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Method Man And Irv Gotti To Roll Through ‘RapFix Live’

Check them out Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com! By Rob Markman Method Man Photo: Fergus McDonald/ Getty Images When he first stepped on the scene, suckers were petrified. Now, Method Man has grown into one of hip-hop’s most beloved MCs. He isn’t known to do a ton of interviews, but on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com, Mr. Meth will chop it up with Sway on “RapFix Live.” In 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan seemingly came out of nowhere, but now it’s pretty hard to imagine hip-hop without the nine-man Staten Island group. Method Man emerged as the crew’s first superstar (but certainly not the last) thanks to his standout solo Wu single and Mary J. Blige duet “All I Need.” These days, Meth is hitting the road with rappers Curren$y and Smoke DZA and working on his fifth solo album. When he hits the “RapFix” couch, fans can expect Meth to discuss his growth, Wu-Tang’s legacy and the future direction of his career. Check Styles P, Glasses Malone and Mistah Fab on last week’s “RapFix Live.” Just as Method Man evolved from local rap artist to worldwide superstar, Irv Gotti went from a little-known Queens, New York, DJ to one of music’s most successful executives. After spearheading the career of 1990s rap breakout Mic Geronimo, Irv raised his stock by helping Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule all land deals at Def Jam Records in the mid- to late ’90s. As a producer, Irv has crafted hits for Jay, DMX and Ja, as well as Jennifer Lopez, Ashanti and Foxy Brown. Things went sour when Gotti’s Murder Inc. record label was put on trial by the federal government for money laundering, and though Irv and his brother Chris were found not guilty in December 2005, the label never quite regained its footing. Through it all, Gotti has remained one of the industry’s most electric personalities and premier hitmakers. There is no telling what Irv will reveal when he hits the “RapFix” couch. Catch Method Man and Irv Gotti on “RapFix Live” on Wednesday, October 5, at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com! Related Artists Method Man Irv Gotti

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‘Hobbit’ Is Yet Another ‘Boys Club’ For Evangeline Lilly

‘It’s really chilled out and relaxed,’ actress says of film’s New Zealand set. By Kara Warner Evangeline Lilly Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Even though the big-screen adaptation of “The Hobbit” is based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s beloved book, everyone knows the movie version won’t be an exact replica and that there will be a few surprises in store when the first film hits theaters next year. One of those surprises director Peter Jackson already announced is the addition of actress Evangeline Lilly, playing the newly created role of Woodland Elf Tauriel . MTV News had a couple of minutes with the actress at the premiere of her new film “Real Steel” on Sunday night, and we snuck in a few “Hobbit” questions, asking for a progress update on the elf fight training she endured for the role. “Elf fighting, let me just say something, recovering from labor is like recovering from a full-body injury, and I didn’t realize to what extent that was true until I started training for elf fighting,” revealed Lilly, who gave birth to her first child in May. “My hips don’t move like they used to move, my back doesn’t move like it used to move, my shoulders are sore every day. But it’s fun.” The former “Lost” actress said she’s also enjoying the “chilled out” atmosphere of filming in New Zealand, as well as being a part of yet another male-dominated cast. “It’s kind of, like, my M.O.,” Lilly said about being one of few women on set. ” ‘Lost’ was a boys club, ‘The Hurt Locker’ was a boys club, [‘Real Steel’] was a boys club, and now ‘The Hobbit’ is a boys club. So I’m used to it. … It’s really chilled out and relaxed, and everyone is really down to earth and supportive.” Finally, we asked Lilly if she’d been able to glean any words of wisdom from Jackson’s previous leading-lady elves, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel and Liv Tyler as Arwen in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. “I wish! I would love to talk to those women, and they’re two women who I deeply admire,” she said. “Cate Blanchett is in this film, and I missed her; we didn’t cross paths. She was filming before I got there and was gone by the time I arrived. “But the good thing is, I tried not to copy their performances,” she added. “I really wanted to have something original, so I intentionally didn’t go back and watch ‘Rings’ for that reason. I just want to create something new.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Hobbit.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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‘Hobbit’ Is Yet Another ‘Boys Club’ For Evangeline Lilly