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A Conversation With Diddy
Rapper and mogul Diddy was in San Francisco last week promoting Cîroc, his vodka brand. I was lucky enough to sit down with the musician, and we chatted about entertaining. Not surprisingly, he consumes a lot of Cîroc and his signature drink is a Cîroc and lemonade — say it fast and it sounds like a lyric in one of his songs, "ci-rocking lemonade."
Lighten Up: Rappers — They're Just Like Republicans! Right?
Who loves Hummers? Rappers and Republicans apparently! After Rep.
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Food Section Sampler — Nov. 18, 2009
- Time to stock up: Looks like pure canned pumpkin is in short supply this year. — Los Angeles Times
- Don't miss out on the Beaujolais Nouveau celebrations. — Wall Street Journal
- Catching up with rapper Coolio, who's come out with a new cookbook, Ghetto Gourmet.
From Beats to Box Office: 8 Rappers Who Crossed Over to Movies
Paul Haggis (Crash) just added a new actor to the cast of his latest project, The Next Three Days: RZA. That may sound like a surprising choice — what's the founder of Wu-Tang doing in a serious drama?! — but the big screen is nothing new to some of the world's biggest rappers.
Rapper Makes Swindling Record Company Fund Her PhD
"This is a story that needs to be told. I'm an example that you can be a teenage mom, come from the projects, and be raised by a single parent, and you can still come out of it a doctor."
Stories about record companies screwing musicians out of royalties are standard news, but Roxanne Shante's struggle with her former label has a happy ending.
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Man Shoots at Rappers Over 'Cranky Old Man' Lyrics
A 70-year-old man in Dakar, Senegal was not in the mood to listen to rappers singing their song "Cranky Old Man" at a concert this weekend. He warned them that if they sang the insulting lyrics again, he was going to shoot. Sure enough, as soon as they sang, he opened fire with his hunting rifle, wounding five people (presumably in the audience).
Can You Take Joaquin Seriously as a Rapper?
Earlier today, we told you that Joaquin Phoenix is working on a career as a rapper after announcing his retirement from acting back in October. Most of you will miss seeing Joaquin on the big screen, and while we knew he was exploring his musical side, we never thought rapping was going to be his next endeavor. You can check out a preview of his skills here, then tell us — can you take Joaquin seriously as a rapper?
FlashForward Breakdown, "Scary Monsters and Super Creeps"
FlashForward gets into the Halloween spirit this week, with a few tricks for the characters and treats for the audience. We get just a bit more info about Simon and see a few costumes as Olivia and Mark's relationship issues come to a head in a big way.
This week's episode is heavy on the revelations (just like Sonya Walger promised), so to get into it, just read more
Heath Ledger's Music Video "Cause An Effect" Debuts
A music video Heath Ledger directed shorty before his death has been released. Heath shot the video for "Cause An Effect" on a single camera in his garage in Sydney for childhood friend, Australian rapper N'Fa, also known as No Fixed Abode. A video of N'Fa discussing the video and Heath's creative vision has also been released — check it out after the jump.
Fab Flash: Karl Lagerfeld Dreams of Being a Rapper
The first time I lay my beedy eye on this picture I thought somebody had been very clever with photoshop. I could not believe the Kaiser himself would dress in such a way, however, it is taken from this month's US Harpers Bazaar where designers are fulfilling their fantasies.
Giorgio Armani as Fred Astaire, Karl Lagerfeld as a rapper ("Believe it or not, I love rap," finally we find out what is on all those ipods) and Alber Elbaz as a Hollywood producer with James Bond flair.
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