May 21, 2013

Tanning Mom Launches Rap Career? (Video and Audio)

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*If you thought the crazy ass woman popularly known as the tanning mom was ridiculous for being in denial of her tanning regiment, taking her daughter to a tanning salon, and the fried skin she thought was so attractive, you have a new item to add to your list. Patricia Krentcil is now launching a [...]




‘Rent Is Too Damn High’ Now a Rap Song for 2013 McMillan Mayoral Race

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*The man best known for his KFC man (Colonel Sanders)  looking hairdo and beard and for his signature slogan, “The Rent Is Too Damn High,” has released a rap song. Jimmy McMillan first ran for New York governor in 2010 and is now allegedly putting a bid in for mayor. The song is his campaign [...]




Diddy Tops Forbes’ List of Richest Hip Hop Artists

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*Sean “Diddy” Combs ranks No. 1 on this year’s Forbes Five, the magazine’s list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists, with an estimated net worth of $580 million. The bulk of the Bad Boy Records founder’s wealth comes from non-musical ventures, namely his deal with Diageo’s Ciroc. The agreement entitles him to eight-figure annual payouts and a [...]




Nas to Perform with National Symphony Orchestra at Kennedy Center

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*Hip-hop artists including rappers Nas and Somalia-born K’naan will hit the Kennedy Center stage next year for the weeklong festival, “One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide.” The center announced Tuesday that its 2014 hip-hop festival will open with Nas rapping with musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra on music from his classic debut album “Illmatic.” The [...]




Eve Says She isn’t Preggers … Yet (Watch)

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*The princess of hip hop is not preggers. Since the word came out that Eve is dating a foreign white millionaire, somehow her name has gotten mixed up in tabloids, the latest saying she’s carrying his child. She visited with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club and chatted about the rumor and her love for eating bad [...]




EUR Bits: Eve’s ‘Lip Lock,’ Rosario’s New Gig, Jurnee’s ‘True Blood’

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*As reported here yesterday, there’s finally an ETA on Eve‘s long awaited album! The “She Bad Bad” rapper has announced that Lip Lock will drop on May 14. As her first album in more than 10 years, Eve said, “Lip Lock is the album I’ve always wanted to make and it represents me coming back [...]




Azealia Banks Says Rap Days Are Numbered (Video)

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*Azealia Banks is ready to hang up the mic and move on to the next venture. She’s planning for 2013 to be her last year in the rap game after she drops two whole albums. She says she wants to come up with a different style by doing more “sound research.” “If I have things [...]




The Game Goes Jesus on Rap

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*The self-proclaimed gangster rapper, The Game, who claims to be from the hood (when others say he grew up in the suburbs in the outskirts of Los Angeles), has supposedly turned to Jesus. He’s decided to incorporate a little heaven in his new album, “Jesus Piece,” to show his dedication to God. “Last year in [...]




Quickies: Ja Rule to be Released from Jail Soon; Paul Mooney Roast

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*Ja Rule is going to see the light soon. The rapper got locked up in June last year, but is scheduled to be released in a few months. According to his website, he’s supposed to leave his cell on Feb. 21, 2013 after serving time for rolling around with a loaded semi-automatic handgun found during [...]




David Banner to Star in Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’

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*Rapper/Actor David Banner is set to star in Lee Daniel’s latest production, “The Butler,” also starring Forrest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Terrance Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jane Fonda. It’s based on the true story of Eugene Allen (Forrest Whitaker); who served as a butler in the White House from 1952 to 1986. Banner is [...]




Jokey Joke: Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow Go Hard on ‘Chelsea’ with a Rap (Video)

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*A lot of times we see things that celebrities do and we come up with our own story. We derive a whole story form a look or glance from one to the other. They have nothing to say, but yet, we’ve come up with everything that happened and how it ended. But don’t come up [...]




Mystikal Considering Taking Up Porn If New CD Doesn’t Work

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*Oh say it isn’t so! Rapper Mystikal has announced that if his records don’t sell out, he’s going to porn. TMZ reported that the 42 year old says he needs to make some serious money, otherwise he’s got a future in sex entertainment. That probably wouldn’t be the best career choice for him, so he’s [...]




Young Rapper Goes on Hip Hop Attack Against Saggers in ‘Pull Ya Pants Up!’ (Video)

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*Today is a beautiful day because we are finally seeing the tide change to positive, enlightening music from our young people in the hip hop world that want to see a change in a trend shared in the culture of hip hop … SAGGING PANTS! The good book says, “… and a little child shall [...]




Skateboarding is Lil Wayne’s New Job – Puts the Mic Down

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*Lil Wayne is putting down the mic for a little while to explore his other passion, skateboarding. The raspy voiced artist is comfortable to push a little harder to perfect his hobby. “I picked up the skateboard, and I thought it’d be a hobby, but it’s a lifestyle. You have to be fully committed because [...]




Busta Rhymes Celebrates 21 Years in Music with FREE Album

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*Don’t sleep on the old school! Busta Rhymes ain’t through yet. The rapper released his latest album, “Year of the Dragon,” for free yesterday, celebrating his 21st year in the industry. Despite the change of the times, Busta finds a way to be true to himself and keep relevant among the ever changing trends and [...]