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‘Jeen-Yuhs’ First Look Teaser: New Kanye West Documentary Coming To Netflix In 2022

September 25, 2021 2:15 pm

In many circles, Kanye West is known as a musical genius, that's probably undisputable, he's recorded some classic hip hop bangers. I'd argue, West is also a man who has shown himself to be an incredibly arrog...

Review: ‘Bouncing Cats’ Details Breakdancing In Uganda, Suffers From Inexperience

Christopher Bell

February 17, 2011 3:42 am

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Review: 'Bouncing Cats' Details Breakdancing In Uganda, Suffers From Inexperience

Bruce Willis Stars In The New Gorillaz Video ‘Stylos’

Kevin Jagernauth

March 2, 2010 4:00 pm

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Pitchfork pointed us to the new Bruce Willis-starring Gorillaz video for their single "Stylos" off their forthcoming album "Plastic Beach," that will hit stores next week. In the expensive looking clip, the ani...

Raaaaaaaandy Calls Out Rappers For Not Delivering Their Verses, Mixtape Is Delayed

Kevin Jagernauth

February 23, 2010 5:24 pm

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As we announced back in December Raaaaaaaandy (aka Aziz Ansari) was working with TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek, The Have and DJ Granwizerd on a mixtape that was supposed to drop this month, and with only a few d...

Mos Def and Damon Dash Collaborating On Documentary About Pioneering Black Punk Rockers, Death

Oliver Lyttelton

September 25, 2009 10:23 am

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The NME has uncovered an interview with Mos Def in the new issue of Filter Magazine, (the one with the excellent Karen O/Spike Jonze cover), where he announces that he's teaming up with Damon Dash to produce a ...

First Listen: Beyonce, Mos Def, Nas & Jeffrey Wright Sing For ‘Cadillac Records’

Rodrigo Perez

December 2, 2008 1:48 pm

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We didn't care much for "Cadillac Records," the Chess records biopic seemed to be the 101, greatest hits of the Chicago label's history and while that works in some cases, especially if you're not an expert in ...

Embargo Busting? Variety’s ‘Cadillac Records’ Review Hits Early

Rodrigo Perez

November 26, 2008 2:52 pm

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Are the rules different for Variety? Is that how it works? Yes, we realize they have about 10 trillion times more juice than us and most of the rest of bloggers out there, but an embargo is an embargo, no? Does...

‘Cadillac Records’ Soundtrack To Be Offered In Double-Disc Edition Featuring More Songs, Q-Tip And Buddy Guy

Rodrigo Perez

November 11, 2008 11:28 pm

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We already posted the details on the "Cadillac Records" soundtrack, it comes out December 2 via Columbia records and features R&B Chess Records classics as sung by Beyoncé, Nas, Mos Def, Jeffrey Wright, Rap...

First Look: Mos Def As Chuck Berry And More ‘Cadillac Records’ Photos

Rodrigo Perez

October 23, 2008 9:07 pm

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As we noted earlier this week, the biopic about estimable R&B label Chess Records, titled "Cadillac Records" is now coming out December 5 via Sony. The soundtrack. which features many of the actors singing ...

‘Cadillac Records’ Coming Out December 5, Soundtrack Featuring Beyonce, Mos Def, Nas, Jeffrey Wright & Solange Hits December 2

Rodrigo Perez

October 20, 2008 9:22 pm

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Something to add to the Oscar season perhaps? Hey, don't scoff, "Dreamgirls," did it. Maybe not entirely successfully, but the musical movie sure stuck its foot in the door."Cadillac Records," chronicles the ri...

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