Do you remember the WASSSSUUUUPPP commercials from the year 2000? I know you do because most of you are not that old and it was such memorable commercials. Well this is "Wassup 2008"...eight years later. If you noticed that they tried to cover every facet of the issues... Health Care, Stock Market/Bad Economy, Housing Crisis, I have to honestly say this was genius on the part of the directors.
If you are a fan of McCain or Obama you can appreciate this video and what it says about the state of confusion we are in .
As you probably already heard the tragic news of Jennifer Hudson's family was found slain ed to death. We don't know if this was random or not but our prayers go out to the family
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Jennifer Hudson’s mother was one of two victims shot and killed in Chicago earlier today.
A neighbor tells TMZ the other victim was Jennifer’s brother Jason. A cousin who lived nearby discovered the bodies.
Who says the ladies don’t like USHER, I have to really tell you this new venture that USHER is doing is kind of different but smart. I don’t know Who gave USHER the idea to start a Lingerie line, ( Wheeew !) but it seems that this will take affect later this year .
Slim from 112 @ his album listening party at Katra Lounge, NYC talks to AllThatsFab.com about his forthcoming solo album "Love's Crazy",
INTERVIEW COURTESY OF CLUTCH MAGAZINE
Her upcoming releases include the 2009 Lionsgate drama “Shrink”, in which she is cast alongside Kevin Spacey and Robin Williams, and her own television show on Nickelodeon, “True Jackson VP”, in which she plays a pubescent burgeoning fashion mogul. Right before stepping on the set for her show, Keke chatted with Clutch about life, her career, and dating in Hollywood (hint: Momma Palmer isn’t having any of it).
INTERVIEW COURTESY OF CLUTCH MAGAZINE
Her upcoming releases include the 2009 Lionsgate drama “Shrink”, in which she is cast alongside Kevin Spacey and Robin Williams, and her own television show on Nickelodeon, “True Jackson VP”, in which she plays a pubescent burgeoning fashion mogul. Right before stepping on the set for her show, Keke chatted with Clutch about life, her career, and dating in Hollywood (hint: Momma Palmer isn’t having any of it).
As much as it is a surprise to me it shouldn’t be a surprise to you ! Lil Wayne has been in college for the past few years and some how it has paid off because he is now writing a blog for the huge sports conglomerate ESPN.
Lil Weezy has been chosen to write a blog about sports. He can indeed write about anything he want but the real question is will readership increase because Weezy is writing now ?
If you thought BET couldn’t get any worse, it just has- BET decided to cancel the APOLLO of HIP HOP.
Many rappers dream to be on BET’s Rap City, I could remember being in my college dorm watching guys imagining they were on BET’s Rap City . This show gave rappers something to actually reach for.
What are rappers reaching for now……. MTV’s TRL ! Man please , There needs to be a nationwide boycott on this foolishness. Rap City –being canceled is like the ending of the COSBY SHOW. I know Rap City was getting Lame itself with the sub-par mediocre Host but , com on now – this was the staple of the rap community
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This might be the biggest story since Hurricane Katrina. R.Kelly gets a sit down with the acclaimed Journalist Toure’.
R.Kelly talks about people not really knowing him but I want you to be the judge of this interview.. is he lying or has he somewhat said he likes little girls.
This is a must see ..
Has R.Kelly created more babble then the Presidential candidate? This man is beating around the bush so much .. you gotta see this !!!!!
There's no hardware to prove that Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive. But right at this moment, he's certainly the most nominated rapper around.
Tha Carter III's mastermind has scored a leading 12 nominations heading into the third annual BET Hip-Hop Awards next month, including nods for Hustler, Lyricist and MVP of the Year. His chart-topping "Lollipop" is up for Track of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Video and—yay, 21st century—Hottest Ringtone.
After becoming the first album since 50 Cent's The Massacre in 2005 to move 1 million copies in one week, Tha Carter III has gone on to sell more than 2.5 million copies—both statistics that make Lil Wayne a solid favorite to take home that MVP trophy.
By Tim Wise
For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because "every family has challenges," even as black and Latino families with similar "challenges" are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.
I cant even imagine this happening to T.I. at this point in time but there are some scandalous women out here. How could this women even want to take money from T.I. and he is about to go to jail ....
Apparently, Clifford Harris --AKA T.I. -- is being sued by ex-girlfriend Lashon Dixon for an increase in child support. The current agreement has T.I. paying $2,000 a month to Lashon in order to help with their sons' -- 8-year-old Messiah Ya'Majesty and 7-year-old Domani Uriah -- expenses, but according to the 29-year-old mother, she is no longer able to provide for the boys based on this income. Lashon is hoping that, with a court order, the judge will rule on a figure relevant to the 27-year-old's successful career.
There is no secret that the ladies love Plies. I dont know if it is his semi-gangsta persona or is it his lyrics , what ever the case may be, Plies has gotten the celerities coming out with sexual advances on the airwaves.
check out more here !
Some would say that this was a sad depiction of how a classic song is supposed to be performed. But lets look at it for what it is ... The girl tried. Take a closer look at this video, she might have a future longer then Madonna.
NE-YO FT. JAMIE FOXX & FABOLOUS | SHE GOT HER OWN!!
I think this song is okay and the remix is no better. I hope this Ne-Yo Album is much better. I have heard much better work from Ne-Yo ...and Jamie FOxx you might be on your last leg home boy!
Listen Here: BIRDMAN & RICK ROSS FT. T-PAIN & GLASSES MALONE | SUN COME UP ::
Despite the shameless plug to his album, Young Jeezy is making a great case for people to stand up and pay attention. I have had a chance to hear the album and this production on the album is sick.
The lyrics are questionable but the dude is brining it like his first real release….”Trap or Die”!
Young Jeezy has broadened his subject matter on his new album The Recession. The Snowman is known for his gangsta rap, but is looking to make music that everybody can listen and relate to. During an interview with the Associated Press, Jeezy explains that this album has a very important message,
Yesssss! If you understand the concept of Art depicting Life, Kat Goduco is bursting on the scene with a new look and now has launched her website with all of works. This famous photographer is breaking barriers for contemporary photographers a like.
Can you believe it , Ushser is having another baby ! This man is really trying to get his grown man on this time around. He has just popped out Two babies quicker the microwave popcorn.
I really wonder does he just want to have kids with her or is he truly in love with this woman. A lot of people were telling me that Usher may have married this girl because she has so much dirt on him that he couldn’t escape the past.
When: Sunday, September 7, 2008
Time: 10:00am – Sunset
What: Graffiti – Bust out your spray cans! The best Taggerz
I don’t know if you dudes understand what’s about to happen but this new artist 9th Ward is the truth, I had a chance to interview this guy and he is the truth “No Homo” He actually know what it takes to grind and get in this game. He is coming in the game on the back of Nitti-“Mr Playmaker” and they both doing their thing.
What I don’t understand sometimes is how 9th Ward is not getting the push that he needs to get out there. The dude is not like the average New Orleans rapper.
Well Ne-Yo is really promoting his album heavy, he is even getting in the midst of the paparazzi with Chris Brown & Rihanna. Lately this week, Ne-Yo has been spotted hanging out with the couple.
Ne-Yo is looking like the third wheel!
We all want to know if this is LLCool J’s last album for real . In fact , if this wasn’t LL’s last album, he seems to be doing better then most artist come out today . Does he need to sit down and let the new-jacks take over, or does he need to keep going while he still can?
The fact of the matter is , most of some of your favorite rappers are getting too old but no one else is saying shit to them so in my opinion, LL should keep it crackin as long as he can. That new single with him and dream is a banger.
Now I know some people will get offended by what I am going to say about this video but this young lady needs to sit her ass down. For all of my readers that believe I am giving her a hard time – you have lost your mind too.
Sometimes it is not about positively uplifting people because she should know that she has no earthly idea as to why she is making this video. …..
Did you listen to the chorus… NAW YOU COULD NOT HAVE HEARD THIS CHORUS… and really thought she was serious ..
After all that he has gone through, he still manages to look as if he is supposed to be on the Dave Chappelle Show with "ASHY LARRY"......
Wish Bobby Brown the best !
At this point does American Idol even count any more. Has the hype show out lasted the hype. Every season gets worse as it goes on , when will FOX remember that it is not that interesting anymore.
The son of rap music legend Dr. Dre was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning, according to reports. Andre Young Jr. was found when his mother went to check on him around 10 a.m. The 20-year-old man was unresponsive, prompting his mother to call 911. The cause of death is unknown, pending completion of a toxicology report, reports Australian news source Livenews.com. Andre Young Sr. - better known as “Dr. Dre” - is an award winning producer who gained fame and notoriety as a part of the influential gangsta rap group NWA. He later becoming co-owner of West Coast record label Death Row records. Dr. Dre is currently working on Detox, an album reputed to be his last.
The Secret Life of Bees will hit theaters October 17th. It will star Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Dakota Fanning and Sophie Okonedo.
Synopsis: Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film version of “The Secret Life of Bees” is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson), her black caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.
When is this girl going to stop...... she is messing up the knowles name !
Friends, family and friends gathered yesterday at the House of Hope in Chicago for the memorial service of comedian Bernard McCollough aka Bernie Mac. See more info and pictures below.
Story via people.com:
Thousands of mourners came out for a Chicago memorial service honoring Bernie Mac Saturday.
Some fans slept outside overnight in hopes of securing a seat inside the House of Hope church on the city’s South Side, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Percy miller aka Master P will be the first rapper to own his own television network. Master P has announced the launch of Better Black Television.
“BBTV is a family friendly network that will provide positive content for a black and brown culture that will appeal to all races with a goal to bring people of color a choice when turning on their television. The content on the channel will contain a wide arrangement from health and fitness, animation, financial planning, reality TV, sitcoms, dramas, movies, responsible hip-hop music and videos, politics, sports and entertainment news, educational children’s shows as well as teen and family programming. Production has begun and will be based out of California, New York, Louisiana and Florida. In addition, BBTV is in the process of purchasing local cable channel affiliates across the country.”
R. Kelly : Fiesta
by BLACKMUSICS
What will it take for rappers to understand to have some type of longevity in this game you have to get behind a brand and ride it to the wheels fall off…. And you have to have some type of vision.
Whether it is the people around Kanye West or him doing it himself, he is a groundbreaking artist who continues to stretch the envelop and makes sure that he go beyond the norm…
This video is awesome, and I guarantee it will be in an advertisement very soon.
When you are faced with a severe tragedy in your life as such as a death, you never know where what place its going to take you mentally. We want to give our condolences to some one in the industry that has been a major fixture in the production of many hits you hear today… The son of Isaac Hayes- Ike Dirty!
Young brotha, we would like to send our heart-felt condolences to you and your family and we wish you the best in your handling this lost.
Taking the time to really focus on his craft, it seems that jay-z is back with another installment. Its said that he is coming out with “BluePrint 3”
Are we ready for a Blueprint 3? The question we should ask ourselves because this song is a filler song and not really a single. I would truly put this song on a mix take. At this guy’s worst, he is still killing most artists out. He manages to put a little bit from each region of the world so everyone gravitates to his music.
As you see T.I. stopped by MTV's TRL and promote his upcoming album"Paper Trail"... Wait a minute though.... has this guy been convicted of anything ?
Meagan Good was caught at her 27th birthday party at The Standard in New York
Picture #1-We caught Melyssa Ford looking less then fab....
Picture#2 -I am not feeling the new weave game..Rickey Bell (Belll Biv Devoe) with the grown man weight and his guest.
According to People magazine, Rihanna ventured back to visit her homeland Barbados. She brought her “boyfriend” Chris Brown with her. They were spotted coming out of the airport together.
American Idol winner Jordin Sparks helped distribute giveaways on Thursday for the Do Something 101 campaign to aid kids in need for school supplies.
Head over to MTV.com and check out Alicia Keys new music video “Superwoman.”
Our prayers & condolences go out to the Bernie Mac Family ! This man will go down in history as a classic comedian.
Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to Sun-Times Columnist, Stella Foster. He was 50.
Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia. Foster said that she received calls early Saturday morning from a close friend of the Mac family, confirming the reports of Mac’s death.
According to hip-hop radio personality Miss Info, Cam recently broke the news to her at Funkmaster Flex’s Car Show last month.
“Cam said, ‘Oh, by the way, I gotta talk to you about something else too,’” Info reported. “I sold Juelz’s contract to Def Jam for two million dollars.”
“Yeah, I’m free!! And ready to do me!! But it’s still Dipset 4 Life,” says Santana. “I have a joint venture with Def Jam, a 50/50 deal…Yeah, it’s a new boss in town
Lil Kim performed in Sweden this weekend and I have to say this girl looks___________?
What ever happen to getting a lot of money and paying to look good? I guess this is a classic case of when Plastic Surgery goes wrong
As much as I didn’t want to believe this that Lisa Raye aka “Diamond from the Players Club”, is staying with her husband for the money kind of stank. After all of the allegations on her husband cheating… she is still there … Go Figure !
LisaRaye has changed her mind. The “All of Us” actress was planning to divorce Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick, but now she’s moved back into his mansion. “It’s not that she would miss him, she would miss her position,” said our source. “She’s grown accustomed to the lifestyle - the gifts, the cars, the status.” The two have had problems since they wed in 2006. LisaRaye has been linked to former NBA star Gary Payton. In April, Misick was accused of raping one of LisaRaye’s friends, a claim he denied.
Damn that’s a lot of damn plastic surgery for one person. Does Vivica Fox look good to you ?
“Hi Hater” Video Shoot in Brooklyn this weekend we spotted these two dudes !
Who you think can pass for being more gangsta,___________?
The music industry showed major love and checked out the TJ’s DJ’s Tastemakers DJ/Music Conference in Houston, Texas this weekend.
