Rapper M.I.A. Making Big Bucks
Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Consumption, Music, Paid
British and Sri Lankan lady rapper M.I.A. (Maya Arulpragasam) is makin’ money. Besides her recent engagement to Warner Music Group (WMG) big-wig Edgar Bronfman’s son, rocker Benjamin Brewer, she is getting paid by some notorious sponsors. M.I.A. collected $100k for performing at an MTV Movie Awards after-party and she only had to be on stage for half an hour! The party was in West Hollywood and sponsored by Converse One Star and Target.
After performing, M.I.A. jumped on top of a photo booth and told the audience how much money she’d [...]
Rap Music
Posted on 20. May, 2008 by spencer in Idiocy, Music
Thank you Internet for teaching me about rap music.
Although Bob Odenkirk can throw it down too.
His science is too tight.
Synthesis Artist You’ve Never Heard Of Artist Of The Day: El Prezidino
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by spencer in Band of the Day, Music
“I got my momma playin very hard / I’m flirtin’ with sin but I’m married to god…”
When you flip through my CD books you’ll find a lot of indie rock and metal, but not too much hip-hop. It’s not that I don’t have an appreciation for the music, it’s just I hate the braggadocio aesthetic that sets the tone for the majority of hip-hop artists of the last few years.
You also won’t find much in terms of Christian music in my collection…my people get blamed for the crucifixion and I [...]
The Pharcyde To Reunite For Rock The Bells Tour 2008
Posted on 23. Apr, 2008 by AJ in Music
The boys of The Pharcyde will be hitting up the stage @ Rock The Bells Tour 2008, marking a rather unexpected reunion. For the first time in 10 years all the original members will be performing together…
Best known for their 1992 hit “Passin’ Me By†off of Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, the alt.rap stars haven’t released anything together since their 2004 release Humboldt Beginnings, which featured only Imani and Bootie Brown. Fatlip left the group after reported drug problems around 1996, and SlimKid3 followed around 2002 (although his departure [...]
Dr. Dre book Release turns into a shoot out
Posted on 14. Apr, 2008 by Fletch in Crime, Music
A book signing turned deadly. Apparently signing a book is not gangsta enough for some people.
All hell broke loose late last night, April 13, at a release party for the new exposé book on super producer Dr. Dre. “Rolling With Dre” is a tell-all book written by former Dre business associate Bruce Williams, in which he details his supposed tumultuous time spent with the producer. The party was held in Tukwila, Washington at Gordon’s on the Green, a restaurant owned by the city. It is not known what exactly [...]
Vanilla Ice Goes to Jail (Again)
Posted on 11. Apr, 2008 by AJ in Crime, Idiocy, Music
Defunct white-boy rapper Vanilla Ice was released from a Florida Jail today after being arrested for a domestic dispute with his wife.
The 39-year-old rap performer was arrested Thursday night at the couple’s Wellington home in South Florida. Police said his wife called 911, saying he had kicked and hit her during an argument over buying a bedroom set. She later told deputies he had only pushed her. AP
This isn’t anything new. The washed up hack, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, had a similar incident back in 2001 when [...]
50 cent sued by a 14 year old for promoting Gangsta life
Posted on 09. Apr, 2008 by Fletch in Comedy, Crime, Idiocy, Music
Basically a 14 year old boy got his ass beat by some kids who listened to fifty cent. Now he’s suing 50, Universal and anyone who looks at him wrong. Dude I feel the same way. One time I was going for a jog and 50 cent came on and for some reason I had an urge to stab someone. Eventually the song ended and I was not able to find a sharp enough knife, but what if I did? I hate you 50!!!!
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hip hop [...]
SXSW Playboy Late Night Party 2008
Posted on 16. Mar, 2008 by James in Fashion, Idiocy, Lifestyle, SXSW
For the second year in a row, Playboy and C3 put on a late night party at SXSW, and for the second year in a row, I was lucky enough to attend.
While last year, the party was housed in a giant warehouse-type thing in the middle of nowhere, this year’s event was right downtown at a giant warehouse-type thing at the corner of 3rd and San Jacinto. The line circled the block and even the media entrance was swarmed by 11 PM.
Inside, there seemed to be a new adventure tucked [...]
