Even Nicki Minaj would be a protective mother.
The animated hip-hop artist told British tabloid The Sun that she wouldn't want her own kid to listen to her tracks if she or he wasn't old enough.
"Being honest, if I had a daughter I wouldn't want her listening to a Nicki Minaj CD until she was a certain age," the "Your Love" singer told The Sun.
"Even when I meet my fans and they tell me they are 12, I cringe a little," Minaj said. "I always say, 'Listen. I don't want you saying the bad words, put school first.'"
Many of Minaj's tracks are sexually charged and filled with curses. Her Billboard hit, "Your Love" is one of her more tame numbers; "Massive Attack," however, has both a clean version and a dirty version.
But the crazy-haired rapper wants to make it clear she loves all her fans, and the advice comes from the goodness of her heart.
"At the same time, I am like their bigger sister," she told the paper. "I'm not like their mom."
As dirty as her lyrics can be, Nicki Minaj added she is deeper than a profanity-laced line.
"When they really connect with me they know how big I am on school and how I always promote independence for women," she said.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sneaky Fans Denied Entry Into MJ's Tomb
TMZ has learned two conniving Michael Jackson fans tried to scam their way into the King of Pop's resting place this week, but their plan was foiled when security told them to beat it.
According to sources, shortly after Dr. Conrad Murray's hearing on Tuesday, several rabid fans descended upon Forest Lawn to pay their respects to MJ -- but two women in particular took it to the next level.
We're told they rang the bell outside of the mausoleum repeatedly until a security guard answered, who told them they weren't allowed in MJ's tomb.
According to sources, they told security they weren't there for Michael, but for the famous guru Yogananda -- who doesn't have restrictions on who he allows inside. Security didn't buy their tale and promptly told them to leave.
A rep for Forest Lawn tells us, "The two women were not kicked out of the par, but they were not allowed into the mausoleum and asked to leave that part of the park."
According to sources, shortly after Dr. Conrad Murray's hearing on Tuesday, several rabid fans descended upon Forest Lawn to pay their respects to MJ -- but two women in particular took it to the next level.
We're told they rang the bell outside of the mausoleum repeatedly until a security guard answered, who told them they weren't allowed in MJ's tomb.
According to sources, they told security they weren't there for Michael, but for the famous guru Yogananda -- who doesn't have restrictions on who he allows inside. Security didn't buy their tale and promptly told them to leave.
A rep for Forest Lawn tells us, "The two women were not kicked out of the par, but they were not allowed into the mausoleum and asked to leave that part of the park."
Friday, January 28, 2011
Miley Cyrus Updates Fans from New Movie Set
Miley Cyrus may have hung up her 'Hannah Montana' wig for the last time, but there's no stopping her budding movie career, according to OK! Magazine.
She took to YouTube this week to give an update from the New Orleans set of her new movie, 'So Undercover,' giving fans a glimpse into her life on set and her rock and roll number with co-star Jeremy Piven.
"I can't believe how quick it's gone," she said of her time on the set of the sorority-centered flick. "We had a really good time. We actually just had a wrap party because the girls are leaving 'cause now it's getting into the relationship of me and my dad. So all the sorority scenes are coming to an end, so all my girls are leaving me." See the video after the jump!
"We've been working so hard," she continued. "Literally, I'm in every scene except one or two, so we've been here working really long hours."
During the wrap party, Cyrus let loose -- responsibly -- with her co-stars and enjoyed a live band, who let the singer take the stage with the 'Entourage' star.
"They let me and Jeremy Piven ... [he's] in this movie, and so he got up on the drums and we played 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll.'"
"I've had an awesome time shooting this movie," she said as she wrapped up her short video. "I'm excited for you guys to see it, really digging it."
The film also co-stars Kelly Osbourne, who recently tweeted in defense of her new friend.
"Just read in the rags that apparently my mum thinks Miley is a bad influence on me it could not be [farther] from the truth," she wrote. "...This really makes me mad. Miley is one of the most hard working respectful women I have ever worked with I am learning a lot from her!"
According to IMDB, Cyrus' character, Molly, is an FBI agent who is hired to go undercover as a college sorority girl.
She took to YouTube this week to give an update from the New Orleans set of her new movie, 'So Undercover,' giving fans a glimpse into her life on set and her rock and roll number with co-star Jeremy Piven.
"I can't believe how quick it's gone," she said of her time on the set of the sorority-centered flick. "We had a really good time. We actually just had a wrap party because the girls are leaving 'cause now it's getting into the relationship of me and my dad. So all the sorority scenes are coming to an end, so all my girls are leaving me." See the video after the jump!
"We've been working so hard," she continued. "Literally, I'm in every scene except one or two, so we've been here working really long hours."
During the wrap party, Cyrus let loose -- responsibly -- with her co-stars and enjoyed a live band, who let the singer take the stage with the 'Entourage' star.
"They let me and Jeremy Piven ... [he's] in this movie, and so he got up on the drums and we played 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll.'"
"I've had an awesome time shooting this movie," she said as she wrapped up her short video. "I'm excited for you guys to see it, really digging it."
The film also co-stars Kelly Osbourne, who recently tweeted in defense of her new friend.
"Just read in the rags that apparently my mum thinks Miley is a bad influence on me it could not be [farther] from the truth," she wrote. "...This really makes me mad. Miley is one of the most hard working respectful women I have ever worked with I am learning a lot from her!"
According to IMDB, Cyrus' character, Molly, is an FBI agent who is hired to go undercover as a college sorority girl.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Donald Driver: Why We Should All Be Green Bay Packer Fans This February
If I was given the ability to select one man in the history of any sport and put him into that sport's Hall of Fame, I wouldn't choose Pete Rose, Dennis Rodman or Don Mattingly—heck, not even Jerry Kramer.
I would pick Donald Driver. No man in the history of sports stands for what an athlete should be more than him.
The story of this man is a fascinating one. It's also one that few people know.
Driver grew up in the slums. The kid was dirt poor. He lived out of the trunk of his car.
When he was in seventh grade, his older brother noticed Driver's incredible speed, agility and hands—so he put it to use.
Things were so bad for the Drivers that Donald, dubbed "Quickie" by his brothers, was using his God-given talents to steal cars.
Those cars he would sell for drugs, drugs he claims he never used, but rather resold for more money.
Hey, when things are bad, they're bad. Driver says he probably stole 20 or 30 cars, and he was only caught once.
But that once changed everything.
Just as he was starting the car, he heard sirens, so he did what anybody would do—stepped on the gas and got away as fast as possible.
However, just as he was making his escape, he hit an old woman's car as she was backing out of her driveway. He hopped out of the car and sprinted away, and he was in the clear.
He had the cops beat by a few blocks, but something made him turn back.
It was the old lady. He went back to make sure she was okay.
That's right. Driver, who was in the midst of literally running for his life, the same kid who had just been caught stealing a car, turned back to check on the well-being of a woman that he had no affiliation with whatsoever, a woman he had never met in his life.
She was fine, but by the time he got back the police were rounding the corner, so she said to him, "Go sit on my porch."
For some reason he trusted her, and he took a seat on her porch.
By the time the cops got there she told them the lowlife had run off. "So who's that sitting on your porch?" one cop said to her.
The five words that followed would go on to change Driver's life as he knew it: "Oh, that's just my grandson."
Donald was mesmerized. He couldn't believe what had just happened—until the woman walked over to him and said, "Get in this house!" Inside, she went off on him. "Why do you do this?!" she said.
Now, this is no movie. He still stole another car or two because things were that bad. But one year later his mom sent him to live with his grandmother.
He joined the drill team at his grandmother's church and played organized football for the first time at Milby High School, where he found out Olympic speed and great hands can do more than just steal cars.
It then occurred to him what the lady was trying to tell him that day: "You could be doing so much more!"
And he did. Driver starred in track and football at Alcorn State, where he also got his accounting degree.
Isn't it funny how one good deed can mean so much?
After he finished college, Driver had a choice to make: He could either compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympics or join the Green Bay Packers, who had used the 213th overall pick to draft him in 1999.
With his family still in poverty, Driver needed an NFL paycheck desperately, so he chose the Packers.
Good choice.
For two years Driver played every practice as if he would have been arrested for taking a play off, and in 2002, when the Packers were about as desperate for a wide receiver as Driver himself was for money as a kid, guess who came out of nowhere to become a Pro Bowl receiver?
Driver didn't disappear after that 2002 season either. The guy has become a Packers legend, the second greatest receiver in team history.
However, talking to Driver, you wouldn't know it. He's never been a "look at me"-type guy, which is why he's flown so wildly under the radar in the same era as guys like Terrell Owens and Randy Moss.
From 2005 to 2008 he was, aside from Marvin Harrison, perhaps the best and most consistent wide receiver in all of football.
Driver holds Packers franchise records for career receiving yards, receptions, 1,000-yard receiving seasons, consecutive games with a reception and 50-plus-catch seasons.
However, that is not why Donald Driver deserves your utmost respect. He deserves it not because of who he is on the field, but rather who he is off it.
He has his own charity, the Donald Driver Foundation, which offers assistance to ill children with unmanageable hospital bills, provides housing for the homeless and donates to a variety of local charities. He is also said to make more charity appearances than any other player on the team by a wide margin.
"He's a wonderful man," says Cathy Dworak, the team's manager of community relations. "He's always smiling, fun, positive. He calls me up and asks if there are any appearances I need done. Can you imagine?"
Earlier this season, with the Packers playing for their playoff lives against the Detroit Lions, Driver noticed his quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't look right after taking a brutal hit on a scramble on the last series.
He told him that he should leave the game, that his future as a human being was more important than a stupid game. Keep in mind that's coming from a 36-year-old veteran in perhaps his last chance to win a Super Bowl, risking a shot at the playoffs to do something that I guarantee you 99 percent of other NFL players wouldn't have done.
It turned out Rodgers had his second concussion of the season. Driver very well may have saved his career.
That is why I root for the little engine that could from Alcorn State—because he cares about the people.
He cares about the fans, the kids, his teammates and even people he's never met (remember that old lady).
Which is why I will pray to God that if there is one great game left in Donald Driver's 36-year-old body, we see it on Super Bowl Sunday.
Nobody deserves a ring more.
I would pick Donald Driver. No man in the history of sports stands for what an athlete should be more than him.
The story of this man is a fascinating one. It's also one that few people know.
Driver grew up in the slums. The kid was dirt poor. He lived out of the trunk of his car.
When he was in seventh grade, his older brother noticed Driver's incredible speed, agility and hands—so he put it to use.
Things were so bad for the Drivers that Donald, dubbed "Quickie" by his brothers, was using his God-given talents to steal cars.
Those cars he would sell for drugs, drugs he claims he never used, but rather resold for more money.
Hey, when things are bad, they're bad. Driver says he probably stole 20 or 30 cars, and he was only caught once.
But that once changed everything.
Just as he was starting the car, he heard sirens, so he did what anybody would do—stepped on the gas and got away as fast as possible.
However, just as he was making his escape, he hit an old woman's car as she was backing out of her driveway. He hopped out of the car and sprinted away, and he was in the clear.
He had the cops beat by a few blocks, but something made him turn back.
It was the old lady. He went back to make sure she was okay.
That's right. Driver, who was in the midst of literally running for his life, the same kid who had just been caught stealing a car, turned back to check on the well-being of a woman that he had no affiliation with whatsoever, a woman he had never met in his life.
She was fine, but by the time he got back the police were rounding the corner, so she said to him, "Go sit on my porch."
For some reason he trusted her, and he took a seat on her porch.
By the time the cops got there she told them the lowlife had run off. "So who's that sitting on your porch?" one cop said to her.
The five words that followed would go on to change Driver's life as he knew it: "Oh, that's just my grandson."
Donald was mesmerized. He couldn't believe what had just happened—until the woman walked over to him and said, "Get in this house!" Inside, she went off on him. "Why do you do this?!" she said.
Now, this is no movie. He still stole another car or two because things were that bad. But one year later his mom sent him to live with his grandmother.
He joined the drill team at his grandmother's church and played organized football for the first time at Milby High School, where he found out Olympic speed and great hands can do more than just steal cars.
It then occurred to him what the lady was trying to tell him that day: "You could be doing so much more!"
And he did. Driver starred in track and football at Alcorn State, where he also got his accounting degree.
Isn't it funny how one good deed can mean so much?
After he finished college, Driver had a choice to make: He could either compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympics or join the Green Bay Packers, who had used the 213th overall pick to draft him in 1999.
With his family still in poverty, Driver needed an NFL paycheck desperately, so he chose the Packers.
Good choice.
For two years Driver played every practice as if he would have been arrested for taking a play off, and in 2002, when the Packers were about as desperate for a wide receiver as Driver himself was for money as a kid, guess who came out of nowhere to become a Pro Bowl receiver?
Driver didn't disappear after that 2002 season either. The guy has become a Packers legend, the second greatest receiver in team history.
However, talking to Driver, you wouldn't know it. He's never been a "look at me"-type guy, which is why he's flown so wildly under the radar in the same era as guys like Terrell Owens and Randy Moss.
From 2005 to 2008 he was, aside from Marvin Harrison, perhaps the best and most consistent wide receiver in all of football.
Driver holds Packers franchise records for career receiving yards, receptions, 1,000-yard receiving seasons, consecutive games with a reception and 50-plus-catch seasons.
However, that is not why Donald Driver deserves your utmost respect. He deserves it not because of who he is on the field, but rather who he is off it.
He has his own charity, the Donald Driver Foundation, which offers assistance to ill children with unmanageable hospital bills, provides housing for the homeless and donates to a variety of local charities. He is also said to make more charity appearances than any other player on the team by a wide margin.
"He's a wonderful man," says Cathy Dworak, the team's manager of community relations. "He's always smiling, fun, positive. He calls me up and asks if there are any appearances I need done. Can you imagine?"
Earlier this season, with the Packers playing for their playoff lives against the Detroit Lions, Driver noticed his quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't look right after taking a brutal hit on a scramble on the last series.
He told him that he should leave the game, that his future as a human being was more important than a stupid game. Keep in mind that's coming from a 36-year-old veteran in perhaps his last chance to win a Super Bowl, risking a shot at the playoffs to do something that I guarantee you 99 percent of other NFL players wouldn't have done.
It turned out Rodgers had his second concussion of the season. Driver very well may have saved his career.
That is why I root for the little engine that could from Alcorn State—because he cares about the people.
He cares about the fans, the kids, his teammates and even people he's never met (remember that old lady).
Which is why I will pray to God that if there is one great game left in Donald Driver's 36-year-old body, we see it on Super Bowl Sunday.
Nobody deserves a ring more.
Nicki Minaj Fans Storm London Hotel
London loves Nicki Minaj. In fact, they love Ms. Minaj a little too much!
The 26-year-old rapper was forced to leave a London hotel on Friday after massive crowds of Nicki's fans (AKA "Barbz") and paparazzi posed a security threat and disturbed the hotel patrons.
"Long day of press only to find out we've officially been kicked out the hotel!" Nicki Tweeted on Friday. "Lmaoooooooo. Rescue me barbz!!!! Pleeeeeeeasse.
"And they said yesterday while I was out doing press, a fight broke out and an ambulance was called for 1 of my barbz," she later added.
After relocating to a different hotel, the First Lady of Hip-Hop emerged — in another fabulous outfit, of course — for a night on the town.
"We're off to (new undisclosed hotel). Lol," she wrote. "I feel like I'm writing in sum [sic] sort of weird and obscured diary. Its 9:22pm over here. :/"
But the swarms of fans didn't stop there – the creatively-coiffed star was bombarded by admirers and photographers yet again as she attempted to exit a nightclub later that evening.
"OMFG. Trying to Get out of that club felt like world war f**king 3. Lol. London is crrraaazzzzyyyyyy," she Tweeted. "Thx 4 cmn out u guys!!! Xoxoxoxooxox!"
The rapper was so overwhelmed by the attention from her UK fans – she said she is considering moving across the pond.
"The barbz met me @ another secret location (not the new hotel) they were singing RightThruMe in the cold," Nicki, who was moved when a crowd braved the frigid weather to serenade the artist with her hit single, Tweeted. "I'm thinking about staying. Lol."
The 26-year-old rapper was forced to leave a London hotel on Friday after massive crowds of Nicki's fans (AKA "Barbz") and paparazzi posed a security threat and disturbed the hotel patrons.
"Long day of press only to find out we've officially been kicked out the hotel!" Nicki Tweeted on Friday. "Lmaoooooooo. Rescue me barbz!!!! Pleeeeeeeasse.
"And they said yesterday while I was out doing press, a fight broke out and an ambulance was called for 1 of my barbz," she later added.
After relocating to a different hotel, the First Lady of Hip-Hop emerged — in another fabulous outfit, of course — for a night on the town.
"We're off to (new undisclosed hotel). Lol," she wrote. "I feel like I'm writing in sum [sic] sort of weird and obscured diary. Its 9:22pm over here. :/"
But the swarms of fans didn't stop there – the creatively-coiffed star was bombarded by admirers and photographers yet again as she attempted to exit a nightclub later that evening.
"OMFG. Trying to Get out of that club felt like world war f**king 3. Lol. London is crrraaazzzzyyyyyy," she Tweeted. "Thx 4 cmn out u guys!!! Xoxoxoxooxox!"
The rapper was so overwhelmed by the attention from her UK fans – she said she is considering moving across the pond.
"The barbz met me @ another secret location (not the new hotel) they were singing RightThruMe in the cold," Nicki, who was moved when a crowd braved the frigid weather to serenade the artist with her hit single, Tweeted. "I'm thinking about staying. Lol."
Jay Cutler Injury Backlash: Fans Burning His Jersey In Chicago, Twitter Lashing Out About Toughness
The way the NFC Championship Game ended could barely have been worse for Jay Cutler. His team finally got the ball moving on offense and rallied to a closer, valiant loss but only after he was forced to leave the game with injuries. That's the sort of scenario that gets fans thinking about burning Cutler's jersey.
That picture, from @brianvanarsdale, should tell us something about the reaction to Cutler's terrible day. I hope it's not the only thing we remember about Cutler's day, though — and I hope we learn something from it.
Searching for Cutler's name and "bitch" on Twitter finds a lot of people unimpressed with Cutler's toughness; searching Cutler and girl finds more folks lashing out.
This is the ugly side of football, the "ultimate man's sport": toughness is determined by people who are sitting on couches with laptops and iPads, and graded on a scale from man to woman that seems to have been codified in 1957 and untouched through the women's rights movement. And yet no one knows what's actually wrong with Cutler, or what he might have been risking by returning to the game.
We might not learn about that, either, thanks to the NFL's notoriously secretive injury culture, which guards information about maladies like state secrets, lest players be seen as less tough or valuable or teams be seen as heartless machines. Could Cutler, who reportedly left with a knee injury, have also sustained a concussion? Could his knee injury be worse than anyone knows?
We as fans tend to lionize athletes who exhibit "toughness" above and beyond their peers despite having little clue what those players go through to play. Yes, players ripped Cutler today, but the Bears have had his back, with Cutler saying he wanted to keep playing but the team wouldn't let him.
It's probably already too late for Cutler's reputation on this day; things calcify pretty quickly when Caleb Hanie plays well while you sit on the sidelines. But in the days and weeks to come, I hope that we take some time to figure out what was wrong with Jay Cutler today — and reflect on whether we were wrong to judge him as harshly or as quickly as we did.
That picture, from @brianvanarsdale, should tell us something about the reaction to Cutler's terrible day. I hope it's not the only thing we remember about Cutler's day, though — and I hope we learn something from it.
Searching for Cutler's name and "bitch" on Twitter finds a lot of people unimpressed with Cutler's toughness; searching Cutler and girl finds more folks lashing out.
This is the ugly side of football, the "ultimate man's sport": toughness is determined by people who are sitting on couches with laptops and iPads, and graded on a scale from man to woman that seems to have been codified in 1957 and untouched through the women's rights movement. And yet no one knows what's actually wrong with Cutler, or what he might have been risking by returning to the game.
We might not learn about that, either, thanks to the NFL's notoriously secretive injury culture, which guards information about maladies like state secrets, lest players be seen as less tough or valuable or teams be seen as heartless machines. Could Cutler, who reportedly left with a knee injury, have also sustained a concussion? Could his knee injury be worse than anyone knows?
We as fans tend to lionize athletes who exhibit "toughness" above and beyond their peers despite having little clue what those players go through to play. Yes, players ripped Cutler today, but the Bears have had his back, with Cutler saying he wanted to keep playing but the team wouldn't let him.
It's probably already too late for Cutler's reputation on this day; things calcify pretty quickly when Caleb Hanie plays well while you sit on the sidelines. But in the days and weeks to come, I hope that we take some time to figure out what was wrong with Jay Cutler today — and reflect on whether we were wrong to judge him as harshly or as quickly as we did.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Schmidt: This One's for the Fans
Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt was delighted to see his side secure the bonus-point win over Racing Metro which ensures a home Heineken Cup quarter-final.
The Irish province had already secured qualification from Pool Two, but needed a victory in Paris to make sure they would host their last-eight clash at either the RDS or Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Jonathan Sexton finished with two tries and a haul of 21 points, while Isa Nacewa, Sean O'Brien and Brian O'Driscoll also crossed. Speaking after the 36-11 win, Schmidt said the 2009 champions had wanted to give something back to the 1,000 Leinster fans who made the trip to the French capital.
"I think anyone who was at the game today saw the amount of support that travelled to see us," he said. "Our theme was that we owed it to our supporters, with the support they've given us, to give them the opportunity to come and see us at home in a quarter-final. I think the players, the way they played today, demonstrated the value we place on the support that we get."
Schmidt also praised man of the match Sean O'Brien, who continued at number eight in the absence of the injured Jamie Heaslip.
"One of the great advantages with Sean is he can play any of the three loose forward positions equally competently and he is just so dynamic so often," Schmidt added.
Racing, who were already out of the competition before the game, fielded an understrength team ahead of a crunch Top 14 fixture against Clermont Auvergne on Wednesday. Virimi Vakatawa scored a superb solo try, but full-back Dan Scarbrough admitted his side were always up against it.
"We had a team that was a little bit experimental today. We were trying different things and we went well initially, but they broke us down very well," Scarbrough said.
O'Driscoll got the final try of the game on his 32nd birthday and Scarbrough was impressed by the Ireland captain's performance.
"He did as all good players do, he's consistent," he added. "He did the basics very well and one thing that really stood out for me was the try near the end. He went right past me but he cut an awesome line for that. They're looking strong."
The Irish province had already secured qualification from Pool Two, but needed a victory in Paris to make sure they would host their last-eight clash at either the RDS or Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Jonathan Sexton finished with two tries and a haul of 21 points, while Isa Nacewa, Sean O'Brien and Brian O'Driscoll also crossed. Speaking after the 36-11 win, Schmidt said the 2009 champions had wanted to give something back to the 1,000 Leinster fans who made the trip to the French capital.
"I think anyone who was at the game today saw the amount of support that travelled to see us," he said. "Our theme was that we owed it to our supporters, with the support they've given us, to give them the opportunity to come and see us at home in a quarter-final. I think the players, the way they played today, demonstrated the value we place on the support that we get."
Schmidt also praised man of the match Sean O'Brien, who continued at number eight in the absence of the injured Jamie Heaslip.
"One of the great advantages with Sean is he can play any of the three loose forward positions equally competently and he is just so dynamic so often," Schmidt added.
Racing, who were already out of the competition before the game, fielded an understrength team ahead of a crunch Top 14 fixture against Clermont Auvergne on Wednesday. Virimi Vakatawa scored a superb solo try, but full-back Dan Scarbrough admitted his side were always up against it.
"We had a team that was a little bit experimental today. We were trying different things and we went well initially, but they broke us down very well," Scarbrough said.
O'Driscoll got the final try of the game on his 32nd birthday and Scarbrough was impressed by the Ireland captain's performance.
"He did as all good players do, he's consistent," he added. "He did the basics very well and one thing that really stood out for me was the try near the end. He went right past me but he cut an awesome line for that. They're looking strong."
Monday, January 17, 2011
Upset Fans of Lauryn Hill Walks Out During Concert
Lauryn Hill's long-awaited tour run hit another snag this weekend when upset fans walked out of the show last Friday.
Aside from showing up three hours late to the sold-out event, which was scheduled to begin at 9PM, the 35-year-old left her supporters 'confused' and 'underwhelmed' by declaring that she was tired of 'playing the same music night after night.' The former Fugees member performed remixes of some of her classics, while urging crowd participation.
"Nobody could participate because NOBODY knew the music!" a concert-goer told Sandrose.com. "Everybody was looking around like 'WHAT SONG IS THIS???'"
Fans also complained that Hill's band was too loud, thus drowning out her vocals. Fed-up with her antics, some audience members reportedly booed the multiple Grammy winner before leaving the venue early. "They didn't walk out - they stomped out!" emphasized the audience member.
Hill exhibited some of the same behavior during a performance at The Pageant Concert Nightclub in St. Louis on Sunday. Fans, already weary of her growing reputation for being late, waited patiently for her arrival, three hours after doors opened.
Once again announcing that she would be adding a new spin to some of her old music, Hill launched into performances of 'barely recognizable' versions of songs from her critically acclaimed 1998 release, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' The show reportedly went on well passed 1AM, causing some audience members to leave the concert, while others stayed until the early morning.
Last month, Hill announced that she would partake on a 17-date tour, and has been racking up mostly negative reviews ever since. The singer was blasted by several news outlets for her kick-off performance at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg, in which she showed up several hours late and made no apology for her tardiness, announcing that she was "worth the wait."
Unfortunately, this behavior is nothing new for Hill, who has been largely out of the spotlight in recent years, but appears to be making a comeback to the industry after taking time off to raise her five children with partner Rohan Marley. Despite her missteps, Hill continues to sell out venues and is slated to hit the stage at First Avenue & 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
Aside from showing up three hours late to the sold-out event, which was scheduled to begin at 9PM, the 35-year-old left her supporters 'confused' and 'underwhelmed' by declaring that she was tired of 'playing the same music night after night.' The former Fugees member performed remixes of some of her classics, while urging crowd participation.
"Nobody could participate because NOBODY knew the music!" a concert-goer told Sandrose.com. "Everybody was looking around like 'WHAT SONG IS THIS???'"
Fans also complained that Hill's band was too loud, thus drowning out her vocals. Fed-up with her antics, some audience members reportedly booed the multiple Grammy winner before leaving the venue early. "They didn't walk out - they stomped out!" emphasized the audience member.
Hill exhibited some of the same behavior during a performance at The Pageant Concert Nightclub in St. Louis on Sunday. Fans, already weary of her growing reputation for being late, waited patiently for her arrival, three hours after doors opened.
Once again announcing that she would be adding a new spin to some of her old music, Hill launched into performances of 'barely recognizable' versions of songs from her critically acclaimed 1998 release, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' The show reportedly went on well passed 1AM, causing some audience members to leave the concert, while others stayed until the early morning.
Last month, Hill announced that she would partake on a 17-date tour, and has been racking up mostly negative reviews ever since. The singer was blasted by several news outlets for her kick-off performance at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg, in which she showed up several hours late and made no apology for her tardiness, announcing that she was "worth the wait."
Unfortunately, this behavior is nothing new for Hill, who has been largely out of the spotlight in recent years, but appears to be making a comeback to the industry after taking time off to raise her five children with partner Rohan Marley. Despite her missteps, Hill continues to sell out venues and is slated to hit the stage at First Avenue & 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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