Ronald Isley stops by Ms. Drama to talk about his upcoming album while at the Hennessy Artistry event in New York. He opens up about the features including, T.I., Aretha Franklin, and Lauryn Hill. He also reveals that he will be working with R. Kelly again and Mr. Big will be returning to the scene!
Bobby Brown stops by Ms. Drama to talk about his performance at the Hennessy Artistry event and hints at his upcoming album with the Roots. He also talks about the new season of his reality show, Being Bobby Brown and his new family, i.e. new son, and finance. On the note of Whitney Houston, Brown says he “doubts” her involvement. After the jump, the president of Hennessy stops by to talk about being a “shot caller”, his favorite Hennessy drink and blending the music and culture during the Hennessy Artistry “Jam” session.
Eve gives an impromptu interview where she talks about her involvement with Hennessy Artistry and her upcoming album, Lip Lock, via EMI records. She also talks about her split from Interscope Records, suggesting they were the reason for the album delay, and the albums’ potential March 2011 date. Eve reveals some of the album’s features and talks about the possibility of a Ruff Ryder reunion.
Kanary Diamonds (First Lady of Game’s Black Wall Street) talks about her upcoming mixtape, Diamonds, Boys & 808s, and working with the Game. Kanary talks about the Game’s growth and maturity and why he’s no longer into beefs. She opens up about her background as a singer and dancer and her feelings on the fate of female emcees. She touches on the Nicki Minaj factor and what she does and does not bring to the game. Kanary address the lack of originality, as well as Nicki’s “plastic surgery” – and explains what she hopes to bring to the game. Finally, Kanary talks about the West Coast scene and why it’s hard for femcees to be recognized out there.
Ms. Drama of Ms. Drama Entertainment, LLC & Adrienne Lawson of Leverage Marketing, put on their 2nd Annual Gifting Suite event in Atlanta, Ga during the BET Hip-Hop Award Weekend. The event took place at the prestigious Art on 5 Gallery from 6 to 9 pm (www.arton5.com). This invite only event was cleverly themed, the Art of Music Gifting Suite – where the industry’s finest came out to support. Artists and talent such as Rodney Perry (the Monique Show), Tameka “Tiny” Cottle (T.I.’s wife, singer, reality star), Arrested Development, Traxter (Platinum Producer), Lil Twist (Young Money), plus more – showed up to mix, mingle and be highlighted at the red carpet luxury event.
Peep the pictures below for a quick recap on the event including some of the attendees and sponsors.
Also a Big Thank You to all our participating sponsors: XXL MAGAZINE, EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS, BLUE STAR JETS, ELITE ISLAND RESORTS, TINY’S NAIL BAR, OFF THE HOOK BARBER, LANDY COGNAC, FUSION26.COM, CRUNK! JUICE, CIROC, ATLANTA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE, BANGKOK BOXING FITNESS, APPLE BOTTOMS, STALL AND DEAN CLOTHING, TAO JEWELRY, CONJURE LIQUOR, AXION ATHLETIC WEAR & DEF JAM RAPSTAR!
Static Selektah & Slaine sit down to talk about their new projects, respectively 1982 (w/ Terminology) and A World with No Skies both dropping October 26th. Static talks about working with Slaine on the soundtrack for The Town movie and Slaine talks about how he got into acting and linking with actor Ben Affleck. Static opens about about his upcoming projects including doing tracks for video games (Grand Theft Auto), his work with Rik Cordero, and his features on Sheek Louch, Consequence, Styles P, Noreaga, Nas and Kanye’s upcoming albums.