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Donna Summers loses her battle from lung cancer at 63
DONNA SUMMER — the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer, reports TMZ.COM. SUMMER, born LADONNA ADRIAN GAINES on DECEMBER 31, 1948, was 63 years old. Sources told TMZ, “the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps, and was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on.”
IMDB notes SUMMER maintained “an unbroken string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, most of which she wrote. She holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the BILLBOARD charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; 3 as a solo artist and one as a duo with BARBRA STREISAND.”
SUMMER was a “five-time GRAMMY winner,” notes IMDB, and was the first artist to win the GRAMMY for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (1979, “Hot Stuff”) as well as the first-ever recipient of the Grammy for Best Dance Recording (1997, “Carry On”). In 2004, she became one of the first inductees, as both an Artist Inductee and a Record Inductee (for 1977′s “I Feel Love”) into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in NEW YORK CITY.”
Omarion Gets “Maybach O” Tattoo
Omarion is serious about his affiliation with Maybach Music Group. To prove how dedicated he is to Rick Ross and crew, the singer has tatted “Maybach O” on his hand and posted the photo online. Apparently happy with the positive feedback the Los Angeles native took to Twitter to thank fans for their support. “Appreciate the tat love my tat artist is official s/O to Menso!! 13th letter,” he wrote.
No word yet on when his new music will drop, but the MMG fam is set to release their Self Made Vol. 2 mixtape next month.
Iranian Rapper Has $100,000 Bounty On His Life Over Song
It’s hard out here for an Iranian MC. CNN reports that an Iranian rapper named Shahin Najafi has received death threats and has a $100,000 bounty on his life for creating a song called “Naghi” that allegedly insults an Imam.
Najafi actually lives in Germany and told Qantara that the song is not about a specific person, in this case Naghi, the tenth Imam in Shia (Shiite) Islam.
“I criticise Iranian society in the song. It seems as though people are just concentrating on the word ‘imam,’” Najafi told Qantara.
Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani has condemned the song, and the 92 year-old has been quoted as saying, “If the song contains any insults or indecency towards Imam Naghi, then it is blasphemy, and God knows what to do.” However, an official “fatwa” ruling that Najafi should be punished by death has not been issued. Nevertheless, an Iranian website, shia-online, has offered $100,000 to whoever kills Najafi.
The socio-political leaning rapper, who rhymes in Farsi, does not seem to be too intimidated by his current predicament, which includes his website being hacked and numerous death threats. “I can’t go into any details. But we have taken precautionary measures,” Najafi told Qantara. “We do, after all, live in a country where there are rules and procedures for such predicaments. So there is nothing to worry about. Some of the supporters of the regime want to create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. But everything is okay, and we will continue with our work.”
Rakim Announces Canadian Tour
Rakim has announced his upcoming Canadian tour, featuring special guest Conscience and presented by Good Friday and Clockwork Music.
The tour kicks off in Montreal, QC on May 17th at Le Belmont, with additional stops planned for Ottawa, ON, Saskatoon, SK and Nelson, BC. The quick trek concludes at Vancouver, BC’s Fortune Sound on May 27th.
Upon his return, the God Emcee is scheduled to appear at New York’s Joe’s Pub on June 13th, where he will perform in partnership with Reebok Classics.
Check out the official Canadian tour dates below.
Ne-Yo Explains Why “The R.E.D. Album” Title Isn’t Copying Game
Ne-Yo raised eyebrows when he announced that he would be changing the title of his next album to The R.E.D. Album.
But according to the singer, there’s no issue. “No … I don’t feel like I ripped off The Game’s album,” said the singer to TMZ, adding that the album title was chosen simply because it was fitting.
“Until The Game comes up to me and says he has a problem with it, I don’t care what people think,” he added.
Ne-Yo pointed out that it’s not the first time an artist has reused an album name. “Jay-Z did The Blueprint and so did KRS-One.”
What Ne-Yo failed to mention, however, was that Jay’s reuse of the title was fodder for Nas’ seminal diss track, “Ether.”
DJ Samore Interview w/ Keith Robinson “Same Rules”
Keith Robinson you may have seen him in Fat Albert “the movie” as Bill, if you grew up in the 90′s Power Rangers, and the one that I know you remember him from is CeCe White in the movie “Dreamgirls”. Before he was acting, he had a recording deal with Motown Records. Now he’s back at the singing and on his independent grind with the single “Same Rules”. Check out interview with DJ Samore on The UE Show.
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