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Via MTV News

Nicki Minaj was forced to cancel an appearance at London nightclub, Runway, after a fight broke out at the venue.

The Check It Out rapper, who is currently promoting her new album, Pink Friday, in Blighty, was due to perform at the club, but had to change her plans last-minute after hearing about the brawl. Continue Reading…..

I read via Twitter that some people paid £1,000 just to be near Nicki at the Runway night spot.

If this is in fact true then all I can do is laugh. Those individuals who forked out that amount of money clearly have no sense.  Born idiots and far too obsessed with “celebrity”.

And as for the brawl, it wouldn’t surprise me if the people brawling were the same foolish individuals who forked out up to £1,000 to be there.

Last night London went in to an absolute ”frenzy” because  Diddy-Dirty Money were in town to launch their new album Last Train To Paris, released in America in late 2010. The album will drop here in the UK on the 24 January, but lets face it most people on this side of the pond (who are fans) have probably already listened to the album.

Anyway Sumit from The Hip Hop Chronicle UK attended the listening party last night where Diddy later brought on stage the crème de la crème of UK “URBAN”, Skepta, Chipmunk and Tinchy Stryder.  Diddy claims that he plans on working with the three of them soon.

This I actually believe because let’s face it what’s Diddy got to lose? The Bad Boy era has long since passed and nobody’s really paying that much attention to his musical efforts stateside, so he might as well latch on to artists over here who have enjoyed some success and see if he can make some Pound Sterling by collaborating with them.

Check out the listening party footage below. 

I have to hand it to Diddy he just won’t stop. He can’t stop. The man just keeps on going like the blasted Energizer bunny.

[Footage courtesy of The Hip Hop Chronicle UK]

Video footage shows man approaching the KFC with live hen

Via BBC News

A live hen was thrown through the open window of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Warwickshire.

RSPCA inspectors say they want to speak to the two men who approached the restaurant in Bermuda Park, Nuneaton, on a moped on Tuesday evening.

A third man filmed the pair and the footage has since appeared on the internet.

Inspector Helen Smith, from the RSPCA, said the bird was not harmed but did suffer some distress. Continue Reading…..

Only in England….

*buries face in hands*

I just can’t….

Ok London! 2moro nite I'm @ OCEANA (18 & up) then RUNWAY (21 & up). Yep! All in the same nite. fri&sat itinerary cmng soon! Cheers! —
Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) January 19, 2011

Rapper Nicki Minaj is here in London and as you can imagine a tidal wave of excitement has gripped the entire nation.

Anyway Nicki tweeted today that she will be at the Oceana nightclub (in Watford) tomorrow night and will then move on to Runway.  I can hear her “UK Barbies” screaming.

No doubt her fans over the age of 18 will be happy to read this news, but I just foresee typical US ” music artist of the moment” antics when abroad.

• Nicki will breeze in to Oceana after midnight with her entourage, where they will then be escorted to the VIP area by an overzealous promoter and security personnel.

• Excited club patrons/ her fans will all clamber to see the star but will just end up catching a glimpse of her pink wig flying in to the VIP area (that’s if they are very lucky).

• Nicki and her entourage will then sit in the VIP area for 1 hour alongside a bunch of high profile  “urban” personalities and randoms from the world of music, TV and radio, all out to impress for some reason.

• Once the 1 hour is up Nicki will then leave with her entourage, collecting up 30k appearance fee on the way out.

• And then it’s on to Runway where the exact same sequence of events will go down.

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Check out “enlightening” extract from the Rolling Stone article below.

In prison he read biographies of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Marvin Gaye, Joan Jett, Vince Lombardi and Anthony Kiedis. “[Kiedis'] Scar Tissue was really good,” he says. “I also read the Bible for the first time. It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he’d be dissing Jesus, and then he ends up being a saint. That was cool.”

Sometimes I think Lil Wayne who is in his LATE 20s – A BIG OLD MAN, speaks like a 10-year-old boy and behaves dumb for fun.  It has to be an act.

Another print publication bites the dust!

Via The Guardian

Teenage girls’ magazine Sugar is to close after a 75% fall in circulation over the past decade, with publisher Hachette Filipacchi blaming young readers’ appetite for free content.

The 17-year-old magazine, which at its peak in the first half of 2000 had an average monthly sale of 422,179, sold just 113,320 a month during the first half of last year.

Hachette said it had taken the decision “with regret” and would concentrate its efforts on the magazine’s website, Sugarscape. Its March issue will be its last regular edition, with a “beauty special” to be published in April. Continue Reading….

The publisher is blaming ”young reader’s appetite for free content” .

Yes free content and minute by minute up to date news and gossip.

K.Koke

Website Soul Culture was the first to break the news and now North London rapper K.Koke has confirmed that he has signed a joint venture deal with Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation and RCA.

Click HERE to read more…

Up until two days ago I’d never even heard of this rapper.

Good luck K.Koke.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

WHAT: Signing session
 
WHERE: HMV London, 150 Oxford Street W1
 
WHEN: Thursday 20th January 2011 at 6.00 pm
 
Fans of the hugely successful P Diddy, get the rare chance to meet the megastar himself, in person, with his group Dirty Money, when they visit HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London’s West End on Thursday 20th January 2011. The in-store is in celebration of the release of new Diddy-Dirty Money single, ‘Coming Home’, the forthcoming album ‘Last Train to Paris’ and P Diddy’s collaboration with Beats by Dr. Dre and Monster to create his own in-ear headphone, Diddybeats, which allows fans to hear ‘Last Train to Paris’ the way he intended.
 
P Diddy will be at the store from 6.00 pm to meet fans and sign copies of the new single which is officially released on Monday 17th January 2011.  
 
As part of the event, HMV will offer fans the opportunity to purchase Diddybeats – normally £119.99 –at a special one day price of £99.99. * Diddybeats feature advanced audio technologies that break new ground for in-ear headphone performance,  come with control talk so that you can easily answer a call while listening to music and are available in black, white and pink.
 
Founded by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Diddy-Dirty Money also features the artists Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper.  The new single ‘Coming Home’ is the second single to be taken from the group’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Last Train To Paris’, which is set for UK release on Monday 24th January 2011. 
 
Due to anticipated demand and limited time the event will be wristbanded. 220 wristbands will be available from the HMV Oxford Street store from 8.00 am on the day of the event, first-come first-served, no reservations, one per customer only.

Industry Takeover All-Day Seminar & Showcase is back and bigger than ever for it’s third season. Following the unprecedented achievements of urban music acts such as Tinie Tempah and Labrinth in the charts, and the popularity of the Industry Takeover monthlies at the Rich Mix; it’s now time to join Urban Development in association with Rich Mix as they ‘take over’ the entire multi-media arts venue in Shoreditch to equip you with the essentials for music industry success.

Taking place on Saturday 16^th April 2011, the All-Dayer is set to bring you 8 hours of edutainment, jam-packed with performances from the hottest names in urban music, a range of innovative seminars, open mic sessions, essential masterclasses, workshops and exclusive urban cinema screenings.

Panelists and artists already confirmed include Wale Adeyemi MBE, Ras Kwame, Twin B, Wonder, Chantelle Fiddy, Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson, MPHO, Mumzy Stranger, Teddy Music, RoxXxan, Scrufizzer and Grime Daily.

To mark the launch of the All Dayer, Urban Development are giving away a limited number of £6 early bird tickets, so why pay more? Grab yours before Monday 7^th February to secure your spot at the hottest urban music industry event in London.

The music industry revolution is here…are you ready to takeover?