The people at Def Jam were far from happy with last night’s VH1 Hip Hop Honors show. This year was a tribute to Def Jam and its 25 years of being an integral part of hip hop.
Russell Simmons–one of the co-founders of Def Jam– sent an email to film maker Nelson George (the Exec. Producer of the show) and to all the heads of Def Jam expressing how disappointed he was in the event.
Russ wrote that he had no interest in this celebration without more L.A. Reid footage (who wasn’t even there) and his contribution. He also stated that he believes not having Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye, Dame Dash, LL Cool J, or Irv Gotti involved at all hurt the show. All of those people were indeed missing from last night’s Honors. Russell also expressed his distaste for having a comedian host (Tracey Morgan). He said that having a comedian fill in space “hurt his heart”. And the show overall was “incomplete at best”.
Russell even posted a VBLOG to his GLOBAL GRIND site mentioning the reason for LL absence from the show.>>NOT TO MENTION Jarule & ASHANTI mics went out, and JA for got his words. So they redid the set later on. mess mess mess!!!!!!!!
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Arriving to tour meeting with Amber and Lady Gaga (not pictured) yesterday
Kanye West is headed to rehab soon:
According to Star, Kanye has been boozing ever since his mother Donda died one day after receiving a tummy tuck in November 2007.
An insider tells the mag, “His drinking is getting worse — and when he has too much, he can be mean and obnoxious. If he doesn’t get help soon, things could really spiral out of control.”
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