Eddie Murphy Confirmed to Host the Oscars
The rumors are confirmed: 50-year-old comedian/actor Eddie Murphy will host the 84th Annual Academy Awards this Fall. Good for him.
“I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others,” Murphy said in a press release.
“Rush Hour” director Brett Ratner, who is producing the ceremony, recently directed Murphy in the upcoming movie “Tower Heist,” and Murphy was reportedly Ratner’s top choice to host the show.
“Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” Ratner said in a press release. “With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances — especially on stage — I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show.”
Even Chipmunk Love Can Be Beautiful
Rapper Wiz Khalifa and socialite Amber Rose couldn’t keep their hands or lips off each other at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards last night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. I don’t know about you guys, but I get a chuckle out of watching wildlife make out in public.
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Chris Brown’s less than stellar MTV VMAs performance (Video)
A loyal reader who says she never asks for anything requested this video of Chris Brown performing “Yeah 3X”, “Protect Ya Neck”, Teen Spirit”, and “Beautiful People” last night at the VMAs. His performance would have been noteworthy if he hadn’t lip synced the whole thing.
The Moment When Beyonce Upstaged Everyone at the VMAs (Video)
I’m not going to put up 50/11 blog posts about the MTV VMAs because the other blogs have all of that covered for you already and some blogs need your traffic.
What I am going to post is another Beyonce blog in the hopes that you kids will recognize that a master manipulator was at work last night.
Beyonce, and her basketball, showed up at the MTV VMAs last night and surprised everyone with her pregnancy announcement. Yet 10 days ago she played to FOUR sold out houses at Roseland in NYC. Not once did she announce her pregnancy to her adoring fans who lined up for hours even though they had tickets.
If she was pregnant 10 days ago she should have been just as happy as she was last night (unless she’s a sociopath). Yes, she touched her belly a couple of times but it wasn’t obvious to the eye that she was pregnant 10 days ago or everyone would have been talking about it.
The fact that Beyonce showed up at the last minute at the VMAs with a swollen belly and acting so maternal, when just 10 days ago she wasn’t behaving that way, proves what a master manipulator she is.
It is clear from the pictures below that there was no visible baby bump on Beyonce just 10 days ago.
If you are in denial you will see whatever you want to see. But Beyonce’s belly was flat 10 days ago. Someone suggested that she was wearing compression clothing at her concerts. Really? Do first time pregnant women wear compression clothing?
It’s obvious that she is using her baby (or whatever that is) as a prop to get attention. For those of you who have never been pregnant: women don’t grow baby bumps in 10 days. That’s not how human biology works.
Watch the video of Beyonce’s surprise pregnancy announcement and VMAs performance after the break!
Drake Wins BMI Songwriter of the Year Award
Hip Hop’s #1 rapper/songwriter Drake won the prestigious “Songwriter of the Year” award at the 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards last night at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. Drake is most deserving of that honor. BMI collects licensing fees for artists and publishers for most of the music you hear on the radio.
In attendance were singers Christina Milian (pictured above), Dawn Richard (pictured below), Charlie Wilson, legendary funkster Bootsy Collins, rappers The Game, Wiz Khalifa, Busta Rhymes, Ace Hood, Lex Luger, and more!
fanMAIL: Keyshia Cole Day in Oakland, CA
*A loyal reader who asked to remain anonymous, writes:
Hi Sandra, I’m a follower of your site for some time now. (Scorpio). I wanted to send these photos from Oakland, CA. Today, 8/25/11, [was] Keyshia Cole Day. Keyshia came out to inspire the youth. Please do not publish my name or email information. Keyshia gave words of encouragement and she performed several songs. I am not in any of the photos.
Thank you,
[Name withheld per request]
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Rolling Stone Crowns Eminem King of Hip Hop
According to Rolling Stone magazine, Eminem — not Jay Z or Kanye West — is the undisputed King of Hop Hop.
And why not? Black rappers have destroyed what once was a cerebral art form with their materialistic bragging, self hate and absentee father issues.
The ignorance that substitutes for Hip Hop today has caused true fans to turn away from the genre in droves.
While others are watching the throne, Rolling Stone was watching the numbers. Editors of the iconic music magazine used album sales and chart figures dating back 2 years in deciding who should take the crown.
“Thanks to his two latest chart-topping albums, 2009’s Relapse and 2010’s Recovery, the man otherwise known as Slim Shady sold more than two and a half times the number of albums as the second-ranked Lil Wayne during our survey period,” wrote Rolling Stone.
It doesn’t matter to Rolling Stone that Eminem, real name Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is bordering on 39 years old. Mathers embodies Hip Hop’s credo of “keeping it real” without having to tear up a $300K Maybach to do it.
