- Now You Know My Drink Of Choice.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Pleasure P Speaks
Pleasure P has issued a statement regarding the allegations of child molestation.
He had this to say according to NecoleBitchie:
“All of the recent rumors and accusations that are being circulated about me are 100% false. They are disgusting and vile; and they are being spread by individuals with their own sick agendas. The purported documents that are also being circulated are forgeries. I have never met or known anyone by the name of “AGoldstein” or Laura Goldstein or Ashley Goldstein, which I believe are fictitious names. I have never been represented by an attorney named Goldstein. For someone to go to such depths to assassinate my character and slander my good name is truly criminal. My attorneys are investigating this matter and will take all necessary and appropriate action to protect my name and reputation.”
Meanwhile, whomever is operating the AGoldsteingirl twitter account (which “supposedly” the daughter of the lawyer who “allegedly” represented his case) is still popping off:
Hooray @PleasureP for taking the ill advice of outright lying in his statement. Do you really want to accuse me of falsifying documents.
Pleasure P, your denial of this happening is going to ruin you. Now when victims come forward you will be worse off than before.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE DENIED IT, LET’S SEE WHAT YOUR ANSWER IS FOR THE NEXT UPLOAD. Great Job Pleasure P the pedophile
This is getting crazy.
Kelis Got New Gig
Just a Hollywood side note:
Kelis was recently signed to Will.i.am's record label. That to me sounds like a solid move. His production and writing skills with her creativeness, swag and energy is gonna be hot. She was dropped from Jive Records in 2007 and this past year has been filled with joy and drama, so this is good news for the "Milkshake" singer. She had this to say,
"I can't wait to put out new music and spend time with real music fans on tour again."
Cool Kelis
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WTF Whitney No Grammy What?
No Grammy Nominations for Whitney Houston? That doesn't even make any scene. Her two singles were hot, not the hottest songs on the album, but still.
Her people are going to have to came up with a plan B. Whitney was a shoe in for a Grammy this year, with her big comeback and all. And the Grammy should have been the cherry on top. Some are saying it's because of her diva attitude with the Grammy committee in the pass, but that is just a rumor.
Really?
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WTF???
Drake And Chris Vibe Together.
Drake and Chris Brown are cover boys for this months issue of Vibe magazine. Yeah their back in business (Vibe that is).
Here is what he says in the interview:
“Definitely just learn from your mistakes [and] keep it movin’ – have fun with life, love life.” Brown has definitely kept it movin’ in the face of adversity over the past few months. He has been writing and recording his long-awaited third LP, titled Graffiti, which has been marked by many as a “comeback” album. Yet, in order to make a comeback, you must have gone somewhere first – and Brown insists that he never really left. Instead, this is where he shifts into a new role in the music industry and, above all, continues his commitment to churn out the music his supporters demand.
What Do You Think?
And Check Out Chris's Promo Video.
The Dream Is Seeing Nightmares
Talented R&B songwriter The-Dream was livid last night about not receiving not one Grammy nod. In a nut shell the Grammy nod are voted on by people in the industry. The very people that come to him for a hit records somehow think that none of his solo albums are Grammy worthy? Side-Eye...This years ‘Love vs. Money’ was all over the radio. And his first album still gets play from start to finish in my CD play now, but then again I'm not on the committee. The Dream took to twitter to blast the industry for the apparent oversight.
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Can't blame him...and just so you know "Single Ladies" and "Blame It" were written by him.(among others)
Divas Of The Grammys
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards show is upon us Beyonce and Taylor Swift are the two divas leading the rest with 10 for Bee and Swift with 8. The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell Kanye West Swift's best friend, got 6 nods each. Lady GaGa, David Guetta and Jay-Z scored 5 nominations apiece. Showtime is set for January 31st 2010, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Here are some of the Hollywood battles:
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift – Fearless
Record of the Year
Beyoncé – “Halo”
Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
The Fray – “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids”
Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”
Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele – “Hometown Glory”
Beyoncé – “Halo”
Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
Pink – “Sober”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
John Legend – “This Time”
Maxwell – “Love You”
Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”
Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea of Heartbreak”
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray
Pink – Funhouse
Best Dance Recording
Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Madonna – “Celebration”
Britney Spears – “Womanizer”
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
Pleasure P – “Under”
Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come at Last”
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – “At Last”
Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”
Boney James & Quinn – “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”
Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”
Best R&B Song
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Pleasure P – “Under”
Best R&B Album
Anthony Hamilton – The Point of It All
India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Ledisi – Turn Me Loose
Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night
Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Pleasure P – The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
Trey Songz – Ready
T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack a Bottle”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On a Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead and Gone”
Best Rap Song
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead and Gone”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z, Rihanna, & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Miley Cyrus – “The Climb” (From Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Paramore – “Decode” (From Twilight)
A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash – “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Beyoncé – “Once in a Lifetime” (From Cadillac Records)
Bruce Springsteen – “The Wrestler” (From The Wrestler)
Pleasure P Former Child Molester?
This situation with Pleasure P is only getting worst, and the bad thing is with all this documentation coming out I still don't want to believe it. Really 3 and 4 year old boys and girls P? Here are how other bloggers are reporting this story.
Via Mediatakeout (which I understand is not a credible sourcse, but they seem to be saying the same as credible ones):
Some very SERIOUS accusations are being levied against R&B singer Pleasure P (Gov't name, Marcus Cooper). The rumor mill is BUZZING with allegations that he acted INAPPROPRIATELY with at least two children, a boy aged 3 and a girl aged 4.
The rumors of Pleasure P's inappropriate behavior have been around for many years. But they heated up in early 2007 - right around the time that Pleasure P was asked to leave his group - Pretty Ricky.
Now these are VERY serious allegations, and because up until now, we were never able to locate ANY information or documents linking Pleasure P with any child sexual abuse, we've refrained from reporting on them.
But now, MediaTakeOut.com has gotten its hands on one. In the below document, it shows that Pleasure P's 3 year old nephew was REMOVED from his parents and placed in a shelter. And in the removal docs, the court SPECIFICALLY forbids Pleasure from coming in contact with the child - implying that he acted inappropriately in the past.
And there's more proof, Pleasure P's bandmates are NOT Commenting OR DENYING the rumors. In fact, they have come out SPECIFICALLY to say that they KICKED HIM OUT of the group. Here's their statement:
"Unfortunately, due to Pleasure P’s lawyer filing an injunction against us from speaking, we are not at liberty to speak about the case.
How ever we will let it be known that we did kick him out of the group, he did not leave on is own free will. We did a deal with Atlantic via Craig Calman that we would let him out of the group if they bought out his contract with us and Blue Star which is the official label of Pretty Ricki.
We are not at liberty to discuss why we kicked him out of the group.”
This is very disturbing!! For now, we're going to consider Pleasure P innocent. But dude really needs to come out and EXPLAIN THIS MESS . . . cause it don't look good AT ALL!!!
SEE COMMENTS UNDER THE PHOTOS:
And then there's NecoleBitchie:
Here’s a letter NecoleBitchie.com received detailing everything that’s going on with the Pleasure P Child Molestation Drama that hit the web earlier today.:
Hey Necole,
I know you heard a lot about the whole “Pretty Rickey/Pleasure P” child molestation drama. Well I am VERY close to the situation and BOTH parties and I want you to understand that it is ALL true. Not speculation or anything. He was convicted. The problem lies in Blue Star Entertainment, the label that housed and groomed Pretty Ricky. They paid a substantial amount of money to have these documents sealed back in 2006. [<==see Pretty Ricky member Diamond Blue's response to this below] The label wanted to keep the aura of Pleasure in the group and figured since he was signed basically for life that they would recoup the cost. Well, this was not the case as the other members of Pretty Ricky started separating themselves from Marcus “Pleasure P” Cooper as time went on. This eventually lead to them riding in separate cars to shows, arguing amongst themselves to them even jumping him (Pleasure P) at one point. This lead to him leaving the group but he is still very much contracted to Blue Stars Entertainment for 5 albums.
Here’s what happened: When he was 16 going on 17, he was left alone with his niece and nephew with whom he touched and penetrated with fingers on several occasions. His aunt noticed his niece complaining of her genital area hurting, when asked what happened she replied “Uncle Marcus keeps touching me and he hurt me”. Of course Marcus (Pleasure P) denied the allegations but the doctor found signs that she had vaginal damage and tearing. Charges were then pursued by the State of Florida.
The incident happened in 2004 going into 2005. He served like 8 months, rehab and community service by time the trial came up. Marcus accepted a plea with the State of Florida and Joseph Smith who is the care giver of the niece and nephew which Marcus “Pleasure P” Cooper molested. These are not the only papers filed against him. These are the first of 3. As part of the plea agreement Marcus plead guilty and paid an “undisclosed amount” to remain free and have the records “sealed” and on the family level for them to remain quiet and not to speak publicly about it. The “sealed document” means nothing other than “we won’t tell anyone it’s here..but if they find it they can have it” basically. The problem also is that Attorney Goldstein (Who represented Marcus “Pleasure P” Cooper in the trial) has a daughter named Laura Goldstein who is also her fathers assistant. Marcus Cooper never completed his payments after the hearing to his attorney.
Attorney Goldstein tried to reach out to Marcus only to be told “Don’t call this phone no more” on several occasions. This caused frustration on Attorney Goldstein’s ends due to the time & effort he put into this “special plea bargain” he negotiated that I don’t think ANY attorney could have done. After Attorney Goldstein threatened to sue Marcus Cooper the “alleged threats” became real from Coopers end. I have personally heard these messages and I know who they are from and they are very disturbing. Especially to an attorney who can use them against you.
Laura Goldstein felt her father was not doing enough to stop the threats as they began to increase so she took to twitter (her twitter is @AGoldsteinGirl) to “expose” Marcus “Pleasure P” Cooper in a way that was sure to make him “go away”. Now all the documents from the initial hearing have been released and there is plenty more evidence out there I assure you. Everyone involved including Spectacular (Pretty Ricky) have commented via twitter on the documents in shock thinking they would never get out.
The next problem is whether Laura Goldsteins father will have to pay the ultimate price of getting disbarred for breaking Attorney Client Privilege or will it be deemed public domain? I don’t know, but I do know both parties and its about to get ugly. I will keep you up to speed if anything else jumps off.
Sincerely,
Name Withheld
I have no comment right now. Pleasure P is an artist I have supported and I’m really trying to grasp my head around all this.
Updated to say: I have had additional sources contact me after I posted the email and it seems as though they have been trying to keep this under wraps for awhile now. However, I will say that the dates are off as Pleasure P is 24 and for him to be a minor when the incidents happened, they’d have to take place in or before 2002. By the time this went to trial 2006 (on the documents), he would have been 21. hmmmm
Another update: Group member Diamond Blue (Pretty Ricky) hit me on twitter and wanted to clear up the part about Bluestar wanting the documents sealed. According to Diamond Blue, they did not want the documents sealed and Bluestar Entertainment supported Pretty Ricky kicking him out of the group. It was P’s lawyers that sealed the documents.
I’ll attempt to keep you posted on any new developments, statements etc. I hear the child’s mother has an interview set up that will be released soon. *sigh* I will say this, this whole situation seems to be a part of a well thought out smear campaign. That’s all I’m going to say..
Word on the Streets Magazine first broke the story. Check out these articles below:
Rumor: Is Pleasure P A Child Molester
Spectacular admits to Pleasure P’s documents being sealed
UPDATED: Pleasure P has issed a statement:
“All of the recent rumors and accusations that are being circulated about me are 100% false. They are disgusting and vile; and they are being spread by individuals with their own sick agendas. The purported documents that are also being circulated are forgeries. I have never met or known anyone by the name of “AGoldstein” or Laura Goldstein or Ashley Goldstein, which I believe are fictitious names. I have never been represented by an attorney named Goldstein. For someone to go to such depths to assassinate my character and slander my good name is truly criminal. My attorneys are investigating this matter and will take all necessary and appropriate action to protect my name and reputation.”
Spotting: Dave Chappelle
Via PerezHilton:
He's been flying well under the radar for awhile now!
But Dave
After a FIVE MINUTE standing ovation, Chappelle delivered a hilarious 30-minute set asking the crowd, "Did you miss me?"
Dave continued with a bit about President Obama:
"A lot's changed since I was on TV. We have a black president now. Actually, Obama called me and asked me to help him with his campaign. He said he had two rules for me — don't use the 'N' word, and stay off TV. Figures the first black president would run on a platform of only taxing the rich, and now I'm rich!"
Chappelle showed up later to appear at another Chappelle's Show castmember, Paul Mooney's late
The audience was probably thrilled to see the elusive comedian!
Get back on TV, Dave!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Just A Moment...
Lady Gaga Falls Again
Lady Gaga on "Telephone" ft Beyonce
Lady Gaga’s second single, off "The Fame Monster" is called “Telephone” ft Beyonce. Lady Gaga recently sat down with MTV to explain the meaning behind the song.
“Fear of suffocation — something that I have or fear is never being able to enjoy myself. ‘Cause I love my work so much, I find it really hard to go out and have a good time.”
“I don’t go to nightclubs,” she said. “You don’t see pictures of me falling out of a club drunk. I don’t go — and that’s because I usually go and then, you know, a whiskey and a half into it, I got to get back to work.”
She also says that the “telephone” in the song isn’t just physical; it’s a representation of the person in her head pushing her to keep working harder and harder.
Ok? But when listening to the lyric that doesn't make sence...or is it me...can someong explain?
Pleasure P Former Child Molester?
Via Bossip:
"A girl on twitter is claiming that Pleasure P, former member of Pretty Ricky, is a child molester. Her dad was the attorney that was handling the case and apparently the bill has not been paid.
Florida attorney who allegedly represented P in the case and the assistant claims to have documented proof that Mr. Cooper molested several children while he was a member of the group: “My dad was being paid to cover it up but they owe my dad a lot of money and now they don’t want to pay him. I first overheard my dad say that it was someone famous but I found out who he was talking about. This guy Pleasure P got kicked out of a group because he was hiding that he was a child molester.
His managers or whatever hired my dad to keep it quiet so he could get a record deal. The guy Pleasure P molested a 4 yr old child and was about to molest another one when police came and saved the child.
Now, the truth is out they’re threatening my family and telling my dad he’s going to get sued.
Also, the girl hit Spectacular up on Twitter and asked him: @IamSpectacular Is there a reason why everyone in the world is talking about your brother Pleasure P the child molester & ya’ll don’t know?
His response to her was:
Then on top of all that Pretty Ricky puts out an official statement about the situation:Unfortunately due to Pleasure P’s lawyer filing an injunction against us from speaking, we are not at liberty to speak about the case.” How ever we will let it be known that we did kick him out of the group, he did not leave on is own free will. We did a deal with Atlantic via Craig Calman that we would let him out of the group if they bought out his contract with us and Blue Star which is the official label of Pretty Ricki. We are not at liberty to discuss why we kicked him out of the group. ~ Pretty Ricky
WoW!!! That’s some serious allegations BUT what we don’t understand is, if you have the documents proving that he molested children, why not release the documents????
Something sounds kind of funny about this whole situation but you never know!!!
What do ya’ll think???"
Wow What Do Ya'll Think?...Hope Tha's Not True...SMH
Updated: Pleasure P has issued a statement:
“All of the recent rumors and accusations that are being circulated about me are 100% false. They are disgusting and vile; and they are being spread by individuals with their own sick agendas. The purported documents that are also being circulated are forgeries. I have never met or known anyone by the name of “AGoldstein” or Laura Goldstein or Ashley Goldstein, which I believe are fictitious names. I have never been represented by an attorney named Goldstein. For someone to go to such depths to assassinate my character and slander my good name is truly criminal. My attorneys are investigating this matter and will take all necessary and appropriate action to protect my name and reputation.”
Stevie Wonder Broke Down For Michael
Is Chris Brown's "Famous Girl" About Rihanna?
So here is Chris Brown's Song off his album "Gariffiti" in stores December 8th, called Famous Girl". And my question is to ya'll, "Is this song about Rih?"
You Read And You Decide...
They would've said your so amazing
So how could you be so honest
Girl live your life
Take T-I-M-E
Day and night
Just like you cut it
You think of me
When we're on Drake
Say that you're the best he ever had
Rumors coming
Know what you keep in shadow
Every where you go it follows
Can't understand I still love you
Chorus:
Since I thought I found my woman
There were other guys who thought the same thing about it
Like damn you let me down-down-down
Your a famous girl
Your breaking hearts
You famous girl (girl)
Girl (girl)
Girl (girl)
(x3)
Should've known you'd break my heart (heart)
Heart (heart)
Heart
Verse 2:
Keri would've said my love knocks her down
Keisha would've told me I was sent from heaven
Sorry Bee I don't wear no halo
You were first to play the game though
Sorry I bust the windows of your car
I might have cheated in the beginning
I was wrong for writing disturbia
But I meant it in forever
We were supposed to be together
And I can't let you go
Chorus:
Since you thought you were bound by men
There were other girls who thought the same thing about me
Like damn I let you down
Down (down)
Down (down)
Yes some famous girls will break your hearts
Some famous girl (girl)
Girl (girl)
Girl (girl) (x3)
Didn't know I'de break your heart (x2)
(x2)
Hook:
Many hearts we should've left unbroken
Empty hearts are better left unspoken
To much pressure I wish I was frozen
Seems we lost our way
Now I hope your happy being famous girl
Chorus:
You famous girl (girl)
Girl (girl)
Girl (girl)
(x3)
Should've known you'd break my heart (heart)
Heart (heart)
Heart
(x3)
So What Do You Think????
Tedder: ‘Halo wasn’t written for Leona’
Via: BeyonceWorld.net
Well, Ryan, you’re a little late. It would have been nice for you to say this around the time of the accusations, but it’s whatever. Trying to keep the self promotion going?
Beyoncé’s hit single ‘Halo’ was not originally penned for Leona Lewis, songwriter Ryan Tedder has insisted. The One Republic frontman admitted that he only tentatively offered the track to Lewis after Beyoncé initially took a long time to record it. “There was this huge scandal that originally ‘Halo’ was meant to go to Leona. That was never the case,” he told Alex and Lucy on Key 103’s In:Demand.
“I’m putting that rumour to bed right now. That song was written for Beyoncé. What happened was that Beyoncé waited long enough to record that song that I had no communication with her and didn’t know if she was going to do it or not. I thought this would be a brilliant first single for Leona, which it would have. When you have a song as special as ‘Halo’, you don’t want anyone else to sit on it. So sometimes you have to pull the whole, ‘Well, I’m going to get someone else on it’, to prove a point.
“What I did was foolishly say to Leona’s camp, ‘I have it on hold for another A-list artist and I’m pretty sure they’ll take it, but if they don’t, I just want to know if you like it enough to consider it.’ I sent it to them and they flipped on it. They loved it and instantly said they wanted to do it. I was like, ‘Wait, wait, wait, no, it’s not free yet! It’s just in case.”
Well I agree, he should have said something then. I just seems as though now he is just using this for free press.
Birdman’s New Tattoo
Amerie Ain't Worried About Floppin'
R&B singer Amerie recently spoke gave an interview to Rap-Up.com. She spoke exclusively about her sorry album sales of her latest "In Love & War". Her Def Jam debut album sold only 12,500 in its first week and placing it at #46 on the Billboard 200.
She says she's not worried...Super-Side-Eye
She had this to say:
It’s a very weird time. I didn’t worry about it ’cause I felt like it’s not about the first week. I knew when the album came out, it wasn’t coming out with a big hit ’cause we just went to radio with the ‘Pretty Brown’ record two weeks before the album came out, so we already knew it was going to be one of those over time things vs. a first week thing, which is cool.”
On not setting expectations of herself due to unpredictability of industry
“There’s no way to tell right now. I was actually curious ’cause I kept saying, ‘This is interesting, going to radio with a song and two weeks later your album is coming out.’ I’ve never really done it like that before.”
Really?
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