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Digital Spy: Lil Wayne has admitted that he had no plans to release new material as his first single following his recent release from prison.

Talking to MTV News, the rapper – who will premiere his single ’6 Foot 7 Foot’ from upcoming album Tha Carter IV on the network this Thursday – explained that he would have preferred to pull another track from his last record I Am Not A Human Being rather than a new song.

“Thanks to the fans, [I Am Not A Human Being] still went gold. That’s with one video or something like that and really no promotion,” he said.

“‘Cause when I came home, first thing I was telling [manager Cortez Bryant], I was like, ‘Let’s capitalize, let’s shoot another video off of it’. He was like, ‘You know, it might be a little too late right now’. I was like, ‘I’m Wayne! It ain’t never too late’.”

He continued: “Then that’s when I recorded ’6 Foot 7 Foot’ and he was like, ‘Let’s shoot a video to that’.”

Asked for a hint at what fans could expect from the vid, Wayne explained: “I would love to tell everybody the concept, but there will be people trying to get the idea and put it out before ’6 Foot 7 Foot’ drops.

“But once people see the ’6 Foot 7 Foot’, I guarantee that it’s going to be a game changer.”

via DS

Watch as ESPN NBA Insider Chris Broussard speaks on the reports that the Lakers and Nuggets have had preliminary discussions involving Carmelo Anthony.

Digital Spy: Black Eyed Peas were not paid to headline this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, it has been alleged.

The band, who grossed $81.6 million (£50.5m) from touring in 2010, will not be given a fee for their performance at Sunday night’s American football extravaganza because the “exposure” is considered enough reward, reports Forbes.

Last year’s Super Bowl was watched by a record audience of 106.5 million people and this year’s game is expected to have drawn even higher figures.

Paul Swangard – the managing director of the University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center – said: “The platform that these artists are given can’t be replicated. It’s a basic financial equation. What would you have to do as a band to have a conversation with a third of the country? I think the arrangement makes a lot of sense.”

Lori Landew of Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia explained that headline acts are traditionally not paid for their sets at the annual sporting event.

“Historically, artists do not receive a performance fee for appearing in the Super Bowl halftime show,” he said. “But their expenses, which can be sizable depending on the size of the act and their entourage, are covered.

“You can’t underestimate the additional impact of all the promotion leading up to the game and the show. It’s a great opportunity for an artist to get tremendous exposure, particularly with audiences that are not normally fans.”

A representative from Universal Music Group – the parent company of Interscope, which looks after Black Eyed Peas – declined to confirm the report.

Source: DS

Looks like Stern finally did something right.Yao was named the starting center for this years NBA All Star game, eventhough he is injured he was still voted to start. Obviously that leaves a spot open on the roster, So Mr. Stern decided that the final spot in the West belongs to Kevin Love; Who seems to be having a rather exceptional year so far.

Nature – We Aint Friends

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Do you even know whats going on right here?? I know the homie Punch does because I tried to quiz him and he passed his NY rap test with flying colors. Nature is one of Queens most underrated MC’s. In case you don’t know, he used to run with Nas and the Bravehearts and all that. They had a falling out when Nas didn’t represent correctly. In other words, of course Nas got big in the game, and left the hood so to speak. Nature felt Nas was phony. Now leaving the hood doesn’t mean you can’t move from the hood. Yet, when you don’t bring up the people that you used to run with, then that’s what’s really meant when people say ‘left the hood’. After all, who wants to live in the hood forever. Anyway, this record ‘We Ain’t Friends’ is off the Nature’s underrated classic album “For All Seasons” year 2000. This record is sick! I also added a bonus Nature dissing Nas record. Enjoy. -Trademarkk

Bonus: Nature – Nas Is Not (Nas Diss)

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“A video making the rounds on YouTube shows the footage from the game, and the commentators can be heard joking about the loud Bronx cheer. The crowd erupted as when the singer was shown wearing pink glasses on the overhead scoreboard.” – CBS NY

Respect my goddaughter’s comment after she seen the video? She had me dieing after she said “If I was that close I would have thrown a pretzel at his head”. If shes not a true New Yorker, I truly do not know what is.