I was rolling on the floor when I saw the full video of this stand up act of the well known “Mr. Bean” Although, being more of himself (Rowan Atkinson) than who we know him as, he was able to present the same character symptoms that we expected from Mr. Bean Rowan introduced a newer and more [...]
September 18, 2007
School may have just started, but Kanye West’s Graduation has come just in time for the beleaguered music biz. Following one of the worst weeks in the history of album sales comes one of the liveliest, and boy was it needed. Thanks to a record-shattering first day at iTunes and traditional retail (where it reportedly sold more [...]
September 1, 2007
If somebody had told you a decade ago that Fred Durst would be directing Ice Cube in an inspirational kiddie sports movie, how would you have responded? Incredulity? Mockery? Resigned acceptance? Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the Limp Biz— frontman is, indeed, planning to direct Ice Cube in “Comeback,” an underdog sports movie about the first [...]
August 28, 2007
“Choose a good reputation over great riches for being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.” - PROVERBS 22:1 ———————————————————————————————————————- “History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be signficant.” - REFLECTIONS BY INDRIES SHAH (1969) ———————————————————————————————————————-
August 27, 2007
Jack Allsop AKA Just Jack is an artist originating from the UK, his second album Overtones was released in early 2007. It’d be easy to label Jack as the new Mike Skinner. After all he is from that same urban decadance camp of talky-singing over toe-tapping melodies. His breakthrough single, is a homage to the 15 [...]
August 25, 2007
Easy Lee (Charles Peters) and Tre (Treson Scipio) make the duo that is MOJOE, their music is described as The Roots meets Outkast over dinner with Marvin Gaye at D’Angelo’s house. Listening to their debut album Classic.Ghetto.Soul released last September 2006 this can not be far from the truth. Hip hop, soul and the blues blended [...]
August 19, 2007
Barbershop: The Series is a half hour tv comedy series adapted by John Ridley (Director) of the Barbershop films which was spread over 10 episosdes for its first and only season. This premiered in the US 2 years ago (August 2005) but we did not catch this hilarious series and at times controversial, till later [...]
August 15, 2007
Janet Jackson has followed her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri from Virgin to Island Def Jam, Billboard has learned. “She’s on Island, but it’s more or less [Def Jam CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid's] project,” Dupri says. “I let him deal with that on a day-to-day basis. He’s going to A&R that project, too. Janet’s record is one [...]
August 13, 2007
For the first time in his 14-year career, Common tops The Billboard 200 with “Finding Forever.” The Geffen set, which features production from Kanye West and a guest appearance by Lily Allen, moved 155,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Common’s 2005 effort, “Be,” debuted and peaked at No. 2 but had [...]
August 13, 2007
R. Kelly will go on trial next month in Chicago, more than five years after he was charged with child pornography. Judge Vincent Gaughan has set a Sept. 17 date for the start of a jury trial, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Kelly, who was born Robert Sylvester Kelly, has pleaded not guilty [...]
July 14, 2007
Got something to sell, Trust terry to make you an offer you CAN refuse! The show follows a fictional man simply called “Fonejacker”, played by actor Kayvan Novak, who is a masked prank caller who calls unsuspecting members of the public as various characters, accompanied by on-screen animations, consisting of pictures of people with their mouths [...]
July 12, 2007
Alicia Keys has penciled in an Oct. 23 release date for her third J Records album, “As I Am.” Songwriter Linda Perry chipped in with three songs, including “The Thing About Love,” which Keys premiered on Saturday at the Live Earth concert in East Rutherford, N.J. Sporting a more rock- and funk-edged vibe to her usual [...]
June 30, 2007
Andre “3000″ Benjamin is releasing a new album, featuring original songs he wrote and produced exclusively for his Cartoon Network original animated series, Class of 3000. Class of 3000: Music Volume One features the voices of the children and characters fro m the show, including Benjamin’s character, Sunny Bridges, is the music teacher on the show. The [...]
June 22, 2007
Rapper 50 Cent has been tapped to star as a drug dealer in the movie Righteuous Kill, which also co-stars legendary actors Al Pacino and Rober De Niro. The rapper revealed the news on Tuesday, during the launch of a Mahattan showroom for his G-Unit clothing. “I’m not even sure they know yet,” 50 Cent told The [...]
June 11, 2007
The yet ironically named “Graduation” to be dropped several years after “College Drop” out is on the brink of release – somebody needs to tell this brother that you cant graduate after dropping out - The album, originally due in September, has been pushed slightly ahead to a late August release, according to Def Jam. West [...]
September 27, 2007