Hip-hop turns 50 on Aug. 11, and it seems that the whole world is celebrating. From concerts organized by Amazon and Mass Appeal to block parties put on by New York City, the festivities are plentiful. There is also a wide range of exhibits and galleries curated by artists of the hip-hop generation. It would be impossible to reference every single event happening for rap’s birthday, but here’s a list of notable Hip-Hop 50-related events happening this August.
Concerts and Events
Amazon Music: 50 & Forever: New York (through Aug. 10)
Rotation,...
Concerts and Events
Amazon Music: 50 & Forever: New York (through Aug. 10)
Rotation,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
In 1988, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, and Biz Markie were in the middle of the Dope Jam Tour when an altercation broke out during a stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Concertgoer Julio Fuentes, 19, was stabbed once in the chest amid an apparent robbery attempt mere minutes after he entered the venue. He died 30 minutes later at Nassau County Medical Center. Coupled with the murder of DJ Scott La Rock—a founding member of Boogie Down Productions who’d been...
- 5/14/2023
- by Kyle Eustice
- Rollingstone.com
Looking for some laughs? Check out our list of the best episodes of Crank Yankers from Comedy Central on YouTube. These sketches are some of the funniest that you will ever see from Yankerville’s puppet citizens.
Creators Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel, and Daniel Kellison team up to make the Crank Yankers skits that include real calls to real people and actual businesses.
Featuring celebrities and stand-up comedians like Tiffany Haddish, Wanda Sykes, Natasha Leggero, Seth MacFarlane, Tony Barbieri, Bobby Brown, David Alan Grier, and Jimmy Kimmel, these skits will have you rolling on the floor laughing.
So grab a few friends and prepare to laugh your heads off! These are the best episodes and most popular YouTube videos of Crank Yankers.
#10 Gladys Calls a Charm School for Her Daughter
In this episode, Gladys has an incontinent child who isn’t potty-trained and she’d like to get her into charm school.
Creators Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel, and Daniel Kellison team up to make the Crank Yankers skits that include real calls to real people and actual businesses.
Featuring celebrities and stand-up comedians like Tiffany Haddish, Wanda Sykes, Natasha Leggero, Seth MacFarlane, Tony Barbieri, Bobby Brown, David Alan Grier, and Jimmy Kimmel, these skits will have you rolling on the floor laughing.
So grab a few friends and prepare to laugh your heads off! These are the best episodes and most popular YouTube videos of Crank Yankers.
#10 Gladys Calls a Charm School for Her Daughter
In this episode, Gladys has an incontinent child who isn’t potty-trained and she’d like to get her into charm school.
- 10/11/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
“Crank Yankers” is a television show that features crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests. The calls are re-enacted using puppets representing various characters. The show premiered in 2002 on Comedy Central before airing on MTV2 between Feb. 9, 2007, and March 30, 2007. “Crank Yankers” developed a cult following over the years and has since been revived by Comedy Central.
In this article, we discuss some of the key characters of the TV show and provide updates regarding its current status.
Who Are the Main Characters of “Crank Yankers”?
The show features a wide range of characters voiced by comedians and actors. Here’s an overview of the main characters of “Crank Yankers.”
Karl Malone:
Voiced by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the character is a caricature of NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone. Karl refers to himself in the third person and often makes prank calls that involve requesting odd items from the prank victim.
In this article, we discuss some of the key characters of the TV show and provide updates regarding its current status.
Who Are the Main Characters of “Crank Yankers”?
The show features a wide range of characters voiced by comedians and actors. Here’s an overview of the main characters of “Crank Yankers.”
Karl Malone:
Voiced by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the character is a caricature of NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone. Karl refers to himself in the third person and often makes prank calls that involve requesting odd items from the prank victim.
- 7/11/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Review by Roger Carpenter
What do you get when you mix a bunch of Swedish horror film fans with little film experience and no money but a great deal of gumption? Why, Evil Ed, of course!
Evil Ed is both a tale of horror as well as a tale of stick-to-it-ness that all aspiring filmmakers should hear, and both are equally entertaining. Some Swedish kids who grew up on American horror films courtesy of the first video boom and who shared a common goal of making a film that could play in theaters started experimenting with the tools of the trade. Their first feature was never actually completed before they ran out of steam, but the nucleus of that group, Anders Jacobsen, Goran Lundstrom, and “Doc,” moved right into what would become Evil Ed. They took the nucleus of a story, about a docile, henpecked film editor forced to cut...
What do you get when you mix a bunch of Swedish horror film fans with little film experience and no money but a great deal of gumption? Why, Evil Ed, of course!
Evil Ed is both a tale of horror as well as a tale of stick-to-it-ness that all aspiring filmmakers should hear, and both are equally entertaining. Some Swedish kids who grew up on American horror films courtesy of the first video boom and who shared a common goal of making a film that could play in theaters started experimenting with the tools of the trade. Their first feature was never actually completed before they ran out of steam, but the nucleus of that group, Anders Jacobsen, Goran Lundstrom, and “Doc,” moved right into what would become Evil Ed. They took the nucleus of a story, about a docile, henpecked film editor forced to cut...
- 7/3/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Lakers Got It Made ... so says Snoop Dogg, who had a strong opinion about what Charles Barkley should eat to celebrate the team's 1st win of the season -- Alligator Souffle!Fyi -- last week, Barkley had said he was going to stop eating until the 0-5 Lakers finally won a game.Well, the Lakers beat the Hornets on Sunday ... so on his way out of Supperclub in Hollywood, Snoop had a dinner recommendation for Sir Chuck.
- 11/10/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Hip Hop has always been a male led genre and it seems now more than ever. However that has not always been the way. Over the years numerous talented female emcees have reserved places in our memories; of course Roxanne Shante, on the more commercial side Salt N Pepa, Latifah, Monie Love, Jean Grae and maybe even Yo Yo for those Left Coast fans but one name that cannot go without a mention is of course Mc Lyte. Mc Lyte (Lana Michelle Moorer) burst onto the Hip-Hop scene at the tender age of eighteen in 1988 with the classic album “Lyte as a Rock”. This album featured the instant classic, “Paper Thin” and was mostly produced by her brothers Audio Two. Although it also features an early prince Paul production credit on “Mc Lyte Likes Swingin’”
Lyte followed up her debut almost a year to the day with “Eyes on This...
Lyte followed up her debut almost a year to the day with “Eyes on This...
- 2/11/2013
- by Scott Ronan
- Obsessed with Film
Still trying to figure out ways to kill time between now and the February 10th return of "The Walking Dead"? How about reading a quick Q&A with Vincent M. Ward, who played the dearly departed Oscar?
In this interview with AMC's Eli Rosenberg, Ward describes how his life has paralleled Oscar's, shares a secret skill he kept from his castmates, and ponders a crime fighting future for Axel and Oscar.
Q: Have you turned into a full-fledged zombie nerd now that you've been on the show?
A: No. I can't say that I have. But I enjoyed what I was doing on the show -- big time -- and meeting some real cool people. To hear how excited and enthused everyone is about the comic books? I'm thinking I might start reading some!
Q: You've played cops, pimps, bodyguards, and a CIA agent. Why do you think you're so...
In this interview with AMC's Eli Rosenberg, Ward describes how his life has paralleled Oscar's, shares a secret skill he kept from his castmates, and ponders a crime fighting future for Axel and Oscar.
Q: Have you turned into a full-fledged zombie nerd now that you've been on the show?
A: No. I can't say that I have. But I enjoyed what I was doing on the show -- big time -- and meeting some real cool people. To hear how excited and enthused everyone is about the comic books? I'm thinking I might start reading some!
Q: You've played cops, pimps, bodyguards, and a CIA agent. Why do you think you're so...
- 1/8/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Amazing Race 21 Cast Includes The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Chippendales Dancers, Megadeath Bassist
The Amazing Race premieres its 21st season on September 30, primed to give an increased $2 million grand prize to either a pair of Chippendales dancers; the stars of reality show The Fabulous Beekman Boys; or a two-time amputee.
Those are just a few of the recently-announced contestants that will compete every Sunday night on CBS this fall.
Check out the new cast photo below and then scroll down for a list of the 11 teams...
1. Name: Natalie Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Physical Therapy Student
Name: Nadiya Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Project Coordinator at Bridge2Peace
Connection: Twin Sisters
2. Name: Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Age: 43
Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.
Current occupation: Goat Farmer/Advertising Executive/Author
Name: Brent Ridge
Age: 38
Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.
Current occupation: Chief Executive Officer of Beekman 1802
Connection: Goat Farmers/Life Partners
3. Name: Rob French
Age: 46
Hometown: Boston, Ga.
Current occupation:...
Those are just a few of the recently-announced contestants that will compete every Sunday night on CBS this fall.
Check out the new cast photo below and then scroll down for a list of the 11 teams...
1. Name: Natalie Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Physical Therapy Student
Name: Nadiya Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Project Coordinator at Bridge2Peace
Connection: Twin Sisters
2. Name: Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Age: 43
Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.
Current occupation: Goat Farmer/Advertising Executive/Author
Name: Brent Ridge
Age: 38
Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.
Current occupation: Chief Executive Officer of Beekman 1802
Connection: Goat Farmers/Life Partners
3. Name: Rob French
Age: 46
Hometown: Boston, Ga.
Current occupation:...
- 8/29/2012
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
CBS has announced the 11 teams of two that will traverse the globe on the 21st season of "The Amazing Race," which premieres Sunday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS, with the Emmy-nominated Phil Keoghan returning as host.
The new season introduces a twist whereby if the team that wins the first leg of the season can also win the final leg of the Race, they will double their money and win $2 million instead of $1 million.
Teams will travel through three continents, nine countries and cover more than 25,000 miles, where they'll be faced with a 10-story rappel in Los Angeles, frying an egg on their heads in Indonesia, working as "rat collectors" in Bangladesh and revisiting one of the Race's most infamous Roadblocks in the Netherlands in this season's "Switchback."
Check out all the teams in our photo gallery!
The 11 teams are:
Name: Natalie Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Edgewater, N.
The new season introduces a twist whereby if the team that wins the first leg of the season can also win the final leg of the Race, they will double their money and win $2 million instead of $1 million.
Teams will travel through three continents, nine countries and cover more than 25,000 miles, where they'll be faced with a 10-story rappel in Los Angeles, frying an egg on their heads in Indonesia, working as "rat collectors" in Bangladesh and revisiting one of the Race's most infamous Roadblocks in the Netherlands in this season's "Switchback."
Check out all the teams in our photo gallery!
The 11 teams are:
Name: Natalie Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Edgewater, N.
- 8/29/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
CBS has announced the 18 castaways who will be competing on "Survivor: One World," which premieres Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS.
In this 24th season of the popular reality competition show, the castaways will be on two different tribes (men vs. women) but will live on the same beach, where they'll have to decide just how much of their resources and intel they want to share with the other tribe.
The tribes are named Salani and Manono, named after islands in Samoa. Here are the 18 castaways:
Salani
Nina Acosta
Age: 51
Current Residence: Clovis, Calif.
Occupation: Retired Lapd Officer
Monica Culpepper*
Age: 41
Current residence: Tampa, Fla.
Occupation: Ex-nfl player's wife
Kate Edorsson
Age: 22
Current residence: Orlando, Fla.
Occupation: Timeshare rep
Chelsea Meissner
Age: 26
Current residence: Charleston, S.C.
Occupation: Medical sales
Kourtney Moon
Age: 29
Current residence: Austin, Texas
Occupation: Motorcycle repair
Alicia Rosa
Age: 25
Current residence: Chicago, Ill...
In this 24th season of the popular reality competition show, the castaways will be on two different tribes (men vs. women) but will live on the same beach, where they'll have to decide just how much of their resources and intel they want to share with the other tribe.
The tribes are named Salani and Manono, named after islands in Samoa. Here are the 18 castaways:
Salani
Nina Acosta
Age: 51
Current Residence: Clovis, Calif.
Occupation: Retired Lapd Officer
Monica Culpepper*
Age: 41
Current residence: Tampa, Fla.
Occupation: Ex-nfl player's wife
Kate Edorsson
Age: 22
Current residence: Orlando, Fla.
Occupation: Timeshare rep
Chelsea Meissner
Age: 26
Current residence: Charleston, S.C.
Occupation: Medical sales
Kourtney Moon
Age: 29
Current residence: Austin, Texas
Occupation: Motorcycle repair
Alicia Rosa
Age: 25
Current residence: Chicago, Ill...
- 1/18/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
A little person, a gay Republican, and not one but two men obsessed with Tarzan are among the 18 new contestants vying for a million dollars when Survivor: One World premieres Feb. 15 on CBS. It is a season filled not only with entirely new contestants, but several format changes as well.
The biggest change will be that both tribes will live together at the same camp. The show experimented with this format briefly during a fake merge on Survivor: Thailand (and also had 20 contestants live together at the start of Survivor: Palau before splitting them into two tribes) but this will...
The biggest change will be that both tribes will live together at the same camp. The show experimented with this format briefly during a fake merge on Survivor: Thailand (and also had 20 contestants live together at the start of Survivor: Palau before splitting them into two tribes) but this will...
- 1/18/2012
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Osama bin Laden may be the news of the day, but by Wednesday South Park will be looking to turn attention to the relationship between the United States and Germany. Then again, the boys have always had a quick turn-around.
This Wednesday, May 4th will see the arrival of the long-running series sophomore effort in the fifteenth season "Funnybot." Whereas last week's "HUMANCENTiPAD" took on the oversaturation of Apple products on the market, this week sees South Park's handicapable funnyman Jimmy Valmer inadvertantly starting a major conflict with Germany over remarks made during South Park Elementary's comedy awards.
From the official press release:
Funnybot Changes The Face Of Comedy In An All-new South Park On Wednesday, May 4 At 10:00 P.M. On Comedy Central
Jimmy hosts the Special Ed Departments First Annual Comedy Awards at South Park Elementary in an all-new episode of South Park titled, "Funnybot, premiering on Wednesday,...
This Wednesday, May 4th will see the arrival of the long-running series sophomore effort in the fifteenth season "Funnybot." Whereas last week's "HUMANCENTiPAD" took on the oversaturation of Apple products on the market, this week sees South Park's handicapable funnyman Jimmy Valmer inadvertantly starting a major conflict with Germany over remarks made during South Park Elementary's comedy awards.
From the official press release:
Funnybot Changes The Face Of Comedy In An All-new South Park On Wednesday, May 4 At 10:00 P.M. On Comedy Central
Jimmy hosts the Special Ed Departments First Annual Comedy Awards at South Park Elementary in an all-new episode of South Park titled, "Funnybot, premiering on Wednesday,...
- 5/2/2011
- UGO TV
A Home for Mr. Easter
By Brooke A. Allen
Nbm, 197 pages, $13.99
What’s nice about the graphic novel format is that is can take great children’s book ideas and let them breathe rather than truncate them to fit the slimmer requirements of the genre. Brooke A. Allen is a Scad student making a splash with her fist book and it’s a fast-paced, somewhat madcap but tender-hearted tale.
Tesana is an oversize adolescent, never fitting in with her peers, which has resulted in her moving from school to school. Whatever is the cause of her physical and emotional issues, she’s clearly a Special Ed student with anger management problems. Her loving mother seems somewhat clueless about getting her proper school supervision and is at her wit’s end regarding her only child. We don’t know where Dad is and what their circumstances, and frankly, little of it matters.
By Brooke A. Allen
Nbm, 197 pages, $13.99
What’s nice about the graphic novel format is that is can take great children’s book ideas and let them breathe rather than truncate them to fit the slimmer requirements of the genre. Brooke A. Allen is a Scad student making a splash with her fist book and it’s a fast-paced, somewhat madcap but tender-hearted tale.
Tesana is an oversize adolescent, never fitting in with her peers, which has resulted in her moving from school to school. Whatever is the cause of her physical and emotional issues, she’s clearly a Special Ed student with anger management problems. Her loving mother seems somewhat clueless about getting her proper school supervision and is at her wit’s end regarding her only child. We don’t know where Dad is and what their circumstances, and frankly, little of it matters.
- 4/7/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Plus, original 'Banned From TV' duo Swizz Beatz and Noreaga give Weezy love during Hip-Hop and R&B Week.
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: Thaddeus
On Sunday night, millions tuned in to watch Lil Wayne go to work. Weezy, Eminem and Drake illuminated the 52nd annual Grammy Awards with "Drop the World" and "Forever." While he knows how to ignite the stage, Wayne's favorite workplace is still the studio.
Mixtape Daily debuted an exclusive clip last month that showed Weezy F. Baby recording his "Banned From TV" freestyle from the No Ceilings mixtape. Wayne laughs uncontrollably in the clip as he lays lines to the underground gem. In a new exclusive clip, he even does a little dance as he composes lyrics in his head, messes up and regroups. The New Orleans native loves his work.
Stopping by the MTV News offices recently, Swizz Beatz — producer of the official...
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: Thaddeus
On Sunday night, millions tuned in to watch Lil Wayne go to work. Weezy, Eminem and Drake illuminated the 52nd annual Grammy Awards with "Drop the World" and "Forever." While he knows how to ignite the stage, Wayne's favorite workplace is still the studio.
Mixtape Daily debuted an exclusive clip last month that showed Weezy F. Baby recording his "Banned From TV" freestyle from the No Ceilings mixtape. Wayne laughs uncontrollably in the clip as he lays lines to the underground gem. In a new exclusive clip, he even does a little dance as he composes lyrics in his head, messes up and regroups. The New Orleans native loves his work.
Stopping by the MTV News offices recently, Swizz Beatz — producer of the official...
- 2/2/2010
- MTV Music News
Plus, original 'Banned From TV' duo Swizz Beatz and Noreaga give Weezy love during Hip-Hop and R&B Week.
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: Thaddeus
On Sunday night, millions tuned in to watch Lil Wayne go to work. Weezy, Eminem and Drake illuminated the 52nd annual Grammy Awards with "Drop the World" and "Forever." While he knows how to ignite the stage, Wayne's favorite workplace is still the studio.
Mixtape Daily debuted an exclusive clip last month that showed Weezy F. Baby recording his "Banned From TV" freestyle from the No Ceilings mixtape. Wayne laughs uncontrollably in the clip as he lays lines to the underground gem. In a new exclusive clip, he even does a little dance as he composes lyrics in his head, messes up and regroups. The New Orleans native loves his work.
Stopping by the MTV News offices recently, Swizz Beatz — producer of the official...
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: Thaddeus
On Sunday night, millions tuned in to watch Lil Wayne go to work. Weezy, Eminem and Drake illuminated the 52nd annual Grammy Awards with "Drop the World" and "Forever." While he knows how to ignite the stage, Wayne's favorite workplace is still the studio.
Mixtape Daily debuted an exclusive clip last month that showed Weezy F. Baby recording his "Banned From TV" freestyle from the No Ceilings mixtape. Wayne laughs uncontrollably in the clip as he lays lines to the underground gem. In a new exclusive clip, he even does a little dance as he composes lyrics in his head, messes up and regroups. The New Orleans native loves his work.
Stopping by the MTV News offices recently, Swizz Beatz — producer of the official...
- 2/2/2010
- MTV Music News
'Wayne is my favorite rapper of the new age,' Noreaga tells Mixtape Daily.
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: MTV News
The Unveiling Part 2: Lil Wayne's 'The Nino Brown Story, Pt. 2' DVD
Lil Wayne is always so focused and serious about his work in the vocal booth — it's amazing to watch, if you are ever lucky enough to be able to witness him putting the tracks together. It's not the stern face you get — Wayne smiles and laughs, because he's enjoying himself and he loves what he does.
"Hold on, man, hold on, man," Wayne says to his engineer after cracking up in a Miami studio. It's 7 a.m. and while most everyone is asleep, Wayne is in the booth composing lines as the beat plays. His goal is to rap 60 bars straight — no hook — over N.O.R.E.'s classic Swizz Beatz-produced track for "Banned From TV,...
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: MTV News
The Unveiling Part 2: Lil Wayne's 'The Nino Brown Story, Pt. 2' DVD
Lil Wayne is always so focused and serious about his work in the vocal booth — it's amazing to watch, if you are ever lucky enough to be able to witness him putting the tracks together. It's not the stern face you get — Wayne smiles and laughs, because he's enjoying himself and he loves what he does.
"Hold on, man, hold on, man," Wayne says to his engineer after cracking up in a Miami studio. It's 7 a.m. and while most everyone is asleep, Wayne is in the booth composing lines as the beat plays. His goal is to rap 60 bars straight — no hook — over N.O.R.E.'s classic Swizz Beatz-produced track for "Banned From TV,...
- 1/12/2010
- MTV Music News
'Wayne is my favorite rapper of the new age,' Noreaga tells Mixtape Daily.
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: MTV News
The Unveiling Part 2: Lil Wayne's 'The Nino Brown Story, Pt. 2' DVD
Lil Wayne is always so focused and serious about his work in the vocal booth — it's amazing to watch, if you are ever lucky enough to be able to witness him putting the tracks together. It's not the stern face you get — Wayne smiles and laughs, because he's enjoying himself and he loves what he does.
"Hold on, man, hold on, man," Wayne says to his engineer after cracking up in a Miami studio. It's 7 a.m. and while most everyone is asleep, Wayne is in the booth composing lines as the beat plays. His goal is to rap 60 bars straight — no hook — over N.O.R.E.'s classic Swizz Beatz-produced track for "Banned From TV,...
By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
Photo: MTV News
The Unveiling Part 2: Lil Wayne's 'The Nino Brown Story, Pt. 2' DVD
Lil Wayne is always so focused and serious about his work in the vocal booth — it's amazing to watch, if you are ever lucky enough to be able to witness him putting the tracks together. It's not the stern face you get — Wayne smiles and laughs, because he's enjoying himself and he loves what he does.
"Hold on, man, hold on, man," Wayne says to his engineer after cracking up in a Miami studio. It's 7 a.m. and while most everyone is asleep, Wayne is in the booth composing lines as the beat plays. His goal is to rap 60 bars straight — no hook — over N.O.R.E.'s classic Swizz Beatz-produced track for "Banned From TV,...
- 1/12/2010
- MTV Music News
We talk about which videos we would nominate if there was room for more, in 'Off the Dome.'
By Shaheem Reid
Soulja Boy Tell'Em in his "Turn My Swag On" music video
Photo: Interscope
With the voting for the Vma nominees underway, fans are talking about Kanye or Eminem, Slim Shady or Asher Roth, Jay-z or T.I. The possibilities go on and on.
When it comes to debates about who is the hottest, I may know a thing or two about that. Fellow MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trustee Rahman Dukes and I sat down this week to discuss the nominations in a couple of categories for this year's Video Music Awards: Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video.
The latter includes Asher Roth's "I Love College," Eminem's "We Made You," Jay-z's "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" and Flo Rida's "Right Round.
By Shaheem Reid
Soulja Boy Tell'Em in his "Turn My Swag On" music video
Photo: Interscope
With the voting for the Vma nominees underway, fans are talking about Kanye or Eminem, Slim Shady or Asher Roth, Jay-z or T.I. The possibilities go on and on.
When it comes to debates about who is the hottest, I may know a thing or two about that. Fellow MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trustee Rahman Dukes and I sat down this week to discuss the nominations in a couple of categories for this year's Video Music Awards: Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video.
The latter includes Asher Roth's "I Love College," Eminem's "We Made You," Jay-z's "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" and Flo Rida's "Right Round.
- 8/7/2009
- MTV Music News
Bronx Mc tells Mixtape Daily his upcoming show is 'about bringing hip-hop back and taking it all the way to the top.'
By Shaheem Reid
Cory Gunz
Photo: MTV News
Cory Gunz was born to be nice on the mic. Just like current WWE Champion Randy Orton (son of grappling legend Cowboy Bob Orton), Cory's lineage has nourished his love for hip-hop his entire life. Years ago, Peter Gunz brought a 15-year-old Cory up to the MTV offices. Cory was shy when it came to talking, but when asked to rap, he unleashed the beast.
Since then, Cory has been proving himself on every street DVD, mixtape and even in the boardroom, with execs like Jay-z — and in the studio with MCs like Lil' Wayne and Tony Yayo. The only thing that's missing is that debut LP — Cory says it's coming soon, but in the meantime he has more...
By Shaheem Reid
Cory Gunz
Photo: MTV News
Cory Gunz was born to be nice on the mic. Just like current WWE Champion Randy Orton (son of grappling legend Cowboy Bob Orton), Cory's lineage has nourished his love for hip-hop his entire life. Years ago, Peter Gunz brought a 15-year-old Cory up to the MTV offices. Cory was shy when it came to talking, but when asked to rap, he unleashed the beast.
Since then, Cory has been proving himself on every street DVD, mixtape and even in the boardroom, with execs like Jay-z — and in the studio with MCs like Lil' Wayne and Tony Yayo. The only thing that's missing is that debut LP — Cory says it's coming soon, but in the meantime he has more...
- 7/20/2009
- MTV Music News
Bronx Mc tells Mixtape Daily his upcoming show is 'about bringing hip-hop back and taking it all the way to the top.'
By Shaheem Reid
Cory Gunz
Photo: MTV News
Cory Gunz was born to be nice on the mic. Just like current WWE Champion Randy Orton (son of grappling legend Cowboy Bob Orton), Cory's lineage has nourished his love for hip-hop his entire life. Years ago, Peter Gunz brought a 15-year-old Cory up to the MTV offices. Cory was shy when it came to talking, but when asked to rap, he unleashed the beast.
Since then, Cory has been proving himself on every street DVD, mixtape and even in the boardroom, with execs like Jay-z — and in the studio with MCs like Lil' Wayne and Tony Yayo. The only thing that's missing is that debut LP — Cory says it's coming soon, but in the meantime he has more...
By Shaheem Reid
Cory Gunz
Photo: MTV News
Cory Gunz was born to be nice on the mic. Just like current WWE Champion Randy Orton (son of grappling legend Cowboy Bob Orton), Cory's lineage has nourished his love for hip-hop his entire life. Years ago, Peter Gunz brought a 15-year-old Cory up to the MTV offices. Cory was shy when it came to talking, but when asked to rap, he unleashed the beast.
Since then, Cory has been proving himself on every street DVD, mixtape and even in the boardroom, with execs like Jay-z — and in the studio with MCs like Lil' Wayne and Tony Yayo. The only thing that's missing is that debut LP — Cory says it's coming soon, but in the meantime he has more...
- 7/20/2009
- MTV Music News
At first glance, "The Other Sister" would appear to be a TV movie with loftier ambitions.
Fortunately, looks can occasionally be deceiving. A romantic comedy about love among the intellectually challenged, this potential crowd-pleaser earns its big-screen stripes thanks to its energetic, highly capable cast and some zesty direction by Garry Marshall that undercuts the soapier aspects with liberal jabs of unexpected humor.
Speaking of challenged, Touchstone's marketing staff certainly has their work cut out for themselves given the picture's tricky subject matter. But if they succeed in getting initial audiences through the door, enthusiastic word-of-mouth could translate into some respectable returns.
In a comeback of sorts, Juliette Lewis gives one of the most grounded, accomplished performances of her young career as the spirited Carla Tate, a somewhat mentally challenged 24-year-old determined to emerge from under the overprotective wing of her controlling mother, Elizabeth (Diane Keaton).
Having overcome many of her previous problems during her years away at a Special Ed boarding school, Carla returns home to her family a capable young woman despite a pronounced speech impediment and the occasional emotional outburst.
Eager to assert her newfound confidence, Carla enrolls herself in a regular tech college much to the protests of Elizabeth, who doesn't want to see her get hurt. There, Carla meets Danny (Giovanni Ribisi), a similarly challenged young man.
Living in his own apartment but under the supportive, watchful eye of neighbor Ernie (Hector Elizondo), Danny falls in love with Carla, and her resulting feeling of unconditional acceptance goes even further to fan the flames in a battle of wills between herself and her mother.
Lewis is wonderful in the role, breathing life into a character who is alternately compassionate and humorously endearing. Her quest for and ultimate achievement of her independence is registered in a series of personal awakenings that are reflected across her face like warm rays of sunshine.
Ribisi, recently seen in "Saving Private Ryan" and coming up as a member of the big-screen "Mod Squad", is equally adept at never pandering to what could have been a cloying character. Keaton, meanwhile, does a finely balanced job in portraying a person whose stubborn hardness is betrayed by her own admitted insecurities about her perception as an effective mother.
Also good are Tom Skerritt as Lewis' understanding, former alcoholic father and Poppy Montgomery and Sarah Paulson as her supportive sisters. And Juliet Mills, in a nod toward her "Nanny and the Professor" days, puts in a welcome appearance as the equally sympathetic Winnie, the family nanny.
Marshall, who also co-wrote the script with longtime collaborator Bob Brunner, accomplishes the not-so-easy feat of averting much of the potential pathos by mixing some well-paced comedy into all the confrontation. Occasionally, some of the material's more virtuously squishy aspects poke through, but for the most part, things are disarmingly upbeat.
Among the technical attributes, cinematographer Dante Spinotti, who received an Oscar nomination for his work on "L.A. Confidential", keeps it fairly bright and simple here, as does Stephen J. Lineweaver's production design and Rachel Portman's syrup-lite score.
On the tunes' end, the Pretenders' performance of the Diane Warren-penned "Loving You Is All I Know" sounds like a winner.
THE OTHER SISTER
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Touchstone Pictures
Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriters: Garry Marshall & Bob Brunner
Story: Alexandra Rose & Blair Richwood and Garry Marshall & Bob Brunner
Producers: Mario Iscovich, Alexandra Rose
Executive producer: David Hoberman
Director of photography: Dante Spinotti
Production designer: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Editor: Bruce Green
Costume designer: Gary Jones
Music supervisor: Kathy Nelson
Music: Rachel Portman
Casting: Gretchen Rennell Court
Color/stereo
Cast:
Carla Tate: Juliette Lewis
Elizabeth Tate: Diane Keaton
Radley Tate: Tom Skerritt
Danny McMahon: Giovanni Ribisi
Caroline Tate: Poppy Montgomery
Heather Tate: Sarah Paulson
Drew: Linda Thorson
Jeff: Joe Flanigan
Winnie: Juliet Mills
Ernie: Hector Elizondo
Running time -- 124 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Fortunately, looks can occasionally be deceiving. A romantic comedy about love among the intellectually challenged, this potential crowd-pleaser earns its big-screen stripes thanks to its energetic, highly capable cast and some zesty direction by Garry Marshall that undercuts the soapier aspects with liberal jabs of unexpected humor.
Speaking of challenged, Touchstone's marketing staff certainly has their work cut out for themselves given the picture's tricky subject matter. But if they succeed in getting initial audiences through the door, enthusiastic word-of-mouth could translate into some respectable returns.
In a comeback of sorts, Juliette Lewis gives one of the most grounded, accomplished performances of her young career as the spirited Carla Tate, a somewhat mentally challenged 24-year-old determined to emerge from under the overprotective wing of her controlling mother, Elizabeth (Diane Keaton).
Having overcome many of her previous problems during her years away at a Special Ed boarding school, Carla returns home to her family a capable young woman despite a pronounced speech impediment and the occasional emotional outburst.
Eager to assert her newfound confidence, Carla enrolls herself in a regular tech college much to the protests of Elizabeth, who doesn't want to see her get hurt. There, Carla meets Danny (Giovanni Ribisi), a similarly challenged young man.
Living in his own apartment but under the supportive, watchful eye of neighbor Ernie (Hector Elizondo), Danny falls in love with Carla, and her resulting feeling of unconditional acceptance goes even further to fan the flames in a battle of wills between herself and her mother.
Lewis is wonderful in the role, breathing life into a character who is alternately compassionate and humorously endearing. Her quest for and ultimate achievement of her independence is registered in a series of personal awakenings that are reflected across her face like warm rays of sunshine.
Ribisi, recently seen in "Saving Private Ryan" and coming up as a member of the big-screen "Mod Squad", is equally adept at never pandering to what could have been a cloying character. Keaton, meanwhile, does a finely balanced job in portraying a person whose stubborn hardness is betrayed by her own admitted insecurities about her perception as an effective mother.
Also good are Tom Skerritt as Lewis' understanding, former alcoholic father and Poppy Montgomery and Sarah Paulson as her supportive sisters. And Juliet Mills, in a nod toward her "Nanny and the Professor" days, puts in a welcome appearance as the equally sympathetic Winnie, the family nanny.
Marshall, who also co-wrote the script with longtime collaborator Bob Brunner, accomplishes the not-so-easy feat of averting much of the potential pathos by mixing some well-paced comedy into all the confrontation. Occasionally, some of the material's more virtuously squishy aspects poke through, but for the most part, things are disarmingly upbeat.
Among the technical attributes, cinematographer Dante Spinotti, who received an Oscar nomination for his work on "L.A. Confidential", keeps it fairly bright and simple here, as does Stephen J. Lineweaver's production design and Rachel Portman's syrup-lite score.
On the tunes' end, the Pretenders' performance of the Diane Warren-penned "Loving You Is All I Know" sounds like a winner.
THE OTHER SISTER
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Touchstone Pictures
Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriters: Garry Marshall & Bob Brunner
Story: Alexandra Rose & Blair Richwood and Garry Marshall & Bob Brunner
Producers: Mario Iscovich, Alexandra Rose
Executive producer: David Hoberman
Director of photography: Dante Spinotti
Production designer: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Editor: Bruce Green
Costume designer: Gary Jones
Music supervisor: Kathy Nelson
Music: Rachel Portman
Casting: Gretchen Rennell Court
Color/stereo
Cast:
Carla Tate: Juliette Lewis
Elizabeth Tate: Diane Keaton
Radley Tate: Tom Skerritt
Danny McMahon: Giovanni Ribisi
Caroline Tate: Poppy Montgomery
Heather Tate: Sarah Paulson
Drew: Linda Thorson
Jeff: Joe Flanigan
Winnie: Juliet Mills
Ernie: Hector Elizondo
Running time -- 124 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 2/22/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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