RapCity P.M. News Round Up: DJ Pauly D Channels DJ Khaled

August 29th, 2011

DJ Pauly D talks with Billboard about how great it’s been to be on tour with Britney Spears on her Femme Fatale tour. In terms of his future plans, Pauly D is going to hit the studio with 50 Cent for an upcoming album. He says, “It’s going to be a little bit of everything, it’s almost like DJ Khaled and kind of David Guetta but my own DJ Pauly D style.” So basically a lot of fist pumping in the background. Read more at Billboard.

No I.D. has been named the executive Vice-President of Island Def Jam Recordings. The announcement was made at a pre-VMA bowling mixer in Hollywood. The Chicago-based producer released this statement.

I’m (now) executive VP of Def Jam. I’m going to keep on doing what I’m doing and take it to another level.Def Jam is a cultural staple. It’s not just a label, it’s part of the culture that I came up in and that I’ve been involved with for 20 years. It’s very important that the next generation of executives grab it by the horns and keep it on track as it grows.

Read more at Hyptrak.

Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, Texas has declared August 30^th as Bun B Day. When you think of Southern rappers, you think Bun B. There will be a public ceremony tomorrow at 1:30pm at Houston’s City Hall to honor Bun B’s involvement with hip-hop, education, and local community. Read more at AllHipHop.

Mack Maine tells XXL he isn’t concerned with first week sales for ‘Tha Carter 4’. He goes on to say that ‘First week sales don’t matter. I’d rather my final sales matter…With Wayne, I don’t want him to sell a million the first-week, [and] then drop to 100,000 the next week then 50,00 the following week. I’d rather sell ten times platinum total.” Maine talks about Nicki Minaj and how her sales were steady and now they’re shooting their seventh video for ‘Pink Friday’. To sum it all up – record sales are a marathon, not a sprint. Read more at XXL.

Tags: 50 cent, Bun B, David Guetta, DJ Khaled, dj pauly d, houston, lil wayne, mack maine, nicki minaj, No I.D.