Articles Posted February 2008
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No Yao? No Problem
Sure, it hurts to lose your best player halfway through the season while fighting for a playoff spot, despite touting the league’s longest active victory stretch, in an incredibly tight conference where a 2-game skid…
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Rita G: Kanye Shot 3 Versions of “Flashing Lights”
Apparently, ‘Ye wasn’t pleased with the first two versions of the “Flashing Lights” video. That’s how we wound up with this one. C’mon now, there’s gotta be a better explanation than that. I’ve also heard…
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Cuban Linx 2-26-08
::Glasses Malone ft. Akon – “Certified” >>11th Annual Justo Mixtape Awards Nominees [About.com] >>Juelz Santana points fingers at Cam’ron [SOHH] >>Rumor: Jay-Z and Nas collabo album? [Nahright] >>Even gangstas have twitter widgets [Prohiphop] >>mp3: Common…
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Happy Birthday, Ms. Badu
Happy 36th birthday to Lone Star State’s first lady of music, Erykah Badu. Today also marks the release of her latest album, New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War.
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Students Protest Ludacris
Ludacris crashed The Walter Pyramid at UC Santa Barbara last Saturday, expecting to find some fans. Well, he did. But he also ran into some raging protesters who wanted nothing to do with a “sexist,…
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Video: Estelle feat. Kanye – American Boy
The video doesn’t really enhance the song, but you already know how I feel about black and white videos.
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Janet Spoofs MTV
Janet spoofs 5 “reality” shows, including Diddy’s Making Da Band. Who woulda thunk she had a sense of humor? [Thanks, Q]
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Three Words: Jay-Z, LeBron, Nets
Jay-Z’s long-running friendship with LeBron James is well documented. They’ve hosted several events together. The two appeared on the cover of XXL together years ago. And James even has his own Roc-A-Fella chain. Now, sports…
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Writing Foxy
Last week, I called on hip-hop fans everywhere to write Foxy in jail. The vlogging geniuses at The Real took it one step further and created a video message to Inga. Hilarious.
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Cuban Linx 2-25-08
[Photo: MTV] >>Weezy visits old New Orleans school [MTV] >>Joey chops it up with DJ Booth, Padded Room due in May [DJ Booth] >>The legendary Pete Rock echoes the late Pimp C [Memphisrap] >>Mos Def…
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An MC I Care About Today: Astonish
Astonish feat. Termanology – “Life Ain’t Sweet” Astonish is a budding rapper from the Windy City. His EP, From Now Until Forever, drops this Tuesday (2/26). On the Web: myspace.com/astonishmusic
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Sean Bell’s Widow Catches Heat over Rocawear Ad
Sean Bell’s widow angered the NYPD by appearing in Rocawear’s “I Will Not Lose” ad campaign. The president of the Detectives Endowment Association called the move a publicity stunt.
