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Working in Timbaland’s enormous shadow isn’t for everyone. Just ask Scott Storch.
But then again, not everyone is as prodigious as Timbaland’s current production co-pilot, Nate “Danjahandz” Hills.
The low-profile Danja has quickly amassed an impressive résumé, lending his talents to works by Justin Timberlake hits and Nelly Furtado hits and co-producing Timbaland’s latest album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value (see “Timbaland Still In Shock Over Jay-Z, Madonna, Elton Collaborations”). That’s all without attracting the type of attention lesser producers get after their first hit — apart from showing up in the dis track Storch aimed at Timbaland, that is (see ” ‘I Had To Speak Up’: Scott Storch Responds To Timbaland’s Jabs”).

But now, on his own, he’s laced what are arguably the hottest rap and R&B tracks out at the moment in DJ Khaled’s all-star collabo “We Takin’ Over” and Trey Songz s “Wonder Woman.”

“I think I got all the success first, before stating my presence,” Danja recently explained to MTV News over the phone from London. “Before anyone really knew who I was I already had four #1 hits [Timberlake’s “SexyBack” and “My Love,” and Furtado’s “Promiscuous” and “Say It Right”] and two Grammy Awards. So now I kind of got to work backwards.”

With that MO in mind — and, conveniently, while Timbaland has been out promoting Shock Value — Danja has finally been able to make some serious noise of his own.

He’s been spreading his “ringtone” sound, which he describes as the way he tests his melodies to make sure they’re catchy right away.

Danja, however, is quick to note that his star turn isn’t coming by way of Timbaland’s scraps. He explained that in light of the duo’s recent successes, both of their phones have been ringing nonstop, but that Khaled specifically sought out Danja’s services, as did Trey Songz’s camp.

“Me and Tim got a lot of the same phone calls once all of these hits started hitting,” Danja said. “We’ll call each other and be like, ‘You trying to do this?’ So we’ll just do it together. Of course me and Tim are partners, and while he’s on the road, I kind of just been holding down the studio. We’re teaming back up for Madonna. [And] we teamed up for Duran Duran. We did a 50 Cent [track] together. We did a T.I. joint together. So we were kind of back and forth. But he doesn’t call me and hand me work that he doesn’t want to do. That ain’t our relationship. I think we both do things that are inspiring for the both of us. If the energy ain’t right for him, it ain’t right for me. That’s how we work.”

But the pairing of these two Virginia natives almost didn’t work out.

Danja was introduced to Timbaland in 2001 after a music symposium in their home state. Afterward, the young producer was able to land a meeting with Timbaland that very night through a mutual friend, and Danja played beats for him.

According to Danja, Tim was impressed with what he heard, but negotiations between the two led Danja to decline an invitation to meet Timbaland in Los Angeles.

Two years later, Danja was able to score another sit-down with Timbaland through the same friend. This time, Timbaland did most of the talking and offered the younger producer advice.

“He was just kind of explaining the road he wanted me to take,” Danja said. “At that particular time, he said he was ready to share a lot of his knowledge and everything going into the future.”

By December 2003, Danja had relocated to Miami to work with Timbaland. Ever since then, they’ve amassed a number a hits for big names like Jay-Z, the Game and Diddy.

It wasn’t until recently, though, that an experience actually made Danja put into perspective how far he’d come since first meeting Timbaland.

“I just had that moment recently in the shower,” he said. “After sessions are over I’m kind of focused on what I’m doing. But for some reason a lot of things were hitting me at once. I felt grateful for being here. I went straight from Madonna to Duran Duran [in one day]. So I had to sit back, understand and realize where I am.”

James Blunt (born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England on February 22, 1977) is an English musician whose debut album, Back To Bedlam, and single releases - especially number one hit “You’re Beautiful” - brought him to fame in 2005. His style has been described as a mix of jazz, rock and soul, and comparisons have been made between him and early Elton John. Along with the vocals of the album, Blunt plays a variety of instruments including the piano, guitar and organ.

Blount (the name was changed for his music career) was born at a British Army hospital, the son and grandson of senior army officers. He was sent to board at Elstree School aged seven, and at thirteen was accepted into Harrow School. While there, and aged only sixteen, he became one of the youngest holders of a UK Private Pilot Licence. He read aeronautical engineering at Bristol University on an army bursary which required him to enlist on graduation. He joined the Life Guards the senior regiment in the British Army. During his four years service he was promoted to Captain with the British Army and served as a NATO peacekeeper in Kosovo, one of the first to enter those areas where war crimes had been committed. It was this experience that led to his writing of the song “No Bravery”. After his tour of duty in Kosovo he was sent to Switzerland where he became the captain of the Household Cavalry downhill ski team. One of his final duties in the army before retirement was the funeral of the Queen Mother on April 9, 2002, where he carried her coffin. He has said that he had been shot at more times than 50 Cent. (Nyhetsmorgon interview on TV4)

Sporting a multicultural membership, a sociopolitical agenda, and a musical mix of hip-hop, reggae, and Latin rhythms, Germany’s Culcha Candela are a tough group to pigeonhole. Formed in Berlin in 2003, the group’s membership reflects diversity, with singers Larsito, Don Cali, and Lafrotino hailing from Columbia; singer Johnny Strand from Uganda; singer Itchyban from Poland; singer Mr. Reedoo from Germany; and DJ Chino con Estilo from Korea. Culcha Candela’s music reflects all of this, with lyrics sung in German, English, and Spanish spun over Jamaican and Latin rhythms, all done with a distinct hip-hop sensibility. The group released its debut album, Union Verdadera, in 2004, followed by NEXT Generation a year later in 2005.

Asked about her sexy role in recent film RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION singer-turned-actress Ashanti says, “I don’t want to look like a slut bucket. I’m not that chick, but I am a woman.”

Rihanna gets wet on the cover of FHM // Mary J. Blige covers The Advocate

//Jay-Z gets bossy on Rolling Stone //

 Sexy girl Ms.Rihanna gets wet for the FHM December issue. These pictures will definitely catch your attention while shopping at your local grocery store or walking by the news stand…..Do news stand even exist anymore? Anyway this is a great way to start off your weekend fellas….or ladies….I’m still not sure which way Rihanna swings…..Well Enjoy !!! 

Rihanna feat Jay-Z

Mary J. Blige graces the cover of gay publication, The Advocate. In this issue she lets everyone know how she feels about her gay fans and homophobia in hip hop. Mary J. had some very interesting things to say about people finding themselves. I take my hat off to her for being open about such a big issue in the world we live in. Majority of Hip Hop artists wouldn’t cover a gay magazine. Can you picture 50 Cent or Lil Wayne on the cover of a gay magzine? The way I see it, money is money, and fans are fans, regardless of color, origin or sexuality. She definitely showed loved to ALL her fans for supporting her. This is what she had to say:

 “The majority of my fans are gay. The majority of them are, and I have to really make sure that they know I’m paying attention to the fact that they support me, and I support them.

“The real hip-hop, the real people don’t even care about that. They’ll love you and accept you no matter what because they know who they are. There are a lot of people trying to figure out who they are and what they’re going to be. There’s a lot of confusion in that. Confusion causes a lack of identity. I’ve heard a couple of guys say foul things, and those guys are not around me anymore because when they say things like that, I’m looking at them like, What makes you so scared? You don’t know who you are? I guess it all boils down to them not being sure about themselves and what they want to do, whoever that is. I won’t say any names. And I don’t dislike them or anything-it just makes me wonder about them period. ‘Cause if you’re not sure about that, then you ain’t sure about a lotta things!”“The majority of my fans are gay. The majority of them are, and I have to really make sure that they know I’m paying attention to the fact that they support me, and I support them.

“The real hip-hop, the real people don’t even care about that. They’ll love you and accept you no matter what because they know who they are. There are a lot of people trying to figure out who they are and what they’re going to be. There’s a lot of confusion in that. Confusion causes a lack of identity. I’ve heard a couple of guys say foul things, and those guys are not around me anymore because when they say things like that, I’m looking at them like, What makes you so scared? You don’t know who you are? I guess it all boils down to them not being sure about themselves and what they want to do, whoever that is. I won’t say any names. And I don’t dislike them or anything-it just makes me wonder about them period. ‘Cause if you’re not sure about that, then you ain’t sure about a lotta things!”

Shakira said: “We’ll get married eventually, or we won’t, but we’re together and that’s what matters. We love each other and we want to stay like that. Why fix something that’s not broken?” The 30-year-old Columbian star says her fiancé is her first priority, and she will always put love before her career.

Shakira, who performed at the premiere of new film Love in the Time of Cholera in Las Vegas recently, added to a magazine: “Love is my primary nourishment. I think that nothing else in life, not even your career or music — well, what I’m saying is a bold statement — I think that nothing can substitute love as the propelling force of everyone’s lives.

It’s number one on my list of priorities, of course.” Shakira wrote three songs for Love in the Time of Cholera. The movie, which tells the story of a 50-year love triangle during the late 19th century, is based on the novel by Columbian writer Gabriel García Márquez.

Her performance raised money for her Fundación Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet Foundation), which promotes educational development in Colombia.