Young Money On Ice

Let the laughs and knee-slaps begin. Nicki Minaj and Drake crossover to give the big-screen fodder, while diving into the world of acting. The two flirty rappers bequeath their voices in the computer-animated comedy, Ice Age: Continental Drift due July 13. The "Pound The Alarm" bubbly star intends to play Hailey a woolly mammoth, as The "OVO" movement leader journeys through the ice as Ethan; a mammoth of the clan too. Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Chris Wedge, Denis Leary, and Jennifer Lopez are an abbreviated muster of contributions from the fourth sequel casting. This will hatch the birth of both Young Money delinquent's feature films. See the new trailer for the 3D clip below: 

Nas Recollects Past on "Life Is Good" Cover...

By the looks of it, Nas told the truth on VH1's "Behind The Music" referencing ex-wife Kelis leaving her opulent, green wedding gown prior to divorcing. The New York-bornee, sat with a content face as he hoarded some memorabilia on the controversial cover of his 10th album, "Life is Good". The "One Mic" legend told Rap-Up, "eventually at some point" he would fathom an analysis on the artwork from his former lover. "We just put it out, so it’s still way too fresh."

Nas declares to stick to his original guns with this LP, due in July 17 and had lenders No I.D. and Salaam Remi splash some paint on the upcoming tracks. He too, recently revisited the Summer Jam stage after over a decade and brought along some support from Lauryn Hill for their 1996 collab, "If I Ruled The World".

"Life, love, joy, anger, celebration. There’s so many things you can see on that album cover. You see my life. My life is on that album cover." Raise your hand, if you would love to be a fly on the wall for that forthcoming conversation with Kelis?

Azealia Banks Is Here To Reign

 

Move over Harajuku Barbie, a new sheriff is in town. Hip-hop's neophyte Azealia Banks proves she is about business by reading the follow-up mixtape to "1991". The "Kuntz" (fanbase name) are pleased to know new EP "Fantasea" received a July release.

Banks blossomed overnight in the UK with another altered sound of female rap music, as Nicki Minaj was recently criticized for by Hot97. Lately, the outspoken-Interscope artist has been all booked up with performance gigs from The 2012 MET Gala to the recent SummerJam and New York's inaugural Mermaid Ball.

Harlem's native took to twitter, “Big shoutout to everyone who copped the #1991EP on 5/29! I’m already on to the next project .. Well into my mixtape 'FANTASEA' out 7/4 !” Alongside the holiday music drop, is prep work for a Fall debut album, "Broke With Expensive Taste".

"One Woman Army" Expresses Vulnerability

The Georgia peach returns from the A! While promoting her comedic film "That's My Boy" at MTV, Ciara announced she will be having C-Squad "Sweat" with new single and tickets the fifth LP, as "One Woman Army".

If we can be nostalgic for a second, remember the "Ride" troubadour suffered double whammies as the last two albums plummeted. During her nearly two year hiatus, she parted ways with Jive and reunited by LA Reid for signage with new label home, Epic Records. Now, Ciara explains this project shines light for "vulnerability" and almost brought on tears during recording.

“I really let my heart into this...This is almost like a journal, my own personal journal", revealed the 26-year old beauty.

The Three Stooges

Young sex symbol Chris Brown grouped his industry friends Big Sean and Wiz Khalifia to go haywire in the Los Angeles-shot visual, "Till I Die". The fellas misbehave in the comical cut featuring workplace foolery, taboo marijuana, and cameos by Snoop Dogg, Redman & Method Man. When the crooner isn't entertaining Debbie Downers, he can take a precise stab at directing monopolizing pitches. Press play for the Adam "MCA" Yauch-dedicated clip:

In fact, this third single emulates the "Look At Me Now" format, but it covets to take off in the same fashion. This week the singer has devoted miscellaneous tracks to show appreciation of his fans loyalty. Brown angles to spread the wealth on TeamBreezy with his fifth studio album, Fortune dropping July 3rd, which follows the Grammy-winning R&B Album, F.A.M.E.

"Strong Enough to Bare the Children, then get Back to Business"

The newly-Revel Resorts hotel/casino in Atlantic City transformed into the "Beyhive Sanctuary" over this past Memorial Day weekend.

For four consecutive days, Beyonce once again proved she's the "best performer alive" as hubby Jay-Z called it, after she self-creatively rendered a comeback concert prior to the birth of daughter, Blue Ivy Carter in January. The "Party" queen bey stung fans with a treat alongside her female band, medley of a double-dozen songs, and benevolent tributes to some of music's late greats. Before symphonizing "Halo", she emancipated a verse from "I Will Always Love You" for Whitney Houston and hailed Donna Summers through her "Naughty Girl" fruition.

"Y'all don't know how hard I had to work," the singer informed the thousands of attendees. "I had to lose 60 pounds. They had me on the treadmill, eating lettuce."

She brought the funk, emotion, and love.

Guest appearances by First Lady Michelle Obama, Gayle King, designer Vera Wang, Kim Kardashian, former-bandmates of Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams, comedian Kevin Hart, and many more.

Singer. Songwriter. Performer. Actress. Designer. Chart-Topper. World's Most Beautiful Woman. Forbes List-Maker. Philanthropist. Wife. Mother. The jack of all trades has her hands so tied, critics bang the gable to claim this lady, "Legend".

DWTS Finale Top Pick

Season 14 Winner: Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd

My hypothesis was on the money and that was whether a certain Green Bay Packer wide-receiver would win the mirrorball trophy. And indeed, Donald did not leave me like hangman.

From minor mishaps to wowing the judges with his clean western-feel of routines on the dance floor, the macho-muscled NFL player was determined to be #1. His charming charisma was maximizing audiences and created media buzz which surely helped him to the very top, beating out finalists William Levy and Katherine Jenkins.
"Amazing! Wow! This is awesome!” said the chipper winner after literally, rolling on the floor. Last night, Driver became the third athlete to achieve this championship. CONGRATS

Battle of the Sexes

The clock is ticking and just hours away from handing the sovereign accolade to one of the last two standing in FOX's Season 11 of "American Idol". This year's showdown with the poise-16 year old, power engine Jessica Sanchez VS the docile-handsome guitarist, Phillip Phillips will be a tough skirmish; both are insanely talented and commend the stage with their presence. However, this can go either way since, the hit-competition cut loves to rig the results. Ah, only time will tell who will be crown the next American Idol.

In other news, tattles say 1/3 from the panel may not be returning to Season 12 and that is none other than Forbes Celebrity 100, mogul "Jenny from the Block". Apparently, Ms. Busy-Boom has a bulky workload including a world tour, couple film scripts, and of course mothering Emme & Max. This lost could damage ratings being that the various-hyphenated diva, pulls all the viewers with her miraculous guise. Thus, Idol must think of a master plan to keep themselves high on the market, above these similar contest gimmicks.

Swimming in the Deep

Right off the coast of Algarrobo, Chile is the bridged-off largest and exquisite-azure pool in the world, dubbed as "The Crystal Lagoon". This humongous strip subsumes a quantity of 66 gallons of water and width wider than half a mile. Such a serene environment, wonder how long long it takes to swim across!?

Racism? France Pulls the Wrong Leads

Pretty soon, Steve Harvey's best seller novel-turned-hit film "Think Like A Man" will espy the 90 million mark at the box office. However, France is clouding that opportunity and attempting to pull the wool over society eyes, by banning the movie in relation to the casts supposed-asymmetry of "diversity". In another words, it has an all black cast and lacks actors of different race.

One, the country's dibs are inaccurate because actress Gabrielle Union's opposite played by Jerry Ferrara nor comedian, Gary Owen are of African-American descent. So, what do all the Caucausian casts in film have to show forth?
Although, the country of France does have a reputation of making a traffic stop with racial profiling. Before, screen-maker Tyler Perry's oeuvres "For Colored Girls" and "Why Did I Get Married?" too were held up from theaters, due to their roundup co-stars of color. Nevertheless, this is stereotypical and exudes the chronic idea of racism's survivial today. Blasphemy.

Yet Again, Disco Brim Lowered

The unbeatable battle with generic plagues is becoming an epidemic. England-born, Australia-raised Robin Gibb of Gee Bees threw in a towel over his competitive opponent, liver cancer and passed away at 62 years old on Sunday. His fanclub was rejuvenated to see the musician come out of a coma hoping he'd bounce back astonishingly, but were only left kaput to see him go.

Disco Queen Goes onto Glory

Aside from Billboard's ignorance to cut a tribute short, the flux tranquility in the gates of heaven must be even more angelic with an addition of 70s disco damsel, Donna Summer. RIP

Love & Life Lives Through the ROC

Word through the grapevine deemed to be false. Beef rumors shut down immediately after, original member of ROC Nation and dominating popstar Rihanna slapped a juicy kiss on her fellow label-mate, rookie Rita Ora at Jay-Z's best friend Ty Ty birthday celebration in London. No reason for the duo to break the chain and be quarrelsome, instead of shinning bright simultaneously.

 Even though, the elite crew sat out the Billboard Awards, this was still a grand weekend. Kanye West and Hov's Watch The Throne tour held supremacy by invading sold-out stadiums, while Beyonce shared a pool-playing protocol clip from the vault, and Rihanna's first anticipated action-packed Blockbuster film, Battleship premiered on the big screen grossing $25.3 million, sliding in the second dugout behind "The Avengers". Illuminati sure has it's perks.

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The "Bandstand" Man

The world of pioneers suffers a void from another lost marvel, as a heart attack sequestered the life of Dick Clark. He died at 82 years old in Santa Monica, California.

During his halcyon days of attending Syracuse University, he joined forces with the Delta Kappa Epsilon (Phi Gamma).

Bronxville, New York was his origin before landing a successful plateau in TV and radio.

 

The popular smash “American Bandstand” debuted in 1957 and was the longest-running variety show, achieving 30 years on the map. This era consisted of new beginnings as African-American and Caucasian musical acts, shared the same stage for the first time in history.

A small encyclopedia of stats and hosting gigs include game show “Pyramid”, production behind the American Music Awards, and the conventional, live Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special centered in Times Square. No matter where the party was happening, every year I tuned in to see ball drop at 12 o’clock. It was a bit of a tradition!

The man of three marriages and three children set the latter for others and Ryan Seacrest (American Idol), who was saddened by the loss of someone, he too called a friend. Dick Clark was a man of many endeavors and twirled in the world of entertainment.

RIP  

New Life

Supernova Monica was able to juggle the liberty of recording a new album with mommy-duty and attendance of husband (Phoenix Suns player), Shannon Brown’s games. Yesterday, she released the seventh groundwork titled, "New Life" under RCA Records, which seeps the growth in her vocal competence and founding of real happiness as a married woman.

The singer cut the umbilical cord and challenges her range on “Time To Move On” and “Until It’s Gone”, but ironically the two heartbreak records don’t match her right-now feeling. Foxy lead-single, "It All Belongs To Me" adjoined by Brandy, escapes the callous companion and collects all prized possessions back including a MacBook. “Man Who Has Everything” vibes with a reggae whisk, while “Amazing” and “Without You” vulnerably expresses the joy of meeting the man who placed the ring amongst her finger. “Take A Chance” featuring poetic rapper Wale explores the hunger pain for expanding love's territory, whereas “Big Mistake” tells why the relationship in shambles has approached a stop sign. Luckily, the deluxe edition holds MEAT! Through Biggie's "Who Shot Ya" sample on "Anything", Monica searches high and low to discover the utopian chap. In "Breathe", she reluctantly calls for legroom to tamper with the bonding. "Catch Me" desires the significant other to be the backbone through the good, bad, and ugly. However, the labor does not quite give 2010’s Still Standing a run for the money, but everyone is fallible and New Life voyages in a new direction.

 

At this time, she is concentrating on widely promoting this project, reading the Polow Da Don-produced track “Without You” for the next single, and hawking down a tour with former-nemesis Brandy. Throughout it all, I remain a loyal fan since 1995 and will keep an eye on any tour inquiries.

Tweeting Hoaxes

Every week, social media network Twitter is red-handily posting faux deaths of celebrities, forming lots of speculation for family, friends, and fans.

Recently, tweeps felt the wrath of Nickelodeon protégé/actress KeKe Palmer, once the joke was on her. The white lie caused her sister a bucket of water (tears) and called Palmer hoping to hear her voice again. Immediately after, in rage she took to Twitter to confront pranksters and inform them the seriousness of a rumor eruption. "This twitter death bullsh*t is real out of hand, when it hurts my family???? Don't disrespect me or my family! I pray for you all and your negative energy." It has been a persistent impulse of the net to launch a hoax and kill off famous luminaries. Yesterday, singer Usher supposedly died in a fatal car crash, weeks ago comedian Eddie Murphy lost his life on a skiing trip, and two years ago actor Jaleel White was murdered, however currently competing on Dancing With the Stars. All FICTION!
Pathetically, the plethora of made-up demises doesn’t conclude there. Everything is all fun and games, until the ball is in your court.