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Willow Covers Kid Cudi’s ‘All Along’
Aside from what we’ve heard her do in the singles ‘Whip My Hair’ and ‘Fireball,’ and her Frank Ocean cover, no one’s really sure what to expect from Willow Smith‘s upcoming debut album ‘Knees and Elbows,’ due April 3.
But we do know her favorite record of 2011 was Kid Cudi‘s ‘Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,’ and in her most recent YouTube clip, she serves up a brief cover of the ‘Moon II’ track ‘All Along.’
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Rihanna Accused of Plagiarism in ‘We Found Love’ Video
Rihanna‘s ‘Talk That Talk’ can safely be counted as another success in her rapidly growing list of impressive career achievements though, it has arrived alongside a cloud of controversy.
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Adele Breaks Another Album Record With ’21′
We’ve heard a lot in recent weeks about the records being tied, set, and/or broken by Katy Perry and Rihanna — which has made it easy to forget that Adele‘s ’21′ is still the top-selling album of 2011. Well, here’s an even more impressive reminder of the ‘Rolling in the Deep’ singer’s success: ’21′ not only outpaced sales of all other releases this year, it posted the biggest one-year sales total since 2004.
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Is Will Smith Working on a New Album?
It’s been a long time since Will Smith focused on his music career — and even longer since his days as a chart-topping, multiplatinum hitmaker.
But for Smith, who achieved fame in the ’80s and early ’90s as one half of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince before launching a wildly successful acting career — and then returning to music with 1997′s massive ‘Big Willie Style’ — a comeback is never out of the question. And it sounds like that might be exactly what he’s planning.
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Eminem Named King of Hip-Hop By Rolling Stone
For as long as hip-hop has existed, MCs have been boasting their claims to the throne. While all that braggadocio has produced some of the genre’s most entertaining (and most tragic) rivalries, it ultimately doesn’t amount to much.
But that hasn’t stopped Rolling Stone from putting together its own list of hip-hop’s latest and greatest — and crunching the numbers to make a well-constructed, albeit sure to be hotly contested, argument for the current king.
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50 Cent Launches Energy Drink to Fight Hunger in Africa
50 Cent is certainly no stranger to lucrative beverage deals, as anyone who remembers the millions he made from Vitamin Water could tell you.
Now, he’s using that acumen to help raise money for those in serious need.
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Jay-Z Explains the Meaning Behind ‘Watch the Throne’
Jay-Z has staked a claim to hip-hop royalty for over a decade — and while his recent recording and touring partner, Kanye West, hasn’t been at the game for quite as long, he’s got his own piece of the crown.
But according to Jay-Z, he and West weren’t thinking of their status as rap’s reigning MC and producer when they titled their album ‘Watch the Throne.’
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Snoop Dogg’s 10-Year-Old Daughter Cori B. Makes Her Singing Debut With ‘Do My Thang’ [AUDIO]
Get readizzle to feel really old, kids of the ’90s: Snoop Dogg‘s 10-year-old daughter, who goes by Cori B., is joining Willow Smith in the tween pop scion scene.
In fact, she’s already dropped her first single, titled ‘Do My Thang.’
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Jay-Z and Kanye West ‘Otis’ Music Video – A Hip-Hop Joyride With Spike Jonze and Aziz Ansari
What’s the recipe for Jay-Z andKanye West‘s new music video for ‘Otis?’ Two parts successful MCs, one part Hollywood’s most inventive director (Spike Jonze), a dash of comedy’s hottest act (Aziz Ansari) and, of course, the leadoff single from the most highly anticipated hip-hop album of the year.
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How Did Rihanna Make It Through ‘Battleship’ Boot Camp?
The idea of a movie based on the board game Battleship might seem odd enough even without director Peter Berg deciding to throw aliens into the mix. But adding R&B siren (and acting novice) Rihanna to the cast? What kind of ship is this, anyway?
According to Rihanna, it’s the kind that demands grueling, military-style training if you want to stay on board.
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Simon Cowell Wants Mariah Carey on ‘X Factor’
He’s had his hands in some of the most successful albums and TV shows of the last 20 years, and made enough money to never have to work another day in his life — so the list of people Simon Cowell needs to listen to is awfully short.
But when Mariah Carey says she wants to appear on Simon’s new series, ‘The X Factor,’ he pays attention.
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LMFAO Apologizes for Partying Too Much
Here’s the power of positive thinking for you: in 2008, LMFAO titled its debut EP ‘Party Rock,’ and earlier this year, they scored a massive worldwide hit single with ‘Party Rock Anthem.’
Now, they’re the life of the party, and they’ve got the cover of Billboard to prove it.