Brandy Blames Rodney Jerkins For Last Album Failure!

With Brandy's new reality show; "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business" airing on VH1; the drama of the show is finally starting to unravel. Last week we got a behind the scenes look at all the drama on "For The Love Of Ray J" and now Brandy will supposedly open up about her disdain for Rodney Jerkins and the failure of her last album; "Human".

I have read that Rodney and Brandy have since patched things up but for a time the singer was obviously mad at Jerkins and the direction of the album. I wonder was this said because the album didn't do well. Read more in the article! Also we mourn a Hip-Hop legend and Erykah Badu gets set for a tour.

Brandy blames producer and friend Rodney Jerkins for the dismal performance of her last album.

Singersroom.com reports that the R&B singer has some harsh words about Rodney’s supposedly shoddy work in an upcoming episode of “Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business.”



When Ray J discusses his interest in working with Rodney on some material, Brandy says, “I don't want the same thing that happened to me to happen to you.”



By that she means the poorly performing Human. And apparently she has a little more to say on his hand in the album’s failure, which led to her split with Epic Records.



There’s no word on whether Brandy and Rodney have patched things up since the episode was taped. 




Rodney Jerkins irks the hell out of me and personally if Brandy never worked with him again; it wouldn't bother me. It seems like Brandy and Rodney are always having some sort of fallout. I'm starting to think they had more than a working relationship.

Erykah Badu Announces Tour Dates!

Erykah Badu is moving forward with plans for a busy summer. In addition to rocking select dates on the Lilith Fair tour with Jill Scott and Mary J. Blige, Badu will play over fifteen additional dates through late June.

Dubbed the "Out My Mind, Just In Time" tour, Badu's trek kicks off in Baltimore, MD May 22, winding through Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis, Houston and Oakland, before wrapping up in Las Vegas, Nevada June 24.

But it doesn't stop there, Badu is also confirmed to be joining Maxwell for a few spot dates on his tour this summer.

Bilal, Janelle Monae and the Roots drummer ?uestlove will open for Badu on select dates.

See dates below (subject to change)...

» May 22 - Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion
» May 23 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
» May 25 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
» May 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
» May 28 - Washington, D.C. @ Constitution Hall
» May 30 - Detroit, MI @ Chene Park
» June 2 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
» June 3 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
» June 5 - Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
» June 6 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
» June 8 - Kansas City, KS @ Midland Theatre
» June 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
» June 13 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
» June 14 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre
» June 16 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
» June 18 - Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
» June 19 - Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
» June 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
» June 22 - San Diego, CA @ TBA
» June 23 - Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
» June 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Concert Theater

Guru Of Gang Starr Dies!

Just over a month since undergoing surgery following a heart attack, Gang Starr MC Guru (born Keith Elam) has died at age 43. According to a statement, Guru died of cancer-related causes on Monday after a long fight with the disease.

Guru's longtime collaborator and partner, French producer Solaar (sometimes referred to as Solar now), mourns his loss in the statement and explains that Guru had written a letter to his fans that was to be released upon his death.

"The world has lost one of the best MCs and hip-hop icons of all-time — my loyal best friend, partner, and brother, Guru," Solaar said. "Guru has been battling cancer for well over a year and has lost his battle! This is a matter that Guru wanted private until he could beat it, but tragically, this did not happen. The cancer took him. Now the world has lost a great man and a true genius."

Their 1998 album Moment of Truth was among their most critically lauded collections and Gang Starr's biggest selling project to date. Gang Starr's last group project, The Ownerz, was released in 2003.

Guru found solo fame in 1993 when he released the first volume of his Jazzmatazz series, an all-star project that featured a number of collaborations with jazz icons such as Branford Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers and Ronny Jordan, as well as vocals from Solaar and N'Dea Davenport of the Brand New Heavies. The album's mixture of jazz and rap was considered pioneering at the time, and the record spawned the hit "Trust Me." Guru would go on to make four volumes in the series.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/163...ng_starr.jhtml
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