June 20, 2013

J. Cole Sent Disturbing Photo on Twitter

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*A disturbing request for a retweet was sent to rapper J. Cole. According to TMZ, a fan tweeted Monday night “@JColeNC retweet me and I’ll buy Born Sinner. Don’t retweet me and I’ll kill my lil sister.” Attached was a photo of a little girl with a gun to her head. Shortly after the threatening [...]




J. Cole Tells why He Created ‘Let Nas Down’ on New Born Sinner Album

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*J. Cole recently explained his decision to create “Nas Let Down,” one of the songs on his sophomore album, Born Sinner. The song, which Cole says is his favorite on the album, was created as a way for the Roc Nation rapper to vent about his feelings. In an interview with Fuse, Cole explains that [...]




J.Cole: Kanye West is Great, But So Am I

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*J.Cole came to play with the big boys. The artist revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that he’s so confident in his new album that he’s planning to release it the same time Kanye West releases his new joint. “Born Sinner,” his sophomore album was scheduled for a July release date, but he says [...]




BET Awards: Chris Tucker to Host; Ced Joins Weekend Event

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*Chris Tucker has been announced as the host of this year’s BET Awards, which is scheduled to take place at the Nokia Theater LA Live on June 30, 2013. The actor, most recently scene in the Oscar-nominated “Silver Linings Playbook,” says he’s to be taking part in the awards and is “looking forward to being [...]




Lamar, Ocean, Jay-Z Part of Yahoo! Summer Tour

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*Yahoo is getting into the concert touring business. The Internet giant has announced a 21-date “Yahoo! on the Road” tour, to feature Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, as well as J. Cole, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and special guests Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean and Trey Songz. Announcing the tour at South by Southwest’s Interactive portion in [...]




THE (01-28-13) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board

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*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And [...]




Rihanna, Nicki Minaj Lead American Music Awards Nominees

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*With four nominations apiece, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj lead all nominees at the 40th annual American Music Awards. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Christina Aguilera announced the nominations Tuesday in Los Angeles. She also said she plans to perform at the ceremony next month. Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher each earned [...]




Jill Scott and Paula Patton Cast for New David E. Talbert Flick

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*Oh yes, another interesting black film is in the making. The film adaptation of David E. Talbert’s “Baggage Claim” gets going as sexy heartthrobs Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Trey Songz, Lauren London, Tia Mowry and Djimon Honsou battle it out for a part in the flick. Also, according to Humor Mill, Jill Scott and J Cole [...]




Jay-Z Hosts New 40/40 Club Opening at Barclays Center

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*The new Barclays Center in Brooklyn made its debut last night with the city’s native son and Nets part owner Jay-Z opening the arena with a sold-out concert – the first of eight. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The rap mogul celebrated ahead of the gig with the grand opening of his new 40/40 club [...]




Usher, 2 Chainz, Big Sean to Perform at BET Awards

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*Usher, 2 Chainz and Big Sean have been announced as the latest performers for the BET Awards next month. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The acts will will take the stage at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1 in Los Angeles, joining previously-announced artists Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown. Kanye West has the most nominations [...]




Melanie Fiona on New Album and Longtime Relationship with Drake

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*Melanie Fiona is officially a Grammy award winner. The rising star has gained popularity quickly with her classic style and fun personality She’s dominated music charts and taken radio waves by storm as she’s worked with icons like Nas, Drake, John Legend, J. Cole and Cee Lo Green. Due out on March 20, the singer [...]




Music Notes: J. Cole Debuts at No. 1 & Mariah to Sing with Beiber

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*Rapper J. Cole’s debut album, “Cole World: the Sideline Story” made it on top of Billboard’s top 200 chart with 218,000 copies sold. He’s the first solo artist to debut at number one in over a year, according to Billboard.com. The artist also made history this year when he became the first to sign onto [...]




Audio: J Cole’s Newest Single A Lot Like New Jay-Z Album

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*J. Cole is making quite a stand in music with his new single, “Mr. Nice Watch” which features Jay-Z. The artist, who was the first to sign to Roc Nation in 2009, is making his mentor proud. Laced with a snappy digital beat, the J. Cole produced single sounds a lot like tracks on “Watch [...]




Photos: Rihanna, On Vacation in Italy, Denies Sex Tape with J. Cole

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*On vacay in Portofino, Italy, Rihanna took time out of her yachting and lounging to squash Internet rumors that she filmed a sex tape with rapper J. Cole. The pop star responded to the reports via Twitter, writing:  “We don’t believe U, U need more people…AND of course an actual sextape! #slownewsday” For his part, [...]




Photo: Rihanna Smoking Weed?

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*The blogs are abuzz over these pics of Rihanna smoking…something. She was photographed in her native Barbados filming a music video with Trey Songz and J.Cole for the latter’s single, “Can’t Get Enough.” Riri was reportedly kicked out of a Barbados hotel last year for smoking weed in her room.