Celebrity
Meet Ahmed Best: The Guy Who Played The Most Hated Character Of The ‘Star Wars’ Franchise (Video)
January 13, 2016
Admission: Always hated Jar Jar Binks as a character in the Star Wars reboots (but @ojones1 said he wasn’t so bad… get him y’all… GET HIM! hahaaaaa!). That said, you kind of feel sorry for the guy who played him, Ahmed Best. That is, you will (most likely) when you watch this clip.
In Episode III of These Are The Actors You’re Looking For; Ahmed Best AKA Jar Jar Binks talks Michael Jackson, the backlash and why he would never return to the Star Wars franchise. He also performs his former co-star Liam Neeson’s famous ‘Taken’ monologue, in the style of Jar Jar!
Um… but see how he is still trying to take bullets for creator George Lucas… saying the kids who first watched “The Phantom Menace” had no problem with it. *Sigh* Hollywood…
(Watch the Liam Neeson a la Jar Jar voice flip by Best at the end.)
David Bowie And The Story Of Ziggy Stardust (Documentary)
January 12, 2016
Man. Rest In Power to rock legend David Robert Jones pka David Bowie. We are going to be sad for a bit, knowing that the guy who brought such surreal music and mania to the music world since the 1970s will no longer be here with us.
But his music (and film) work…they will live forever here on this plane with us. Speaking of films, check out this documentary from BBC; detailing the early times of David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust.
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Quentin Tarantino Loves Violence In Cinema (Video)
January 9, 2016
You probably look at a Taratino classic like “Reservoir Dogs” (or his coming flick “Hateful 8”) and think: Wow, this is over-the-top violent! But hey, Tarantino isn’t really about all of that blood and gore for really real.
No…yeah… He is. No apologies or eff’s given about what any hater thinks about it either. ‘Tino is all about VIOLENCE. Watch above and prepare to go ‘whoa!’
(Good point about Japan’s ultra-violent cinema in its most peaceful society; one NOT equating to the other.)
Killer Mike With Advice To White Americans And More On ‘The Late Show’ With Stephen Colbert (Video)
January 8, 2016
Let’s borrow Larry Wilmore’s catch phrase and apply it to the guest former Comedy Central cohort Stephen Colbert had on just recently: The man Killer Mike kept it 100 (and then some) on the The Late Show, didn’t he? Hitting a variety of hot topics with Colbert: Ferguson, Baltimore, race relations in general, stumping for his Presidential candidate of choice Bernie Sanders and so much more.
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President Barack Obama And Jerry Seinfeld: Just A Couple Of Guys ‘Getting Coffee’ (Video)
January 7, 2016
This “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee” episode is everything fam. By far, the biggest “get” ever on Jerry Seinfeld’s show: President Barack Obama. Still… the baby blue 1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe he showed up in… classic sickness! Too bad they aren’t actually ‘going’ anywhere to get coffee.
Seinfeld: Uh… we’re just gonna run out for a quick coffee. We’ll be right back.
White House Security Guard: I’m sorry, sir. That’s not possible.
Seinfeld: I do this little show “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.”
White House Security Guard: You’re a comedian with the President going nowhere. Back it up.
Seinfeld: Yes sir.
Watch. And peep, the President’s got jokes… and some pretty cool tech in his car.
WATCH HERE: COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE: BARACK OBAMA
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9th Wonder’s ‘Rhythm Roulette’ Beat Was So Dope Rapsody Had To Have It…NOW! (Video)
January 5, 2016
Rhythm Roulette with a new episode featuring the North Carolina super-producer 9th Wonder. Blindfolded crate-digging at The Record Krate in Raleigh, the back to his studio to watch a master craftsman at work – using Charly McClain, Jermaine Jackson, and The Temprees.
Then… Rapsody stepped to the mic to record to the resulting track! Tested and blessed it. Yes she did! Check it out.
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Comedy: Watch Hugh Jackman Vs. Shaquille O’Neal In ‘The Phone Booth Game’ Hosted By Jimmy Fallon (Video)
January 5, 2016
Man. If you don’t think The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is comedy gold… we don’t know what to tell you. Trust. This clip will be the one to win you over or win you back.
Hugh Jackman and Shaquille O’Neal play a trivia game where a new mystery guest gets shoved into their phone booths after each wrong answer.
Alex Trebek joining Shaq in the booth…CLASSIC! Bwaaahahahaaaa!!!
San E – “Do It For Fun” feat. UNIONWAY x DJ Juice (Live)
January 4, 2016
Korean rapper San E released his single “Do It For Fun” on Christmas Eve. Well, rappers worldwide tend to do that… release singles. But what we have to show you above is video from his live performance that works in an homage to Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “i” on Saturday Night Live.
Nailed it! See after the jump for comparison.
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DJ Khaled Speaks On The Music Industry, His Fiancé And More (Video)
November 30, 2015
DJ Khaled. The Best… in-studio guest on Sway In The Morning. At least, he is one of them. Here he is talking about his restaurant, his headphone line, his production company and label… oh and that new album (“I Changed A Lot”) he has out now.
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Spike Lee Speaks On The Basis Of His New Film ‘Chi-Raq’ & Elaborates on Chicago, Sex Strikes (Video)
November 30, 2015
Interesting. Spike Lee and Stephen Colbert discuss the dire straits of Chicago’s war-like violence and casualty rates, the foundations/inspirations for “Chi-Raq” (a spin off the Ancient Greek satire “Lysistrata,” in which Athenian women vow to withhold sex until their men end the The Peloponnesian War), and the possibility of sex strikes on campus in the coming semester after his movie drops.
“I think that a sex strike could really work on college campuses where there’s an abundance of sexual harassment and date rapes. Second semester it’s going to happen. Once people come back from Christmas, there’s going to be sex strikes at universities and college campuses across this country. I believe it.â€
– Spike Lee
Gun control. Police brutality. So much in a short clip to watch. And you must!
PREVIOUS: CHI-RAQ (TRAILER)
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Jill Scott Covers Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” (Shining A Light Concert Performance) [Video]
November 28, 2015
Incredible performance by an incredibly beautiful impeccable singer. All to shine a light on the inexcusable. Billie Holiday’s poem with the tragic theme brought to song long ago. Brought to life on stage again by the incomparable Jill Scott. Watch and be moved… to act!
Morgan Freeman introduces Jill Scott’s full performance of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” from Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, presented by A&E Networks and iHeartMedia.
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Sports Legend Shots: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar With Harsh Commentary On Michael Jordan’s Lack Of Activism (Interview Audio)
November 27, 2015
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. NBA all-time leading scorer. Legendary center of the Los Angeles Lakers through the 1980s. But Kareem is also an actor (even co-starring with Bruce Lee), activist, and author. Since retiring from the game in 1989, he’s written several books, become a columnist for Time magazine, and continues to comment on issues of the day. He has since he was a college standout at UCLA. He has to…
“When something happens, it doesn’t matter if it’s convenient or not — if it’s time to speak up, you have to speak up. You can’t be afraid.”
– Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Good stuff. But what has the Interwebs abuzz… When he calls out arguably the greatest b-baller ever, Michael Jordan, for NOT speaking up. Hear the interview below.
NPR SPORTS: KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR SPEAKING ON MICHAEL JORDAN, LEBRON JAMES AND MORE
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Kevin Powell Speaks On His Relationship With Tupac Shakur, Shares ‘Rikers Island Interview’ Audio From 1995 And More (Video)
November 27, 2015
Very few people know the turmoil that erupted between 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. better than Kevin Powell. A political activist, author, and journalist who first became known as a cast member on the original season of MTV’s The Real World, Powell made perhaps his biggest impact as a senior writer for VIBE magazine in the mid-’90s. It was there that he had the opportunity to chronicle the life and career of Tupac Shakur. He penned three highly acclaimed cover stories about the enigmatic superstar. including one based around an interview conducted when Pac was locked up on Rikers Island.
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CeeLo Green Sings “Working Class Heroes, Work” On ‘The Late Show’ (Video)
November 27, 2015
Stephen Colbert welcomes CeeLo Green, as he performs his “Working Class Heroes, Work” single with ‘The Late Show’ musicians – Louisiana music maker Jon Batiste and Stay Human.
Jadakiss Joins ‘The Nightly Show’ Panel Hosted By Larry Wilmore (Video)
November 27, 2015
Jadakiss joined Larry Wilmore’s panel on The Nightly Show the other night. Got in on the discussion on student protests against racism, stagnation of progress on race-related matters on campus and across the country and more. The dude got to show skills on the mic in a different light, and no doubt to keep making noise for his project “Top 5 Dead Or Alive” push and for his place among Hip-Hop’s top noteworthies.
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Unsung: Nate Dogg (Full Episode)
November 27, 2015
Damn. TVOne’s Unsung pulls on our heartstrings again with this tribute. Watch the hour-strong episode on G-Funk signature hook man and crooner Nate Dogg; lost to the world and to music March 15th of 2011. RIP Nate.
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Large Professor Takes His ‘Rhythm Roulette’ Challenge Seriously (Video)
November 27, 2015
Large Pro… They caught up with me… We gone do this Rhythm Roulette…
Amazing that this epic episode has not happened sooner. Large Professor has done legendary work for legendary emcees and singers. And now that it has happened, Large Pro declares several times in the clip above that he is “not just gone make some ol’ bullsh!t” – which he does NOT!
Yooo… if you are a spitter, you will WANT this beat for yourself!! Ha! You slept! Tragedy is already jumping the track. WOOOOOOO!
For this installment of Rhythm Roulette, we connected with Extra P, aka Large Professor. We took the legendary Queens producer to Human Head Records in Brooklyn, where he picked three random records to begin a game of Rhythm Roulette. He ended up grabbing an Instant Funk record, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes’ Black and Blue album, and Shirley Scott’s On A Clear Day. From there, Extra P began to go through the records and create some new heat from what he picked.
Shout out to Tragedy Khadafi for the cameo.
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Redman Speaks On Hip-Hop Then And Now, His Projects And More (Video)
November 25, 2015
Reggie Noble! Dude has that “Mudface” out now, and he has “Muddy Waters 2” coming… so off he goes on the promo trail. Next stop: Power 105 to chop it up with The Breakfast Club. Speaking about Jersey, representing back in the day (Jersey was HEAVY in the game) and now (with a shout to Fetty). Talked about his MTV Cribs episode, too. No getting around that. Haaa!
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A Tribe Called Quest Performs “Can I Kick It” On The Tonight Show (Video)
November 25, 2015
Wait… ATCQ… ALL of them? Damn right this goes up on the site! “Can I Kick It” without the question mark; no question. Just Questlove and The Roots backing up the brothers reunited to do one of their seminal hits for Jimmy Fallon’s live audience. Dope!
You can get the 25th Anniversary Edition of “People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm” now via the link below, too.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege: Siege The Day (Official Trailer)
November 25, 2015
Ha! James Bond franchise be damned. Game recognizes game… especially in the world of gaming! Take a look at cooler-than-cool Idris Elba talking us through the most intense close-quarters battle scenes brought to screen in the form of modern gaming…right in the middle of the action.
Rainbow Six Siege is a unique first-person shooter where infiltrating Attackers and fortifying Defenders clash with high intensity in all-new, exciting tactical combat scenarios. In the destructible playgrounds of Siege, anything is possible, but only those who prize brains over bullets will prevail in the high-stakes game of teamwork and strategy.
Are you ready to Siege The Day? Find out during the free Open Beta on November 25-29 and when Rainbow Six Siege hits stores on December 1.
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