Lil Wayne Set to Appear in Renowned VH1 Behind the Music

New York, NY – Lil Wayne has become something of a major icon in the industry for quite some time now. Practically building a legacy took over a decade as Cash Money developed an artist that would make it to great lengths. Becoming a Platinum selling artist in one week’s time is an accomplishment that many artists dream of. After successfully taking Hip-Hop by storm, Wayne decided to venture into the Rock domain. His first Rock single, ‘Prom Queen’ took fans by surprise and became a smash hit overnight. At the same time, he also became a huge media blitz, appearing everywhere from ESPN to CBS, so what’s next then, to give him the most famous TV documentary any musician can receive, the honor of appearing in VH1’s Behind the Music. Fans will now get a vivid chance to learn more of Wayne’s past before deciding to venture into the music business and eventually signing to Cash Money.

With the many accomplishments that Wayne comprises, VH1 thought it’d be a great idea to have him grace the documented show for their forthcoming revamped season that has been in the making for a while now. Many iconic artists have graced the famous show and have received the title of legend. The first episode for the newly restored ‘Behind the Music’ will chronicle the life and times of Lil Wayne himself. VH1’s Executive Vice President of Talent and Music Programming, Robert Krim, recently spoke to MTV News about the reasons behind bringing back the iconic musician documentary series. These were his comments about the ideas and reasoning:

“We had to rethink a little bit and look at these current artists that are really big stars now, and maybe it isn’t the classic rise and fall, there’s the classic ‘Behind the Music’ arc, but in this crop we wanted to get some artists that were on top of their game now instead of looking back. And also, just because their big stars now doesn’t mean they necessarily have a great ‘Behind the Music’ kind of story.

From our research, [Lil Wayne] certainly does. From the fact that when he was a kid he accidentally shot himself and almost died at age 12 while playing with a gun, he went through Katrina, he has [a possible stint in] jail pending. He has all the requisite drama in his life, which I think ultimately, makes for the great story. The fact that he’s one of the biggest stars out there makes it the right combination that we’re looking for.”

At press time, the new season has been set to air sometime in July. Keep posted to 24hourhiphop.com for the official scheduled date and time for Behind the Music: Lil Wayne. Stay tuned for the official review after the airing.

Fabolous Discusses Concept behind New Album ‘Loso’s Way’

New York, NY – The structure and creativity of an album usually puts an artist in the prospective of brainstorming that initial concept that provides inspiration to them as well as sell to the fans. Sometimes the most innovative and interesting concepts comes from that of movies that have inspired the artist in some way shape or form. Iconic lyricist Jay-Z titled his album the same as the film ‘American Gangster’ after watching a special sneak preview of the film, while many artists have used concepts from the 1983 film that Al Pacino made infamous ‘Scarface.’ With that being said, Def Jam artist, Fabolous, decided to follow the same concept as Hov with another Pacino classic, ‘Carlito’s Way,’ titling his simply ‘Loso’s Way.’

Fab recently spoke to MTV News about the concept into his upcoming fifth studio album ‘Loso’s Way’ and gave the fans a glimpse into the LP in why it is similar to that of the character Carlito Brigante. These were his comments:

“The album is so crazy, it touches on so many issues from the movie, but it still [expresses] principles that people go through every day and could relate to. That’s why I chose the movie. I was watching the movie and was like, ‘The stuff going on in this movie, everybody could relate to it.’ Just like how dude came out of jail and was like, ‘I’m not going back to jail.’ Everybody feels that way on the come-out. It’s the journey to do something better. When I was coming out of the ‘hood, I felt I wanted to do something better, and [I put] the journey to do something better … in this album. A lot of things have happened [since my career started]. I’ve gotten shot, I’ve gotten arrested, I’ve had a baby. All of these things have happened, so I wanted to put that in music form.”

If you remember the way the film pans out, Fab plans to follow the chronicles of Carlito through his music as he plans on delivering a lyrical visual through each track. One track entitled ‘Stay’ features the vocal talents of Marsha Ambrosius, where he describes becoming a father.

“That’s gonna be ‘Just Comin’ In’ at the beginning of my joint. In my intro, I’m going in certain places and talking about things, talking about certain things that I don’t think people have really heard me talk about or heard how I really feel.

“Right after that, I’m reloaded. I got a song on the album called ‘Pachanga.’ We say ‘puh-chang-uh’ on the song. That was Carlito’s man, but we know at the end of the movie that was the dude who got Carlito set up to get shot. You see how friends change in due time. I got a crazy joint on the album that explains how certain things or certain friends change in your lifetime.”

At press time, Def Jam has yet to release an official release date for Fabolous’ forthcoming album, but he says it should be out between the spring and summer. His current single featuring The Dream entitled ‘Throw in the Bag’ is currently playing on radio.

50 Cent to Star in Stallone Action Flick ‘The Expendables’

Hollywood, CA – 80s and 90s go-to action star, Sylvester Stallone, has been working on an action-packed film that he has personally written and directed for the past year entitled ‘The Expendables.’ The film itself has reported to include some heavyweight stars that have made incredible action-packed films in the past and the present. According to the movie buffs on IMDB, the synopsis of the film is based around a team of mercenaries hired to undertake a mission to South America to overthrow a dictator.

Movie media outlets have recently reported that the G-Unit General has apparently signed on to replace Forest Whitaker to play the character Hale Caesar. Whitaker signed off due to schedule conflicts when the production went into a month delay. 50 Cent was personally chosen by Stallone to portray the character that Whitaker left vacant. Alongside 50, the film will also star mega actors: Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Natural Randy Couture, Eric Roberts, and Stallone himself. Dolph Lundgren, who played Ivan Drago in ‘Rocky IV,’ and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been rumored to portray lead roles in the film.

Stallone recently wrote to Ain’t It Cool News about the decision to replace Whitaker with 50. These were his comments:

The anger of the casting of 50 Cent is understandable, but not fair. A player is only as good as his coach. If a man can communicate in one medium, he can communicate in another if his strengths are brought out and he has the support of well-wishers. So, trust me, the change of Forest Whitaker to 50 Cent a.k.a. Curtis Jackson is a good one.”

At press time, filming for ‘The Expendables’ will begin on March 28 and will continue through the summer of 2009, it has been set for an early 2010 release. It has been picked up by Millennium and Nu Image Films with distribution provided by Lionsgate.