Nas Opens Up About Kelis

Rapper Nas rarely talks about his failed marriage to pop/R&B superstar Kelis, but the hip hop legend opened up in this months' issue of Complex about their bitter divorce and how the split affected him.

"There was a point where we were trying to hold onto a relationship that was finished," Nas says. "She was pregnant and in the studio while we were recording Distant Relatives, and he would move when the music would come on. That was a great feeling for me, just to have that feeling of family. It ended around the time the record was being done."

"There were times when it didn’t bother me, and there were times when it bothered me a lot," he added. "There were times when I was thinking, ‘Damn. I had this sh*t all planned out, and now I’ve failed’. That was hard on me, because I don’t like to fail at anything. Accepting that I failed at this relationship—and it was public—messed me up. You ask yourself, ‘How could that person be so cold’? And I’m sure she felt the same way about me. It was ugly."

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Nicki Minaj Is Thinking of Marriage?

Nicki Minaj has marriage on her mind. At least she sees it in her future. Opening up during an interview with Complex, the Young Money superstar shared that she plans to be wed within the next ten years. She also says that she plans to have a little Nick or Nicki running around the house.

"In 2022, I’ll definitely be married and I’ll definitely have my two children," she said. "I really need a boy in my life. A baby boy. Because...I’m so attached to my little brother and I felt like that was my real son. And boys, they’re just so, I don’t know...my heart just melts when I see them."

Life doesn't care about your plans, Nicki...

Paula Patton Praises Robin Thicke

Mission: Impossible 4 star (and Robin Thicke wifey) Paula Patton discussed her butt-kicking abilities in a new interview with Complex magazine. The beauty said she enjoys proving that she can be a tough girl on-screen.

"Definitely," Patton said when asked if she enjoys being physical on-screen. "Listen, I’m not someone to be played with! [Laughs.] If need be, I can hurt someone. I don’t think there’s a problem with that. I just try not to be like, “Oh, I really want to sock this person in the face.” That’s not saying that I’m perfect. Ideally, I want to be a person who tries to have some compassion. But I have said things, like, “I’m going to strangle this person,” or, “I want to murder them!” [Laughs.] Which is horrible. I’m such a.... What’s the word for it? I waver back and forth; I’m many things at once."

Paula gushed about her hubby's ongoing support of her thriving career.

"He is my greatest supporter," she said of Thicke. "He’s never stopped me from doing a single thing; he only encourages me to go for it. He tells me to do things before I even think I’m ready myself."

"The R.E.D. Album" Name-Drops By The Numbers

Today, after a months and months of delay, Game released his fourth studio album, The R.E.D. Album. Jam packed with features from everyone from Tyler, The Creator to Rick Ross and even Dr. Dre and produced by everyone from DJ Khalil to Cool & Dre, it’s definitely the biggest release this week.

Although we’ve always rocked with Hurricane Game, his critics love to point out how he’s always name-dropping in his rhymes. Maybe that’s why Mars of 1500 or Nothin’ told MTV yesterday that Game’s next album will feature no name-dropping. We’ll see if that holds up but for now, we went through all the lyrics of Game’s newest album and counted up every single name-drop he made. Check the stats below.

Numbers complied by Brendan Frederick (@BFred) & Jacob Moore (@PigsAndPlans).

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Aziz Ansari Covers Complex's August/September 2011 Issue!

our favorite rapper’s favorite comedian is a scene-stealing Southern boy who somehow became the funniest man on TV. With one foot in Hollywood and one on the stand-up stage, Aziz Ansari is ready to craft a masterpiece.

This feature appears in Complex's August/September 2011 issue.

We’re pretty sure it’s not totally racist to confuse Aziz Ansari with Tom Haverford, his hilariously cocky character from NBC’s Parks and Recreation. In our defense, they are both Indian guys from South Carolina. They both love Waka Flocka and Soulja Boy. They both wear sharp suits (although Aziz’s don’t appear to be from Brooks Brothers Boys). And come on, this guy just plays the hyperactive dickhead so well in movies and on TV (Funny People,Human Giant, Get Him to the Greek), you wanna believe he’s that guy for realsies.

Alas, Aziz is actually a pretty humble, self-effacing 28-year-old, even if he has a lot to feel cocky about right now. His new movie, 30 Minutes or Less, has the summer comedy game on lock, his Dangerously Delicious stand-up tour (filmed for DVD release, of course) just wrapped up, and he’s even voicing a rabbit in the next Ice Age movie. Oh, and in his spare time he’s been kicking it with Kanye in the studio and soaking up game from Judd Apatow. Basically, Aziz is the man Tom Haverford wishes he were. Can you blame him?

Thank you for helping us get Beyoncé on the cover. Word is that since she’s no longer being managed by her father she likes to clear all her major career decisions with you.
Yeah, I replaced Mathew Knowles. It’s kind of supposed to be under wraps.

Sorry, I had to put it out there. That’s a serious power move.
There’s a lot of heat between me and Mathew Knowles. [Laughs.]

You recently moved back to New York after being in L.A. for a few years. Do you still take the subway or are you “cabs only” famous now?
I still take the subway. I haven’t been stabbed or anything yet.

If you had never come to New York—
—I was lying about the subway thing. I travel by helicopter when I’m in Manhattan. It’s really tough, because there aren’t a lot of helipads in New York City. So, a lot of times I just have to ladder down to where I’m going.

[Laughs.] If you had stayed in South Carolina and not gone to school at NYU, would you still be living large?
I owe a lot to being in New York. That’s where I started doing stand-up. Those kinds of opportunities aren’t even there in most places. I remember when I started in comedy, I told a friend of mine who’s pretty funny too that he should start doing stand-up—“It’s pretty fun, just go to a comedy club.” He was like, “What comedy club? I’m in North Carolina, there is no comedy club here.”

 

Sometimes they’ll show me suits on Parks & Rec and I’ll be like, 'That looks like an Aziz suit, not a Tom Haverford suit. Give it a purple tie and that’ll make it a Tom suit.'

 

When you were growing up, what posters did you have hanging on your bedroom wall?
In high school I had a big Metallica Master of Puppets poster. I was really into playing guitar.

Were you a metal head?
Yeah, I liked Nirvana and alternative rock stuff too. But for guitar playing, if you really wanna go at it with the solos, you eventually end up listening to Megadeth. [Laughs.]

Did you play in a band?
Again, South Carolina let me down there. There was no one else who really played instruments, or was into the same music. It was kind of tough, I would just play along with the records.

Did you have a childhood crush? Janet Jackson? Topanga?
I’m trying to think of what female celebrity I would have liked at that age... Oh, Martina Navratilova. [Laughs.] I was disappointed to find out she’s not into dudes.

Damn, sorry, man. Were you surprised to see your home state elect a Punjabi woman, Nikki Haley, as the governor?
They probably just thought she was white—the tone on the TV wasn’t quite right. “Nikki Haley! Yeah, sure! She sounds great!” [Laughs.] But no, that’s good to hear. I don’t think everyone there is racist. I encounter many nice, open-minded people from South Carolina.

It’s interesting that Tom Haverford is also from South Carolina. How similar are you to the character?
The only similarities are we’re both from South Carolina, we both like really silly hip-hop like Soulja Boy and Waka Flocka, and we both like suits. But he has slightly different taste. I try to make sure Tom dresses a little bit different from Aziz. Sometimes they’ll show me suits on Parks and I’ll be like, “That looks like an Aziz suit, not a Tom suit.” I’m usually like, “Give it a purple tie and that’ll make it a Tom suit.”

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Pusha T Has No Beef With Wayne

Pusha T has quashed any belief that there is still bad blood between him and Lil Wayne. Previously, the former Clipse rapper accused Wayne of 'borrowing' elements of Jay-Z's style, and the Clipse subject matter. T also made fun of Wayne's infamous Baby-kissing photo. But Pusha T says that's all in the past, and he's shown Weezy love since the latter's release from prison last November.

"Ever since Lil Wayne went in to jail, that whole little stint [between me and him] is really dead and over with," T told Complex. "I don't have any ill will towards Wayne, Cash Money, or any of them. There was definitely a time period when I felt a certain way [about him], but as of right now I don't. That's just where I once was. I don't even like speaking on it. [On Fear of God] I actually said, 'They had freed Weezy, congratulations.' When I seen Wayne in Miami, I told him, 'Congratulations on getting out of jail.'"

"I was just speaking in support of the situation that he made it out of," T continued. "You have to acknowledge things like that. Coming from where I'm from, I'm gonna acknowledge that. I got real problems and real issues. I looked at him like, this man has got real problems and real issues too. This man really went to jail. So it's way bigger than some rap sh*t. That's all it was ever to me, some rap sh*t. Even when the little jabs where we were going back and forth, it was never nothing personal like, 'I hate your guts.' It was on wax and who can be the cleverest. It was something I would never have talked about even in interviews. I think the whole interview thing is what makes it different. Things are different in interviews versus in songs."

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