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Alicia Keys Talks Lil Mama & Kanye West
September 16, 2009 – 2:32 pm | 9 Comments
Alicia Keys Talks Lil Mama & Kanye West

Lil Mama, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys at the MTV Awards 2009: One of these things does not belong here!
In a recent interview with MTV, Lil Mama said she realized Jay-Z wasn’t feeling her stage crashing …

The Karate Kid: New Developments In Film’s Upcoming Remake
September 16, 2009 – 1:57 pm | 7 Comments
The Karate Kid: New Developments In Film’s Upcoming Remake

Jaden Smith training for his role in the upcoming Karate Kid movie
When Will Smith announced that his production company would be remaking The Karate Kid, he set off waves of speculation about how drastically he …

Kanye West Has ANOTHER MTV Awards Stage Rant + More!
September 13, 2009 – 9:23 pm | 38 Comments
Kanye West Has ANOTHER MTV Awards Stage Rant + More!

This time Kanye West picked the beginning of the Video Music Awards to deliver one of his famous rants. At least he got it out of the way quickly. The rapper stormed the stage just …

‘Takers’ Starring T.I., Chris Brown & More
September 11, 2009 – 7:55 pm | 7 Comments
‘Takers’ Starring T.I., Chris Brown & More

The Movie Takers, starring Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Michael Ealy.
Synopsis:
The film, directed by John Luessenhop, revolves around a notorious group of criminals who continue to baffle police …

American Idol’s New Judge: Ellen!
September 10, 2009 – 9:49 am | 3 Comments
American Idol’s New Judge: Ellen!

Fox just announced that Ellen DeGeneres will be the new fourth judge on American Idol.
She will be replacing Paula Abdul, beginning her role after a series of special guest fill-ins including Victoria Beckham, Mary …

Hello Kitty Phenomenon
September 9, 2009 – 10:35 am | 7 Comments
Hello Kitty Phenomenon

The adorable Hello Kitty character has been around for more than 35 years, but she’s never been more popular than she is right now. Celebs like Ciara, Mariah Carey, Katy Perry and Paris Hilton are …

Ludacris Gives Away 20 Cars
September 9, 2009 – 9:54 am | One Comment
Ludacris Gives Away 20 Cars

Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, The Ludacris Foundation and Nissan South partnered up and gave away 20 used vehicles to several deserving Metro Atlanta area residents during his “LudaDay” weekend.
Ludacris transformed the holiday weekend into …

50 Cent and Robert Greene Present: The 50th Law of Power
September 8, 2009 – 2:18 pm | One Comment
50 Cent and Robert Greene Present: The 50th Law of Power

“Overcoming our fear is not easy . . . it requires working against the grain of our nature.” – 50 Cent & Robert Greene
When Robert Greene published The 48 Laws of Power in 2000, a …

New Era x Play Cloths Cap & Sharpie Set
September 8, 2009 – 2:08 pm | One Comment
New Era x Play Cloths Cap & Sharpie Set

Play Cloths and New Era team up for the first time on a new set of the popular 59FIFTY fitted silhouette. Two different colorways were created, including a royal blue/red/white and black/red/yellow rendition.
Both feature dual …

Michael Jackson Tribute Concert
September 8, 2009 – 9:17 am | No Comment
Michael Jackson Tribute Concert

Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Akon are among the first group of artists announced for the September 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna being put together by the late pop singer’s brother Jermaine …

Michael Jackson Finally Laid To Rest
September 4, 2009 – 11:28 am | 2 Comments
Michael Jackson Finally Laid To Rest

Michael Jackson was finally laid to rest on September 3, 2009 after over two months of repeated autopsies, numerous rumors, accusations of murder, and daily speculation and notoriety.
Forget, for just a moment, about all of the …

KiD CuDi x Bathing Ape T-Shirt
September 4, 2009 – 9:41 am | 6 Comments
KiD CuDi x Bathing Ape T-Shirt

With the anticipation of Kid CuDi’s September debut LP release, he’s had the spotlight all over him.  Most recently a collab with A Bathing Ape for this t-shirt.  Currently it’s only availabe through select retail …

Sneak Peak: Oprah Talks to Jay-Z
September 2, 2009 – 1:49 pm | No Comment
Sneak Peak: Oprah Talks to Jay-Z

At 13 he was selling crack. By 30 he was a hip-hop legend—having gone, in his words, “from grams to Grammys.” Now Jay-Z charts his escape from the hard-knock life, describes the reunion that healed …

Ice Cube Set To Direct New Documentary for ESPN
September 2, 2009 – 11:36 am | One Comment
Ice Cube Set To Direct New Documentary for ESPN

Rapper/actor Ice Cube can add documentarian to his repertoire, as the west coast legend has hooked up with ESPN to create a documentary about The Los Angeles Raiders.
Straight Outta L.A. – which is a play …

Eminem to Pay Tribute to Def Jam
September 2, 2009 – 11:20 am | 2 Comments
Eminem to Pay Tribute to Def Jam

Eminem was never a part of Def Jam Records, but the rapper is going to be part of the celebration when the legendary label is honored by VH1.

Mighty Healthy x Adidas Preview
September 2, 2009 – 10:34 am | 3 Comments
Mighty Healthy x Adidas Preview

 Mighty Healthy recently collaborated with Adidas on two pair of performance footwear styles. An army green/orange basketball sneaker and a white/maroon Lux were done up complete with Mighty Healthy’s “Bad Apple” logo on the tongue. Scheduled …

Chris Brown Responds to CNN’s Clip
September 1, 2009 – 12:20 pm | 5 Comments
Chris Brown Responds to CNN’s Clip

Chris Brown released ANOTHER statement yesterday in response to CNN’s 30 second preview of his interview with Larry King. In the clip, he was asked “do you remember doing it?” and his response was “no.”

Adam “Pacman” Jones to play for Winnipeg in CFL
September 1, 2009 – 11:52 am | One Comment
Adam “Pacman” Jones to play for Winnipeg in CFL

Cornerback Adam Jones, released by the Dallas Cowboys in February, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
 ”It’ll be a good experience for me to get back in game …

A Second Miracle Baby for Halle Berry
September 1, 2009 – 11:43 am | 2 Comments
A Second Miracle Baby for Halle Berry

Halle Berry suffered through the disappointment of more than 30 negative pregnancy tests before finally learning she was expecting her first child, Nahla, in 2007.
Luckily, she’s had more success with her follow-up attempts to have …

UNDRCRWN Gets Nasty
September 1, 2009 – 10:54 am | No Comment
UNDRCRWN Gets Nasty

Nasty Tee by UNDRCRWN
UNDRCRWN has done it again with this creative tee. Miss Jackson isn’t the only one that’s nasty. This is a shout out to one of Queens finest.

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