May 21, 2013

Jay-Z to Hot 97 PD: Beyonce is Not Pregnant

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*First, Beyonce hit fans with an Instagram message to the “low life people” who have speculated that she is pregnant with her second child. Now, her husband Jay-Z has reportedly denied that Bey is with child, via an email to Hot 97’s Program Director Ebro. The New York radio vet said he sent a congratulatory [...]




Beyonce Addresses Pregnancy Rumors on Instagram

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*Beyonce has finally addressed new rumors that she is pregnant with her second child with hubby Jay-Z. Reports gathered pace on Friday when E! news claimed that “multiple sources” had confirmed the news. In response, Beyonce posted a cryptic message on her Instagram account, which hit out at “low lives” who talk about her. She [...]




Report: ‘Multiple Sources Confirm’ Beyonce Pregnant with 2nd Child

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*At press time, neither Beyonce’s rep nor Jay-Z rep could not be reached for comment, but E! News is reporting that multiple sources have confirmed to them “exclusively” that the famous couple is expecting their second child. Rumors first began churning that the Grammy winner was pregnant, earlier this month, she walked the red carpet [...]




The Great Gatsby Soundtrack Debuts At No. 2 On Billboard Album Chart

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*SANTA MONICA, Calif.  – The Great Gatsby, the companion album to the Baz Luhrmann-directed movie of the same name, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, selling 136,840 copies and becoming the best-selling movie soundtrack since The Hunger Games. This is the third soundtrack from a Baz Luhrmann film to [...]




Beyonce’s Cancelled Tour Stop Fuels Baby Rumors

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*Beyonce’s cancellation of tonight’s scheduled concert in Belgium has sent her baby rumor mill spinning out of control. The New York Post started the speculation Monday with speculation that Bey and Jay-Z are expecting again, based in part on the “high-belted” Givenchy gown she wore at the recent Met Gala that appeared to camouflage a [...]




Jay-Z Resembles Harlem Man in 1930s Photo

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*Larger than life rapper Jay-Z has a doppelganger in the form of a man who was photographed in 1939 while sitting outside of a stoop in Harlem. The resemblance is beyond striking (eerie even), as the nattily dressed look-alike poses for the camera, decked out in a sportcoat and newsboy hat, his arm resting on [...]




‘Gatsby’ Director Used ‘Ni**as in Paris’ to Fuel ‘Orgy Scene’

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*Director Baz Luhrmann not only enlisted Jay-Z to oversee the soundtrack to his remake of “The Great Gatsby,” but also used the rapper’s music to get his actors in the right frame of mind on set. The Aussie-born filmmaker describes one party scene where he needed his actors to lose all restraint and get buck [...]




Jay-Z and Jay Gatsby Are One in the Same

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*An unlikely collaboration, Jay-Z and the film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” will play out in full for audiences on Friday. The opening track for the movie has to be the rapper’s “100$ Bill,” setting the tone for the rest of the soundtrack which also includes Beyoncé and Andre 3000. But the [...]




The Film Strip: Leonardo DiCaprio Sparks Jay Z ‘Great Gatsby’ Collaboration

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*It’s not surprising that Leonardo DiCaprio hooked “The Great Gatsby” director Baz Luhrmann up with Jay Z, who not only supplied music for the film but also became an Executive Producer. What is surprising is that at the junket for “Gatsby,”  an MTV online writer said he was surprised to find DiCaprio a fan of [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘The Great Gatsby’ A Classic Starring DiCaprio and Maguire

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Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby is a classic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, arrives in theaters May 10, 2013 *I was prepared to be bored in reviewing the Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Picture presentation of The Great Gatsby, based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but it was an enchanting and wonder-filled [...]




Game Ruined ‘A Dream Collabo’ by Beefing with Jay- Z

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*The Game is man enough to admit when he’s been wrong. Since releasing some Jay-Z disses, the rapper realizes that he’s ruined several chances to collaborate with one of Hip Hop’s greatest. In an interview with Vibe, he fessed up, saying that dream record will never get made. “I think I f***ed that up early [...]




Jay-Z’s Full ‘$100 Bill’ from ‘The Great Gatsby’ (Listen)

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*Jay-Z has released the full version of “$100 Bill,” his contribution to “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack that he has executive produced. The lyrics reference Slick Rick and a certain yellow car that plays a symbolic role in the film. Below, Jay-Z sits down with BlackTreeTV to discuss how he got involved with executive producing the [...]




Jamie Foxx in Talks to Join Quvenzhane Wallis in ‘Annie’

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*Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis in Sony’s forthcoming reboot of “Annie.” The update of the classic comic strip-turned-musical would see Foxx as a character named Benjamin Stacks, a variation of the Daddy Warbucks personage, who takes in the spunky orphan girl being played by Wallis. Foxx has received [...]




Beyonce, Andre 3000’s ‘Back to Black’ Cover in Full (Listen)

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*Beyonce and Andre 3000′s version of Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black,” from the upcoming soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” adaptation, hit the web yesterday after its debut on Mark Ronson’s EastVillageRadio show. Scroll down to listen. The “Back To Black” cover is the latest track to be released from the Jay-Z-produced “Gatsby” soundtrack, [...]




Mr. Winehouse: Beyonce ‘Brings Nothing’ to ‘Back to Black’ Cover

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  *Beyoncé’s cover of Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” from the upcoming “Great Gatsby” soundtrack has finally hit the web via a new trailer for the film…and Papa Winehouse ain’t impressed. “I don’t think she brings anything to it,” Mitch Winehouse told the Daily Mail. “I wasn’t asked for my permission if they could record [...]