COLDPLAY Announces 2012 North Amercan Tour

“The run, which kicks off at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB, will include a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ historic Hollywood Bowl (May 1 and 2). The band is touring in support of its new RIAA-certified Platinum record, Mylo Xyloto, which has scored the most No. 1 rankings of any album this year worldwide, topping the charts in 34 countries to date. Mylo Xyloto’s first two singles have received GRAMMY nominations – “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song, and the Gold-certified “Paradise” for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.”

Coldplay – 2012 Mylo Xyloto North American Tour

Date    City                                         Venue                                                  On Sale Date
4/17     Edmonton, AB                       Rexall Place                                        Sat., Dec. 17
4/18     Calgary, AB                            Scotiabank Saddledome                     Sat., Dec. 17
4/20     Vancouver, BC                       Rogers Arena                                      Sat., Dec. 17
4/24     Portland, OR                           Rose Garden Arena                            Sat., Dec. 17
4/25     Seattle, WA                            KeyArena                                            Sat., Dec. 17
4/27     San Jose, CA                           HP Pavilion At San Jose                     Sat., Dec. 17
5/1       Los Angeles, CA                    Hollywood Bowl                                Mon., Jan. 9
5/2       Los Angeles, CA                    Hollywood Bowl                                Mon., Jan. 9
6/22     Dallas, TX                               American Airlines Center                   Sat., Dec. 17
6/25     Houston, TX                           Toyota Center                                     Sat., Dec. 17
6/28     Tampa, FL                               St. Pete Times Forum                          Sat., Dec. 17
6/29     Miami, FL                               American Airlines Arena                    Sat., Dec. 17
7/2       Atlanta, GA                            Philips Arena                                       Sat., Dec. 17
7/5       Philadelphia, PA                     Wells Fargo Center                             Sat., Dec. 17
7/8       Washington, DC                     Verizon Center                                    Sat., Dec. 17
7/23     Toronto, ON                           Air Canada Centre                              Sat., Dec. 17
7/26     Montreal, QC                          Bell Centre                                          Sat., Dec. 17
7/29     Boston, MA                            TD Garden                                          Sat., Dec. 17
8/3       East Rutherford, NJ                Izod Center                                         Sat., Dec. 17
8/7       Chicago, IL                             United Center                                     Mon., Dec. 19
8/11     St. Paul, MN                           Xcel Energy Center                            Sat., Dec. 17

Fabolous Does 3 Kings Coat Drive

Loso, New York Giants’ Ahmad Bradshaw and Yankees’ Robinson Cano recently wrapped up their inaugural 3 Kings Coat Drive and the results were great! With the help of DMC, Trey Songz, Ne-Yo and other star power, the donations racked over 40 bags of donations; leading to over 100k coats for the needy this Winter. And according to XXL, New York Cares will continues to accept donations until the end of the year.2dopeboyz

Uncle Luke’s Film Gets Selected For Sundance

Life And Freaky Times… (trailer above) was one of the 64 out of 7,675 pictures selected for the annual Festival. If the film wins an award, it will be considered as an Oscar contender. Hip-Hop! From the man himself:


“It’s an honor to have a highly respected organization such as the Sundance Film Institute recognize me and my life as an important part of American culture by adding “The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke” to their 2012 line up.”

Muggsy Malone – Before I Lay In A Box

DC hip hop artist Muggsy Malone drops a new joint coming off of his upcoming mixtape “The Consistency” called ‘Before I Lay In A Box’ and layed over production by Grussle fof ILR (InnerLoop Records) out of the DMV.

Song Overview: “When I wrote this one all i had on my mind at that point in time was looking at the neighborhood where my cousin / mother lives along with my two little cousins and thinking ‘I got to get her out of here. Even though she’s seen gunshots , drugs and all that she still had a nice place to lay her head and she’s not used to this’ as i explain in what became the third verse of the song. I speak on how we as people in the urban community , not just black always seen to bow down to material gains before the morality of the situation can enter. Yeah we’re all guilty of it in some aspect. I as well elaborate on how a lot of the things I’ve been through seem to fuel my passion for music, the quest for success we all as men , women and / or parents strive to acheive and the roadblocks that continue to stand in our way to get there while putting God first. I figure like my father told me. As long as you’re trying your hardest to leave the world in a better posistion than when you came you’re doing the right thing. And I think that i’m doing a pretty good job.”

Jay-Z Breaks Billboard Top 10 Record

Some great news I spotted from The Big Homie:
For the first time, The Throne earned their first Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 with their Watch The Throne album. “Niggas In Paris” jumped from #15 to #8 this week giving Jay his 18th top 10 single.

With this honor, Jay has now passed both Lil Wayne and Ludacris (each at 17) with the most Top 10s held by a Hip-Hop artist. The shit cray. Ain’t it Jay?