Mariah Carey is an Obsessed Man

Mariah Carey dresses like a man and shoots her new “Obsessed” music video outside New York City’s Plaza Hotel on Monday (June 29).

In the video, the 39-year-old diva dresses a lot like Eminem. The singer seems to be responding to Slim Shady’s unflattering references to her and her husband Nick Cannon from Eminem’s track “Bagpipes From Baghdad.”

In the song “Obsessed,” Mariah reportedly tells Eminem: “Why are you so obsessed with me/ Boy, I wanna know/ Lying that you’re sexing me/ When everybody knows/ It’s clear that you’re upset with me….You’re delusional/ Boy, you’re losing your mind.”

The video was directed by Brett Ratner, who originally cast Andy Samberg for the role of the man. But because it’s presumably anti-Eminem, he backed out and Mariah filled in for the role of the man.

Reunited D12 and Potluck Announce the ‘Dazed and Dirty’ Tour

The reunited D12 have announced the dates for their upcoming "Dazed and Dirty" Tour alongside Humboldt County hip-hop duo Potluck. The tour will kick off August 16th in Scottsdale, AZ and run throughout September with the final show in D12’s hometown of Detroit, MI on September 26th.



"It seems like we love to go on tour with MC’s from Detroit. We first got news about this when we were on tour with Twiztid and they told us how cool Bizarre and the D12 crew are. They said that it would be a good tour for us to do," says 1 Ton from Potluck. "D12 has been putting it down on the underground way before they got a chance to take it to the next level so I think it will be a good match. You take their style and combine it with our Pothead hip-hop fans and it should be a great time. This tour will be a grand celebration for all who come to the show and party with us."



The reunited D-12, also known as the dirty dozen, is a collection of the best Detroit-based rappers which includes members Bizarre, Swift, Kon Artis, Kuniva and Eminem. D12 released a series of highly successful albums including their 2001 debut, "Devil’s Night" and 2004’s "D12 World", both of which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. The tour is the first time the Detroit based group will hit the road since the death of founding member Proof.



Crowned the hip-hop royalty of Humboldt, CA, Potluck’s infectious brand of rhyme has been reigniting an otherwise extinguished hip-hop game. The group released a series of independent albums that are now considered underground classics, before joining forces with Suburban Noize Records and releasing their new album "Pipe Dreams". Since then Potluck has soared to the upper echelon on the hip-hop underground touring and collaborating with everyone from E-40 and Tech N9ne to hip-hop legends like X-Clan and Jurassic 5.



D12 & POTLUCK "DAZED & DIRTY" TOUR:

Aug 16 – Scottsdale AZ @ Martini Ranch

Aug 17 – Solana Beach CA @ Belly Up Tavern

Aug 19 – Pomona CA @ Glass House

Aug 20 – Tucson AZ @ DV8

Aug 21 – Lake Elsinore CA @ Trevi Entertainment Center

Aug 22 – Orangevale CA @ Boardwalk – CA

Aug 23 – Arcata CA @ Arcata Community Center

Aug 27 – Seattle WA @ El Corazon

Aug 28 – Bellingham WA @ Wild Buffalo

Aug 29 – Portland OR. @ Wonder Ballroom

Aug 31 – Salt Lake City UT @ Murray Theater

Sep 01 – Denver CO @ Cervante’s Ballroom

Sep 02 – Lawrence KS @ Granada Theater Kansas

Sep 03 – Tulsa OK @ The Marquee

Sep 04 – Denton TX @ R. Bar

Sep 05 – Houston TX @ House of Blues

Sep 06 – New Orleans LA @ House of Blues

Sep 08 – Atlanta GA @ Apache Cafe

Sep 09 – Charlotte NC @ Amos’ Southland

Sep 10 – Washington DC @ TBD

Sep 11 – Scranton PA @ Clarion Hotel

Sep 12 – Worcester MA @ The Palladium

Sep 13 – New Haven CT @ Toad’s Place

Sep 19 – Indianapolis IN @ Music Mill

Sep 26 – Detroit MI @ TBD

Source:RAPWEEKLY

Eminem, KISS to perform at Voodoo music fest on Halloween weekend in City Park

Eminem, in his first, and possibly only, full concert performance this year, will join Kiss as a headliner at Voodoo Experience 2009 on Halloween weekend in City Park.

Other announced acts include the reunion of the original Jane's Addiction, The Flaming Lips, Justice, Drive-By Truckers, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Q-Tip, The Black Keys, Ween, JJ Grey & Mofro and the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

The festival runs Oct. 30 through Nov. 1.

The Experience also boasts dozens of New Orleans musicians, including Galactic, Mutemath, the Preservation Hall band, the New Orleans Bingo Show, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Rebirth Brass Band and Cyril Neville's Blues Revue with Tab Benoit.

Voodoo producer Stephen Rehage let slip earlier this year that veteran hard-rockers Kiss would be the Halloween night headliner, performing along with popular Georgia jam band Widespread Panic.
CHRIS PIZZELLO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe rock band Kiss poses backstage after performing during the American Idol finale in Los Angeles this year.

From 1997 through 2002, Widespread Panic performed multiple nights at the Lakefront Arena at Halloween. After a six-year absence, the band returned for two nights in 2008. This year, Panic will be part of the 11th Voodoo Experience.

"Kiss playing is huge," said Rehage, who noted that he dressed as a band member for Mardi Gras when he was about 12. "Eminem is not touring -- not playing any other shows is what we've been told, so that's pretty massive, and the original Jane's Addiction -- that's great stuff."

Last year, the festival drew about 130,000 people, Rehage said, down from about 143,000 in 2007.

"That was part of the reason why we decided to move the festival back to Halloween this year," Rehage said, noting that New Orleans is becoming one of the top destinations for people who want to travel for Halloween fun.

"We want to put the flag back in the ground on that one and be in New Orleans for Halloween."
Galactic is among the local bands set to perform at Voodoo Experience 2009.

Throughout the years, the festival has brought together a collection of talent that has bridged social, economic and generational gaps in an event that features nearly every genre of music while at the same time celebrating New Orleans' bohemian culture, arts and cuisine. Three distinct performance areas -- Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and Le Carnival -- and eight stages each highlight a side of the city's personality.

The day-to-day schedule for New Orleans' signature fall music event, which will be held in City Park's Roosevelt Mall, will be announced closer to the event, but more than 150 artists are listed on the talent roster for this year's event.

Voodoo is set in historic City Park, amid lagoons and one of the largest collections of mature oak trees in the world, in the shadow of the New Orleans Museum of Art and just minutes from the French Quarter and Central Business District.

That setting was in jeopardy this spring when the Voodoo Experience and City Park discovered a scheduling conflict. In March, the festival and the park resolved the problem to return Voodoo to the park. The 2009 Voodoo fest is the last under a 10-year agreement with the park. And, because Hurricane Katrina rendered Voodoo's previous Scout Island/Marconi Meadow site unusable, that agreement has been amended each year to specify the festival's home within the park.

Voodoo Experience 2009 lineup
KISS
Eminem
Janes Addiction
Widespread Panic
The Flaming Lips
Justice
Gogol Bordello
Wolfmother
Eagles of Death Metal
The Black Keys
The Pogues
Ween
Silversun Pickups
Janelle Monae
The Cool Kids
Meat Puppets
Mutemath
Q-Tip
Fischerspooner
Brand New
D12
American Bang
Generational
Earl Greyhound
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Black Lips
Mates of State
All Time Low
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
The Knux
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
JJ Grey & Mofro
Alejandro Escovedo
Shooter Jennings
Down
Drive-By Truckers
Eric Church
Ledisi
Dan Dyer
Rebirth Brass Band
New Orleans Bingo! Show
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue All Stars
Big Sams Funky Nation
Benjy Davis Project
Papa Grows Funk
DJ Soul Sister
Rotary Downs
Andrew Duhon & The Lonesome Crows
MarchFourth Marching Band
Amanda Shaw
Cyril Nevilles Blues Revue with Tab Benoit
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Johnny Sansone
Beausoleil
John Mooney & Bluesiana
Quintron & Miss Pussycat
Fleur De Tease
Suplecs
Little Freddie King
Preservation Hall Stars with Special Guests
The Happy Talk Band
Lil Brian and the Zydeco Travelers
Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship?
Ratty Scurvics
Mynameisjohnmichael
Loose Marbles
Luke Winslow King
Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmaster with the Dirty Dozen Horns
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars
Glasgow
Leroy Jones Group
Mas Mamones
Zydepunks
White Bitch
New Orleans Jazz Vipers
The Vettes
Lucys Walk
Erick Baker
Sarah Quintana
TBC Brass Band
Bones
Legends to Nancy
Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds
Brother Taisuke Mass Choir
Katey Red
Big Freedia
Sissy Nobby with DJ Papa

-- Source: Voodoo Experience 2009