Ms. Drama goes behinds the scenes and creates a mash – up of the backstage celebs & power couples out to support Lauryn Hill. Check out Chris Rock repping his CB4 attire, Alicia Keys & Swizz Beats showing affection & Beyonce giving Jigga the side when he tries to leave the stage. Plus Lauryn Hill up close and personal showing DJ Premier love and footage of her kids on stage!

Popularity: 2% [?]

Donell Jones sits down with Ms. Drama to talk about his upcoming album, Lyrics (coming out September 28th). Jones talks about his record label, Candy Man and how he’s be able to maintain his brand for over a decade. He also touches on why R & B music of today is not up to par and how artists today do not have a distinct sound or originality. Jones talks about “clone artists” and offers advice to artists on how to step it up. Finally Jones talks about being particular with who he works with, the Bobby Jones misconception, the future of his career, and song breakdowns.

Popularity: 5% [?]

Tony Yayo sits down with Ms. Drama to talk about his upcoming album (via EMI) and the digital promotion that G-Unit has been focusing on. Yayo expresses that G-Unit is not about beefs and they haven’t made any money off of it. He also talks about the criticism of being on the G-Unit roster and compares the team to the Lakers: Yayo as Derek Fischer, Banks as Lamar Odom, and 50 as the Kobe Bryant of the Hip-Hop game. On the note of Haiti, Yayo expresses his support for Wyclef Jean leading the country. Yayo also talks about artists he’s into including some pop acts such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and his artist Danny Brown. When asked if he’s a fan of some of the mainstream hits on the radio (e.g. Rick Ross) Yayo expresses he cannot support artists that his “bossman” has issues with and takes a few shots at Fat Joe not selling albums. Yayo finishes the interview with the discussion of his acting career, lessons learned from 50, 50 loosing weight, traveling across the globe.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Sean Garrett sits down to talk about his new single “Get It All” f/ Nicki Minaj. He goes in to talk about working with Nicki Minaj and her ability to be a great marketing strategy. Garrett talks about his upcoming mixtape called the Inkwell with features from Drake, Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Bun B, Fabolous & more and his album right after called “In Courtesy Of”. He also talks the pressure to prove himself, and why he compares himself to the likes of Kanye West. Garret reveals some of his upcoming work with Pop artists (Rihanna) and new talent [Javonne]. Finally he talks about dealing with the criticism and whose career he would be interested in revamping.

Popularity: 11% [?]

Ms. Drama and Isha “Ice Cole” perform live together at the Def Jam Rapstar event. Catch Ms. Drama demonstrating her classic moves to Bad Boy’s “All About the Benjamins! A classic performance to say the least. S/O to Isha “Ice” Cole who held it down and did her thing!

Popularity: 8% [?]

Ms. Drama attends the BMI showcase where Vaughn Anthony (John Legend’s younger brother) and Kevin Cossom perform live. During the break, Vaughn Anthony talks w/ Ms. Drama about his music, being Mr. Everything, and what he has coming up next. Live performances from both acts.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Ms. Drama attends the Def Jam Rapstar event where she persuades Just Blaze to cover one of his songs with B.Dot (Rap Radar). B.Dot takes the lead and closes out the battle with audience participation and classic “rapper moves” that secures the win. An animated performance by both, check out their ad-libs and commentary including a crushing intro by B.Dot.

Popularity: 14% [?]

Slum Village talk album, future w/out Dilla & Baktin, Eminem as Rap Elvis, Newbies & Jay’s Hip-Hop!

Ms. Drama sits down with T3 and Young RJ about the upcoming album, Village Manifesto f/ J-Dilla and Baktin. T3 talks about the future of Slum Village as well as the significance and feel of the album which may be the last for Slum Village. RJ goes over productions point and incorporating the passed on members. Both talk about upcoming Detroit talent including Illa-J who they have embraced as an emcee. On the topic of Detroit, they both acknowledge their confidence in Eminem who they consider the “rap Elvis” and the “old man” aka Jay-Z who is still killin it. They also talk about Drake who they feel is one of the few new guys making moves and J. Cole who they feel is talent, but still has a ways to go. Check out part 2 to this candid interview with Slum Village.

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Part 2: Slum Village talks rap groups, Segregating Hip-Hop, Black Soap Opera & Weight Loss Challen

Ms. Drama sits down with Slum Village for part two of the interview. T3 & RJ talk about hip-hop groups, including Slaughterhouse, and the need to separate hip-hop music on the radio. T3 talks about the new single and video for Faster and the use of the black soap opera. They both touch on upcoming projects including solo works of the group. RJ ends with production and features on the album. Plus catch the mini bloopers at the end.

Popularity: 15% [?]

Ms. Drama attended the EA Sports Need for Speed – Hot Pursuit Event in New York. Check out the exclusive flicks below!

Summary:

EA Sports was on their game with an action packed event, including a few celeb surprises who left with some pretty awesome swag. Event – goers had an opportunity to check out the event first hand with the gaming centers located in the middle of the venue. Open bar and appetizers set the mode off right for those who enjoyed the festivities. If you got out of hand, there had a make-shift line up ready and waiting for you. It was a pretty dope event (to say the least) in Ms. Drama’s world.

Can’t wait until the release of the new game? Check out the flicks below to get sneak peep to what all the fuss is about. Shout out to EA Sports who provided the gaming centers as well as Coltrane from team Epiphany who brought an exciting atmosphere to the event!

Popularity: 19% [?]

Diamond sits down with Ms. Drama to talk about her new label situation and her latest single, Lotta Money. She talks about the possibility of backlash from the song due to the misconstrued gold-digger theme. She explains that “if your offended you might be broke..” She talks about creating her own lane in the hip-hop and that more than one woman can be on top of her game. Diamond also touches on Crime Mob family and brings up men in the industry who aren’t really about business when it comes to women. Lastly she acknowledges some of her top female emcees picks including her idol/mentor Eve.

Popularity: 27% [?]