May 25, 2013

Jamie Foxx Gets Disgusting Racially Charged Comments on T-shirt with Trayvon Martin’s Face at MTV Movie Awards

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*On April 11, the EUR reported the MTV Movie Awards would be honoring Jamie Foxx with the MTV Generation Award for his much hailed work in the film industry. But, when he took the stage Sunday he wore a shirt that was not appreciated by the less enlightened, disgusting racists of America. The Oscar-winning actor [...]




Snoop Lion, MTV Sell Bracelets to Rid Newark of Illegal Guns

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*MTV today announced a collaboration with Snoop Lion and Jewelry for a Cause to help take illegal guns off the streets. Beginning on Monday, April 15 – the day after the 2013 “MTV Movie Awards” – limited edition “MTV x Caliber” bracelets featuring unique serial numbers from illegal firearms returned via buyback programs in Newark, [...]




Kendrick Lamar to Share the Stage with Stevie Wonder at Hangout Fest

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*Stevie Wonder is drawing a crowd to the summer kickoff series, Hangout Fest. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, along with “Harlem Shake” creator, Baauer, have also been added to the list of performers. The Roots are scheduled to do what they do best and the fest will have new fan favorite, Kendrick Lamar. A total of 50 acts [...]




MTV’s Sway Reveals 1st TV Given to him by Kanye

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*Back in 2001, MTV News’ Sway Calloway went to Kanye West’s house to hear some beats, but what he came away with was a 36-inch Sharp brand television set that has had the hip-hop universe buzzing for the past 24 hours. Kanye first referenced the TV on Tuesday during a call to Hot 97′s DJ [...]




Halle Berry to Be ‘Storm’ Again in New ‘X-Men’ Pic

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*Halle Berry may be getting up there in age, but she knows how to work it! The actress is being considered as a returning act to “X-Men: Days of Future Past” as Storm. Although director Bryan Singer says it’s a 90 percent likelihood, he’s making no promises. “I can’t say. I don’t know yet. And [...]




Pee Diddy Says Overcoming Bedwetting Made Him the Man He is Today

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*Diddy wasn’t always the man we see him as today. He’s got class, fame, swag and everything that goes along with that. But when he was a little younger, he was one of those awkward kids that had a bedwetting problem. MTV.com reports that just a few days after announcing he’s the new face of [...]




NASCAR Suspends Jeremy Clements for Using N-Word

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*MTV on Friday confirmed that Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements used the n-word in a conversation with one of its editors, which led to Clements receiving an indefinite suspension from NASCAR for violating the sport’s code of conduct. The editor of MTV’s “Guy Code” blog, Marty Beckerman, said he attended last Saturday’s race at Daytona [...]




More of Kanye’s Tantrum: ‘I Don’t Give a F**k what (Obama’s) Got to Say’

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*Kanye West must be going through something because the rapper went all the way off on everybody in the industry, including President Obama. As we reported yesterday, Saturday night in London, he told Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake that their single, “Suit & Tie” basically sucks. Now we can report that he also gave President Obama [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Trust, But Verify

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*While I agree the story about Manti Te’o and his internet romance with an imaginary woman has been overrated, it serves as a cautionary tale that shows what can happen when you replace physical interaction with texts, tweets and emails. Of course, technology has its place, but when it comes to judging a person’s honesty, [...]




MTV’s ‘Catfish’ Ratings Soar after Manti Te’o Hoax

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*It was only a matter of time before the rising tide of Manti Te’o’s controversy would lift MTV’s new reality series “Catfish: The TV Show,” which follows young people seeking to find out if the online love they have yet to meet is actually the person they claim to be. Ratings for the show jumped [...]




Nas Jumps Into ‘Django’ Debate, Defends Tarantino

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*In 2007, Nas set off a firestorm of criticism when he announced to a stunned Roseland Ballroom that his ninth studio album would be titled “Nig**r.” So who better than the Queensridge rapper to join the debate against Quentin Tarantino’s use of the word in “Django Unchained.” Nas told MTV that he’d not only seen [...]




Kim K. Says Don’t Sleep on the Reality Television Game

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*Maybe by now everyone is pretty much over the fact that Kim Kardashian is famous for no reason, which gives her room to explain why her ‘career’ is a legitimate pursuit. In an interview with V magazine, the socialite attempted to justify her celebrity status by comparing reality television to the rap game. “It’s always [...]




‘Catfish’ Reality Show Follows the Lies Involved in Online Dating

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*For every success story in the cyberworld of online dating, there are about 100 catastrophic fails – mostly stemming from folks who either lie, or use someone else’s photo in their online profile to give themselves more curb appeal. Thanks to MTV, there’s a new reality series about these types of online deceivers and their [...]




Lil Wayne: ‘Tha Carter V Is My Last Album’

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*Lil Wayne is currently working on his 10th solo album, “I Am Not a Human Being II,” but his 11th studio offering, to be titled “Tha Carter V,” will be his last, the rapper told MTV. On Wednesday, Weezy premiered his new “No Worries” video alongside correspondent Sway Calloway. [Watch below.] When Sway asked about [...]




MTV Bringing Back Nick Cannon’s ‘Wild ‘N Out’ for 2013

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*MTV2, MTV’s sibling network, today announced a deal with Nick Cannon and his NCredible Entertainment to bring back his successful sketch comedy and improv series “Nick Cannon Present’s Wild ‘N Out” specifically for the MTV2 audience. The revamped version is set to debut in 2013 and the search is on for the next generation of [...]