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News: Faith Evans The Next Reality Show Star

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Faith Evans is the next former big named celebrity to hit the reality television market. The show is a result of a partnership between Faith, E1 Television, and Ten2One Entertainment. The show will be titled, It's All About Faith. The show will focus on Faith's attempt to return to music after a five year absence, as well as her personal life. All three parties are excited about the new show and think it will be compelling entertainment for viewers. Faith's return comes roughly about a year after her tell all book that dropped last year. It was entitled, Keep the Faith: A Memoir, and focuses primarily on her relationship with the late Biggie Smalls. Her last musical effort was in 2005, when Faith transitioned from Bad Boy Records to Capitol Records. The album was titled, The First Lady and received luke warm reviews amongst fans and critics. No further information is available about Faith's new show at this time. I will keep fans posted, as details drop in the future. 

I like Faith and all, but reality series are no longer a good look. They are just forms of mindless entertainment for bloggers to rip up and bored people to tweet about, lol. And she has lost a lot of relevance, so it's gone take a whole lot for her to make a successful comeback. I hope she has a back up plan, I don't see this reality show thing going too far. -MinM

News: Queen Latifah Brings New Comedic Drama To VH1

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Queen Latifah and her Flavor Unit company have established a deal with VH1 for a new project. And before you flip out, no it is NOT another reality show. It's a made for TV venture. The project is a comedic drama about two best friends and their views on relationships. The piece was untitled at press time but is set to take place in Atlanta, Georgia. The two female characters are African American of course and their names will be Keisha and Val. Keisha is a former video dancer and Val is an up and coming fashion mogul. Latifah and some of her Flavor Unit associates are scheduled to serve as executive producers for the TV effort. This isn't the company's first big production project either. In the past Queen and Flavor Unit have given us gems such as: Beauty Shop, The Perfect Holiday, and a couple other small time yet quality films. According to reports, VH1 is taking on this project as part of the effort to revamp their network with more creative and original content. Apparently, they finally got the hint that all of those reality shows are starting to wear thin on the viewers. No further information is available about Latifah's new venture at this time. However, I'll keep an eye on the progress and update accordingly.

I am excited to see this whenever it comes out. I LOVE Latifah and practically everything that she does. She keeps it real and represents hard in every sense of the word. And it's about time VH1 calmed down with all those damn reality shows. I like reality television and all but they over killing it at this point. Maybe if the shows had a purpose it would be okay, but they don't. They just get dumber and dumber. Also, it's good to see the network embrace something with a positive Black theme to it. The whole coonery bit was getting old too. -MinM

News: The National Museum Of Hip-Hop Unveils Plans For 2010

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The National Museum Of Hip-Hop is gearing up for their annual 2010 Hall Of Hip-Hop Awards. This is where icons and legends are inducted into the organization's Hall Of Fame. This year, the event will be televised and is looking to honor all of the areas of Hip-Hop culture. This includes the areas of: emceeing, djaying, graffiti, and b-boying. Additional honors will cover the areas of: production, film making, and fashion. The purpose of the event is to give props to the people who paved the way. The President of The National Museum Of Hip-Hop, doesn't feel like the other major award shows do justice when honoring Hip-Hop pioneers. The President also stated that The National Museum Of Hip-Hop has created a board of experienced people, to handle the whole induction process. That board contains members such as: Andre Harrell, Bob Santelli, and Terry Stewart. On another note, KRS-One and Chuck D will host The National Museum Of Hip-Hop's "Hip-Hop Immortal" event on April 6, 2010. It will be an invitation only affair that will feature: a special DJ set from Grandmaster Flash, a silent auction, VIP gift bags, a raffle, and live performances. No more specifics have been released regarding the awards as of yet. If anything such as a date or broadcast info becomes available, I'll do an update. 

I want to know when this comes on. I agree that the other awards don't show the proper appreciation for Hip-Hop. I mean I love Jay Z and all those guys, but there are a lot of people who aren't so mainstream, that deserve some love too. And the event with KRS sounds pretty cool too. Good to see some big moves being made within the Hip-Hop community. -MinM

News: Rappers To Hit The Court For NBA All-Star Weekend

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Pitbull and Common are representing for the hip-hop community at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. The two rappers will be playing in the big event. The players will be split into two teams and NBA vets Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning will serve as coaches. The rappers will be joined by a host of various other celebrities. Those celebrities will include actors: Anthony Anderson, Chris Tucker, Paul Moore, and many more. Don't count the professionals out just yet though either. The NBA wouldn't be what it is without it's star athletes. Some of the NBA's finest are suiting up to play too. Some of the pros that can be expected to be seen are: Rick Fox, Robert Horry, and several others. The big celebrity game is just one of numerous events that are going down during the NBA All-Star weekend. There will also be concerts, parties, and various other activities going down. The game takes place on February 12, 2010 at the Dallas Convention Center. All-Star weekend runs from February 11 until February 14. There is no other specific news as to what all will be taking place during the infamous weekend. If anything else interesting comes up, I'll do another post. 

This sounds like an entertaining game. My only thing is why don't they have more relevant celebrities playing. The ones they have are okay, but nothing to get too excited about. All-Star weekend only happens once a year. You think they would go big, get some A-Listers out on the court. But oh well, good luck to Pit and Common. Hope everyone has a nice time. -MinM

News: Naughty By Nature Has Big Plans For 2010

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Naughty By Nature is gearing up for a few new projects as 2010 continues on. The major one is a brand new album. It will be their first since 2002's IIcons. In preparing for the new album, the veteran group has released two singles in the past six months. This was done to regain the interest of old fans and start getting the attention of new ones.

News: Celebs' Deaths Investigated On New VH1 Documentary Series

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The murders of the late Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. will be featured on a new VH1 documentary special next month. The documentary is called Famous Crime Scenes. The special will look into numerous celebrity murders/deaths.

News: Russell Simmons Goes International With HSAN

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Russell Simmons via his Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, is working with several other organizations to create a project called the Music 4 Peace Initiative and Tour. The other organizations included are: Music4Peace Foundation, Tribes of the Worlds, SwaggMedia and The Gandhi Tour. The purpose of the project is to promote a message of peace.

Goose - "Homeless In Hollywood" (Mixtape Review)

Feels like it's been ages since there was a mixtape review on the site. So it was a must to take advantage of this opportunity to do a new one and introduce a new artist all at one time. Goose is an up and coming cat who was born in Syracuse and relocated to Florida. It wasn't until after high school that the young rapper had the courage to go full throttle in pursuit of his career. In 2006, he was featured on the Madden 2007 soundtrack. And since then has endured a lot, to get to the point where he was ready to release his first full mixtape. It's titled Homeless In Hollywood and can be described as, “... being in a familiar place and unfamiliar place at the same time (Goose).” The review starts after the jump.

Fredro Starr's Tales Of The Industry: Episode 12 - Season Finale

This week's episode of Fredro Starr's Tales Of The Industry is a special one. The reason is because, it's the season finale. That's right this is the last episode of the hit internet series for the time being. Fredro Starr takes the series out on a major note, as he talks about his relationship with Biggie. They weren't best friends or nothing, but they spent a significant amount of time hanging out prior to the legendary rapper's death. They partied together at a special event, held a private listening session for a major album in hip-hop history, and did a few extracurricular activities as well. Get all the juicy details below.

This was a decent episode, could have been a little more exciting since it was the season finale though. I wonder is he going to go for another season. I think he probably has a few good tales left in him. What do you guys think? Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts. -MinM

News: T-Pain Wants You To Be One Of His Next Big Dancers

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As he prepares to release his new album Revolver, T-Pain is hosting a dance contest. Pain is looking for three undiscovered dancers for his new world tour. The contest is called, “Blood, Sweat, and Dance" and it launched on January 21, 2010. It launched via the site www.dancejam.com. Those interested can upload their best dance videos and Pain himself is set to review them. However, the dancers can't upload just any old thing. Each potential contestant must dance for one minute to “I Get It In,” by Omarion. Plus, for another thirty seconds, the contestants must show off another talent besides dancing. Pain said that he was inspired to do the contest because he wanted fresh talent on his team. Also, he wanted to try a new way of doing things, outside of the usual audition process. The contest lasts until February 16, 2010. Then, Pain will select one male dancer and two female dancers as winners on February 22, 2010. To participate in the contest or to vote for your favorite videos, click here.

This sounds interesting, I love dance shows and stuff, so I might run by and check out a few videos. Props to Pain for thinking a little outside the box on this one and doing something new. Good luck to all who decide to audition! -MinM