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Kanye West Performs 'New God Flow' At BET Awards - Listen To It!

July 3rd, 2012 8:27am EDT
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian's boyfriend Kanye West dropped a new song from his upcoming album at Sunday night's BET Awards where the rapper won "Best Group" and "Video Of The Year" awards with Jay-Z under the name The Throne.

West's new track "New God Flow" features Pusha T. The song contains a sample from Ghostface Killah's "Mighty Healthy." Some of the lyrics include: "I believe there's a God above me, I'm just the God of everything else/ I put holes in everything else, new God flow, f--- everything else,"

According to MTV, the track references his drug-dealing past, vacations to Ibiza and exotic ...
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Ghostface Killah To Release Line Of Skateboards

May 29th, 2012 4:20pm EDT
Ghostface Killah
Rapper Ghostface Killah is set to release his own line of skateboards.

The Wu-Tang Clan star has teamed up with Marvel Comics cover artist Mike del Mundo for the project, and together the two will create a limited-edition line of decks and T-shirts.

And the hit-maker, real name Dennis Coles, is excited about the new business venture, telling AllHipHop.com, "This is for my real Hip-Hop skate fans and for my GFK-loyals that don't skate but is (sic) feeling the design."

T-shirts begin at $20, with skateboards carrying a price tag of $135.

The 42 year old isn't the only member of the ra...
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Ghostface Killah Sued Over 'Iron Man' Theme

July 6th, 2011 2:26pm EDT
Ghostface Killah
Rapper Ghostface Killah is facing legal action over allegations he illegally sampled the original theme song to Iron Man on his 2000 album.

Hollywood songwriter Jaques Urbont claims he is the exclusive owner of Iron Man Theme, a tune he composed in 1966 for use on TV, and he has accused the Wu-Tang Clan star of using the track without permission on his Supreme Clientele release.

Urbont filed suit in the U.S. District Court in New York on June 30th and names Ghostface, producer RZA and Razor Sharp Records and Sony Records as defendants.

However, that's not Urbont's only complaint - he's...
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Ghostface Killah Looking For Interns

March 26th, 2011 7:02pm EDT
Ghostface Killah
Wu-Tang Clan star Ghostface Killah is advertising online for interns to help run his business empire.

The rapper has posted an appeal for candidates on his Twitter.com page, asking for applications to help with "upcoming projects".

He has advertised to fill positions in "marketing/social networking" and "promotion" as well as web design and scriptwriting, and urged prospective interns to email in a copy of their resume.

In a series of posts on Twitter, he writes, "I'm looking for interns to be apart (sic) of my upcoming projects. Open positions: marketing/social networking, script writ...
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RZA Threatens To Sue The Game

January 31st, 2011 1:08pm EST
RZA
Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA has threatened legal action against The Game in a dispute over a song.

Lawyers representing RZA - real name Robert Diggs - have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the star over a track called Heartbreaker, which RZA produced for The Game's R.E.D album.

The pair was unable to gain permission to use a sample featured in the song and it was removed from the record, although The Game is said to have included it on his Purp & Patron mix tape - which has apparently angered RZA.

The Game tells Hiphopdx.com, "I think RZA (is) tryin' to sue about (Heartbreaker) or somethi...
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Ghostface Killah Concert Marred By Onstage Brawl

October 1st, 2009 12:13pm EDT
Ghostface Killah Concert Brawl
Rapper Ghostface Killah was forced to halt his set at a concert in New York on Wednesday night when members of his entourage began brawling on stage.

The star was nearing the end of his free show at the Hiro Ballroom in Manhattan when trouble began brewing between various Wu Tang Clan associates who were standing at the back of the platform. The heated dispute soon turned physical, prompting Ghostface to stop the music and call for the men involved to continue their dispute backstage.

An embarrassed Ghostface then turned to the audience and said, "(It's) your own f#*king people who ...
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Ghostface Killah Releasing A Comic Book

July 16th, 2009 2:53pm EDT
Ghostface Killah Comic Book
Rapper Ghostface Killah is following his Wu-Tang Clan band mate Method Man into the world of comic books - he's written his own graphic novel.

The hip-hop star has landed a publishing deal with the Hachete Book Group - the same company that deals with Method Man - for the release of Cell Block Z.

The story revolves around a boxer who is wrongly accused of murder and is illustrated by animator Chris Walker.

Cell Block Z is due for release on July 29th, reports XXL magazine.

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Estelle Discusses Her Album 'Shine,' American Boys And Her Sense of Fashion

April 28th, 2008 9:00am EDT
Estelle
UK sensation Estelle has been dubbed John Legend's protégé. She's been compared to Lauryn Hill and has collaborated with a number of great artists (Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Wyclef Jean, Will.i.am, Mark Ronson and Cee-lo & Jack Splash) to come up with an amazing album called "Shine," which drops in the states tomorrow.

This 28-year-old dynamo is one artist who is comfortable in her own skin. She is willing to take risks to further her career, which characterizes an extreme sense of self-determination that cannot be ignored. Being the first artist to be signed to John Legend's new lab...
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Wu-Tang Clan Play Concert In New York, Quash Break-Up Rumors

April 17th, 2008 2:54pm EDT
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan have quashed rumors they are to disband, after making a triumphant return to the stage in New York on Wednesday night.

The eight key members of the group reunited for the Irving Plaza concert, marking the first time in more than seven months that RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, U-God, Masta Killa and Inspectah Deck have come together for a show.

The legendary Gravel Pit hitmakers have long been dogged by rumors of a split, with the feud between RZA, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah reportedly being sparked by unpaid royalties from the group's various ...
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Method Man To Release A Graphic Novel

April 11th, 2008 3:54pm EDT
Method Man
Wu-Tang Clan star Method Man is to add author to his resume - he's publishing a self-titled graphic novel. The book, co-authored by renowned comic writers Sanford Greene and David Atchison, is centered on a "murder priest" Mosley Paine, who battles an evil, sewer-dwelling giant named Leviathan.

Method Man is slated for release on July 23rd via Grand Central Publishing, while the rapper's Wu-Tang Clan bandmates Ghostface Killah and GZA are also reportedly in talks with the same firm to release graphic novels in the near future.

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Ghostface Killah To Quit?

January 24th, 2008 9:35am EST
Ghostface Killah
Rapper Ghostface Killah is threatening to quit the hip-hop industry - because his fans would rather download his new album for free instead of buying it legitimately.

The Wu-Tang Clan star's latest disc, The Big Doe Rehab, debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard album chart with sales of approximately 36,000 upon its release in early December, but has failed to shift more units to move higher up in the charts. And the MC - real name Dennis Coles - is contemplating retiring from the rap game because he doesn't feel appreciated by his fan base.

In footage posted on video-sharin...
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Ghostface Killah Denies Tony Yayo's Album Claims

December 3rd, 2007 2:21pm EST
Ghostface Killah
Wu-Tang Clan star Ghostface Killah has launched a scathing attack on G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo over claims he didn't write his acclaimed album Supreme Clientele.

Yayo claims the hip-hop star - real name Dennis Coles - sought help from American Cream Team rapper Superb, an affiliate of Wu-Tang's Raekwon, to write the 2000 album classic.

But Coles angrily denies the claims, insisting Superb is not talented enough to make an album.

He says, "(Superb) is Rae (Raekwon)'s man. He been in the studio a few times while we're doing s---. He ain't write (sic) s---.

"All 'Perb contrib...
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Ghostface Killah Checks Into 'Rehab' Dec. 4

November 9th, 2007 8:00pm EST
Ghostface Killah
"When you get a new Ghostface Killah album, the only reasonable reaction is to get lost in it," said the New York Times of Ghost's last full studio album, '06's instant classic Fishscale. And with the December '06 release of More Fish and Ghost's near-constant touring in '07, his legions of fans have been happily lost in the 'World According To Pretty Toney.' Now, with a new Def Jam album - The Big Doe Rehab - set for release on December 4th, his current tour with Rakim, and a coffee-table book set for release on January 8th through MTV Press, the devoted will be positively delirious.

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Wu-Tang Clan Deny Rift

October 24th, 2007 3:07pm EDT
Wu Tang Clan
Rapper RZA has denied rumors of a rift between the nine members of his hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.

The group has postponed the release of new album 8 Diagrams so Clan member Ghostface Killah can release his solo album Big Doe Rehab without facing competition from the group in the charts.

But RZA - real name Robert Diggs - insists the postponement was voluntary as the Clan support each other's solo projects.

The 38-year-old tells MTV News, "We didn't have him move, we moved. Wu Tang Clan is a bunch of brothers working on one common cause. We planned to put that record out in ...
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Fascinating Facts

October 21st, 2007 8:00pm EDT
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan have canceled the remainder of their 2007 dates as band member Ghostface Killah feuds with his mates over a scheduling issue. Killah is upset because the group has scheduled the release of new album 8 Diagrams on the same day he plans to put out his new CD The Big Dough Rehab. Both albums drop December 4.

Guitar manufacturer Fender is selling replicas of an instrument The Police star Andy Summers bought in 1972 for $200 - for $15,000.

Band Of Brothers star Damian Lewis' great-grandfather was British royal King George V's physician and his grandfather, Ian Bowater, was...
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Check Out Papoose's Latest, "Bang It Out," Featuring Snoop

July 30th, 2007 7:00pm EDT
Papoose
Born and raised in the notorious Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Papoose took his first jabs at being a rapper at the young age of 11. Given the name by his grandmother meaning "Indian baby", whom he resembled as a child, Papoose is the true definition of a real MC. Inspired by rap legends Rakim, Kool-G-Rap and Big Daddy Kane, he has been well respected in the underground street circuit for a long period of time now. Papoose has survived the trappings and politics of the rap industry, which uses gimmicks as well as fake street and jail images to sell records and destroy the essenc...
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Black & White To Play Paul McCartney & Elvis

July 30th, 2007 10:18am EDT
Jack Black
Jack Black is the odd choice to play Paul McCartney in a new rockumentary about a country rocker who never existed. The White Stripes star Jack White will play Elvis Presley in the odd project, "Walk Hard," which stars John C. Reilly as a Johnny Cash contemporary.

The film also features Paul Rudd as John Lennon, while Jewel, Eddie Vedder and Ghostface Killah will play themselves.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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Vegoose Confirms Initial Line Up For 2007 Festival; Rage Against The Machine And Daft Punk To Headline

July 24th, 2007 5:04pm EDT
Rage Against the Machine
Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment, creators of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, are proud to announce the initial line up for Vegoose 2007. The third annual installment of this dynamic entertainment experience will be staged in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27 and 28, at Sam Boyd Stadium, encompassing the surrounding complex – highlighted by the 30-acre grassy Star Nursery Field with its stunningly beautiful mountain backdrop. Two-day passes to the event will go on sale this Saturday at 10:00 AM PST only at www.vegoose.com.

Known for setting the high standard i...
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Human Giant To Take Over MTV Studios

May 17th, 2007 7:00pm EDT
Human Giant
MTV is planning a 24-hour telethon on both MTV and MTV2. They're putting the fate of the "Human Giant" sketch comedy show right where it belongs: in the hands of the fans. Human Giant needs a million hits on MTV.com between 12 noon ET on Friday, May 18th and 12 noon ET on Saturday, May 19th – ending with the Human Giant season finale at 11:30 am ET/8:30 pm PT.

To show their support, fans can text, email, send photos, watch videos and pretty much do anything the Human Giant cast demands on HumanGiant.mtv.com -- like showing up in Times Square to deliver a pizza counting for 80 hits.

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Celebrity Birthdays, May 9

May 9th, 2007 3:00am EDT
Billy Joel
Happy Birthday to pop group Simple Plan's lead singer Pierre Bouvier (1979), "Sin City" actress Rosario Dawson (1979), rapper Ghostface Killah (1970), music producer Kevin Saunderson (1964), Depeche Mode singer David Gahan (1962), 'piano man' Billy Joel (1949), actress Candice Bergen (1946), "The Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks (1940), British actress Glenda Jackson (1936), "Big Fish" actor Albert Finney (1936), and Canadian country music star Hank Snow (1914; d. 1999).
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MTV's New Thursday Block To Premiere April 5

March 22nd, 2007 6:00pm EDT
Nick Cannon
-Sketch Comedy Goes Haywire As MTV & Nick Cannon Team Up On Dynamic New Series "Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz"

MTV has again teamed up with comedic mastermind Nick Cannon for a new project, Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz. The series, created, executive produced and starring Nick Cannon himself offers a fresh new blend of sketch comedy that skewers pop culture with a hip-hop edge. With the help of some of the hottest comedy players, viewers will enjoy topical sketches, dead-on impersonations of beloved celebrities, notables and laugh-out-loud hi-jinx as only Nick and M...
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Ne-Yo Releases First Single, "All Because Of You" Off Upcoming Sophomore Release

February 5th, 2007 11:29am EST
Ne-Yo
One is definitely the magic number for Grammy- nominated singer/songwriter, Ne-Yo. After capping off an amazing year, the Def Jam artist has scored a triple threat with three #1s in just 11 months with: his #1 Album "In My Own Words" which debuted in February of 2006; his #1 single "So Sick" which topped the Billboard 200, Pop, and R&B charts during its first week; and most recently Ne-Yo's new movie, Stomp The Yard which swept the box office as the first #1 movie of the New Year, grossing $26 million over the 4-day weekend. As if that weren't enough, the gifted songwriter also has another ...
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"I'm From Rolling Stone" Documents Aspiring Young Journalists Vying for Contributing Editor Position

January 14th, 2007 10:00am EST
Enter the Contest
MTV and Rolling Stone magazine kicked off the new year with "I'm From Rolling Stone," a new reality drama that premiered on January 7. The ten-episode series follows six young writers over the course of the summer as they work toward earning a highly coveted full-time position at the magazine. For each of the aspiring writers, it's the opportunity of a lifetime, but only one of them will be offered the contributing editor contract. In addition, following "I'm From Rolling Stone" at 10:30PM (ET/PT), MTV premieres a new season of "True Life," the network's critically acclaimed MTV News & Do...
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2006: Year In Music (Pt. 1)

December 31st, 2006 12:00pm EST
Arctic Monkeys
From Arctic Monkeys to Zutons to Britney's divorce to the most overplayed song of the year (hint: it's not James Blunt's You're Beautiful), 2006 was unmatched in musical diversity. There were albums we didn't even realize came out and artists we didn't even realize were still around. There were reunions and breakups too. Here's a brief summary of 2006: The Year in Music...

The new year kicked off somewhat quietly; however, it was the debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, from the Arctic Monkeys, the band that U.S. critics bashed despite storming to the top of the...
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TV On The Radio Tops Spin Magazine's 'Best Albums of 2006'

December 15th, 2006 11:05am EST
TV on the Radio
Cult rockers TV On The Radio have claimed the year's top album in Spin magazine's 2006 poll. The release, Return To Cookie Mountain, beat Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere and Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Britain's Arctic Monkeys to the top spot in the newly-released end-of-year album poll.

"The 40 Best Albums of 2006" features mostly indie-style rock and pop with a heavy mix of British and American talent.

The top 10 is:

1. Return To Cookie Mountain By TV On The Radio

2. St. Elsewhere By Gnarls Barkley

3. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm No...
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Rolling Stone Picks Dylan's 'Modern Times' as Top 2006 Album

December 15th, 2006 10:10am EST
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Modern Times has been hailed the year's best album by rock bible Rolling Stone. The folk-rock icon's acclaimed album beat the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Stadium Arcadium and Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped to the top of the pile in the magazine's year-end poll.

Other top albums from the likes of TV On The Radio and Cat Power also made the top 10, as did Tom Waits' newly-released collection Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards.

Rolling Stone's top 10 albums are:

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1. Modern Times By Bob Dylan

2. Stadium Arcadium By Red Hot Chili Pepp...
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Jay-Z Plans Tour With Hip-Hop Heavy Hitters In 2007

November 21st, 2006 9:38am EST
Jay-Z
Rap mogul Jay-Z is planning the show of 2007 after announcing he's heading out with the superstars of his Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella labels. The hitmaker, who is in the middle of a comeback after announcing his retirement, is planning a full U.S. tour next year and he's stepping out with hip-hop's heavy hitters.

He says, "In the spring I wanna bring out the whole Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam (team). I wanna bring out myself, Nas, Luda (Ludacris), Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Ghostface... whoever wanna roll with us."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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Ghostface Killah Refuses To Change Name

October 2nd, 2006 9:16am EDT
Ghostface Killah
Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah refuses to succumb to record company bosses' demands to adopt a more radio-friendly stage name. Born Dennis Coles, the rapper's sinister pseudonym originates from a Kung-Fu movie, and in the early days of the group, the look was completed with a white mask.

He says, "The reason I quit the mask thing, is, it was like, when I was doing shows with the mask on, people couldn't really hear what I was saying."

Coles was briefly known just as Ghostface, a move suggested by his producers at Def Jam Records. However, the nickname was dropped with this...
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Celebrity Birthdays, May 9

May 9th, 2006 3:00am EDT
Billy Joel
Happy Birthday to pop group Simple Plan's lead singer Pierre Bouvier (1979), "Sin City" actress Rosario Dawson (1979), rapper Ghostface Killah (1970), music producer Kevin Saunderson (1964), Depeche Mode singer David Gahan (1962), 'piano man' Billy Joel (1949), actress Candice Bergen (1946), "The Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks (1940), British actress Glenda Jackson (1936), "Big Fish" actor Albert Finney (1936), and Canadian country music star Hank Snow (1914; d. 1999).
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A Sober Ghostface Killah Readies New Album; Wu-Tang Clan Reunion Tour

February 1st, 2006 12:16pm EST
Ghostface Killah
With his signature gold eagle cuff and oversized medallions, his impeccable collection of robes, his Mexican wrestling masks and his infamous alter ego - Tony Starks a.k.a. Ironman - Shoalin's favorite son, Ghostface Killah, is hip-hop's resident superhero. And don't think he doesn't know it: this spring he is set to release a limited edition 9" tall action figure of himself, complete with real 14 karat gold jewelry. But true hip-hop fans know Ghostface as much more than the hyper-animated character he portrays onstage. They know him as one of the game's most talented and beloved MCs, a gif...
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