Rap Music

Kanye West Rumoured to Making Film Starring Kid Cudi for Cannes
The secret project is rumoured to be a thriller that will star Kid Cudi. While details are hazy, sources told the paper that Kanye has yet to start shooting the film, but he has been hyping it up as another "spectacle" that will surely change the world …
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For Tigerfest weekend, an increased police presence in Towson
By Wesley Case, The Baltimore Sun Tigerfest, the annual spring concert, typically means hordes of Towson students and live music (this year's headliner is Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi). Last year, that combination resulted in 42 charges of "civil or …
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Harmony Korine-Directed Short Film Starring Die Antwoord Set to Premiere at SXSW Film Fest
Last year, Pitchfork chatted with Ninja , frontman for insane South African rave-rap crew Die Antwoord , and he mentioned that the band had made a short film with the infamous Kids writer and Gummo writer/director Harmony Korine : “[ Korine ] wrote the script and we made it a little more Zef . It’s come out fuckin ‘ wild. It’s a short film called Wat Kyk Jy — which means ” watcha lookin ‘ at …
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Kevin Frazier Being Moved from ‘Entertainment Tonight’ to ‘The Insider’
*They’re switching things up over at “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider.” Effective Monday, Kevin Frazier will leave “ET” to join “The Insider,” while The Insider’s Chris Jacobs will move to ET. Also, Nancy O’Dell will replace Mary Hart on “ET.” “It took me a minute to digest it all,” Frazier told The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re [...]
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Harmony Korine-Directed Short Film Starring Die Antwoord Set to Premiere at SXSW Film Fest
Last year, Pitchfork chatted with Ninja , frontman for insane South African rave-rap crew Die Antwoord , and he mentioned that the band had made a short film with the infamous Kids writer and Gummo writer/director Harmony Korine : “[ Korine ] wrote the script and we made it a little more Zef . It’s come out fuckin ‘ wild. It’s a short film called Wat Kyk Jy — which means ” watcha lookin ‘ at …
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Daughter of Malcolm X Arraigned for Fraud
*Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, appeared in a New York City courtroom (Wednesday) for her arraignment on charges that she defrauded the widow of one of her father’s former bodyguards. The 45-year-old, who was arrested in North Carolina two weeks ago on felony charges of identity theft and grand [...]
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OWN HD To Join Dish Lineup
Dish Network will launch OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in high-definition on Thursday.
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Our Picks for 3/2 – 3/10: The Staxx Brothers, Queens of the Mic CD Release, First Friday, Water …
The Staxx Brothers wednesday 2 Seattle’s funky, funky rockers, The Staxx Brothers are returning to Bend, and this time the show is totally free. The Staxx Bros mix funk and hip-hop with a thriving funk sound to keep the party rocking and chances are we’ll hear a few songs off the band’s forthcoming album, Jungle Cat. And did we mention there are about 47 people in this band? OK, more like seven …
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An Atrocious Rap Song Starring The ’86 Mets
This futile attempt at rap, a track aptly entitled “Get Metsmerized” by the 1986 New York Mets, makes anything off of WWF’s Piledriver sound like Abbey Road. However, I will say that Rafael Santana’s moment at 2:09 must become someone’s at-bat music for the entire 2011 season. If you don’t have time to listen to [...]
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Lady Antebellum wins record, song of year at the Grammys
LOS ANGELES – Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band’s yearning crossover ballad “Need You Now,” but rockers Arcade Fire won Sunday’s biggest prize, album of the year, for their highly acclaimed “The Suburbs.”
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Eminem’s losses show that the Grammys still have yet to give a full embrace to rap
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Recording Academy week of Grammy festivities kicked off with the Grammy Museum’s first exhibit on the history of hip-hop, exploring rap’s triumphs over three decades while also presenting the academy’s own history with the genre.
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