Michael 'Big Mike' Lynche shined, while Aaron Kelly gets an 'unsatisfactory' grade on this week's 'Idol' report card.
By Eric Ditzian

Aaron Kelly performs on "American Idol" on Wednesday
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Yesterday we gave "American Idol" producers props for reducing the show to one hour instead of two. Today we feel like tossing the judges in detention for their shenanigans this week, from Tuesday's awkwardly forced lap-sitting incident between Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres to Wednesday's infantile Simon/Kara DioGuardi flirtation.

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But this is a singing competition, isn't it? So on to the contestants. The evening took off with strong performances from Lee Dewyze and Alex Lambert and U-turned into Snoozeville at a certain point, before blissfully blasting away with an injection of Michael Lynche-provided power. Who surprised us, who disappointed us and who's in danger of going home? Let's take a look at the top eight men's report card. (And don't miss Jim Cantiello's recap of their performances in the MTV Newsroom.)

Excellent
Michael Lynche: First things first. While Big Mike's take on Maxwell's version of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work" was the highlight of the evening, it was nowhere near the waterworks-generating territory that Kara's tears suggested. That being said, Lynche keeps surprising us. Last week he ditched the guitar and brought an ear-pleasing soul sound to the stage. This week he busted out a falsetto during a butter-smooth channeling of Maxwell that showed off an impressive vocal range and convinced us that Big Mike is in the upper tier of "Idol" contestants.

Good
Lee Dewyze: Owl City's "Fireflies" was by far the smartest song choice Dewyze has made during these lives shows. The emo rock vibe seems to be a comfortable niche for him, and we were almost able to dismiss his rampant pitch problems. Almost. Dewyze is like a poor man's David Cook. And when you consider that we've never had a very high opinion of the seventh-season "Idol" winner, you can imagine what we think of Dewyze's long-term prospects. No matter, he did well for himself on Wednesday and is a lock to make the top 12.

Alex Lambert: The kid keeps impressing. The judges seemed to think he'd reverted back to a jelly-legged newbie. Not us. His tone on Ray LaMontagne's "Trouble" was compelling, his vocals generally soft yet powerful. We don't buy for a second that the only thing standing in the way of his winning "Idol," as Kara suggested, is his lack of confidence — ever heard of Crystal Bowersox? — but we're digging Lambert's growth from week to week. "Trouble been dogging my soul," he sang, and ya know what? We believed him.

Casey James: Has any contestant this year been so lovingly framed and lit on the "Idol" stage? The crooning cowboy's rendition of Keith Urban's "You'll Think of Me" was a step up from last week's sub-par Southern rock number and nowhere near as magical his take on Bryan Adams' "Heaven." James keeps delivering confident, calm, passionate performances and he'll keep doing it for a long while.

Todrick Hall: Todrick narrowly nabs a Good grade because of his sheer enthusiasm. It's the most clichéd "Idol" explanation ever, but he really was up there just having fun. His performance of Queen's "Somebody to Love" might well belong on a Broadway show version of "Idol" rather than the actual competition, but that's a show we wouldn't mind taking in. Hall's in big trouble this week, but what may have been his last performance was certainly his most enjoyable.

Satisfactory
Tim Urban: Has Urban's God-fearing adorableness run its course? Will the judges start to honestly evaluate his singing talents rather than concentrating on his dimples? Those were the questions heading into Wednesday's show, and the answers were made clear when Ellen jetted out of her seat to hug the kid. His version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" was the essence of just-all-right-for-me-dog dullness. And yet Urban is not going anywhere this week. His Christian music vibe and his all-American niceness will win him a spot in the top 12.

Andrew Garcia: In choosing "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera, Garcia announced himself as a gimmick artist, a one-trick-pony novelty act. He takes pop tunes and reworks them with a mildly funked-up acoustic guitar arrangement. Anything else he tries doesn't deliver. What we took for amazing artistry after his rendition of Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" was in actuality a sort of creative tunnel vision. Garcia has gone from front-runner to in-danger-of-going-home contestant. We don't think it's going to happen, mind you, but he's not nearly the top-12 lock we once assumed he was.

Unsatisfactory
Aaron Kelly: Oh boy. We don't like tearing apart the efforts of a 16-year-old. But what are we to do when voters keep sending him through week after week? His take on Lonestar's "I'm Already There"? Pitchy beyond belief. It's not just because he was the youngest kid onstage that we think he's a boy amongst men. He just can't belt with the front-runners. We'd keep asking how this kid is still here, but continually asking the same question and expecting a different answer is the definition of insanity, right? Right?!

What did you think of the men's performances? Who killed it? Who blew it? Who is definitely making it to the top 12? Let us know by leaving your comments below.

Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.

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Documentary airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on MTV.
By Eric Ditzian

Justin Timberlake
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Earlier this year, Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, Lupe Fiasco, Santigold and others banded together to climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness about the global clean-water crisis. Now Justin Timberlake has pitched in to support the effort.

The singer is set to provide a personal introduction to "Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro," the 90-minute documentary about the celebrities' climb that will air on MTV on March 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Masterminded by Grammy-nominated musician Kenna, the team took a six-day, 50-mile trek to the peak of the tallest mountain in Africa.

"It was a combination of the mental and the psychological aspects of the mountain, of the slow-but-steady pace that you had to go up it, and that sometimes made your brain just want to explode, because you just wanted to get there so badly," Biel told MTV News Wednesday. "But then you'd get this rush of inspiration of 'I'm not doing this for me. I'm doing this for something bigger than me, for people who don't have a voice, for people that need water around the world,' and then you'd power through."

In addition to raising awareness about the clean-water crisis, the "Summit on the Summit" raises funds for P&G's Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Water for People's PlayPumps Technology. During the MTV broadcast, viewers will be able to text SEND to 90999 to donate $10 to the U.N. Foundation on behalf of "Summit on the Summit." Each donation will send 1,000 liters of clean water to people in need.

"MTV has a long history of educating its audience to raise awareness on issues that are important to them," said Dave Sirulnick, Executive Vice President, News and Docs. "More than 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe, clean drinking water. By airing this documentary, MTV hopes to mobilize a new generation of young people who may not be aware of this global cause and take action to get involved in helping find solutions to the water crisis."

Don't miss "Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro," airing Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on MTV. And find out what you can do to help solve the global water crisis now at the "Summit on the Summit" Web site.

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Late actor's mom was told that an early autopsy points to pulmonary congestion as the cause of death, manager tells CNN.
By Kelley L. Carter

Corey Haim
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Preliminary reports reveal that 1980s heartthrob Corey Haim died of an enlarged heart with water-filled lungs, the actor's manager told CNN.

The Los Angeles County coroner told Haim's mother that the culprit was pulmonary congestion, manager Mark Heaslip said. Haim was found dead Wednesday after collapsing in the Los Angeles apartment he shared with his mother, Judy Haim.

Heaslip went on to say that this was proof that the actor didn't die from a drug overdose, contrary to early media reports shortly after the news of his death broke. However, Brian Elias, who is with the coroner's office, said that they are waiting for toxicology tests to return before making the official call on what ultimately killed the actor.

The initial buzz of what might have actually killed Haim came from the 1980s teen icon's decades-long struggle with drug addiction. Longtime friend and frequent co-star Corey Feldman asked Wednesday that people not "jump the gun" to conclude a drug overdose killed Haim.

Heaslip, manager to both Feldman and Haim, said he seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death. Haim had suffered from flulike symptoms for two days, the deputy coroner said.

"We found no illicit drugs. However, we did recover four of his prescription meds at the location," said Ed Winter, the Los Angeles County deputy coroner, adding that he does not know what those drugs were.

Haim was "weaned down to literally zero medications" in the past two weeks by an addiction specialist, Heaslip said Wednesday on CNN's "Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell."

The doctor "put him on a new line of medications," Feldman said on "Larry King Live" on Wednesday.

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Atlanta MC mentions the scandal-weary golfer on singer's 'Guilty.'
By Shaheem Reid

T.I.
Photo: aylor Hill/ FilmMagic

The hook of the first songs T.I. guests on since being sentenced to a year and a day in prison says, "Don't take me to jail." Isn't it ironic? Tip collaborates with Usher on a new leaked record from Raymond v. Raymond called "Guilty," where the singer is charged with breaking his girl's heart.

Tip did record another song with Usher last year before going to prison, but it sounds like the rhymes on "Guilty" were recorded recently — he name-checks a certain scandal-plagued athlete. "Right hand to the sky/ Strike me down if I a lie," the King of the South proclaims. "If she sayin' she's the victim in this case then what am I/ She got proof, well I got alibis too/ I never been on bullsh-- ... she ain't caught me on no Tiger Woods sh--/ Do what I expected when she met me/ Ballin' against the law/ Shawty arrest me then." Usher then pleads guilty.

"I guess I'm guilty of always being in the club," he sings. "I guess I'm guilty 'cause girls always wanna show me love/ I guess I'm guilty for living and having all of the fun/ Girl, I'm guilty for that/ Girl, I'm guilty."

Other recently leaked songs include "She Don't Know" featuring Ludacris and "OMG" featuring Will.I.Am.

Raymond v. Raymond is due in stores March 30.

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Governor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg join Hov at groundbreaking of NBA team's new arena.
By Shaheem Reid

Jay-Z attends the ceremonial groundbreaking for Barclays Center Thursday
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images

BROOKLYN, New York — It's been seven years since Jay-Z announced he was bringing the New Jersey Nets back home to New York during his 2003 "Fade To Black Concert" at Madison Square Garden. On Thursday (March 11), Nets co-owner Hov, an assortment of New York politicians and executives from the Nets came to Brooklyn for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the team's future home, the Barclays Center.

The Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band led the way into the press conference, which took place at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards. Jay walked in with Beyoncé, standing out in a crowd that included the Reverend Al Sharpton, New York Governor David Paterson and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Plenty of jokes flew as each person came to the podium. Governor Paterson got serious when talking about people opposed to the arena being built in Brooklyn because of the disruption it would cause in the community. Paterson promised more than 16,000 union jobs and more than 5,500 "permanent jobs" for the people in Brooklyn. He also said he expected the new stadium to yield more than $1.5 billion for the city over the next few years. The embattled governor, a Brooklyn native, expressed his love for the Nets and said when they left New York for New Jersey it was "one of the worst days of my life — other than becoming governor."

During the conference, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz also hinted he wanted Jay-Z to convince LeBron James to play for the Nets when he goes into free agency this summer. The Jiggaman innocently shook his head no as if he didn't know what he was talking about and put his hands up.

Sharpton said he came to the press conference for one reason only: "Jay-Z promised me if I came I would have the opportunity to sit next to Beyoncé," he joked.

"And you see where they are sitting me," he continued, noting that B was sitting in the crowd, not with the people such as himself who were speaking.

Sharpton, also a Brooklyn native, noted that the first black major league baseball player, Jackie Robinson, took the field in Brooklyn, and now the borough's team has a black co-owner.

"We've gone from Jackie to Jay-Z," Sharpton said. "Where we cannot only play the game but own the game."

Finally, Hov himself came to the podium.

"What I stand here and represent is hope for Brooklyn, New York City. I'm a son of Brooklyn, I'm from Marcy projects." Jay said. "I think about growing up in Brooklyn in the Marcy projects and shooting jump shots, thinking I can make it to the NBA. Now I stand here as an owner of team that's coming back to Brooklyn. The pride in that, and bringing that dream so much closer for people, brings me so much pride I get a little nervous about it. But I'm very happy, very excited about this day. And we did it again Brooklyn — shout out to [Notorious] B.I.G."

After the conference, Jay-Z and company officially broke ground, breaking out the hard hats and lightly shoveling dirt. The confetti rained down.

"It was a long process," Jay said after the ceremony, with his "Empire State of Mind" playing in the background. "It's a sensitive one. I'm from the people. I'm for the people. I could never be opposed to the side of the people. But this project, when you look at the numbers at the end of the day, was so overwhelmingly in favor of the people: the job creation, the housing that's being built. It was difficult; you had to tread through that process lightly. But we're here, it's a fantastic day and it's a celebration. It's a beautiful day in Brooklyn and the hope that's represented — on a small scale — is the same I felt when I saw Obama run for president: That we can be a part of something so grand."

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'Every moment is like a slap in the face,' Trak says of their onstage collabos.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Kelly Marino

Travis Barker and DJ A-Trak
Photo: MTV News

Fans who packed Hollywood's Roxy Theatre on Wednesday night to catch Travis Barker and DJ A-Trak's second-ever performance no doubt left the place feeling like the dynamic duo had rehearsed their airtight set to within an inch of its life. But, in actuality, nothing could be further from the truth.

"We pretty much came up with everything in the past couple of days," A-Trak told MTV News. "Like, we came in with nothing."

This is nothing new for Barker and Trak, who decided to perform together after a lengthy jam session last fall. So it was somewhat fitting that their "rehearsals" for the Roxy gigs flowed in much the same way.

"[It was like] the earlier times when we had gotten together. It was jamming. It was just ... seeing, like, what song he would throw at me and what I would do. Just seeing what the chemistry was like," Barker explained. "And now it was like, you know, piecing it together. And we found that we used a bunch of my remixes and his remixes, [plus] some of his original songs, so it's really cool."

And while the duo were cuttingly precise Wednesday night, there was also a liberating looseness to their set. And that's what really got the crowd — which included Kanye West and girlfriend Amber Rose, Tim Armstrong and Rob Anton from the Transplants, Samantha Ronson and onstage guests Kid Cudi and Lil Jon — moving. Because despite the fact they were watching just a drummer and a DJ, the Roxy gig seemed more like a genuine, honest-to-goodness show, be it rock, hip hop or something in between.

"I think the show is really, like, a concert performance. It's a spectacle," A-Trak said. "It's, like, really condensed and in your face, and I think that every minute, every moment is like a slap in the face. That's how I described it."

"There's something for all music fans. If you're a fan of music, you'll dig it," Barker added. "And then if you're a fan of A-Trak and all his music or you're a fan of me and you wanna see us just mash, then I think you'll be stoked to see it."

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MTV crew meets with Partners in Health to see how telethon donations are being used.
By Gil Kaufman

Victims of the Haiti earthquake
Photo: MTV News

Nearly two months after a massive earthquake leveled thousands of buildings and killed more than 200,000 people in Haiti, MTV News returned to the island in late February to follow the trail of some of the more than $65 million raised during January's "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon.

MTV News' Sway traveled to Haiti to follow a mission from Partners in Health, which is providing crucially needed food, water and medical supplies to the millions of Haitians displaced by the 7.0 earthquake thanks to an $8 million grant from "Hope for Haiti Now." From a collection point in Miami to the airport in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Sway and company tracked the shipment of a pallet of goods tagged with a "Hope for Haiti Now" sticker as it made its way to the Caribbean island.

"[This shipment contains] surgical supplies, and especially urgent, we have wound VACs [which clean open wounds to avoid infection], which go to help keep wounds clean, protects against infection, and we need it really urgently up in Cange, which is our main site," Jonathan Lascher of Partners in Health said on the tarmac in Port-au-Prince as the shipment was unloaded from a cargo plane.

The crew then piled into vehicles for the three-hour ride up into the mountains to deliver the kits to Cange, driving past the miles of temporary tent cities and piles of rubble left in the wake of the quake. "The epicenter of the earthquake was just outside of Port-au-Prince, and most of the major destruction was in Port-au-Prince, but as a result of that destruction, hundreds of thousands of people have been fleeing Port-au-Prince out into the other regions of Haiti," Lascher explained. As a result, the patient load in more remote cities has greatly increased, as has the need for funding to care for the displaced wounded.

Upon arrival in Cange, the vital nature of the shipment became immediately clear as doctors in the town said they were needed urgently for surgeries scheduled for that very day. "We only have enough dressings left to finish one or two cases today," Partners in Health's Sarah Marsh said. "And we have many, many more children particularly who are in need of VACs and new dressings."

The kits are crucial to saving limbs in danger of being lost, one of the most common medical issues in the wake of the disaster and a mission that Dr. Aaron Glynn said was akin to saving lives in the troubled nation where tens of thousands face amputation due to infection and lack of adequate medical care. Sway then watched as one of the wound VACs was used during a surgery to save the leg of a 13-year-old quake victim.

"No VAC, no leg," he said from the surgical theater. "This is a prime example of positive action here on the ground on the frontlines in Haiti, right now."

Learn more about what you can do to help with earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti, and for more information, see Think MTV. Visit HopeForHaitiNow.org or call (877) 99-HAITI to make a donation now.

'If you're a ride-or-die Wu-Tang fan, and you know where we coming from, you're gonna enjoy this one,' Rae says.
By Shaheem Reid

<i>Wu Massacre</i> by Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon
Photo: Def Jam

Although Raekwon, Method Man and Ghostface Killah are putting out the Wu Massacre album together, you shouldn't consider the trio a group — their group will always be the Wu-Tang Clan.

"We're not doing this to win. We're not doing this to bring Wu-Tang to the forefront. We're not doing this to save the group. We're a part of the group," Method Man said recently in New York. "This album could have been done by Deck, U-God and GZA. Either/or, it's still Wu-Tang. The bottom line with this LP, it was something fans always requested. It's like, what else was we doing? It was a given. Hopefully, we can all get back in the studio and get enough time to really work on an LP."

Although Meth and his fellow Clansmen were excited to make Wu Massacre, they didn't get as much time locked in the lab as they wanted. Def Jam was eager to get the album out to ride the wave of the critical success for Meth and Redman's Blackout 2, Ghostface's Wizard of Poetry and Rae's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... Pt. II.

"Def Jam put a rush on it," Meth said. "We didn't have a lot of time to work on it. We recorded with no budget. It is what it is. We did this for the fans. It felt good to get in the studio with Rae and Ghost. The future looks bright."

The LP features the three swordsmen and a host of guests, including Ghost's son Sun God and Method Man's close friend Street Life. Only a handful of songs, however, feature Meth, Rae and Ghost together.

"It's a couple of joints on there you're gonna like," Rae said. "We're not all on the same joint, because we think that's kinda corny. 'Let him get his off. Y'all two do that. I don't gotta be there.' Or 'We do that. You don't have to be there.' It's an album to get back on the mic and do what we do over hot beats. When you think of Wu, you look at it as, we make hot albums. We don't make great singles that's gonna take off. We always focus on the body of the work. We focus on the album and make sure you get a chance to vibe with us for an hour or so."

Meth, Rae and Ghost didn't get a lot of time to spend in the studio because of their individual schedules. Some songs were pulled from unreleased recordings, and Ghostface acted as the main curator for the album.

"A lot of the production was dealt with through us playing phone tag," Rae said. "Ghost had a lot to do with really binding the album together. It's a great album. I think the people gonna enjoy it. One thing about me that I could say is, lyrically, it's never been a problem for us to deliver. It's great production on the album. RZA is on there. A couple of other soldiers we work with is on there. If you're a ride-or-die Wu-Tang fan, and you know where we coming from, you're gonna enjoy this one."

One of the LP's immediate standouts is "Meth vs. Chef 2." Over dramatic horns, Rae and Meth trade verses, trying to be iller than the other.

"Sh-- on your crew, n---as it's Wu, rap athlete/ The track shoe bigger than you," Meth rhymes on the record. "I sneeze on the track and get atchu."

Rae answers: "Y'all rappers gonna feel my pain/ But the other way around, when it's going down/ I'm gonna reign."

Are you excited to hear Wu Massacre? Will it tide you over till the next Wu-Tang album? Let us know below!

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Kelly Cutrone, Robert Verdi and more give us their opinions on the fashions worn by Gaga in her latest video.
By Jocelyn Vena

Lady Gaga in her video for "Telephone"
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After an attempt to decode just what might happen in Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video, it's time to take a look at some of the fashion-forward ensembles Gaga has been sporting in the leaked photos leading up to the video's Thursday (March 11) premiere. She's worn everything (and nothing) from crime-scene tape to leather and studs and MTV News gathered a few fashion experts to weigh in on some of Gaga's "Telephone" looks.

The Telephone Eye Patch Made of Hair

Kelly Cutrone, "The Hills" and "Kell on Earth": "I just love this whole thing. It's totally insane."

Robert Verdi, celebrity stylist: "It's interesting that Gaga is inspired by the telephone because it's almost an object of yesteryear. There's something really almost nostalgic already about a telephone, particularly in the way she's using it in some of them. She's deconstructing it and it's somehow metaphoric for communication and it's attached to her head, which is kind of the direction we're going in."

The American Flag Ensemble

Cutrone: "[This look is] a little like if a baton twirler had sex with David Lee Roth and Axl Rose."

Verdi: "She's wearing the American flag and her hair's down kind of like a hippie. I think she's inspired by Jimi Hendrix in that frame."

Richie Rich, Heatherette designer: "It's a little Guns N' Roses and it's cool."

How the "Telephone" Look Fits Into Gaga's Aesthetic

Cutrone: "I think she's growing up nicely and starting to bust out on her own. I think she's making much stronger pop-art statements."

Richie: "As an artist she's branching out a little bit more. I think now she's actually showing herself off more."

What Lady Gaga look do you love the most? Tell us in the comments!

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'At this point it is what it is, and we just gotta make the best of it,' Antonia 'Toya' Johnson told Vibe magazine.
By Hillary Crosley

Lil Wayne arrives in court on March 8, 2010 in New York City
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After several postponements due to dental surgery, a courthouse fire and court-date rescheduling, Lil Wayne finally turned himself in on Monday to begin his one-year jail sentence at Rikers Island. However, he wasn't the only one feeling the strain. The rapper's ex-wife Antonia "Toya" Johnson and daughter Reginae shuttled back and forth to the New York City courthouse from Atlanta in anticipation of his incarceration.

"It was up and down, you know. One minute we thought he was going and she'd be sad, and then he don't go," Johnson told Vibe magazine recently. "We [were] in New York like two times and we ended up turning right back around because he didn't go."

Despite all of the back-and-forth, Reginae missed seeing her father on Monday when he began his sentence stemming from a July 2007 gun-possession charge.

"The last day he finally went in, we didn't go, so my daughter was like, 'I wish I would've went.' It was just too much. I just didn't want to let her see that again 'cause both times she took it real hard," said Johnson. "So I was like, I'm not gon' let her go this last time. I'm just gon' make sure he talk to her 'cause I didn't know if he was really gonna go. They kept pushing back."

Wayne might be the biggest rapper on the planet, but he's just "Dad" to Reginae, so Johnson said the time apart will be hard on the 11 year-old.

"He just told me to be strong and don't really trip. Don't let her see me down," said Johnson. "At first my daughter would see me a little sad and you know kids they react off of your feelings sometimes, so he was just like, 'Be strong, make sure you take care of her. Make sure she straight and keep her phone on all the time so I can call her. The time is gonna fly by.'

"The whole point of him being in jail is just not good for her — to say her dad's in jail," Johnson continued. "But at this point it is what it is, and we just gotta make the best of it. I'ma take her to visit him and talk to him and she'll get through this eight months. It'll fly by. I tell her all the time, 'Just call daddy and tell him you love him,' and he'll be home soon."

Lil Wayne and Johnson married in 2004 and divorced in 2006. In 2009, Johnson and her friend, T.I.'s fiancée Tiny, debuted their BET reality series "Tiny & Toya." The second season premieres on April 13.

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