SFTC: ADDI STEWART IS "MINDBENDER SUPREME."

Addi Stewart was a music reporter for years at NOW magazine Toronto. Makes me just wanna get into the music biz myself soon. Addi's crazy! They even have his name engraved into the sidewalk near MuchMusic. I am not making this up. Below is proof. When your name is engraved on the sidewalk next to VH1, it's not who you know, it's who KNOWS YOU!

Since 1996, Adhimu "Mindbender" Stewart has consistently created a completely new definition of MC, every single time he rhymes into a mic. His mission is to open the mind's third eye while simultaneously satisfying the third ear of the listener, taking them into a brave new world where intellectual song concepts, creative metaphors, and deep social commentaries reign supreme. Currently, he is preparing many projects, one with Supreme Being Unit rhyme partner Conspiracy, called "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rhyme", as well as a collaboration album with Micill Shazaam Write called "Obeah".

Obeah: http://www.myspace.com/obeah13
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mindbendermind
Music: http://www.reverbnation.com/mindbender
Blog: http://www.tumblr.com/mindbenderlovesyou
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/mindbender999

SFTC: TONIGHT====THE DYNAMIC POP/ROCK SENSATION MARY ROSE OBSESSION MAKE THEIR TV DEBUT.

Better don't miss this interview!! Roger's TV interview with MяO™.... Mon Feb 22nd @ 8:30pm.... York Region cable 10 & 63.

Based out of Toronto, the Canadian Rock N’ Roll band consists of lead singer and guitarist Daniel Grandinetti, lead guitarist Christopher Bundas, bassist David Grandinetti, and drummer Matthew Bundas. The two pairs of brothers have created a modern sound of “Rock N Roll” for a new generation. Daniel's powerful melodic voice, Christopher's raw hard rock/blues inspired riffs, David's soulful bass, and Matthew's thick grooving drums create a sound that has been described as a unique hybrid rock with the soul and purity of the 60’s and 70’s and the power and energy of the 80's and 90's.

Check them out at Myspace.com/maryroseobsession
and on Facebook. Below is master Guitarist Chris Bundas and me along with DJ Loli and the sultry Casey Reinhart of MTV's Laguna Beach. Casey is Doug's sister (Paris Hilton's boyfriend)

SFTC: DYNAMIC TORONTO RADIO PERSONALITY JENI MCKENZIE LAUNCHES SUPER WEBSITE.

Jeni with Dynamic Canadian Rapper Jason Rochester

Jeni with Canadian Reggae guru and Kardinal Offishall pal Lindo P.

Jeni with the lovely Canadian Queen of R&B Kim Davis and Johnny Roxx

Jeni with Juno award and MuchMusic award nominated Canadian Rapper The kid Famous.

Photos: Kamshuka Photography

Jeni McKenzie is probably the BEST radio personality I know in Canada, not just Toronto, the whole of Canada. As most of you may know, she is the leading on air Radio personality that promotes Canadian Artists the most. In fact Jeni was HipHossip's Radio Woman of the year in 2008. She launched her website www.jjisjeni.com . Knowing the Jeni I know, this website is not even about herself. It's about what else? CANADIAN artists and the rest of us. What cool humility?

The humble Jeni has put together a collage of videos featuring artists like Johnny Roxx, Kim Davis, featured Producers, and even beats from them. She has the "On the go" blog coming soon and also a "Green Tip" blog. Jeni is a earth friendly guru too. You can get all your recycling tips here and more. She dishes this out from her show on FLOW 93.5FM. Jeni Jeni Jeni, still the nicest human being in the music industry had all her peeps come out and show her love. It was packed with Canadian urban music superstars like Rochester, Kim Davis, Drake, Johnny Roxx, Lindo P and more.

The pictures were WICKED! Creatively Dynamic Photographer Belinda of Kamshuka photography took the photographs at this party. Nice backgrounds and groups of totally HOT Canadian celebs. Belinda is available for all your events and you can check out her website here. Boy, I have missed parties but this was one that I really MISSED!

Links to check out on this lovely inspiring story...

http://www.jjisjeni.com (Jeni's lovely website)
http://www.Kamshuka.com (Kamshuka Photography)
My 2008 interview with Jeni (Radio Woman of the year)

.....OH! AND did we tell you that someone spotted the Drakester at the party too? They sent this to us. I sure missed a good par-tee!

EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN FIRST: MEET AMERICA'S NEW POP/SOUL ARTIST JSTAVO.

EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN FIRST!!

JStavo is a dynamic Virginian crooner based out of Atlanta who has landed into the music business BIG time. Growing up in a great household, encouraging younger kids to follow their dreams as he spoke to KJ about was very interesting. He is an independent artist who is already making waves performing at radio station benefit concerts like top rated WPGC-FM in Washington DC opening for big artists like Amerie, Omarion, Brian Mcknight, and Doug E Fresh.

Below we discovered him on YouTube singing Beyonce's "Halo." It really is funny as he was cleaning the bathroom while the rest of us just sing in the shower.



JStavo struck us with talent. An easy going guy who wants to meet his Canadian fans, has two hit songs "Taken" feat Bambu and "Superman"which struck us to think about that pop/soul genre he says he belongs to. These hits are HOT.

He has his own blog that he solely writes about his daily activities. wants to be a music enterpreneur later endorsing and designing clothing. KJ even asked him when he goes on SNL, would he shout HipHossip out? We had that happen to us when Shawty Lo shouted us out on the BET Hip-Hop Awards in 2008.

Like I said in the promo, he's smooth, he's dynamic and he is the next big thing in 2010. JStavo will be seen one day on SNL, singing the anthem at the next Superbowl and even White House events. Now click here to listen to JSTAVO's dynamic phoner at our MySpace portal. More portals are coming. After that, then listen to the hit songs.

JSTAVO'S FIRST EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN INTERVIEW.

http://www.myspace.com/hiphossipcanada

The HITS: Superman and Taken feat Bambu

JStavo 's Blog: http://jstavo.wordpress.com/
JStavo's Twitter page: http://twitter.com/JSTAVO
JStavo's YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/JStavo
JStavo's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/jstavomusic

SFTC: MORE OF JENI MCKENZIE'S WEBSITE LAUNCH PARTY.

RIHANNA'S BIRTHDAY BASH TONITE IN ARIZONA WITH BOYFRIEND MATT KEMP.

The singer turns 22 today Feb 20th 2010 and will ring in her birthday with a very "private and intimate" bash thrown for her by her boyfriend, Dodger Matt Kemp, sources tell E! News exclusively.

"(Matt) really wanted to do something nice for Rihanna this year since she didn't have much of a 21st birthday last year," says one source.

According to the insider, Kemp originally wanted to throw Rihanna a surprise party, but eventually Rihanna caught on and now knows there will be a small get-together.

E! News has learned that the party will be a low-key night with Kemp and Ri-Ri's "closest friends, good Jamaican food, a photo booth, dancing and a nice cake."

Party spies tell us the event will be held at a private residence in Phoenix, where Kemp is currently staying for spring training and where Rihanna arrived to yesterday from Australia to be with Kemp.

Source

SFTC: THE KID FAMOUS AND THE OBAMA VIDEO. YOU AMERICANS BETTER WATCH THIS ONE.

Even we at HipHossip captured this one in his early days...

SFTC: PHONY PROMOTERS USING DRAKE'S NAME TO PROMOTE CONCERTS AND CLUB APPEARANCES!

Looks like more money, more problems for Drake. The Toronto MC recently released a statement apologizing to fans for the fake booking agents who’ve been using his name without consent to collect deposit money for concert dates and club appearances Drizzy had no knowledge of.

“It has been brought to my attention that false promoters and booking agents are illegally using my name and likeness to promote concerts and club appearances for their own financial gain,” said the statement. “It is frustrating for me to hear that many of my fans, who like myself are innocent victims in these scams, have been misled due to the greed of these promoters. I apologize to any fan that has been a victim of these circumstances or feels let down by false advertising. Please be assured that my team and I take these matters seriously and are actively cooperating with authorities. I cannot thank my fans enough for supporting my music and all that I do.”

The Young Money star is booked solely by International Creative Management. For the most up to date and accurate concert and club appearance dates for Drake fans can visit his official MySpace page. —Brooklyne Gipson XXL magazine

That is as low as some idiots will get around here to make money.

WEEKEND LINKORAMA...

• Most hated woman in the world Tameka Foster who took our site down pissed off at E! True Hollywood story of Usher.
• Most of Beyonce's moves came from Jay-Z's choreographing
• Jay-Z wants to collaborate with Lilly Allen
• See all the photos from the Brit awards
• Jay-Z says Amy Winehouse has redefined British music
• L'il Wayne gets 8 root canals in one day and then off to jail
• "American Idol" contestants now allowed to post to Facebook and Twitter
• NAS still owes Kelis $200k in child support

THEY ARE COMING SOON TO CANADA: THE OMG GIRLZ!

Tiny's daughter, L'il Wayne and Toya's daughter and the beautiful Rodriguez girls in the studio. Listen to a snipett of their music.

LOL! JAY-Z AND DIDDY NOT IMPRESSED WITH MASCOT DANCING "SINGLE LADIES" IN FRONT OF THEM.

Look at Diddy's son Christian laughing it on at the men....

OLYMPICS PLANE SAGA: RAP STAR SKY BLU AND FORMER REPUBLICAN PREZ CANDIDATE IN AIR CANADA ALTERCATION TO VANCOUVER!

A rap star says former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney first touched him -- and not the other way around -- during a confrontation aboard an Air Canada flight that was preparing to take off from Vancouver, British Columbia.

A rap star says former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney first touched him -- and not the other way around -- during a confrontation aboard an Air Canada flight that was preparing to take off from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sky Blu, whose given name is Skyler Gordy, says in a video posted Friday on TMZ.com that he was trying to go to sleep when he leaned his seat back on the Vancouver-to-Los Angeles flight Monday. He says Romney loudly told him several times to straighten it and then grabbed his shoulder.

"I just react -- boom -- get off me, you know," Gordy says in the video, taking a swing through the air as he speaks. "And I didn't take it any further than that. I just wanted the man not to touch me; that's it."

Gordy says that Romney's wife, Ann, screamed and that the plane returned to the gate before two police officers escorted him off. After being detained briefly, he was allowed to buy a ticket for another flight.

Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom had no comment Friday about whether Gordy was the man with whom Romney had the confrontation. But aides said this week that Romney told them he thought the other person was a band member. Read the rest

Funny enough, the name of the group is LMFAO!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: RADIO PERSONALITY JENI MCKENZIE.

FLOW 93.5FM IS HIPHOSSIP.COM'S RADIO WOMAN OF THE Y
Uploaded by KeminicationsMedia. - See the latest featured music videos.

" Reggae makes the world go round."......Jeni McKenzie

BEYONCE DECLARED AMERICAN'S GOLDEN AND PLATINUM GIRL.

BEYONCE has landed another major accolade - she has been named the most successful musician of the new century's first decade in America. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) bosses have released their decade list of the bestselling artists and Grammy Award record breaker Beyonce tops both the albums and video certifications and ringtone certifications countdown. She landed 64 gold and platinum certifications for sales of albums and videos and a further 19 for ringtones.

The Eagles topped all other groups in total gold and platinum awards with 48, while the late Michael Jackson led male solo artists with 44, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Three albums tied for the decades highest certification at 11times platinum: 'N Sync's No Strings Attached, Shania Twain's Up! and Outkast's 2003 double Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.

Gold awards are presented for sales of 500,000 albums, digital songs or ringtones, and platinums are handed out to artists who pass the one million mark. Each multi-platinum award is counted as a separate certification. A music video goes gold at 25,000 units, platinum at 50,000 and multiplatinum for every 50,000 units after that.

SIGNING LADY GAGA MAY LET AKON RETIRE!!

Akon is considering an early retirement thanks to Lady Gaga - because signing the pop sensation to his record label has set him up financially for life.

Akon signed the Poker Face hitmaker to his KonLive label at Interscope Records in 2007 after she was dropped by another of the company's imprints.

GaGa's Grammy-winning hits have gone on to dominate music charts across the globe, and Akon admits he could quit his own career for good and continue to live in luxury thanks to the lucrative deal.

Recalling his agreement with Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine, Akon tells the Associated Press, "I was like, 'Yo, I want to sign that right there. She needs to be under my umbrella. Jimmy was like, 'Yeah, whatever you want. Take her. Let's get it done.' And she just blossomed into a super megastar, man.

"She's pretty much retired me. She was definitely a blessing. She came at the right moment. I'm glad I believed in her, boy. That goes to show you, if you believe in something strong enough, it will pay off."

PSYCHO WHO STALKED ASHANTI JAILED FOR 2 YEARS.

An obsessed Ashanti fan who bombarded the R&B star's mother with obscene text messages has been jailed for two years.

Devar Hurd was convicted of stalking and aggravated harassment in December, and, on Thursday, a Manhattan judge sentenced the wannabe rapper to two years imprisonment. Hurd has already served eight months behind bars awaiting his trial and subsequent sentencing.

The 31 year old was arrested last year after texting a string of lewd messages to the Grammy winner's mother, Tina Douglas - including sexual and romantic scenarios and explicit images of his genitalia.

Hurd defended his actions, insisting the messages were harmless "banter".

ELTON JOHN SCARED OF FAME NOW?

Fame has lost its appeal for SIR ELTON JOHN because it cost his friends their lives. The rocker admits the thought of becoming a famous musician was very attractive when he was starting out, but now he's convinced it's a curse that kills. He tells Parade magazine, "Princess Diana, Gianni Versace, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, all dead.

Two of them shot outside their houses. None of this would have happened if they hadn't been famous. Fame attracts lunatics. "I never had a bodyguard, ever, until Gianni died. I don't like celebrity anymore."

LINKORAMA...

• Susan Boyle collapses at airport
• Lady Gaga's 30 most outrageous outfits
• Weezy hit with royalty suit
• Top 24 American Idols revealed
• Sade will not collaborate with Drake
• Chris Brown praised by judge for ongoing hard labour

DRAKE'S SPRITE COMMERCIAL,

REMEMBERING SHOOTAMAC: JONATHAN JOHNSON R.I.P

For all of you waiting for your big break, my friend JJ was shot 10 days ago and killed. Shootamac was a friend of Drake and many of us. On Feb 4th he was killed by a coward. On Twitter, his bio reads "I would rather you follow GOD much more than I give a shit about you followin me."

Look at what his last tweet was....
http://twitter.com/shootamac

Read about his murder here.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS....

These are Feb 14th 2002 pictures. Eni will be 23 next week, Oyin 19 and KJ of course will be 10 this year. Hope you and yours enjoy your Valentines day.

COMING THIS WEEKEND: PROMISING R&B SINGER JSTAVO.

He's smooth, he's dynamic and he is the next big thing in 2010. JStavo will be seen one day on SNL, singing the anthem at the next Superbowl and even White House events. Stay tuned......HipHossip has the FIRST Canadian interview. Coming this weekend...Meanwhile take a look below at that link.

http://jstavo.wordpress.com/

SFTC: APRIL WINE HEADING TO CANADIAN HALL OF FAME.

Oowatanite — everything will be all right for April Wine on April 18.

That’s when the rockers will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall, as part of this year’s Juno Awards ceremonies.

“To be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame is a tremendous honour,” said singer-guitarist Myles Goodwyn in a statement. “On behalf of all April Wine members, past and present, a heartfelt thank-you to the Juno Awards.”

Formed in Halifax in 1969, April Wine have accumulated a lengthy string of hits during their four-decade career — including Bad Side of the Moon, Weeping Widow, Could Have Been a Lady, Tonight is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love, Roller, You Won’t Dance With Me, Say Hello and I Like to Rock.

This year’s Juno Awards will be handed out in St. John’s, Nfld. The full list of nominees will be revealed March 3.

Source

SHAR JACKSON EMOTIONAL OVER KEVIN FEDERLINE'S FULL FIGURE.

BEYONCE ON THE TODAY SHOW.

THE DYNAMIC LARA LAVI INTERVIEW WITH SOHH ONLINE BLOG.

The Rise and Fall of Deathrow records. Listen to this interview with Lara Lavi. There is nobody that can tell me that Lara cannot manage her own company. I know this woman and she is far from unintelligent! She is a smart woman and should guide her assets. Lara is the BEST! Below is Sean Jones that she talked about.

LINKORAMA.....

• Is Howard Stern gonna replace Simon on American Idol?
• Black Eye Peas Manager settles with Perez Hilton
• Folasade Adu is back! (I grew up next door to her)
• Noel Gallagher will not be attending attacker's sentencing
  
• John Mayer apologizes for Playboy interview laced with profanity and insults
• Jacko's doctor officially charges with manslaughter
• Beyonce becomes the official face for Fashion for Haiti
  
• WHO DAT? The WHO's Pete Townshend explains the superset performance on the Superbowl
• Hoe gives birth and wants paternity test from Beyonce's dad
• Ciara's Twitter page hacked
  
• The game wants to collaborate with Ashanti

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

To all of you who e-mailed me about the death of my best friend, my sister, my twin sister. God is nothing but wonderful. Iwada, thank you for all the memories! Pictured is Mrs Ibe with her oldest child last year. I will resume blogging this week.

NEW VIDEO: RIHANNA'S RUDE BOY.

WEEZY'S SENTENCING POSTPONED FOR DENTAL APPOINTMENT?

A Manhattan judge granted a request Tuesday by the rapper known as Lil Wayne to adjourn his jail sentence so some dental work can be done.

Dwayne Carter, as he is known legally, was scheduled Tuesday to be sentenced to a year in prison on gun charges by Supreme Court Judge Charles Solomon.

In the surprise request, Wayne's attorney, Stacey Richman, asked the judge to push back the Grammy award winner's sentencing so he could take care of a dental-related issue, and travel to Florida to do so.

Solomon granted the adjournment and moved the hip-hop star's sentencing to March 2.

The best dentists are actually in the jails!

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DIDDY'S MOVING SPEECH ON THE BET HONORS.

AWWWW.....SO DRAKE LOST BUT A GREAT PERFORMANCE.

FYI, for all the Canadians asking me, Eminem won Best Rap Album for "Relapse" and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Crack A Bottle". SO DRAKE LOST!! Now we have L'il Wayne heading to jail this month and Drake better get that album out. There's always next year...

Several Canadians were among those early winners.

Neil Young snagged the award for best boxed or special limited edition package for his elaborately designed box set The Archives, Vol. 1 1963-1972.

The Canadian music legend had also been honoured during the weekend's festivities as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' MusiCares person of the year.

Actor Michael J. Fox won the best spoken word album Grammy for Always Looking Up, based on his book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist — which explores his personal philosophy amid an ongoing struggle with Parkinson's disease and stories of other optimists who have triumphed over adversity.

Crooner Michael Bublé was honoured with the award for traditional pop vocal album, for his album Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden.

Canadian acts who failed to win included rap newcomer Drake, Montreal duo Beast, rock group Nickelback, hit producer David Foster, R&B singer Melanie Fiona and aboriginal singers Northern Cree.

Some files from CBC

THE WRAP UP: 2010 GRAMMY WINNERS ...BEYONCE IS THE BIG WINNER!

The Winners

• Album of the Year Taylor Swift, Fearless
• Record of the Year Use Somebody, Kings of Leon
• New Artist Zac Brown Band
• Song of the Year Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), written by Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart (Beyoncé)
• Female Pop Vocal Performance Halo, Beyoncé
• Male Pop Vocal Performance Make it mine, Jason Mraz
• Pop Performance, Duo Or Group I Gotta Feeling, the Black Eyed Peas
• Pop Collaboration Lucky, Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
• Pop Instrumental Performance Throw Down Your Heart, Béla Fleck
• Pop Instrumental Album Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones
• Pop Vocal Album The E.N.D., the Black Eyed Peas
• Dance Recording Poker Face, Lady Gaga
• Electronic/Dance Album The Fame, Lady Gaga
• Traditional Pop Vocal Album Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé
• Solo Rock Vocal Performance Working on a Dream, Bruce Springsteen
• Rock Performance, Duo or Group With Vocals Use Somebody, Kings of Leon
• Hard Rock Performance War Machine, AC/DC
• Metal Performance Dissident Aggressor, Judas Priest
• Rock Instrumental Performance A Day in the Life, Jeff Beck
• Rock Song Use Somebody, written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
• Rock Album 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
• Alternative Music Album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
• Female R&B Vocal Performance Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), Beyoncé
• Male R&B Vocal Performance Pretty Wings, Maxwell
• R&B Performance, Duo Or Group With Vocals Blame It, Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
• Traditional R&B Vocal Performance At Last, Beyoncé
• Urban/Alternative Performance Pearls, India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore
• R&B Song Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), written by Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart
• R&B Album BLACKsummers’ Night, Maxwell
• Contemporary R&B Album I Am ... Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
• Rap Solo Performance D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune), Jay-Z Rap Song Run This Town, written by Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West, Ernest Wilson and Athanasios Alatas Rap Album Relapse, Eminem
• Female Country Vocal Performance White Horse, Taylor Swift
• Male Country Vocal Performance Sweet Thing, Keith Urban
• Country Performance, Duo Or Group With Vocals I Run to You, Lady Antebellum
• Country Song White Horse, Liz Rose and Taylor Swift
• Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Up
• Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Jai Ho, written by Gulzar, A. R. Rahman and Tanvi Shah, from “Slumdog Millionaire”
• Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972), Gary Burden, Jenice Heo and Neil Young
• Short-Form Music Video Boom Boom Pow, the Black Eyed Peas
• Long-Form Music Video The Beatles Love — All Together Now

Now can Sasha go rest and have a baby? Congrats to all.

****EXCLUSIVE LIVE****GAGA IS COMING OUT IN THIS NEXT!

WTF? Who makes her outfits?

GAGA OR BEYONCE? PERFORMANCES FROM OUTTA THIS WORLD.

Some really energetic performances tonite, but these women are gonna be dueling for all the trophies. I say it's Beyonce's year when it's really chic with a dick's year.

GRAMMYS 2010: THE FASHIONISTAS..............

Pink looks like Taylor's spiritual adviser after a session

Keri Hilson just tweeted a congrats to the Zack Brown band.

Rihanna and Katy Perry looked sweet. What's that eye make up?

I don't know about that dress and it's straps?

Adam Lamby always lookin guud!

MJB looks good in Pink

Pink showed up with Carey Hart? Guess they are back

Ke$ha looked drunk and stoned. Uwa-uwa-ooo

J-Hud still has those baby cleavage...LOL!