Christina Milian: RapUp Winter 08/09 Cover Girl

Christina Milian can be seen above as a Rap-Up magazine Winter 08/09 cover girl. This is the first cover the former tween sensation has starred on, since parting ways with Island Def Jam Records in 2006 [Website – Amy Grindhouse].

I’ve always had a soft spot for Chrissy. Maybe it’s the chipmunk-y pinchable cheeks, or the fact that even at age 27, she seems not to have aged. Whatever it is, there has always been something interesting about her and the fact that she maintained a dignified silence about being f*cked out of stardom; first by Jennifer Lopez and then by Alien Princess RihRih... well, silent until now that is.

In the latest issue of Rap-Up, the star dishes the dirt on being royally f*cked up the arse, by her former record company because of “budget” issues and how she really reacted to being dropped by her record label “a week after” her record was put out!

On how she reacted after being dropped from her label:

“It was embarrassing. It was a week after my album [So Amazin’] got put out. I would be in my room a lot of the time crying by myself.”

On the reason why she was dropped:

“It was a budget cut, I believe. [Def Jam] probably got rid of projects like mine to spend the money on [Rihanna].”

On who inspired her to get back into music:

“I bumped into Janet Jackson at a club. We talked for an hour and I was telling her I don’t know if I’m gonna do this, and she was like, ‘Girl, do not let them stop you. I’m a fan and you make good music.’ She’s a person I actually looked up to growing up, so her telling me that really was the day I was like, ‘I’m not gonna let these people
hold me down. It’s time.’”

On learning about ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey:

“I was surprised like everyone else. I was like, ‘Really?’ It just seemed like a weird match, but I was happy for him. I always feel Nick works hard to get what he wants, whether that be women—that’s how he got me.”

The issue is a double cover edition and also features rapper T.I.

Check out Rap-Up.com for a preview of the Winter 08/09 issue, which is on sale 23 December.

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