Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj revealed the name of her debut album last night (August 3rd) during a live UStream chat. According to Nicki, the name of her album will be titled Pink Friday. The rapper also revealed that the album will be released on November 23rd, just in time for the “Black Friday” shopping holiday. Nicki Minaj was nominated for Best New Artist for the 2010 Video Music Awards as well. “I found out that I was nominated for a VMA and I want to thank MTV for
that,” Nicki said during the UStream chat. You know what, I haven’t put out and album
and I’m nominated for a VMA.”Vanilla Ice has landed a new reality series, according to reports. The new series, titled the Vanilla Ice Project, will debut this October on the DIY Network. DIY ordered 10 episodes of Vanilla Ice’s series, which will focus on the rapper’s home improvement skills. “Over the last 15 years, Rob has taught himself the basics of home improvement through hands-on experience,” representatives for the network said. “In each episode, Rob demonstrates his vast knowledge in home renovation … . He calls the shots in this room-by-room home makeover series, exposing an entirely new side of the star — one that his fans never have seen before.” The Vanilla Ice Project will debut on October 14th. Just weeks after proclaiming that he was done feuding with other rap stars, 50 Cent has lashed out at longtime rival Fat Joe on a viral video released to the Internet on Tuesday (August 3rd). 50 Cent took the time to make fun of the sales count of Fat Joe’s new record, Darkside, Volume 1. According to 50 Cent, the album only sold 12, 000 copies in its first week in stores. “I listened to Fat Joe’s record and all I have to say is, I didn’t mean to do this to you Joe,” 50 Cent said, before cutting in clips of random people crying.
