NEWS: Jay-Z at Glatonbury & Collabo Album With Mary J Blige?

Big time. Jay-Z is set to headline one of the biggest and most important music festivals in the world: "Organiser Michael Eavis told BBC Somerset the star was on the bill for the event in June. He said he wanted to "break with tradition this time and put on something totally different". (BBC)

"I heard that Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z might be in talks to do an album. Basically, this is a concept album in the same spirit as Jay-Z’s Best of Both Worlds with R. Kelly." (AHH Rumors) Omarion, Bow Wow and R. Kelly lose.

NEWS: Akon Charged With 'Endangering The Welfare Of A Minor'

Akon doesn't usually get any play on here, but this is too absurd to not post. Akon was charged with 'endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment' in fan tossing incident (see video below). It's the girl who functioned as the landing platform for the guy tossed off stage that is now suing. "Hip-hop star Akon has been charged by police after a fan said she suffered concussion when he allegedly threw a teenager off stage, hitting her. Audience members at the concert told Associated Press a spectator lobbed something at the singer and Akon asked the crowd to point out the culprit. A security guard picked out a 15-year-old and sent him up to the stage, where Akon is said to have picked him up onto his shoulders and threw him into the crowd." More here.

You know that Akon and R. Kelly are somewhere going back and forth secretly putting together a super group with a name like 'A Minor Problem'. Lead off single: a cover of Sam Cooke's 'She Was Only 16'.


Via DailySwarm.

NEWS: Rick Ross's Trilla Pushed Back

Rick Ross's upcoming album Trilla has been pushed back from December 18th to February 19th. With the new album's first single, "Speedin'" featuring R. Kelly, stuck at No. 76 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Def Jam opted to give the project more time to develop. (Billboard)



Not that I was fiendin' for this release and am complaining but, Beanie Sigel's single with R. Kelly was also weak, but he didn't get pushed back. "'Trilla' means real enough and was really inspired by Michael Jackson's 'Thriller. It's going to be the biggest street album of the year." The album is set to feature Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne, Trick Daddy, Akon, T-Pain, Marsha Ambrosius and production from the Runners, DJ Toomp and Cool and Dre. More here.

VIDEO: Ne-Yo On Being Kicked Off Of R.Kelly Tour

Ne-Yo speaks to Ed Lover on the reasons he was kicked off the R. Kelly tour. It's very reminiscent R. Kelly's diva behavior on the 'Best Of Both Worlds' tour with Jay-Z he himself got kicked off.

LISTEN: Rick Ross - Speeding ft. R. Kelly

DOWNLOAD Rick Ross - Speeding ft. R. Kelly (MP3)


R. Kelly is trying to add a petty crime to his list of more serious offenses on this Rick Ross track off of the upcoming album Trilla.

VIDEO: The Daily Show Spoofs Trapped In The Closet

The Daily Show brings the comedic genius once again in their take on the Senator Larry Craig scandal. They use R. Kelly's Trapped In The Closet to tell us about what happened.


Video via HipHopIsRead.

LISTEN: Beanie Sigel - All Of The Above ft R. Kelly

DOWNLOAD Beanie Sigel - All Of The Above ft R. Kelly (MP3)


I don't think I can listen to any more Hip Hop songs that involve R. Kelly's tired one-note singing routine. Beanie Sigel brings the heat as always.

VIDEO: R. Kelly's Trapped In The Closet

WATCH R. Kelly - Trapped In The Closet (Episodes 1-20) (Video)
DOWNLOAD R. Kelly - Real Talk (MP3) via Resonator


Where's my Boy Wonder?
I've never seen any of R.Kelly's Trapped In The Closet. I know, crazy right? I sure have heard about it a lot ever since it started. Maybe I will put some time aside and watch all the episodes (1-12) from 'Season 1' + episodes 13-20 of the 'current season' on IFC. Episodes 21 and 22, the last of the current season, will be added in the next two days as well.

The song above, 'Real Talk', is so Trapped In The Closet it should've just been included. Off of R. Kelly's horrendous new album Double Up