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- Rastafari saved Snoop Dogg's marriage
- Malaysian setting for American singer’s music video
- PSY nabs 3rd trophy on Mnet’s music program
| Rastafari saved Snoop Dogg's marriage Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:33 PM PDT TORONTO: "Gangsta" rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have saved his marriage and gave him a new, "family first" outlook. The best part of the life-changing trip was "that my wife could come and see it happen," the singer said. "The change was most necessary for her, more than anything, because I've always been there for my kids, I've always a good dad, but I ain't been a good husband, so I wanted to reverse that," he explained. Speaking at a press conference in Toronto, where a documentary premiered about his spiritual reawakening and turn to reggae under the moniker Snoop Lion, the rapper said it was important for his wife to be along his side as he changed. "Even it wasn't going to happen, the point was that the effort was there, and that takes a relationship a long way when you see someone making an effort to wanna do the right thing to keep it together," he said. Vice magazine editor Andy Capper followed Snoop with a movie camera on his month-long pilgrimage to Jamaica as he embarked on a "journey of reincarnation of self." In "Reincarnated," Snoop is seen partnering with producer Diplo to make a reggae album, bolstered by visits to Trench Town, the birthplace of reggae and onetime stomping ground of reggae luminaries Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, who dubbed the rapper Snoop Lion. Snoop told reporters that for too long, he was "living the young, childish gangster life because that's what I was brought up to love and to know, but once I sought out information on my own and found out what a true man was and what true love was all about, that's when I became who I am today." He recalled growing up without a father, raised by his mother. The Rastafari spiritual movement "is showing me the righteous way to be a family man," Snoop said, adding that the new lifestyle was "definitely shaping and molding me into a better husband, a better father, a better person." To critics who dismiss his name change as a commercial gimmick, the rapper stressed that he had been given the name by a reggae star. "When you're given something you like to honor it and hold it up with pride," he added. Still, Snoop is unlikely to pass an opportunity to rap in concerts, or to cuss. "As a performer, I understand the business. A lot of my fans going to want Snoop Dogg and I'm going to give it to them," he said. "I'm still Snoop Dogg... I'm Snoop mother fucking Dogg 'til I die. "There's a softer, gentler, peaceful side when I'm the Lion. But if you disrespect me or get out of pocket, you will (also) get the mother fucking Dogg," the singer added. Snoop noted he didn't swear on his latest album, for the first time. His past works were littered with lyrical references to "bitches and blunts." But he vowed to continue swearing in his daily life.-AFP |
| Malaysian setting for American singer’s music video Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:33 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: An aspiring American singer-songwriter has shot the music video for her new single in the housing estate of Taman Ehsan, Kepong here. Stephanie Morillo, 26, said she wanted to use Malaysian scenes and settings for the song Russian Mountain. "I really wanted to show my audience in the US something different,'' said the New Yorker in an e-mail interview recently. Morillo taught English as a volunteer teacher at SMK Padang Midin in Kuala Terengganu as a Fulbright scholar. She then moved to Kuala Lumpur and interned at a magazine here. "Malaysia has influenced me a lot and I even decided to start pursuing music seriously here. "All my Malaysian friends were creative types and being surrounded by that creativity inspired me to get over my fear and try to make music a career." The video was directed by Joshua Chay, 26, who is from Kuala Lumpur. "Russian Mountain is about an emotional discourse that a young woman experiences after her beau breaks up with her over a cup of coffee. What she thinks will be a nice afternoon at their favourite hangout turns into her being dumped and she starts to feel as if she's on an emotional roller coaster. "Russian Mountain is a metaphor to describe a roller coaster in Spanish, my mother tongue." The music video, however, has a totally different story and depicts three possible scenarios when a crime is committed against a woman. "I wanted to explore the possibilities that could happen and show there is always a probability it can play out differently. "It's like an alternate reality. The point of the video is to answer the ultimate question 'What if?'" said Morillo. On her choice of director, Morillo said she was fortunate to have many Malaysian friends who are filmmakers and photographers. "The amount of talent here is astounding and I wanted to utilise it,'' she added. Her dream is to return to Malaysia and perform in front of the people who inspired her. |
| PSY nabs 3rd trophy on Mnet’s music program Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:37 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) K-pop's hottest icon PSY has grabbed his third trophy on Mnet's music show with his sensational dance tune, edging out popular girl group KARA. The star achieved the coveted triple crown record Thursday on M! CountDown, marking his world-famous tune Gangnam Style as the No. 1 song for three consecutive weeks. However, PSY was absent on the weekly TV series due to his busy schedule in the United States, while the program's newbie host FTIsland's Lee Hong-gi took the award on behalf of the Gangnam Style singer saying that he would deliver it to him. PSY's Gangnam Style, nicknamed "The second Macarena" after the tune's video gone viral, is currently in Los Angeles, California to make an appearance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). Meanwhile, last night's show also featured other performances by KARA, T-ara, ZE:A, B.A.P, Lexy, VIXX, Tasty, AOA, and tvN's series Respond 1997 couple Seo In-guk, A PINK's Eunji. While T-ara returned to the stage with their new single SEXY LOVE, off the newly released EP album MIRAGE, singer Lexy staged her comeback performance of her new single NOLZA. |
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