April 29, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Watch As Lil Wayne Dry-Humps His Trailer-Park Fam On ‘Senile’ Video Set

Lil Wayne is loyal to his Young Money crew, but for the squad's latest music video, Tunechi linked up with another family.

"It's just basically like some old Addams Family-type, trailer-park trash and Wayne is just like in these different houses going crazy," Tyga told MTV News on Tuesday when we crashed the set of the video for the current single from YM's recently-released Rise of an Empire compilation LP.

The track, which was released in February, features Tyga, Nicki Minaj and Weezy trading some pretty crazy bars on a sparse and spacey beat. The track was meant for Tyga's upcoming The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty LP, but it quickly became a family affair and ended up a standout on YM's collaboration project, which hit stores on Tuesday.

"Originally it was just a joint from my album that I was gonna drop and I just heard Nicki on it, so I went to the studio where she was recording, I played it for her, and she was like, 'You should put Wayne on it, too,' " Tyga recalled.

"I'm recording my album, so they caught me in the right mood," Wayne chimed in. "I was like, 'I don't care what you send across my table, it could be any song — a Sade song.' "

For the record, even though Wayne is currently recording for Tha Carter V, he tells us he's totally down to do a song with Sade.

Collaboration clearly isn't a problem for the YM boss: He's worked with everyone from Jay Z to Enrique Iglesias. So ...

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Chris Brown And Tyga Put A Price On Their <i>Fan Of A Fan</i> Sequel

When Tyga and Chris Brown dropped their Fan of a Fan mixtape in 2010, they gave fans a real gift. Not only did listeners get quality tracks like "48 Bars" and "Drop Top Girl," but they also got hit records like "Deuces" and "No Bullsh--" without having to pay a dime.

By the time the duo drops their long-awaited Fan of a Fan II, however, diehards will have to shell out a few bucks, now that Tyga has revealed that the project will be an official retail release.

"It's gonna be an official album — we're already halfway done with it," T-Raw told MTV News on Tuesday night on the set of Young Money's "Senile" music video.

Last month, the duo released a pair of tracks from the tape, the bouncy "Bitches" and the poppy "Do It."

No word on how the two artists' respective labels (Cash Money and RCA) will make things work, but Tyga has the utmost confidence in the material. He wasn't sure when the project would be released, but said it will definitely come after Breezy's X LP and Tyga's upcoming The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty.

"We got 10 singles right now ready to go, but it's just really about timing, man, because I don't wanna confuse the people," he said. "My album is like dark rap, but then I come with this crazy radio hit with Chris, but then I come with this joint with Wayne, ya know? I just wanna set everything up and do it — it's all about timing."

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Justin Bieber Is <i>Still</i> A ‘Piece Of Sh–‘ To Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen isn't backing down from his claims that Justin Bieber is "a piece of sh--," instead, he's doubling down on them.

During a Wednesday (March 12) appearance on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," Rogen was asked by host Andy Cohen about a tweet he posted following Bieber's DUI arrest in January — one that compared JB to a pile of excrement — and, well, let's just say wasn't ready to apologize.

"In my opinion, Justin Bieber's a piece of sh--," Rogen said, as the audience cheered wildly. "He seems like he's obnoxious and ungrateful and insincere, and he puts people's lives in danger with his horrible, horrible behavior."

As you'd probably expect, those comments didn't sit too well with the Beliebers, who have been slamming Rogen all day with enraged (and, occasionally, grammatically correct) tweets of their own ... though we suspect Seth isn't sweating things. After all, he's got bigger things to deal with, namely promoting his new comedy and attempting to land a role in the upcoming

Bieber, on the other hand, is currently awaiting trial on a variety of charges, including DUI in Miami and assault in Toronto. He also recently gave a rather testy deposition in connection to a lawsuit filed by a paparazzo, who alleges Bieber and his bodyguard roughed him up last year.

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This Vintage ‘Veronica Mars’ Interview Will Make You So Nostalgic: Watch

The movie is only one day away, and its release will cap a seven-year wait for loyal Marshmallows. What better way to look forward to the movie than by looking back? It's "Veronica Mars" Throwback Thursday!

First, watch this vintage (2006 is vintage, right?) MTV cast interview with Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni (who plays Veronica's dad) and writer/director/creator Rob Thomas, as they talk about how the classic show actually got on the air in the first place.

"There are a few shows out there, great ones like 'Alias' and 'Buffy,' that really give a woman the chance to be strong," Bell said. "And I like the fact that Veronica is so young and able to do that."

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Veronica's not quite as young in the upcoming film, but she's still an exemplar of an awesome female character. Amazingly, she almost wasn't a detective at first, but Thomas said that he had to find a new twist on the standard teen character show.

"It was my way to fuse a teen drama and a show that was case-driven," he said. "I might have wanted to do a straight character show like a 'Freaks and Geeks' ... Making the teenager a detective allowed me to get it on the air."

And in case that doesn't have you nostalgic enough, have some fun with these then/now photographs of Bell, Thomas, Colantoni and Veronica's love interests.

Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars)



A little older, a little wiser, and just a slightly less ridiculously large camera.

Ryan Hansen (Dick)

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Bill O’Reilly Blew It: Turns Out Abe Lincoln <i>Would</i> Have Done ‘Between Two Ferns’

You'll probably recall, earlier this week, that Fox News' pundit Bill O'Reilly took umbrage at President Barack Obama's appearance on for a variety of reasons, most notably the fact that "Abe Lincoln would not have done it."

That, uh, rationale made rather excellent fodder for the folks at "The Colbert Report," who lampooned O'Reilly's outrage and pointed out that "Abe Lincoln would never have done a viral web video ... the most that president ever did was sit for a daguerreotype meme."

And while we can all sit here and laugh, it bears mention that we here at MTV News have done some actual reporting on the matter ... and what we've uncovered may shock you: turns out, Bill O'Reilly is spreading false information in an attempt to make Barack Obama look bad (gasp!). Because Abraham Lincoln has definitely appeared on "Between Two Ferns." And we've got the proof.

Working with a team of historians, forensic technicians and film preservation experts, we've found three carefully preserved frames taken from Lincoln's December 1863 appearance on "Between Two Ferns with Zacharias Galifianakis," originally broadcast on the Humorous Or Perish zoetrope.

The president showed up that day to rally support amongst young Americans for the 13th Amendment, and though the move was derided by his critics — some of whom argued that "John Quincy Adams would not have done it" — it ultimately proved successful, as the Amendment was adopted two years later. Zacharias, unaware that he was taking part in history, spent most of the time talking about vampires.

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Female Hip-Hop Icons Get Real On Sexism And Success On ‘RapFix Live’

Ladies first. That was the theme of Wednesday's (March 12) episode of RapFix Live, which featured first-time guest anchor Nadeska Alexis and two of the most powerful women in entertainment: Hot 97's Angie Martinez and hip-hop mogul Mona Scott-Young.

March is Women's History Month, so it was only fitting for the show to celebrate women in hip-hop with a focus on female contributions to the male-dominated genre.

First up was Martinez. The 20-year veteran of radio shared the secrets to her success on New York's storied Hot 97 radio station and the huge interview that cemented her legacy as a broadcast icon.

"I always talk about the Tupac interview, which was my first one," Martinez said. "I was super young. I always talk about that as being one where I felt like I had arrived. I lived and breathed the radio station and hip-hop. I love what I do and that's what's worked for me, that I actually love what I do. I actually try to figure out new ways to do what I do and be inspired and I really love the music, I love the artists, I love what I do."

Back in the early aughts, Martinez tried her hand as an emcee, which resulted in a Grammy nomination for her guest bars on Lil' Kim's "Not Tonight" remix and a unique perspective as a radio interviewer.

"It was something new and exciting and I wanted to try it," she said of her days as an MC. "It gave me a better perspective to understand the work ethic that ...

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Why Jesse Plemons Is The <i>Only</i> Choice For ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

Rumors and possible casting choices for "Star Wars: Episode VII" have started to leak out, with no piece more important than who will be taking the lead in the new movie. And while we were able to report that five actors are possibilities for the lead good-guy Jedi, only one choice is the right choice: Jesse Plemons. Here's why:

Home On The Range
Plemons has shown an insane amount of range in his performances, from awkward nice guy Landry on "Friday Night Lights," to dead-eyed embodiment of evil Todd on "Breaking Bad." Any "Star Wars" movie will throw its Jedi hero into the eternal pull between the Dark and Light sides of the Force; Plemons has proven he can play both brilliantly.

Surprise Romantic Lead
You wouldn't picture Plemons as the romantic lead type, but on "Friday Night Lights" his considerable charm snagged the hottest girl in school... Twice, as his character dated both Adrianne Palicki and Jurnee Smollett. And then more recently, he successfully smooched Mae Whitman on a "Parenthood"/"Friday Night Lights" crossover.

Though romance isn't totally necessary to the lead Jedi part in a "Star Wars" movie, even Luke got some action in his day? Even if it was with his sister.

He's Relatable
At the same time, Plemons has an instantly relatable every-man quality. He's not a hulking action hero, he's a regular guy audiences can instantly identify with. If J.J. Abrams is looking to capture some of that Luke Skywalker quality from the first movie, Plemons is your man.

...But Is He Related?
Speaking of which, is he related to Mark ...

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