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1 Listen to the Newly Leaked Nas Album
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2 Buzz News Roundup, 12/27
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3 Music Video: Kanye West Feat. Rakim, Nas, and KRS-One, "Classic"
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4 Nas Changes His Album Title: Smart Move?
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5 What to Download: New Music on iTunes
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6 Buzz News Roundup, 7/23
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7 What Is the Best Hip-Hop Album of 2010?
Jay-Z was beaming as he hit the stage in NYC Monday evening to kick off his two back-to-back Carnegie Hall shows to benefit the United Way as well as his Sean Carter Foundation. It's Jay-Z's first performance since becoming a dad to baby Blue Ivy Carter in early January and he was looking sharp in his Dolce&Gabbana tuxes. New mom Beyoncé Knowles also stepped out for her first appearance Read more
We've covered some of the year's best pop and indie music, along with a few breakthrough releases, but if you like your songs with swagger, then chances are you had these hip-hop albums in constant rotation in 2010. Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Eminem's Recovery both received critical acclaim and radio play, but they're not the only fan favorites. Take a look through this Read more
Seven months pregnant, Kelis filed for divorce from Nas yesterday — Us Weekly Anna Faris is fattening it up before her wedding — FitSugar Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans passed away today — Popeater Hayden Panettiere tried out for Footloose — I'm Not Obsessed Paula Abdul was fooled by Bruno — Lifeline Live Did Goldie Hawn convince Kate Hudson to break up with Owen Wilson? — Read more
Ricardo Montalban, the actor from Fantasy Island, died yesterday at home in LA. He was 88 years old. — E! Online Naomi Campbell settled a lawsuit with her former maid who had alleged Naomi hit her and threatened to sue her after she couldn't find a pair of jeans. The terms of the settlement remain confidential. — AP Rapper Nas and his singer wife, Kelis, are expecting their first baby Read more
Amy Adams is engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Darren Legallo, and the wedding is being planned for next year. — USA Today Rapper Nas gave a speech and joined political groups outside of the NYC Fox News building yesterday to turn in a petition protesting the network's portrayal of African-Americans. — CitizenSugar Anne Hathaway's diaries, along with other personal items, were seized Read more
Rapper Nas joined with the Color of Change and MoveOn to deliver a petition to the offices of Fox News yesterday. Just after his controversial album hit number one, Nas took the podium protesting the racist attacks he sees coming from Fox against Black Americans and Barack Obama. Delivering over 600,000 signatures to the network, Nas delivered a prepared speech saying, "We already knew that Fox Read more
Despite rumors to the contrary, Access Hollywood is reporting that Tom Cruise will not reprise his role as Maverick in a sequel to Top Gun. Variety has the news that Hancock director Peter Berg is developing a Hercules film based on a five-issue comic book series by Steve Moore. According to Reuters, Disney has named replacements for Ebert and Roeper: Ben Lyons from E! and Ben Mankiewicz from Read more
Tuesdays are big in entertainment-ville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here are today's selections: The provocateur: Finally the album that made headlines long before it was ever released is here, and Read more
Nas is no stranger to controversy and when he announced that the title of his upcoming album would include a divisive word, he once again found himself and his music under fire. Jesse Jackson was one among many activists to speak out, saying, "The title using the 'N' word is morally offensive and socially distasteful. Nas has the right to degrade and denigrate in the name of free speech, but Read more
Mariah Carey went with a pretty standard skin tight LWD to take on hosting duties for TAO's New Year's Eve Party in Las Vegas. She had no problem posing with what looks like a delicious cake, but something tells us that Mariah skipped out on dessert. When asked about her New Year's resolutions, she said, "I should have them, but I've already done them," referring to her dieting habits in 2007. Read more
