I guess “Sweet” wasn’t enough. Common, an artist who should be way beyond petty shit like this, recently released a remix of Rick Ross’s Drake-featured “Stay Schemin’”, apparently in response to Drake’s verse, which apparently contains several subliminal disses of Common. That itself was a response to Common’s “Sweet,” a track that features the 40 year old star of “Just Wright” attempting to come off as a hardrock by going after the former star of “DeGrassi: The Next Generation”. Is […]
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The Singles Bar: Jay-Z’s “Glory”
The biggest celebrity news this week was unquestionably the birth of Ivy Blue Carter, the child of rap legend Jay-Z and his larger-than-life pop star wife, Beyonce Knowles. What I bet you weren’t expecting was for young Blue Ivy to potentially become the youngest artist to ever appear on a Billboard chart! In honor of his first child’s birth, Jay has released “Glory.” It’s a touching (if obviously rush-recorded) tribute that features his newborn’s coos in the song’s mix. Also […]
Roundball Soundoff: How Does The Eastern Conference Look So Far?
Based on the Miami Heat’s start, it looks like there’ll be a LOT of celebrating this year. But will LeBron and co. be celebrating in June?
Who The Hell Is…EVITAN?
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been deliberating writing a piece about how odd it is that, in the era of perhaps the most civil unrest in three, if not four, if not five decades, there’s been almost no protest music being made. Hell, even in the Clinton era (when things were actually going reasonably well,) we had Rage Against The Machine and latter-day Public Enemy. Even Michael Jackson and Prince took time out from dancing and sex to […]
Reading Is Fundamental: “My Friend Michael” by Frank Cascio
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Although Michael Jackson was well-known throughout his career for his association with children (and you can take that any way you want to), what’s been interesting is the fact that none of his young friends have gone the tell-all book route, whether during his lifetime or in the 2 1/2 years since his death. Well, if any of MJ’s friends is qualified to write a book about the pop star, it would probably be Frank Cascio. Also known as Frank […]
The Singles Bar: D’Angelo’s “Black Hole Sun”
Here’s how much we’re fiending for new music from D’Angelo. We are posting a poorly-recorded remake that’s two years old. Seriously. Anyway, as rumors of a new album from D continue to float around, his version of Soundgarden’s classic “Black Hole Sun” just surfaced on the interwebs. It doesn’t hold a candle to the original, of course, but Mr. Archer does a pretty good job of making the song almost completely unrecognizable. It’s definitely got a strong stench of purple […]
Blerd Briefs: Katy & Russell, Van Halen and Kelly Clarkson
Katy Perry and Russell Brand are divorcing…find out what other newsworthy nuggets appear in this week’s Blerd Briefs.
The Popblerd Chart Report 12/30/11: Adele’s Biggest Week Ever
Well, folks: we’re about to wrap up the chart year. There’s only one week left, and industry watchers are on the edge of their collective seats, wondering if music sales will actually increase over the year before. As we headed into late fall, that looked like a sure thing, as sales of albums were trending at about 4% over 2010. However, a 4th quarter schedule devoid of blockbuster releases a la Taylor Swift and Kanye West last year has narrowed […]
Roundball Soundoff Is Back!: 2011-2012 NBA Predictions
And they’re back!! After a lockout that threatened the 2011-2012 season, the NBA is back and we’re ready to hoop it up! The season will be shortened from 82 to 66 games (something that should maybe become a permanent change going forward,) and it looks like even with 16 games lopped off the schedule, this season will be more interesting than most. Some burning questions… -Can the Dallas Mavericks repeat, especially missing defensive specialist Tyson Chandler (who signed with The […]
The Squared Circle – Andre Ward Is The Super Six King
Andre Ward last lost a fight when Bill Clinton was president, the same year that Steve Jobs went back to work for Apple, and the same year the movie Titanic was setting box office records. You can say that it’s been a long time. Ward wasn’t yet a teenager the last time he lost a fight, and now 15 years later, he’s the Super Six World Boxing Classic champion. The Super Six World Boxing Classic began in October of 2009. […]
Reading Is Fundamental: A Preview of Frank Cascio’s “My Friend Michael”
The name Frank Cascio might not be immediately familiar to you unless you’re a Michael Jackson fan, but if you are, like me, a major KOP obsessive, then that name will immediately ring a bell. Cascio was MJ’s personal assistant and right hand man for well over a decade until his tragic 2009 death. Frank met Michael when he was barely out of diapers, and the two formed a lasting, close friendship that withstood all of the drama that entered […]
Roundball Soundoff: In Which David Stern Turns Into…Dr. Evil?
Guess what, folks? Chris Paul ain’t going to the Lakers. Find out what Jay thinks about this move in the latest Roundball Soundoff column.