Month: June 2012

Beyonce, Pitbull & Steven Tyler Cast in New Animated Film

Beyonce, Pitbull and Steven Tylerhave all been cast alongside a star-studded group of actors in “Epic,” a new animated film being produced by 20th Century Fox. Helmed by “Ice Age” director Chris Wedge, the 3D CG animated film has also cast “Hunger Games” star Josh Hutcherson, Jason Sudeikis, Aziz Ansari, Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried and…


The Story Of Yo! MTV Raps (Preview)

Next Thursday (June 7th), VH1 Rock Doc will air their Yo: The Story of Yo! MTV Raps, documenting the pioneering MTV Hip-Hop show. Before it airs in full, here’s ‘Pac’s appearance reflecting on giving the Hughes Brothers the beatdown. No further questions, your honor.  –Rap Radar


Young Guru Creates Scholarship For Cape Town Kids

Via HHDX As the engineer behind several Jay-Z albums, Young Guru has learned a lot about the trade. Now, Young Guru’s giving back. He recently linked up with Heal the Hood and Cape Town’s School of Audio Engineering to create the Young Guru SAE Scholarship. According to a a Pro-Systems report, the recipient of the…


Tone Trump On Signing To CTE

After officially announcing his deal with Jeezy’s team, Tone Trump speaks to MTV‘s Mixtape Daily on how the partnership came about, how he celebrated and his admiration for Da Snowman. “It would’ve been a dream come true to get a so-called record deal with any label probably, but not too many artists get to sign with their…


Google, Facebook In Bidding War Over VEVO

Via Billboard: Online giants Google and Facebook are looking at a potential investment in online music joint venture Vevo that could be part of a broader advertising partnership with the music service, the New York Post reported Thursday. Quoting sources, the paper said Google, led by CEO Larry Page, and social network Facebook, led by…