Jay-Z Covers NME

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Jay-z will hit the cover of London’s New Musical Express magazine for the second time. You can read except from the magazine below.

Michael Stipe of REM has told NME that he is “thrilled” that Jay-Z chose to include lyrics by his band on his latest album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’. Speaking to NME as part of this week’s cover feature on the US rapper, Stipe discussed his relationship with Jay-Z and his reaction to words from his  song ‘Losing My Religion’ appearing on his new song ‘Heaven’. “I’ve known Jay  for a long time, he’s super cool, super grounded, super smart and super  talented,” says Stipe in the magazine, available digitally and on newsstands  from today (July 17). “I’ve always had the deepest respect for him, and his  music and choices. We’re thrilled (for our lyrics) to be included, it’s a really  great honor.

Zimmerman Trial: 4 Jurors Distance Themselves From B37 In Statement

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From Huffington Post, where you can read the full story:

Four of the jurors at the George Zimmerman trial distanced themselves late Tuesday from statements that another juror made in a televised interview.

The four jurors issued a brief statement on court stationary saying that the opinions expressed by Juror B37 to CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday night are not representative of their views.

“The opinions of Juror B37, expressed on the Anderson Cooper show were her own, and not in any way representative of the jurors listed below,” said the statement, signed by Jurors B51, B76, E6 and E40.

Juror B37 said the actions of Zimmerman and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin both led to the teenager’s fatal shooting last year, but that Zimmerman didn’t actually break the law.

The four other jurors said in their statement that Martin’s death weighed on them.

“Serving on this jury has been a highly emotional and physically draining experience for each of us,” the statement said. “The death of a teenager weighed heavily on our hearts but in the end we did what the law required us to do.”

They also made a request for privacy. The court has not released the names of the six-woman jury, which included five whites and one woman who appeared to reporters to be Hispanic.

TRACKLISTING: Rich Gang – Rich Gang

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July 23rd is the date for Rich Gang‘s release, with features (aside of Young Money’s camp) including Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, French Montana, Flo Rida, R. Kelly and more…..you can check out the tracklisting for yourself below.

1. R.G. (ft. Mystikal)
2. Million Dollar (ft. Detail & Future)
3. Tapout (ft. Lil Wayne, Birdman, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine & Future)
4. We Been On (ft. R. Kelly, Birdman & Lil Wayne)
5. Dreams Come True (ft. Yo Gotti, Birdman, Mack Maine & Ace Hood)
6. 50 Plates (ft. Rick Ross)
7. Bigger Than Life (ft. Chris Brown, Tyga, Birdman & Lil Wayne)
8. 100 Favors (ft. Detail, Birdman & Kendrick Lamar)
9. Everyday (ft. Cory Gunz, Birdman, Busta Rhymes & Mystikal)
10. Burn The House (ft. Detail)
11. Panties To The Side (ft. French Montana, Bow Wow, Tyga & Gudda Gudda)
12. Angel (ft. Birdman, Lil Wayne, Mystikal, Ace Hood, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine)
13. Sunshine (ft. Limp Bizkit, Flo Rida, Birdman & Caskey)

Deluxe Edition:

14. Paint Tha Town (ft. The Game, Birdman & Lil Wayne)
15. Have It Your Way (ft. T.I., Birdman & Lil Wayne)
16. Fly Rich (ft. Stevie J, Future, Tyga, Meek Mill & Mystikal)

Robert Zimmerman Believes Obama Tapped His Phone

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4umf Reports:

In an Tuesday interview on Fox News, Robert Zimmerman said that George Zimmerman’s parents had not spoken to or seen their son since the verdict on Saturday night.

“We do have concerns and always have of having our phones tapped, having our phones, you know, listened to by the administration or whomever because George is now as we know continually the subject of ongoing investigation.”

“So a lot of the things that we do are connecting in person, that’s how we’ve managed to stay hidden for so long, that’s kind of old school, but it works,” Robert Zimmerman added. “I have not spoken to him directly for the same reason.”

KiD CuDI Announces The CuD Life Tour With Big Sean, Tyler The Creator & Logic

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KiD CuDi is heading back on the road to promote his album InDiCuD this fall with his own tour with Big Sean, Tyler, The Creator and Logic. Stay tuned for dates and more info as it comes.

Update. Added Schoolboy Q & Juicy J. Check the dates below.

Sept. 6 – San Diego – Valley View Casino Center – w/ Tyler The Creator
Sept. 10 – Vancouver, Canada – Thunderbird Sports Centre – w/ Big Sean & Logic
Sept. 11 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater – w/ Big Sean & Logic
Sept. 16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – w/ Juicy J, ScHoolboy Q and Logic
Sept. 18 – Milwuakee, WI – Eagles Ballroom – w/ Tyler The Creator & Logic
Sept. 19 – Madison, WI – Alliant Energy Center Expo – w/ Tyler The Creator & Logic
Sept. 21 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre – w/ Tyler The Creator & Logic
Sept. 24 – Columbus, OH – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion – w/ Tyler & Logic
Sept. 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier – w/ Tyler The Creator & Logic
Sept. 27 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavvilion – w/ Tyler & Logic
Sept. 29 – Mashantucket, CT – The MGM Grand Theater – w/ Big Sean & Logic
Oct. 3 – Toronto, Canada – Air Canada Centre – w/ Big Sean & Logic
Oct. 4 – Montreal, Canada – Bell Centre – w/ Big Sean & Logic

Tom Joyner Offers Rachel Jeantel A Full Ride To Any HBCU Of Her Choosing

Spotted on the Urban Daily:

Jeantel was deemed as an implausible source due to her ‘lack of education.’ The 19-year-old was berated by many due to her speech, appearance and mannerisms. Fortunately her testimony and recent appearance on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” influenced Tom Joyner to lend a helping hand.

Joyner reached out to Jeantel and offered her a full scholarship to any HBCU of her choice. In addition to assisting the young teen with college, he also wants to help her complete high school with the best tutors and SAT courses. Jeantel hopes to pursue a career in law enforcement.

It’s Official: Jay-Z Sells An Additional 500,000+ Units Of ‘Magna Carta’

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Hits Daily Double has revealed that Jay-Z will sell over a half-million copies of his latest album, the now number 1 Magna Carta… Holy Grail; this is, of course, in addition to the million hits he already locked in (thanks to Samsung) before the album even dropped. Behind that in the distance are Ciara’s self-titled project, at number 2 with 57,000+, and J. Cole, who keeps it moving at number 3 with 38,000+.

Other notable releases include Kanye West’s Yeezus (#6 – 28,000+), Wale’s The Gifted (#7 – 27,000+) and Skylar Grey’s now sadly titled Don’t Look Down, which enters the charts at an okay #8 with a not-so-okay 24,000+.

George Zimmerman Wins Florida State Lottery

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Obviously, this is pure satire. The Onion reports:

Just days after being fully acquitted for his role in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman reportedly won the $37 million Florida Lottery jackpot last night. “Yeah! All right!” said a visibly smiling Zimmerman, holding the winning lottery ticket he purchased on a whim hours after he was found not guilty for shooting and killing the unarmed 17-year-old. “I just figured why not, you know? I think I’ll probably use the money to buy a bigger house and a new car, and I’ll invest the rest. This is just fantastic. Life is good.” Zimmerman added that he’ll never have to worry about money again.

Justin Bieber Accused Of Spitting In Someone’s Face……Again

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The new bad boy of Pop music. From TMZ:

An Ohio man claims Justin Bieber confronted him inside a bar and SPIT IN HIS FACE this weekend … all because JB thought he was secretly taking pics.

The man — a DJ who performed at the Social Room on Park Street in Columbus, OH earlier that evening — called in to the Dave and Jimmy show on WNCI and explained the saga … saying it all started in the VIP room.

“Two of Bieber’s bouncers approached me and said I was trying to take pictures of Bieber.”

The man thinks JB was concerned because it was a 21+ night in the club … and Justin’s only 19.

The DJ says Bieber’s people grabbed his phone and started going through it looking for pics — but didn’t find any. Still, the man claims, the bouncers told JB the DJ was trying to take pics.

According to the DJ, Justin approached him moments later … and spouted off a couple of “choice words.”

“He called my mom something, called my dad something, called me something … and spit in my face.”

TMZ spoke to the DJ … who tells us he plans on filing charges. He’s also been tested for hepatitis … but says the tests came back negative.

The DJ’s story is interesting because it’s not the first time Bieber has been accused of spitting in someone’s face. The singer’s neighbor in Calabasas made the same allegation when he confronted Justin about speeding in their gated community.

Bieber’s official rep refused to comment — but a source in JB’s camp tells TMZ, “Everything’s been going really well on the tour and it’s just really sad that someone would copycat others’ baseless claims just to try and get attention for themselves.”

VMAs ‘Video Of The Year’ Nominees To Be Announced On Instagram & Vine

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From MTV, where you can read the whole story:

MTV is set to make history on Wednesday at 8 a.m. ET when the nominees for the night’s top prize, Video of the Year, will be unveiled exclusively on MTV’s Instagram and Vine accounts. It will mark the first time an awards show has ever announced nominations through those social media platforms.

Each hour after the Video of the Year reveal, MTV will post additional Instagram and Vine videos highlighting the nominees in other categories. It’s just the latest in a series of iconic firsts for the 30th anniversary show, which will touch down in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center on August 25.

TRACKLISTING/RELEASE DATE: @EllieGoulding – Halcyon Days

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Ellie Goulding keeps the Halcyon series moving with the impending release of Halcyon Days (and Halcyon Days Deluxe). Press release (PRNewswire) and tracklist below.

Cherrytree/Interscope recording artist ELLIE GOULDING is returning with fresh music on August 27(th) with the 10-track Halcyon Days as well as Halcyon Days Deluxe, a special edition that will also include the U.K. singer-songwriter’s deluxe edition of her smash sophomore album Halcyon.

Halcyon Days features collaborations with Madeon (“Stay Awake”), DJ Fresh (“Flashlight”), and Nate Ruess from fun., who wrote “Goodness Gracious” especially for Goulding. The release also includes Ellie’s cover of Alt-J’s “Tessellate.” Los Angeles hitmaker Greg Kurstin produced Halcyon Days’ lead-off track, the beautifully dramatic “Burn,” which is available on Goulding’s SoundCloud now: https://soundcloud.com/elliegoulding and the video is available here: http://vevo.ly/Es2h22.

Halcyon Days Deluxe also includes Goulding’s platinum selling single “Anything Could Happen” and “I Need Your Love,” the Calvin Harris collaboration which recently went gold and currently sits at 13* on the Top 40 radio chart. Goulding’s sophomore disc Halcyon debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 upon its release late last year. Entertainment Weekly called Goulding “exactly the kind of art-pop outsider we like to import from the U.K.” and the The New York Times described Halcyon as “a deeply felt swirl of synthesizers, piano and slowly building crescendos.” “The hooks always go to town, and her voice mates gorgeously with electronics,” raved Rolling Stone.

Goulding is currently on the road playing arenas with Bruno Mars on his Moonshine Jungle Tour through August 15(th) . Her summer tour schedule also includes a stop at Lollapalooza on August 3(rd) . Goulding has sold ten million singles and three million albums worldwide.

Halcyon Days:
1. Burn
2. Goodness Gracious
3. You My Everything
4. Hearts On Chains
5. Stay Awake – Ellie Goulding & Madeon
6. Got It Under Control
7. Flashlight – Ellie Goulding & DJ Fresh
8. How Long Will I Love You
9. Tessellate [Alt-J cover]
10. Midas Touch – Ellie Goulding x BURNS

Halcyon Days Deluxe:
1. Don’t Say A Word
2. My Blood
3. Anything Could Happen
4. Only You
5. Halcyon
6. Figure 8
7. Joy
8. Hanging On
9. Explosions
10. I Know You Care
11. Atlantis
12. Dead In The Water
13. I Need Your Love – Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
14. Hanging On — feat. Tinie Tempah
15. Lights
16. Ritual
17. In My City
18. Without Your Love
19. Burn
20. Goodness Gracious
21. You My Everything
22. Hearts On Chains
23. Stay Awake – Ellie Goulding & Madeon
24. Got It Under Control
25. Flashlight – Ellie Goulding & DJ Fresh
26. How Long Will I Love You
27. Tessellate [Alt-J cover]
28. Midas Touch – Ellie Goulding x BURNS

UPDATE: Chris Brown Charged With Hit-And-Run; Judge Revokes Probation

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UPDATE (Fox News):

A judge revoked Chris Brown’s probation on Monday after reviewing the details of an alleged hit-and-run accident involving the singer and his behavior afterward. However, the singer was not ordered to jail.

Brown, who came to court with a group of family members, appeared downcast as he sat with his arms across his chest and his head down on the counsel table while his lawyer and a prosecutor went to the judge’s chambers to discuss the case.

When they emerged, Superior Court Judge James Brandlin said he had read the file.
“In this matter, probation is revoked,” he said.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, suggested that perhaps the matter will be resolved informally without a major probation hearing. He said the hit-and-run case would be back in court in Van Nuys on July 23.

Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray did not ask for Brown to be jailed, and the judge allowed him to remain free on his own recognizance.

Another hearing is set for Aug. 16.

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Above, Chris Brown responds to the charges. Below, from TMZ:

We’ve learned the L.A. City Attorney has filed 2 criminal charges against Brown, in connection with a minor accident last month where Chris rear-ended a Mercedes and allegedly refused to fork over his driver’s license number and gave bogus insurance info and then left the scene.

The City Attorney has charged Chris with hit-and-run — for leaving the scene without exchanging proper information. He’s also been charged with the crime of driving without a valid license. The crimes are punishable by a maximum of 6 months in jail for each offense.

We’ve also learned the City Attorney will refer the matter to the L.A. County D.A. for a possible probation violation in the Rihanna beating case. Worst case scenario — if the judge in that case concludes Chris broke the law and thereby violated his probation, he could be sentenced to prison for 4 years.

Leader of Mexico’s Drug Cartel Captured (Video)

From Fox News:

The notoriously brutal leader of Mexico’s feared Zetas drug cartel was captured in a pickup truck near the border city of Nuevo Laredo Monday, officials said, in what is the first major blow against an organized crime leader by a Mexican administration struggling to drive down persistently high levels of violence.

Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, was also found with $2 million in cash as he was captured by Mexican Marines on a dirt road in the countryside outside of Nuevo Laredo, a city opposite the Texas border which has long served as the Zetas’ base of operations. The truck was halted by a Marine helicopter and Trevino Morales was taken into custody along with a bodyguard and an accountant and eight guns, government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez told reporters.

Sanchez said the Marines had been watching rural roads between the Texas border states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas for signs of Trevino Morales, who is charged with murder, torture, kidnapping and other crimes.

The Zetas leader and his alleged accomplices were flown to Mexico City, where they are expected to eventually be tried in a closed system that usually takes years to prosecute cases, particularly high-profile ones.

“The Drug Enforcement Administration congratulates the Government of Mexico on the arrest of Miguel Trevino Morales,” the DEA said in a statement released Tuesday. “Trevino Morales is of one of the most significant Mexican cartel leaders to be apprehended in several years and DEA will continue to support the Government of Mexico as it forges ahead in disrupting and dismantling drug trafficking organizations.”

Juror: “No Doubt That Zimmerman Feared For His Life”

CNN Reports:

One of the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman said she had “no doubt” he feared for his life in the final moments of his struggle with Trayvon Martin, and that was the definitive factor in the verdict.
The juror spoke to CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” on Monday night. Her identity was concealed.
She said she believed Zimmerman’s “heart was in the right place” the night he killed Martin, but that he didn’t use “good judgment” in confronting the Florida teen.
“I think George Zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place, but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhoods and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done. But I think his heart was in the right place. It just went terribly wrong,” she said.
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If anything, Zimmerman was guilty of not using “good judgment,” the juror said.
“When he was in the car, and he had called 911, he shouldn’t have gotten out of that car,” she said.
She also said she believes Martin threw the first punch in their confrontation.
Zimmerman felt his life was in danger before shooting Martin, and it was his voice that was heard screaming for help in 911 calls, the juror said she believes.
She will be writing a book about her experiences, literary agent Sharlene Martin said before the interview aired.
“My hope is that people will read Juror B37’s book, written with her attorney husband, and understand the commitment it takes to serve and be sequestered on a jury in a highly publicized murder trial and how important, despite one’s personal viewpoints, it is to follow the letter of the law,” the president of Martin Literary Agency, wrote in a statement.
“It could open a whole new dialogue about laws that may need to be revised and revamped to suit a 21st Century way of life,” Martin said.

RG3′s Jumpoff Exposes Freak Pics He Sent On His Wedding Day

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Bossip Reports:

Merdith Barber, a self-professed Redskins fan, is the VCU student who posted texts she says came from RG3 on his wedding day (July 6). She contacted us yesterday to clarify some information in our Sunday post and eventually went into saleswoman mode to get us to buy what she says are “inappropriate” photos RG3 sent to her.

A wild negotiation started via email and @Mere__eventually broke off the conversation when our offer of $500, for everything but the d**k pics, wasn’t to her liking.

The site decided to post all of the lusty evidence the blonde bimbo sent them and it looks like RG3 was really trying to get it popping with somebody other than his wife…

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Double Stabbing Occurs During Wireless Festival

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Wow, we missed this one….from ITV:

One man is in critical condition in hospital after a double stabbing at the Wireless music festival in east London on Sunday night.

The man, in his 20s, was stabbed at around 9pm at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, police said.

Another man is in non-life threatening condition in hospital.

Police added that no arrests has been made so far and that detectives were continuing their investigations.

According to the Wireless Festival website, US superstars Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z were due to perform on the main stage at the time that police said the incident took place.

Lil Reese Arrested For Drug Possession

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The Chicago Tribune reports that Lil Reese was arrested for possession of marijuana yesterday. The 20-year-old rapper was arrested on a sidewalk in the Englewood section of the city with a reported four grams of the controlled substance. According to reports, this violates Reese’s probation; he also had over $2,000 in cash on him at the time of his arrest.

“It’s mine, I got a little weed. So what?” He was said to add: “There’s serious crime out there. This ain’t a big deal. I’m gangster.”

Barack Obama Releases Statement On George Zimmerman’s Acquittal

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President Obama has issued a statement about the George Zimmerman case and he also honors Trayvon Martin below.

“The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that’s a job for all of us. That’s the way to honor Trayvon Martin.”

New Reports Claim Zimmerman Molested His 6-Year-Old Cousin

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Taken from Media Takout (so take it with a grain of salt)….there’s also audio below from the report:

MediaTakeOut.com learned that George Zimmerman is being accused of BRUTALLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING his cousin – and at least one other girl.

The MONSTER George Zimmerman has NOW been acquitted of MURDER and members of FOX NEWS and other in the media seem to be HAPPY ABOUT this. But they CAN’T POSSIBLY be happy with the fact that Zimmerman is now being accused of being a SERIAL CHILD MOLESTER. The girls accusing Zimmerman of MOLESTATION are Caucasian.

Here is what Zimmerman’s cousin said:

“It started when I was six . . . We’d all lay in front of the TV and we had pillows and blankets and he would reach under the blankets and try to do things and I would try to push him off but he was bigger and stronger and older. It was in front of everybody and I don’t know how I didn’t say anything, I just didn’t know any better.”
That is a FORCED MOLESTATION . . . he is an ANIMAL!!! Here’s more of her testimony:
“This is the first time in my life that I’m not afraid of him. [H]e cant get to me. If I saw him on the street or saw him anywhere it would just make me break down in tears, but now with everything going on I know that he’s not going to be out in public. I won’t go to Target and see him anymore. I’m not afraid of him anymore.”
George Zimmerman’s team were asked about the charges and they responded, “The content of this statement is not relevant to the issues of [the murder] case.”

So just to get this STRAIGHT – George Zimmerman was accused of MOLESTING CHILDREN, ASSAULTING POLICE, BEATING HIS GIRLFRIEND, and MURDERING TRAYVON. But the media is focusing on Trayvon smoking weed . . . SMH.

Listen to the woman speak, and tell us – does she sound BELIEVABLE TO YOU? Remember this is NOT a random person, this is his VERY OWN COUSIN!!!

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