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**BREAKING NEWS** NeYo Gets Dropped From R.Kelly Tour!
Posted on November 20, 2007 11:22 AM
Chile, what is going on with R.Kelly's "Double Up" Tour? I got the inside scoop below.
I just got this press release emailed to me from NeYo's publicist. Check it out:
Yesterday, Shaffer Smith aka Ne-Yo was informed that he was being dropped from the rest of the R Kelly tour after delivering two sensational performances. Entertainment reporters, music critics, bloggers, fans, and concert goers all agreed that Ne-Yo's performances brought the heat; but maybe it brought too much heat."He's written hit songs for Beyonce "Irreplaceable" and Rihanna "Unfaithful" (spending a combined 19 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100), said Tango, Ne-Yo's business partner and manager. He's written songs slated to be on Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, and Enrique Iglesias' new albums. In a recent article in Ebony Magazine, the king of pop, Michael Jackson, referred to him as one of the artists that impresses him most. The fans were really feeling his performances. He's good; maybe he's too good – that's the problem."
It seems like déjà vu – didn't R Kelly have drama on his last tour. R Kelly's camp sited the lack of a signed contract as the reason for removing Ne-Yo from the line up.
"I don't understand their actions because I was rehearsing, doing media, promoting the tour, and performing, said Ne-Yo. In my opinion, I was doing everything possible to make the tour a success. I love being on stage in front of fans because of the immediate feedback you get. You know right away if they are feeling you; and they were really feeling our show."
Ne-Yo expressed genuine concern regarding not having the opportunity to complete the tour. He wanted all of his fans and supporters to be able to see him live. "To my fans and ticket holders – I apologize if you are disappointed."
This tour has been plagued with problems since it kicked off a couple of weeks ago. From Keyshia Cole being a Diva, and now this? Gyant told me that he doesn't understand the sudden change because according to him, "NeYo did his thing!". See Video Here
Oh well, I guess this tour is going to be as dramatic as R.Kelly's personal life.
Stay Tuned...
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i red saigons blog and on sum things hes rite now a dayz most hip hop is just hate speach.i ant saying go out and listen to happy go jolly music but its not art no more its just a bunch of dudes makeing threats that rhyme together. no wonder why people out side of hip hop look at us like that. these labels are signing gang members insted of people who rhyme if its not that they sign wack down south rappers that belong on the cartoon network.rap is so wack now a days its crazy the only half way desent album i heard this year was red mans red gone wild album and hot 97.1 in new york dident even play his songs and hhis "put it down" video wasent even getting played wtf??? yo we need a hip hop march or sumthing.u got jay z talking about his the best rapper??? wtff??? i feel like im in a nitemare where corny people are cool and cool people are corney. labels be signing the naborhood drug dealer insted of the naborhood rapper yo sai if you reading this be a actor or something my dude cause hip hop isent hip hop no more its hip flop.
and one more thing its crazy out you blame bush for not saveing people in new orleans but you give props to people who sell crack and herion to black mothers in the hood knowing that when people get hooked on those things some people even try to sell their kids to get money to buy the drugs.think about shiit.
I guess Mr. Golden Shower doesn't like someone else making it rain harder than him.
Damn! I didn't know Keyshia had that kind of pull. She should have stepped her game up. Ne-yo good luck, and you are very talented and a class act.
You can't upstage R. Kelly on his own tour. That no good sack of doo-doo, but I still love your music Kells.
NO MUSIC MY DREAMS ARE IN THE COURT ROOM!! BUT THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAPPEN!! ITS A UNIFIED EFFORT GOVERNMENT CRIMINALS RAPPERS WOMAN!! THE PLOT AGAINST JONATHAN! CELEBRATE!! WHATUP PUFF!! THANX
Kellz just mad cuz Ne-Yo is takin over his spot. LMAO!!! Somebody tell Kellz its a word called karma. www.myspace.com/602style
key key should open for neyo and kells kickin him off is a pure jealousy issue
MAN THAT SOUND LIKE BULLSHIT. DA DOUBLE UP CD WASNT HITTIN ON SHIT, KELLS IS BLOCKIN.
http://www.myspace.com/jdubbthayounghectic
Can Ne-Yo sue R Kelly like he did to Jay Z after he got dropped from the Best of Both Worlds/ Jay Z and Friends Tour
HIM AND KEYSHIA SHOULDNT OF BEEN HAVING THEIR LIL CAT FIGHT THE OTHER DAY IN COLUMBUS, GA.
AND I HAVENT SEEN ANYBODY BRAGGING ON NE-YO'S PERFORMANCE AT THE TOUR...SO WHAT HEAT DID HE BRING?
its a honor for ne-yo to even being on the tour, ne-yo is good and hot right now, wait til next year round this time, he will be history and they will never HAVE KELS STATUS!
Whoever wrote and/or proofed that press release needs to be fired.
What a dissapointment with R.Kelly he's is the S H I T but by
pulling a Jay-Z "Jealousy, hating and more Jealousy"
that's gonna look bad on ya. Ne-Yo is a good singer got good S H I T.
...they wil never HAVE KELS STATUS...WTF? The status of a washed-up pervert. Who would want that? lmao
R. Kelly is a bonafide BITCH!!!!
The same shit happen when he toured with JIGGA he couldn't compete. Neyo should had Maced him. I'm from Chicago and we are not cut from that cloth that's some Dream Girl's shit R-Kelly's a fucking DIVA pervert!
"The same shit happen when he toured with JIGGA he couldn't compete. Neyo should had Maced him. I'm from Chicago and we are not cut from that cloth that's some Dream Girl's shit R-Kelly's a fucking DIVA pervert!" real talk cosign chicago isnt full of r kelly diva types
you gotta be effin kidding me!! i bought tickets based on neyo and j holiday now without neyo the show is kinda ruined!!!
RKELS YOU RUINED IT!
hip hop is so dead i can se the maggets says... I agree a 110%. I grew up on Big L, Pun, Pac, Biggie. My question is what the fu@k happened. Lyricism is not respected anymore. Its all about an image and being fly, WTF! Thats important for the bit@hes and thats it. Certain cats can rap about guns and drugs and thats the ones that lived it and we all know by the tone of your voice if u real. Ex. Red Cafe, D block camp, WC. All you others we know your f-ing lying. Personally i think this whole club, crunk, buy a bit@h a drink rap will go away. Times are changing and so will the music.The good side........ At least kush is becoming more available.
sounds like "jealously: floating around this tour......
check out my video on youtube about the Double Up Tour's first date in Columbus,GA
KEYSHIA COLE EXPOSED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipdRQv8tzTU
I agree more Jealousy from R.Kelly. Anytime he goes on tour with someone and they outdo him he wants to kick that person off or try to sue them. Neyo was shuting it down every city and kelly was a little envious.
dang neyo is fuuuuggg
THE ONLY DRAMA IS IN YOU JEALOUS BLACK PEOPLES MIND R.KELLY THEIR IS NO COMPETITION BETWEEN THE KING OF R-B AND NO TALENTED NEYO. IT IS R.KELLYS TOUR I TELL YOU I DONOT LIKE HAVING TO BUY A TICKET FOR ARTIST I DONT CARE FOR LIKE NEYO. KEYSHIA COLE WHEN I WANT TO SEE R.KELLY THATS WHO I WANT TO SEE. R.KELLY IS THE BIGGEST MONEY DRAW IN THE INDUSTRY. AN IDEAL CONCERT FOR ME IS THE KING PERFORMING BY HISSELF. THIS IS INDEED AN HONOR FOR ARTIST LIKE NEYO TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH A SUPERSTAR LIKE R.KELLY. YOU GUYS NEED TO STOP MAKING SUCH NEGATIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT R.KELLY IT DOES NOTHING TO HIS SUCESS
Lets get real this is the Double Up Tour not the what is the name of Neyo cd? When Neyo has released his 10th or 11th album then we could possibly speculate that Neyo is in competition with R. Kelly. Neyo go headline your own tour if your that good.
hey
heysexy .I love you so much
Fuck R.Kelly! jealous pediphier.....i. cant stand him.....oh yea! i got a 16 yr old daughter.....He needs his ass kicked
was anyone else scared shit-less from that neyo pic???
hey neyo i just wanna tell you that you rock mt world and you look like my boyfriend and i like you coz you look like my man,and i love yr song de one hate that i love you,would you send me yr pick plz on my email yayaludidi@topmail.co.za or send it on my number 0738812611 and i love yr music so much keep it up man