Nas and fellow Queens native Q-Tip took the stage to perform “One Love” and “The World Is Yours” with assistance from The Roots on the Fallon Tonight Show. Click on the image above to see the performance and also look for Nas – 20th Year Anniversary of Illmatic, which drops April 15th.
– Martin Ike Nwoga @djreese_
To continue the celebration of Nas releasing his classic debut album “Illmatic,” the Queensbridge legend stopped by on the “Real Time With Bill Maher” show to discuss he game changing debut album. Click on the image above to watch the video clip.
– Martin Ike Nwoga @djreese_
Last night, Florida rapper Rick Ross appeared on the Chelsea Lately show to promote is new album “Mastermind.” Click on the image to watch the interview.
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Make sure you tune into VH1 tonight at 8pm to catch the season finale!
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Slaughterhouse will have a reality tv show based on battle rap competitions following eight MCs. “The Road to Total Slaughter” will debut this spring.
-D.Edge @therealdedge
A pair of old boxing rivals who last fought each other 50 years ago are persuaded to come out of retirement to fight one final match. This movie premieres tomorrow December 25th on Christmas Day!
-Martin Ike Nwoga @djreese_
Drops May 26th.
Following several previews, Nike Basketball releases the full version of “The Black Mamba”, a film by Robert Rodriguez, starring Kobe Bryant, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo and Kanye West. Intriguing, well produced, and indicative of the prowess in Nike’s creative direction, the film makes for another solid effort from the sportswear brand heading into NBA All-Star weekend. Enjoy!
In preparation of The 4 year Anniversary of Heaven’s Fallout, Mickey Factz releases a bonus track on the re-release of the critically acclaimed mixtape with a higher sound quality and bonus cuts for the fans to enjoy. Also, Factz connects with 3littledigs, to announce a web series entitled “Nothing But The Factz” as well as future collaborations with the upstart branding site.
The X-Men saga continues on with this newly released trailer for X-Men: First Class, the highly anticipated film detailing the very beginning of the epic mutant war. The story focuses on the history of Professor X, played by actor James McAvoy, as a young Charles Xavier as he first discovers his mutant powers alongside friend Erik Lehnsherr (better known as Magneto). With a nuclear war looming between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the mutants are recruited to help diffuse the crisis and must band together as a team, leading them to choose between a destiny of good or one of evil. The trailer introduces characters already familiar to fans of the comic book like Beast and Nightcrawler as well as ones from previous X-Men movies including Cyclops, Jean and Mystique. X-Men: First Class is set to be released in theaters June 3, 2011.
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