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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Donate $70 Million For New Degree At USC
May 15, 2013
Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre want to create a new program that will provide them with an abundance of future Beats employees as well as a slew of talent to choose from for other ventures like Beats Music, a streaming music service debuting later this year.
If, in addition to a thriving talent pool, [...]
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Eazy-E To Perform At Rock The Bells Festival via Hologram
May 15, 2013
Rock the Bells festival will include some unusual guests this year.
In addition Kid Cudi, Common, Tyler, the Creator, and Rakim, the show will include holograms of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E, according to AllHipHop.
The former Wu-Tang Clan member, who died nearly a decade ago, will join [...]
Al Sharpton Forces PepsiCo To Meet With Emmett Till’s Family
May 7, 2013
PepsiCo Inc. officials will meet Wednesday with members of Emmett Till’s family and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Sharpton pressed for the meeting last week after the company’s partnerships with Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future to promote Mountain Dew sparked controversies.
PepsiCo and [...]
Hip Hop Producer AraabMUZIK Shot, Hospitalized
May 3, 2013
Abraham Orellana, a hip-hop producer known as AraabMUZIK, has been shot and is hospitalized, but is “currently alive and well” according to his publicist.
He was shot on Wednesday, claiming he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with friends. Police are investigating the [...]
R.I.P. Chris Kelly From The Rap Duo ‘Kris Kross’
May 2, 2013
According to reports, paramedics initially responded to Chris Kelly’s Atlanta home around 3 PM EST after his mother called 911 asking for medical assistance.
When help arrived, paramedics found 34-year-old Kelly lying on the living room couch unresponsive and with “no life signs.” The medics [...]
Kanye West’s New Album Considered To Be Very ‘Dark’
April 30, 2013
It is reported that Kanye West has completed his sixth studio album, and “dark” is the word being used to describe it.
New York radio personality DJ Paul Rosenberg said that Mr. West recently debuted some of his new music at a private listening event at Def Jam Records. ”Everyone at the label that [...]
American Idol Plot To Secretly Replace Mariah Carey With Jennifer Lopez
April 25, 2013
American Idol producers and Fox executives in recent weeks cooked up a dramatic plan to jump-start the show: replace judge Mariah Carey with Jennifer Lopez, according to knowledgeable sources.
These sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Carey responded with a threat of litigation. With that, [...]
Fantasia is Back, ‘Side Effects of You’
April 23, 2013
Fantasia‘s fourth album, “Side Effects of You,” reminds us exactly what America loved about her when she won “American Idol.”
The Grammy winner, who mostly collaborates with producer Harmony Samuels on the new album, declares a whole new lease on life, delivering a more mature, no-nonsense version [...]
