June 19, 2013

Starz Picks Up 50 Cent-Produced Nightclub Drama ‘Power’

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*Starz has announced a series order for “Power,” an original scripted drama executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The show revolves around James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a wealthy New York City nightclub owner who caters to the city’s elite. He wants to build an empire, turn the club into a Fortune 500 business, but [...]




50 Cent Developing Drama ‘Power’ for Starz

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*Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will executive produce an hour-long drama for Starz called “Power,” according to Variety. The show follows a New York City nightclub owner who “skirts the line between legitimacy and criminality.” The project , from CBS TV Studios, will be co-executive produced by “300′s” Mark Canton and “End of Watch’s” Randall Emmett. [...]




Monica and Brandy Never Had Real Beef (Video)

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*No longer feuding singers Brandy and Monica, dropped by New York’s Power 105.1 to chit chat with the infamous “Breakfast Club.” The hosts of the morning show introduced some madness in the segment by saying to Brandy that Monica, “will ‘f’ you up in a minute.” But the singers both agreed to the sentiment. “Monica [...]




Video: Kanye Dedicates Coachella Set to Late Mother

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*Kanye West ended this weekend’s Coachella music festival on an emotional note by dedicating his headlining set to his late mother. The rapper took the stage Sunday night to bring the Indio, California event to a close following three days of performances from bands including Arcade Fire and The Strokes. According to WENN, West began [...]




Kanye to Drop New Song Every Friday through Xmas

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*Kanye West has announced via Twitter that he will release a new song “every weekend until Xmas.” “I’m calling it good Fridays. Yall know every Friday yall gone have a new joint from our family. We look at the game completely different now,” West tweeted. And the songs won’t be solely from his forthcoming studio [...]




Photo: Kanye, Kobe and Mos Def Together on ‘Power’ Remix

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*Kanye West has welcomed Mos Def and Kobe Bryant in the studio for his “Power” remix. “Kobe helped me finish my #Power remix verse…Just building on the concept of [Power] and Mos helped me find the ‘old me’ lyrically,” West wrote on Twitter Sunday morning. Swizz Beatz eventually joined the party and now are working [...]




Photos: Kanye West’s Enthusiastic Tweets on Twitter

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*Kanye West’s first 24 hours on Twitter have been an interesting one. Kanye brings his fans everything from random tweets about his extravagant shopping, jogging, and eating habits to some wise words.  Overall, his enthusiasm shines through, as he is a little caps-friendly. Scroll below for some of his tweets: Lanvin became a trending topic [...]




Kanye West to Perform at BET Awards

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*BET has stepped up as the first network to book Kanye West since his Taylor Swift incident at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards sparked national outrage. This morning BET announced that West will perform on the 2010 BET Awards scheduled for June 27. The last time West appeared on TV was the day after [...]