But these other adult entertainers, don't really look much like there counterparts that there try and/or are portraying in there adult films, and in most cases they don't have and use the mainstream entertainers first names, or they change the spelling of the first and/or last names, thus, no harm, no foul.

But these adult entertainers are not in the media spotlight, nor have they had the media attention like Mary 'Carey- Cook has received, by going on mainstream TV & News Shows, like Fox News-'Your World with Neil Cavuto-, as well as going to (buying her way into) 'Republican Fundraising Presidential Dinners-, organized by the 'N.R.C.C - National Republican Congressional Committee-, and trying to fool everyone into thinking that she is a 'Sincere and Truly Serious Politician-.

Her real birth name is Mary Cook, and a few years ago, after feature dancing at several adult gentlemen clubs, decided to get into the porn industry, because she was told, that she could make some real serious money because she was attractive, athletic, had great stage presence, worked quit well in front of an audience, and had a very outgoing personality, that would come across well on camera.

People had told her in the past that she looked like & had some of the same features & physical characteristics as 'Pop Diva Mariah Carey-, and that if she just enhanced some of those 'Features- that, that wound be 'Her In and Hook-, in the porn industry.

So, Mary packed up and moved to California, and got started in the adult industry. She loves the attention that she gets, and most of the time, generates it herself, and she can't survive without it. She always is seeking some type of -Media Attention-. 

In June of 2005, Mark J. Behar, who knew Mary, when she lived in Florida, a few years earlier, and who is a 39.yr old Young Entrepreneur/Business Owner & Investor of Major Multi-Unit Rental Properties & Buildings, in Delray & Boynton Beach, Florida, as well as 'Chairman- & 'Chief Judge-, with & on the City Of Delray Beach - Code Enforcement Hearing Board, and who also 'Moonlights- as a 'Celebrity Personal Security/Bodyguard-, and who also has received from the N.R.C.C - National Republican Congressional Committee, 'The Congressional Medal Of Honor-, and 'The Congressional Medal Of Distinction-, as well as Past Years & the Current '2006-Businessman Of The Year Awards-, had asked Mary (As they bumped into each other, a few years later in a 'Home Depot-, in Delray Beach, Florida), if she wanted to attend the MTV Movie Awards with him, in California, she of course said 'Yes-. 

Mark attended the event with Mary, and that's when he found out about the 'True- Mary 'Carey-. She had changed over the years, and was very much 'into herself-, stuck up, snotty, and was not professional & intelligent like he had known her in the past to be.

At that time, in the limo to the awards show, is where she started telling Mark about her whole 'Mariah Carey Obsession Thing-. She kept on saying, 'Don't I look more like Mariah now, 'I hope she's there, I can wait to see her, and hope we bump into her-.

Mark says, 'She has always said to me that she compared herself to Mariah Carey-. She has said that she looks so much like her, and that's why she calls herself 'Mary Carey-. She told me, that she has said this in several adult entertainment magazines, as well as in the past, on her & other web-sites and Blogs.

Why else, and what other reason would she have to use the last name of 'Carey-? 'I bet you, she's not using it to associate herself and you would never confuse her with actors & comedians 'Jim Carrey- or 'Drew Carey-. If this isn't in fact true, then where, and why, did she come up with this 'Last Name-, that's the question, that I have, and would love to hear her response & answer to, and her take & 'Spin- on?

This is also when & where I heard of, and she had told me about her idea to 'Trademark- the 'Carey- name, knowing this would generate and get her even more 'Media Attention- and herself in the 'Spotlight-. 

And, 'Hey look what happened, she was right, it worked-. She's a very good self promoter.

She asked me my opinion on her idea, and I had advised, told & warned her, about the 'Legality- of this, and told her to do some background on this first, to see if she can in fact 'Legally do this-, as well as to seek out legal help from & to talk to an attorney that 'Specializes in these types of matters-.

Mark says, 'That's the last I heard of this-. Since then, Mary has asked mark on several occasions for business advice, and this topic has never come up again, until now.

After the awards show, and a week or so later, she went to, and was at the '2005- - 'Presidents Dinner-, with her then Employer 'Mark Kulkis-, the owner of the porn video production company 'Kick Ass Pictures-, that she was under contract with, at that time. Mark (Behar) also was at this special event.

Mark was personally invited to this same event, but was invited because & due to his achievements of being a young, upstanding, outstanding and Quit Successful Businessman, and who is a true Political activist, from and in his State of Florida. 

Mary apologized to Mark at this event & dinner, and said that she got really drunk that night at & after the awards show. Mark forgave her & they took an 'Official Presidential Dinner Picture- together at the event, which is the only 'Official- one of Mary, at & from the event. Mary told Mark, that 'They should stay & continue to be good friends, and keep in touch-. 

Mark thought that she was actually serious about her political ambitions, at that time, because Mary told him, that she wanted to 'Stop doing what she was doing, and leave the whole porn thing & world, and wanted to go Mainstream like Mariah-.

6 to 9 months later Mary hired Mark to do some personal security & bodyguard work, as well as assist her with her personal matters & affairs at that time, as she was traveling throughout the country & across the world, doing feature & special personal appearances at several events. This turned out to be a strain on & where their friendship took a turn. Mary cancelled out at the last minute on Mark, as he was already at the airport, at the gate, and boarding his flight, to where she was at. This eventually cost him over $7,500.00 in 'Out-of-Pocket- travel expenses, and costs that eventually became & is today, a legal battle, with two Civil Action Court Cases, being filed against her, and which are still pending, in Florida. 

Mary & Mark, stayed in touch & friends, on & off this past year, as they were going through & trying to work out & settle all these & their legal issues & matters. 
In November, Mary asked Mark, to take her to another awards show, to go see & where Mariah Carey, was suppose to be performing at, the 'AMA - American Music Awards Show-, where Mark was again, just like last year, invited to and was to attend, as a Special Invited Guest. 

Mark, at first said 'Sure, Yeah- and invited her, until they could not get past & settle their legal issues & matters.

Mark says, 'I found out and heard about this, just like the rest of the world did-. 'I can't believe that she actually went through with it & is doing this whole PR Stunt thing, just to get more media attention, with her Mariah fixation & obsession-. 'It's a good thing that I didn't take her, to the awards show, Thank God, who knows what would have happened-?

Mark also said, -At the end of all this, Mary just wanted to & has used me, just to go to & attend these Special Events, these and this Award Shows, just to see, and 'Hopefully bump into Mariah-, the 'Real Carey-.
Source: PR Inside (All rights reserved)
Posted on March the 30th.

The show confirmed to have pictures of Carey's visit, and added "she has intentions of adopting a child or was simply helping the institution."

Mariah's visit to Franck Gonzalez orphanage was expected for several months. Ever since Mariah started dating her ex Luis Miguel, she has helped many different Mexican institutions.

Representatives of Carey's label didn't confirm the singer's desire to adopt a child saying they don't interfere in her private life.
Source in Portuguese: Ofuxico - translation:Rod for  MariahJournal
Heroes note: The cute pic I added is not part of the article, it shows Mariah before the Mexican Telethon in Dec. 2002 (click to enlarge)
Posted on March the 30th.

Aries 2007 - Pioneering Spontaneous Fire Spirits
Being the first sign of the zodiac, it is time to focus our vitality and brightness by taking up new projects, relationships, initiatives, and boldly act upon our most urgent imperatives. This is the time to take advantage of momentum to embrace new ways quickly with radical self-sufficiency, bringing forth new seeds from the harvest of the past 12 months. We now can learn to act autonomously with power and determination in highly effective ways. The Sun in Aries shines the light of wisdom on the principle of “economy of energy” in the various departments of our life and affairs.

It’s the beginning of Spring, which began at the Vernal Equinox on March 20, 2007 at 5:08 pm PDT. The light force is growing and the days are getting longer for the next 3 months. Over the next few weeks greet the new as you sort things out, taking one last look back as you find new ways to relate to others while expressing your new self and ideas.

Aries is symbolically associated with the god of war, being quick to anger and equally quick to turn from battle and enjoy life in the moment. Mythologically, this sign of the Ram is in the axis of the Lover, or Relator. This sign (along with its polar opposite, Libra) shows us the dance of relationship between self and others, the “I-Thou” lessons we learn as we interact with others along our life path. Where Aries falls in our chart, it shows the part of us willing to do something new and different, and act on it, even if impulsively.

Aries, when freed of the traps of impulsive behavior, egocentric judgments, being too quick to anger and too quick to bail when they lose interest in something, show their world a dynamic self-reliance and pioneering vision that leads the way for others without concern over whether others follow or not. Aries is highly self-sufficient, quick to bring their total focus to situations, and loathes dishonesty and betrayal. They are simply themselves in all circumstances; the challenge is to be the best possible self and nothing less. This is shown by how fair, balanced, or gracious they are in their approach to others.

Aries' initiative comes forth naturally, and instinctively embraces whatever is new and fresh. In fact, in our charts Aries shows us the way to be first in the areas of life it influences. When Aries’ tremendous energy learns to slow down, consider other options, and not be so quick to take offense, this sign offers others a refreshing honesty and directness. Aries energies show everyone how to be themselves, taking the lead in the affairs of life without excessive equivocation or extraneous judgments interfering with their ability to act.
Source: Aquarius Papers (All rights reserved) (extract)
Posted on March the 25th.

When the director said it was a wrap, Mariah went straight to him and gave him a BIG HUG and said "I love working with you!" and gushed how much she enjoyed their scene. He was taken aback and mentioned over and over how sweet, nice and down to earth she was. I tried to explain to him how big this movie was and how much it meant to us lambs and assured him that even if it was just MC fans, millions of people will watch it and he seemed so shocked, like, this little film? But he understands the impact of having Mariah and Lee Daniels involved. 

He said, "when we had breaks and could get away from our characters, we just talked and she was so great". I asked if he saw Krystal's scene when she sings the Willie Nelson song and he was soo shocked that I knew her name and so many details about the film, he kept asking "how did you know"? lol. To his credit, he's not anti-media as he referred me to his IMDB page, but he was surprised because the film has barely finished shooting. He said that Lee Daniels' aunt (Aunt Dot) is in the scene too and she is in alot of Daniel's movies. 
A big thanks to only1mc for sharing
Posted on March the 23rd.

According to Nelson, Carey was recording in Nashville as of last week, and shooting for Tennessee is completed, though no release date has been set. But don't expect Carey to ditch her trademark stilettos for cowboy boots just yet. ''It's not really [country],'' says Wilson. ''It's more Mariah.'' We wouldn't have it any other way. 
Source: Entertainment Weekly (All rights reserved) (extract)
Posted on March the 21st.

Mariah Carey Day runs on Tuesday March 27, with the following:
1pm: Top 10 Mariah Carey
2pm: Cribs: Mariah Carey
8pm: The Truth with Mariah Carey
9pm: Cribs: Mariah Carey
Source: MTV UK
Posted on March the 16th.

This once in a lifetime event will be televised nationally, in addition to receiving worldwide media recognition. The tribute will feature an open bar, dinner, performances by Boyz II Men as well as groups that have inspired them and groups they have inspired throughout the years. There will be lots of celebrity guest appearances and performances as well as a few surprises. Specially invited guests include Omarion, N'SYNC, Az Yet, New Edition, Kenny Gamble, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Patti LaBelle, Brian McKnight Will Smith, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Rock, Cedric the Entertainer, Jermaine Dupri and Rasheed Wallace just to name a few.

The fabulous Bellevue Strafford Hotel and ballroom in beautiful downtown Philadelphia will play host to this gala event and V.I.P. tickets are selling fast. After the festivities, there will be a VIP after party inside the Bellevue featuring some of today's hottest DJs. 

Boyz II Men are one of the most successful R&B groups of all time as well as the longest standing boy band to date. They have recorded five #1 R&B hits and have sold more than 85 million records. Three of their #1 hits, "End of the Road", "I'll Make Love to You", and "One Sweet Day" (a duet with Mariah Carey), set and broke records for the longest period of time. One of their singles remained at the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 16 weeks straight. Boyz II Men have been the only boy band of their era that remained scandal-free. Along with making excellent music, the group is currently touring the world, performing in sold out shows.
Source: Jazz Press Service (All rights reserved)
Posted on March the 13th.

The eBay auction, organised to raise money for the singer's favoured charity, the Fresh Air Fund, attracted just four legitimate bids, with the giant autographed legs eventually being sold for just 575 dollars to one lucky US bidder. 

The enormous replicas were unveiled in New York last June after the singer was named Venus razors' first celebrity Legs Of A Goddess honouree, sparking rumours that the diva had subsequently insured her shapely pins for a whopping one billion dollars. 

Not denying the claims, Mariah said at the time: "I don't like to talk about money but I would definitely say that if your legs were insured for a billion dollars, it wouldn't be the best thing to go around talking about it." 

Proceeds from the auction will benefit Camp Mariah, the free summer camp for underprivileged New York City kids. 

As for the lack of bidders, maybe even die-hard Mariah fans simply weren't sure what they'd do with a 16-foot pair of their idol's legs? 
Source: Metro UK (All rights reserved)
Heroes comment: Metro quotes the winner of the auction in a US bidder, of course it is, the auction was not for international fans, also even die-hard fans don't have always the money
Posted on March the 13th.

"Your privacy is basically over," laments Ty Tindell, 29, of Howard County, Md., who found himself on YouTube after he was recorded on a camera phone at a Mariah Carey concert "having fun and acting a fool" after a few drinks. "It's an invasion of privacy," he says, noting that camera phones were banned at the concert. "There's no camera-free zone anywhere."
Source: Indystar (All rights reserved) (extract)
Heroes comment: It sure is an invasion of privacy, we all remember the "so said" Brazilian fans who trapped Mariah in Aspen and putted it on YouTube.
Posted on March the 12th.

According to a source familiar with the settlement, UMG will also receive a per-play minimum payment from Bolt for both produced videos and user-generated content that uses songs from the label's artists. UMG also gets a percentage of the ad revenue attached to its artists, this source said. 
As part of the settlement, Bolt also agreed to equip its Web site with filtering software within 60 days. 

UMG in October filed copyright infringement charges against Bolt.com and Grouper.com - the first such lawsuits brought against a user-generated content Web site. A month later, the label leveled similar charges against News Corp.'s MySpace. (News Corp. also owns The Post.) 
The lawsuits accuse the Web sites of sharing, copying, reformatting, distributing and creating derivative versions of songs from Mariah Carey, The Killers, Bon Jovi and others. 

By getting Bolt to concede to such a one-sided settlement, UMG also gains significant leverage in its ongoing suits against Grouper.com and MySpace. 
Morris has stood out among his music industry peers in both his vigilance in going after companies that use music as the cornerstone of their business model and in striking deals that compensate UMG for that use. 

UMG was among the first record labels to sign a licensing deal with YouTube, which has recently raised the ire of TV companies for inadequate protection of their copyrights. 
Morris was also instrumental in getting Sirius Satellite Radio to pay the major record labels a fee for each S50 portable radio player/MP3 device sold. 
UMG is also the only major label to strike a deal with Microsoft that calls for the software giant to pay UMG a royalty, estimated at more than $1, for each Zune device sold. 
Source: New York Post (All rights reserved)
Posted on March the 9th.

Playboy has chosen her for the cover of a special issue dedicated to music. Crowning her as queen of pop eroticism. But don't speak to her about men. After a marriage and a great love, today she says: "I am in love only with myself." Try not to ask about Eminem!
Her photos on the late Playboy issue are so sexy. "Did you see them yet? I searched the magazine in a store at the airport but in front of the magazines stand for men, I ran away. I was afraid they'd recognize me!" 

Mariah Carey, 37 years old, is on the cover of Playboy March issue. But she is not naked. She wears a low-necked swimsuit, showing a surprising body for a woman which 5 years ago touched bottom physically and mentally.
After being one of the most loved singers of the 90's, in 2001 she had a breakdown that sent her to the hospital. Her rebirth happened two years ago, thanks to the success of The Emancipation of Mimi, the R&B album with autobiographical lyrics that contains the most listened to "We Belong Together" and that counted 6 platinum records and 3 Grammies. We meet her in London at the special party organized for her by Pinko, the Italian brand that has chosen her as a spokes model. The fact that she is a diva, it's obvious from the first second of our meeting. In the suite where she's waiting for me, she is lying on a sofa and I have to dribble among pack of flowers and scented candles.

Why did you pose for Playboy?
They told me that it was a special issue dedicated to music, so I thought it would be fine. But then I had to call the minister of our church to inform him and explain to him also that, inside the magazine, there will not be pictures of me naked. My fans would never forgive me for that!
I never thought that you are so bashful. And I didn't know that you are religious and practicing.
I must give everything to God, the gift of voice, my career. I am a very spiritual woman even if I had no religious education. And if you think that my grandmother had a big responsibility at a Pentecostal church while her husband was Catholic, so did my father, when he was a child, he went to two different churches everyday. Moreover, my mother is Irish and she was educated by Catholic sisters. But when I was born times changed. And then my parents divorced when I was little.

Did your mother urge you to do music?
Yes, she also was an artist. The first song I sang was an Italian theme that my mother repeated continuously. I copied her but obviously I was wrong about the pronunciation of words. Anyway from then she noticed my voice and began to take me with her on the stage. 
Your success is due more to your talent or your determination?
The talent is necessary, but it is also fundamental belief in oneself. When I was 17, even if I came from a poor family, I was the most ambitious girl in the world. But everybody joked about me, they told me that I was one in a million and I would never have success. My mother was the only one who trusted in me. She always said "Don't ever say "if" but "when."

The most beautiful moment in your life?
This is a good moment, but maybe the best was when I divorced from my husband and I recovered my freedom.
And the worst one?
The beginning was very difficult, because we had nothing and I couldn't bear the idea of remaining poor for the rest of my life.
I thought you would have said 6 years ago, when you had a breakdown. What happened?
I worked too much and people around me forgot that I am human. I had become a robot. I came out thanks to the trust I have always had in myself. In everybody's life there are up and down moments.

Don't you think you have sacrificed your private life for the professional one?
Surely it happened but you can't have everything.
Don't you want a baby?
I don't know if I could condemn somebody to live this kind of life. Being a child of a star can be very difficult.
What do you mean?
Look at me. I'm here, lying on this sofa wearing my Gucci's poncho and two big diamond rings on my fingers, speaking with you in a hotel suite full of red roses. My son could think that this is the real life. But I know that it isn't. I always remember every second of my previous life, when I had nothing. This fact gave me a big ambition.

After the stormy end of your first marriage and of the long relationship with Luis Miguel, do you still believe in love?
I can say that I am more conscious of love risks and I am more protective about myself. It's hard for me to trust in people. When you are rich and famous you never know why men are with you.
Are you in love now?
I love myself, in the right way. In every relationship it is an important start from this presupposition. And then I have to find the man who falls in love with Mariah, not with Diva.
Is it better to stay with a famous man or not?
Once I thought that a famous man could better understand me and so I was oriented in that way but then I discovered that jealousy made bad jokes. It happened that I was with a man that suffered if someone offered a job to me and not to him. But I am not telling the name of this man!

You love yourself and this fact made you flourish again. How is the relationship with your body?
I know that I must make some sacrifices to be in good form. Unfortunately, I am one of those women who, if I take 3 kilos, it seems like I take 10. My face soon becomes plump as a ball.
But do you like yourself?
It depends. Sometimes, the fact that I know that I can't eat everything I want to, gets me nervous. I am on a diet since I was 15.
Are you afraid to get older?
No. If you note, people who are afraid of it get older faster.

Would you ever resort to cosmetic surgery?
I give many attention to my skin, I never get tanned and I always use a very high cream protection. But there are other parts of body, like hands, which reveal the real age. From this point of view, to be a mixed helps me.
Is true that you are in a new movie?
Yes, Tennessee by Aaron Woodley, it also stars Ethan Peck, Gregory's nephew. I play the role of a woman who is in a relationship with a violent man and she does not have the courage to leave him. I love this project, I'm studying this role for months.
But Glitter was a flop in 2001. Why did you decide to try again?
That certainly could not be worse than that! 

Your latest album, on the contrary, has been a big success. Is it true that you write your songs?
Yes, even if there are some people who criticize me for that. They tell me that a real diva had only to sing. But if I had not sat at the piano by my own, songs like "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and "We Belong Together" would have never been born.
But, please, will you satisfy my curiosity? What happened with Eminem? Reading the magazines, it seems that you had a hard relationship.
I thought he was a friend of mine but he spreads strange things about me and during his concerts, let people listened to my messages I left on his answering service. I really don't understand this behaviour, but if it makes him happy.
It seems like a jilted lover behaviour.
I never had sex with him. And with this, I hope to close this conversation. 
Posted on March the 7th.

The candidate also took questions from guests. Among them was Benny Medina, who asked if he had a running mate in mind. 
"Are you available?" Obama asked Mariah Carey's manager. "Can you pass the FBI background check?" 
"Absolutely not," said Medina.
Source: New York Daily News (All rights reserved) (extract)
Heroes comment: "Can you pass the FBI background check?" "Absolutely not," said Medina.
Posted on March the 7th

After producing Young Jeezy`s latest hit, "I Luv It," he has lined up a slew of additional collaborations on upcoming projects by Young Buck, Busta Rhymes, 8Ball & MJG, Mariah Carey and Slim Thug.
Source: VNU eMedia (All rights reserved) (extract)
Posted on March the 5th.

She was filming the independent film Tennessee with Lance Reddick, Ethan Peck and Adam Rothenberg. She plays a waitress and aspiring country singer who flees her controlling husband to join two brothers on their journey from New Mexico to Tennessee to find their estranged father.

On Thursday, director Aaron Woodley and crew were at Second Fiddle at 420 Broadway, where Mariah performed "Right to Dream," a song for the movie she co-wrote with Willie Nelson. She was joined by dreamy Mickey Raphael, who plays harmonica for Willie. "People were weeping on the crew when she sang it," Aaron says. "It's very moving, especially in the context of the film and her character."

On Monday, they shot in Dunlap, Tenn., and on Tuesday filmed at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville. "I always knew Tennessee was lush and picturesque and incredibly cinematic, but on film it is even more than I expected," Aaron says. "The film is called Tennessee, and I hoped that I captured it in all its glory. I hope I did the people of Tennessee proud because I love this state, and I love Nashville."

Midweek, they filmed a railroad scene in downtown Nashville, and even rode boxcars from Nashville to Lebanon a couple of times. "There I am, sitting on the edge of a boxcar with Mariah Carey, breezing through town. We slowed down to go over a bridge, and there were people sitting in cars. I think they did a double-take: 'I swear I just saw Mariah Carey on a boxcar.' "

They had planned to shoot on Lower Broadway Thursday, but swapped with the Second Fiddle because of the rain. So they wrapped the week Friday night on Lower Broad.

"As we've been shooting downtown, I've been constantly wishing I wasn't working because everybody is having a great time," Aaron says. "I love country music and wanted to walk away and listen to some bands and drink some beer."

He got his wish after Friday's shoot wrapped.
Source: Tennessean (All rights reserved)
Heroes comment: Cumberland Caverns, I posted it 5 days ago, hehe
Posted on March the 5th.

Later Thursday night, things almost took a nasty turn when a crew truck backed into a large double lamp post on Broadway. The post fell, hit Second Fiddle's neon sign and awning.The owner of the bar says the sidewalk was packed when it fell, but everyone made it out of the way safely. 

Mariah dined at the Palm Thursday night and signed a blank spot on the wall. Her caricature will be added later. I am told the Grammy Award winner has now left Nashville. 
Source: Steph In The City (All rights reserved)
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Posted on March the 2nd.

Singer Mariah Carey has been in Nashville shooting scenes from her latest movie "Tennessee.” 

On Thursday, Carey was at Second Fiddle on Lower Broadway.  An extra in the movie said they were at the honky-tonk for 12 hours, but Carey was only there for two. 

The extra said they shot the final scene of the film, where Carey’s character goes to a writer’s night.  In the movie,...
...the Grammy Award singer takes the stage and blows everybody away. 
There were about 40 extras at the Second Fiddle on Thursday. 

News 2’s source said Carey seemed friendly, but the extras were told not to talk to her. 
Later Thursday night, things almost took a nasty turn when a crew truck backed into a large double lamp post along Broadway, knocking it down. 

The lamp post hit the Second Fiddle's neon sign and tapestry. 
The owner of Second Fiddle said the sidewalk was packed when it fell, but everyone scattered out of the way. 

Brenda Sanderson said, “We are fortunate there is a little damage toour neon and canopy, but we are just really thankful that no one got hurt.”
Insurance is covering the damage.
Source: WKRN (All rights reserved)
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Posted on March the 2nd.

What were your reasons behind leaving Def Jam?
I don’t want to compare them to girls, but at the end of the day when you’re in a relationship with a female and you just feel like it’s heading in the wrong way, it’s up to you to cut it off before you get into some domestic violence or a route that you didn’t want to go. So that’s basically what it is. I don’t think we understood each other. There wont be a N.O.R.E. diss Jay-Z song. There will not be a N.O.R..E. diss L.A. Reid song, ’cause that’s my style. [When] I leave a label, I shit on ‘em. But this time, I’m going to take the grown man approach. I came and asked them for what I want. They could’ve easily said, “No.” I asked to be released and they didn’t fight me or I didn’t have to hire no lawyers and I’m glad at that fact.

So what’s going to happen with your unreleased project One Fan A Day? Will it still come out on Def Jam?
They own that material. I left One Fan A Day, ’cause I didn’t want no legal issues with Def Jam. I didn’t want to come out with One Fan A Day and them to say, “We own this material.” So I left records with Mariah Carey. I left records with Big Pun. I left records that I had with Jagged Edge. I was halfway recording it and then L.A. Reid came over. I kinda altered my album ’cause I wanted him to like my shit. I got with Lil’ Jon and I kinda started trying to make music with hooks on there and things of that nature to kinda cater to his needs. And I don’t think that was the right way to do [it].

Were you disappointed with the outcome of your reggaeton album, N.O.R.E. y la Familia…Ya Tú Sabe ?
Absolutely, but I’m not blaming nobody. I did reggaeton because I wanted to do reggaeton. By me doing reggaeton, I got to go to places that I would never go as an hip-hop artist, like Honduras [and] Ecuador. Reggaeton is something that makes money without you spending money. They promised me marketing money that they never used! This is what pissed me off, like this is why I couldn’t continue my relationship. I fuckin helped a company—like, when you look at MTV3, there might not even be a MTV3 if I didn’t do reggaeton. And I’m not saying that I invented the music or created the music, but I introduced it to America. I helped that style and brought it to the forefront. I brung it so black niggas can say, “Aight, cool man. I don’t understand what them niggas is saying, but I like the way the bitches dance to that shit man!” Now look at this shit, you got niggas coming out being millionaires off this music. Now that I did that, I’m wiping my hands with it. I don’t regret it, but I’m moving on and moving back to what people know and love me for.

What were your thoughts on Jay-Z as president of Def Jam?
I love him as a person. I love him as artist. I don’t think me and him connected on a personal level as far as business go. When it came down to him sitting behind that desk, I don’t think me and his vision was eye to eye.

Do you think Jay was making himself a priority over other artist on the label?
I can’t turn around and I can’t say that Jay-Z was paying attention to his self more than he was paying attention these other artists. I can’t say that! I can’t! ’Cause it makes me look corny.

What do you think of the difference between Jay-Z and former president, Lyor Cohen?
In order for you to sign an artist you have to show interest into an artist. You have to go around and Jay is too much of a star to show interest in anybody! When I met Lyor Cohen, he called me and said, “Where you at?” I said, “I’m shooting a video with Big Pun.” He didn’t ask me, “Where?” He didn’t ask me, “Which video?” He just said, “Oh word, you shooting a video with Big Pun? Aight cool, I’ll be there in an hour.” And an hour later sho’ nuff, he showed up and had Ja Rule in his car. That’s like my first time ever meeting Ja Rule. I’m not dissing Jay ’cause I have much respect for Jay, but at the end of the day that’s what a real CEO is to me. A real CEO—a real president is a person that wants somebody and is going to go out and get it. But Jay can’t do that. If Jay goes to see me, he’ll probably be signing more autographs then me!

Several artists on the label seem to share similar sentiments that Jay is only looking out for himself.
I understand where other artists is coming from like, “How come this nigga got a 20 million dollar marketing budget and my marketing budget is $100,000?!” But I didn’t want to go that route, so I’m not complaining about the shit.

How has Def Jam changed since you first signed to the label?
Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles were the people that actually brought me to Def Jam, and with them leaving it was kinda an awkward situation. Lyor got offered a $50 million job, [so] I can’t be mad at him for leaving. And I can’t be mad at Kevin Liles for going with the guy who put him in the business. And you got to realize, when a regime leaves and a new regime takes over, they fire everybody. So I basically didn’t really know people. I went from going to record label almost all the time and playing dice and smoking weed and getting my haircuts there to almost never going at all. I remember Def Jam was a place you go buy weed. I remember the weed niggas would work at Def Jam! I understand things get corporate. I understand things change. I understand certain people gotta start wearing ties now, but I think you should always remain a nigga.

Now that you’ve scraped One Fan A Day, are you coming with any new material?
It’s time to take over the whole globe ’cause that’s what I’m going to do— warm up the whole muthafuckin’ globe like Al Gore and we gon call it Global Warming 11368. The 11368 is symbolic to where I come from, Lefrak City, Queens. It’s strictly hardcore hip-hop. That muthafuckin gum under the table, the piece of shit you step on. It’s the broken up N.O.R.E. with the slang. It’s the lingo, it’s the shit people learned to love me for and the shit people will love me again for.

How’s your relationship with Capone? It’s been reported that you guys weren’t on good terms.
I’ll be 100 percent honest because the world needs to know this. When Capone came home [from jail], he was a different individual. When your homeboy gets locked up, he starts thinking different and he becomes a different person. I became a different person. I was making the money and holding it down for C-N-N. I set it up for him to live lavish and I didn’t make $30 million a year. Name another person who came home to a Lexus, and he didn’t like a Lexus so he skated in a Lexus and got a Mercedes Benz. I did that shit out the kindness of my heart. C-N-N didn’t have no budget. C-N-N, we got signed for $5,000 homeboy. That’s the God’s honest truth. We signed away our publishing. We didn’t even know what publishing was. When he came home, not only did I hire him lawyers to get his publishing back the same way I did, but I also gave him 50 percent of my company, Thugged Out Militainment. But now, we got to learn who each other is. Like, we squashing it and we doing the Capone and Norega thing. We got twelve deals on the table and I’m not signing one of them until I know who he is and he’s starting to know who I am.
Source: XXL Mag (All rights reserved)
Posted on March the 2nd.