By Hillary Crosley
NEW YORK (Billboard) - As Def Jam's first signee in 1984,
LL Cool J has spent two decades balancing love songs with
braggadocio, setting an example that most contemporary MCs have
followed. Now the rapper, who also has appeared in 30 films and
is producing a new untitled drama for CBS' fall season, is
working on the final album in his Def Jam deal, "Exit 13." Due
August 5, the set is led by the single "Baby" featuring
the-Dream.
Q: You recently told the audience at WQHT (Hot 97) New
York's Summer Jam that people have forgotten about you but
you're going to jog their memory. What did you mean?
LL Cool J: I plan to deliver some great material this year,
and I think it's important that people understand my level of
passion for "Exit 13." My music suffered a bit on my last two
or three records because I made my decisions as an actor and
businessman first.
Q: One of the new songs, "I Cry," features Lil' Mo. How did
that collaboration come about?
LL Cool J: People suggested other artists, but Lil' Mo
delivered the quality of singing that I wanted on the record,
and I believe in her as a talent. Talent doesn't always give
you the ability to make great records. Those elements are
separate, but I was able to harness her talent and put her in a
position to sound great on a song. From the response we're
getting at radio, people agree with me.
Q: What producers are working on "Exit 13?"
LL Cool J: I'm working with a lot of young, burgeoning
producers, not many well-known guys. DJ Scratch is the most
famous producer thus far on "Exit," and he produced the song
"Rockin' With the Goat." The same way I worked with a lot of
producers early in their careers and they became popular, these
guys -- Raw, Uncut, Illphonics and Suits -- will be the next
crop of A-list producers. There are a lot of symphonic
instruments on this record, and it has a melodic musicality
that I think goes beyond anything I've done in years.
Q: Since this is your last album via Def Jam, are you
looking to sign with another major label?
Friday, 27 June 2008
Thursday, 19 June 2008
West's Late Show Leaves Fans Upset
KANYE WEST took to the stage for his Bonnaroo Music + Arts Festival amid boos from tired fans early on Sunday (15Jun08) after leaving them waiting for almost two hours.
The rapper switched his 8.15pm start time on Saturday (14Jun08) to 2.45am on Sunday, becoming the first major act to start a mainstream festival show so late.
But his fans grew unruly when West kept them waiting until 4.30am local time in Tennessee.
The fans had been forced to sit through a midnight torrential downpour to get to West's early morning set.
According to Billboard.com, the rapper eventually took the stage one hour and 45 minutes late.
The crowd had booed for almost an hour before his appearance and they weren't about to stop when he appeared.
One fan says, "He had to work really hard to win everyone over."
The rapper switched his 8.15pm start time on Saturday (14Jun08) to 2.45am on Sunday, becoming the first major act to start a mainstream festival show so late.
But his fans grew unruly when West kept them waiting until 4.30am local time in Tennessee.
The fans had been forced to sit through a midnight torrential downpour to get to West's early morning set.
According to Billboard.com, the rapper eventually took the stage one hour and 45 minutes late.
The crowd had booed for almost an hour before his appearance and they weren't about to stop when he appeared.
One fan says, "He had to work really hard to win everyone over."
Friday, 13 June 2008
Duffy - The Things They Say 8445
"I've seen him live and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to. He was just an amazing showman. It was really fun and you left feeling good. I'm completely excited about seeing him again." Welsh singer DUFFY backs rapper JAY-Z's forthcoming controversial appearance at U.K. music festival Glastonbury.
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Saturday, 7 June 2008
Jamie Lynn's Baby Will Grow Up in a Barn
This is how they roll in Kentwood –- Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge are getting geared up for their new arrival, and it looks like Casey is ready to put his feet up.People reports that J & C got a bunch of furniture delivered to their new house, including a leather recliner, a leather sofa, and a king-size canopy bed. The nursery for the Spears rugrat also has in interesting color scheme: pink, brown, and "silver-green."
The best part? Their new property has a studio (which used to a hair salon) – and a barn. Of course it does.
Papa Joe –- Selling Romo Like AshPete?
Yet again we learn that Joe Simpson will do anything to cash in on his lil' girls.Us Weekly says that Joe asked Romo to ditch his agent and let him manage his career – oh and by the way, Tony has a $67 mil contract with the Dallas Cowboys. And that's not all –- Joe apparently offered to sell the story of Jess and Tony's engagement and subsequent wedding to a magazine.
One little problem: they're not engaged yet.
If Only Paris Hilton Knew About This
With celeb DUI judge Michael Sauer on the bench for good, there's additional hope for celebs who are trying to stay on the right side of the law – and it's name is Sobrietol.It's a dietary supplement in powder form (no, not cocaine) that you mix with water, and its makers claim that it'll reduce your blood alcohol level – not to mention the hangover the next day. Plus all that redness that Asian folks get?
No word on how long it will take Sobrietol to put TMZ out of business.
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Thursday, 29 May 2008
Monty Python - Palin To Act Alongside Depp
MONTY PYTHON star MICHAEL PALIN looks set to be tempted out of retirement with a role starring alongside Hollywood actor JOHNNY DEPP.
The British comedian is reportedly in talks with director Terry Gilliam to star in his much-delayed movie The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
Production was originally halted on the film in 2000 after lead actor Jean Rochefort fell ill and part of the set was lost in a flood.
However, Gilliam is due to restart production next year (09), with Depp reprising his role.
And the moviemaker has now reportedly turned to Palin to take on Rochefort's character.
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "Terry passionately believes that Michael should get back into films and feels he would make an excellent Don Quixote."
Palin announced earlier this year (Feb08) that he was retiring from the movie business as he has had "his fill of acting".
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Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Paco De Lucia
Artist: Paco De Lucia
Genre(s):
Latin: Flamenco
Latin
Jazz
Ethnic
Folk: Spanish
Discography:
Fuente Y Caudal
Year: 2005
Tracks: 8
con Camaron Vol. 1
Year: 2005
Tracks: 12
Cositas Buenas
Year: 2004
Tracks: 8
Por Descubrir
Year: 2003
Tracks: 13
The Best Of
Year: 2000
Tracks: 3
Luzia
Year: 1998
Tracks: 8
Live In America
Year: 1994
Tracks: 8
Dos Guitarras Flamencas En America Latina
Year: 1994
Tracks: 12
Concierto De Aranjuez
Year: 1993
Tracks: 6
Zyryab
Year: 1992
Tracks: 8
Plays Manuel De Falla
Year: 1992
Tracks: 10
Interpreta Manuel De Falla
Year: 1992
Tracks: 10
El Duende Flamenco
Year: 1992
Tracks: 10
Siroco
Year: 1987
Tracks: 8
Solo Quiero Caminar
Year: 1986
Tracks: 8
Entre Dos Aguas
Year: 1986
Tracks: 14
One Summer Night
Year: 1984
Tracks: 5
Live... One Summer Night
Year: 1984
Tracks: 5
Castro Marin
Year: 1981
Tracks: 7
En Vivo Desde El Teatro Real
Year: 1975
Tracks: 8
Fuerte Y Caudal
Year: 1973
Tracks: 8
Recital De Guitarra De Paco De Lucia
Year: 1971
Tracks: 10
El Mundo Del Flamenco
Year: 1971
Tracks: 10
Con Los 7 De Andalusia
Year: 1971
Tracks: 12
Hispanoamerica
Year: 1969
Tracks: 12
Fantasia Flamenca
Year: 1969
Tracks: 10
12 Hits Para 2 Guitarras Flamencas
Year: 1969
Tracks: 12
La Fabulosa Guitarra De Paco De Lucia
Year: 1967
Tracks: 10
Fabulosa Guitarra De Paco De Lucia
Year: 1967
Tracks: 10
Dos Guitarras Flamencas En Ame
Year: 1967
Tracks: 12
Canciones Andaluzas Para 2 Guitarras
Year: 1967
Tracks: 12
12 Canciones De Garcia Lorca Para Guitarra
Year: 1965
Tracks: 12
Almoraima
Year:
Tracks: 8
The part of the flamenco guitar has evolved through the playing of Paco de Lucia (innate Francisco Glen Gebhard Gomez). The logos of flamenco guitar player Antonio Carlos the Jackal and the brother of a gypsy dancing guitar player, Ramon, and flamenco isaac Bashevis Singer, Pepe, de Lucia has protracted the late accompaniment-only impost of romany terpsichore guitar to admit profoundly personal melodic statements and modern instrumentality. His collaborations endure included ten albums with former flamenco vocalizer El Camaron de la Isla and mould out with American English piano player Bird Corea and the Guitar Trio, featuring guitarists Lavatory McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, and Al DiMeola. His recordings with his captain Hicks, which includes his brothers Ramon and Pepe, include such groundbreaking ceremony masterpieces as La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco de Lucia, Fantasia Flamenca, Fuente y Caudally, Almoraima, and Zyryab. Until now, de Lucia has not whole forsaken traditional gypsy dance. His 1980 album, Interpreta a Manuel de Manuel de Falla, paying homage to the classical music composer and flamenco fancier, spell his 1987 book album, Siroco, marked a revert to virtuous flamenco. "I see ne'er lost the roots in my euphony," de Lucia said during a late-'90s interview, "because I would recede myself. What I suffer tried to do is cause a helping paw keeping onto custom and the other scratching, dig in other places, trying to find fresh things I toilet have into flamenco."
Natural in Algeciras, a small metropolis in southernmost Spain's Cadiz province, de Lucia was bred to be a world-class musician. He trained with his padre and chum from the long time of quintuplet. Mastering the artwork of flamenco guitar by his 11th birthday, he made his domain populace presentation debut on Radiocommunication Algeciras in 1958. A class later, he received a special award at the Festival Concurso International Flamenco de Jerez de la Frontera. Heralded as a tyke prodigy, de Lucia was invited to get together the flamenco company lED by professional person social dancer Jose Greco at the age of 16. He remained with the grouping for troika years. A turn point in de Lucia's musical growing came patch on circuit with Greco's company in Magnetic north America. Meeting Sabicas, the first gear flamenco guitarist to circuit the creation, he was instructed to act on his own style of playing. Although he remained trussed to traditional flamenco on his number one 2 solo albums -- La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco de Lucia in 1967 and Fantasia Flamenca in 1969 -- and recorded x albums attendant gipsy dancing vocaliser de la Isla, de Lucia continued to assay a personal coast incline.
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Posh tops US worst-dressed list
Posh tops US worst-dressed list
Capital of Seychelles Beckham has failed to impress the fashion moguls in the States.
Posh Spice planned to make it big in the fashion stake in United States, but on Tues she suffered her low gear Hollywood cold shoulder when style guru Mr Blackwell named her the worst-dressed famous person of 2007.
Former fashion room decorator Richard Blackwell every year announces his list of fashion disasters among euphony, moving-picture show and television personalities.
In reference to the British pop star's sensation of style he said: "In one skinny-mini monster after another, pouty 'Posh' tin really wreck-em."
Other stars to feature of speech on Blackwell's list were vocalizer, Amy Winehouse wHO came in at irregular place and American actress Mary-Kate Olsen world Health Organization was branded one-third worst dressed fame.
Britney Spears usually makes it into his Ten Worst Dressed Women but was missed away the latest compiling.
"I mat up that it was inappropriate at this clip to make comment,' he explains, 'her personal life is in such convulsion."
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