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MC Hammer Lands
Reality Show

'90s rapper to A&E viewers: It's Hammertime

Feb 18, 09 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - MC Hammer will follow his upcoming concert with Vanilla Ice with another project sure to inspire nostalgia: a half-hour reality show. Hammertime, which will air later this year, follows the once-bankrupt rapper as he "lives a more economically balanced life," the A&E show's reps said.... More »

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reality TV • rap music • MC Hammer • A&E

 Phoenix: Music Is My Legacy 

Not my acting

Feb 17, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix thinks he’ll be remembered for his music, rather than his Oscar-nominated acting, he tells the Mirror. Phoenix is a lot wordier than he was in his monosyllabic appearance on Letterman, telling the paper he’s serious about becoming a rapper. “I feel like everything... More »

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music • film • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • mockumentary • movies • celebrity interview

(Newser) - Bizarre behavior aside, Joaquin Phoenix does have ambitions for his new career in rhyming, as he revealed in an interview with ABC News. “I want it to be big,” he said of his debut album, which is in the works. “Not big like popular. I want it... More »

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music • film • hip-hop • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • meltdown • acting • debut



 Joaquin: Junkie 
 or New Borat? 

increasingly bizarre behavior churns rumor mills

Feb 13, 09 4:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The case of Joaquin Phoenix gets curiouser and curiouser following the actor' shambolic appearance on the David Letterman show. The odd tics and nodding-off behavior that drew Letterman's scathing wrath are typical of a heroin user, Gawker points out. But many speculate that it's all a Borat-like hoax act by... More »

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celebrity • David Letterman • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • acting

 Hello, 1991: 
 MC Hammer, 
 Vanilla Ice 
 Plan Concert 

Nineties rap stars will appear in Utah

Feb 12, 09 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Your inner adolescent is not going to believe this: MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are back. And they’re back together, reports TMZ. The aging rappers will team up Feb. 27 for a concert in, of all places, Orem, Utah—a town commonly referred to as “Family City USA.... More »

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Utah • concert • rap music • Vanilla Ice • MC Hammer

 Phoenix 
 Denies 
 Hip-Hop 
 Is Hoax 

Actor-turned-rapper says he has made his last film

Feb 4, 09 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix insists he really has quit Hollywood for hip-hop,  AP reports. He’s made his last movie and is busy recording rap tracks in his home studio, said the star. Rumors that the career change was actually an elaborate practical joke swirled after video emerged of Phoenix... More »

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celebrity • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix really is a struggling rap artist, a rep tells MTV. “The transition from one career to another is never seamless,” the actor’s publicist says. “He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative, or positive reactions.” The statement is in direct contrast... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

 Phoenix 
 'Breakdown' 
 More Like 
 a Put-On 

Phoenix' rap career might just be a show

Jan 28, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix's transformation from Oscar-nominated actor to bumbling rapper may be a prank meant to satirize media coverage of pompous actors, Entertainment Weekly reports. “He said, ‘It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey [Affleck] is going to film it,... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

Rapper, 6, Touts
Obama to Peeps

YouTube hit makes campaign volunteer
shortie a star

Jan 19, 09 2:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the historical context of Barack Obama's victory may be lost on "Lil Yani," the president-elect has made the 6-year-old very proud—enough to produce a rap tribute that's fast becoming an online hit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Like the other upbeat raps from the charismatic Californian,... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • children • toddler • child star • rap music • inauguration • President Obama

Bhutto's Daughter Mourns With YouTube Rap Video

She would take the pain away, apparently

Jan 6, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto’s oldest daughter has marked the anniversary of her mother’s death with a heartfelt tribute—in the form of a dirge-like YouTube rap video. Over a montage of images of her late mother, 18-year-old Bakhtawar Zardari sings lines like, “You have beauty and intelligence, everything you... More »

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YouTube • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • rap music

Rap's Roots Found in, Uh, Scotland?

Scots' obscene verbal tradition gave birth to musical 'dueling': prof

Dec 28, 08 8:02 PM CST
(Newser) - While most don't associate rap with a bunch of white guys in skirts, a University of New Mexico professor traces the music’s roots back to the barrooms of medieval Scotland, the London Telegraph reports. “The Scots have a lengthy tradition of flyting—intense verbal jousting, often laced with... More »

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music • Scotland • history • slavery • rap music

OPINION

Run-DMC's Christmas Jam Made Rap American

Enmeshing the genre with America's one real tradition sealed the deal

Dec 25, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - If Christmas is one authentic American effort to create traditions in a nation that has mostly imported them, Christmas music is about as American as it gets, writes Morgan Meis on the Smart Set. “When you do the Christmas song you are solid, you are in the club,”... More »

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hip-hop • Christmas • rap music • traditions • Run-DMC

OPINION

 Female 
 Rappers 
 Can't Beat 
 'Boys Club' 

For women in rap, carving out an identity
is no easy feat

Nov 7, 08 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Queen Latifah is about to release her first rap album since 1998, but female rappers are still no better represented on the hip-hop charts now than they were 30 years ago, laments Jonah Weiner in Slate. No female artists received BET nominations this year, and they face an uphill struggle... More »

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hip-hop • rap music • Queen Latifah • M.I.A. • Lil' Kim

OPINION

 Ringtones Killed NYC Hip-Hop 

Southern rap out-blasts urban beats

Oct 20, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once the king-maker of neighborhood phenoms, New York no longer spawns hip-hop's best, and the rise of ringtones is the culprit, writes Matthew Mundy in the New York Press. Because Big Apple beats are less pop-friendly than their Southern counterparts, they're not making it to teenagers' cell phones. "... More »

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New York • hip-hop • LL Cool J • rap music • ringtones • Notorious B.I.G. • Jay-Z • Joell Ortiz

Glossies

Simmons Bangs Drum
for Black Entrepreneurs

Russell Simmons thrives during market mayhem

Oct 18, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the "Godfather of Hip-Hop," success on the streets is like winning in business: It's "all about believing in your vision," Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons tells the Economist. Now the music-mogul-turned-financier is trying to inspire go-getters with a new bestseller, Do You!—which... More »

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entrepreneurs • hip-hop • rap music • Def Jam • Russell Simmons

 Rap Fan's Sentence: Bump Bach 

Unable to listen for 20 hours, defendant opts to pay fine

Oct 9, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Illinois municipal court offered to reduce a 24-year-old’s fine for a noise violation if he listened to 20 hours of classical music, but he lasted just 15 minutes, the Springfield News-Sun reports. "I didn't have the time," says the college basketball player, denying that the... More »

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classical music • Oprah Winfrey • Illinois • rap music • Dr Phil • Urbana-Champaign • Urbana University • noise violation • Chevrolet Impala

Almost Famous: Dorky Writer Rolls With Rapper's Posse

Writer hits Miami with rapper and his crew

Oct 5, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - You can't pick the music, but you won't pay for a thing. Such are the ups and downs of life in a rapper's posse, Joel Stein writes in Time after tagging along with Flo Rida and his crew for a night out. Stein's role? "To be the one who... More »

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Entourage • Time magazine • rap music • Flo Rida

(AP) - The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of a 17-year-old high school football star shot to death outside his home. The song "Why Me?" speaks out against senseless violence and gun crime devastating communities. "It just was a tragic, tragic story of why,... More »

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music • gang violence • rap music • Ice Cube

 You Are Your Music: Study

Study says music reflects our personalities

Sep 6, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Our favorite music speaks volumes about who we are, according to a new psychological study. It turns out that Indie fans are miserable, and metal heads act a lot like classical music lovers. The Independent breaks down personalities by genre:  
  • Indie: Low self-esteem and lazy, not to
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music • classical music • list • psychology • country music • rap music • reggae • heavy metal • blues • rock music • survey • dance music • indie rock

Son of Rap Pioneer Dr. Dre Dead at 20

Andre Young Jr. found after night with friends; cause unknown

Aug 26, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The son of rap icon Dr. Dre died this weekend in his home northwest of Los Angeles, the Times reports. Andre R. Young Jr., 20, was found dead in his bed Saturday morning after being out with friends the previous evening, an official said; tests to determine cause of death... More »

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rap music • Dr. Dre

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