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*Election Day officially is the most-tweeted political event in American history with 20 million tweets, according to — what else? — a tweet from the microblogging site’s Twitter Government account, according to The Hollywood Reporter. So what did the celebrities have to say as the 2012 election results came in? THR scanned Twitter and found [...]
*In the next season of adult animated series, “The Cleveland Show,” ?uestlove, Nicki Minaj and Will.i.am will make a guest appearance on the show’s special Menace II Society episode. “We have a couple of original songs with Kanye and Will and Bruno [Mars], I mean, all of them, it was great,” said executive producer, Rich [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE If you want to be happy, be. – [...]
*?uestlove of The Roots sat down recently with Billboard.com’s The Juice to discuss his numerous endeavors, including his work with crooner D’Angelo on his long-awaited new album project. “He’s in the home stretch right now,” said the drummer. “I know that Fred Wesley and the JB Horns just did a cut that Q-Tip did; I [...]
*Stevie Wonder took his place in Apollo history Monday night as he was honored during the famed theater’s spring gala with induction into the Legends Hall of Fame, which includes Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown. Though Wonder was the main attraction, the audience was also wowed as he collaborated with a [...]
*The Roots were in Hollywood this past weekend for the 33rd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, where the rap collective shared a stage with such jazz giants – and prominent hip hop sample sources – as Bob James, Harvey Mason and Fred Wesley. Of course, the addition of a hip hop act had some jazz traditionalists [...]
*Hugh Hefner has had his hands in many things over the years; television shows, cable specials, publishing and even did his part during the civil rights movement. But he has gone on record to say that the Playboy Jazz Festival is his baby. It’s been 33 years of some of the most talented individuals one [...]
*The Roots are at work plotting a follow up to their 2010 CD, “How I Got Over,” and drummer ?uestlove says it will be a “concept album” with orchestral arrangements. “This is going to be our first full-fledged narrative concept album,” ?uest told Billboard.com at New York’s Buddakan, where he and frontman Black Thought hosted [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE If you want to be happy, be. [...]
*With news of Guru’s death on Tuesday, many of his peers have taken to Twitter to mourn his loss. “420 gonna be in honor of the big homie Guru … respect the foundation … Light one up for the legend,” Snoop Dogg tweeted today. The Roots’ ?uestlove wrote: “In my 10 greatest voices in hip [...]
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