Today, Paris Hilton announced that she has signed to Cash Money Records.
We didn't believe it at first but these tweets from Birdman seem to solidify it:
Today, Paris Hilton announced that she has signed to Cash Money Records.
We didn't believe it at first but these tweets from Birdman seem to solidify it:
Welcome@ParisHilton to tha Family.RichgangRichgirl.YMCMB
— BIRDMAN (@BIRDMAN5STAR) May 22, 2013
RT @complexmusic: Hey @birdman5star, when can we expect to hear @parishilton's next single? cmplx.it/11bx5G7.Soon RichgangRichgirl
— BIRDMAN (@BIRDMAN5STAR) May 22, 2013
Birdman said it, RichgangRichgirl, we're just going to take his word for it.
Although she's hoping her album incorporates EDM music thanks to Afrojack, this isn't the first time Paris has popped up in some hip-hop news. In the past, we've seen her posing with tons of rappers and one time she drank a 40 oz with Snoop Dogg and rapped for him. Ironically, she's been accused of being a racist in the past as well.
Stories of her dropping the n-word or saying she doesn't like black men have been thrown around since the days of her reality show, The Simple Life. She has denied being a racist—even though we've seen actual footage of her dropping n-bombs—but it looks like maybe she changed her views? After all, she recently appeared in Rich Gang's "Tapout" video and now she's signed to Cash Money. Her new deal in place, we took a look back at Paris Hilton's Most Hip-Hop Moments.
Written by Lauren Nostro (@LAURENcynthia)
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Working With Scott Storch on Her Debut Album
Date: August 2006
Paris Hilton switched up the entire sound of her debut album, Paris, after meeting hip-hop hitmaker Scott Storch in Miami in late 2005. Because of Storch, Hilton wanted to more hip-hop/R&B influences on her music. Storch became the executive producer for the album and once told the NYTimes, "I think Paris's album is going to take everyone by surprise."
The two were rumored to have been romantically involved—although neither have ever downright admitted it, even though Storch and Hilton showed up hand in hand at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. And he bought her a Bentley.
But getting Storch on her team during her debut? She's been a hip-hop star from the start.
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Collaborates With Fat Joe and Jadakiss on "Fightin' Over Me"
Date: August 2006
On one of the six tracks that Storch wrote for Paris, Fat Joe and Jadakiss blessed Hilton's track "Fightin Over Me" with guest verses. The chorus is pretty straightforward: "Maybe cause I'm hot hot today and I'm so so so sexy/All the boys all the silly boys they want to fight over me." Fat Joe and Jadakiss boosted Paris' ego on the track with lines like, "Up in passing the Hilton Suite/I'm still chasing ya'/Still patiently waiting ma." Umm, go ahead and kiss the game goodbye.
This Classic Photo With 50 Cent
Date: Summer 2007
Paris Hilton and 50 Cent have a strange history together—the two have been spotted at a number of industry events schmoozing with each other, like the one above at what appears to be an Absolut event for 50's album, Curtis. Rumors the two were dating surrounded 50 and Hilton for months.
There was also an incident where people accussed 50 Cent of yelling at Hilton to get off of his stage—but he didn't, she was in the front row and 50 was yelling at security. Either way, Paris loves posing with rappers. See:
Lil B's "I'm Paris Hilton" Song
Date: August 2010
Lil B has always liked Paris Hilton. In the video above, you can watch him "cook" while his song "I'm Paris Hilton" plays in the background. On the 2010 track, the Based God rhymes, "I look like Paris Hilton/Ring worth a million," and "I like Paris Hilton/Where's Paris Hilton?/She can sue me cause I'm worth a million/I'm Paris Hilton, home at the Hilton."
Curious to what inspired him to write the song? He explained his reasoning to Complex during an interview:
Lil B: "I always liked Paris. My first time meeting her was at the Playboy Mansion at this Halloween party. I was like 17 or something, straight out the hood, and it was just so crazy meeting her. She smiled at me and I was like, 'Oh shit!' I was stuck. Like, walking in, she ran by me and smiled at me and I was like, 'Hey.' So out of it... just couldn't even understand. I'm like, 'God damn it.' I think she's a cool person. I like her face. I like how she looks and stuff. I think she's just a little free spirit, man. She seems like she's cool. I got love for Paris Hilton. She does her thing."
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Rapping For Snoop Dogg on "Dogg After Dark"
Date: February 2009
Snoop Dogg's Dogg After Dark premiered in 2009 and on the series premiere, Pharrell, Paris Hilton, and actor Fred "The Hammer" Williamson joined Snoop on the show. The first episode featured performances by The Snoopadelics and a young Kid Cudi—and this infamous freestyle by Paris Hilton, aka P. Hizzle.
Interviews Lil Wayne For "Interview Magazine"
Date: April 2011
Paris interviewed Lil Wayne for an Interview Magazine cover story where the two—now label mates—discuss clubbing, rhyming, the possibility of collaborating (aka predicting the future), and doing stints in jail.
Here's a standout exchange from the interview:
Paris Hilton: One thing I've noticed is that a lot of rappers, if you say to them, "Why are your lyrics about money, sex, and violence?" they'll say, "Well, we're telling it like it is. We're being realistic." But if you want to do something different and fresh, how do you do that?
Lil Wayne: You have to be an overall different type of person. Music is a reflection of who you are, and if those things that you mentioned are what your music is all about, then I guess that's who you are. I mean, I think it's just that simple. You have to be someone who is able to speak about different things. I speak about what I speak about, and I guess that's because I'm a crazy-ass nigga. [Hilton laughs] Kanye [West] speaks about a lot of different things, but that's because of who he is. You have Jay-Z, and he speaks about more corporate things, and I'm quite sure he's a pretty corporate guy. But I guess it's all who you are.
Drinks Her First 40 Oz. With Snoop Dogg
Date: August 2012
Another year, another wonderful appearance by Paris Hilton on some Snoop Dogg-affiliated show. On Snoop's GGN News (Double G Hood News), Paris talked about people being mean and learning about the paparazzi. Meanwhile, Snoop talks about why the two connect so much. The best part of the near-10 minute clip is when the two exchange gifts and Paris starts "chugging" a 40 oz. And by chugging, we mean, totally faking it.
Collaborates With Lil Wayne on "Last Night (I Wanna Bang You)"
Date: November 2012
First Paris interviewed Wayne for Interview Magazine and then last year, she got him to rap on her track "Last Night (I Wanna Bang You)," produced by her rumored boyfriend at the time, Afrojack.
Paris was lucky enough to get some hilarious Wayne lines on her EDM-esque track like, "Last night was awesome/Super fucking awesome/It was me, myself and I and her/We had ourself a foursome" and that kicker of, "And excuse my French, but fuck the cameras/I wanna spend a night in Paris." LOL.
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Lil Wayne Performs At Her Birthday Party
Date: March 2013
When Paris celebrated her 32nd birthday party last month, Weezy made sure to make a special appearance which Paris tweeted all about the next day. Fueled by “100 bottles of champagne,” Tunechi showed up and performed 10 songs for Paris and her party at her mansion in Los Angeles.
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Appearance in Rich Gang's "Tapout" Video
Date: May 2013
Rich Gang's "Tapout" video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, features Paris Hilton, Christina Milian and the entire Rich Gang—Future, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Future, and Nicki Minaj. In the luxurious visuals, Paris and Christina host a party—serving GTV Vodka, of course—and eventually pull off a heist. It's entertaining, and the final precusor to her signing to Cash Money.
