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Will Smith Raps “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” Theme Song

If you miss the days when Will Smith would grace your TV screens on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” here's your chance to relive some of those amazing moments. Check out the video above. Will Smith was in London the other day to promote “Men in Black 3” and, on BBC's The Graham Nort...

21 May 2012
10:08 GMT

Little Girl Raps on Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Bass’ Better than Nicki

Taylor Swift has tried, as also did Selena Gomez. Both did relatively ok, but failed to rise to the level of awesomeness of Sophia Grace Brownlee, who is the latest Internet star for her cover of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass.”Sophia, dressed in the cutest pink princess dress, with a tiara on her head a...

6 October 2011
12:13 GMT

50 Cent and Soulja Boy Are Best Buds for XXL Magazine

The latest issue of XXL Magazine features two of the hottest rappers striking a pose together and sharing what they have in common: 50 Cent, with his face covered, and Soulja Boy talk haters and love of music.Inside the issue with the two on the cover is a three-part cover story, excerpts from which have already emer...

21 October 2010
04:34 GMT

Jersey Shore’s The Situation Has a Rap Song Out

They say “Jersey Shore” is arguably the vilest reality show ever to come out from MTV, but that’s not stopping either of the cast members from making a name for themselves using it as a launching pad. Mike Sorrentino “The Situation,” for instance, is bent on giving music a serious go and...

15 June 2010
04:26 GMT

Eminem Drops New Album, ‘Recovery,’ in June 2010

At the end of last month, Eminem took to Twitter to tease fans by telling them that something huge was coming their way. Since he had announced a sequel to his best-selling “Relapse,” called “Relapse 2,” and had already postponed it a couple of times, it was believed that this would be his nex...

15 April 2010
10:10 GMT

Jay-Z Has ‘Kanye Moment’ over MTV Eminem Diss

MTV recently unveiled the 2009 list of Hottest MCs in the Game and, while as expected, Jay-Z came on top, there was one name that was notably absent from it: Eminem. Fans were upset, especially since “less hot” artists than Em made the cut, but also upset was Jay-Z, who took the time to write a lengthy le...

10 October 2009
06:50 GMT

Kevin Federline Eyes Music Comeback

After a judge pronounced the messy marriage between singer Britney Spears and dancer slash aspiring rapper Kevin Federline dead, he fell out of the spotlight. K-Fed, as he was once known, became a more dedicated father, spent more time around the house and gained a lot of weight. All that will hopefully change soon e...

2 October 2009
10:09 GMT

Microsoft Risk and Health Assessment Tools Available

Microsoft Premier Customers Only have available for download no less than four Risk and Health Assessment tools tailored to specific technologies including Active Directory, SQL Server, Cluster Server and Office SharePoint Server. Essentially, the packages offered via the Microsoft Download Center bring to the table ...

23 June 2009
04:22 GMT

Eminem as The Punisher in XXL Magazine

“Relapse,” Eminem’s comeback album on the rap scene, drops in stores on May 19. With a fresh new single off it on air and a video to match, the rapper is back to doing the media rounds to promote his upcoming material. The first stop is XXL Magazine, where Em takes on comic book character The Punish...

15 April 2009
10:22 GMT

50 Cent in King Magazine: Relevance in Hip-Hop

The music industry may be shaken to its foundation because of the recession, but rapper 50 Cent knows the secret to staying relevant for fans until the end. In a lengthy interview with King magazine, Fiddy says that making music is not only about putting out records, but also about adopting a business model that ensu...

19 March 2009
10:59 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Needs Street Cred, Gwyneth Paltrow Says

With the entire world doubting his career change, Joaquin Phoenix’s rap act is not even convincing enough to make his own co-star Gwyneth Paltrow buy it. In other words, Gwyneth says there must be something else to Joaquin’s turning to rap than what he’s letting out. He could also use more street cr...

17 March 2009
10:42 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Gets Physical with Heckler

So far, Joaquin Phoenix’s determination about his career as a rapper has failed to convince his fans and the media, with most still betting that the sudden change could be nothing but a hoax much in the manner of Sacha Baron Cohen’s now famous mockumentaries. Though, one thing the former actor is serious ...

13 March 2009
08:32 GMT

Release Date, First Promo Shot for Eminem’s ‘Relapse’

Eminem fans must be having a field day, as the rapper has just announced a release date for his delayed and much-anticipated comeback album, “Relapse.” Not only that, but the announcement also came accompanied by the first promo shot and details on a follow-up material, of which much has been said already...

6 March 2009
09:08 GMT

Snoop Dogg Joins the Nation of Islam to Promote Peace

In what has been called the “end of an era,” once-controversial rapper Snoop Dogg has just announced that he will be trading in the bong to advocate peace by joining the Nation of Islam. Speaking at the group’s Saviors’ Day convention in Chicago, the rapper revealed that he had long thought ab...

4 March 2009
09:52 GMT

‘I Want to See Myself Perform Live,’ Kanye West Says

Fans of Kanye West must already be accustomed to the very unique way the rapper has of always speaking his mind. By all accounts, he is not the man to shy away from a little controversy, or speak about himself for that matter. In his most recent interview, Kanye adds another jewel to his crown by saying he is &ldquo...

4 March 2009
09:13 GMT

Kanye West Is a Superhero, Boundary-Breaking Icon

Kanye West is, in all fairness, one of the few celebrities out there on who one can actually count to always speak what’s on their mind. While many have repeatedly picked on the rapper for being too loose-lipped, it’s precisely for interviews such as his latest one for which they did it. Kanye is, for Kan...

18 February 2009
10:20 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Embarrasses Himself on Letterman

Joaquin Phoenix is, without a doubt, one of the most talented actors of our generation, and the many awards and high praises he has got throughout his career speak volumes as to that. Nevertheless, when it comes to his recent switch to making rap music, there are still many questions left unanswered – and many ...

13 February 2009
09:02 GMT

Snoop Dogg Goes with MTV for New Show and Album

Dr. Dre’s most famous protégé, Snoop Dogg, may have parted ways with Interscope, but that does not mean that he’s about to let fans down, who have been waiting for a new material bearing his name to drop this year. Hours after announcing he had terminated his contract with Interscope, Snoop ...

11 February 2009
09:43 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Explains Change of Style to Homeless Chic

Joaquin Phoenix’s debut as a rapper may still be a mystery to the millions who have come to love his acting, despite his rep’s claims, but that does not mean that the actor is not determined to make the best of trying. In a recent interview, Phoenix explains that it’s not just his career that is cha...

10 February 2009
09:36 GMT

No Hoax about Rapper Joaquin Phoenix, Rep Says

The other day, while the world was still having trouble coming to terms with Joaquin Phoenix’s rather disastrous debut as a rapper, word got out that it was nothing but an elaborate hoax. Today, the former actor’s representative is telling the media that Joaquin is sincere in his intentions of crossing ov...

30 January 2009
07:48 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix’s Rap Career, Just an Elaborate Hoax

A couple of days ago, multi-award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix made his debut as a rapper in a Las Vegas club, much to the amazement of his fans who did not, for a second, believe that he was serious when he announced he would be quitting acting. New reports seem to indicate, though, that all could have easily been ...

28 January 2009
08:49 GMT

Rapper Joaquin Phoenix Is a Hissy Diva, Reports Say

Not long ago, multi-award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix announced that he would no longer be pursuing a career in movies, opting instead for one in music. Since then, much has been heard of said crossover but, even so, nothing is yet official. However, that is not stopping all sorts of reports from surfacing, one of ...

22 January 2009
11:03 GMT

New Eminem Album Weeks Away

Earlier this month, a new track was leaked off Eminem’s upcoming album, “Relapse.” What made this leak different from previous ones was that it was of a completed track, which meant that it allowed fans to see what was in store for them next. Now, rapper 50 Cent says they won’t have to wait th...

21 January 2009
10:55 GMT

Drunk Joaquin Phoenix Raps in Las Vegas Club

Multi-award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has retired from acting and is now seeking to make a name for himself in the music industry. As we already reported yesterday, it seems that his genre of choice is none other than rap, with Sean Combs / Diddy as his mentor. It turns out that this was truly the case as, over t...

18 January 2009
14:21 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Turns Rapper Under Diddy’s Guidance

When actor Joaquin Phoenix announced, a while back, that he would be retiring from acting to pursue a music career, many thought that this would be something similar to what Aussie and “Gladiator” co-star Russell Crowe also did, and that he would sing but continue to place the most emphasis on acting. As ...

17 January 2009
04:32 GMT

Kanye West Wants Less Fans

Kanye West was never the man to be afraid to speak his mind, be it for the better or for the worse. Moreover, even if there have been times when his words were either completely off-track or, oppositely, taken out of context and made to sound like that, this is one rapper who will continue to speak his mind. His most...

12 January 2009
10:24 GMT

Rapper Lupe Fiasco to Start Afresh in Post-Punk Band

When he rose to fame in 2006, fellow rapper and music producer Jay Z hailed him as the forerunner of an entirely new generation of rappers, one that would shift the focus from pop glam and heavy lyricism to what really mattered, life as seen through hip-hop music. With all this, in 2008, Lupe Fiasco repeatedly announ...

6 January 2009
09:53 GMT

This Is Yo' Boy, 50 Cent on File Sharing

I would never have thought it possible or even conceived thinking about it, but faced with the reality that's in my face I just have to admit it. 50 Cent is a thinker and a visionary. No, don't give me that smirk like you know something that I don't, I used to agree that he was shot once too many in th...

10 December 2007
08:58 GMT

Ja Rule Hates Gay People

It's always funny how people always find someone to blame whenever things don't go they way they'd like them to go. Like, for instance, all those crazed-out Britaloonies who were spending hours trying to prove to the world it's not in fact her fault that her big "comeback" performance sucked so ba...

13 September 2007
10:48 GMT

YouTube Chooses the Best RAP Artists

The famous online video sharing service YouTube announced today the winners of the OnTheRise RAP competition which was meant to choose the best artists who uploaded their clips on the Google product's page. The winner of the competition who received a trip to New York, a contract with G-Unit/Interscope Records a...

12 September 2007
10:29 GMT

K-Fed Plans a Music Comeback. To Woo Britney. And That Says It All!

Only last year, we were bombarded with what has been called by the critics and public likewise the most horrific music album ever released. If Paris Hilton's debut material 'Paris' was equally poor to Kevin Federline's 'Playing With Fire' in terms of talent, at least she had one thing to...

3 April 2007
05:48 GMT


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