Beyoncé and Jay-Z were just two of the celebs to ring in Robin Thicke’s 33rd birthday in New York Wednesday at 1Oak in NYC following his sold-out show with Alicia Keys at Madison Square Garden. The crooner was joined by his dad Alan Thicke and friends including Beyoncé , Jay Z, Reggie Bush, Russell Simmons, music executive Andre Harrell and 1OAK owners Richie Akiva and Scott Sartiano, who toasted the singer as partygoers danced the night away to beats by DJ Sinatra.
The father of R&B crooner Robin Thicke - actor Alan Thicke - says that he is his son’s number one fan. He went on to claim that he didn’t pass on his musical skills to the singer, but he offered something else. Alan Thicke told the talk show Today: “I couldn’t teach him much about music, so I encouraged his hobbies. I’m a TV dad, I thought it was Sax Therapy and I thought this was duets with Kenny G, but no, everybody’s naked in the video. He added: “Robin Thicke is a great artist. Ordinarily when you’re getting your cuddle on, you wouldn’t want to hear your son’s voice. That’s usually the enemy of love. But in this case, it is romantic. It’s not like he’s singing, “Go daddy go!” It’s a mood setter.”
In Idolator’s recent interview with Robin Thicke, the smooth crooner talked about working with freaky Grammy winner Estelle on his Sex Therapy: The Session album. “I was on tour with Estelle while I was opening up for John Legend years ago,” he said. “And Estelle and I are very good friends and that was easy, she’s amazing.” Check out the video for their jam “Rollercoasta” below! That’s a fun clip, but the days of fashion, strobe lights and Robin chasing hot tail around house parties is about to come to an end—at least for a little bit.
He and wife Paula Patton have a baby on the way. When we asked if Robin’s dad Alan offered the singer any advice on being a father, he joked, “’Stop spending all my money!’ Save some money was his advice.”
R&B superstar Robin Thicke takes some time out to big up Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind.” Robin Thicke dropped one of the most underrated albums of 2009, but in the opening months of the new decade, Sex Therapy has been catching on. Thicke’s latest single “Rollacoasta” is one of the best R&B jams on the radio right now (mostly because it sounds like mid-period Prince). In fact, all of Sex Therapy pounds — especially “Meiplé,” Thicke’s collaboration with Jay-Z. Of course, Thicke isn’t just a Jigga collaborator — he’s also a big fan.
“The last album I downloaded was Jay-Z’s album, which is amazing,” Thicke told MTV News. “['Empire State Of Mind'] is an immediate classic for the rest of time — just like Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York.’ It’s a new generation getting to feel the streets of New York the way he described it.” Thicke is about to hit the road as the opening act on Alicia Keys’ tour, and the singer thinks that secret weapon in “Empire State Of Mind” is none other than Keys’ chorus. “With Alicia’s booming voice, we all feel inspired. We feel like we could conquer and do anything when those two say it.”
It’s not every guy who can carry off a hot pink jumper matched with a fluorescent yellow jacket, is it? But international rap megastar Pharrell Williams is something of a style icon – so he can get away with pretty much anything. Those daring fashion pieces are just part of the latest collection for his out-there clothing ranges, Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream. A side venture for the hip-hop star – who has collaborated with the likes of Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Jay Z, to name but a few of his celebrity mates – it’s very down with the kids, don’t you know.
Not to forget plenty of the bling-loving footballer set, including Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand who are both said to be fans of the funky label. Big t-shirts, baggy jeans, and oversized trucker caps are all part of the look. But with crazy patterns and bold mixes of almost fluorescent colours. In Manchester to launch the label’s latest collection at cool men’s clothing boutique Life on Old Bank Street, the singer revealed the thinking behind the range.”For me, making the Billionaire Boys Club was like Willy Wonka taking over Ralph Lauren,” he says. Well, that explains those neon pink jumpers.
And as for the target customer? Will they be wearing this zany look in Wythenshawe? “It’s for cool people,” says the kooky star. “It’s a crew we make clothes for. “Our mantra is wealth is of the heart, the mind, and not the pocket. “Some people say we are pricey but our mantra has nothing to do with price.” Easy to say when you are a multi-millionaire, whose t-shirts go on sale from around £65. But is it a look that every guy can try? Life&Style took two lucky competition winners to meet Pharrell at the Life store bash, to see what they would think after being given a Billionaire Boys Club makeover. *manchestereveningnews.co.uk
1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: $82 million
3. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley: $22 million 6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: $16 million
9. André “Dr. Dre” Young: $15 million
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges: $14 million *forbes.com
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