Def Jam will release set July 15
NEW YORK -- Nas' new album has shifted on the Def Jam release schedule yet again, this time moving from July 1 to July 15. Last month, the rapper dropped the disc's original title, "N*****," and reclassified the album as an untitled project.
The first official track from the album, "Hero," was produced by Polow Da Don. It finds Nas explaining that he dropped the original controversial title so the album's message could reach his fans.
Green Lantern, DJ Toomp, Mark Ronson, Dead Prez's Stic.Man, Jay Electronica, Stargate and Cool & Dre are among the new album's producers. Green Lantern has also steered a new Nas mixtape, "The N***** Tape."
Nas' most recent album, 2006's "Hip-Hop Is Dead," has sold 758,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Monday, 9 June 2008
Hundreds flock to Bo Diddley's funeral
Hundreds flocked to the funeral of music legend Bo Diddley on Saturday, paying tribute with tears and songs to one of the founders of rock'n'roll. A gospel band struck up his namesake tune as family members passed the casket - and a crowd of several hundred joined in for the chorus, singing "Hey, Bo Diddley!"
"In 1955 he used to keep the crowds rocking and rolling way before Elvis Presley," said Diddley's grandson, Garry Mitchell. Like his music, the tone of Diddley's funeral was celebratory. Mitchell kicked up his heels in the air, as Diddley used to do, and mourners cheered. "I'm just telling it the way it is," he said.
Diddley was a major influence on the likes of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones, and his signature beat has become an essential component of rock'n'roll. Jerry Lee Lewis and Tom Petty were among those who sent flowers to the service, and the Animals' Eric Burdon was in attendance. "I've been a fan of his since I was 16. Probably one of the first records I ever owned," Burdon said. "I call it bone music, because it goes to your bone."
Friends and family tributes to Diddley continued for more than four hours - not only speaking of his Diddley's musical accomplishments but also his kindness. His brother, the Reverend Kenneth Haynes, said that Diddley was always asking how he could help and what more he could give. "There was one thing he wouldn't give me. That's his hat," Haynes said, referring to Diddley's famous black hat.
Though Diddley grew tired of relentless touring, he understood it as the role he had been given in life, Haynes said. "'This is what God gave me to feed my family,'" Haynes recalled Diddley saying. "'I have to keep doing it until God says it's enough.'"
Diddley was born Ellas Othar Bates, later taking the name Ellas McDaniel in honour of the cousin who raised him. At the time of his death, Diddley had four children, 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. His business manager, Faith Fusillo, addressed these relatives on Saturday. "Please know this, because I know Diddley," she said. "As much as you loved him, he loved you more."
Diddley's friend Roosevelt Hutchinson remembered how he would wake up early to play to the roosters at his rural Mississippi home. "He just enjoyed playing that thing under those trees," he said.
Diddley died of heart failure on Monday, June 2. He was 79.
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Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Angelina Jolie Tortured Her Pets
Angelina Jolie reveals how she used to torture her pets in footage taken at a New York drug den during her youthful days.
In the video obtained by The Sun, the reformed actress discusses the amount of different drugs she’s tried and how she loves having sado-masochist sex.
She also admits how a pet mouse ended up meeting it’s maker after she dyed it blue.
Let's hope Amy & Pete's mice don't suffer the same misfortune.
Angelina also killed a hamster by taking it into a shower and giving it pneumonia. A pet lizard met a tragic fate too after it was left in the sun too long.
She continues: “My snake I had – I tried killing him.” She recalls how at 12 she was “a bad girl – beating up my friends.”
It’s tough to believe she now has four children with two more on the way.
In the video obtained by The Sun, the reformed actress discusses the amount of different drugs she’s tried and how she loves having sado-masochist sex.
She also admits how a pet mouse ended up meeting it’s maker after she dyed it blue.
Let's hope Amy & Pete's mice don't suffer the same misfortune.
Angelina also killed a hamster by taking it into a shower and giving it pneumonia. A pet lizard met a tragic fate too after it was left in the sun too long.
She continues: “My snake I had – I tried killing him.” She recalls how at 12 she was “a bad girl – beating up my friends.”
It’s tough to believe she now has four children with two more on the way.
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