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US UNIVERSITY OFFERS COURSE IN JAY-Z STUDIES (THE SOCIOLOGY OF HIP-HOP: JAY-Z

December 5, 2011

The ridiculous Jay-Z hero-worship has gone that one step further. USA Today reports that “Professor” Michael Eric Dyson who teaches at Georgetown University in the US, has offered a course titled the ‘Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay Z’. According to the Mad Professor, his class confronts topics present in any sociology course: racial and gender identity, sexuality, capitalism and economic inequality. “It just happens to have an interesting object of engagement in Jay-Z — and what better way to meet people where they […]

MATTHEW KNOWLES LAUNCHES BRITISH GIRL GROUP ‘FROM ABOVE’

December 3, 2011

Matthew Knowles seems hungry and desperate to being us another Destiny’s Child. From Above are the hot new girl-group from the UK, brought to you by US music industry mogul Mathew Knowles – a man who knows a thing or two about turning girl groups into gold. The exciting new five-member group’s debut album, Breaking From Above, will be made available via iTunes on 12th December 2011, prior to the release of their debut single, “Not The Same Girl”, on 22nd January 2012. Their hard work in and out of the studio on […]

TWEETS OF THE DAY: TINCHY STRYDER WANTS TO HIRE ‘ TWO NEW BLOGGERS’.

December 1, 2011

Rapper Tinchy Stryder is looking for two new bloggers and also wants applicants to send him copies of their CVs (Curriculum Vitaes).  Why? Only God knows. Anyway no word yet on whether the successful applicants will be paid for their services. But I am guessing that the only “incentives” will be: – Blogging for a well known UK rapper and attending the odd event/after party. https://twitter.com/#!/TinchyStryder/status/142253055067426817 https://twitter.com/#!/TinchyStryder/status/142254068914597889 [Thanks Yinka]

MAD NEWS OF THE DAY: FATHER HIRES PROSTITUTE AND HIS DAUGHTER TURNS UP

December 1, 2011

A married man hired a prostitute and got that shock of his life when he opened the door only to find his daughter standing in front of him. Via New Zimbabwe Titus Ncube collapsed in shock and his  20-year-old daughter fled sobbing in horror after the hotel room encounter. The dad-of-three later apologised to his wife,  but admitted their marriage was going through a “difficult period”. His daughter is no longer a vice girl and is  returning to school in Bulawayo. Ncube, of […]

UK NEWS: CUSTOMER FINDS LIVE FROG IN HIS NANDO’S CHICKEN WRAP

December 1, 2011

LOL!!! Oh dear.. Oh dear Nando’s. Via The Evening Standard Ross Dance took a bite of his Nando’s chicken wrap and sensed something was wrong. Unable to chew through it, he asked his fellow diners to excuse him as he got it out of his mouth at the restaurant in Victoria. To his horror he found the foreign object was a four-inch live frog and he was biting its leg. He spat it out but thinks he swallowed the limb. Accounts manager […]

UK NEWS: SMILEY CULTURE’S DEATH – THE INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION SAYS ‘NO CRIME COMMITTED’

November 29, 2011

Now who didn’t see this coming? The police investigating the POLICE. The IPCC is just one big joke! Via BBC News An investigation into the police operation during which reggae singer Smiley Culture died has found no evidence of a criminal offence. The Independent Police Complaints Commission carried out the inquiry. The singer, whose real name was David Emmanuel, died from a single stab wound during a police raid at his home in Surrey on 15 March. His family had demanded more […]

NOKIA LIGHT UP THE NIGHT WITH LUMIA LIVE

November 29, 2011

The Nokia Lumia Live event  saw Millbank Tower on the banks of the River Thames turn into a living, breathing entity last night (Monday 28th) as Nokia celebrated the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone with the most spectacular light show the capital has ever seen. Billed as the “future of live events” the spectacular show was accompanied by music from super producer deadmau5, who created exclusive remixes for the performance – adding the 4th dimension, and the event was also broadcast live […]

CONRAD MURRAY SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH

November 29, 2011

Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in the death of Michael Jackson. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter earlier this month after a six-week trial that presented the most detailed account yet of Jackson’s final hours, and how the 58-year-old cardiologist administered the powerful anesthetic propofol to treat the superstar’s chronic insomnia. Rest In Peace Michael Jackson. …… What a mess! I loved Michael but the reality is he was an addict […]