Nia Long
IS NOT Pheeling Beyonce!"
A while back I was kicking it some friends about
the Unions and how UNION ACTORS were gonna be lost
if all the athletes,rappers and singers kept
getting all the hollywood roles.People thought
I as literally h8'n. Maybe this
will break it down, Nia ain't h8'n on Bey it's
just there are only so many ROLES 4 black ppl
in the game that are truly talented, i mean
other than playing house nicca in a Tyler Perry
film, and how many roles can 1 film have..?
Nia Long graces the July cover of PRIDE MAGAZINE
this is what Nia Had 2 say:
“I didn’t see ‘Obsessed,’ so I can’t comment,
but it’s just not about how talented you are
anymore. It’s about, ‘How much box-office revenue
will this person generate?’ When you see certain
people – we won’t name names – they just don’t
have the skill, and no one in their team has
said, ....‘You need acting classes,’”
She also goes on to say, “If you’re a singer
not an actress, you should sing. If you’re a
rapper, you should rap,” “If you take time to
develop your craft, God bless you. Jamie Foxx
is an example of both [actor and singer].”
“If you were able to take all the Black
actresses and the choices we’ve made collectively,
it’s a pure reflection of what you see on film.
People need to work. But the content?
The opportunities for Black actresses are more
widespread today, but the quality has suffered.
"This is like the scummiest character on TV
..but the villian tends 2 sell the story...This may be
the best reads of the week , because it proves that
errybody has their own sense of REALITY"
Check out this inteview with Complex Of
The Rich Blonde Boy ppl love 2 HATE,
"ASHER rOTH HAS no swag...
....He's broke and I've got Tons of Loot!!"!!
Interview by Joe La Puma
Complex: What’s going on man, how are things?
Spencer Pratt: The usual, just another amazing day in
my life. On the way to the gun range with my wife, ready
to go fire off some hollow points out of the 19…
Complex: Ha, OK. So you made headlines yesterday
talking about Asher Roth, saying he lacks swag.
If you had to battle Asher Roth, what would you use against him?
Spencer Pratt: I mean, the fact that
I’m so paid, and he’s broke [laughs]. Simple as that.
That’s my whole point, being that I’m fly with tons of money,
and he doesn’t have that yet. I’m sure he’ll have a lot more swag
in three years if he keeps selling.
Complex: You also said, “I’m like the white Jay-Z.”
Would you consider Heidi the white Beyoncé?
Spencer Pratt: A little bit more than the white Beyoncé.
Beyoncé had to be built by a group like Destiny’s Child, but
Heidi shines solo. I’ll actually give you an exclusive:
I could guarantee you Speidi’s [Spencer and Heidi's]
“Bonnie & Clyde” version is going to stunt on Jay and B’s version.
Complex: Wow. Is that song going to happen?
Spencer Pratt: Yes. Steve Morales is already working on the track. That’s my Puerto Rican guru on the beat.
Complex: I saw that you’re trying to reach out to OJ Da Juiceman for him to get a verse on a Morales-produced track.
Spencer Pratt: Yeah, I’m trying to get him on my first real
single because “I’m A Celebrity” is not my single. That’s just
my marketing tool for the show. My first single, I just want
to have me, Gucci Mane, and OJ Da Juiceman. It’ll
be the flyest song in the game. I’m going to track them down,
that’s my priority today.
Complex: Who’s rapping career would you use as a blueprint for yourself?
Spencer Pratt: I think I’m the future of hip-hop.
You know, I feel bad for saying that. That’s unfortunate, but that’s
a fact. You can’t compare my model of hip-hop with what I’m about to
come out with versus anything in the game. You know I’ll take the Diddy
route. I’m not a lyrical MC, I’m just like Diddy. Look what it did for him?
He is still balling.
Complex: I know you said that you’re trying
to infiltrate the ringtone game…
Spencer Pratt: Yeah. People are not even
going to have time to listen to radio in their cars because
they are going to be talking on their phones or twittering,
or BBM’ing. So I feel like the only time people are going to
hear music is when your phone rings, so that’s the whole market
I’m going after. I don’t care about the clubs, I don’t care about
the radio, all I care about is getting my digital downloads like Soulja Boy.
Complex: There’s a lot of money to be made in that…
Spencer Pratt: I think it’s only going to multiply in the
next ten years. There are more people with cell phones in the
world than any other thing on the planet. There are billions
of cell phones. There’s not not billions of radios.
Complex: Now, Jay-Z had Memphis Bleek has a hypeman. Would Brody Jenner be your hypeman?
Spencer Pratt: Nah. A person who has a show called Bromance can’t be in on this clique.
Complex: You think that would hurt street cred?
Spencer Pratt: The Bromance show definitely hurts my street cred, so I’ll definitely distance myself from Brody as a hypeman. I’ll be pretty much be the first rapper/hypeman. I would take on both roles. I would wear both shoes. I’ll hype myself before I start rapping. I’ll get on the mic and be like, “Who is hotter than me in the game? No one.”
Complex: Interesting…
Spencer Pratt: The bottom line is, if every single platinum
song right now wasn’t auto-tuned, then I would be like,
“I can’t be a rapper.” The fact that I could get up to perfect
pitch just like Kanye West now, and T-Pain, it’s an even playing
field. I don’t have to have talent. I just need to
have auto-tune and be allowed to have the hottest track
in the game, and my swag.
Complex: Obviously you twitter a lot.
Which rapper do you think has the most interesting tweets?
Spencer Pratt: I would say Diddy is the most interesting
Twitter-er.I definitely will follow the hip-hop circle now
that I have infiltrated the game, just so that I can be aware
of my rivals and what my competitors are doing. But, I’m not
really interested in anybody, that’s why I started rapping. I’m still a fan of Tupac. That’s the only rapper that I’m still like, “Oh! Tupac!” Besides Gucci, and Juiceman, I’m not really excited about anybody in the game. I just love Gucci and Juice because they just have too much swag that they don’t know what to do with themselves.
Complex: Now obviously, in the previous episode of The Hills, you kind of Kufi smacked your sister’s ex-boyfriend, Cameron. Are you prepared in case someone comes at you sideways?
Spencer Pratt: I mean, I’ve been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
all my life. Boxing, kickboxing, you know. I’m definitely not
a fighter, but I defend my honor.
COMPLEX
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