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UK FILM: ANUVAHOOD TRAILER

January 27, 2011

The trailer for Anuvahood premiered yesterday on The Sun website. The Sun now seems to be embracing ‘black culture’ and anything deemed as remotely “Urban” lately. Positive articles/gossip featuring members from the UK Grime/rap fraternity just seem to be spilling from the newspaper these days. To quote the late great Biggie- Things Done Changed! I however have a long memory Murdoch. So does everyone who is old enough to remember your rag’s past antics when stories involved the black community and your racially charged headlines. But anyway moving on, check out the trailer below. Anuvahood created […]

‘WELCOME TO MY HOOD’ BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO FOOTAGE

January 23, 2011

The track Welcome To My Hood features DJ Khalid, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and my ALL TIME favourite rapper Plies…. Check out behind the scenes video shoot footage below and embrace the “beauty” and ignorance courtesy of Nappy Boy Online. Via Social Writers Okay.. I’m ASHAMED to admit this….I like this track. I like the production. There I’ve said it! lol.

UK MUSIC: RHIAN BENSON – BETTER WITHOUT YOU

January 23, 2011

Back in the mid-noughties singer/songwriter Rhian Benson enjoyed some success after the release of her debut album Gold Coast, then seemed to disappear off the scene. But now she is back and will release her sophomore album Hands Clean on the 14 February, and the first single off the album Better Without You will be released on 7 February. Check out the track/video below. I don’t see Better Without You becoming a huge mainstream hit single, but the track is well produced […]

VIDEO: UK FILM – ANUVAHOOD

January 21, 2011

Even before they started filming up and coming urban comedy flick Anuvahood it was being hyped up all over Twitter. And now folks Britain’s ‘first urban comedy’ is almost here!!! Creator of Anuvahood and star of hit UK films Kidulthood and Adulthood Adam Deacon, has described this project as being a “Kidulthood meets Friday type thing.” Well we will see if the film lives up to all expectations when it is released nationwide on 18 March. Anuvahood also stars Richard Blackwood, Eddie […]

VIDEO: DIDDY – DIRTY MONEY LISTENING PARTY (LONDON)

January 21, 2011

Last night London went in to an absolute “frenzy” because Diddy-Dirty Money were in town to launch their new album Last Train To Paris, released in America in late 2010. The album will drop here in the UK on the 24 January, but lets face it most people on this side of the pond (who are fans) have probably already listened to the album. Anyway Sumit from The Hip Hop Chronicle UK attended the listening party last night where Diddy later brought on stage the crème de la […]

QUOTE OF THE DAY: REGGAE /DANCEHALL STAR VYBZ KARTEL

January 20, 2011

“This is my new image,” Kartel said in the interview. “You can expect the unexpected. I feel comfortable with black people lightening their skin. They want a different look. It’s tantamount to white people getting a sun tan. [Reggae star Vybz Kartel talks about his ridiculous skin bleaching antics in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine] Check out lost soul Vybz below.

VIDEO: RICKY GERVAIS HOSTS THE 2011 GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS

January 17, 2011

The Golden Globes Awards took place last night in Los Angeles and British comedian Ricky Gervais once again hosted the show. Even when Ricky tones down his humour he still manages to destroy. Check out footage of Ricky’s opening monologue below. I hear that Ricky upset a few people. Hahaha! Whatever! I wonder if they will ask him to host next year’s event… I hope so. Click HERE to view full list of winners.

VIDEO -UK “URBAN” CELEBRITY FEATURE: MODEL/ARTIST NONI ZONDI

January 16, 2011

Friend to Mad News and fellow blogger Brown Eyez has once again left me questioning the world we live in, and the mindset of certain individual’s in this country (within the world of entertainment) with her latest blog post. Meet Noni Zondi who some are hailing as being the UK’s answer to Nicki Minaj *looks away and shakes head.* According to Brown Eyez, She is part-model, part-video vixen, part rap-stress, part singer, part hostess, professional dancer, part glamour model, and 100% full-time […]

PINBOARD FILMS PRESENTS REHEARSAL ROOMS WITH JESSIE J

January 14, 2011

Current “woman of the moment” Jessie J performs the acoustic version of her hit single Do It Like A Dude with world-famous Red Bull Music… ‘Rehearsal Rooms’, an original series presented by friend to Mad News PinBoardBlog.com and filmed by their production house PinBoard Film.

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