER WITH THE MOST COMMENTS AND PUTS “#JAYZEMINEM” AT THE END OF EACH COMMENT ON ANY POST ON STR8NYC.COM WILL BE OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER! IT’S THAT SIMPLE!

Remember leave comments on any post on the site and make sure to end your comment with “#JAYZEMINEM” and you automatically enter to win. Be sure to use a valid email address when commenting. See you in the comments sections….GIVEAWAY ENDS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.

YOU’RE NOT GONNA WANNA MISS THIS!

NEW VIDEO: EMINEM ft. RIHANNA- “LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE”

LexAve — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:27:03 +0000

Check out Eminem x Rihanna’s chart topping hit “Love The Way You Lie” starring Megan Fox. Great visual representation of an abusive relationship. Definitely one of the best videos of the year in my eyes! On a side note, I’ve never been fond of Eminem like that but dude is looking extra hot in this video.

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!

STR8 GLOSSY: EMINEM x DRE COVER VIBE MAGAZINE

LexAve — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:08:41 +0000

Check out Eminem and his mentor Dr. Dre on the cover of August/September issue of Vibe, a feature story by Thomas Golianopoulos. In this feature, Eminem talks being haunted by death, his best diss track, and Brittany Murphy’s passing. Check out some excerpts at VIBE.

Sidenote: Dre when is Detox dropping?…stop teasing us!

FROM THE TWEETS: RICK ROSS TWEETS LIES!

LexAve — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:05:36 +0000

He thinks he’s Big Meech. He thinks he’s Larry Hoover. And now he thinks he’s got the #1 album in the country. Ricky Rozay went on twitter yesterday and claimed the following…

But contrary to previous reports and rumors, Rick Ross is NOT #1. Eminem still holds the crown! Like my boy Diego said in an email: “The final numbers did not play out in his favor. Eminem reigns champion.”
According to Billboard.com,

“Eminem makes it five weeks in a row at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as “Recovery” sells another 187,000 (down just 4%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. Rick Ross’ “Teflon Don” arrives in the runner-up spot with 176,000. Ross’ last three studio albums all debuted at No. 1, with his last set, 2009′s “Deeper Than Rap,” arriving with 158,000. The opener for “Teflon” is Ross’ best sales week since 2008′s “Trilla” arrived with 198,000.”

Sorry Ricky…but you’re still #2. Sure us music heads projected you’d pull in the top spot…but Eminem has that #1 spot on LOCK!
Guess this answers my question I tweeted last week…

STR8 GLOSSY: EMINEM COVERS BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

skool — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:47:57 +0000

Eminem covers the latest issue of Bllboard magazine looking quite awkward as always and very constipated. I wonder why he’s holding his right hand over his heart? Hmmm. How patriotic, Mr. Mathers? I guess he has nothing to smile about any more, it’s no longer those Slim Shady days. He’s be on some other sh!t in recovery mode and getting himself together. His new LP Recovery is now in stores and according to the numbers, and it is projected to sell more than 650,000 copies in its first way. Oh no, that’s wonderful for Em but it’s going to be bad for ya boy Drizzy’s album sales. What are your thoughts? Should Drizzy be worried?

Be sure to read Eminem’s Billboard cover story HERE

EMINEM x RIHANNA- “LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE” (LIVE)

LexAve — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:54:58 +0000

Rihanna surprised LA fans at Staples Center when she brought out Emimen to do “Love The Way You Lie” off Em’s Recovery dropping June 30th. Travis Barker joined on the drums too….SICK!

ON DECK or OFF DECK?!