After 19 years in the game Shaquille O'Neal is calling it quits. Once the most dominant big man in the game, injuries have taken their toll on the big man. He will go down as one of the best to ever play in the NBA.

Over the years there have been countless conspiracy theories surrounding the deaths of Tupac Shakur, Andy Kaufman, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison and Bruce Lee. In a new brand new comic book, all of the fallen icons are brought back to life as crime fighters who faked their own deaths.

'Comeback Kings' is the brainchild of writers Matt Sullivan and Gabe Guarente and artist Ethan Young. All three recently spoke with Newsarama.com about what inspired them to make the comic book.

Newsarama: Matt, Gabe, this is definitely a series with a unique concept — what are the origins of the story? And how did you go about selecting which dead celebrities would comprise the team?

Matt Sullivan: The stars we chose are obviously all icons that died too young who could still be alive today — but they also all have an audience that believes (or wants to believe) they faked their own deaths. We thought it’d be interesting to use that folklore as a satirical springboard to comment on both celebrity culture and the superhero genre simultaneously. There’s actually a lot of common ground between the two. Our superstars are all larger than life characters, with both heroic attributes and tragic dimension — just like many comic book heroes. There are similar core issues: Are their talents (and the fame resulting from them) a gift or a curse?

Gabe Guarente: So when we started talking about the names that fit the bill — Bruce, Elvis, Andy Kaufman — we saw how each one could be different personality type in a super team. Andy could be the goofy master of disguise, Jim could be the brooding ladies man, etc. It seemed so natural, we wondered why they never teamed up before. Would have been the best Enter the Dragon sequel ever.

Nrama: Ethan, how did you get on board, and how does it compare to other work you've done in your career?

Ethan Young: Gabe and Matt found my website, youngillustrations.com, where I basically offer illustration services for all different types of projects: comics, storyboards, logos, you name it. They pitched me on the idea of a satirical super-hero comic and I was intrigued from the get-go. It's a lot of fun to work on. I've been able to expand my repertoire and fool around with zip-a-tone; most of my other work is just traditionally inked. I think the final product is going to look neat! People who are more familiar with my previous works will see Comeback Kings as a pleasant surprise.

In the comic book Tupac's character will mirror his real life persona in some ways according to Sullivan and Guarente

Sullivan: Our Tupac is a thug angel, torn between being a socially-conscious man of honor and a ready-to-die gangsta who just doesn’t give a fuck. Focusing his revolutionary impulses beyond “me against the world” is his mission — and his struggle.
 
Guarente: Also, as the youngest member of the group, he’s brash and doesn’t like to take orders from guys who he thinks are well past their primes. You’ll also be interested to see where he is in his alter ego “retired” lifestyle, before getting called back into duty. It’s definitely a softer side to the Tupac you might know.

'Comeback Kings' is being distributed through Ardden Entertainment and is available now. To read more about it go to www.Newsarama.com.

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If you haven't heard the term "Golf Wang" or seen the abbreviation OFWGKTA, short for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, it might be time to familiarize yourself with Odd Future.

The rowdy Los Angeles based crew are fronted by energetic rapper Tyler The Creator. And includes singer Frank Ocean, who's single "Novacane" is currently burning up the airwaves.

The buzz they have created will most likely only get louder now that Eminem has co-signed them. He told MTV that although he hasn't heard as much from the group as he wants to, he is feeling them.

"I think that from the stuff that I've heard — I haven't heard a lot from them, I still have to go check out everything that they're doing — but I've heard enough to know that it feels like they're pushing boundaries and buttons, and that's definitely one of the things that I'm familiar with, especially when I first came out." Em said. "I love it, I love the fact that they're doing that. And the dudes can rhyme."

Em's 'Bad Meets Evil' partner Royce Da 5'9 agreed, and added that he likes what Frank Ocean is doing.

"I'm a big Frank Ocean fan," Royce said. "I'm feelin' the whole group. I'm with Em, though — I haven't heard enough of them. I heard more Frank Ocean, for some reason. It seems like he's standing out, for some reason."

Check out Odd Future's performance of "Sandwiches" on Jimmy Fallon and see what you think of them.

Eminen & Royce Da 5'9 speak on Odd Future

Tyler The Creator & Hodgy Beats (Odd Future) Perform "Sandwiches" Live On Jimmy Fallon

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Back in 1993 when Notorious B.I.G. dropped his first hit "Party and Bullsh*t" almost everyone that heard it immediately recognized he had something special going for him. Prodigy of Mobb Deep was one of the few exceptions.

"As far as the Biggie thing, a lot of our people would come on the block back in the days when Biggie had 'Party and Bullsh*t,' his first record. And they would play it, I wasn't into it," Prodigy admitted in an interview with MTV. "I was focused on Mobb Deep. I had tunnel vision: I really didn't give a f*ck what anybody was doing in rap music, except for Mobb Deep and Nas and our little circle. Everything else was irrelevant to me."

Prodigy says he even turned down an invitation from Biggie to collaborate on a song with him.

"Hav started doing a lot of production for people, and he did a beat for Big - and Big wanted me to get on it. I told Hav I just really didn't want to do that. That was my opinion at that time," P said. "Unfortunately Biggie lost his life. I started liking Biggie after he started heating up, I started re-listening to it. I was like, 'This kid is alright. I like, son.' Sometimes that happens in life though."

A Prodigy and Biggie Smalls collaboration over Havoc's production would have been special.  Too bad it never happened.

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1. DuFlocka Rant (Intro)
2. Stereo Type
3. I'm From Grove ft. Wooh Da Kid
4. Mud Musik ft. Gucci Mane & Tity Boi
5. Wet Wet ft. Blair Maxberry
6. Drunk 2 Much ft. Blair Maxberry
7. Bickin' Back Bein Bool ft. Slim Dunkin & Wooh Da Kid
8. Clayco ft. Gucci Mane, Kebo Gotti, Cartel MGM & Lil Capp
9. Baby Let Me See You Do It ft. Wooh Da Kid & Slim Dunkin
10. Nigga Knowledge ft. Lil Capp & YG Hootie
11. 2 Deep ft. Gucci Mane, Wooh Da Kid, YG Hootie, Ice Burgandy, Slim Dunkin, Lil Capp & Frenchie
12. I Don't See You ft. Gucci Mane & Ice Burgandy
13. Pass Around ft. Kebo Gotti & Slim Dunkin
14. Pot Of Gold ft. YG Hootie & Kebo Gotti
15. She Be Putting On ft. Gucci Mane
16. One Squad ft. Blair Maxberry & Cartier Kitten
17. Clap (Remix) ft. Travis Porter
18. Wake Up ft. YG Hootie & Wooh Da Kid
19. This Is BrickSquad ft. Ice Burgandy, P. Smurf, Frenchie & Wooh Da Kid

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Rihanna releases her latest single off of her 'Loud' album.

Beanie Sigel was once a key a key member of Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella team. The Philadelphia rapper and his State Property family helped Hov build a dynasty. But when that dynasty crumbled so did his relationship Jay-Z.

Starting in October 2009, Beans began airing Hov out on a several diss tracks. He released "Kill A Jigga Man", "What You Talkin Bout (Average Cat)" and "I Go Off", but Jay never responded.

Today (May 31) Beanie issued an apology to the man he dissed so viciously.

“What Mike Epps say? ‘Gangstas f*ck up too,’” Sigel told XXLMag.com. “Whatever I felt this dude Jay did wrong to me, it can’t outweigh the one thing he did do for me – he gave me an opportunity. Dude gave me an opportunity. A lot of people don’t get opportunities. He gave me that. That outweighs everything. I need that in black and white. I got caught in the moment and put my feelings out there. I should have never done that.”

Whether or not his relationship with Jay can be fixed is anybody's guess, but the Broad Street Bully says it could have gotten worse. He told XXL he has an album's worth of disses going at Hov's head, but he won't release them now.

“I was explaining the whole Roc-A-Fella sh*t and a lot of feelings were going to get hurt,” he said. “I was airing sh*t out. Just the homies could listen to that when they come into the studio. I couldn’t put that out. It wouldn’t sit right with me.”

Next up for Beans is a mixtape and album with DJ Green Lantern.

What do you make of Beanie's apology? Do you think Jay-Z will ever forgive him and work with him again?

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Beanie Sigel "What You Talkin Bout (Average Cat)"

Beanie Sigel "Kill A Jigga Man"

1. Main Event ft Torch
2.Making love
3.Im all out of love
4.Ur kind ft. Smoke Bulga
5.Sex compass (Christopher Columbus)
6.Devoted ft. Bun B
7.The road less traveled
8.Little soldier
9.Can’t take it (No more)
10.Walked Away
11.Infatuated
12.In the hood

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Snoop Dogg is back with the 2nd installment of Double G News Network.

Joining the Doggfather aka Nemo Hoes, are Archbishop Magic Don Juan, Stormy Fronts and Android Miller.

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New music from Lefrak's Noreaga off his 'N.O.R.E.aster' ep.

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In a new video posted to youtube, a user is claiming to have hacked into the Fox News ticker on 6th Avenue in New York City.

In the video you see the ticker working normally before it briefly goes dark, then flashes back on with a message declaring we are being lied to by right wingers.

"We are being lied to. Right wingers are destroying the middle class and trying to kill our unions," the message begins. "The country is not broke. We are the richest country in the world. USA is twice as rich as China. Our economy is bigger than most of Europe combined. We are not broke, we are being lied to. We will rise up, we will fight back. We will spread the truth."

Some are already declaring the video to be fake. What do you think?

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It's no secret that Ice-T's wife Coco has had some surgical enhancements done here and there.

The 32-year old, born Nicole Natalie Austin, has covered countless men's magazines with her traffic stopping ass.  But few have seen what she looked like before the fame... until now.

In a preview of her new reality show with her husband 'Ice Loves Coco,' Austin showed pictures of herself from a baby all the way up through her teens. She's never denied having breast surgery, but has always maintained that her ass was real.

Check out some before and after pics of Ice-T's better half below and decide for yourself.

Coco on left as a baby

Coco (right) with sister Kristy

Coco (right) and sister Kristy

Coco (left) and sister Kristy Williams

Coco as a teen

Coco's ass before

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50 Cent has moved one step closer to bringing his SMS Audio Wireless Headphones to consumers this year.

It's the latest potentially huge business venture for 50, who has proven to be equally adept in the booth and in the boardroom.

Read the press release below for full details.

TV Goods, Inc. ("TV Goods"), a direct response marketing organization and wholly owned subsidiary of H & H Imports, Inc. (OTCBB: HNHI), has announced that it and SMS Audio, LLC ("SMS"), an affiliate of rapper and business-mogul 50 Cent, have entered into a definitive agreement for TV Goods to exclusively produce and distribute a direct response television infomercial to globally market a wireless over-the-ear headphone product. The product will be endorsed by and will bear the name of "50 Cent."

Kevin Harrington, Chairman of TV Goods, stated, "I'm very excited about finalizing the definitive agreement with SMS. With TV Goods working directly with SMS, together we can be in complete control of the execution of taking this product to market thorough direct response marketing."

Under the terms of the agreement, TV Goods will begin pre-production of creative, media and marketing plans for the imminent launch of the infomercial. TV Goods will launch the direct response commercials to drive product awareness and generate sales. The infomercial is scheduled to begin pre-production in June with product expected to be available for sale in the third quarter of this year. Viewers of the infomercials will be able to purchase the product via a 1-800 number and also through a designated website.

50 Cent stated, "I am glad that we have finalized the TV Goods deal, so I can now focus my energy on finalizing the product and getting it to market ASAP. TV Goods will enhance my marketing strategy with television and the internet and I plan to also promote the product in music videos, TV, radio, through social networking, and movies."

About The Company:

H & H Imports, Inc. is the parent company of TV Goods, Inc. TV Goods, Inc. is a direct response marketing company. We identify, develop and market consumer products for global distribution. TV Goods was established by Kevin Harrington, a pioneer of direct response television. Kevin Harrington is an original investor on the ABC show "Shark Tank," which is produced by Sony Pictures Television and reality TV mogul Mark Burnett. For more information go to www.TVGoodsInc.com.

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Ciara is known for rocking barely there outfits onstage and off. If it was up to the 25-year old southern beauty she would walk around wearing much less.

"I feel the sexiest when I'm by myself, walking around nude," she told Us Magazine. "I have this new obsession with nudity, it's really weird. It may sound weird, but I just really love embracing the body."

The "Like A Boy" singer maintains her sexy figure by eating healthy and working out five days a week with trainer Gunnar Peterson, but she's careful to maintain her curvy figure.

"I can lose weight easily and I don't like to do that. I'm not trying to lose and get small. I just want to keep shape and I just want to focus on abs and glutes," she said.

Ciara is currently in South Africa until June 3 performing at Zarfest along with Lil Kim, DJ Scratch and Timbaland.

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