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At The Movies: 'Thor' Takes The Weekend Box Office For Second-Straight Week
Entertainment ♦ Posted 05/16/2011
For the second weekend in a row, the hammer wielding god of thunder, "Thor," smashed the box office, beating out two new releases -- the comedy "Bridesmaids", and the action horror "Priest". The 3D Paramount superhero film, starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, earned $34.5 million in its second weekend, takings its domestic haul to $199.2 million. The biggest debut this weekend came from Universal's "Bridesmaids,"... |
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Detroit's Elzhi Drops Free Nas 'Illmatic' Tribute, Titled 'ELmatic'
Music ♦ Posted 05/16/2011
XXL and Detroit rapper Elzhi, formerly of the group Slum Village, recently teamed up for a new LP/mixtape, dubbed ELmatic, releasing it as a free download. The 10-track effort was produced, in its entirety by Will Sessions, and see the Detroit MC paying homage to Nas' classic debut, Illmatic. It features guest appearances from Royce Da 5'9, Stokley Williams of Mint Condition, and veteran producer... |
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Snoop Dogg Face Of Digital Ad Campaign For New Fragrance Website
Fashion ♦ Posted 05/16/2011
Parfums de Coeur announced the launch of an online fragrance hub at FragranceRebel.com last week, and revealed that they've partnered with Snoop Dogg to help push the new online brand. The new website will featured top scents such as BOD Man, Body Fantasies and Designer Imposters to name a few; and Snoop has come aboard to lead a digital advertising campaign called "Don't Be A... |
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Tribal x Willie T: Short Doc On Skateboarding Legend Jay Adam
Life / Culture, Videos ♦ Posted 05/15/2011
On Sunday morning (May 14), Tribal Gear dropped a short documentary on legendary Dogtown skater, Jay Adams, as part of a collaborative effort that includes a limited skate deck. The documentary features an in-depth interview and footage -- shot and produced by Los Angeles based photographer/videographer Willie Toledo -- of Jay discussing his life, interests, struggles and current situation. Some of the topics of this... |
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Cassidy Arrested In New Jersey By Police Serving 'High-Risk' Warrant
Music ♦ Posted 05/15/2011
Rapper Cassidy was reportedly arrested in New Jersey on Saturday night (May 14) on an outstanding warrant in the Garden State. According to NorthJersey.com, Philly police phoned the Hackensack Police Department in Jersey on Saturday morning to report an open warrant for the rapper (real name: Barry Adrian Reese), who is a Hackensack resident. Cassidy was arrested at a convenience store close to his home... |
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West Coast Vets Form Group, 1st Generation -- Make Debut At KDAY's Krush Groove
Music ♦ Posted 05/14/2011
Los Angeles radio station KDAY hosted the West Coast old school reunion show, Krush Groove, last Friday (May 7) in Los Angeles, boasting a star-studded list of west coast vets including introductory performance of the West coast powerhouse group, 1st Generation. The group is comprised of West coast legends Kurupt, Jayo Felony, MC Eiht, Chill, Gangsta, King T, Sir Jinx, and DJ Battlecat, who is... |
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Conart's Ash Hudson & Tyler The Creator Put L.A. Touch To 'Goblin' Coverart Poster
Life / Culture, Videos ♦ Posted 05/14/2011
With Odd Future frontman Tyler The Creator's album, Goblin, in stores now, the Los Angeles youngster has been everywhere. Recently, the 20-year-old hooked up with Ash Hudson, the founder of long running graff-inspired clothing brand Conart, for a little addition to some poster artwork for Goblin. After Tyler gives it a little signature, Ash adds his own touch to it, Conart style. The album is... |
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Police Officer Injured Trying To Subdue Odd Future Fans In Boston
Music ♦ Posted 05/14/2011
Odd Future and their leader, Tyler The Creator, sure know how to rile up their legion of young fans. They riled up a group of fans in Boston so much this week, that officers responding to a call had their hands full. And, one was even hospitalized. According to the Boston Herald, the buzzing 20-year-old rapper made a promotional appearance at Newbury Comics in Boston,... |
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Mobb Deep Brings Out Lil Kim For 'Quiet Storm' During NYC Concert Reunion
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 05/13/2011
Mobb Deep performed together on stage for the first time in over three years on Thursday (May 12) when they headlined a concert at New York's Best Buy Theater in Times Square ... and Prodigy and Havoc tore down the house. The Mobb capped off the night by running through their long catalog of classics. However, the biggest moment of the evening came when Lil... |
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Iffy Manny Pacquiao Steroid Use Story Hits Net, Boxer Calls It 'Fabricated'
Sports ♦ Posted 05/13/2011
A story made its way online this week, in which an anonymous former sparring partner of Manny Pacquiao claimed he injected the boxing superstar with steroids on numerous occasions, beginning during the lead-up to his fight with Oscar De La Hoya in 2006 all the way up to his 2009 fight against Miguel Cotto. However, it's validity has been questioned. The article has since been... |
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In Rotation: Jim Jones, B.o.B., Yelawolf, Wale, elZhi, Frank Ocean & More
Music ♦ Posted 05/13/2011
Another day, another playlist. Kick off the weekend with new music from Jim Jones and R&B crooner Lloyd -- who teamed up for a soulful remix of a 70's classic and turned it into a summer jam. Wale teams up with several members of his Maybach family, while one-half of Dead Prez joins forces with Edo G. Frank Ocean releases another track on his way... |
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Soulja Boy Says He May Audition To Play Tupac In Big Screen Biopic
Music ♦ Posted 05/13/2011
Producers for the upcoming Tupac biopic have launched an online search to find an actor to play the slain rap star. But it seems as though someone everyone already knows may be up for the part ... but some fans of 'Pac may not be so happy about. Soulja Boy is that someone. The young rapper has already received some flack for his forthcoming "Juice"... |
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Saigon Addresses Prodigy Beef, Says He Doesn't Understand Why There's Still Issues
Music ♦ Posted 05/13/2011
If you've paid attention to Mobb Deep's Prodigy since he was released from prison in March, you probably know he's been making his rounds in support of his new autobiography, My Infamous Life ... and it's been causing a stir in the hip-hop world. Recently, via an interview with ThisIs50.com, Prodigy re-ignited his long-running beef with Saigon -- whom he got into a physical altercation... |
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