MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP "SELF MADE VOL. 2" TRACKLIST

UPDATE #2: Kendrick Lamar, Nas, French Montana and Bun B appear on the second installment.

As Rick Ross gears up for his next album, God Forgives, I Don't, the Miami emcee offered up some details about some of the records on his new project, as well as the next installment in the Self Made series.

During a conference call, the Bawse spoke on recording with Just Blaze, who produced the rapper's latest song, "I Love My Bitches." “I just want to tap back into that ’90s vintage Hip Hop sound… put a spin to it, and bring that back,” said Ross of the producer, notable for his collaborations with Jay-Z, and dozens of other artists.

Ross revealed that he recorded numerous songs with Just for his upcoming release, God Forgives, I Don't. "We cut a couple records," he said. "That particular record, I did those three verses in one take. Real Hip Hop enthusiasts listening to that verse closely all the way through, they can just hear how natural that shit sounded. ...It was just so vintage."

Rick Ross added that he is planning on a sequel to Self Made, Vol. 1, the Maybach Music Group compilation, which he proclaimed is coming "sooner than you think."

UPDATE #2: The tracklist for Self Made Vol. 2 has been revealed.

01. Gunplay, Stalley, Wale & Meek Mill - Power Circle f. Rick Ross & Kendrick Lamar
02. Meek Mill – Black Magic f. Rick Ross
03. Wale & Omarion - This Thing Of Ours f. Rick Ross & Nas
04. Rick Ross – All Birds f. French Montana
05. Wale & Meek Mill - Actin Up f. French Montana
06. Stalley – Fountain Of Youth f. Rick Ross & Nipsey Hu$$le
07. Wale – I Be Puttin’ On f. Wiz Khalifa, French Montana & Roscoe Dash
08. Wale & Stalley – The Zenith f. Rick Ross
09. Omarion & Wale - M.I.A.
10. Wale & Meek Mill – Bag Of Money f. Rick Ross & T-Pain
11. Omarion – Let’s Talk f. Rick Ross
12. Gunplay – Black On Black f. Ace Hood & Bun B
13. Stalley & Wale - FluorescentInk f. Rick Ross
14. Rick Ross – Bury Me A G f. T.I.

DAILY SEX BOOSTS CHANCES OF GETTING PREGNANT

The chances of pregnancy for a couple in a given month will depend upon many things, and some that they can easily control. One of such is frequency of sex. Experts say that having sex daily is the best way to ensure fast conception, reports Sade Oguntola.

Are you worried that you may be infertile? For some women, getting pregnant happens easily. For others, it can take time and may even require medical help. One of the reasons why many women do not get pregnant easily is lack of regular sex between couples. It is hard for some couples to include regular sex in their daily activities. But this is often overlooked in relationships.

Many couples bitterly complain they are not getting pregnant, forgetting that infertility is only thought of medically in a couple that had lacked ability to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse. This includes having sex at the right time.

Research has shown that the more sex a man has, the better his level of fertility becomes and thus his chances of becoming a father. Regular sex ensures that sperms of higher quality are produced.

The finding, presented at the 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicines Annual Conference, and which is of particular significance to couples facing challenges of conceiving, suggested that daily sex could increase the quantity of sperm produced and improve the chances of pregnancy.

The research, which suggested that sperm sitting in the body accumulates damage as it ages, indicated that if sperm is released in a steady stream, due to steady sex, the sperm that is ejaculated contains newer and less-damaged cells.

Australian researchers, looking at the sperm quality in more than 40 men whose wives had either failed to get pregnant through Invitro fertilisation(IVF) or had repeatedly miscarried, found that when the men had no sex for three days, their sperm contained high levels of DNA damage. Ironically, on testing the men after having sex every day for a week, the amount of damage dropped by a third.

Dr Abisola Abisoye-Ogunniyan, an embryologist, in an edition of Fertility Update, a publication by The Bridge Clinic, stated the significance of semen quality in couples facing challenges of conception.

According to Dr Abisoye-Ogunniyan, the amount of semen a man can produce as well as the number and quality of spermatozoa in his semen sample is determined through semen analysis.

Sperm swim in and are nourished in the semen. Once inside the fallopian tube(s), they have a life span of about five days. This means the sperm can be in the fallopian tube for five days in advance of ovulation and still fertilise the eggs. But low semen volume affects the life span of the sperm cells. It is associated, for instance, with the number of days of abstinence from sex.

However, sperms genetic makeup (DNA) can become more damaged the longer it remains in the body, cutting the chances of fertilisation and raising the risk of a miscarriage in the first weeks of pregnancy.

According to the expert, one day of abstinence can cause at least 20 per cent reduction in the sperm count. So the longer the period of abstinence from sex, the poorer the sperm count.

“A study in 2004 found that men with repeated normal results from semen analysis produced abnormal samples if they abstained for more than 10 days. For a longer period of abstinence, more dead sperm cells will be found in the ejaculate.”

Conversely, Professor Ayo Arowojolu, a consultant obstetrican and gyneacologist, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State in a lecture entitled “In search of the causes of unexplainable fertility in Nigerian men”, stated that “if a couple do not have sex at least three to four times a week to ensure they maintain the desired closeness, they cannot be sure to have a child.”

Couples often try to time everything perfectly for ovulation, but do not have sex when they think they are not ovulating. No doubt, sex that is not within the time of ovulation will not result in pregnancy. However, because women do not always ovulate when they think they will, having frequent sex will help a woman not to miss any opportunity to get pregnant.

Professor Arowojolu declared, “the woman ovulates one day in a month and you do not know the day. You might calculate the fertile period and by the time she gets to that fertile period, the man might be too tired or out of town due to work.”

It is a common notion by some men that if they abstain for longer times before say, ovulation, their sperm will be better. Although there may be more volume, there will also be more sperms with damaged DNA.

He added: “But with sex at least three to four times a week, the chances of getting pregnant is higher if they meet that once a week or say at weekends.”

There are, however, other reasons couples are finding conception difficult. For example, a long-term use of contraceptive pill can lead to fertility problems for some women. It will take some time after stopping the use of contraceptive pills for the woman’s body to be normal again, especially when the woman is of an advanced age.

In addition, a pursuance of narcissistic lifestyle for so many years; that is, smoking, drinking, having unprotected sex, dieting, and exercising excessively, can be a cause of infertility in Certain Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which can affect fertility. According to Professor Arowojolu, infections such as Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia are the major causes of infertility in men in Nigeria. This is because men still practise unprotected sex.

He reiterated: “Unfortunately, Chlamydia, unlike Gonorrhoea, does not show itself until it has done a lot of damage in the body, including blocking the fallopian tubes in the woman.”

There is a general consensus among fertility experts that an optimum weight be maintained when trying to get pregnant. Being over or underweight can affect the regularity of the menstrual periods and inhibit ovulation in women. Too much weight around the stomach can also affect the hormone balance, impair fertility and delay pregnancy.

Smoking deprives the body of essential nutrients for fertility, including zinc, selenium, and vitamin C. It increases levels of toxic substances like cadmium and lead in the blood.

According to Professor Arowojolu, “the Lead content of the Nigerian environment is higher than what is acceptable all over the world. Evidence has shown that Lead is one of the causal factors for infertility in men. Lead affects fertility by destroying the sperm, testes and the prostate. It also affects the kidneys.“

He linked Nigeria’s high level of lead content with the use of leaded petrol, indiscriminate citing of petrol stations, battery chargers activities and foundries and poor disposal of industrial wastes.

RIHANNA JETS TO LONDON, TALK ACTING'S "CHALLENGES"

Jet setting out of La La land on a trip to Lonodn, Rihanna was seen catching a flight out of LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA on Friday (May 18).

The “Talk That Talk” songstress kept it casual in skinny jeans, a zip up hoodie and Jordan tennis shoes as she made her way through the Tinseltown terminal en route to her outbound aircraft.

Once arriving, the Barbadian beauty made a stop at one of her favorite restaurants in the area that gives her a little taste of her hometown.

Taking to her Twitter page to post a picture of the “Ochi Caribbean” take away restaurant, RiRi left a caption reading, “ #London in da hood at my fav spot.”

In career news, we know the Grammy award-winning singer can handle the music business, but it sounds as if acting came as more of a “challenge.”

In a recent interview with MTV News, Rihanna dished about her acting debut in “Battleship,” saying, “For me, acting was a whole different world. We make mini-movies with music videos, but there's always a song track that's playing, you don't have to speak, so [with acting] you have to tell that emotion with the tone of your voice, and I have an accent, so I had to change it to a bit of an American accent for this movie, so that was different.”

Now that the 24 year-old has some experience in the artistic medium, will she return for another go around? "There's nothing you can have under your belt with acting, not in my opinion, because I'm not a natural. This isn't my first [career choice], so I don't know. I think it's always going to be a challenge for me, but I like that."

KIM KARDASHIAN BRINGS QUICKTRIM TO THE UK

The always busy Kim Kardashian was out in London today (May 19) celebrating the launch of her weight loss management product QuickTrim at Westfield mall.

The reality television star looked lovely in a white cuff-sleeved dress with black heels keeping her makeup simple and tweeting, “Morning London town.”

She also made an appearance at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London to once again, support the UK launch of her weight management supplement, while looking stunning in a a black peek-a-boo dress with slick, straight locks.

In other news, while overseas the 31-year-old beauty appeared on the Fearne Cotton BBC Radio 1 show and dished about everything from her family to her relationship with Kanye West.

“He’s being supportive,” said Kardashian about her new boyfriend, and explained, “He took a little break to hang out with me, then I’ll take a break and hang out with him.”

The brunette beauty also took time to talk about her hit television show “Keeping up with the Kardashians” saying, “I basically get paid to hang out with my family. It couldn’t be a better job.”

SCARFACE EXPLAINS WHY DEF JAM REJECTED T.I.

Veteran rapper Scarface sat down with HipHopDX this week to cover topics ranging from his classic album The Fix and his involvement with Platinum League trading cards. But he also touched on how Def Jam Records once rejected T.I. because Polygram got him first.

Face explained how he wanted to bring Tip to the historic label and how Def Jam could have benefitted from signing the Southern spitter. Outside of his chat with DX, Face praised Kanye West and his involvement in The Fix and delivered a freestyle on Shade 45’s “Sway in the Morning” that can be viewed below.

JAY-Z ANNOUNCES "MADE IN AMERICA" FESTIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

This past Monday, Jay-Z took the stage outside of the Philadelphia Arts Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to announce the two-day Budweiser “Made in America” festival, taking place on September 1-2. The Roc Nation honcho says that 70 percent of the acts have been confirmed for the event, but that the lineup will be announced next week.

While at the conference, Hov spoke to a few publications, revealing that he doesn’t have any immediate plans to hit the studio and record new music. He also made headlines after publicly supporting gay marriage, an echoing of President Barack Obama’s comments that were recently made.

50 CENT HOSPITALIZED AFTER EATING A TAINTED HAMBURGER

50 Cent caused a stir this week after tweeting pictures of himself in the hospital after eating a bad hamburger. He later bounced back from the illness without having to go through surgery, but explained how Eminem called him and said that it wouldn’t be respectable if he died from consuming tainted meat.

After he got out of the hospital, he headed over to Hot 97 to debut his new mixtape The Lost Tape and discuss where his relationship with Lloyd Banks stands, as well his reconciliation with Cam’ron and their plans to record music and film a movie together.

LIL' KIM BRINGS OUT MISSY ELLIOT, EVE, JUELZ SANTANA DURING NEW YORK CITY SHOW

Lil' Kim returned to the Big Apple with some famous friends in tow.

Last night, Lil' Kim performed at the Bronx's Paradise Theater as part of her "Return of the Queen" tour.

During the performance, the Queen Bee brought out Missy Elliott and Eve to run through the remix for "Hot Boyz." Additional songs performed during the set included "Black Friday," "Crush On You" and "No Time," also inviting Juelz Santana to take the stage to run through his verse from Lloyd Banks' "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley." Fred the Godson appeared mid-show to rip "Monique's Room (I Don't Give a Fuck)."

DAVID BECKHAM CARRIES THE OLYMPIC FLAME

 Completing one of the most recognized tasks around the world, David Beckham carried the Olympic torch to the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, England yesterday afternoon (May 18).

The British soccer star took part in the torches’ presentation as it begins its relay today (May 19), which will take it on an 8,000-mile journey across England with a detour to visit the Irish capital of Dublin. It will culminate in the flame being brought to the Olympic Stadium for the opening of the Games on July 27.

"This is a big acceleration of the heartbeat," London Mayor Boris Johnson said as he summed up the moment. "This is the final furlong for us."

Although the 37-year-old heartthrob has never competed in the Olympic games, he is definitely interested adding, “Obviously, I'd love to. I've always made it clear that I love representing my country. I've done that quite a few times."
 

VAN VICKER, ANGELA OKORIE TO HOST NAFCA 2012

The duo of Van Vicker and Angela Okorie will be hosting the second annual Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA) which holds on September 15 and 16, 2012 in North Carolina, US.

The 34-year-old Ghanaian born actor, who started his active acting career in 2003 with Ghanaian TV series ‘Sun City‘; will be hosting the event with Nigerian counterpart Angela Okorie-a Nollywood actress.

According to the organisers of the event, NAFCA ‘is an award ceremony in North America for the African Movie industry worldwide and it serves as an award of merit for distinctive achievement’.  Also the essence of the award is to boost movies and film makers from across Africa.

The two-day event which holds every second week in September will begin with a Nollywood summit, movie premiere and an after party on Saturday, September 15 at the Carolina Museum of Art, US. The awards proper will hold on Sunday, September, 16, 2012 at the Carolina Theatre Durham, North Carolina, US.

Organisers say some percentage of the tickets sales and sponsorship grants will be donated to North Carolina International Mission – a charity organisation fighting hunger and building schools in Africa.

JESSICA ALBA: BUSINESS SAVY DIVA

Keeping busy in her many business endeavors, Jessica Alba was spotted heading into a meeting in Beverly Hills, CA on Friday (May 18).

The founder of “The Honest company” looked business chic in a red knee length dress that she paired with a black leather jacket and pointed toe black pumps as she was seen feeding her meter before heading inside.

Shortly after her meeting, the busy mom of two headed back to Santa Monica, CA to her own offices after a quick outfit change. The "X-Men" star opted for a more relaxed outfit this time sporting teal skinny jeans, a white v neck shirt and red vest while heading in with her hands full.

In other news, the 31-year-old actress was just named one of the top 100 most creative people in business this year by Fast Company for her eco-friendly line that produces baby and household products.

When talking about her company in comparison to the many other lines out there Alba says, “I was sick of people saying, ‘This is our green line, it costs a dollar more,’ but it’s the same stuff that’s in everything else,” adding, “They deleted one fragrance, but it still has tons of carcinogens. Like, really?”

CHERYL COLES'S UNDERCOVER CANNES ARRIVAL

Unsuccessful in her attempt to avoid being noticed, Cheryl Cole covered up as she arrived with her entourage and a group of security guards at the Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in Nice, France on Saturday (May 19).

The British songstress looked chic in skinny black leather pants and a grey and black sweatshirt as she skirted by the shutterbugs under a black wrap scarf and sunglasses

Just as Miss Cole was arriving in France for the Cannes Film Festival, more exciting career news has been confirmed - as the pop star, along with Kylie Minogue, will be performing on "The Voice" UK stage on May 27th to mark the semi-final weekend.

Cheryl will be performing her new single "Call My Name" off of her forthcoming third studio album "A Million Lights" - with the disc due out on June 18th.

EVA LONGORIA & EDUARDO CRUZ'S ROMANTIC CANNES CRUISE

 
Spending a little time having fun, Eva Longoria and her boyfriend Eduardo Cruz were spotted leaving a yacht party at the Cannes Film Festival in France last night (May 18).

The sexy couple appeared to be having a good time as the 37-year-old got some assistance off the lavish boat while rocking a gorgeous silver dress and matching strappy heels.

In other news, the “Desperate Housewives” star has been busy keeping her more than 3.4 million follows up-to-date while at Cannes as she recently tweeted, “Pouring rain, doing the Today show wearing my dear friend @victoriabeckham dress!”

The beautiful actress appeared on the “Today Show” wearing a gorgeous white dress made by Victoria Beckham and has recently been named one of the best dressed at the event by Fox News.

LADY GAGA ARRIVES IN PHILIPPINES AMIDST CALLS TO BAN CONCERT

Controversial pop star and Grammy award winning artist Lady GagaLady Gaga was on board a private plane when she arrived last night at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for a two-night concert at SM Arena in Pasay City on May 21 and 22 as part of her “Born This Way Ball” tour, amidst calls by several religious groups to ban her performance because they believed she was making a ‘mockery of Christianity,’ ABS-CBN News said.

Former Manila congressman and Pastor Benny Abante Jr. of the Metropolitan Baptist Church “Yung isang kanta ‘yung (one of her songs) ‘Born This Way,’ it’s also telling the young people na you can do anything you want anyway you are born this way. It is not only immoral, it is a blasphemy. The Lord Jesus Christ is being maligned here and mocked.”

On Saturday, members of evangelical group Biblemode Youth, who believed the pop singer was ‘bad influence’ to the youth, marched along Roxas Boulevard to go to the venue and protest the holding of the concert but was stopped by police.

The city government of Pasay has warned Lady Gaga to refrain from “nudity, lewd conduct and blasphemy” at the Manila leg of her Asian tour or face violation of Article 201 Revised Penal Code of the Philippines under which those found in violation of “offending any race or religion” may face a penalty of P6,000-P12,000 and/or imprisonment.

SM Arena, in a statement said they have asked the producers to make the event entertaining “As a responsible venue provider, we have requested the production company to make the presentation entertaining, fun and stir away from controversial songs.”

KRISTIN CAVALLARI'S BABY SHOWER CELEBRATION

She's quickly closing in on her due date and, in celebration of her impending motherhood, Kristin Cavallari was treated to a festive baby shower on Saturday afternoon (May 19).

Held at a private Hollywood residence, the 25-year-old reality star was joined by around thirty guests including former "The Hills" co-stars Heidi Montag and Stephanie Pratt.

The momma-to-be covered up her burgeoning bump in a cute black maxi dress while she and her fellow partygoers noshed on Pink Salt Event Cuisine catered sweets including green and blue frosted cupcakes and a starry themed three-tier sponge cake.

Of the scene, a source told People magazine, "It was the perfect weather for a fun celebration. Kristin arrived with her mom. She looked stunning in a black dress with her hair in a ponytail. She was smiling and seemed very excited about celebrating her baby. Guests seemed to enjoy the shower as well and there was a lot of laughter."

With Kristin and her baby daddy, NFL QB Jay Cutler, being gifted with items ranging from strollers and high chairs to blankets and bath toys, another insider dished to Us magazine, "Kristin was glowing and gorgeous. She looked so happy! Guys were there, too. It was co-ed."

FACEBOOK'S MARK ZUCKERBERG MARRIES LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND

 Capping off the most eventful week in young and brilliantly successful life, Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday (May 19).

The Facebook founder and CEO said their "I do's" during an intimate ceremony held at his Palo Alto estate, with just under 100 family and loved ones in attendance to witness to beautiful moment.

Straying from the norm, guests weren't even aware that they were about to see the Internet billionaire marry his girlfriend of nine years - as they thought that the party invite was to celebrate Miss Chan's recent graduation from UCSF medical school.

After Mark placed his personally designed ruby ring on Priscilla's finger, the newlyweds and those in attendance dined on food from Palo Alto Sol and Fuki Sushi with the desert being Burdick Chocolate "mice" - which happens to be the same sweet in which the couple shared on their very first date at Harvard.

The wedding comes just days after Zuckerberg took his company public, with the CEO of the social networking site now worth an estimated $19 billion.
 

CHELSEA WINS 2012 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Schweinsteiger's side made it to the 2010 Champions League final

Chelsea wins 2012 Champions League in heartbreaking penalty shootout! You got to love the underdog in any sports matchup especially European football. Chelsea come into this final with injuries and suspensions but still braved their heart out in front of hostile crowd in Allianz-Arena's Bayern Munich home. Chelsea's manager Roberto Di MatteoRoberto Di Matteo had to pull his trick in a surprising pick on Ryan Bertrand to start his Champions League final instead of Torres.

Bayern Munich meanwhile came into this game firing in all cylinders but only Thomas Muller's goal made it at 83 minute to make it 1-0 for the German team. In the first half Bayern's offense fired 11 shot attempts with only 2 from Chelsea. Mario Gomez is not accurate in the first half, Robben and Ribery has their chances but not so lucky.

You must have to give credit to Chelsea's stonewall defense lead by Ashley Cole. Drogba who's been quite in the first half finally made his presence known with Drogba's first-time effort from the right wing only being blocked at 54 minute of play. The second time Drogba finally bring home the bacon with Juan Mata's corner shot finds flying power header by the Didier DrogbaDidier Drogba with just six minutes after Bayern Munich scored.

Check Drogba goal video, go here.

With scored tied 1-1 Robben has a chance to grab the lead in penalty shot but Cech saves it at 95th minute resulting to extra time. Bayern outnumbers shot attempts with 24 to only 6 by Chelsea, same strategy they adopted when they ousted Barcelona in the semi-finals as defense breakdown Bayern's offensive trio.

The 2012 Champions League must be settled on penalty shoot out. Lahm and Gomez delivered for Bayern, Cole had no trouble putting it in to tie 3-3, leaving Schweinsteiger and Drogba to take what were sudden-death kicks. This time Bayern badly miss David Abala who made his kick in shootout easily against Real Madrid in the semi finals.

Read more on Abala story , go here

Schweinsteiger beat Cech, but not the post which is way wide, Drogba step up the plate and bring home the bacon once again for the Englishmen making it 4-3 as the 34-year old fired home to send the Bayern crowd into delirium. Great finish by the warrior and Chelsea is the 2012 Champions League Champ! Roberto Di Matteo on Chelsea to winning the tournament, becomes the 10th Italian manager to win the European Cup or Champions League. Chelsea sub-captain Frank Lampard, told in interview: "I can't believe it. The determination we've shown ... we didn't play fantastic but the main man Didier dug us out of trouble there. It means everything. We've been so many years trying to do this."