TI Goes Glam Before the Slam
Dec 30, 2008 T.I.
It’s been a great year for TI but we all know that he can’t run away from having to face jail time in 2009 for those pesky gun charges. That thought should at least have him partying this New Years Eve because it might be a while before he gets to party again. Producer Michael Satsky has the rapper performing on NYE at The Gansevoort South Beach Hotel. It’s just too bad that he has to pay for those gun charges now when his life is getting better. He’s had a good year when it comes to his music and he’s also going good in his personal life as he’s been surrounding himself by actresses like Chloe Sevigny instead of machine guns these days.
Rihanna Remixed
Dec 29, 2008 Compilation, Remix, Rihanna
Rihanna is going to be ringing in the new year with a compilation of remixes from her double platinum album ‘Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded’. The album is set to drop in stores on January 27th and will contain 12 tracks, 2 of which are remixes of her very popular hit ‘Umbrella’. Like I said, the 20-year old Barbadian babe can probably never do any wrong. She’s really just milking it while everybody still wants the cow. But how many times can one song be remixed or covered anyway until we finally get tired? Oh well, I still can’t wait to hear it.
Diddy is a Lawyer
Diddy filmed his part playing defense attorney Derek Powell last week for an episode of CSI: Miami that will air in February 2009. Diddy told People just how he came about the role when he talked with CBS execs. He said “I don’t want to play no musician, I don’t want to play a criminal. None of those stereotypical things. I want to play a lawyer.” The entertainment mogul also said that he was thrilld to be on one of the biggest shows in the world. Diddy said “The ‘CSI: Miami’ team is like the Yankees. Me coming on the set, I’m like a Little League player with the Yankees. [David Caruso], he’s like Obi-Wan Kenobi or something! He taught me so much and let me ask questions and protected me. He’s like the coach of the team.”
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Christina Milian VS Rihanna
Dec 26, 2008 Christina Milian, Rihanna
Christina Milian is back on her first magazine cover ever since she parted way with Island Def Jam back in 2006. The 27-year old singer broke her silence to Rap-Up on the emotional past 2 years, her reaction to ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey and her new album on MySpace Records. She said something pretty interesting on the reason why she was dropped from her label though. She said “It was a budget cut, I believe. [Def Jam] probably got rid of projects like mine to spend the money on [Rihanna].” Those are some fighting words missy. Rihanna is queen and you know it!
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Kanye West to honor ghost by doing spirit singing
Dec 26, 2008 Kanye West
What taking over all these music guys, Nicole Kidman doing the Bollywood (Indian Film Industry) number ‘Chama Chama’ in Milan Rouge, the Madonna stepping up things with her ‘Mehendi’ colored hands and saying ‘Om’ in her music videos some years ago.
Now it seems that the same bug has caught upon Kanye West. He thinks that by doing spiritual singing he will be able to avoid ghosts and that in turn will aid him in improving his singing.
Nothing guys, these chaps just visit India for a day or two and catch hold of some well known spiritual guru and then return chanting his verses without even knowing what he has taught them and whether their teachings are relevant or not.
The ‘Stronger’ star was recently criticized for ditching rapping and instead be singing on his current album ‘808s and Heartbreak’. Jack of all trades king of none, that’s what I’ll say for him.
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Akon Goes Easy
Dec 24, 2008 Akon
As it was reported earlier this month, Akon’s court date with a Fishkill Town Justice Court had been postponed til recently. The singer’s assault trial came as a result of a June 2007 concert when he threw a 15-year old concert goer off of the stage. Akon has pleaded guilty to second degree harassment. He ended up having to pay a $250 fee and was also sentenced to 65 hours of community service. Talk about getting off easy. He should have at least been feed for the poor kid’s hospital fees and the family’s legal fees. What possesses someone to throw a guy off stage anyway?
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Doug E. Fresh Foreclosure
Dec 23, 2008 Doug E. Fresh
The Human Beat Box, Mr. Doug E. Fresh, is facing not one, not two, but an amazing three foreclosure on his homes in Harlem, where he owes more than a cool $3.5 million in unpaid mortgages. American Express is also on the rapper for an incredible credit card debt of $60,000 and the IRS is also on him for more than $400,000 in taxes. Ouch! That has to hurt. He better start hustling in his Doug E. Chicken and Waffles restaurant which is scheduled to open next month in Harlem. He should also start praying that it would bring the money in.
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Beyonce has the X Factor
Dec 22, 2008 Beyonce
Beyonce looked stunning in a black gown that she wore for the 2008 Los 40 Principales awards ceremony at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain last week. The 27-year old singer recently did a Britney Spears as weel when she made a guest performance on the British show X-Factor. Beyonce performed the song ‘Listen’ as a duet with Alexandra Burke. If you were able to catch the show, you should also know that Alexandra was eventually crowned the winner of the show. Even if you didn’t catch it, you should know that she would win anyway. Who loses after performing with Beyonce anyway?
Rihanna for Nicole Richie
Dec 22, 2008 Ozzy Osbourne, Rihanna
Rihanna has reportedly been asked by Nicole Richie to help her launch her solo music career. The reality star was previously part of a rock band called Darling back in 2004. Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of Black Sabbath Rocker Ozzy Osbourne, has also reportedly been asked to consult. According to a Daily News source “Rihanna and Kelly are coaching Nicole and giving her tips on how to perform.” If it is true, it may just be a hot product. Everything Rihanna touches is pretty much gold anyway and Kelly’s a pretty good performer too. Nicole has got some pretty amazing people vying for her.
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Kanye West to be politer to the Paparazzi
Dec 20, 2008 Kanye West
Any reason why he said that? Just simple, because he want some damn favor and he know he has to be at his best behavior to get the paparazzi wooing for him or else he will have to do it his way which is to dish out a million bucks and he’ll get painted as the poster boy of the town for just doing nothing.
The Stronger hit-maker has had troubles with the photogs on 2 different occasions this year along after clashing his now seemingly good friends. He was detained by the English police just last month after being accused of pushing a camera into a photographer’s face. He was subsequently released without charge.
Cannot understand another reason for his new found love for those guys expect for that he needs them to be on his side for some useless promotion. “Nice”, means he’ll hit them with a golf club. Not a baseball bat.
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No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2
No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released in North America on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Written and recorded in various locations, No Line On The Horizon is the group’s 12th studio album and is their first release since the nine million selling album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, released in late 2004.
Sessions for No Line On The Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco, and continued in the band’s own studio in Dublin, before moving to New York’s Platinum Sound Recording Studios. It was completed at Olympic Studios in London.
The album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite.
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50 Cent changes his appearance to dapper
Dec 18, 2008 50 Cent
50 Cent used to wear sliver and platinum chains till recently but 50 Cent now has kind of (temporarily or permanently it is not known) shifted his style from thug to dapper lately. Gone are the heavy chains and rugged looks and now we have tailored suits.
That was the crap news cos’ it really doesn’t matter what 50 Cent wears or how he looks to millions what we would rather cheer is if he would reduce the price of is music and we all deserve it. If the Fed can cut interest rates to their lowest since may be 1954 then man we got to have everything at cheap prices.
That especially we some of us still can bear to listen to a piece of crap that 50 Cent manages to call music and the music charts kind of award his albums some kind of rating. You know guys this is something that really surprises me about this insane world. People do not have clothes and food but animals as pets of some rich people live life in a 5 star hotel.
Hey not that I’m jealous, pleazzzzz or something just vouching for those less fortunate.
Rapper T.I. worried what effects his prison stint might have on his kids
How convenient Clifford Harris (his real name). Do these guys ever think of these same things before committing such crimes? Means this chap keeps not 1 but 3 machine guns and two silencers. After being arrested he now fears what impact his impending prison spell will have on his young sons.
He says, “My oldest is 12 – she understands. She’s strong and smart. The three weeks I was in, before I got to come home, she said to me, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll hold things down ’til you get back.’”
If ever man thought about the consequences of crimes such as these then the world would have been a safer place to live. I am not vouching for world peace or anything right now but we all must give this a thought.
Neither am I happy that his daughter and sons would have through a lot of pain and agony when he his taken away for his sentence. But it is really very hard for the kids to have to go to school were some ass holes would inevitably drag this issue.
Hopefully this man has learnt his lesson think 10 times before doing anything illegal here onwards.
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Jennifer Hudson Cancels
Dec 17, 2008 Jennifer Hudson, Movies, Music Videos
I guess it was still too early as Jennifer Hudson has pulled out of plans to film a new music video this week. The Oscar winner, who is still grieving, is not yet ready to get back to her work routine after the tragic slaying of three of her beloved family members. A source said “The video was set up before the tragedy and she felt like she should finish what she started, but she’s realized that she’s not ready to go back to work. It’s too early.” Send some positive energy and thoughts her way and hope that it helps. If justice can be served soon, then she can fully move on.
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Rihanna and Chris Brown Jingle All the Way
Dec 16, 2008 Chris Brown, Rihanna
Rihanna and Chris Brown rocked it out on stage during Z100’s Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden in New York City this past Friday night. 19-year Chris recently spoke about making a couple of guest spots on other artists’ albums saying “I did (a song titled “Human”) with Tim McGraw. It’s incredible. I wanted to do something more along the country line. That’s a bigger and different audience for me. I also did a song with the Japanese group called the Teriyaki Boys out of (producer/performer) Pharrell’s camp!” Is there anything that boy can’t do? He’s turning into a mini music mogul!
Wino’s Dealers Get Sentenced
Dec 16, 2008 Amy Winehouse, Drugs
The pair who pleaded guilty to offering Amy Winehouse some drugs for purchase were sentenced by a British judge this past Friday. 34-year old Johnny Blagrove was given a two year jail sentence while his cohort and girlfriend, 22-year old Cara Burton was given two years of community service. Well, we know who got off easy on that one. These two were aslo responsible for the not so flattering footage of Wino doing a bunch of drugs, wandering around in her crack den and trying to find her pet cat. Of course, the video was then sold to The Sun.
Kanye Tries to Explain
Dec 15, 2008 Album, Kanye West
In comparison to the sales of his previous albums, Kanye West’s latest is release is anything but up to par. But if you need to have a good laugh, you need to read his recent blog post about his new album. He pretty much just builds up his own hype. Here’s a snippet: “I’M GONNA WALK THIS ALBUM SLOW LIKE A MORE INDEPENDENT APPROACH. I FEEL LIKE A NEW ARTIST. THERE’S ACTUALLY ARGUMENTS AGAIN. IT REMINDS ME OF THE FIRST ALBUM WHEN EVERYBODY SAID I COULDN’T RAP. I LISTENED TO ‘SAY YOU WILL’ LAST NIGHT AT MY HOUSE AND WAS DAAAMN, THIS SONG IS SOOOO DOOOPE!!! I’M A FAN OF WHAT I’VE MADE.” I’m sorry for all the caps by the way.
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Green Pharrell
Dec 15, 2008 Pharrell
It seems like the environment has found itself a new champion in the form of music man Pharrell Williams. According to WWD, the music entertainer has entered into a partnership with Bionic Yarn, a company that produces premium yarns and fabrics using recycled plastic bottles. Pharrell is a part owner of the company, investor and spokes person. Well that’s cool. I guess PETA has one less person to worry about. It’s funny though. I never thought of Pharrell as an environmentalist. It’s great to know that he cares. We all know that a lot of people need to start caring too.
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Brandy is Better than You
Dec 15, 2008 Brandy
Brandy was once tapped to be this generation’s Whitney Houston. However, after a couple of wrong turns in the road of life, it seemed that it was never going to happen. Well, the singer is back with a new album and a new sense of confidence. She recently said “I love Rihanna’s style and I’ve always loved Beyonce’s style, but my style is class and simple and fashion forward.” Did I say confidence? I meant arrogance. Just because you have a new album doesn’t mean you will be welcomed back nicely. Now is not the time to think too highly of yourself. You haven’t proven anything yet.
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MIA will be MIA at Grammys
Dec 15, 2008 Grammy Award, MIA
It looks like singer MIA will be staying true to her name as she won’t be making an appearance at the Grammy’s. The Record of the Year Grammy nominee recently revealed that her baby is due on the night of the awards ceremony, February 8th. Talk about a crazy coincidence. I think it would be awesome if she gets to deliver her first born child and grab a huge Grammy win on the same night. There’s much more for her to celebrate. It would have been great if she was able to perform and attend her first Grammy’s though. Health first though.