Month: April 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ADELE

“I couldn’t believe Jay-Z knew my name. I fell to my knees crying.” [UK songstress Adele’s response upon hearing rapper Jay-Z  was a fan.] Yeah alright Adele calm down luv. Shaun Carter aka Jay-Z  is a former waste man from Marcy projects, Brooklyn NY who got lucky due to sudden tragic events in Hip Hop that shook the genre to it’s core, above average lyrical ability, top class producers and a strong team behind him. He is not The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.

UK NEWS: CHARISMATIC PASTOR JAILED FOR 8 MONTHS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEENAGE BOY

Evangelical pastor, Pastor Albert Odulele founder of Glory House International church based in East London has been sentenced to 8 months in prison, after admitting in court to assaulting a 14-year-old boy and a 21-year-old youth pastor. Via The Independent The court heard how Odulele, founder of the Glory House International Pentecostal church, would frequently share hotel beds while travelling the world with a large entourage of security and pastors.   In around 2003, he was watching television with a boy over whom he had “assumed []

AUDIO: RADIO STATION RIVALS FUNKMASTER FLEX AND CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD ‘WAR’ ON AIR OVER MISTER CEE ALLEGATIONS

It was reported on Monday that popular Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee (real name Calvin Lebrun) who also produced The Notorious BIG’s debut album Ready To Die) had been arrested and charged with “public lewdness” on March 30, after he was allegedly caught receiving oral services from 20-year-old Lawrence Campbell (who also goes by the name Brook-Lynne Lady), in a parked car. After website Diary Of A Hollywood Street King posted the news, Twitter went crazy, which then prompted Cee’s famous friends/colleagues (e.g. Ed []

UK MUSIC: DOT ROTTON – NORMAL HUMAN BEING

The name ‘Dot Rotton’ always makes me chuckle.  Anyway Normal Human Being is the new single from rapper Dot Cotton. Dot is a decent lyricist but he is in serious need of heavier and more polished production. The production on this track just sounds weak and empty. Sadly a lack of decent production still continues to let some generally talented UK acts down. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK NEWS: PLAN B TO STAR IN FEATURE FILM THE SWEENEY

Vertigo Films announced today that rapper/”singer”  Plan B (real name Ben Drew) has signed up to play George Carter in the upcoming movie THE SWEENEY. He will star alongside Ray Winstone, who’ll play Jack Regan in the full-length feature film.   Based on the original ITV cult classic TV show, The Sweeney will be a modernization of the London Flying Squad, directed by Nick Love (The Football Factory, The Firm) and co-written by Bafta Winner John Hodge (Trainspotting).   Set in present day England, THE SWEENEY will []

UK RISING STAR: MUZIK RADIO FM DJ FRANCIS ‘1 INA BILLION GUY’ EZEKIEL

22-year-old Francis  ‘1inaBillionGuy’  Ezekiel (also known as Feezy) co-hosts a popular talk show alongside DJ Ballistic and on occasion DJ Serenity , on rising Internet/underground radio station, Muzik Radio FM, which airs every Thursday from 10Pm til midnight (GMT).  He has been hosting the show since September 2010 and says it has managed to generate a huge following thanks to raising awareness on social networking site Twitter. Each week Feezy invites listeners to call in and air their views on a wide range of topical issues, and the []

UK FILM: ATTACK THE BLOCK (TRAILER)

Up and coming film Attack The Block (from the producers of Shaun Of The Dead) is about a teen gang in South London who attempt to defend their block (council estate) from an alien invasion.  Stars Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway, Flaminia Cinque, Joey Ansah, Lee Nicholas Harris, Chris Wilson, Terry Notary [Thanks Lala] “URBAN”, teenagers, council estates, street slang, road man antics, now ALIENS – Hahahaha! I blame Noel Clarke for this mess.

VIDEO: RIHANNA COMMERCIAL FOR UNICEF TAP WATER PROJECT

UNICEF has recruited singer Rihanna to appear in a new commercial which aims to raise awareness for the need of clean water in the developing world. Contribute to the UNICEF Tap Project for a chance to win Rihanna Tap water. For every $1 donated to the CelebrityTap campaign, UNICEF will provide safe and clean water to a child in need for 40 days. Visit http://www.uniceftapproject.org   I see UNICEF is using humour as well as celebrity to raise awareness for this campaign.  []