Video After The JumpThe Pussycat Dollsmay be looking for a few new faces to joinNicole Scherzingerand co., but they're also looking for a few big names to collaborate with on their next album.
Work is already under way on the group's follow-up to their 2008 album, Doll Domination, and the group's creator, Robin Antin, admits there's one Black Eyed Pea she'd love to get on board for a song or two. "As far as women, I'd love to do a collaboration with Fergie," Antin told MTV News. "I think having her on an album would be incredible and something I've always wanted to do."
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HotSusan Boyle
Boyle, a worldwide YouTube phenomenon, brought a whole new concept to modern celebrity: dowdy chic. With her unglamorous appearance contradicting her rapturous voice, Boyle reminded us of the power of inner beauty, and in the process managed to, at least for a while, outsell every shapely young thing on the planet. Boyle's debut racked up the biggest opening sales figure of the year: over 700,000 units, most of them on (gasp!) physical CD.
Maxwell
After nearly a decade in hiding, the Brooklyn-born R&B singer made the kind of point-perfect comeback that instantly compensated for all the time away. His album "BLACKsummers'night" went platinum, earning some of the most enraptured reviews of the year, bagging no fewer than six Grammy nominations in their wake.
Kings of Leon
They're the first new rock band to break through in far too long. In '09, this brash Nashville foursome enjoyed iTunes' most downloaded album, "Only by the Night." The band also racked up a slew of Grammy nominations for their song "Use Somebody," ensuring they'll become only hotter in 2010.
Taylor Swift
Not only did this Nashville star (who just turned 20) have the top-selling album of '09 (with a tally topping 4 million copies), she became a combination saint/victim when Kanye West tried to ruin her moment of triumph at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. To certify her resurrection, two months later, at the American Music Awards, Swift even beat the sanctified Michael Jackson for the top prize: Artist of the Year.
NotU2
They may have enjoyed the year's most attended tour. But U2's latest CD, "No Line on the Horizon," bombed with fans and became the worst-selling disk of their career.
J.Lo
Yes, she fell on her world-famous rump on the American Music Awards, but she quickly bounced back (literally, it seems) to survive one of pop's goofier, and most blabbed about, public gaffes.
Kanye West
Already a famously bad sport, Kanye crossed the line to genuine jerk-face in the fall when he grabbed the limelight from Taylor Swift during her MTV acceptance speech and insisted that Beyoncé's clip should have won instead. After that, even the impeccably measured President Obama hauled off and called Kanye a "jackass."
Whitney Houston
While the troubled singer's comeback CD has sold strongly (800,000 copies and counting), her interview on Oprah left a bad taste in the mouth, and her intended comeback appearance on "Good Morning America" live from Central Park! found her in scratchy and damaged voice, barely able to croak through four short numbers.
Chris Brown
The young R&B stud achieved genuine pariah status this year by perpetrating the ultimate no-no viciously beating his girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy party. Brown spent the rest of the year apologizing, but the damage had been done.
DETROIT - A second Nigerian man was been taken into custody aboard a jetliner in Detroit after locking himself in the airliner's bathroom, The Associated Press reported.
A law enforcement official told the AP that the incident took place aboard the same Northwest flight that was attacked on Christmas Day. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the incident was ongoing.
A Delta spokeswoman said all 256 passengers have been safely taken off the plane. Delta operates the Northwest flight.
Source: MSNBC
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 27, 2009 at 10:00am
Katt Williams has become a human magnet for anything that involves drama lately.
According to TMZ, the Pimpadelic comedian was involved in a verbal altercation with a group of people outside The Bar Delux Club in Hollywood,Ca Saturday night (December 26). As things got more heated Katt reportedly went to his vehicle and retrieved his pistol.
Fortunately for everyone involved, cooler heads prevailed and the situation calmed down before any fists or bullets started flying.
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1. Doa Remix (New Arrangement)
2. Smoke To This (Lil Ronnie)
3. See Me Shine (1500) Thin C Siren Edit
4. Against The World (Duane DaRock)
5. What Have We Done (HC The Chemist)
6. My Street Blues (Dj Uneek)
7. Nuff Respect (Scott Storch)
8. Roam In Ya Zone (1500)
9. Let Ya Self Go (Donte Carter)
10. No Mas (unknown)
11. Too Small (Dsp)
12. Wanna Ride (Duane DaRock)
13. Break Up To Make Up (Thin C)
14. Life’s Been Good (Dsp)
15. Celebration (Thin C) – performed by Layzie and Flesh (Howse Boys)Download Here
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Rap giant Eminem is heading over to jolly old England to headline a concert that also features singer Pink on the bill.
That's not the biggest news however. For the first time I can remember Slim Shady has agreed to censor his lyrics to appease gay rights groups that might protest the show.
According to AllHipHop, Eminem agreed to perform at the 2010 Wireless Festival after he and the show's promoters agreed to terms on this issue. Activist group OutRage! has been successful in boycotting artists like Buju Banton and Beenie Man in the past. Em wanted to avoid any confrontation with them or similar gay rights groups while visiting the UK.
The show will take place at London's Hyde Park in July of 2010.
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 26, 2009 at 12:00pm
Video After The Jump2009 has been a wild year for Hip Hop. We've seen plenty of beefs, a rapper embarrass himself at the MTV Music Awards and the rise of hipster/emo rap.50 Cent recently sat down with DJ Semtex to talk about the highs and lows of 2009. One topic was his beefs with Fat Joe, The Game & Ja Rule. He also speaks on the Beanie Sigel/Jay-Z situation.
The most intriguing part of the interview however, comes towards the end. When 50 speaks very candidly about his feelings towards Interscope Records and why he feels no loyalty towards the label.
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Nike came up with a sick concept for their new commercial that combines elements of basketball, hip hop, comedy and the Holiday spirit.
One of Santa's reindeer, Blitzen (voiced by Lupe Fiasco) started feeling himself thinking he's got more game than Santa, Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.
Santa (Voiced by Krs One) wasn't having it though. He brings his boys to the court and Lebron does his thing thunder dunking on trash talking Blitzen.
You gotta love it, lol
Videos After The JumpCommercial # 1: Blitzen (Lupe Fiasco) Talking Mad TrashCommercial # 2: Santa Clause (voiced by Krs One) Fires Back At Trash Talking BlitzenCommercial # 3: Santa Clause (Krs One) Spits More Heat At Blitzen Who Then Gets Dunked On By LebronRead more…
Video After The JumpRomulus, Michigan (CNN) -- A Nigerian man is "talking a lot" to the FBI, said a senior U.S. official, after what the United States believes was an attempted terrorist attack on an inbound international flight.
The initial impression is that the suspect was acting alone and did not have any formal connections to organized terrorist groups, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation.
The suspect, identified by a U.S. government official as 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ignited a small explosive device Friday, shortly before a Northwest flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, landed at Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan.
Passenger Jasper Schuringa told CNN that with the aid of the cabin crew, he helped subdue and isolate Abdulmutallab.
Abdulmutallab was taken into custody and is being treated for second- and third-degree burns on his thighs, according to federal law enforcement and airline security sources.
The sources told CNN that the suspect flew into Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on a KLM flight from Lagos, Nigeria, and is not believed to be on any "no fly" list, although his name does appear in a U.S. database of people with suspect connections. He did not undergo secondary security screening in Amsterdam, an administration official said.
The administration official said there was no evidence that Abdulmutallab was a hard-core, trained member of al-Qaeda.
The Nigerian national, however, claimed to have extremist ties and said the explosive device "was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used," a federal security bulletin obtained by CNN said.
British counterterrorism police officers were searching houses Saturday in central London in relation to the airline incident, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman told CNN.
The remains of the device used are being sent to an FBI explosives lab in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis, security sources said.
President Obama, who is spending the holidays in Hawaii, was briefed on the incident during a secure phone call with aides and instructed in a subsequent discussion with security advisers "that all appropriate measures be taken to increase security for air travel," White House spokesman Bill Burton told CNN. The president made no changes to his schedule, Burton said.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement Friday saying that air passengers "may notice additional screening measures put into place to ensure the safety of the traveling public on domestic and international flights."
Passengers described the brief moments of panic on board, as screams erupted and flight attendants ran for fire extinguishers.
Syed Jafry, who was sitting in seat 16G, said the plane was just beginning to descend when passengers heard a pop.
"Everybody got a little bit startled," he said. "After a few seconds or so ... there was ... kind of a flamish light and there was fire" and people around the immediate area began to panic.
Schuringa said he heard a big bang that sounded like a firecracker going off. He told CNN that he was the one who was able to subdue Abdulmutallab. CNN was not able to independently confirm Schuringa's account.
Schuringa said someone started yelling: "Fire! Fire!"
Then there was smoke. That's when Schuringa said he knew something was terribly wrong.
When he noticed that Abdulmutallab was not moving, he grew suspect. He jumped over the passenger next to him and lunged over Abdulmutallab's seat.
Schuringa said he saw that Abdulmutallab had his pants open and he was holding a burning object between his legs.
"I pulled the object from him and tried to extinguish the fire with my hands and threw it away," Schuringa said.
He said he managed to pull an object tucked between Abdulmutallab's legs.
"Water! Water," Schuringa screamed. He heard fire extinguishers as he pulled Abdulmutallab out of his seat and dragged him to the front of the plane.
Schuringa said Abdulmutallab seemed dazed. "He was staring into nothing."
Schuringa said he stripped off Abdulmutallab's clothes to make sure he did not have other explosives on his body. A crew member helped handcuff him.
He said other passengers applauded as he walked back to his own seat.
"My hands are pretty burned. I am fine," he said. "I am shaken up. I am happy to be here."
Jafry said the incident was under control within minutes, crediting the crew and nearby passengers for the rapid response.
Another passenger, Richelle Keepman, told CNN affiliate WDIV-TV that the experience was terrifying.
"I think we all thought we weren't going to land, we weren't going to make it," Keepman said.
One person was taken to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, hospital spokeswoman Tracy Justice said.
"All passengers have deplaned and, out of an abundance of caution, the plane was moved to a remote area," where the plane and baggage were rescreened, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement. Passengers were interviewed by law enforcement authorities before being allowed to leave the airport.
No other suspicious materials were found on the plane or in luggage, the law enforcement and airline security sources said. The suspect had only carry-on luggage.
Another passenger on the Northwest flight transferred from the same KLM flight in Amsterdam, but officials found no connection between the two, the sources said.
The plane, an Airbus 330, landed shortly before noon. It was carrying 278 passengers.
Delta is the parent company of Northwest.
Source: CNN
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Video After The JumpFollow Birdman along with Jay Sean & Mack Maine on the album release week of "Priceless" & "All or Nothing"This video includes::
Day 1: in New York goin dif radio station and doin live tv also goin to pace university to talk to students
Day 2: goin to New Orleans for his 15th annual Thanksgiving day turkey give away
Day 3: cameo album release party featuring Lil Wayne
Video After The JumpDirector Derrick G takes us behind the scenes on the video shoot of "On Fire" with Lil Wayne with his new band Mayday.
This is either the first or second single off of "Rebirth" depending on whether or not you count "Prom Queen". The album is full on rock and roll which could be considered risky for Weezy F. Baby since his core audience is Hip Hop. I guess we will find out when the cd drops.
The album has been leaked heavily due to a shipping mistake by Amazon. So the release date is up in the air as the project gets reworked.
Video After The JumpZoo Life General 40 Glocchas sat back, played his position, staying loyal to 50 Cent and G-Unit while others haven't.
In this interview with Street Treats HD he offers a very unique perspective on the whole Young Buck situation. From where 40 was sitting Buck started getting out of pocket way before 50 kicked him out of G-Unit. Buck even went as far as calling 40 to see if he could get him to be disloyal, but Glocc wasn't having it.
Ultimately, being from the west coast and having a gang mentality 40 feels Young Buck should have been disciplined (DP'd) and that might have set him straight.
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With the release of his fourth studio album, 50 Cent has found himself in an unfamiliar position.
These days, the rap behemoth, who has sold 30 million albums worldwide since 2003’s landmark Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, has had to answer to lackluster sales of his latest release Before I Self Destruct. The much-hyped project, which debuted with 160,000 copies this past November, represents a career low for the Queens rapper.
Yet, 50, who has never held his tongue when it came to proclaiming his commercial dominance over rival MCs, is philosophical about such criticism.
“I think it’s a natural thing,” 50 Cent told VIBE of his detractors. “I’ve watched other artists in the history of entertainment. The industry builds entertainers up in order to destroy them. People think I should be uncomfortable. Every obstacle possible has been placed in front of me, and I’m talking about before I even take off from day one. The pressure that they are applying is minimized in my head. They want to see my out of control.”
Indeed, 50 Cent is not letting talk of his impending demise slow him down. In addition to releasing Before I Self Destruct and film of the same name, he is set to shoot the urban weapons drama Gun with veteran actor Val Kilmer. “I’ve accomplished so much from where I come from that it’s impossible for you to take my smile away from me,” muses 50. ––Keith Murphy
Source: Vibe
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Multi-platinum songstress Mary J. Blige is rebuking reports that she punched her husband Kendu Isaacs in the face Tuesday night at her NYC album release party.
According to initial reports from anonymous “sources,” the fight occurred when Isaacs was seen flirting with several female waitresses, causing Blige to strike and taunt him.
“She turned to him and was screaming, 'You're not going to ruin my night,' " an alleged witness told the NY Post. “They got up in each other's faces before someone tried to separate them, at which point she shoved the guy aside, pulled back and popped [Isaacs] in the face. She was yelling at him, 'What are you gonna do, Chris Brown me?'”
From there, Blige’s bodyguards were said to have escorted Isaacs from the M2 Ultra Lounge venue.
Blige’s publicist Kerynne Tencer released a statement denying the incident, and proclaimed the couple’s relationship is on steady ground.
“People lie and don’t know what they’re talking about,” Tencer explained. “They’re as happy as can be. They’re spending the holidays together with their three children. Everything’s great.”
Blige and Isaacs, who also serves as her manager, have been married since 2003.
On Tuesday (December 21), Blige released Stronger with Each Tear, her 9th studio LP after a 2-year hiatus. To date, Blige has maintained a streak of every album since 1992’s What’s the 411? going platinum or multi-platinum.
The album features guest spots from Drake, T.I., and Trey Songz. Production credits include Ryan Leslie, The Runners, Polow Da Don, The Dream, Stargate, and Tricky Stewart.
Source: AllHipHop
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 24, 2009 at 11:30am
Video After The JumpA Texas woman called 911 and hung up the phone quickly, then called back. All the 911 operator could hear on the other end was a woman screaming so a police unit was dispatched to the residence.
When the police arrived they were informed by 51 year old Elsa Benson that her husband "wouldn't eat his supper"
According to kens5.com, Mrs Benson has a long history of calling 911 for non-emergencies.
In recent months she's called because her dogs were loose, she couldn't get her clothes and other ridiculous non-emergencies.
The local police were finally fed up. The lady was arrested and charged her with 911 abuse.
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