Check out the video to Nicki Minaj’s latest solo effort, “Your Love,” featuring Michael Jai White of Why Did I Get Married Too fame.

We took a page from Lauren Leto’s post on book authors and tasked editor, Kendra Desrosiers, with creating a similar list on rappers; Thus, rap fans stereotyped by their favorite emcee. Enjoy.

*I preface this list by noting that the stereotype is of people who not only consider themselves a fan but that artist’s number one stan.

Drake | People who haven’t done their research. See also, people born after 1990.

Soulja Boy | People who type like this: *~// OhEemGEE, i Luv th@t SOng!! \\~*

The Clipse | Dope boys enrolled in the University of Phoenix.

Lupe Fiasco|  Guys I wanna date.

Mos Def | Guys I wanna sleep with.

Common | Guys I wanna cheat with.

Camp Lo | People who love excess verbiage.

Wale | People who enjoy that chip on their shoulder.

Crime Mob | Girls who get in fights at clubs.

Nicki Minaj | Girls who still play with barbies.

Rick Ross | Liars.

Nas | People who voted before Obama ran for office.

Fat Joe | People who used to be fans of Big Pun.

Keith Murray | Guys that never got any.

Da Brat | Girls that never got any.

Dead Prez | Guys who roam the prison yard in a gang and wear a chain that reads “Big Ass Ankh.”

Fonzworth Bentley | Guys who go to Morehouse.

Little Brother | People from the South who wish they were from the East Coast.

2Pac | People from the West Coast who wish they were from New York.

AZ | People who argue Nas is overrated.

LL Cool J | Men who get manicures.

Mase | People with Blackplanet pages.

Lauryn Hill | Women with strict “no fellatio” policies.

Craig Mack | People who remember “freemail.”

Ludacris | People who went to party schools for the academics.

Trina | Girls with blonde weaves….in the bottom half of their lace front.

Missy Elliott | Girls whose favorite color is flourescent beige.

Ghostface Killah | Guys who read Zane books but skim to the good parts.

Blu | People who got into a state school but missed the deadline for their FAFSA.

Nick Cannon | Guys who didn’t get into Howard.

Jay Electronica | People with google wave invites.

Talib Kweli | Guys who are put in the friend zone.

Prodigy | Guys who match their air forces to their durag.

In the words of Leto,  I respect every rapper on here, kind of. I kid.

– Kendra Desrosiers (@SincerelyJane)

Miss us much? Pardon the hiatus, the newsroom has been astir with new developments and site delay has been the byproduct. Never fear, we’re back and with a few goodies you may have missed!

Lil Kim had a few choice words for Nicki Minaj concerning the “swagger jacking” rumors. At the end of the day, Kim says, “just pay homage.”

The Cool Kids are keeping us waiting in anticipation for their upcoming LP, When Fish Ride Bicycles, and dropped the mixtape Tacklebox on Memorial Day. Download it here.

Hip hop vixen Nicki Minaj debuted the video to her first solo track, “Massive Attack” ft. Sean Garrett yesterday on 106 & Park. The video includes a cameo appearance by model Amber Rose.

Shouts to MeshLife!

Robin Thicke features vixen Nicki Minaj for a different sound on his second single, “Shakin’ It for Daddy.”

Thicke steps away from his trademark soulful sound approaching his second single “Shakin’ It for Daddy” with more a hip hop, club appropriate vibe. The song off his third studio album, Sex Therapy: The Experience features Young Money vixen Nicki Minaj. The catchy chorus “she is shakin’ it for daddy, she is shakin’ it me” and quick tempo leaves listeners with no choice but to start bouncing as soon as the beat drops. In the words of Minaj, the potential party hit may have you wanting “more, more, more.”

–Letese Clark

25 Magazine has the hottest new releases to put on your radar.

ALBUMS

Young Money | We Are Young Money (Cash Money Records) 12.21.2009

We Are Young Money is the group’s first studio album and features artists Birdman, Lloyd, Gucci Mane and Pleasure P.  It includes production from Tha Bizness, Kane Beatz, Chase N. Cash and B. Carr.

Eminem | Relapse: Refill (Interscope Records) 12.21.09

Relapse:Refill is a re-release of the rapper’s sixth studio album Relapse. The album has seven extra tracks, is produced by Dr. Dre, and features artists Drake, Lil Wayne and Kanye West.

Hurricane Chris | Unleashed (Polo Grounds Music/J Records) 12.22.09

Unleashed is Hurricane Chris’s second studio album and includes production from Shawty Redd, Phunk Dawg, Play-N-Skillz, Superstarr, Mouse, The Inkredibles and Don Vito.  It features artists Superstarr, Mouse, Mario, Plies, Bobby Valentino, Fiend 4 Da Money, Cherish, Beenie Man, and Isis.

FILMS

Sherlock Holmes | Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution)

Release Date: December 25, 2009

Director: Guy Ritchie

Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson go up against a nemesis to stop his plan that would threaten all of England.

Up in the Air | Starring George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride (Paramount Pictures)

Release Date: December 25, 2009

Director: Jason Reitman

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Corporate “terminator for hire” Ryan Bingham’s life is completely changed when he is forced to abruptly abandon his life of travel.

It’s Complicated | Starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski , Lake Bell (Universal Pictures)

Release Date: December 25, 2009

Director: Nancy Meyers

Genre: Comedy and Romance

A divorced mother of three grown children begins a complicated affair with her ex husband.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Starring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer (Sony Pictures Classics)

Release Date: December 25, 2009

Director: Terry Gilliam

Genre: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign and Science Fiction/Fantasy

A travelling theatre group leader makes a deal with the devil in order to take audience members on a journey to explore their own imaginations.

25 Magazine’s Kiah McBride reviews Robin Thicke’s fourth studio album Sex Therapy: The Experience.

Words by Kiah McBride

Robin Thicke has strayed from the classic soul style of his previous albums towards a more contemporary R&B sound mixed with Electronic and Pop. On December 15 he released his fourth studio album Sex Therapy: The Experience, and as implied by the title, the album oozes sexual allusions and stimulating beats. As if that isn’t enough to keep the audience begging for more, he also took the idea of role-playing to another level and took on the persona of a sex therapist through various tracks. He solidifies the album with a wide variety of guest artists including Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and Estelle. In Spring 2009, Thicke co-headlined a six-week national tour with Jennifer Hudson and he performed at the 2009 Soul Train Awards. With the release of his new album, we don’t expect him to lose his stroke as he returns to educate us on the art of “sex therapy.”

Sex Therapy: The Experience takes on an erotic tone from the beginning, with the opening track “911” establishing a sexy patient-therapist relationship that thrives throughout the album. On “I Got U,” a woman says in a lustful tone “doctor I have a pain all over my body, can you help me?” in which Thick responds “we have some chocolate-covered strawberries, if you like.” Robin Thicke gives us a taste of his sexual clock in tracks such as “It’s In the Mornin’” featuring Snoop Dogg where he says “You know I like it first thing/ Cuz you let it marinate, let it marinate.”

Based on the beginning tracks it can be assumed that Sex Therapy: The Experience is solely built around—well—sex. However as the album progresses, Thicke gives us more than just that. On “Rollacoasta,” he combines a fun beat with the quick, pulsating sound of a tuba. On this fast-paced track he shows that he would do anything to save his relationship as he says “slap me in the face/punch me in the eye/ do me how you want baby/but just don’t say goodbye.” On the track “Elevatas” featuring Kid Cudi, he alludes to fame being a dark hole that many get sucked into, singing “I’m fallin, fallin/ I’m moving so fast I might never go back.” Robin’s change in song content does well to keep the tracks from becoming redundant.

 Musical variety and the narrative journey will keep the album in heavy rotation. You will easily find yourself craving for more of his sensual vocals as he takes you to a world where the stress of fame and maintaining relationships collide. His collaborations with fellow artists add to the credibility and flavor of the tracks. Fans may be surprised that some of the tracks do start to stray away from the risqué theme and become more about crooning for love. This however, doesn’t detract from the overall appeal of the album. Thicke’s gentlemen-like persona is all we knew before, but after entering his bedroom we now see that he has no place for softness.

Young Money signee Nicki Minaj is featured in Complex Magazine.

Behinds The Scenes: http://www.complexvideo.com/Girls/Nicki-Minaj

The self proclaimed “Young Money Mistress” chops it up with Complex Magazine on everything from her busied music career to her sexuality. Peep the full interview here.

25 Magazine recaps VH1′s “Behind the Music: Lil Wayne”

VH1 series “Behind the Music,” has finally returned with a new emphasis on rap artists. The series kicked off with the “reigning king” of hip-hop, Dwayne Carter, better known as Lil Wayne. The narcotic driven artist gives the VH1 staff insight on his childhood in New Orleans, family, career, and reckless behavior. Wayne found music to be his inspiration and began with Cash Money at the age of 9, then heightened his fame with the renowned Hot Boys, and eventually went solo with his debut album The Block is Hot in 1999. Once he stopped writing all his lyrics down, Wayne took his music more seriously. “When I stopped writing, I’ve noticed that everything was real now, I can’t speak about nothing than what was real because I can’t write nothing,” Carter says.

From then on, he pulled everything out of his head and was on the path to becoming a true icon. Few have known Mr. Carter to ever be over the influence. He attributes his  initiation to drugs at the age of 11 for his addiction. Wayne’s life is interesting, though not nearly as hardcore as he portrays it to be in his music. However, he did face some trials, from accidently shooting himself roughly a centimeter away from his heart and losing his childhood to the devastating Hurricane Katrina tearing apart his hometown.

“In 27 short years, Lil Wayne has already lived a lifetime of tragedy and triumph, and while his future remains uncertain, one thing is clear: He has no intentions of slowing down.”

25 Mag – Jabari Video Exclusive from 25 Magazine on Vimeo.

25 Magazine catches up with Jabari @ the premiere of his track “Dopeman” Ft. Nicki Minaj & Pusha T off the upcoming compilation album Famous on the Internet. Read more for download and cover art.

Famous on the Internet will drop in late 2009 and  feature Pusha-T, Wale, Nicki Minaj, Raheem Devaughn, Max B, Young Chris, Curren$y, and Charles Hamilton among others.

“Dopeman” Ft. Nicki Minaj & Pusha T (prod. Cookin Soul) – Jabari | Download here

Props to the NMC supporting a student from HU [the real HU that is]