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‘I say what I want, how I want,’ he tells Billboard of removing the rules of hip-hop.By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images
The more Lil Wayne’s rock-leaning LP Rebirth is delayed, the more fans wonder if the superstar rapper can really pull off the genre-switching feat he’s attempting.
The project has been pushed back several [...]
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‘That was the first joint I played him,’ Polow says of Fif instantly loving the beat.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Shaheem Reid
50 Cent
Photo: Michael Caulfield/ WireImage
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try (and try and try and try) again.
It took five attempts before 50 Cent and producer Polow Da Don could finally lock [...]
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‘It’s beautiful … beyond explanation,’ the MC says of Yankee players using his songs for at-bat music.By Shaheem Reid
Jay-Z
Photo: MTV News
Before his World Series performance of “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z got to play the field — literally. Hov told ESPN’s “Mike and Mike in the Morning” that he got a chance to roam the [...]
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(S09E06) Tonight’s episode had everything but the metaphorical kitchen sink. There was a lot going on. We had the rather amusing attempt by Lois to score a morning show job, the start of Green Arrow finding his sidekick Speedy and a little more Tess/Zod action.
In all the years I’ve watched or read Superman in various [...]
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The folks at our sister site Cinematical are working hard to give you news and reviews of the best — and worst — the silver screen has to offer. Here are some of their musings on the latest blockbusters, indies, and everything in between:
Kurt Russell auditioning for Hans Solo in Star Wars? Now this is [...]
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Tuesday afternoon at no less than the offices of Jerry Bruckheimer himself, Cinematical joined a small group of reporters from other online entertainment and gaming sites to screen the forthcoming theatrical trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Mike Newell’s adaptation of the popular video game series of the same name. Following two [...]
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As award show devotees know, the Academy is always trying to make the Oscars more fun for the viewers at home. This year it seems as though the pre-show hype is starting earlier than usual, particularly with the noise surrounding Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman stepping on board as producers. But they may be one [...]
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Plus: Maino tells Mixtape Daily he’s the ‘most consistent new artist from New York.’By Shaheem Reid
Jay-Z
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ Getty Images
There’s a lot of big mixtape news this week, including our full report Friday on Lil Wayne’s No Ceilings tape. Make sure to come back later for a nice exclusive for your weekend. But before we [...]
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If things don’t work out for Project Runway winner Christian Siriano in the fashion biz, he might want to consider a full-time gig as a talk show diva. As the number one guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show today, Christian was fierce, fun and oh-so-comfy that at times I thought Ms. O had her own [...]
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Both the World Series and the start of the NBA season brought in big numbers for their respective networks this week. The MLB faceoff between the Yankees and the Phillies score Fox a 6.3 rating share or 19.3 million viewers in their timeslot. The NBA’s doubleheader opener on Tuesday helped TNT score a record-breaking 3.7 [...]
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