Sunday, December 19th 2010
LIL WAYNE PERFORMS 1ST TELEVISED PERFORMANCE SINCE RELEASE FROM PRISON W/ EMINEM [PERFORMS NEW SINGLE ALSO]
Not a bad way to end the 2010 year. Lil Wayne teams up with Eminem for a debut performance on the highly popular Saturday Night Live. The recently released Lil Wayne performance his newly released street single "Six Foot, Seven Foot" and also teams up with Eminem for the highly popular "No Love." Its good to see Weezy and Eminem back on the straight and narrow, doing what they do best.
Filed Under: Music
Monday, December 13th 2010
RAPPER EMINEM SET TO STAR IN THE MOVIE "SOUTHPAW"
Nearly nine years after making his big-screen debut in "8 Mile," Eminem has lined up another film project.
According to Deadline, DreamWorks has picked up "Southpaw," a drama in which Eminem will play a "fast-rising welterweight boxer who brawls his way to the title, only to see his world crash down around him due to tragedy." "Sons of Anarchy" creator/executive producer Kurt Sutter will write the script. Sutter explained that the project is several years in the making, borne from meetings with Eminem and his team, and hearing the rapper open up about his real-life struggles on his recent albums. "I took meetings with Marshall's producing partners over the past seven years, looking for something to do together," Sutter told Deadline. "I know he's very selective and doesn't do a lot. But he shared so much of his personal struggle in this raw and very honest album [Recovery], one that I connected with on a lot of levels. He is very interested in the boxing genre, and it seemed like an apt metaphor, because his own life has been a brawl." Sutter said the film will be a kind of continuation of "8 Mile," which garnered Em both critical acclaim and a Best Song Oscar for "Lose Yourself." "We are doing a metaphorical narrative of the second chapter of his life," he said. "He'll play a world-champion boxer who really hits a hard bottom and has to fight to win back his life for his young daughter. At its core, this is a retelling of his struggles over the last five years of his life, using the boxing analogy. "I love that the title refers to Marshall being a lefty," Sutter continued, "Which is to boxing what a white rapper is to hip-hop; dangerous, unwanted and completely unorthodox. It's a much harder road for a southpaw than a right-handed boxer."
Sutter is set to begin writing immediately and will reportedly turn in a draft in February. No word on a possible release date or when production may begin.
Filed Under: Movies
Friday, December 10th 2010
EMINEM TOPS ITUNES BEST SELLING OF 2010
It’s so lonely at the top. Just ask Eminem. iTunes and Amazon recently released their top-selling albums of the year and Eminem’s Recovery takes the number one spot on iTunes and comes in at five on Amazon. Em also makes numerous appearances in the top 20 list of singles. Rolling Stone has the full list.
iTunes’ Top-Selling Albums Of 2010
1. Eminem, Recovery
2. Ke$ha, Animal
3. Lady Gaga, The Fame
4. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
5. Taylor Swift, Speak Now
6. Drake, Thank Me Later
7. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
8. The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
9. Jack Johnson, To The Sea
10. Sade, Soldier of Love
11. Zac Brown Band, The Foundation
12. Lil Wayne, I Am Not A Human Being
13. Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals
14. Justin Bieber, My World 2.0
15. Vampire Weekend, Contra
16. B.o.B, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
17. Glee: The Music, Volume 3
18. The Black Keys, Brothers
19. Usher, Raymond vs. Raymond
20. Kings of Leon, Come Around Sundown
Amazon’s Best-Selling Albums of 2010
1. Taylor Swift, Speak Now
2. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
3. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
4. Susan Boyle, The Gift
5. Eminem, Recovery
6. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
7. Sade, Solder Of Love
8. James Taylor, Live at the Troubadour
9. Vampire Weekend, Contra
10. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
11. Jackie Evancho, O Holy Night
12. Various Artists, Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
13. Gorillaz, Plastic Beach
14. The Black Keys, Brothers
15. Glee: The Music, Volume 3
16. The National, High Violet
17. Broken Bells
18. Bruce Springsteen, The Promise
19. Kid Rock, Born Free
20. Sara Bareilles, Kaleidoscope Heart
iTunes’ Top-Selling Singles of 2010
1. Train, “Hey Soul Sister”
2. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls”
3. Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
4. B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
5. Taio Cruz, “Dynamite”
6. Usher feat. will.i.am, “OMG”
7. Taio Cruz and Ludacris, “Break Your Heart”
8. Ke$ha, “Tik Tok”
9. Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
10. Eminem, “Not Afraid”
11. The Black Eyed Peas, “Imma Be”
12. Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull, “I Like It”
13. B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars, “Nothin’ On You”
14. Ke$ha, “Your Love Is My Drug”
15. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars, “Billionaire”
16. Justin Bieber and Ludacris, “Baby”
17. Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
18. Bruno Mars, “Just the Way You Are”
19. Jason Derülo, “In My Head”
20. Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé, “Telephone”
Amazon’s Top-Selling Singles of 2010
1. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls”
2. Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love The Way You Lie”
3. Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are”
4. Nelly, “Just A Dream”
5. Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull, “I Like It”
6. Cee Lo Green, “Fuck You”
7. Rihanna, “Only Girl (In The World)”
8. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta, “Club Can’t Handle Me”
9. Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
10. Far East Movement, “Like A G6″
11. Jason Derülo, “Ridin’ Solo”
12. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars, “Billionaire (single version)”
13. Justin Bieber and Ludacris, “Baby”
14. Taio Cruz and Ludacris, “Break Your Heart”
15. Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj, “Bottoms Up”
16. 3Oh!3 feat. Ke$ha, “My First Kiss”
17. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars, “Billionaire (album version)”
18. Diddy – Dirty Money, “Hello Good Morning”
19. Cali Swag District, “Teach Me How To Dougie”
20. The Band Perry, "If I Die Young"
Filed Under: Music
Thursday, December 9th 2010
KANYE WEST & CEE-LO TOP THE TIME'S LIST OF 2010
Kanye West has TIME on his side. The magazine has crowned the rapper’s fifth project My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy the best album of 2010, saying, “He delivered the musical equivalent of a one-handed back handspring.” Yeezy’s “POWER” also makes the editors’ top 10 songs, along with hits from Drake, Janelle Monáe, and Eminem, while Cee Lo Green claims the No. 1 spot with his Grammy-nominated “F**k You.” Find out who else made the lists below.
Top 10 Albums
1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
3. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
4. The National, High Violet
5. Drake, Thank Me Later
6. Sufjan Stevens, Age of Adz
7. The Black Keys, Brothers
8. Yeasayer, Odd Blood
9. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
10. Beach House, Teen Dream
Top 10 Songs
1. Cee Lo Green, “F**k You”
2. Janelle Monáe, “Tightrope”
3. Kanye West, “POWER”
4. Arcade Fire, “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”
5. Eminem featuring Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
6. Yeasayer, “Ambling Alp”
7. Jónsi, “Animal Arithmetic”
8. Drake, “Find Your Love”
9. Elizabeth Cook, “All the Time”
10. Sleigh Bells, “Rill Rill”
Filed Under: Music
Wednesday, December 8th 2010
WHY DON'T PEOPLE BUY ALBUMS ANYMORE?
Hip-Hop isn't selling albums. Although Eminem and Jay-Z are still selling major units, they have already established themselves to iconic status which leaves the rest of the industry struggling. In this candid convo, journalist, rapper, and blogger sit down to ponder an answer to this question. Check out what they came up with.
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