June 17, 2013

Book on Tupac, B.I.G. Murder Probe Headed to Big Screen

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*Miriam Segal’s Good Films has acquired rights to LAbyrinth, Randall Sullivan’s 2002 book that chronicles detective Russell Poole’s late-1990s investigation into ties between hip-hop, street gangs and the LAPD. The book, whose full title is LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates The Murders Of Tupac Shakur And Notorious B.I.G., The Implication Of Death Row Records’ Suge Knight, [...]




Rihanna: ‘Chris Doesn’t’ Have the Luxury of F***ing Up Again’

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*Rihanna finally cops to her rekindled relationship with Chris Brown in the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which features her on the cover. Opening up about the scrutinized reunion with her ex-boyfriend — who is still on probation for beating her nearly four years ago — the “Diamonds” singer says that her public image [...]




Bob Dylan: America ‘Founded On the Backs of Slaves’

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*Bob Dylan says the stigma of slavery ruined America and he doubts the country can get rid of the shame because it was “founded on the backs of slaves.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] In the new issue of Rolling Stone, the folk icon says that in America “people (are) at each other’s throats just [...]




Adele Named Artist of the Year by Rolling Stone, Billboard, iTunes

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*British singer Adele continues to rack up year-end honors for her soul-drenched, break up-themed album “21.” She made Billboard history on Friday by becoming the first female singer to be named top artist, have the top album, and score the top single, “Rolling in the Deep,” all in one year. The 23-year-old chanteuse was followed [...]




Eddie Murphy Planning ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ TV Series

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*Eddie Murphy may not be making a “Beverly Hills Cop IV,” but the actor says he’s working on bringing the successful film franchise to the small screen. Murphy says in the new issue of Rolling Stone that he’s planning a TV series that would revolve around the son of his Axel Foley character. “Axel is [...]




Eddie Murphy Says ‘SNL’ Disses Made Him Feel ‘Sh**ty’

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*In a new Rolling Stone interview, “Tower Heist” star Eddie Murphy confirmed that he’s stayed away from “Saturday Night Live” for so long because of jokes his former show made about him. “They were shitty to me on ‘Saturday Night Live’ a couple of times after I’d left the show,” he said. “They said some [...]




Eminem Says Drug Use Has Wiped Out His Memory

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*Eminem says he’s suffered massive memory loss because of his five-year battle with prescription drugs and still can’t recall many key events from his career. The rapper struggled with an addiction to pills, including sedative Ambien, and now blames the drug for erasing years of his life. “A lot of my memory is gone. I [...]




Jon Stewart: Eddie Murphy will ‘F**king Kill It’ as Oscar Host

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*Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, who hosted the Oscars in 2006, says he doesn’t have any advice for the 2012 emcee Eddie Murphy. “Listen, the last person I would give advice to is Eddie Murphy. He’s gonna f–king kill it,” Stewart tells Rolling Stone. “He’s the type of guy they haven’t had in a while. He’s [...]




Uh … Eminem is the King of Hip Hop?

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*Well, it is official folks. A White guy has been dubbed the king of Hip Hop by of course, RollingStone. Hmm, we can’t wait to find out what Rick Ross has to say about this development. Well, anyway, using a list of criteria, the publication found that Eminem qualifies for the title. His album sales, [...]




Report: The Fight for James Brown’s Money Contines

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*(Via Rolling Stone) – During his brilliant, troubled life, James Brown always called his own shots. So it wasn’t a surprise that Brown set the terms of his legacy after his death. And the centerpiece of that vision was to give virtually his entire fortune, valued then at roughly $100 million, to a trust to [...]




Rihanna Admits Submission is Sexy in the Bedroom

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*Well, we all know Rihanna is freaky, er, fierce-on in the bedroom, so to speak.  At least her music and comments lead us to believe that.  She recently confessed in her interview with Rolling Stone magazine, that she doesn’t mind being submissive. “Being submissive in the bedroom is really fun,” the 23-year-old singer said. “You [...]




Rihanna: What Chris Did To Me Had Nothing To Do With His Career

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*In her Rolling Stone cover story, Rihanna – yet again – is asked about Chris Brown, but mostly about what has happened in the media and courts in the months since her brutal beating. When asked about recently allowing a judge to ease the terms of the five-year restraining order against her ex, the singer [...]




Rihanna Brings Her Red-Hotness to Rolling Stone

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*OK, how about a new Rihanna magazine cover to talk about and ogle at? No problem ’cause Rolling Stone is glad to oblige. It’s their first cover story with the hot red haired singer who’s sporting what some are calling “sprayed on” daisy dukes accentuating her curves. Details about the article are not exactly forthcoming, [...]




Snooki to Ne-Yo: ‘You’re Mad Because Your Career is Not Up Right Now’

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“Jersey Shore’s” Snooki was again asked about her recent Twitter feud with Ne-Yo, which began last week after the singer took offense to the reality star making the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. As previously reported, Ne-Yo tweeted: “Wow. Snooki is on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Really? I quit. (Just kidding, but almost [...]




Ne-Yo Gets in a Twitter Spat with Snooki

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*Suddenly there’s a dust-up between R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo and “Jersey Shore’s” Snooki – a beef rooted in the fact that respected music magazine Rolling Stone selected her for its current cover. According to E! Online, it all started on Monday when Ne-Yo tweeted, “Wow. Snooki is on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Really? I [...]