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Super Bowl XLV offers an opportunity for a couple of first time events. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin could become the youngest coach to win two Super Bowls at the age of 37.
It will also be the first ever Super Bowl without cheerleaders according to Yahoo.
The Steelers and Green Bay Packers are 2 of only 6 teams that don't have those sexy women with pom poms cheering their teams on and helping to hype the crowd.
The other teams without cheerleaders are are the Cleveland Browns, the Chicago Bears , the Detroit Lions, and the New York Giants.
That the game is being played in Dallas, where the Cowboys have made cheerleading high profile for years, makes the situation seem even more odd.
The Packers were one of the first pro football teams to use cheerleaders, starting in 1931. But in 1988, the team disbanded its professional cheering squad. The Pack have used the cheerleading squad from the University of Wisconsin at-Green Bay for the last 21 years at home games and Super Bowls 31 and 32, but opted not to have them appear at this years's Super Bowl.
"We thank the Packers for wanting a collegiate atmosphere at their games and real CHEERleaders (not dancers). The UW-Green Bay cheer squad also travelled to Super Bowl 31 and 32 and were on the field cheering our team on! It is unfortunate that we are not being included this year, but we are grateful for all the opportunities we have cheering for every home game at Lambeau. Go Pack!" UW-GB cheer coach Ann Rodrian wrote to Dallas News.
I think NFL fans want to see the "dancers" Ann, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen at Super Bowl XLV.
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Multimedia mogul Russell Simmons stopped by Shade 45 Saturday (January 22) to drop some knowledge about a wide variety of topics. And to promote his new book 'Super Rich: A Guide To Having It All.' A self help book about "the principles that promote happiness and attract riches.".
When you're as wealthy and successful as Russell is, there aren't many people whose opinions can affect your bottom line. Unless it's someone like Oprah Winfrey, who didn't plug Russell's new book on her show because she's reportedly angry with it's bad language.
"But all the work I do for humanity, for the animals, for the planet, for civil rights, for the hood and all that. I would think they would let my personal life not have nothing to do with my message," Russel said. "She didn't say that, but her best friend Gayle [King] did."
Russell goes on to talk about being a vegan, his harem of women, the inhumane treatment of farm animals and Amber Rose's ass.
Rose made an appearance on Russ's show 'Running Russell Simmons', and of course Whoo Kid had to know if he touched her ass while she was there.
"That's a lot of ass ... I'm scared of that much, you know I like thin girls," Russell said. "I love her to death, but we never even went down that.. discussion."
Check out the rest of the interview below and if you would like to purchase Russel's new book click HERE.
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From the dudes that brought you "Head of the State" comes a new video.
This time they are spoofing perhaps rap's biggest icons in Tupac Shakur and his "Hit Em Up" video that famously dissed Notorious B.I.G.
Once again President Barack Obama as played by actor/comedian James Davis, is seen rapping, dancing and acting "hood" while dissing the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and Dick Cheney.
In this spoof as funny as "Head of the State"? Or needs more work?
Iron Mike Tyson and wife Lakiha Spicer Tyson welcomed a baby boy into the world yesterday (Tuesday January 25) according to People.com.
The baby was named Morocco Elijah Tyson and weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds, 13 ounces.
"He is such a sweet and calm baby. Mike and Kiki are overwhelmed with joy to welcome their son to the Tyson family," the boxer's rep said.
It's the couple's second child.
For someone who has been getting lots of press over the last couple of years, Nicki Minaj hasn't really revealed a lot about her personal life.
Of course we've known that the 26-year old was born in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to the U.S. at age 5 and had a father who was an abusive drinker. But in a new interview with the UK Sun the Young Money rapper really opens up about what life was like for her, her brother and mother living with a man as abusive as her dad and how that affected her.
"All of my young and teenage early years we lived in fear that my mother would be killed by my father. It was ridiculous. It made me act out to guys and be evil to them when I was growing up," Nicki said. "It made me tough. Of course it did. I am an emotional person, but I am a tough person. It was very tough emotionally for me to have a parent who was an alcoholic and a drug addict. I had a mom with no money."
Living in that environment has shaped Nicki into the woman she is today. Wildly successful and strong, yet slightly vulnerable at the same time.
"We didn't really have many options. When you don't have options you feel helpless. And I think that is the worst feeling. My father was violent - physically and verbally. Once my older brother grew up he became the man of the house and started standing up to my father. That was the only time we had peace in my home, when we knew there was another male figure in the house and he could protect us," Nicki explains. "I will cry about something but I never let anything stop me. I can't be like my mom. I know I can cut ties and still make it. She didn't cut ties when I felt like she should have done. That's been my whole thing. I've been able to say, 'This isn't working any more. You need to get out of my life'. I keep it moving and it has worked."
It definitely has worked out fine
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Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan (CNN) -- In a far flung corner of northern Afghanistan, Aziza reaches into the dark wooden cupboard, rummages around, and pulls out a small lump of something wrapped in plastic.
She unwraps it, breaking off a small chunk as if it were chocolate, and feeds it to four-year-old son, Omaidullah. It's his breakfast -- a lump of pure opium.
"If I don't give him opium he doesn't sleep," she says. "And he doesn't let me work."
Aziza comes from a poor family of carpet weavers in Balkh province. She has no education, no idea of the health risks involved or that opium is addictive.
"We give the children opium whenever they get sick as well," she says, crouching over her loom.
With no real medical care in these parts and the high cost of medicine, all the families out here know is opium.
It's a cycle of addiction passed on through generations.
The adults take opium to work longer hours and ease their pain.
Aziza's elderly mother-in-law, Rozigul, rolls a small ball in her fingers and pops it into her mouth with a small smile before passing a piece over to her sister.
"I had to work and raise the children, so I started using drugs," she says. "We are very poor people, so I used opium. We don't have anything to eat. That is why we have to work and use drugs to keep our kids quiet."
The entire extended family is addicted.
This part of Afghanistan is famous for its carpets. It's so remote there are no real roads. The dirt ones that exist are often blocked by landslides.
The closest government-run drug rehabilitation center is a four-hour drive away. But it has just 20 beds and a handful of staff to deal with the epidemic.
"Opium is nothing new to our villages or districts. It's an old tradition, something of a religion in some areas," said Dr. Mohamed Daoud Rated, coordinator of the center.
"People use opium as drugs or medicine. If a child cries, they give him opium, if they can't sleep, they use opium, if an infant coughs, they give them opium."
The center is running an outreach program to the areas that are most afflicted.
Most Afghans aren't aware of the health risks of opium and only a few are beginning to understand the hazards of addiction.
"I was a child when I started using drugs" 35-year-old Nagibe says.
She says her sister-in-law first gave her some when she was a young teenage bride, just 14 years old. Her children grew up addicts as well.
When her husband died, she remarried.
She said: "My new husband doesn't use drugs, nor does his family. Because of that I was able to come here and get treatment. Now as an adult I understand and I want to leave this all behind."
She has been clean for four months, but every day is a struggle.
Carpet weaver Rozigul, 30, is in the detox program with her three-year-old son Babagildi, his pudgy face covered in blemishes. She started using six years ago.
"When I was pregnant with this baby I was using drugs. So he was born addicted and was always crying. I would try to keep him quiet and make him sleep, so I just kept feeding him opium," she says.
Her addicted mother-in-law shares the bed next to her, curled up in a ball and mumbling to herself.
Three generations from one family, all struggling with a curse that afflicts well over one million Afghans.
Source: CNN
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Comedian Kevin Hart hit up Lopez Tonight earlier this week.
The two chopped it up about Kevin being mistaken for Floyd Mayweather Jr, the incident at Diddy's party when a chick's hair caught on fire, his son thinking he's Spider Man and more.
Check out the hilarious interview below and catch Kevin on the road.
January 28, 2011 - The Cotillion - Wichita, KS
January 29, 2011 - Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie, TX
February 4, 2011 - Sovereign PAC - Reading, PA
February 5, 2011 - Grand Opera - Wilmington,DE
February 11, 2011 - Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
For more tour dates and info, visit www.khartonline.com.
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"When I be eatin' my food sometimes I sh*t in my drawers/dropping doo doo on the floor but homie who do you call" Officer Ross - 'Nasty Fartin Music'
Officer Ross has invaded your favorite restaurant again, locking n*ggas up and eating up everything in sight.
He's especially fond of the sauce so hide your chicken tenders and bring a gas mask cause this dude's farts kill..
Shout out to Mr. Grind Comedy Production.
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Coming from Florida but currently reppin' Brooklyn, the young female MC, Nitty Scott is making a name for herself with stacked lyrics about sacrifice, growth, and good times. Always a writer by talent, practice, and schooling, Nitty is now honing her skills through hip-hop and making strong strides as an indie artist who isn't afraid of not going platinum or having a lot of popularity. She just wants to make good music.
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50 Cent knows a thing or two about the magic super producer Dr Dre can work behind the boards. That's why he's as excited as everyone else is about the 'Detox' album.
Just Blaze's recent joke comparing 'Detox' to seeing a unicorn aside, the album is definitely dropping this year.
Fif spoke with MTV at Sundance about when the album is so anticipated.
"I Think everyone is [looking forward to Detox]. When you got a producer that has that kind of production track record... You'd have to even credit both Eminem's success and my success to Dr Dre as a producer," 50 said. "My 1st single off of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' people constantly tell me is a classic was produced by Dr Dre In Da Club. Without that momentum from that song I'm not sure they [fans] would have taken to P.I.M.P. the same way or 21 Questions or any of the other hit records I released following that."
The next 'Detox' single will be the Eminem and Dre collaboaration "I Need A Doctor" produced by UK beat maker Alex Da Kid.
Check the pics out below of Eminem arriving today on the set of the "I Need A Doctor" video shoot in Los Angeles
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I guess when you can't track down an entertainer by phone, the next best thing is putting up a youtube video plea.
That's what West Coast veteran rapper Snoop Dogg hopes to accomplish with his video released yesterday (January 24), asking Lady Gaga to record a song with him.
"Attention, this is an APB (all-points bulletin) out for Lady Gaga, big Snoop Dogg is lookin' for you, I'm trying to do a song with you. It's a real nice freaky deaky kind of song. Get at me." The Doggfather says.
Snoop is set to drop his 11th album "Doggumentary", in March, maybe we will hear a Snoop/Gaga collaboration on that disc.
Would you like to hear Lady Gaga on a Snoop Dogg track?
No need to adjust your internet connection, if you're looking for worldstarhiphop the closest you're going to get is a cached Google page.
The video website made the mistake of going against 50 Cent and now appear to be paying the price.
Well actually the site is down due to some kind of technical difficulties according to the site's owner Q, or maybe because of copyright infringement of others are to be believed.
"We've been down before, the longest was like 8 months in 2007," Q told Hot 97's Angie Martinez during a phone conversation just moments ago.
When asked to go into his beef with 50 Cent, Q called it a "miscommunication", but it's more than that.
Worldstar had been using 50 Cent's image as it's logo for an extended period, giving visitor's to the site the false impression he was somehow affiliated with it.
50 Cent sued Worldstar in June 2009 for unlawfully using his image. That case is still winding its way through the court system, but the fact is he has a good chance of winning.
I came across this article on blackweb20 that explains why Fif could walk away from the suit with a lot of money or even more.
The use of one’s image or likeness is covered under the Right to Publicity law. This law drives from the Right to Privacy. There are four basic Rights to Privacy:
1. Protection from unreasonable intrusion upon the seclusion of another. For example a home or a car,
2. Protection from appropriation of a person’s name or likeness (Right to Publicity). For example using a person’s name or image on a product or service without their permission,
3. Protection from publication of private facts. For example, income tax data, family quarrels, medical treatment, school records, etc.,
4. Protection from publication of information that places a person in a false light.
Prosser, Restatement 2nd of Torts.
The Right to Publicity is triggered where commercial speech is involved, i.e, when a company has used a celebrity’s “name, likeness, or voice” in connection with a product, thereby creating a false and misleading impression that the celebrity is endorsing the product. See, e.g., Eastwood v. Super. Ct., 149 Cal. App. 3d 409, 417 (1983).
In 50 cent case, he claims WorldStarHipHop.com used his image like a banner ad, therefore created the false impression that he was affiliated with the site. The use of his image resulted in increased traffic to the site and therefore increased ad dollars. If 50 cent's claims are proven to be true, WorldStarHipHop.com will have to compensate 50 cents for using his image to endorse their product, i.e., their website.
Now back to today's dismantling of Worldstar. There's someone else claiming to have taken them down due to a copyright infringement claim.
According to this guy @ishatonu. he filed a complaint against Worldstar with their server host Yahoo, after they used one of his videos without permission.
Whatever the case, the site is down and it's more than just "technical difficulties", their problems with 50 Cent are just beginning.
Being named to XXL's Freshman's Class is a nice honor for most up-and-coming artists. B.o.B., Kid Cudi, Cory Gunz, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and J. Cole have all gotten the honor previously.
Last year however, both Drake and Nicki Minaj turned down the opportunity to join the 2010 class. Both said the offer came a year too late.
Now comes word that Harlem spitta Vado is going to decline this year.
Do I smell a trend developing?
Although Vado hasn't spoken publicly about the situation, his boss Cam'ron told DJ Drama on Shade 45 that he told XXL to either make his protege the centerpiece for 2011's class or no dice.
"To be honest, he's not gonna be on there," Cam said. "It ain't definite yet. But I spoke to Vanessa ... She called me about doing it. You know they didn't put him on last year, they wanted him on this year. Alan [Grunblatt of Koch/E-1 Records] called. Me and Vado have an album coming out and Jim has an album coing out [on E-1] ... so I told the lady at XXL I'd get back to her."
The lady Cam refers to is XXL editor Vanessa Satten
"If Vado does do the cover for XXL I want him to be the main focus. I'm not trying to be an assh*le, or be like it's us or nothing. I'm just trying to say my man put in a lot of work in the last year," Cam said. "I'm not saying the other people that's coming up shouldn't be on the cover ... I'm just saying give him a little focus on the cover. She was like she didn't know if she could that and I understand that."
So instead of doing XXL, Vado is going to cover The Source through a deal set up by Grunblatt.
If you were in Vado's shoes wout you turn down an opportunity to be a part on XXL's Freshman Class 2011?
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Lil Wayne is wasting no time in getting some show money to line his pockets while he completes work on his highly anticipated, 'Tha Carter IV' album.
In what can only be considered a shrewd business move, Weezy is capitalizing on his fans hunger to see him perform live for the 1st time since since his release from prison. After his new album drops, he will more than likely hit the road again, to perform at some of the very same venues just months apart.
Joining Wayne on the 25-city "I Am Music II" tour will be Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, DJ Mixmaster Mike, Nicki Minaj and Officer Ross.
This tour is a sequel to his 2008-2009 "I Am Music" tour which pulled in $42 million dollars and 800,000 fans according to Billboard.
As promised in his recent interview with Rolling Stone, there is no New York City date. The Young Money rapper has promised to never go back there after catching the gun case that landed him in Rikers.
Tickets for the tour go on sale the weekend of February 4, through Live Nation.
Peep the tour dates below according
3/18: Buffalo, N.Y., HSBC Arena
3/19: Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena
3/20: Baltimore, Md., First Mariner Arena
3/23: Hampton, Va., Hampton Coliseum
3/24: Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans Arena
3/26: Philadelphia, Penn., Wells Fargo Center
3/27: Long Island, N.Y., Nassau Coliseum
3/30: University Park, Penn., Bryce Jordan Center
4/1: Chicago, Ill., United Center
4/2: Detroit, Mich., The Palace of Auburn Hills
4/3: Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
4/6: Miami, Fla., Bank Atlantic Center
4/8: Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
4/9: Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
4/10: St. Louis, Mo,. Scottrade Center
4/14: New Orleans, La., New Orleans Arena
4/15: Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Arena
4/16: Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
4/19: Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Arena
4/23: Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
4/24: Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
4/26: Sacramento, Calif., ARCO Arena
4/28: Edmonton, Canada, Rexall Place
4/29: Vancouver, Canada, Rogers Arena
5/01: East Rutherford, N.J., Bamboozle Festival at Meadowlands Arena
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Moscow (CNN) -- Terrorists detonated a bomb at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday, killing 35 people and wounding 152, Russian authorities said.
President Dmitry Medvedev, who called the bombing a terrorist attack, ordered additional security at airports and transportation hubs around the country, and Moscow police went on high alert in case of additional bombs.
The explosion occurred about 4:30 p.m. at the entrance of the international arrivals section of Domodedovo Airport, Itar-Tass said, citing a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee, Tatyana Morozova.
State TV aired video of the smoke-filled terminal, including what appeared to be bodies and luggage on the ground.
The Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said 35 people were dead and 152 had been wounded in the explosion.
State TV, citing Russian authorities, said the bombing was the act of a suicide bomber who stuffed a homemade bomb with small metal objects to make it more deadly, then activated it in a crowded area where many people were waiting for arriving passengers. CNN could not independently verify those claims.
A heavy police presence remained outside the airport nearly four hours after the explosion, and more than 10 ambulances left the airport with lights flashing and sirens screeching.
Incoming flights scheduled to land at Domodedovo were being diverted to Moscow's other airports, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo, Russian TV said.
However, airport spokeswoman Yelena Galanova told Russian state TV that the airport was "operating as usual."
"There have been no departure delays. We were shut for only about 20 minutes after the explosion," she told state TV.
An airport employee, Andrei Surkov, told CNN that while the international arrivals area is still closed, international passengers were being routed through the domestic terminal located on the other end of the airport.
Lufthansa spokeswoman Claudia Lange said the airline has suspended all flights to Domodedovo until further notice.
Elina Bakhtina told state TV she was at the airport cafe she owns when the explosion occurred.
"The blast must have been very strong, because our cafe is about 100 meters from the arrivals area. When we heard the blast, glass just started falling from the ceiling," she said.
Tatyana Papova, who was waiting at passport control when the explosion occurred, told state TV that escalators stopped working at the baggage claim area and airport employees started breaking down walls to help clear people from the area.
Domodedovo is 22 kilometers (14 miles) southeast of Moscow. According to the airport's website, it is the largest of Moscow's three airports, as well as the busiest in terms of passenger traffic.
U.S. President Barack Obama called the bombing a "premeditated attack against innocent civilians."
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned the attack and urged greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said British officials are "in urgent contact with Russian authorities to establish the facts and to provide consular support to any British nationals who may have been affected."
German and Isreali leaders also condemned the attacks.
Will Geddes, terrorism expert and managing director of International Corporate Protection Group, called the bombing a "very significant terror strike."
"To strike in the airport -- which is fundamentally believed and understood by many to be one of the most secure types of installations in a city or in a country -- to have such a devastating an attack with such a tragic result, means that they had planned this considerably well and gone ahead in achieving their aims," he said.
Russia has a long history of dealing with terror attacks.
In 2004, two airplanes that took off from Domodedovo exploded, killing at least 89 people in an attack blamed on Chechen suicide bombers.
More recently, female suicide bombers struck the Moscow metro during rush hour in March, setting off two explosions that killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 60. Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for that attack.
In November 2009, an explosive device derailed an express train, killing at least 26 people.
Source: CNN
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Ginuwine set the bar high for himself right out the gate, when he burst onto the scene in 1996 with his hit single "Pony." Six albums later he's still going strong.
The 35-year old singer is set to release 'Elgin' on February 15. The album's title was inspired by his late mother.
"My mom told me to use my name for something, she's no longer with us," Ginuwine, born Elgin Baylor Lumpkin explains of the new album's title. "She told me to use my name for something before I'm done with this business. And this doesn't mean that I'm done with this business, but when they came to me and asked what I wanted to name this cd, it just popped in my head. Hopefully she knew something I didn't know, it's the number 7 cd, that's God's number."
Both of Ginuwine's parents died in 2000. His father committed suicide, his mother died from cancer less than a year later. He was asked how their losses affect his music.
"Anybody that has their parents leave them a year after another it's gonna affect them period. I wouldn't wish that upon noone," the singer said. "But I came through it in 2005 and now I'm able to deal with it. It still hurts.. Christmas, Thanksgiving still hurts, but I'm able to move forward and continue with life."
The new album only has one feature. Rap's baddest chick, Trina appears on the song "Batteries", Ginuwine said he purposely limited the features to just one.
"When you get my cd I want you to get me period, I don't want you to get a compilation album," he said.
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You really don't need to wonder whether or not this dude is on drugs. The fact he thought he could land a backflip off a 2 to 3-story building speaks volumes.
I don't see any money change hands, so basically this fool did this for free.
He remarkably lands on his feet, and even gets up and tries to walk it off like he's not in all kinds of pain.
I know he broke a couple bones in his legs -- he had to have.
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