Russian RouletteDef Jam has just announced Rihanna's highly anticipated new album 'Rated R' will be dropping November 23rd. The new single for that album. 'Russian Roulette hit the net today to mixed reviews. The song, produced by singer Ne-Yo is not the uptempo joint most people were expecting and certainly not the club banger producer Tricky Stewart promised would be her 1st single. Ehh, maybe it will grow on me.
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MTV Reports
In New York City, Olivia Wilde was raised; on the playground was where she spent most of her days. And when the "House" beauty stopped by MTV for a candid chat, she admitted that once upon a time all she wanted to be was the Fresh Prince. Chillin' in the newsroom, relaxing all cool, she told us a story from when she was still in school.
"I was really into hip-hop, and I was really passionate about it," she laughed, remembering her career aspirations at age 8. "I really wanted to [be a rapper]! I was pretty serious. And to my parents' credit, they were so supportive.
"Their only condition was that I take it seriously," remembered the 25-year-old actress. "If I wanted to be a rapper, I had to start performing. And so they said, 'OK, we're going to get the family and friends together, and you're going to perform for everyone.' And my performance tended to always be 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' opening song."
Insert the scratched-record sound effect here. Say what?
"Yes, I would perform that for the entire family," she laughed, remembering the opening song to Will Smith's '90s sitcom. "Along with my own personal beat-boxing."
Pressed to give us a 2009 remix of her classic performance, unfortunately Wilde got a bit hesitant. "That is so not going to happen," she blushed. "It's so much more entertaining when it's an 8-year-old girl than me."
Be sure to check out the rest of Wilde's MTV Rough Cut for more startling revelations from the rising star — who will return to the big screen next year in the feverishly anticipated sequel, "Tron Legacy." Just don't expect her to be belting out any showtunes on her Lightbike.
"I cannot sing," Wilde insisted, reminding us of the old idiom that those who cannot do, learn percussion. "I play the drums.
"We actually like to jam in our house in L.A. We have our instruments set up, and my husband is a really, really fantastic guitarist," Wilde said of her filmmaker/ flamenco-guitarist hubby, Tao Ruspoli, the only person who gets family performances these days. "So, we jam. We're like our own White Stripes — but different.
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Variety Reports
Paula Wagner is a producer you might recognize because she did the "Mission: Impossible" movies and other Tom Cruise hits such as "The Last Samurai" and "Vanilla Sky."
Now she is announcing a new original musical with hip-hop legend Run-DMC.
Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels are meeting with Paula this week in New York to observe other musical offerings on Broadway. Their inspirational story of their rise is a compelling and dramatic journey and Paula's new Chestnut Ridge Productions will oversee it.
She says Run-DMC was the first rap act to cross over and influence American music. The story of Simmons, McDaniels and their musical partner Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell (who was murdered in 2002) will be told in a unique manner.
Paula says, "I feel their story lends itself perfectly to the stage. This project has been a passion of mine for some time and I couldn't be more thrilled to be working with them."
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SixShot.com Reports
Gucci Mane has launched the campaign in support of his forthcoming sophomore effort, The State Vs. Radric Davis.
The Atlanta rapper unveiled both a December 8, 2009 street date for the So Icey/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records release, and the album’s official first single, “Spotlight” featuring Usher.
The song, produced by Polow da Don, follows the national radio success of Gucci’s warm-up single “Wasted,” featuring Plies.
Additional production credits on the album include Drumma Boy, Mannie Fresh and Sean Garrett, who, along with Gucci, contributed to singer Mario’s summer hit “Break Up.”
The album also features appearances by Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, OJ Da Juiceman and Waka Flocka.
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MTV Reports
Ever since their careers exploded around last year at this time, it's rare to see "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart doing anything other than slaving away on the sets of "New Moon" and the next sequel, "Eclipse." Now, Timbaland wants to give the sexy duo a chance to let their hair down on his next music video — and if anybody can make it happen, it's the Grammy-winning producer and rapper.
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A neighbor of the embattled "Balloon Boy" couple Richard and Mayumi Heene took offense to media blocking his driving path and an altercation ensued. One media guy jumps him from behind, then realizes he might have made a mistake and asks for help,lol. Turns out he was right because he ends up catching a few blows to the head before the squabble was broken up.
The Heene's are currently facing charges for their involvement in an elaborate hoax involving a runaway balloon.
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The Louisiana justice of the peace who caused a national controversy when he denied a marriage license to an interracial couple won't apologize for his actions.
"I'm sorry, you know, that I offended the couple, but I did help them and tell them who to go to and to get married," Keith Bardwell said on CBS' 'The Early Show' Monday.
"And they went and got married, and they should be happily married, and I don't see what the problem is now."
Bardwell, a justice of the peace in the state's Tangipahoa Parish, refused to issue the license to groom Terence McKay, who is African-American, and his white bride-to-be, Beth Humphrey, in early October. The couple was later married by another justice of the peace.
Bardwell, who is white, defended his actions, saying that he was worried about an interracial couple's future children and the hardships they would face.
"I've had countless numbers of people that was born in that situation, and that they claim that the blacks or the whites didn't accept the children," Bardwell told 'Early Show's' Harry Smith. "And I didn't want to put the children in that position."
But calls for his dismissal have continued around the country over the weekend.
"Disciplinary action should be taken immediately -- including the revoking of his license," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said in a statement Friday.
Bardwell's stance technically violates the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court Loving vs. Virginia ruling that state governments could not place race-based restrictions on marriage. But the official said he is within his legal rights to recuse himself from performing a marriage ceremony.
"It's kind of hard to apologize for something that you really and truly feel down in your heart you haven't done wrong," Bardwell told WAFB on Saturday.
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Blink 182's drummer extraordinaire Travis Barker is obviously a big hip hop fan. He's remixed everything from Soulja Boy's "Crank That" to Eminem's "3AM". This time he drops another heater, remixing the DJ Khalil produced joint from Slaughterhouse "The One"
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AllHipHop Reports
T-Pain’s performance at South Africa’s annual Macufe African Cultural Festival has been lambasted by local artists for the star’s alleged elitist and disrespectful behavior.
Several artists have reported that they were kicked out of the backstage changing area because T-Pain refused to share space with them.
Others stated they were harassed simply for attempting to watch the American star’s set from the vicinity of the stage.
Artist Thembi Seete verified that she had a confrontation with security guards, and feels that the U.S. artists look down on their peers from other countries.
“I want to thank Macufe organizers for allowing me to perform there, but what happened to me was unacceptable,” she explained to the Sunday World. “I wasn’t allowed to stand next to the stage when T-Pain was performing. It is sad that these U.S. artists think they are all that and [can] treat local artists the way they treated us.”
Seete’s manager Kgomo Modise said these issues are nothing new, and happen every time an international star makes their way to the country.
“My artist was seated next to the stage waiting to perform when local security guards came and ordered us to leave the vicinity,” Modise explained to Sunday World. “We asked him why because we had ‘all access’ cards and artists tags but he insisted we leave the place. It was only when we threatened to expose them in the media that they left us alone. It is bad that local artists are treated like this every time an international artist is here.”
Festival organizer Joe Chakela vehemently denied the accusations, but conceded there was a policy in place to make sure no artists remained on stage after a performance.
“People must not come with their own stories. Nobody was manhandled or chased away from the stage,” he stated. “The policy was that artists who had finished performing must not go on stage or near it to watch T-Pain perform.”
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As if things weren't already bad enough for Nas with his pending divorce from Kelis. TMZ is reporting that the Internal Revenue Service has hit the Queensbridge rapper with a tax lien of $2.5 million for failing to pay his taxes in 2006 and 2007.
When will these rappers learn that Uncle Sam don't play ?
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The fate of former Bad Boy rapper Shyne who faces deportation to his homeland Belize after serving eight years in prison for his role in a New York City shooting, rests in the hands of Charles Ogletree - Harvard law professor and President Obama insider.
Professor Ogletree is an associate of Harvard Professor Henry Gates of President Obama's famed beer fest.
Shyne's uncle in Belize, Michael Finnegan, who is a member of parliament and the cabinet controlled by Shyne's father Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow told the media this weekend that:
"All the lawyers who were dealing with his immigration problems, they are totally off the case now.
"The matter is placed squarely in the hands of Professor Ogletree. All legal options or legal directions or whatever the case may be in terms of legal movements, these are now in the hands of Professor Ogletree.
"He has stepped in totally, he was given permission to deal with the situation in all its aspects. [Shyne's] father who is the Prime Minister is one of the best attorneys in this country and I would want to believe he has total confidence in Ogletree, and I believe the family knows what it is doing."
Shyne's estranged father, the Prime Minister of Belize had earlier this week revealed that on the advice of Charles Ogletree, he had written a letter to New York Governor David Paterson asking for a pardon for his son so that Shyne would be able to remain in the U.S.A. despite current U.S. rules that convicted felons be deported to their homeland at the end of their sentence.
Mr. Michael Finnegan has reiterated that the family in Belize has a backup plan should Shyne be sent back to Belize:
"But as I have said to you before, we are optimistic but if worse comes to worse, we are doing all preparations at my home, to have him be there. All the accommodations and construction is taking place to accommodate him if he has to come home.
"If he has to land here and stay for a little while, it will not be long before he uses Europe to work out from. He will go and live in a European country."
The New York State Department of Corrections records show that Shyne was released from the Woodbourne Correctional Facility on Oct. 6th on parole but his release was subject to immigration review.
Shyne was born in Belize, Central America. As a child, he was reportedly spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed ethnicity.
The rapper relocated with his mother to Flatbush, in Brooklyn, New York City at about age 13. He never acquired U.S. nationality.
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Kourtney Kardashian lost a grip in jewelry over the weekend as her crib was robbed. According to reports, she went out to dinner with her boyfriend and when she returned her house was ransacked. I wouldn't worry too much for her, i'm sure the jewelry is insured.
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MTV Reports
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to attracting big names for charity, Justin Timberlake has no trouble. Saturday night in Las Vegas saw the wide reach of JT's star power, with a diverse lineup of artists from Snoop Dogg to Taylor Swift taking part in his second annual Justin Timberlake & Friends Concert, benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino. While last year's show boasted many onstage collaborations, Justin had high hopes for this year's event — which included the aforementioned Doggfather and country queen, plus Alicia Keys, TLC, Timbaland, Ciara and Jay Sean.
"There were a lot of acts this year that weren't able to get here till today, so there weren't as many collabs as I had in my brain," Timberlake told MTV News during rehearsals. "But I think that's always the case, it's kind of like [when] you do an album and you write, like, 40 songs, and then 12 of them make it. ... But still, just having everyone out and getting to see them do their set — there are a couple of things that have never been performed onstage. There's a new song from [Timbaland] tonight, from his record that we did together. I think Snoop's doing a new song from his new record. So it's kinda cool for them too, because it's like perfect test marketing."
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12 time Grammy Award winning singer Alicia Keys is much more than just a fantastic entertainer. She is doing great humanitarian work in Africa through her foundation 'Keep Hope Alive' . She sat down with CNN's TJ Holmes to discuss how her foundation is helping to stop the spread of the HIV/Aids virus through education, awareness and donations to help families in need with medicine they would not be able to afford otherwise.
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Rap-Up Reports
BFFs Ciara and Kim Kardashian, whose birthdays are only four days apart, celebrated Kim’s 29th birthday at TAO at The Venetian in Las Vegas on Friday (Oct. 16). Kim reportedly received $50,000 to party in Vegas along with her family and friends including La La Vazquez.
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