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Jay-Z took the stage at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Barclays Center at 11:59pm on New Year's Eve Monday night and rang in 2013 with Coldplay's Chris Martin singing along to "Auld Lang Syne." The singer and the rapper hugged, and then the stage was Jay's. In a double-bill show that took place half in one year and half in another, Coldplay -- who had the night's first set -- had been a riot of color and movement all over the arena, while Jay, in a dark tux, stood mostly alone on stage putting a laser focus on his rapid-fire rhymes.
Fans packed in to the arena well before Coldplay took the stage just before 10pm (celebs including Christina Aguilera and One Direction's Harry Styles were also in the house Monday night). Soon Barclays was alight with the synchronized blinking of the multi-colored lights on the bracelets each concertgoer had been given upon entering. Chris Martin, here parked at a piano, there vaulting around the stage, was a blur of energy as the band's 15-song set launched whole-crowd sing-a-longs ("The Scientist," "Paradise"), confetti canons, and even a herd of world-map beach balls unleashed on the audience. For "Princess of China," Rihanna appeared only as a multi-armed image on the screens throughout the space, her part of the duet a mere recording. "Viva La Vida" and "Yellow," meanwhile, won over revelers with just the music itself.
Early on, Martin asked the crowd to "please have a good time," and "cherish the people you love." Nearing the end of the 80-minute set, during which Martin name checked Jay-Z a handful of times, the band appeared suddenly on a platform in the middle of the 100 level sections to sing the ballad "Us Against The World," for the times when you and yours "feel like you can take on anything." The group's trek through the fan-filled floor all the way back to the mainstage elicited growing cheers that only increased when they launched into "Clocks," it's circular piano part and Martin's cooing "oohs" drowned out by the audience. But the applause and whistles and yells of approval reached a crescendo when Jay-Z, casual in a white t-shirt, took the stage to join Coldplay on "Lost."
DJ Cassidy spun old school jams from Michael Jackson to Journey as the crew converted Coldplay's Technicolor graffiti'd backdrop into Jay-Z's simple, black stage and the clock ticked so close to midnight, the ringing in of the new year was almost an anti-climax. But at literally the last moment, Jay appeared in his dapper suit and counted down the last seconds to 2013.
But with 2012 over, Jay was just getting started as he rolled into a non-stop 25-song set that opened with "Run This Town."
"I don't know how I'm going to top 2012," Jay said, looking like he wasn't worried a bit and biting into "On to the Next One" as arms waved and yet another cheer went up. As "Hovi Baby," "Feelin' It," "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)," and especially "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" sped by, Jay rapped without seeming to take a breath, to barely stop, and making it all look easy, inspiring applause for every break when the music stopped and it was just his voice issuing a torrent of rhymes filling the whole arena alone.
"I want to thank you. You could have been anywhere in the world tonight. but you're here in the m***fu**kin' Barclays Center," he said. The native New Yorker is proudly a part owner of the venue's home team, the Brooklyn Nets.
The only hint of his exertion was the sweat streaming down his face, but otherwise Hova held sway over the crowd, calling for waiving arms here, shouts there, bringing us up for "Big Pimpin'" before taking it down to quiet a serious moment. "I'm from Brooklyn, just thought I'd remind you we're going to rule the world in 2013. And in order to do that don't let anybody hold you back or put their anxieties or fears on you." And with that he had the whole crowd give the finger to the haters. He brought the mood all the way back up to deafening as he and everyone else boomed into "99 Problems," while he visited the front rows in style to give those fans a New Year's taste of his champagne, saying, "I want you to feel how I feel."
His set wasn't even half over. Over two dozen songs crammed into an hour and a half, as he continued with Rick Ross' "3 Kings," "Money Ain't a Thang" (which he originally did with Jermaine Dupri), G.O.O.D. Music's "Clique" and his own "Can I Get A…" and "La La La (Excuse Me Again)."
Jay-Z with Chris Martin, "Heart of the City" at Barclay's Center, New Year's Show
Coldplay's Chris Martin joined Jay for a third time for "Heart of The City," Martin's tenor providing counterpoint to Hova's baritone rhymes. Chants of "Hova, Hova" erupted from the crowd unbidden as Jay-Z got to the "I came, I saw, I conquered" line from "Encore." Afterward, he hinted that New Year's Eve live in Brooklyn could become a tradition for him. "Our goal is to do this every year," he said. "2014, you gonna rock with us?"
With so many music celebs in town for the holidays and such a long tradition of guest spots at Jay-Z's shows, it was perhaps the biggest surprise of the night held no unannounced performers. Other than singer Bridget Kelly, who did the hook on a couple of tunes including Alicia Keys' half of the set-ending "Empire State of Mind," and the walk-on by Chris Martin, the spotlight was on Jay-Z during his set. That seemed to suit every ticketholder just fine.
"I really wouldn't want to be anywhere else to ring in 2013," Jay said as the clock ticked toward 1:30am, Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place" played in the background, and the show came to a close. "2012 was a major year for me, it was the birth of my beautiful daughter Blue, it was the birth of this building. Tonight I feel like I'm in the right place. I wish you the best 2013 possible. Peace and love."
Jay-Z and Coldplay
"Hard Knock Life"
"Brush Your Shoulders Off"
Jay-Z and Coldplay "Yellow"
"Aint No Love"
"Empire State of Mind"
"On To the Next One"
"Run This Town"
Final momonts of the show
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Elle Varner and Nas were the featured performers at Radio City Music Hall in New York last night for a special New Year's Eve concert.
Page 31 was on hand to catch part of Elle's performance. Check the talented songbird out below as she sings "Refill" from her debut album Perfectly Imperfect, as well as a cover of Frank Ocean's "Thinking Bout You."
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Super producer Timbaland unleashes a previously unreleased track professing his love for "Redbone" women. Timbo gets assists from Petey Pablo and Sebastian on this one.
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Kid Ink shows no signs of slowing down as he drops heater after heater from his latest mixtape Rocketshipshawty. The latest music video from the project is "What They Doin" featuring YG.
Directed by Matt Alonzo
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"STACK YOUR BREAD" TY NITTY & AURA (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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Sound cloud : https://soundcloud.com/vinny-thunn/stack-your-bread-ty-nitty-aura
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There was a huge party in New York last night as an estimated 1 million people looking to have a good time packed into Times Square, and MTV was right in the middle of the action.
Joining in on the fun were artists Ne-Yo, Ke$ha and Rita Ora who all belted out songs on MTV's New Year's Eve show.
Check out their performances below.
Ne-Yo "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself"
Rita Ora "How We Do"
Ke$ha "C'Mon"
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Big Boi kicks off the new year by dropping an official music video to one of the hottest tracks off of his second studio album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.
"In The A" features T.I. and Ludacris
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KK is in the first sanctioned Rick Ross/GD video from Georgia. They reached out to Doggie Diamonds to clarify all the phone calls and videos being sent to http://ForbezDVD.com from guys claiming to be GD and those speaking on the GD situation without knowing the facts! Hopefully this audio will finally clarify a few things for the people.
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There were a handful of rappers who had breakout years in 2012. Picking which emcee was the hottest could depend on what region you're from, whether you like wordplay Vs. style or who you thought had the best songs.
VladTV asked stars like Cassidy, Tamar Braxton, 9th Wonder, DJ Premier and more who they would pick as the "Hottest Rapper of 2012."
Check out what they had to say below, you might surprised by some of the picks.
Cassidy, 9th Wonder, DJ Premier, Tamar Braxton & More Pick "The Hottest Rapper of 2012"
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2012 produced quite a few good movies and a few duds as well. ClevverMovies and Jeremy Jahns have put together their lists of the "10 Worst and Best Films of 2012."
Check out the lists and see if you agree. Sound off in the comment section and feel free to add your own choices for the worst and best Hollywood had to offer.this year.
The 10 Worst Films Of 2012
10. Ice Age: Continental Drift - Starring the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Legizamo
9. Battleship - Starring Rihanna and Brooklyn Decker
8. Total Recall - Starring Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale
7. That's My Boy - Starring Adam Sandler
6. Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance - Starring Nicolas Cage
5. Piranha 3DD - Starring Danielle Panabaker
4. Silent Hill Revelation - Starring Adelaide Clemens
3. The Apparition - Starring Ashley Greene
2. Playing For Keeps - Gerard Butler
1. One For the Money - Starring Katherine Heigl
The 10 Best Films Of 2012
10. Wreck It Ralph - Starring the voice of John C. Reilly
9. The Cabin in the Woods - Starring Kristen Connolly
8. Lincoln - Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field
7. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Starring Martin Freeman
6. Argo - Starring Ben Affleck
5. Skyfall - Starring Daniel Craig
4. Django Unchained - Starring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo Dicaprio
3. The Avengers - Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson
2. Looper - Starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
1. The Dark Knight Rises - Starring Christian Bale and Tom Hardy
The 10 Worst Films of 2012
The Top 10 Best Films of 2012
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Scrilla just announced he was leaving Young Jeezy's CTE imprint, but he departed on good terms. To prove that point he releases "High and Fly" featuring The Snowman himself, along with Cap 1.
Taylor Gang boss Wiz Khalifa teams up with his artist Berner for something new as thee year draws to a close. The track samples Phil Collins’ “Another Day in Paradise."
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Tyga' will have to cough up $16,801.67 after a judge ruled against him in a lawsuit filed by his accountant.
Robert Seltzer says he and the YMCMB rapper reached an oral agreement in 2011, which allowed Tyga to use Seltzer's credit card to charge food, hotel, and transportation while touring. The agreement called for Tyga to repay the debt at the end of each month.
Tyga ran up a bill totaling $13,396, but never repaid the accountant.
Seltzer sued the rapper for the amount owed plus interest. When Tyga failed to show up for the court date a judge entered a default judgment in Robert's favor and ordered the rapper to pay $16,801.67 according to TMZ.
Tyga had reportedly paid some of the money back.
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A$AP Rocky is facing a lawsuit from a man he allegedly beat up in July 2012 at a NYC clothing store according to TMZ.
Shenick Alcine is suing Rocky, claiming he saw the Harlem rapper doing a bunch of illegal drugs inside the store before he attacked him without provocation.
Two amateur photographers started filming the fight. When Rocky noticed them filming, he turned his attention to them and attacked them while trying to take their camera way.
Rocky was arrested at the scene. Earlier this month he pleaded guilty to to attempted grand larceny for trying to take the photographer's cameras. Assault and robbery charges were dropped.
No word on how much money Alcine is seeking from his lawsuit.
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A beef has popped off between Soulja Boy and Lil Scrappy. The two Georgia rappers have been going at each other on Twitter. The reason behind the beef could be female rapper Diamond, who is Soulja's current girlfriend. She is also Scrappy's ex.
Soulja makes mention of smashing Scrappy's girl, but Scrappy says it has nothing to do with a female. Check out their Twitter exchange below.
We'll see where this goes.
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The controversy surrounding Quentin Tarantino's new movie Django Unchained continues to rage on. In the film Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a slave-turned-bounty hunter who sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Although the movie has received critical praise, some have been offended by it's liberal use of the word n*gger. The word is reportedly used over 110 times.
Spike Lee and Katt Williams have been outspoken in their criticism of the movie. Spike is boycotting it. Katt says he plans on physically assaulting Quentin when they cross paths.
"When I see Quentin Tarantino I'm going to take this fist and I'm gonna put it right in his mouth where he say n*gger at," said Katt, while holding up his right fist. "Quentin Tarantino thinks he can say the n-word, but I checked with all of N*ggadom and nobody knows where he got his pass from. I hope he didn't get it from Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx cause they aren't going to help you when I see you. I'm saying that's disrespectful, I don't call Spanish people sp*cs because that's disrespectful, who would do that? Let alone do it 186 times in a movie for profit. Like for real, and put it out on Jesus' birthday. Really? You better unchain Django."
When the TMZ reporter asked Katt to compare Steven Spielberg's 1997 film Amistad to Django Unchained, Katt was ready with an answer.
"Quentin Tarantino is no Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg doesn't wanna be black," Katt told the reporter. "Quentin Tarantino thinks he is. So when he meets a real ni**a, we'll see if he is or not. {When I see him] I'm busting his a$$ on site."
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Fabolous and Pusha T hit up the Art Basel Miami Beach celebrations earlier this month to film the official music video for "Life Is So Exciting."
The song originally appears on Fab's latest mixtape The Soul Tape 2.
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Producer/rapper/singer Ryan Leslie hops on Fabolous' "Life Is So Exciting" and gives it a remix. The original version appears on Funeral Fab's latest mixtape The Soul Tape 2.
The Drama King is back with another nice posse cut. DJ Kay Slay teams up with Cassidy, Joell Ortiz and Jon Connor for "No Way Out."
The song is off of Kay Slay's upcoming mixtape Grown Man Hip Hop Pt 2: Sleeping With The Enemy.
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