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Q&A With 112's Q Parker: Talks About Solo Debut, Today's R&B

Many music fans are familiar with R&B singer "Q" Parker as one fourth of the 1990s group 112, best known as Bad Boy signees who released a string of hits such as "Cupid", "Peaches and Cream" and their feature on the Notorious B.I.G's single "Only U." But now, Q is the latest member of the group to step out on his own with a upcoming solo album, The MANual. The album's lead single, the Kendrick Dean-produced "Show You How"...
 
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Kanye West
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Kanye West, Beyonce Leads BET Awards '12 Nominee Pack

BET held a press conference in New York City on Tuesday (May 22) to announce the nominees for their upcoming BET Awards '12, and it was Beyonce and Kanye West leading the pack. West leads everyone with seven nominations, most coming from his Watch the Throne collaborations with Jay-Z who picks up five nods himself....
Mac Miller x Diamond Supply Co x Mountain Dew - Macadelic Snapback
Fashion ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Mac Miller Prepping Diamond Supply Co. x Mountain Dew 'Macadelic' Snapback

In support of his latest mixtape Macadelic, indie hip-hop star Mac Miller is set to hit the road this summer alongside Wiz Khalifa for their joint "Influence of Music Tour". However, he's currently on his own "Macadelic" solo tour, and has teamed up with Mountain Drew and Diamond Supply Co. for a limited snapback to...
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Entertainment, Photos ♦ Posted 05/22/12

'The Dark Knight Rises' Theatrical Posters / Banners (Photos)

The third installment of director Christopher Nolan's "Batman" film series is coming this summer, in just over two months. Are you ready? We are. Yahoo! Movies got a first look at three new character banner/posters from "The Dark Knight Rises," the final chapter of the trilogy. Each banner shows one of the three lead characters...
NFL thigh and knee pads
Sports ♦ Posted 05/22/12

NFL Makes Thigh & Knee Pads Mandatory For Upcoming Season

The NFL revealed some new mandatory rules this week, announcing that the league has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the upcoming 2013 season. However, according to the Associated Press, the new rule is something the players' union could oppose because the move was not collectively bargained. Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman...
2 Chainz
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

2 Chainz Arrested At New York Airport, Source Says Brass Knuckles Was Four-Finger Ring

Rapper 2 Chainz was reportedly arrested LaGuardia Airport in New York on Tuesday morning (May 22), after security found a weapon in his carry-on bag. According to TMZ.com, the rapper (real name: Tauheed Epps) was going through the Delta terminal to catch a flight to North Carolina when the TSA discovered brass knuckles in his...
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Tech & Gaming, Videos ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Introducing Leap Motion: Use Your Computer Without A Mouse Or Keyboard (Video)

Technology keeps getting better and better. Before we know it, we'll have things once thought to only be reality in movies or imagination. Leap is one step closer into a future that we saw in movies like Tom Cruise's "Minority Report." The Leap allows used to interact with your computer by using your hands, via...
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Music, Videos ♦ Posted 05/22/12

2 Chainz ft. 50 Cent: Riot (Remix) (Music Video)

As he releases his brand new mixtape, 50 Cent and 2 Chainz drops the official music video for the remix of the Georgia rapper's mixtape cut, "Riot". The visual is pretty much the same as the clip 2 Chainz dropped in April, aside from some a few new scenes shot for 50 Cent's verses. In...
50 Cent x DJ Drama - The Lost Tape
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Free Download: 50 Cent & DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Lost Tape (Mixtape)

While 50 Cent continues prepping his upcoming fifth studio LP, he follows his 2011 Big 10 mixtape with his highly anticipated Gangsta Grillz edition release alongside DJ Drama, titled The Lost Tape. Fif and Drama delivered the new mixtape to fans online, as promised, on Tuesday (May 22). It boasts 15 new tracks with features...
Pete Rock
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Pete Rock Not Happy About Lupe Fiasco's 'T.R.O.Y.' Remake

Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth's classic hip-hop cut, 1992's "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," was a track the duo released in while mourning their late friend, Troy "Trouble T" Dixon of Heavy D & the Boyz. Obviously, the song was something they held close to their hearts and would go one to become iconic ......
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Music, Videos ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Dyme Def: Let It Be (Music Video)

After five years and breaking one million YouTube hits, FearceVill of Seattle's Dyme Def unearths the standout single "Let It Be," off their debut release Space Music. Produced by crew member BeanOne, which barrows from the classic Beatles record of the same title, the video details Fearce's struggle with his abusive childhood, estranged father, love, infidelity,...
David Banner - Sex, Drugs & Video Games
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Free Download: David Banner - Sex, Drugs & Video Games (Free Album)

It's been a minute since Mississippi rapper/producer David Banner dropped his last solo project, 2008's The Greatest Story Ever Told, but he finally returns this week with a new one, entitled Sex, Drugs & Video Games. The new project is a free album he released as part of his new "2M1Movement", which Banner previously explained...
2012-05-22-jb
Entertainment, Videos ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Movie Trailers: Skyfall (James Bond) (Teaser Trailer)

Actor Daniel Craig will return as iconic British spy James Bond in the upcoming "Skyfall," which fans got a sneak peek at on Monday (May 21) with the first official teaser trailer. In the clip, for the Sam Mendes-directed clip, the opening sequence shows an interrogation of Bond, as he reacts to a series of...
Jay-Z
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Pearl Jam, Maybach Music Group To Headline Jay-Z's Upcoming Made In America Festival

A week after announcing the upcoming two-day music festival, dubbed the Budweiser Made in America Festival, Jay-Z reveals the line-up he curated, showing his eclectic taste in music with the announcement of the headliners and supporting acts. During the Philadelphia festival, going down at Benjamin Franklin Parkway on September 1 and 2, Jay will share...
Ray J
Music ♦ Posted 05/22/12

Ray J Hospitalized Following Billboard Music Awards

Ray J was reportedly hospitalized following Sunday evening's (May 20) Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, and is still recovering. According to TMZ.com, the singer was "extremely upset" after a confrontation with Whitney Houston's family (notably Pat Houston) during the awards ceremony. Then, on Monday morning (May 21), someone in Ray J's camp went into...
Q&A With 112's Q Parker: Talks About Solo Debut, Plus Possible 112 Reunion
With the album on its way, Q chatted with BallerStatus.com about making the album, as well as the future...
NBA TV To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Dream Team With Documentary
NBA TV will celebrate the 20th anniversary of USA Basketball's iconic team, The Dream Team...
Killah Priest, Hussein Fatal Drops Off Exclusives For 'Digital Dynasty 20'
In support of the upcoming free mixtape, the series' creator Tha Advocate drops off two exclusives...
 
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