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VIDEO: Jay-Z on Using the N-Word
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, Hip-Hop & Rap,
Believe it or not—Mackenzie Phillips wasn’t the only buzzworthy guest on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show last week. On Thursday, the talk show queen also welcomed Jay-Z to her Chicago set.
During his visit to the show, the 39-year-old covered a number of topics including his drug-dealing past, Rihanna and his nice smell. The musician also taught the talk show host how to rap and engaged in an amicable debate.
Winfrey, who openly admits that she is not a “big fan of rap music,” explained that her feelings about the genre stem from the use of “misogynist lyrics and because of the use of the N-word.” The latter issue is something Jay-Z and the host will never see eye to eye on.
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Jay-Z Wants Cold Yoga
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Rumors,
Jay-Z wants yoga lessons from Chris Martin.
The “99 Problems” rapper has been supporting Chris’s band Coldplay on tour and admits that he is envious of the singer’s on-stage flexibility and wants to be able to mimic his movements.
The hip-hop star, who is good friends with Chris and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow, said, “I try and work out four times a week—cardio, weights, push ups, pull ups—but I haven’t for a month because of vacation and touring. Chris hasn’t tried to get me to do yoga yet, but I am close to doing it. I’m envious of what he can do on stage. Watching him is amazing, he can really move. I want to be able to move like that, get my leg behind my ear, things like that.”
The rapper, who is married to Beyonce Knowles, enjoys life on the road but admits he misses his home comforts: “I miss my bed, the comfort of your own bed, there’s nothing like it. I only trust my own sheets. I don’t take my own with me though.”
Jay-Z Defends Kanye West’s VMAs Outburst
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Videos, Hip-Hop & Rap,
Jay-Z has defended Kanye West’s behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The “Love Lockdown” star has come under fire for storming the stage when Taylor Swift was accepting her Best Female Video prize, but his mentor insists the incident has been blown out of proportion.
“Kanye is like my little brother he’s just a super-passionate person. Of course it was rude because it was her moment, but that’s what he believed. I think it’s been blown out of proportion, he didn’t kill anybody, no one got harmed,” he said. “I think he’s passionate and he needs to watch that. At the end of the day, we’ll celebrate him for his passion rather than vilify him, because the thing which causes him to make great records is what also makes him step out of line. He was inappropriate, it wasn’t fair to Taylor at all. Move on. But I don’t think he should lay low.”
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Pharrell Williams Inspiring Kids with Anger
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Gossip, Hip-Hop & Rap,
Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z made an “angry” record so young people would relate to it.
The duo collaborated on “So Ambitious” and the 36-year-old Neptunes star said they deliberately give the track - which is about adults who attempt to curb younger people’s dreams - a “spiteful” edge so that it would have more appeal.
“We wanted to make a record that speaks to kids. There’s a couple of lewd words there, but I wanted to make sure that kids heard this record and felt inspired,” Williams said. “That’s why there’s a little bit of anger to it. There’s anger in his verses, there’s anger in my chorus. That’s why I say spiteful things at the top of the record. There’s anger there, because there’s heat. Because you’re young and people are telling you what you can and can’t do. Unacceptable.”
Pharrell and 39-year-old Jay-Z - real name Shawn Carter - have previously collaborated on several occasions, but “So Ambitious” was the first time they had not worked in the same place.
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Jay-Z Working to Stay Relevant
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Hip-Hop & Rap,
Jay-Z fears he is growing too old for hip-hop.
The “99 Problems” hitmaker admits he is aware that most artists in the genre are under 30, and as he approaches 40, staying relevant is harder - unless audiences change. He said:
“Hip-hop saved my life. When someone does something for you, it’s only right you repay that tenfold, and that was what hip-hop did for me. How could I not protect that or leave it in a good place for the next generation? The reason you turn off the hip hop as you mature is because there’s not enough of what you’re going through in your life currently. There’s not a lot of people who have come of age in rap because it’s only 30. As more people come of age, hopefully the topics get broader and then the audience will stay around longer. But it’s so much viewed as a young person’s sport right now at this present moment that it’s very difficult. You want to get on the radio, and you’ve got to make a jingle that’s catchy, that sounds like everything else that’s on the radio. Not me, the other guy.”
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Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye in Run This Town video
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music Videos, Hip-Hop & Rap,
So what does it take to properly “Run This Town”? Judging by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West’s appearances, the key is fashionable eyewear. (Sexy stockings also apparently help.)
In this video for Jay-Z’s new single, the trio rallies a group of torch-bearing, bandana-wearing followers to do…something. Maybe they’ll be in the crowd when the song is performed on Jay Leno’s new show?
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Listen to Run This Town by Jay-Z featuring Kanye West, Rihanna
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Hip-Hop & Rap, New Releases,
Here’s your opportunity to take a listen to Jay-Z’s new track, “Run This Town” featuring Kanye West and Rihanna. We think it has a great vibe, but go ahead and give it a listen. Run This Town will be featured on The Blueprint 3, which hits stores on September 11.
2009 Grammy Award Winners
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul, Rock,
Lil’ Wayne may have had the most nominations going in, but he wasn’t the biggest winner coming out.
Next to Rihanna and Chris Brown, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest newsmakers of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The collaboration between the Led Zeppelin lead singer and the bluegrass artist earned the duo five awards last night including Album of the Year for Raising Sand and Record of the Year. Prior to yesterday, Plant, 60, had only racked up one Grammy in his career. (Krauss, on the other hand, is now up to 26.)
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This Week on TV (2/2-2/8)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, Nip/Tuck, The Office,
(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 2/2)
- Chuck (NBC, 8pm): “In a 3-D edition, global rock star Tyler Martin (Dominic Monaghan) is marked for murder, so the agents kidnap the musician to discover who’s behind the deadly plot.” Unfortunately, they don’t understand his “My-plane-crashed-on-an-island-and-there-were-these-Others” story either.
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): “The newly powerless Hiro resolves to help Ando become a true superhero.” Sorry, Suresh. You’re stuck with creating powers for yourself.
- Medium (NBC, 10pm): Season premiere. “Daughter Bridgette lands in trouble at school for drawing nude pictures of her art teacher.” She earned an “A” for technique, but an “F” for accuracy.
- For the Love of Ray J (VH1, 10:30pm): Series premiere. “The actor, singer-songwriter and brother of Brandy moves 14 beautiful women into his mansion and starts his search for love.” If Kim Kardashian can get a reality show, I guess her sex tape partner should get one too.
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Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, Radiohead Join Grammy Lineup
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Performances, Alternative, Hip-Hop & Rap, Rock,
With less than two weeks to go until the Grammys, the list of performers continues to grow longer.
Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., and Justin Timberlake have just been added to the previously announced roster. Radiohead, up for five awards this year, will also give its first live U.S. television performance in 9 years.
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