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Title: Blood Brothers
Label: Babygrande
soooooooooooooooooooon adica 5 septembrie.productie intreaga musiu vini paz
Sophomore release from Army Of The Pharoahes members / Jedi Mind Tricks affiliates, guest appearances from Vinnie Paz, Royce 5'9, and Sheek Louch of The Lox.
NICOLAY (FOREIGN EXCHANGE) - "HERE"
Birthing his career on the critically acclaimed collaborative album with Phonte Coleman of Little Brother, as The Foreign Exchange, Nicolay became one indie hip-hop's most respected new beatsmiths. He now brings his official solo debut LP, Here, presenting 11 brand new tracks, including collaborations with Darien Brockington, Black Spade, Wiz Khalifa, Kay, and Sy Smith.
Title: Blood Brothers
Label: Babygrande
soooooooooooooooooooon adica 5 septembrie.productie intreaga musiu vini paz
Sophomore release from Army Of The Pharoahes members / Jedi Mind Tricks affiliates, guest appearances from Vinnie Paz, Royce 5'9, and Sheek Louch of The Lox.
NICOLAY (FOREIGN EXCHANGE) - "HERE"
Birthing his career on the critically acclaimed collaborative album with Phonte Coleman of Little Brother, as The Foreign Exchange, Nicolay became one indie hip-hop's most respected new beatsmiths. He now brings his official solo debut LP, Here, presenting 11 brand new tracks, including collaborations with Darien Brockington, Black Spade, Wiz Khalifa, Kay, and Sy Smith.
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Marc Ecko Links With Nissan To Create Custom Pathfinder, Armada
By Nolan Strong
Date: 8/30/2006 2:00 pm
Clothing and magazine mogul Marc Ecko has teamed with Nissan of North America to modify the design of the car giant's two popular SUV's, the Nissan Pathfinder and the Nissan Armada.
The new partnership, dubbed "SHIFT_unltd," was forged to allow both brands to expand their audience, yet retain their individuality.
The ecko unltd. Nissan Pathfinder will contain a modified grill, a custom black and grey camouflage paint job, black leather 1960's style seats, accent molding, a wood grain steering wheel and other accessories.
Ecko's Cut & Sew Nissan Armada comes with a cream Landau roof, whitewall tires, custom hubs, an extra roomy glove box, metal gas and brake pedals, a wireless communication system, roadster-style gauges and other custom features.
�Side by side, these two vehicles share a design heritage, yet each has its own distinct character,� Ecko said. �My goal is to take that character to the next level and to express the vehicles’ individuality through bold, original design and superior execution.�
Ecko will also create limited co-branded jackets, T-shirts, leather key chains, woven button-downs and other accessories that will be give away at events and sold online at www.nissan.eckounltd.com.
Proceeds of the accessory sales will benefit Sweat Equity Enterprises, a nonprofit that teaches youth professional design and technology skills, while working for leading design companies.
�Both the Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan Armada are known for their power, style and energy, which is also characteristic of Marc Ecko’s creative artistry and compelling vision,� added Jan Thompson, vice president of marketing, NNA. �His design will bring together two great brands that already have an established relationship with street culture, making it a natural and ideal fit.�
The two Nissan SUV's designed by Ecko will be unveiled at a special invite-only event taking place in New York this Oct.
By Nolan Strong
Date: 8/30/2006 2:00 pm
Clothing and magazine mogul Marc Ecko has teamed with Nissan of North America to modify the design of the car giant's two popular SUV's, the Nissan Pathfinder and the Nissan Armada.
The new partnership, dubbed "SHIFT_unltd," was forged to allow both brands to expand their audience, yet retain their individuality.
The ecko unltd. Nissan Pathfinder will contain a modified grill, a custom black and grey camouflage paint job, black leather 1960's style seats, accent molding, a wood grain steering wheel and other accessories.
Ecko's Cut & Sew Nissan Armada comes with a cream Landau roof, whitewall tires, custom hubs, an extra roomy glove box, metal gas and brake pedals, a wireless communication system, roadster-style gauges and other custom features.
�Side by side, these two vehicles share a design heritage, yet each has its own distinct character,� Ecko said. �My goal is to take that character to the next level and to express the vehicles’ individuality through bold, original design and superior execution.�
Ecko will also create limited co-branded jackets, T-shirts, leather key chains, woven button-downs and other accessories that will be give away at events and sold online at www.nissan.eckounltd.com.
Proceeds of the accessory sales will benefit Sweat Equity Enterprises, a nonprofit that teaches youth professional design and technology skills, while working for leading design companies.
�Both the Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan Armada are known for their power, style and energy, which is also characteristic of Marc Ecko’s creative artistry and compelling vision,� added Jan Thompson, vice president of marketing, NNA. �His design will bring together two great brands that already have an established relationship with street culture, making it a natural and ideal fit.�
The two Nissan SUV's designed by Ecko will be unveiled at a special invite-only event taking place in New York this Oct.
Danger Mouse, Banksy Burn Paris - September 5, 2006
SPIN: Danger Mouse, Banksy Burn Paris
CLICK HERE to see photos of the doctored artwork
Watch how it was DONE
Danger Mouse's management confirms he's the "DM" behind the pranksta remixes of Paris Hilton's new album.
Over the weekend, British papers discovered that Banksy, the artist who notoriously sneaked fake versions of famous paintings into art galleries last year, replaced as many as 500 retail store copies of Paris Hilton's debut CD with a retouched and remixed version.
Now, it has been revealed that Danger Mouse -- the producer behind Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, and the famous Grey Album -- is behind the remix portion of the disc.
Along with completely reworked liner notes that included topless photos of Paris slathered with slogans like "Every CD you buy puts me even further out of your league," the CD featured remixes of Hilton songs by someone credited as "DM," letters that stand for Danger Mouse. The song titles were also changed to names like "Why Am I Famous," "What Have I Done," and "What Am I For."
According to an email from his management company obtained by SPIN.com, Danger Mouse met Banksy in London while shopping for disguises. The two had one singular statement about the project: "It's hard to improve on perfection, but we had to try."
SPIN: Danger Mouse, Banksy Burn Paris
CLICK HERE to see photos of the doctored artwork
Watch how it was DONE
Danger Mouse's management confirms he's the "DM" behind the pranksta remixes of Paris Hilton's new album.
Over the weekend, British papers discovered that Banksy, the artist who notoriously sneaked fake versions of famous paintings into art galleries last year, replaced as many as 500 retail store copies of Paris Hilton's debut CD with a retouched and remixed version.
Now, it has been revealed that Danger Mouse -- the producer behind Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, and the famous Grey Album -- is behind the remix portion of the disc.
Along with completely reworked liner notes that included topless photos of Paris slathered with slogans like "Every CD you buy puts me even further out of your league," the CD featured remixes of Hilton songs by someone credited as "DM," letters that stand for Danger Mouse. The song titles were also changed to names like "Why Am I Famous," "What Have I Done," and "What Am I For."
According to an email from his management company obtained by SPIN.com, Danger Mouse met Banksy in London while shopping for disguises. The two had one singular statement about the project: "It's hard to improve on perfection, but we had to try."
you just never know when you're living in a golden age.
Vato is the first single by Snoop Dogg from his album The Blue Carpet Treatment. The song features B-Real and Pharrell, and was produced by The Neptunes. The word "Vato" is spanish for "dude" or man". The song originally had Snoop Dogg singing the hook, but it was replaced by B-Real. The music video for Vato premiered on BET on August 30, 2006[1]. Pharrell Williams said the rapper's newest music video 'Vato' will not only feature his gangsta side, but will also tackle the issue of racial conflict in Los Angeles and call for racial unity.[1] It is directed by Philipp G. Atwell and featured rapper Kid Frost as well as Oscar-Nominee Edward James Olmos..
Mie unu imi place clipul ceva grozav, si nici melodia nu e rea... Snoop e gangsta din nou..
Mie unu imi place clipul ceva grozav, si nici melodia nu e rea... Snoop e gangsta din nou..
Probabil merita un topic separat dar...
Word from the reliable music media source Rolling Stone Magazine is that Hov's new album
will be entitiled Presidential Gala and will most definitely drop the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
Yep, that means a November 14th drop date which is only 1 week after Nas' reported drop date.
That ought to be interesting.
Word from the reliable music media source Rolling Stone Magazine is that Hov's new album
will be entitiled Presidential Gala and will most definitely drop the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
Yep, that means a November 14th drop date which is only 1 week after Nas' reported drop date.
That ought to be interesting.
Hip hop music fans have more sex[ study]
LONDON (Reuters) - Fans of hip hop music are likely to have had more sexual partners in the last five years while many of those who prefer classical strains will have tried cannabis, according to a study released on Thursday.
Psychologist Adrian North from the University of Leicester surveyed 2,500 Britons to find out how their musical tastes related to their lifestyles and interests.
He said the results showed said it was possible to discover clues about what people were like simply from the music they liked.
Almost 38 percent of hip hop devotees and 29 percent of dance music fans were more likely to have had more than one sexual partner in the last five years compared to just 1.5 percent of country music fans.
However they were also more likely to have broken the law, with more than 50 percent of both hip hop and dance music lovers admitting committing a criminal act.
A quarter of classical music fans have tried cannabis while 12 percent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms.
"Surprisingly there have been very few studies on how people's age, sex, socioeconomic status and personality relate to the music they enjoy listening to," North said.
He now wants to recruit 10,000 people for a wider study on his Web site www.musicaltastetest.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Fans of hip hop music are likely to have had more sexual partners in the last five years while many of those who prefer classical strains will have tried cannabis, according to a study released on Thursday.
Psychologist Adrian North from the University of Leicester surveyed 2,500 Britons to find out how their musical tastes related to their lifestyles and interests.
He said the results showed said it was possible to discover clues about what people were like simply from the music they liked.
Almost 38 percent of hip hop devotees and 29 percent of dance music fans were more likely to have had more than one sexual partner in the last five years compared to just 1.5 percent of country music fans.
However they were also more likely to have broken the law, with more than 50 percent of both hip hop and dance music lovers admitting committing a criminal act.
A quarter of classical music fans have tried cannabis while 12 percent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms.
"Surprisingly there have been very few studies on how people's age, sex, socioeconomic status and personality relate to the music they enjoy listening to," North said.
He now wants to recruit 10,000 people for a wider study on his Web site www.musicaltastetest.com
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DMX and Ja Rule End Beef
Perhaps taking a cue from Jay-Z and Nas, rappers DMX and Ja Rule have ended their long-running feud.
The two men engaged in a years-long beef after DMX accused Ja Rule of stealing his rap style, which he said emulated his coarse, husky voice.
According to WENN, the beef ended after DMX talked to Murder Inc's chief, Irv Gotti.
Gotti reportedly reached out to DMX while he was incarcerated and arranged a low-key meeting that included Ja Rule.
DMX expressed his initial reluctance to cooperate.
"Gotti came to me in jail and said I want to make peace with you and him," the rapper said. "I was like, 'Alright Gotti, let's do it. But I need five minutes in a room with your man. I got to put my hands on him.'"
Despite his request to fight, the men ended the conflict peacefully.
"Gotti sat down and we squashed it. I said he [Ja Rule] got to stop sounding like me."
In 2002, Ja Rule said that DMX was simply upset that his star status had risen considerably since the 90's.
"He can't f**k with me and its hurting him right now that I am bigger than him. I'm bigger than him and he's mad," Ja Rule said at the time. "The reason [for his jealous] is he is a b***h and that's what b****es do."
The Game, a rapper from Compton, Calif., admitted on New York's Power 105 that he recently ended his own feud with Ja Rule and was open to collaboration possibilities.
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lol @ DMX "But I need five minutes in a room with your man. I got to put my hands on him."
Perhaps taking a cue from Jay-Z and Nas, rappers DMX and Ja Rule have ended their long-running feud.
The two men engaged in a years-long beef after DMX accused Ja Rule of stealing his rap style, which he said emulated his coarse, husky voice.
According to WENN, the beef ended after DMX talked to Murder Inc's chief, Irv Gotti.
Gotti reportedly reached out to DMX while he was incarcerated and arranged a low-key meeting that included Ja Rule.
DMX expressed his initial reluctance to cooperate.
"Gotti came to me in jail and said I want to make peace with you and him," the rapper said. "I was like, 'Alright Gotti, let's do it. But I need five minutes in a room with your man. I got to put my hands on him.'"
Despite his request to fight, the men ended the conflict peacefully.
"Gotti sat down and we squashed it. I said he [Ja Rule] got to stop sounding like me."
In 2002, Ja Rule said that DMX was simply upset that his star status had risen considerably since the 90's.
"He can't f**k with me and its hurting him right now that I am bigger than him. I'm bigger than him and he's mad," Ja Rule said at the time. "The reason [for his jealous] is he is a b***h and that's what b****es do."
The Game, a rapper from Compton, Calif., admitted on New York's Power 105 that he recently ended his own feud with Ja Rule and was open to collaboration possibilities.
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lol @ DMX "But I need five minutes in a room with your man. I got to put my hands on him."
Word up don't rap no crap, you bore me,
Wanna grab my dick...too lazy...hold it for me
Wanna grab my dick...too lazy...hold it for me
Royce Da 5'9 Sentenced To A Year In Prison
Rapper Royce 'Royce Da 5'9' Montgomery has been sentenced to serve one year in jail for violating his probation, stemming from a driving under the influence charge.
Sources close to Royce told AllHipHop.com that the rapper was arrested and charged with DUI over the summer, in Oakland County, MI, the Detroit suburb where the rapper resides.
"The actual situation was the DUI, but because he lives in the suburbs, you know how that goes," a source close to Royce told AllHipHop.com. "The probation people recommended that he do 30 days, but the judge was like "no." Normally the judge takes the probation people's recommendations, but they sentenced him to a year because they wanted him to think about it."
Royce, who is CEO of M.I.C. Records, was planning to release The Movement Mixtape with Detroit's DJ Butter and he was also working on a new album with DJ Premiere.
According to sources, Royce may still have the option to appeal the sentence, which his immediate associates believe was harsh.
"He may be able to appeal it," the source said. "I think they are really making examples out of people. He didn't even blow that much over. It wasn't like he was drunk and he hit someone - he was driving home at 4 in the morning. It's never like this in the city of Detroit, or in Wayne County."
Representatives for the rapper are asking fans to support the rapper, who leaves behind a family. Free Royce t-shirts are currently being made for supporters.
Fans of Royce can write him in prison:
Ryan Montgomery # 294855 - W1
PO Box 436017
Pontiac MI. 48343
Rapper Royce 'Royce Da 5'9' Montgomery has been sentenced to serve one year in jail for violating his probation, stemming from a driving under the influence charge.
Sources close to Royce told AllHipHop.com that the rapper was arrested and charged with DUI over the summer, in Oakland County, MI, the Detroit suburb where the rapper resides.
"The actual situation was the DUI, but because he lives in the suburbs, you know how that goes," a source close to Royce told AllHipHop.com. "The probation people recommended that he do 30 days, but the judge was like "no." Normally the judge takes the probation people's recommendations, but they sentenced him to a year because they wanted him to think about it."
Royce, who is CEO of M.I.C. Records, was planning to release The Movement Mixtape with Detroit's DJ Butter and he was also working on a new album with DJ Premiere.
According to sources, Royce may still have the option to appeal the sentence, which his immediate associates believe was harsh.
"He may be able to appeal it," the source said. "I think they are really making examples out of people. He didn't even blow that much over. It wasn't like he was drunk and he hit someone - he was driving home at 4 in the morning. It's never like this in the city of Detroit, or in Wayne County."
Representatives for the rapper are asking fans to support the rapper, who leaves behind a family. Free Royce t-shirts are currently being made for supporters.
Fans of Royce can write him in prison:
Ryan Montgomery # 294855 - W1
PO Box 436017
Pontiac MI. 48343
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Rapper Cassidy Critically Injured In Car Accident
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Philadelphia rapper Cassidy is in critical condition, after an accident last night (Oct. 4) in New Jersey injured him and four passengers.
Cassidy, born Barry Reese, suffered the most severe the injuries.
While details are sketchy, the rapper was reportedly leaving New Jersey for a recording studio, when a truck swerved into oncoming traffic and crashed into Cassidy's side of the SUV he was riding in.
"He was the only one that suffered critical injuries," a representative for Cassidy's label Sony/BMG told AllHipHop.com. "[He suffered] a fractured skull and broken bones on the left side of his face."
Four other passengers in the vehicle also suffered injuries, but the severity was not known at press time.
Cassidy is being held at an undisclosed hospital in the New York City area.
The rapper rose to fame with the release of his first solo single 2004's "Hotel," which featured R. Kelly. The single was taken from his debut Split Personality, which landed at No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 upon its release in March of 2004.
In June of 2005, just as Cassidy was preparing his sophomore album I'm a Hustla, he was arrested and charged with the murder of a 22-year-old man Desmond Hawkins, after a shootout behind his Philadelphia row home in April.
During Cassidy's trial, a key prosecution witness recanted his statements about witnessing the rapper firing a gun and claimed police told him what to say.
In Jan. 2006, Cassidy was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime.
Police said they found ammunition in Cassidy's house which matched shell casings recovered from the crime scene.
Cassidy was released from prison in March of 2006, after serving eight months behind bars. The rapper was working on his third album for Swizz Beatz' Full Surface label, which is distributed by J Records.
Shortly after his release, the rapper told AllHipHop.com that he had learned from his experiences over the past year and was on a much different course.
"I’m more patient, humble," Cassidy told AllHipHop.com in March 2006. "I’ve got a better relationship with God and my family. I know my real friends. I just learned so much from it. I was able to clear my mind up – not drink and smoke and party and not deal with the business every day. I was able to think – get my priorities together. I came to the conclusion of where I wanna go and the type of artist I wanna be."
Cassidy was recently featured on the Swizz Beatz' produced song "One Day," which was produced in conjunction with the International Peace Concert.
Cassidy was to perform the song with Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Chris Brown, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Lyfe Jennings during the International Peace Concert, which airs live from the Coliseum in Rome, Italy on December 9th.
Word up don't rap no crap, you bore me,
Wanna grab my dick...too lazy...hold it for me
Wanna grab my dick...too lazy...hold it for me
A Night Out With | Nas and Kelis
And 500 of Their Closest Friends
Nas thanks his wife, the singer Kelis, for his surprise birthday party at the Canal Room.
By DAN LEVIN
October 15, 2006
A HAPPY marriage takes work.
�I’ve been planning this for months,� said the singer Kelis, referring to the surprise party she was giving at Canal Room on a recent Wednesday night for her rapper husband, Nas, to celebrate his 33rd birthday.
It was chaos.
At every step, she was grabbed into a hug or an air kiss on the cheek. Women in trucker hats, slinky dresses and kinky heels whispered in her ear. Men in baseball caps and oversize shirts shoved homemade CD’s into her hands, saying �Give it to Nas.�
�There are way too many people in here,� she said over the roar of 500 friends, relatives and those connected enough to make it inside the doors.
Kanye West was holed up at a V.I.P. table, looking overwhelmed. Usher danced on a black leather couch. His bodyguard stood close by, forearms bulging, wearing black and a forbidding expression.
Suddenly, the D.J. muted the music and the crowd hushed itself for Nas’s arrival. As he parted the black curtain at the entrance, several men in cornrows and do-rags cheered and tackled him with bear hugs.
His bodyguards — larger even than Usher’s — tried in vain to restore order amid the revelry.
Of course, this was not just a birthday celebration. Kelis’s new album, �Kelis Was Here,� hit stores in August. And in December, Def Jam Records, the label of his former rival, Jay-Z, is scheduled to release Nas’s latest album, �Hip-Hop Is Dead.�
But as the night progressed, hip-hop looked very much alive. Nas and his crew of Queens natives chugged bottles of Veuve Clicquot and puffed on cigars. In dark corners, men rolled blunts, marijuana wrapped in cigar leaves. BlackBerry and Treo screens glowed.
There was no approaching Nas, as velvet ropes, and then gigantic men, arms crossed, blocked the way. Kelis, in a shimmery gold and black dress, had found refuge on a corner of the stage, and motioned to an assistant to refill her wine glass.
Then, a series of hip-hop’s early stars took the stage, including Doug E. Fresh, Melle Mel and Slick Rick, who wore several pounds of gold chains and his signature diamond-encrusted eye patch. Heads bopping, the crowd sang along to the lyrics. Break dancers in black denim and fade haircuts followed suit.
Suddenly, Kelis appeared in a gold Playboy bunny costume, followed by two assistant bunnies holding birthday cakes, one featuring a heavy gold chain and a Nas pendant, and the other marijuana leaves and blunts, all made of icing.
�This party made my marriage!� Nas exclaimed. Kelis beamed.
�Honestly,� she said later, �my daddy was a preacher. I wasn’t allowed to listen to any of these people.�
Well after 2 a.m., Sean Paul, the reggae star, was bouncing to the beat of his song �Give It Up to Me.� Diddy, in sunglasses and baseball cap, entourage in tow, kept a low profile. Meanwhile, Nas and Kelis had retired to a well-protected booth.
�I love my husband, but I am not a party planner,� said Kelis, now wearing a T-shirt and jeans. �It’s exhausting. I’m not even drunk.� Nas kissed her, then returned to his cigar.
Kelis giggled and caressed her husband’s neck with a manicured finger. �It’s been a long night,� she said. �And he’s had way too much to drink.�
And 500 of Their Closest Friends
Nas thanks his wife, the singer Kelis, for his surprise birthday party at the Canal Room.
By DAN LEVIN
October 15, 2006
A HAPPY marriage takes work.
�I’ve been planning this for months,� said the singer Kelis, referring to the surprise party she was giving at Canal Room on a recent Wednesday night for her rapper husband, Nas, to celebrate his 33rd birthday.
It was chaos.
At every step, she was grabbed into a hug or an air kiss on the cheek. Women in trucker hats, slinky dresses and kinky heels whispered in her ear. Men in baseball caps and oversize shirts shoved homemade CD’s into her hands, saying �Give it to Nas.�
�There are way too many people in here,� she said over the roar of 500 friends, relatives and those connected enough to make it inside the doors.
Kanye West was holed up at a V.I.P. table, looking overwhelmed. Usher danced on a black leather couch. His bodyguard stood close by, forearms bulging, wearing black and a forbidding expression.
Suddenly, the D.J. muted the music and the crowd hushed itself for Nas’s arrival. As he parted the black curtain at the entrance, several men in cornrows and do-rags cheered and tackled him with bear hugs.
His bodyguards — larger even than Usher’s — tried in vain to restore order amid the revelry.
Of course, this was not just a birthday celebration. Kelis’s new album, �Kelis Was Here,� hit stores in August. And in December, Def Jam Records, the label of his former rival, Jay-Z, is scheduled to release Nas’s latest album, �Hip-Hop Is Dead.�
But as the night progressed, hip-hop looked very much alive. Nas and his crew of Queens natives chugged bottles of Veuve Clicquot and puffed on cigars. In dark corners, men rolled blunts, marijuana wrapped in cigar leaves. BlackBerry and Treo screens glowed.
There was no approaching Nas, as velvet ropes, and then gigantic men, arms crossed, blocked the way. Kelis, in a shimmery gold and black dress, had found refuge on a corner of the stage, and motioned to an assistant to refill her wine glass.
Then, a series of hip-hop’s early stars took the stage, including Doug E. Fresh, Melle Mel and Slick Rick, who wore several pounds of gold chains and his signature diamond-encrusted eye patch. Heads bopping, the crowd sang along to the lyrics. Break dancers in black denim and fade haircuts followed suit.
Suddenly, Kelis appeared in a gold Playboy bunny costume, followed by two assistant bunnies holding birthday cakes, one featuring a heavy gold chain and a Nas pendant, and the other marijuana leaves and blunts, all made of icing.
�This party made my marriage!� Nas exclaimed. Kelis beamed.
�Honestly,� she said later, �my daddy was a preacher. I wasn’t allowed to listen to any of these people.�
Well after 2 a.m., Sean Paul, the reggae star, was bouncing to the beat of his song �Give It Up to Me.� Diddy, in sunglasses and baseball cap, entourage in tow, kept a low profile. Meanwhile, Nas and Kelis had retired to a well-protected booth.
�I love my husband, but I am not a party planner,� said Kelis, now wearing a T-shirt and jeans. �It’s exhausting. I’m not even drunk.� Nas kissed her, then returned to his cigar.
Kelis giggled and caressed her husband’s neck with a manicured finger. �It’s been a long night,� she said. �And he’s had way too much to drink.�