The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion star Jay Starrett indicated that he doesn’t mind all the criticism and “hate” he’s getting from viewers.
Jay returned for the 39th season of MTV’s competition show after teaming up with Michele Fitzgerald on the previous season, Ride or Dies.
With Michele and Jay among the few veteran cast members on Battle For a New Champion, they had friendships with many individuals in the house.
That allowed them to orchestrate a significant alliance and get the many people working with them to follow their plan.
It also made for a dramatic move in Episode 16, when Jay’s friend of five years, Nurys Mateo, was left in the bottom three and went into elimination.
While Nurys’ friend, Olivia Kaiser, could’ve saved her instead of choosing Moriah Jadea, Jay seemed the most upset over Nurys’ fate, resulting in host Tj Lavin...
Jay returned for the 39th season of MTV’s competition show after teaming up with Michele Fitzgerald on the previous season, Ride or Dies.
With Michele and Jay among the few veteran cast members on Battle For a New Champion, they had friendships with many individuals in the house.
That allowed them to orchestrate a significant alliance and get the many people working with them to follow their plan.
It also made for a dramatic move in Episode 16, when Jay’s friend of five years, Nurys Mateo, was left in the bottom three and went into elimination.
While Nurys’ friend, Olivia Kaiser, could’ve saved her instead of choosing Moriah Jadea, Jay seemed the most upset over Nurys’ fate, resulting in host Tj Lavin...
- 2/10/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Alex Schwartz and Joe Khajadourian, better known as the production team The Futuristics, have had great success working with such artists as Flo Rida, The Game, and Chris Brown, but as they hinted to us at the Ascap Pop Awards last week, they’ve got even bigger things coming. Schwartz played coy when he talked about a song they have written with fun.’s Jack Antonoff. “The song that we did, we don’t want to say whose song it is, there’s a chance it will be coming out very soon,” Schwartz said. We managed to get a few more details out of him: “It’s a male song and it’s about running away, youth and rebelling.” He then added that the reason he was playing it cool was that they were still deciding which artist of those “circling around” the song would get it. With all their success,...
- 5/1/2014
- Hitfix
Lil Wayne made one of his first public appearances since a hospitalization earlier this month that sent rumors flying around the music world -- and naturally, he popped up at a South Beach nightclub.
The rapper "looked healthy and fresh-faced as he sipped on water" while presiding over a VIP table at Mansion Monday night, a source told The Huffington Post. Lil Wayne showed up with Cash Money founder Birdman for the club's Excess Mondays party, where he stayed to celebrate rapper Rocko's album release party past 3 a.m.
Alltheparties.com caught the rapper looking anything but peaked:
TMZ initially reported that Wayne was in critical condition and "being prepared for his last rites" when he was fist hospitalized in Los Angeles March 15, prompting a scathing attack on the gossip site from label mate Mack Maine.
After being released following nearly a week in ICU, Wayne denied reports he had...
The rapper "looked healthy and fresh-faced as he sipped on water" while presiding over a VIP table at Mansion Monday night, a source told The Huffington Post. Lil Wayne showed up with Cash Money founder Birdman for the club's Excess Mondays party, where he stayed to celebrate rapper Rocko's album release party past 3 a.m.
Alltheparties.com caught the rapper looking anything but peaked:
TMZ initially reported that Wayne was in critical condition and "being prepared for his last rites" when he was fist hospitalized in Los Angeles March 15, prompting a scathing attack on the gossip site from label mate Mack Maine.
After being released following nearly a week in ICU, Wayne denied reports he had...
- 4/4/2013
- by Janie Campbell
- Huffington Post
The seizures that forced musician Lil Wayne to be hospitalized earlier this month were caused by epilepsy, according to news reports.
"The thing is, man, the bad news is, I'm an epileptic, I'm prone to seizures," Lil Wayne, who is 30, told Power 106's DJ Felli Fel. "This isn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I've had a bunch of seizures; y'all just never hear about them. This time it got real bad because I had three of 'em in a row, and on the third one, my heart rate went down to, like, 30 percent. Basically, I could've died. So, that's why it was so serious."
He also noted that the seizures were brought on by too much stress and not enough rest.
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Lil Wayne is one of nearly 3 million people in the U.S. with the condition. Every year, there are about 200,000 people diagnosed with epilepsy.
"The thing is, man, the bad news is, I'm an epileptic, I'm prone to seizures," Lil Wayne, who is 30, told Power 106's DJ Felli Fel. "This isn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I've had a bunch of seizures; y'all just never hear about them. This time it got real bad because I had three of 'em in a row, and on the third one, my heart rate went down to, like, 30 percent. Basically, I could've died. So, that's why it was so serious."
He also noted that the seizures were brought on by too much stress and not enough rest.
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Lil Wayne is one of nearly 3 million people in the U.S. with the condition. Every year, there are about 200,000 people diagnosed with epilepsy.
- 3/29/2013
- by Amanda L. Chan
- Huffington Post
Lil Wayne worried friends and fans when the rapper was hospitalized for seizures in Los Angeles two weeks ago. And though Weezy had already announced that he was on the mend ("I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love," he tweeted), he shed further light on his medical condition in an interview Thursday.
"The thing is, man, the bad news is, I'm an epileptic, I'm prone to seizures," he told Power 106's DJ Felli Fel. "This isn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I've had a bunch of seizures; y'all just never hear about them. This time it got real bad because I had three of 'em in a row, and on the third one, my heart rate went down to, like, 30 percent. Basically, I could've died. So, that's why it was so serious."
Previous reports had attributed Wayne's seizures to his consumption of "sizzurp," also known as "purple drank,...
"The thing is, man, the bad news is, I'm an epileptic, I'm prone to seizures," he told Power 106's DJ Felli Fel. "This isn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I've had a bunch of seizures; y'all just never hear about them. This time it got real bad because I had three of 'em in a row, and on the third one, my heart rate went down to, like, 30 percent. Basically, I could've died. So, that's why it was so serious."
Previous reports had attributed Wayne's seizures to his consumption of "sizzurp," also known as "purple drank,...
- 3/29/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Lil Wayne's recent medical emergency had everyone worried, but it wasn't exactly new territory for the rapper. During an interview with Power 106's DJ Felli Fel, Tunechi—who mentioned that he is "100 percent now"—revealed that he's epileptic and is "prone to seizures." He tells the radio station, "This wasn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh...I have had a bunch of seizures, you just never hear about them." But that doesn't take away from the seriousness of his latest health scare, when the celeb suffered three seizures in a row. "My heart rate went down to 30 percent," he said. "I have people around...
- 3/29/2013
- E! Online
Twentieth Television will be testing another potential first-run syndication program on the Fox Television Stations. Dish Nation, a half-hour pop culture/celebrity news program in the vein of TMZ, will debut July 25 for a six-week trial run on Fox stations in several markets including New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit and Baltimore. It will feature four drive-time radio teams: Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill (The Big Show with Scott & Todd on New York's Wplj), Rick Smiley (Rick Smiley Morning Show on Atlanta's Whta), Blaine Fowler and Allyson Martinek (Blaine & Allyson on Detroit's Wdvd and DJ Felli Fel (Los Angeles’ Power 106). Dish Nation will be filmed daily at each of the team's studios and highlight the top moments from their radio shows that day. Their banter will be illustrated with animation, images and video footage. The show is envisioned as a companion to the Warner Bros-produced TMZ, which airs on the Fox stations,...
- 6/9/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
While on "I Am Still Music" tour, Nicki Minaj performed lap dances for Lil Wayne, Chris Paul, Steve Nash and many others. Speaking about her sexy routine, the "Moment 4 Life" hitmaker told Power 106's Yesi Ortiz and Felli Fel that she has had a name for her on-stage alter-ego.
"The one that comes out with the lap dances on stage, I think that's Lap Dance Nika. Let's call her Lap Dance Nika," said the 26-year-old raptress. On how she came up with the calling, she shared, "Some of my fans, my Team Minaj Barbz, they've called me that sometimes on Twitter, so I thought it was cute, so we'll call her Lap Dance Nika."
While she unraveled the alter-ego's nickname, Nicki said that she will soon put an end to her lap dance acts. "This will be my last round of lap dances," announced the Harajuku Barbie, who will serve...
"The one that comes out with the lap dances on stage, I think that's Lap Dance Nika. Let's call her Lap Dance Nika," said the 26-year-old raptress. On how she came up with the calling, she shared, "Some of my fans, my Team Minaj Barbz, they've called me that sometimes on Twitter, so I thought it was cute, so we'll call her Lap Dance Nika."
While she unraveled the alter-ego's nickname, Nicki said that she will soon put an end to her lap dance acts. "This will be my last round of lap dances," announced the Harajuku Barbie, who will serve...
- 4/22/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
While on "I Am Still Music" tour, Nicki Minaj performed lap dances for Lil Wayne, Chris Paul, Steve Nash and many others. Speaking about her sexy routine, the "Moment 4 Life" hitmaker told Power 106's Yesi Ortiz and Felli Fel that she has had a name for her on-stage alter-ego.
"The one that comes out with the lap dances on stage, I think that's Lap Dance Nika. Let's call her Lap Dance Nika," said the 26-year-old raptress. On how she came up with the calling, she shared, "Some of my fans, my Team Minaj Barbz, they've called me that sometimes on Twitter, so I thought it was cute, so we'll call her Lap Dance Nika."
While she unraveled the alter-ego's nickname, Nicki said that she will soon put an end to her lap dance acts. "This will be my last round of lap dances," announced the Harajuku Barbie, who will serve...
"The one that comes out with the lap dances on stage, I think that's Lap Dance Nika. Let's call her Lap Dance Nika," said the 26-year-old raptress. On how she came up with the calling, she shared, "Some of my fans, my Team Minaj Barbz, they've called me that sometimes on Twitter, so I thought it was cute, so we'll call her Lap Dance Nika."
While she unraveled the alter-ego's nickname, Nicki said that she will soon put an end to her lap dance acts. "This will be my last round of lap dances," announced the Harajuku Barbie, who will serve...
- 4/22/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
You knew it was coming, but a collection of La based hip-hop artists have finally taken their love for the 2010 NBA Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers to the airwaves. Ingeniously titled "Lakers Anthem 2010," the track actually has a nice beat and flow going to it. Unfortunately, a listener's enthusiasm once Ice Cube delivers a pretty pathetic string of lyrics that proves he might have lost a good chunk of his creativity producing the new TBS series "Are We There Yet?" Luckily, other contributors including Ray J, Chino Xl, Roscoe Umali, Lil Rob, New Boyz and Dj Felli Fel make...
- 6/3/2010
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
'The whole world just stopped,' Bangz's Sabi says of the day her partner was hit by a stray bullet.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias
Bangz's Ella Ann
Photo: Vnr/ Asylum/ Warner Bros.
Korttney Elliott was working to live out her dream of becoming a performer. Elliott raps under the moniker Ella Ann with partner Jenice "Sabi" Portlock in the Bangz. Over the summer the L.A. natives had started to bubble with "Boys With Tattoos (We Jerkin)." The two not only were adding a unique style to a seriously dilapidated playing field of female MCs who get exposure, but they were also adding onto the blistering jerk movement that had been brought to the mainstream's attention by the New Boyz.
DJ Felli Fel had the song in heavy rotation at Los Angeles radio station Power 106, and the ladies were starting to go in heavy on...
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias
Bangz's Ella Ann
Photo: Vnr/ Asylum/ Warner Bros.
Korttney Elliott was working to live out her dream of becoming a performer. Elliott raps under the moniker Ella Ann with partner Jenice "Sabi" Portlock in the Bangz. Over the summer the L.A. natives had started to bubble with "Boys With Tattoos (We Jerkin)." The two not only were adding a unique style to a seriously dilapidated playing field of female MCs who get exposure, but they were also adding onto the blistering jerk movement that had been brought to the mainstream's attention by the New Boyz.
DJ Felli Fel had the song in heavy rotation at Los Angeles radio station Power 106, and the ladies were starting to go in heavy on...
- 11/18/2009
- MTV Music News
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