Facebook is rolling out a new system to verify user accounts that will allow some users to use nicknames. Since Facebook at its core is looking for your personal information, it has always wanted you to use your real name unless you’re a big star such as Lady Gaga. Facebook is positioning this account verification as a way to
Read More...Americans think the world ends at the sands of the California shore and the boardwalk of Coney Island, especially when it comes to hip-hop. Rappers from outside the 50 states are thought of as good (for a foreign guy) at best and mocked at worst. But, and I know this may shock many of you, there’s actually a
Read More...A few years ago, Nissan developed a type of paint for its cars that can automatically fix scratches — now the company’s taking its tech off your car and onto your iPhone 4 or 4S. The new Nissan Scratch Shield is made of ABS plastic that makes up the case is designed to be more rigid than other
Read More...When it comes to remote controlled helicopters, you cannot really go wrong with a name like Swann backing such an endeavor. After all, this company has had ample experience in the past, rolling out decent RC helicopters, and they now have a trio of new additions with two of those sporting on-board wireless video cameras, while the other
Read More...At a time when economic disparity seems to bisect every cultural and political paradigm, the least sensitive thing you could possibly do– aside from declare pizza a vegetable– would be to release a record that often reads like a
Read More...I assumed Game’s R.E.D. Album was an anomaly, but maybe it was more like a blueprint. Here’s the plan. Be a rap star. Have your album delayed repeatedly until people start to wonder if it will ever actually come out, all while releasing singles that come and go quicker than a Kardashian marriage. By the time an official date
Read More...Let’s be honest, you weren’t expecting Mac & Devin Go to High School to be particularly good. It’s no secret that Snoop Dogg is a hustler’s hustler, and over the years he’s seemingly hustled every product willing to cut a check. Want to hear Snoop give you turn by turn directions? Grab a Snoop GPS. Love Snoop and Pony shoes?
Read More...You met her in 1992, and what you loved most she had so much soul. The two of you related, mentally and emotionally, and it wasn’t long before you knew that throughout your life she’d be there for you. And you’d be there for her. You got married and while she went through some weird phases, you really
Read More...News flash: Universal Island Records just released the late great Amy Winehouse’s new albumLioness: Hidden Treasures, which rose to the top spot in the UK charts last week, (Dec. 11) with 194,000 units sold. The record, which features 12 original tracks and covers, was compiled by long-time musical partners Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson.Lioness has come out just in time for the
Read More...When someone’s so great for so long it can be easy to take their greatness for granted; after all, when you hear the extraordinary time and time again over the course of 20 years, the extraordinary can start to feel ordinary. Every so often then we need to take a step back and remember the greatness we’re looking at.
Read More...Some of you might remember when we covered the Edge Walk at Toronto’s CN Tower, which is something for thrill seekers. There, you can walk on the edge of a 1,168 foot tower on a line.
Now there is an excellent attraction made for those who want a little thrill in their tour, and it is 4 times higher
With the possible exception of promiscuous sex, nothing good happens overnight. While it may seem like Yelawolf’s gone from virtual unknown toEminem protégé overnight, the man’s actually been at this hip-hop thing for years. In fact, most people (everyone too lazy to check Wikipedia) don’t know that this is Yela’s second time swimming in major label waters; his first deal
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