We've all seen the Samsung commercial for Jay-Z's upcoming album/ app-released thingamabob Magna Carta Holy Grail, right? (If you haven't it's down below.) In the clip, Jay-Z and famed producer Rick Rubin sit around and talk about Juigga's new album. You'd think this means Rubin was involved in the album in some capacity. Not so, says the bearded and suddenly talkative songsmith. Read More »
Vampire Weekend won over quite a few critics with their latest album Modern Vampires Of The City and if their set at Glastonbury is any indication, they are out to win quite a few fans as well. Read More »
Who knew the smooth sounds of R&B's resident savant would blend so well with early '90s braggadocio? Miguel opened up his BET Experience performance with a nod to the late rapper Tupac, covering his early summer jam "I Get Around." Read More »
In spite of it's massive sales numbers, critical approval and almost certainty to make a dent on the year-end lists, their are people out there who don't like Daft Punk's Random Access Memories (like Diplo). Well, Tiesto has thrown in with the anti-RAM camp and even trashed Tron:Legacy for good measure. Read More »
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Demi Lovato graces the cover of August's Cosmo. The incredibly skilled headline writers of Cosmopolitan (seriously, they trick me into picking it up all the time) gave the "Heart Attack" singer's feature interview the exceedingly bland tag of "Get Ready For Her Shocking Interview." Read More »
Jay-Z continues his new album marketing blitz by releasing two more lyrics sheets from Magna Carta Holy Grail. Today's releases include high-fashion ode "Tom Ford" and the quick "Beach Is Better." Read More »
Apparently, Keri Hilson can't stay out of the game for too long. The "Pretty Girl Rock" singer has been on a hiatus as of late but is currently making the rounds to discuss her new album (the first since 2010's No Boys Allowed) and collaborations with Kanye West. Read More »
Famed pee-drinker/ craft supply enthusiast Ke$ha has announced that her latest jewelry collection "Kesha Rose" will contain jewelry made from human teeth. Read More »
Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley has ordered Meek Mill to take etiquette classes as a condition of his probation. Presumably the classes will leave him "So Sophisticated" and allow him to throw a proper "House Party" (I'll show myself out). Read More »
After a two-plus year wait, Broke With Expensive Taste was starting to look like the Chinese Democracy of blog-rap. However, Azaelia Banks just revealed some honest-to-goodness new music at the Glastonbury festival. The Pharrell collaboration is called "ATM JAM" and you can hear it below Read More »
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Kerry Washington has always deserved to be slightly more famous than she is. And with her role as Olivia Pope in Scandal it seems that she has finally found a role to break out of the black actress doldrums. Washington referred to the role of Pope-an intelligent, fleshed-out, black, female lead- as a 'glass slipper' in an interview with the Guardian: Read More »