UK NEWS: GRIME DAILY ISSUES STATEMENT

Grime Daily has issued a statement addressing the shooting that took place this past weekend at their 1st anniversary party. In regards to the incident  on Saturday 10th April 2010. For those who attended; although we are grateful that you chose to celebrate our anniversary with us, we also regret that you were exposed to that environment and subsequent disaster on the night. The sole intention of the event was to celebrate the achievements of the Grime Daily team over the past []

QUOTE OF THE DAY: TIM WESTWOOD

  “I’ve been broadcasting to absolutely nobody for the last three hours. What are you laughing about? Didn’t you see the figures? No-one listens to Westwood in the afternoon. It’s soul-destroying.” Radio personality Tim “Big Dawg” Westwood isn’t a happy man. The “Big Dawg”complained about his BBC 1xtra drive time listening figures on the Scott Mills Radio 1 Show last week. Westwood is live on air weekdays from 4pm – 7pm.   I’m sorry but I cannot stop laughing. Poor Westwood – nothing []

UK NEWS: BBC TO “REBRAND” 1XTRA

  Via Digital Spy The BBC’s digital radio station 1Xtra will reportedly drop its “Love Black Music, Love 1Xtra” slogan as part of a rebranding exercise to bring it closer to parent network Radio 1. According to The Guardian, the rebrand will see 1Xtra adopt two new straplines – “Xtra RnB” and “Xtra Hip Hop” – to better indicate it as Radio 1’s urban music spin-off. The station will also get a new logo blending the two station’s branding. The rebranding of 1Xtra is part of the []

UK NEWS: TWO SHOT AT GRIME DAILY ANNIVERSARY PARTY

 Via The Daily Mirror A woman clubber was last night fighting for life after being hit by a stray bullet. The 21-year-old was hit as gunmen shot a man of 23 four times, twice in the stomach, early yesterday in Wembley, North London, at the Grimedaily.com 1st anniversary celebration. Police held three men in connection with the shooting. They were in a burning car which crashed nearby. Click HERE to read more… Evil.. just evil. Police held three men in connection with []

JET MAGAZINE (APRIL ISSUE) BRANDY AND RAY J

Via Rhymes With Snitch Singer Brandy and brother Ray-J cover this month’s Jet Magazine. Both will appear in a new “reality” show called Brandy and Ray-J: A Family Business. When your career hits the skids appear in a scripted reality show. Sad times. Click HERE to read more….

UK FILM: STREETDANCE

FILM SYNOPSIS Sparks fly as the worlds of street-dance and ballet collide in STREETDANCE the vibrant, uplifting and ground-breaking 3D feature film from Vertigo Films. While training for the UK Streetdance Championships, a streetdance crew are forced to work with Royal ballet dancers in return for rehearsal space. With no common ground and with passions riding high, they realise they need to find a way to join forces to win. STREETDANCE features the cream of UK dance talent, including show-stopping performances from []

UK “BEEF”: LETHAL B DISSES N-DUBZ

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. It doesn’t get anymore ridiculous then this! Grime star  Lethal B rants about “super group” N-Dubz stealing a song from him (I think) and then shows off his house MTV Cribs style. The house  apparently cost £750k. I just hope he’s managing to keep up with the mortgage repayments. Via Brown Eyez *rubbing temples* Unbelievable…….. Your thoughts please “fam”…..

POLISH PRESIDENT AND WIFE BOTH DIE IN PLANE CRASH

Via The Daily Mail Polish president Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria have been killed after their plane crashed on approach to Smolensk airport in western Russia. There were conflicting reports today of the number of people on board the flight. Russian news agencies reported at least 88 people died in the crash near Smolensk airport in western Russia, citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry. They reported 132 people were aboard the Tupolev Tu-154. But Polish officials said 88 people were on board []

SEX AND THE CITY 2 NEW TRAILER

Well it looks like ‘Sex And The City 2’ is going to be a lot better than the first film, which in my opinion was mediocre. But if I’m honest I wish that they would just concentrate on making another series.