EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN FIRST!!
He has his own blog that he solely writes about his daily activities. wants to be a music enterpreneur later endorsing and designing clothing. KJ even asked him when he goes on SNL, would he shout HipHossip out? We had that happen to us when Shawty Lo shouted us out on the BET Hip-Hop Awards in 2008.
JSTAVO'S FIRST EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN INTERVIEW.
Pop star Rihanna was reported on Friday to have reunited with her R&B singer boyfriend Chris Brown, less than three weeks after he was alleged to have assaulted her.
People magazine said Barbados-born Rihanna - who had hits with "Umbrella" and "Disturbia" - and Brown were spending time together at one of the homes of hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.
"They're together again. They care for each other," People quoted an unidentified source as saying
T.C.2 Timothy Campbell (II) interview with Earl Stokes of Jammin 98.3FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Timothy Campbell (II) T. C. 2
Timothy Campbell (II) was featured on Milwaukee, Wisconsin radio today on WJMR's Jammin 98.3FM. He spoke about his breaking into the music business and his determination to become a successful R&B star.
Simon, me, Classi, Jason and KJ at the photoshoot Classi invited us to on Jan 16th 09
Colby is so hot in that video. He was here two weeks ago and arrived so late that I was too tired to go see him. They were shooting this video the next day I believe.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA's born and raised R&B sensation, Timothy Campbell (II) is finally releasing his debut album which is sure to make waves in the album charts. The Artist plans a pomp and pageantry trip to his hometown of Milwaukee for the album release weekend in a reality format with cameras following him from Atlanta airport to his Milwaukee destinations like his former high school to a community center for at risk kids.
Timothy Campbell, "T.C2." is a R&B sensation whose smooth vocals and writing creativity have been blessed for many years. At the age of five he began leading songs and performing solos in the church choir. He continued his musical path throughout his adolescent years learning the piano and the drums, and by the age of sixteen he had became an accomplished drummer. T.C. joined the Wisconsin State Youth Choir and got the opportunity to perform in the U.S. and Canada.
On Aug. 25th 2006 T.C. was involved in a near-fatal accident in Miami Florida on I-95 when another vehicle swiped his bumper and he was ejected from his vehicle. His mouth was wired shut and he was hospitalized for a while but it was clear then that God had other plans for him. Now knowing his mission, to serenade the world with his talents, T.C. has come back even stronger to soon become what people are calling the 'Prince of R&B'.
He has shared the stage with national recording artist such as Jermaine Dupri, 8Ball & MJG, Goodie Mob, Bow-Wow, Cheri Denise, Goalape, Nivea, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Temptations, Ricky Smiley and many many others. TC has been featured in a lot of media outlet stories on TV and Radio and is now available for interviews pertaining to his new smash album and his journey back into the community and school that educated him. His journey begins from Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson airport to Milwaukee this Thursday the 26th of February 2009. The itinerary is below
Thursday 26 Feb 2009-- 2:30pm John Marshall High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Friday 27 Feb 2009-- 5:00pm Running Rebels Community Organization Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Friday 27 Feb 2009 --9:00pm Club 311 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Saturday 28 Feb 2009--1:00pm LIVEWIRE MUSIC Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Autograph and CD signing.)
Saturday 28 Feb 2009-- 9:00pm Club 311 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Listen to some tracks at MySpace.com/timboski.
AP reports "Before starting his one-year prison sentence for federal weapons charges, rapper T.I. preaches to a courtroom filled with students, imploring them to stay in school and do things the right way"
Malish in white sunshades needs to get his ass to Toronto and move out of that MTL. He belongs to the T-Dot scene!! Last time I saw him was at the MMVA's below. Very cool guy!
Rap superstar 50 CENT has been forced to delay the release of his upcoming album BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT - because superproducer DR. DRE is too busy with EMINEM's record to finish the IN DA CLUB star's tracks. Eminem has been locked away in the studio with Dre for months, perfecting songs for the Stan hitmaker's long-awaited Relapse disc. The CD is now in its final stages and is due to hit stores later this year (09) - five years after Eminem's last release, Encore.
And until the project is wrapped, 50 Cent has been made to wait to get some studio time in with Dre. But the rapper insists he's not annoyed - because he understands how important Eminem's work with his mentor, Dre, is. He says, "
Right now I'm on the train and the Em choo choo car goes first. See what happens is I think that people forget that I'm actually Eminem's artist because I've had so much success on my own and I moved away from it. "But if you can look back, the very first interview I did...we were on the set of In Da Club, it was myself, Eminem and Dr. Dre... I said my goal was to fit in with Eminem and Dr. Dre. ...So because Dre is mixing Em's album, Em will be (have to be) completely, entirely (finished) before we get a chance to finish up the pieces me and Dr did together."50 Cent isn't the only artist having to postpone recording on his album as Dre works with Eminem - the Aftermath Records boss himself has also put his forthcoming project on ice.
So, who cares? Poor Dre lost a kid, tosses his own album aside and what more does Fiddy want?
Pop superstar MARIAH CAREY isn't letting the economic crunch wreck her spending sprees - she bought over $200,000 worth of chairs, sofas and furnishings during a four-hour shop at a trendy Melrose Avenue store on Thursday (19Feb09). The singer and her entourage closed down Kreiss Showrooms so she could shop in peace with husband Nick Cannon and top interior designer Kenneth Bordewick, who is reportedly advising Carey on what to buy for her new Los Angeles home.
A source tells WENN that Carey bought a host of top items from the Kreiss Collection, including contemporary chairs and sofas from the company's Gatsby range. And it seems the Hero singer is set on giving her new home a taste of old Hollywood, picking out stylish items in beige and taupe with dark wood frames in rosewood and mahogany. One insider says, "It was like a raid - the shop was closed down and her huge minders stood guard at the door.
"Mariah clearly knew what she wanted, but took her time making sure she got the right matches and designs. She has terrific taste." And the source insists Carey and Cannon made perfect shopping partners, adding, "They looked very much in love and she looked great." Carey has made an inspired choice in her adviser too - Bordewick has revamped homes, nightclubs and restaurants all over the world.
He's the man behind the look of trendy Los Angeles hang-out The Abbey and he also oversaw the recent restoration of the Royal Palace in Venice, Italy.
Rapper DMX is causing trouble behind bars after allegedly attacking a prison officer. The rap star, real name Earl Simmons, is serving time for drug possession, animal cruelty and theft in an Arizona prison, and he may have just extended his stay. Rolling Stone magazine reports he assaulted an officer while in lockdown. The rapper was only expected to serve 90 days in jail, plus an additional 18 months of supervised probation. DMX may be charged with felony aggravated assault, which carries a possible eight-year sentence.
This guy is really making a name for himself every day!
The news comes several months after drug charges against Page were dropped in the U.S. His arrest came after the band, known for its clean-cut image and whimsical lyrics, released an album of children's songs titled, "Snacktime."
The band's Web site said Wednesday that Page will pursue solo projects, including theatrical opportunities.
Page, his girlfriend and her roommate were charged with drug possession in July after police found cocaine at an apartment in New York state. In late October, all three secured a deal to have charges dropped if they stayed out of trouble for six months.
Page wished the band the best.
"These guys are my brothers," he said in the online statement. "We've grown up together over the past 20 years. I love them and wish them all the best in the future."
The band was formed in Toronto and released 12 albums, producing hits such as "If I Had $1,000,000," "Brian Wilson" and "Too Little, Too Late."
The other members will return to the studio in April and will tour in the fall.
"It's the start of a new chapter for all of us," band member Ed Robertson said. "Here's to the future!"
Source: BNL website
I met with K'naan on December 16th 2008 at a gig where he performed in Toronto. This undeniable Somalian Canadian Rapper is no doubt one to know in 2009. Let me tell you. He is so concrete and tells it like it is. K'naan spoke to me about his album which comes out today. TROUBADOR! The hit song "ABC" is so popular on the radio and among the youngsters that KJ did the kids version of the interview.
Our Kid Reporter asked why K'naan sang about ABC's and not 123's then twisted the question around again. One of the things that fascinated me was when I asked him about collaborations in hip-hop. He said he doesn't necessarily do collabs simply because he likes an artist and he spoke about the ongoing Somalian pirate crisis we hear about in the news. He calls them "Coastguards" while he says the media call them pirates. We also talked about Somalian kids vanishing from the U.S traveling to Somalia to fight! They call home and say "Mom, I'm in Somalia." This is a must listen to interview.
You can pick up the album and also download it on I-tunes as well. Several media interviewed him in 2008 for the impending new album. All links are below.
K'naan even did drops for us at the BET hip-hop awards in October 2008 and even one for the kids in the main interview.
Visit K'naan's website
Join him on MySpace
Music in 2009 (National Post)
Somalian Rapper K'naan schools American MC's (NPR)
Award-winning British rapper M.I.A. can add another accomplishment to her list of accolades, courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The entertainer took home an Oscar for best original song Sunday night 2/22/09 at this year's Academy Awards.
M.I.A. received the honor for her work on the tune "O Saya," which was composed by Indian music director A.R. Rahman for the critically-acclaimed film Slumdog Millionnaire. She won a Grammy earlier this month for Swagga like us and had a baby Feb 11th. Congrats!
Donny keeps doing his thing!
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DEBORAH COX, has given birth to her third child today. The 3-time JUNO Award winner and her husband and manager Lascelles Stephens welcomed baby Kaila Michelle at 11:55am on Monday, February 23rd. Weighing in at a healthy 7.7 lbs, and Deborah says “she’s perfect and we feel very blessed.” Deborah is doing well and resting at a hospital in Miami, Florida, where the couple and her two other children reside.
It’s been a busy month for Deborah as it is – her album, The Promise, has been nominated for a 2009 JUNO Award for Best R&B Album of the Year, and will also be a presenter at the award show, held in Vancouver on March 29th. The first single, Beautiful U.R. is days away from certified Platinum in Canada, and the video is currently #2 on the MuchMoreMusic Countdown.
Cox's 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (14 weeks), a record held for nearly eight years. Cox has achieved nine number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The dynamic Mary Rose Obsession
Matt is incredible on the drums!!
Guitar Hero Chris just loves his guitar. He needs to teach me that game.
The highly talented Matthew, Chris, Daniel and David along with Rapper Gilly Gadan.
Chris, me, DJ Loli and Casey Reinhart of MTV's Laguna Beach.
In the first part of the interview, Elliott tells Sumit of The Hiphop Chronicle U.K how he got into Hip Hop Journalism, what he hopes to achieve with his new site Rap Radar, what keeps him motivated to come back and how he came up with the moniker 'YN'.
In the second part of the interview, Sumit spoke to Elliott about responsible journalism in light of the DJ Vlad/Joe Budden/Ransom situation.
The conversation slowly moved onto Kanye and his comment about Rihanna being the best thing to happen to Beyonce.
And finally, Elliott gives upcoming journalists/bloggers some advice.
BTW, I have to thank Elliott as he says he loves HipHossip and even sent us a drop. To be posted.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known as Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados.[2] She is the first Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award. Rihanna is currently signed to the Def Jam Recordings label. She has attained five Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far ("SOS", "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia" and T.I.'s "Live Your Life").
Rihanna broke into the recording industry in 2005 with the release of her debut album, Music of the Sun, which features the hit single "Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, Rihanna released A Girl Like Me and earned her first number-one single, "SOS". In 2007, Rihanna released her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. The Reloaded edition of the album has yielded eight singles, including "Umbrella", "Don't Stop the Music" and "Take a Bow"
Source: Excepts from Wikipedia
Happy 21st birthday. She can now legally drink in America though, my girl drinks responsibly here in the Canadian nite clubs. Our legal age here is 19. Robyn is in Barbados today. Stay tuned to that video of Rihanna I have never aired, the one about her personal life being off limits. I have to edit it. More like "prepping" it for YouTube.
"How long was this attack? Where were all these people, obviously they weren't protecting her. This was obviously a serious attack!".......The wonderful DYNAMIC Scott Fox. morning radio host of Toronto's Z103 reacting to the possible attempted murder charges that could add up to Chris Brown's Rihanna beatdown allegations.Thank You Fox! Scott always says some reasonable stuff on the radio. This one should be the PM of this country Canada. Yes, Scott, where were those 5 bodyguards circled around Chris Brown when he was filling the tank of that damn Lamborghini in the before the attack picture? I can tell you that one of them was texting me in the Grammy Pressroom telling me Rihanna hit Chris first! How about breaking it up when it happened. Imagine if that was a FAN that attacked RiRi? That fan would have been DEAD!
"The unauthorized release of a domestic violence photograph immediately generated an internal investigation," an L.A. police spokesman said in a statement. "The Los Angeles Police Department takes seriously its duty to maintain the confidentiality of victims of domestic violence. A violation of this type is considered serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination."The chief investigator in the case had told CNN earlier that authorities had tried to guard against leaks. Detective Deshon Andrews said he had kept the case file closely guarded and that no copies had been made of the original photos and documents.
At about 8.30pm EDT, TMZ.com released a picture of Rihanna which has sparked even more uproar. I actually made my own comments over there.....even advising her to LEAVE the relationship. #102 or around there somewhere. The songs on her entire second album says it all. SOS, Break it off, Unfaithful, Final Goodbye etc. I am now gonna get that interview of Rihanna out of my vault.
It has NEVER been aired as she has now reportedly made up with Chris Brown! In this interview, I asked her about her PRIVATE LIFE and why she feels the media should always back off when it came to hers. While I'm editing the video, you go over to TMZ and you better not be eating. Horns on her forehead like the sunglasses were smashed on her face as well as busted lips and bruises! What a savage monster. I never liked that Brown kid's music anyway.....
KJ the Kid Reporter
The Kid Reporter is a Handsome, Talented, Akon-lookalike American Boy in Canada dishing out stories that tickle the kids and amaze the grownups! He's been featured in the Toronto Sun, CTV, Z103.5FM and Flow93.5FM.
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HipHossip Canada Music Blog
HipHossip was created in October 2007 by mother son team Rx Kizzle aka "Kemi" and 9-year-old music lover KJ the Kid Reporter. Formerly based in Toronto, we are now based in the Ottawa region, Canada's capital city. Kizzle is the Editor while KJ is the Music Director. When you read a story that says "SFTC", it's about an all Canadian talent that the rest of the world has to know about. It is NEWS from Canada!
KJ's all time fave band is Hedley, a dynamic Canadian group. He knows all the track lyrics word for word with his fave song being "Don't talk to strangers" and his dream is to meet the band some day. Kemi met Hedley at the MMVA's in 2008.
KJ also writes his own blog thekidreporter.com and has been featured as the youngest known blogger. He has appeared on CityTV, CTV, Toronto Sun, 680News Radio, Z103FM and Flow 93.5FM all in Toronto, Canada.
Our U.S and World Correspondents are Tai and Kay Lawrence. They are dynamic Atlanta twin brother Producers.
