Ever since Nicki Minaj deaded her twitter account, cutting off nearly 11 million followers, many of the extremely active members of her Barbz fan community have been frantically trying to figure out if this was just a temporary hiatus? Like a social media time out for some fan sites that angered her?
Meanwhile, Nicki has been in London doing press all week, along with her right hand man Safaree, and new team addition Manny Hailey (Keyshia Cole’s former manager). She told UK TV host Graham Norton that a “voice inside her head” told her to delete her twitter page.
But when she sat down with my UK radio boss, Tim Westwood…Nicki was much more blunt. Not only does she seem adamant about not re-activating her massive twitter account, but she also talks about “leaving the game.” All of this delivered in a mix of British and Lil Wayne impersonation voices.

Tim gave us two exclusive snippets of the Nicki interview which will air on the Tim Westwood Show, this Saturday 9pm-11pm (London time) on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.

Tim Westwood: We miss you on twitter, baby. We can’t stalk you properly when you’re not on twitter. We started a trending topic… Here was our hashtag…
Nicki Minaj: (*reading outloud*) #NickiMinajPleaseComeBackToTwitterWeLoveYouAndItIsntTheSameWithoutYouDoItForTheBarbzAndKenAndEveryoneThatLoveToWearPinkOnAFridayGiveMeLife
TM: Are you gonna come back?
Nicki: (*pauses*)….No.
TM: For real? Come on, baby.
Nicki: Tim, I can’t.
Tim: We miss you.
Nicki: I miss my Barbs.
Tim: We want you back.
Nicki: (*English accent*) But I can’t come back. I just can’t. Don’t make me, Tim. Please don’t.

But then Nicki also expresses some frustration with not being appreciated…and confesses: “The Kid is thinking maybe she should leave the game.”

Listen to our clips of Nicki Minaj x Tim Westwood…
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It’s a testament to Drake’s years of showbiz experience that when he’s in the middle of performing “Take Care” in Birmingham, England and suddenly there’s no floor beneath his left foot….just turn that stumble into a fantastical backwards somersault! (at the 1:25 mark)

Voila! (oh, I’m sorry…I mean….Walla!)

Weezy reacted by texting: “Jimmy!” *ok, no, he didn’t.*

(much love to our UK family, hiphopshowurn, repping college radio at Nottingham University. thanks for sending your clip. Updated footage tip from Mr. X)

But wait…one of our twitter crew points out…
ASAP Ferg’s stage slip gets a strong second place trophy…
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(I found this great throwback photo of DJ Premier, Kelis, and Guru last night in a box that I had labeled “momentos.” Lord, you have no idea how craze some of these momentos I saved were. Let’s just say…I’m glad I saved reminders of wilder times, but more thankful I survived them ; )

Mr. Cee delivers another great tribute mix on his Throwback At Noon show on Hot97. This time, marking the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Gangstarr’s Guru. There’s also a rest-in-peace to American Bandstand host Dick Clark at the end.

Download: Mr. Cee’s Throwback Tribute to Guru (2nd Anniversary R.I.P.) (Hot97)

Check out previous tributes to Guru from DJ Premier, Fat Joe, and more…
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Around this time, we all start looking for that song that will be all over the radio, the clubs, the festival circuit, the ipod docks in the park, lol….and maybe on that SummerJam stage?
This summer the ring is still up for the snatching, right? Will it be “Theraflu“? Will it be “Goldie“?

Or will it be this fun new single from Asher Roth and Meek Mill, “Party Girl”? These two mc’s have a Pennsylvania connection going and any Eddie Murphy song samples are a win for me….but more importantly, it’s good to just have something without any meanmugging, hoobanging…just fun ; )

New Music: Asher Roth feat. Meek Mill “Party Girl” (Produced by Oren Yoel)

You can buy “Party Girl” on iTunes tomorrow! (4/20)
PS: I heard an alternate version that will be coming out soon with a very special guest. (A guy who has seen more than his share of girls partying hardily)
PPS: The artwork for Asher’s Is This Too Orange album (out this fall, 2012)….Un-freaking-believable. Think the Dos Equis Man meets Clockwork Orange meets sexy Oompa Loompas.

Much love to the Def Jammers: Pecas, Yvette, and Ali Schlueter!

Check out the Eddie Murphy original, “Party All The Time”…
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Rita Ora, Roc Nation’s new pop fashion singer, is visually very appealing…lots of style energy, lots of sexy tumblr faces, fantastic figure. Here she parties with eclectic looking people in the video for “How We Do (Party)” which was directed by one of my favorites, Marc Klasfield. I’ll never forget that amazing “Ha” video that he did for Juvenile, also Alien Ant Farm’s one big smash “Smooth Criminal,” and many others. He was the king of the documentary-grit music clip. But I’m pretty sure folks will watch this video and notice how little it does to downplay comparisons between Rita and Rihanna. (with a few Gwen Stefani and Khia looks in there too, lol) I like the “RIP” song better, but honestly my favorite was the short video that Skullcandy headphones shot with Rita in 2010….showed off such cute Brit-girl spunk.

Remember that? I’ll post it….
along with 2 of my favorite Marc Klasfield’s videos…
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The past week, the missinfo.tv team has been absolutely consumed with music music music (and ghosts with six-packs). But we also love movies and tv (and food). I just landed back in NYC this morning and I’m already jonesing to catch up on my Game of Thrones episodes and I cant wait to see Avengers. But before we get back to downloading all the goodies that we collected out at Coachella…here’s just a short clip for all my fellow sci-fi pop culture junkies. It’s a viral video for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, the Alien prequel, where we meet David, the mass-produced robot “friend” played by Michael Fassbender. So creepy! Even creepier than sex-addict Fassbender! (also crepe-ier, skintone-wise)

Needless to say, it was a good week for artificial intelligence.

I wonder how Fassbender hunko-robot will compare to the classic Jude Law hunko-robot from A.I. Remember him? Sometimes I feel like Will I. Am got his whole steeze from Jude Law robot….
Lets compare…
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ASAP Rocky gives Miss Info the bunny ears at the Adidas x Jeremy Scott house party ; )

It’s that time of the year, festival season. What better way to start it off with the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival starting tonight at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. And thanks to Coachella’s title sponsor, Heineken (Follow them at @Heineken_US)…both Miss Info and Mikey Fresh are on the scene to live blogging throughout the weekend. Day 1’s highlight was Frank Ocean. Day 2 features the festival-debut of Azealia Banks, along with major sets from Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky. We’ll be posting streams of all the big performances.

Make sure to follow Miss Info (@MissInfo) and Mikey Fresh (@Mikey_Fresh1) on Instagram for live updates. And stay tuned for our Heineken Coachella videos because we’ve already interviewed Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Atrak, Kendrick Lemar and more!

Coachella recaps, plus the official streaming schedule after the jump…..

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Nice! Rita Ora is on a tear. She added Drake to her “R.I.P. (Remix)” (which already features her fellow Brit Tinie Tempah). And she’s been making the rounds in NYC in high style…

New Not Really New Music: Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah and Drake “R.I.P. (Remix)”

UPDATE: hmm, our savvy twitter family say this Drake verse is like 2 years old and that this remix has been previously leaked. It sucks when we get shaky intel from legit sources (ie. labels and execs). Apologies! Also, I’m bad with stuff like that. Bet Mr. North would have pinpointed it immediately. But…that said, the remix is new to me, lol. And I still kind of like it.

Meanwhile Rita also performed last night at Cartier’s Juste un Clou After Party in Manhattan…and Jay-Z and Beyonce came out to support their Roc Nation signee.

(Hov at the Cartier party in an inadvertent #TrayvonMartin tribute, via BFA)

Check out photos of Rita’s thigh high combat boots, her red-carpet backless dress, and Beyonce….
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(photo of Kanye and Kim leaving a movie theater, via SplashNewsOnline)

Oh Jesus. So it seems that right before we all started going bonkers over that new Kanye song feat. DJ Khaled and DJ Pharris “Theraflu” last night….Kanye and Kim Kardashian were hitting up a “Hunger Games” screening in Manhattan. So she’s clearly comfortable, nay flattered, by Kanye’s Kris Humphries ether. Ahh what a difference 72-days makes.
TMZ reports that their “dating relationship” is just getting started, but come on…they’ve dated in some way/shape for years now. He already used the “L” word. (“I’ll admit I fell in love with Kim ’round the same time she fell in love with him.”)

Hey, whatever floats Ye’s boat is all good. But my only concerns are…
1) If the fact that Kanye’s name also starts with K has any bearing on her affections, I’m throwing a damn uprising.
2) Really? Hunger Games? The most disappointing book rendition since…Cat In The Hat? Isn’t Salmon Fishing in Yemen or something artsy playing down the street?

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I can’t wait to get a copy of producer/dj/raconteur/blackberryuser/subculturetourist Diplo’s new book, 128 Beats Per Minute. Just following him on twitter and reading his random rants has been amusing…and watching some of the video footage in this book trailer (via Urban Outfitters) gives you an idea of the many weird things Diplo has seen and done and possible ‘done.’ LOL. Thanks to his manager Kevin Kusatsu for passing this along.

Anyways, we’ve heard his recent work with Usher, and Azealia, and seen his love of booty-popping, etc…so you can also order the book, and check out Diplo’s recent chats with Complex and MTV.

Diplo talks about his Snoop Dogg reggae album (what?!), and more…
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