News: Lil Wayne Speechless After Eminem's Gas Face Incident, "I Didn't Understand It" [Video]

Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Monday, June 1, 2009 18:01:26
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne has shared his thoughts on the unexpected incident between Eminem and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards last night (May 31).

"Typical, like you know, I was expecting the unexpected," Weezy said in an interview following the ceremony. "Basically, and...I didn't understand it, but it was cool." (MTV)
Shady found himself becoming the center of attention when a half-dressed Cohen randomly landed on his lap during the show.
Eminem apparently has flown the coop from the MTV Movie Awards after a close encounter with Sacha Baron Cohen when, in character as flamboyant fashion reporter "Bruno," Baron Cohen flew in above Sunday's award show audience on a wire and in a pair of feathery white wings and his rear end mostly exposed. But the comedian crashed into an overhead obstacle, and he was lowered into the audience, right into Eminem's lap, his bare hindquarters in the rapper's face. Eminem seemed visibly upset at the mishap. Or was it a joke he was in on? The rapper stormed out with his entourage in tow with cameras rolling. (Associated Press)
Various publications have begun analyzing whether the incident was staged or real.
For starters, Bruno's airborne entrance was purposely detoured by speakers that were lowered into his path during the previous commercial break. That bit of equipment manipulation, coupled with the director's cut to Eminem several seconds before Bruno's "fall," is what our spy calls "the smoking gun." (Seattle PI)
Cohen was at the event portraying his "Bruno" character.
The British actor was aiming to promote his upcoming new movie 'Bruno', in which he plays a camp Austrian fashionista, when he soared on wires across the air above the MTV audience. But the stunt seemed to go wrong and Bruno, in his angelic wings and silver jock strap fell from the ceiling, twisting and turning until his butt landed smack in Eminem?s face. (Reuters)
Eminem has not commented on the incident as of today (June 1).

News: Styles P Gets Booked, Writing "Jail Mystery"

Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Monday, June 1, 2009 17:07:09
The Lox 's Styles P has announced plans to release his first fiction book called Mr. Invincible and a small tour this summer.

The book, which Styles describes as a "jail mystery," is the D-Block rapper's first foray into the literary world. "I got a fiction book called Mr. Invincible coming out Nicki Turner Presents," Styles revealed to XXL. "It's just a fiction joint. It's a little story, I'm just trying to get in another lane and do something creative and you gonna get to see it in a minute." When asked if he had any help putting the work together Styles replied, "They got a little editing team, but all the writing is me, all the idea is me, all the thought is me...We about to get on the road do a lil' promo tour for that...Hit up Philly, VA, North Carolina, Connecticut, Boston and the Midwest and West too." (XXLMag.com)
Styles previously spoke with SOHH about informing fans about issues outside of hip-hop via his Phantom Gangster Chronicles DVD last year.
"This is just the chance to just see real life sh*t in the industry instead of all this other sh*t you used to seeing on these DVDs and the same old footage and same old sh*t you hear," he promised. "You gonna hear in-depth sh*t about how people make their money, how they spend their money, how they use some of their influences in life...We got a section about eating good. [There's] a section about exercising. So what you're expecting is some real, real footage. As far as the mixtape, you can expect some real street sh*t, you know, just going in." (SOHH)
Lil Kim recently announced plans to ink her own tell-all book called The Price of Loyalty.
"It's about the time when I stayed in prison, the things I learned and went through," she explained. "You don't think about things until it happens to you. The book is going to give people who have been in those situations a bright outlook on life...I haven't gotten into the studio with the producers that I really want to be in the studio with...I just want to get the perfect song and maybe in a couple weeks, release something." (OK Magazine)