Backstage at TRL today, The Game made time for us while he was getting his hair buzzed. Over the hum of the trimmer, he assured us that his next album, LAX (out July 8), will really truly be his last (for now.) And we took the opportunity to talk to the Black Wall Street CEO about the crap-ass economy: “It’s crazy the times we’re living in now. Everything’s high, and money’s lower. Even for me. It affects everyone from a janitor to a millionaire rap star. The gas prices are ridiculous I’m looking at $5 before the end of next year, but that’s just me,” The Game said. “It’s preposterous. Everything’s going up, but the money’s not changing. It’s starting to affect people in a big way. I’d like to see it change, not just for me but for American individuals as a whole.”
Still, you gotta stay in touch, which is why the The Game just bought a Sidekick to replace his broken iPhone. Despite our friendly reminder that the next iPhone’s just around the corner, The Game was undeterred: “I’ve had the last of the iPhone,” he said. “It’s always something wrong with my iPhone. So I’m done with iPhones, back to the Sidekick. Because I’m scared of that BlackBerry.”
And speaking of things that buzz, we caught up with Shwayze right before they took the stage to perform their summer single, “Buzzin’,” and they told us about their weirdest music moment yet: “We played Wango Tango,” Cisco Adler said. “It was our biggest show ever. It was 20,000 people, and it was wild. We played in between Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, which was very apropos. Hopefully we can sell as many records as them. But we’re definitely having more fun.”
See for yourself — check out Shwazye, The Game and Chris Brown (Chris Brown!!) in today’s exclusive Spankin’ New Music Week backstage video, and check out Shwayze “Buzzin’” live.