Rihanna Disses Drake & Chris Brown: Eminem’s A ‘Real’ Man

Ouch, Rihanna! The star is moving right along from her exes, Drake and Chris Brown, but she’s throwing major shade, a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. Rihanna is loving being on tour with Eminem because he’s a ‘real’ man. Rihanna, 26, just kicked off her joint Monster tour with rapper Eminem, 41, and she’s taking a dig at former flames, Drake, 27, and Chris Brown, 25! HollywoodLife.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY that Riri really likes sharing the stage with Eminem and it’s been a long time since she performed with a “real champion.”

Rihanna Calls Eminem A ‘Real’ Man — Dissing Drake & Chris Brown
Rihanna is loving the way Eminem raps! Their Monster tour launched on Aug. 7 and a source tells HollywoodLife.com that the tour with Em is giving her life, especially since Eminem is so mature and “tells it like it is and how it is.”

“He’s [Eminem] the realist. She says it’s been a while since she’s been on stage with a real champion who gets it in a long time,” our source spilled.

Wow — Rihanna is throwing serious shade at Drake and Chris! The source also revealed that Rihanna thinks Drake and Chris are “just jealous” because they can’t keep up with her.The jealousy part probably comes from Drake’s recent cruel diss towards Rihanna. He associated her with the devil at his Toronto concert!

Chris Brown & Drake End Feud Over Rihanna Diss
Drake and Chris Brown end beef over Rihanna after producer Mally Mall's ends one feud and starts another. Starring Chloe Melas Directed by...

Drake set fire to a possible reconciliation with Rihanna on Aug. 4 during his OVO Fest performance of “Days of East.” Drake put up on screen images of a flaming Rihanna with three fiery sixes.

HollywoodLife.com learned EXCLUSIVELY that Drake’s diss was his way of getting back at Riri for shooting down his request to reunite.

“Drake was totally lashing out at Rihanna, he wanted to get back together with a little while back and she shot him down so now he’s being all bitter about it,” a source told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.

No wonder Rihanna is loving being around Eminem so much! With Drake’s immature act in concert and Chris having commitment issues in another relationship, Rihanna needs a solid and stable man to hang around and perform with.

Rihanna and Eminem’s Monster tour will end on Aug. 23 in Detroit.

HollywoodLifers, what do you think about Rihanna calling Eminem a “real man?” Is it a total dig at Drake and Chris Brown? Let us know!

Coutesy: Hollywoodlife.com

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.

OBIE TRICE RECALLS ISSUES WITH INTERSCOPE, "BODYING" EMINEM ON COLLABORATIONS

Obie Trice gives some insight as to why he left Shady Records, and why he feels he's bested Eminem many times.

As the release of his third solo album, Bottoms Up, drew nearer, Obie Trice began hinting at the reasons behind his departure from Shady Records.

In a recent interview with GlobalGrind.com, the Detroit native spoke a bit more candidly on thematter.

"It was just issues with me," explained Obie, neglecting to point fingers. "I missed the Big Boy show out there in LA. And Jimmy [Iovine] had a real problem with that, but it wasn’t just that, though. I was younger, so things were happening that were different."

Obie also recalled when his Akon-assisted single "Snitch" was unable to gain traction, at least in part due to outside circumstances. "I had the Akon single out. MTV wouldn’t play the record because they had the Snitch campaign going on, and things of that sort. And BET wouldn’t play the record because Eminem missed the BET Awards three years in a row. Just a lot of backlash we caught that didn’t have anything to do with us, and we thought things should change about that, that they should have worked the record even harder. There were just a lot of things going on,

But shout out to Jimmy Iovine: he gave me an opportunity."

Additionally, Trice, who maintains a working and personal relationship with Eminem, wasn't shy to express his belief that he bested his mentor on numerous occasions. "I body him all the time! I feel like every song we did I bodied him. That's how I feel! That's how I go into records."

OBIE TRICE SPEAKS ON LEAVING SHADY RECORDS IN 2008, EMINEM & DR. DRE'S ROLE ON "BOTTOMS UP"

Exclusive: The Detroit-bred emcee admits that his behavior upset the Interscope Records brass in the 2000s, and how he and Eminem maintain their business relationship these days.

“Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks.” Those were the infamous six words Trice uttered at the beginning of Eminem’s celebrated "Without Me" music video. As dated as Osama Bin Laden dancing in a cave may now seem, people may have the same cognition about Obie. With a decade separating then-and-now and four years after Obie Trice left Shady Records, it’s been a half-decade since Em’s former labelmate dropped an album; almost an eternity in today’s Hip Hop media sphere.

With the long passage of time in the chronicles of music release, one thing has remained the same, the relationship between Obie Trice, Eminem and Interscope Records.

“Those are still my people over there at Interscope and Shady, that’s family for life,” Obie Trice said. “I talk to Em almost every week so we still friends, still business partners and nothing’s really changed.”

Ironically, the heydays of Obie Trice may have been his most vulnerable. Trice opened up, explaining that his youth may have affected his future music endeavors. 

“I was young, fresh out the hood, jumped into this music thing,” he said. “It was a little overwhelming for me, I didn’t seize the moment when I should’ve so I had to move on and that’s just how things go.”

2012 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS

The 2012 – 38th annual – People’s Choice Awards began with a comedy sketch from the

cast of “The Big Bang Theory”. The host for this year is Kaley Cuoco.

The first award of the night was for Favourite Movie Actress; won by Emma Stone.

Favourite Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneres of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

Favourite TV Comedy Actress: Lea Michele from “Glee”

Favourite TV Drama Actress: Nina Dobrev

Favourite TV Comedy Actor: Neil Patrick Harris

Demi Lovato performs “Give Your Heart a Break” who also won the Favourite Pop Artist

award.

Favourte Comedic Movie Actor: Adam Sandler

Favourite Movie Star Under 25: Chloe Grace Moretz

Favourite Band: Maroon 5

Favourite Drama Movie: “Water for Elephants”

Favourite TV Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion

Favourite Comedy Movie: “Bridesmaids”

Country star Faith Hill performs her new single “Come Home”.

Favourite Late Night TV Host: Jimmy Fallon from “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”

Favourite Cable TV Comedy: “Hot in Cleveland”

Ewan McGregor presented the first ever Favourite Movie Icon Award to Morgan Freeman.

Favourite New TV Drama: “Person of Interest”

Favourite New TV Comedy: “2 Broke Girls”

Favourite Network TV Comedy: “How I Met Your Mother”

Favourite Movie: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favouite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp

Favourite Action Movie: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favourite Action Movie Star: Hugh Jackman

Favourite Comedic Movie Actress: Emma Stone

Favourite Ensemble Movie Cast: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favourite Animated Movie Voice: Johnny Depp as Rango in “Rango”

Favourite Movie Superhero: Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern

Favourite Book Adaptation: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favourite Network TV Drama: “Supernatural”

Favourite TV Competition Show: “American Idol”

Favourite TV Crime Drama: “Castle”

Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: “Supernatural”

Favourite TV Guest Star: Katy Perry on “How I Met Your Mother”

Favourite TV Celebrealtiy Star: Kim Kardashian

Favourite Male Artist: Bruno Mars

Favourite Female Artist: Katy Perry

Favourite Song of the Year: “E.T.” by Katy Perry and Kanye West

Favourite Album of the Year: “Born this Way” by Lady Gaga

Favourite Hip-Hop Artist: Eminem

Favourite R&B Artist: Rihanna

Favourite Country Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Music Video: “Lat Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry

Favourite Tour Headliner: Katy Perry

THE TOP 10 MOST POPULAR HIP HOP SINGLES OF 2011

After tallying the weekly Top Singles, here are the Top Singles of the entire year. The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles Of 2011

It's been quite a year in Hip Hop. This was definitely the year of the freestyle (we say that every year), the year of the mixtape (yeah, we say that too), and the year of the album pushback (yup, that again). Everything in Hip Hop is cyclical, but each time the same thing re-emerges, we're introduced to a tweaked formula from the last time around. In 2011, we witnessed the unification of two Hip Hop powerhouses (Jay-Z and Kanye West on Watch The Throne), we were met with an album from a famed rapper that half the public loved and the other half hated (Drake's Take Care), and we also heard a few cuts off an album that we're now being told may never happen (Dr. Dre's Detox). There was a lot more going on, and you'll see most of it on this list. As we check out the ten songs that our HipHopDX readers listened to the most, pay attention to the names. They're all familiar and all indicative of the top spots in Hip Hop. Well, with the exception of Maroon 5 of course.

1. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Otis

Having this song top the singles for 2011 on HipHopDX right before New Year's Eve is befitting. After all, "Otis" was all about celebration. Jay and Kanye took an Otis Redding sample to new heights and paired it with a video, where they strip down a Maybach and do donuts in it in front of an American flag. How's that for a party? Despite the fact that "H.A.M." (look below) was our first real glimpse into the Watch the Throne project, it was "Otis" that really had the people excited about what Jay-Z and Kanye West collectively had coming.

2. Jay-Z and Kanye West - H.A.M.

Lex Luger brought some out-of-the-box production for Jay and Ye on this one. The song was arguably bigger than the sum of its parts, and succeeded largely based upon curiosity. People had no idea what to expect after this song dropped. However, throw that badboy on at the club and everyone goes "H.A.M. aka "hard as a muthaf**ker."

3. Drake - Marvin's Room

How many times this year have you read "I'm just sayin, you could do better" on social networking sites? This song sparked the "Drake is emo" movement, crafting a song about being drunk and calling his ex-girlfriend. The sobfest carried over into other versions and freestyles.

4. Young Jeezy featuring Lil Wayne - Ballin

Many moons ago, people thought this track right here was the first look into Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103, as he and Lil Wayne stomped all over this track chanting that "ballin" mantra. It never did make it to the album, after it was pushed back so many times. That doesn't take away from its street anthemic value.

5. Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey - I Need a Doctor

When this song hit the ground, it entered a marathon. Detox was 2010's big tease, but by 2011, it was really starting to look like a reality. Producer Alex Da Kid introduced his dark songstress Skylar Grey to the word, and her breathy vocals make this track so haunting, as Eminem is literally begging Dr. Dre to come back to music. Sorry, Em.

6. Maroon 5 featuring Mac Miller and Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger Remix

"Moves Like Jagger" sans Mac Miller was one of 2011's big deal Pop anthems. However, getting Mac Miller on the remix shoved this cut into the faces of Hip Hop fans, and guess what? They liked it. It also contributed largely to Mac Miller's crossover appeal. That's the reason why your little sister is bumping Blue Slide Park. So, Mac Mill has moves like Jagger too?

7. Game featuring Lil Wayne - RED Nation

Game's The R.E.D. Album had quite a few high points. This song, however, was one of the highest. Taking the "Zombie Nation" techno chants and dropping Lil Wayne in the hook beckoning everyone to "Blood the fuck up" made "RED Nation" the kind of song to get violent to. After all, angry music makes everyone see "red."

8. Eminem - G.O.A.T. (Jay-Z and Kanye West Diss)

This track seemed like it came out of nowhere, and it did. It was pretty old, and for whatever reason, it circulated this past year. Even Eminem himself spoke on the song, stating it was old and just a big venting session about not getting the respect he deserved. That all changed this year, and thankfully nothing became of this quasi-war between three rap stalwarts.

9. Lupe Fiasco featuring Skylar Grey - Words I Never Said

Another win for Skylar Grey, as she added to the intensity of this Lupe Fiasco track. Lupe spent a good long while frustrated with his label, his career, and his music. However, this song off Lasers added to the mainstream value of the project as a whole and brought Lupe right to the top of the charts. Sometimes the words never said go a long way.

10. Dr. Dre featuring Eminem - Die Hard

Yet another floaty in the Detox pool, "Die Hard" paired Dre with Em again on this third look into the album that never was. By the time this track hit, Dre fans were really convinced that Detox was going to happen and Eminem was going to play a huge role in it. Dre is pretty lucky. His presence on this 2011 list shows just how many people still care about his music.

T.I. CREDITS ENIMEN FOR HELPING HIM OVERCOME HIS DRUG ADDICTION

Tip reveals that he reached out to Marshall for help when he feared he might be addicted to drugs.

T.I. previously revealed that he turned to Eminem for help after fearing that he developed a drug habit last year. Speaking with Billboard.com's The Juice, Tip says that he depended on the prescription pills oxycontin and hydrocodone to help relieve his pain from oral surgeries. While he hasn't seen him since he's gotten out of prison, he commends him for supporting him through the difficult time.

"I haven't had a chance to speak to Em since I've been home," T.I. said. "I heard that while I was down, he was trying to get in contact with me, but I don't know if the dots just didn't connect. [Eminem] overcoming his own adversities, winning the battle against his own demons and continuing to break the mold and re-set the standard of what it means to be the most successful hip-hop artist in the game ... I salute that to no end."

He also shared some words on what addicts can do to help kick their habits. "It starts with you on the inside," he said. "I can give all the advice in the world, but at the end of the day you just got to make that decision internally with yourself. You have to see that you are ready to make a change. Until that moment comes, all advice in the world is going to be in vain cause I'm going to be talking to a brick wall.

"Everybody can tell you what you need to do, how to do it, when you need to do it, how bad you need to do it," he continued. "But until you get that right ass whipping, as they say, and until you have hit rock bottom or have seen something in yourself that is so out of character and it displeases you so much that you just have no choice but to change it ... then you ain't going to see it."

Eminem Movie "Southpaw" Back In Production

MGM revitalizes Eminem-starring vehicle "Southpaw." It appears as though MGM - with Sony Pictures distributing - has set forth the strongest bid for Southpaw, a boxing film staring Eminem directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).

DreamWorks dropped the project in August, leaving alone what would've been Eminem's first starring vehicle since 2002's 8 Mile. The script, written by "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter, centers around a fast-rising welterweight boxer that fights his way to the title, and must reclaim his past glory following a tragedy. “In a way, this is a continuation of the 8 Mile story, but rather than a literal biography, we are doing a metaphorical narrative of the second chapter of his life,” said Sutter, according to deadline.com.

“He’ll play a world champion boxer who really hits a hard bottom, and has to fight to win back his life for his young daughter. At its core, this is a retelling of his struggles over the last five years of his life, using the boxing analogy. I love that the title refers to [Eminem] being a lefty, which is to boxing what a white rapper is to Hip Hop; dangerous, unwanted and completely unorthodox. It’s a much harder road for a southpaw than a right-handed boxer.”

Jay-Z Tops Forbes' Hip Hop Cash Kings, Includes Eminem, Kanye West, Dr. Dre & More

Newcomers to the list include Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Wiz Khalifa and others.

Forbes has announced its annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list. The leader of the pack is none other than Jay-Z, while additional Hip Hop stars to make the cut include Eminem, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West and more. Hov tops the chart with $37 million in income, thanks to “the benefits of a 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, as well as stakes in the New Jersey Nets, the 40/40 Club” and more.

Sean “Diddy” Combs comes in second with $35 million. Surprisingly, music only accounts for 20 percent of his earnings, while the rest consists of investments in clothing lines like Sean John and Enyce.

Kanye West places third with $16 million. The relentless tourer released his last solo album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in November 2010, and most recently dropped his collaboration album with Jigga, Watch the Throne, yesterday.

Others to notch on the list include Lil Wayne at No. 4 ($15 million) in a tie with Birdman, Eminem at No. 6 ($14 million) in a tie with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Ludacris at No. 10 ($12 million), Wiz Khalifa at No. 11 ($11 million) in a tie with Drake, Nicki Minaj at No. 15 ($6.5 million) in a tie with Swizz Beatz, and more.

Fabolous Talks Nas, Eminem, Community Service

Fab says he wants to work with two of Hip Hop's finest lyricists, as well as embarking on some philanthropic efforts. While Fabolous has already left his mark on Hip Hop, the Brooklyn emcee has designs beyond the heights his career has already reached. "We workin' right now," said Fab in an interview on NBC Nitecap. "I got a couple joints I'ma throw out in the summer, just a couple joints for people to get ready."

Fab revealed he has some high-profile collaborations in mind, starting with fellow New Yorker Nas. "I haven't worked with Nas yet ever in my career. I would love to work with him just because, you know, what Nas means to Hip Hop. Just what he's done in his career. I don't know what the song would be about, just wanna work with him and get in the studio and see what comes out." "I wanna do something with Eminem," he added. "That's another person. I really respect his lyricism, we'll see what a song between us would come to be. It's hard to say, because I kinda worked with everyone."

Aside from music, Fabolous also has gotten into community service. "I'm actually now trying to put together - I don't think it'll be ready for this summer, but for next summer - I want to bring back my hood's old basketball tournament, because they stopped it like two years ago. And I know how much that meant for me during the summers to be able to look forward to doing something. Kids that can't go away, kids that are in the projects the whole summer, that was something I was excited about! I had my schedule, what day the games were, go out every morning and shoot around to get prepared.