Actor, comedian and author Michael Rapaport swings through for his debut appearance on the show to promote his new book 'This Book Has Balls' and the following topics:
· Why he's been so outspoken on social media
· Making the distinction of using the term 'cracka'
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After being banned from the Hot 97 studios for 10+ years, 50 Cent made his return to the main building to chop it up with the Ebro in the Morning.
He talked about Prodigy's passing, the success of Mobb Deep when they were signed to G-Unit Records, Fat Joe putting out hot music, Remy Ma, Cardi B, Lil Kim having some hot unreleased records, JAY-Z's 4:44 album, "50 Central," argues with Ebro over the accusation that he ruined NYC hip hop, needing competition, "Power," STARZ, Donald Trump.
JAY-Z is all set to hit the road in support of his latest album. The Roc Nation CEO has just announced the '4:44 Tour.' The trek kiks off on October 27, in Anaheim. Additional stops include Houston, Cleveland, Boston and Chicago, before winding down in Los Angeles on December 21.
Pre-sale for TIDAL members and Citi cardholders starts today at 12 p.m. ET. The general public will have access to tickets on Friday (July 14) at 10 a.m. local time.
Oct. 27 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center Oct. 28 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena Nov. 1 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center at Fresno State Nov. 3 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena Nov. 5 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center Arena Nov. 7 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center Nov. 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center Nov. 9 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center Nov. 11 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center Nov. 12 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena Nov. 14 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena Nov. 15 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena Nov. 16 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center Nov. 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Nov. 19 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena Nov. 21 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre Nov. 22 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre Nov. 25 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Nov. 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center Nov. 29 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center Dec. 2 – Uniondale, NY – NYCB LIVE’s Nassau Coliseum Dec. 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center Dec. 6 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena Dec. 9 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place Dec. 11 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena Dec. 13 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena Dec. 14 – Portland, OR – Moda Center Dec. 16 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena Dec. 17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center Dec. 19 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena Dec. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
(New York Daily News) JAY-Z resorts to using an "odious and false" stereotype about the Jewish community in a song on his latest album, an anti-bigotry organization charged.
The Anti-Defamation League — a non-profit Jewish establishment — lampooned the hip hop mogul over a set of controversial lyrics that they believe perpetuates anti-Semitic generalizations in his new song "The Story of O.J."
In the song, which appears on his new "4:44" album, JAY-Z raps: "You wanna know what's more important than throwin' away money at a strip club? Credit / You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it."
The ADL officially condemned JAY-Z's use of these lyrics on Thursday in a statement, contending that the rapper's generalized wording seems to play "into deep-seated anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money.
"The idea that Jews 'own all the property' in this country and have used credit to financially get ahead are odious and false," a spokesperson for the ADL told the magazine. "Yet, such notions have lingered in society for decades, and we are concerned that this lyric could feed into preconceived notions about Jews and alleged Jewish 'control' of the banks and finance."
The spokesperson continued in the statement to say that the organization does not believe JAY-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, actually intended to promote Anti-Semitic views with the polarizing lyrics, but the league denounced that portion of the song nonetheless.
"We know that JAY-Z is someone who has used his celebrity in the past to speak out responsibly and forcefully against the evils of racism and anti-Semitism," the statement continued.
JAY-Z has not responded to the Anti-Defamation League's comments. A request for comment was not returned by his rep.
JAY-Z touches on a number of highly personal and social topics in his much-talked about new album, including in the song "Smile" where he reveals his mother, Gloria Carter, is a lesbian.
"Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian / Had to pretend so long that she's a thespian," he raps.
His mother provides a spoken-word outro in the song, in which she says, "Love who you love, because life isn't guaranteed."
JAY-Z also made headlines for appearing to apologize to his wife, Beyoncé, for cheating on her in other parts of the album, as well as for addressing his fallout with longtime friend and collaborator Kanye West in the song "Kill Jay Z."
"4:44" went platinum less than a week after it premiered exclusively on Tidal.
"Power" star and executive producer 50 Cent joins Access Hollywood Live's Natalie Morales and Kit Hoover to talk about his Starz series and share his opinion on JAY-Z's newest album, "4:44." Plus, when is 50's new album dropping? "Power" airs Sundays at 9 PM ET/PT on Starz.
Access Hollywood: I hear you didn't like JAY-Z's "4:44" album
50 Cent: I said it was good. I just thought it was too smart. Because I do think you gotta dumb down the material to fit in to what the culture's producing. Because now it's a little more melody-driven. It's not as sophisticated as it was when I first came in.
Access Hollywood: When's your album coming out?
50 Cent: It'll be the end of the year.
Access Hollywood: What is it gonna sound like?
50 Cent: It won't be as smart as the JAY-Z record. I wanna make music that people can have fun to. So you don't have to stop ... You can get it immediately without having to sit and analyze.
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