Former reality star Farrah Abraham took another role as a popular Disney character while selling replicas of her vagina and "backdoor" in Hollywood this week.
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Laurence Fishburne Says Justin Bieber Acts 'Black-ish' (@justinbieber)
Widely adorned actor and producer Laurence Fishburne paid a visit to The View to speak on his new show Black-ish, and why Justin Bieber's aggressive behavior makes him the perfect representation of race relations in modern society.
Mystery Woman Snaps 'Morning After' Pics in Bed With Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa has certainly been enjoying his newly single life, for he's been seen out and about with loads of women since he and Amber Rose split.
Porn Star Breaks Both Legs During Escape From Awful Sex Torture
A Russian porn star who goes by the stage name of Lolita Taylor, managed a daring escape that resulted in her breaking both of her legs after she was violently raped by two men.
Slim Thug Blasts Kobe Bryant for Calling Dwight Howard "Soft" (@slimthugga @kobebryant)
Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard's jawing match during the Houston Rockets vs.
Wiz Khalifa Says He Wants to Shake His 'Stoner' Persona (@wizkhalifa)
In order to be a better artist and filmmaker, Wiz Khalifa wants to remove himself from the stoner image he's created throughout his career.
Game Sets Record Straight on His Relationship With India Love (@thegame)
A lot of speculation has been floating around online about rapper Game's relationship with 18-year-old model India Love.
Kelis Says She Doesn't Care About People Slamming Recent Pics (@iamkelis)
Kelis recently faced backlash over her appearance at the "Ball Out Beaucoup" bash in New Orleans, but the "Milkshake" singer faced the criticism in the most confident way possible.
The-Dream Shares Never Before Seen Photos From His Wedding (@thekingdream)
The-Dream has been in two high profile marriages in the past, but he seems to be keeping things very private after marrying his third wife over the summer.
Transexual Escort Speaks on Night Spent With Chris Brown
A recent Facebook photo posted by "International Adult Companion" Shauna Brooks sitting in Chris Brown's driveway immediately sent Breezy fans into a frenzy, mainly because she is transexual, leaving the public wondering exactly what she and Breezy were up to.
Hackers Leak Info Revealing Darren Wilson Won't Be Indicted
The general public may need to prepare themselves for civil unrest when the grand jury's decision regarding the indictment of Ferguson, Missouri, Officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing 18-year-old Michael Brown is revealed.
Slim Thug's Iced Out Watch Gets Cleared by FakeWatchBusta (@slimthugga)
A lot of rappers have been called out for wearing alleged faux jewels by the popular Instagram page FakeWatchBusta, but Slim Thug is one of the few to get a pass from the timepiece connoisseur.
35 Years Ago: Stevie Wonder Shakes Things Up With 'The Secret Life of Plants'
The unwieldy title of Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Journey Through ‘The Secret Life of Plants” grew out of its origins as a soundtrack to a documentary based on ‘Secret Life of Plants’ — a 1973 book written by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird suggesting the possibility that plant life has feelings, specifically toward empathy and eroticism.
Released on October 30, 1979 via Motown’s Tamla label, the project is better known now simply as the deeply earnest, strangely involving, utterly free-form home of ‘Send One Your Love,’ a song that went Top 4 on both the soul and pop charts. The rest of ‘Secret Life’ is dominated by instrumental passages — many of them keyed by the early use of a digital sampling synthesizer. They were meant to sync up with the film, which followed a group of scientists and artists who attempted to chart these possible feelings, rather than as stand-alone items.
Still, that didn’t stop the project (which arrived as the follow up to 1976′s 10-times platinum blockbuster ‘Songs in the Key of Life‘) from racing toward the top of the Billboard album list, anyway — though sales quickly flattened. It was, of course, a move as bold as it was commercially foolhardy — but Wonder was unbent.
“I think that we cannot allow ourselves to put boundaries on what we do musically,” he told the Washington Post in 1979. “An element of surprise is always good.”
Oh, the surprises tucked away inside were many, as Wonder worked to create something brand new. Call it prog soul, maybe? The results, whatever their title, amounted to a boundary-free blend of funk and disco, pop and classical, African and Eastern orchestration, ambient and R&B. Turning his back on the pre-packaged pop that he’d just recently ridden to dizzying fame, Wonder instead traces plant life from ‘Earth’s Creation‘ and ‘The First Garden‘ — the latter of which features a lovely duet between a birdsong and his harmonica — through the idea of reincarnation through the different ‘Seasons,’ and into the revelation of these heretofore unknown plant senses.
Whether listeners ended up buying into the theory matters less than how open, how vulnerable, and ultimately how communally loving Wonder’s approach is — especially on the propulsive ‘A Seed’s a Star and Tree Medley.’ Oh, and also how radical. Few at his level of success would risk so much, and Wonder remains proud of that risk.
Later, he described ‘Journey Through ‘The Secret Life of Plants” as one of his most exciting creative moments — saying that the album “was an experimental project with me scoring and doing other things I like: challenging myself with all the things that entered my mind from the Venus’s Flytrap to Earth’s creation to coming back as a flower.”
That said, a return to pop styles would hurtle each of Wonder’s four subsequent titles back to platinum status — leaving ‘Journey Through ‘The Secret Life of Plants” — despite it having originally been subtitled ‘Volume I-II’ — as more one-off than career redirection. There would be no ‘Volume III.’ Instead, ‘Hotter Than July,’ featuring the hit ‘Master Blaster (Jammin’),’ arrived less than a year later.
Jermaine Dupri Gives Royce Rizzy a So So Def Lyrics Quiz [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Jermaine Dupri has guided the careers of your favorite R&B and hip-hop superstars. From Kris Kross to Usher to Da Brat to Mariah Carey, JD is a pro at mentoring. Lately, he’s been working with rising Atlanta rapper Royce Rizzy. So Dupri wanted to test Rizzy’s knowledge with The Boombox’s So So Def Lyrics Quiz.
The ‘Gah Damn’ rapper was familiar with lyrics from Mariah Carey and Usher and easily called out their appropriate song titles. But, surprisingly, he struggled with lyrics by a ’90s teen duo that made us want to jump, jump. Then Rizzy almost fumbled on Dupri’s biggest ATL anthem. Can you guess what it is?
To find out how Royce Rizzy really did on our So So Def Lyrics quiz, watch the video above.
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Boosie Badazz Releases 'Life After Deathrow' Mixtape
Fans have been waiting patiently for Boosie Badazz to drop his new project and it’s finally here. The Louisiana native debuts the ‘Life From Deathrow’ mixtape.
Inspired by his four-year stint in prison, Badazz’s mixtape boasts 18 songs about his mindstate while he was locked up. Tracks like ‘Murder Was the Case,’ ‘I’m Comin’ Home’ and ‘Streets On Fire’ feature the ‘Wipe Me Down’ rhymer reflecting on the emotional rollercoaster he was going through during his incarceration.
On ‘I Feel Ya,’ Boosie composes a series of heartfelt lyrical letters to incarcerated friends, detailing stories of events that led to their imprisonment. Then on ‘All Falls Down,’ the rapper takes aim at those who turned their back on him while he was in prison.
Elsewhere, on the bouncy ‘Cruisin,’ featuring Yo Gotti, Badazz gets turned up for the streets and later shows his romantic side on the R&B-tinged ballad ‘Boosie Love.’
The mixtape ends with the solemn ‘O Lord,’ on which Badazz spits remorseful rhymes and asks God to release him from prison.
“The judge gave me that time, dawg, my heart stop / My eyes watered up on me, n—-, my sugar drop / I need to be out this bitch, they got me stressin’,” he raps.
Overall, Badazz has injected some truth serum into the streets about prison life and his past struggles on ‘Life After Deathrow.’ It’s an honest reflection that will appeal to the fans who stood by him since his time away.
You can download and stream Boosie Badazz’s ‘Life After Deathrow’ mixtape below.
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Nike Air Max 90 'Oreo'
All black everything will never die but if you are looking to add a slight variance to your dutifully drab wardrobe we’ve found an option for you. The Nike Air Max 90 is the next to be given a colorway suitable for safely switching up that dress code.
For this iteration of the model we see black tumbled leather and nubuck played against one another and just when things start to feel typical we are tossed a curveball by wa of the midsole. Backed by black with flecks of white tossed in for an ‘Oreo’ effect the little bit of noise perks things up perfectly.
These are available now at select retailers and if you are in the NYC area you can cop them from Ronnie Fieg’s KITH for $140.
[Via Kith]
Safaree Speaks Out on Twitter About Nicki Minaj Breakup?
Rumors have been floating around for the past few weeks about Nicki Minaj and her longtime boyfriend Safaree Samuels breaking up, and the hypeman/rapper recently spoke out.
Hollow Da Don Calls Out Charlie Clips to Battle; Clips Responds (@hollowdadonlom @CHARLIECLIPS)
Following the release of Smack/URL's Summer Madness 4 clash between Charlie Clips vs.
Nike Air Max 90 'Oreo'
All black everything will never die but if you are looking to add a slight variance to your dutifully drab wardrobe we’ve found an option for you. The Nike Air Max 90 is the next to be given a colorway suitable for safely switching up that dress code.
For this iteration of the model we see black tumbled leather and nubuck played against one another and just when things start to feel typical we are tossed a curveball by wa of the midsole. Backed by black with flecks of white tossed in for an ‘Oreo’ effect the little bit of noise perks things up perfectly.
These are available now at select retailers and if you are in the NYC area you can cop them from Ronnie Fieg’s KITH for $140.
[Via Kith]
Watch T-Pain's Impressive Performance Without Auto-Tune [VIDEO]
T-Pain is famously known for using Auto-Tune, which made people assume that he couldn’t really sing. Well, you know what happens when you assume, don’t you? On Wednesday (Oct. 30), the rappa-ternt-sanga performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert with just a keyboardist and no Auto-Tune. The result? Amazing.
He played a three-song medley of ‘Buy You a Drank,’ ‘Drankin’ Patna’ and Rihanna’s favorite tune, ‘Up Down (Do This All Day).’
“I know everyone is wondering where the Auto-Tune is going to come from, it’s OK, I got it here in my pocket,” he jokes before his performance.
The 30-year-old crooner showcased his vocals skills while sitting on a stool — unplugged. Props to pianist Toro for flipping the script and playing the chords from Warren G’s ‘Regulate’ during T-Pain’s rendition of ‘Up Down (Do This All Day).’
T-Pain’s fantastic performance left fans in shock and awe. So much so, they tweeted their amazement on Twitter. Clearly, everyone now knows how much of a talented singer he is with and without Auto-Tune. Check out the reactions below.
KOTD "Duel In The Desert" Battle: Danny Myers vs. Aye Verb (@molotovmyers @AYEVERB)
Ever since Daylyt dropped his pants and attempted to defecate on stage vs.
NBA's Charlie Villanueva Engaged to Video Vixen Michelle Game (@CVBelieve)
Congratulations are in order for Dallas Mavericks star Charlie Villanueva and his long-time girlfriend, video vixen Michelle Game (who has appeared in videos by 50 Cent, Meek Mill and others), who just said yes to his marriage proposal, with the help of a huge diamond ring.
Exclusive! Big T Recalls Horrific Experience Being Shot in Chiraq Drive-by (@BIGTQMB)
In this clip from his exclusive interview with VladTV Battle Rap Journalist Michael Hughes, Big T reflected on his near-fatal experience being shot multiple times during a drive-by in Chicago.
Exclusive! QOTR Blasts Aye Verb for Telling Female Battlers to "Suck D**ks" (@iMyVerse @40BARRSBOSTON)
VladTV Battle Rap Journalist Michael Hughes caught up with QOTR's 40 B.
Ice Cube Heads to 'Sesame Street' to Chill With Elmo [VIDEO]
From a gangster rap pioneer to a family-friendly actor in films like ‘Are We There Yet,’ Ice Cube has cemented himself as a versatile entertainer that can reach the masses on multiple levels.
Now he can add ‘Sesame Street’ guest to his resume, as he took time out of his busy schedule to hang with Elmo and teach him, as well as viewers, about the word “astounding.”
“Astounding is when something is so amazing it catches you by surprise,” explains the respected lyricist, director and actor.
Cube then proceeds to do a few magic tricks, like making a giant penny disappear. Then he grabs a magic hat for his second trick and makes a baby dinosaur come out, giving the rapper another chance to show Elmo what “astounding” means.
In his last trick, Ice Cube turns himself into an actual ice cube in puppet form. What’s funny is that the makers of the puppet actually make the cube look like the rapper, complete with a goatee and droopy eyes. The skit is extremely cute and funny at the same time, and if anything, it shows us just how far hip-hop has come.
Who would’ve thought the man who rapped “When I’m called off, I got a sawed-off, squeeze the trigger and bodies are hauled off,” would be standing next to Elmo in one of the most popular children shows of all time. Pretty crazy, huh?
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Thirst Season: Deelishis' Massive Bare Buns Causes Mayhem on IG (@IamDEELISHIS)
While the cold weather is slowly creeping up on us, one of the most bodacious vixens in the world, Deelishis, made sure to remind her fans that "thirst season" is still in full effect.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks Out: I'm Proud to Be Gay (@tim_cook)
Apple CEO Tim Cook stepped out from his very private life to write an essay for Businessweek, and opened up about being gay.
Fans Have Minds Blown Over T-Pain's Natural Singing Voice (@TPAIN)
Over the course of T-Pain's music career, the general public seems to have gotten things twisted in regards to his true talent without the use of Auto-Tune.
Exclusive! The Lox: Today's Bad Rappers Wouldn't Exist if Biggie Were Alive (@real_lox)
The Lox sat down with Jenny Boom Boom for an exclusive interview with VladTV, where they imagined what Hip-Hop would be like if the Notorious B.
Girl in Blackface Nicki Minaj Costume Gets Destroyed Online
Nicki Minaj has been a popular costume choice since the YMCMB star stepped out on the scene in her colorful wigs and bold attire, but one fan took it to another level while donning blackface and butt pads.
Rihanna Rocks Flower Pasties, Drops $135,000 at amfAR Charity Auction [PHOTOS]
Christopher Polk, Getty ImagesRihanna‘s sparkly see-through dress at the CFDA Awards in June turned heads, and the ‘Pour It Up’ singer did it again as she walked the red carpet at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles last night (Oct. 29).
RiRi’s wore a floor-length white gown with waist cut-outs, a high slit that showcased thigh-high nylons and a nearly nude bra top adorned with beaded flower accents to hide her lady parts.
At the event, the songstress presented Tom Ford with an amfAR award and honored him by wearing his design with grace and elegance.
Aside from all the schmoozing and catching up with famous friends like Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus, Rihanna also paticipated in the night’s auction. Not only was she enthusiastic during bids, but she managed to win Harry Winston diamond link earrings. The jewelry features 72 diamonds set in platinum, which she scored for $35,000. She also dropped $100,000 on a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor at the Eden Roc by Willy Rizzo, who signed and numbered the piece.
Check out more photos of Rihanna from the amfAR gala below.
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