‘Listening to New B record Dream wrote … Y’all C in 3 weeks!’ producer Los Da Mystro tweeted Wednesday. By Jocelyn Vena Beyonc
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‘I feel like I’m extended UGK family,’ Drizzy tells Mixtape Daily of controversy from Pimp-inspired ‘Put It Down’ verse. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway Drake Photo: Octobers Very Own The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Drake lays his game down flat on Bun B’s “Put It Down,” from the certified classic Trill O.G. “I just bought a car/ The n—a Pimp owned it,” Drizzy rhymes on the chorus, paying homage to UGK’s Pimp C. “I threw some tints on it/ He would have loved it how/ Put it down, put it down.” In his guest verse, the Toronto native says, “I got 100 girls in each phone/ Drizzy Drake mane, Young Sweet Jones.” Sweet Jones, of course, was the late Pimp C’s nickname. In fact, a posthumous Pimp album, due on October 5, is titled The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones. (Drake makes a guest turn on a track called “What Up.”) The 23-year-old Young Money franchise player says he’s heard about the small undercurrent of controversy stemming from his tribute-paying reference to the legendary Texas street general. But according to Drake, there was absolutely no disrespect intended. “I just feel that I’m a huge Pimp supporter,” explained Drake, who sends the MC an R.I.P. at the end of his verse. “I’m a huge Pimp fan. I feel like I’m extended UGK family. Bun and Pimp are like uncles, dads to me. They’re G’s. [When I’m around them], I feel like I do around my uncles. They’re still the coldest cats in the world, but Bun makes me feel … he’s a legend. His presence, it’s like me calling myself Young Bun B, [when I call myself] Young Sweet Jones. “It’s just seeing a bit of them in myself; by no means did I mean to offend. I heard it was somebody upset about me making that reference. I think it was somebody in his family or something. But I never mean any disrespect. I love rap. Young Sweet Jones is just a little nickname. People really started calling me that before I ever said it in a rap song. I used to rep for Houston so hard. They just be like, ‘Man, that’s Young Sweet Jones right there.’ I just put it in a song. And it sounded dope.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Videos Mixtape Daily: Drake, Shawty Lo
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In today’s world, video war games are all the rage. The military knows that video games make young men more interested in military service, and can even make them better soldiers. As is so often the case, some of the producers of these games have taken the simulation too far. For the latest version of its wildly popular shooter game “Medal of Honor,” Electronic Arts chose to set the game in post-9/11 Afghanistan. But now it also allows players to fight as the Taliban and kill American troops. This was too much for the military. Army, Air Force, and Navy bases have announced they will refuse to sell the game out of respect to our troops who have been killed by the Taliban. “You know how many of my friends have been killed by the Taliban?” Staff Sgt. William Schober, a fan of the earlier “Medal” games, asked the New York Times. “One of my friends was sniped in the head by them. That’s something you want to have fun with?” It’s another American popular-culture embarrassment. In the international community, defense ministers in countries that have lost troops to the Taliban have also experienced outrage. Britain’s Liam Fox said he was “disgusted and angry” and “would urge retailers to show their support for our armed forces and ban this tasteless product.” Canada’s Peter MacKay added “I find it wrong to have anyone, children in particular, playing the role of the Taliban.” The lifelike simulations of combat are manufactured out of a close working relationship between game producers and the military. EA made “Medal of Honor” with the consent and assistance of the Army, which gave them access to a replica of an Iraqi village used for training at Fort Irwin in California. But an Army spokesman insisted the Army wasn’t aware that users would have the capability of fighting against U.S. troops and underlined the review process would be more thorough in the future. But why continue a partnership when you’ve been conned? An EA spokesman stressed that the game was intended to celebrate American soldiers. But with the popularity of online multi-player showdowns (where one guy in Virginia can play against another guy in Idaho), game makers have increasingly offered users the options of embracing the role of bad guy. EA’s last version of the game, set in World War II, allowed players to fight against the Allied forces. As tasteless as that is, it’s history. Right now, American boys are dying every day. They deserve this nation’s highest respect, not this final insult. The amorality of these professional war-gamers can be astonishing. Last year, hundreds of parents protested Activision’s game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” for a scene in which players could take part in a terrorist group’s machine-gun massacre of civilians at a Russian airport. The player acts as a special-ops agent infiltrating the terrorist cell that can either choose to join in the civilian-shooting to remain “credible,” or refrain from the bloodbath. EA’s Frank Gibeau complained to the media that video games are unfairly singled out: “At EA we passionately believe games are an art form, and I don’t know why films and books set in Afghanistan don’t get flak, yet [games] do. Whether it’s ‘Red Badge Of Courage’ or ‘The Hurt Locker,’ the media of its time can be a platform for the people who wish to tell their stories.” Here we go again, the scoundrel’s final defense: It’s “art.” Video games are amazing technological products, but they are not “stories” like a book or a movie. Parents don’t worry about their kids reading Taliban books. I don’t know of any movies where the Taliban are the heroes. It’s only video games where children enter an imaginary (but most realistic and therefore, dangerous) world in which they are the main characters. In a video game, every player is the author and the movie director. The game maker only sets the parameters, and lets the player finish the story. In this case, EA has created a plot in which children can be absorbed for hours in the virtual reality of killing American solders, the best and most honorable product our nation has to offer. The idea that game makers just can’t comprehend why this would be singled out for condemnation is ludicrous. They know exactly what they’re doing as the thirty pieces of silver jingle in their pockets.
Critics praise M. Night Shyamalan-produced flick as ‘a terrific little horror thriller.’ By Eric Ditzian Bojana Novakovic in “Devil” Photo: Universal Pictures Don’t you dare say elevators are dull. You might fall asleep standing up while riding to your appointed destination, but Hollywood has something of a love affair with that utilitarian contraption . Christopher Nolan blew our minds this summer with his elevator scene in “Inception.” Stanley Kubrick unleashed a terrifying river of blood from behind those sliding doors in “The Shining.” And James Cameron has worked elevator action into “Aliens,” “Terminator 2” and “True Lies.” The latest to join these rather elevated cinematic ranks is M. Night Shyamalan. He’s the brains behind “Devil,” a new horror flick with a simple premise: What if you were unlucky enough to ride along with Satan? Shyamalan recruited Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) to pen the script and John Erick Dowdle (“Quarantine”) to direct. The movie arrived in theaters Friday (September 17). Here’s what the critics are saying: The Story “While the mostly unknown actors have their shaky moments, there’s a silver lining; unlike in many horror movies these days, it’s unlikely you’ll guess the order in which characters die. Five people are stuck in a malfunctioning elevator. All of them are suspicious types with shady histories. And thanks to some largely unnecessary voice-over, we’ve been given the heads-up that the Devil occasionally likes to round up a few sinners into a place of no escape, and torment them to death as the world watches and becomes more cynical as a result. In effect, this means that every few minutes, the lights in the elevator go out, scary noises are heard, and when they come back up, something horrible has happened and the surviving captives go even more nuts. Meanwhile, the cops outside try to figure out possible motives for whatever it is that’s going on, while trying to break in and free the lift-bound. ” — Luke Y. Thompson, E! Online The Lowdown on M. Night “Perhaps if M. Night Shyamalan is planning to work as a producer (and not a writer/director) for a few more years, I’d say that ‘Devil’ is most definitely a welcome step in the right direction. He’s the one who hatched the simple-yet-nifty concept, he’s the one who hired Nelson and Dowdle, and he’s the one who keeps making my beloved Philadelphia look so damn pretty on film — so clearly the man still has some skills for scary storytelling. Frankly I think M. Night still has too much talent to stay ‘disappointing’ forever, and if slight-yet-entertaining matinee-style horror flicks like ‘Devil’ are what he’s focused on, I think that’s good news for everyone.” — Scott Weinberg, FEARnet The Dissenters “Cinematically, ‘Devil’ has no particular style other than to tell the story in the most direct way possible. Even the sequences where the lights flicker and evil has its way with the elevator people (as seen in the trailers) are unoriginal, flat in tone and far from shocking. So what does ‘Devil’ have to offer the horror community at large? Not a whole hell of a lot. The bloodshed is light, the deaths mundane and the supernatural aspects kept to an extreme minimum. Maybe the title Lil’ Devil would have been more accurate since that’s the amount you are going to get.” — Nomad, Dread Central The Reveal “If you’ve watched enough films like this, you may also guess which one the ‘Devil’ is 2 minutes in, and though the film made a great effort to throw the audience, I was a little disappointed to find out I had been right. However, the climax is frightening, almost living up to the promise of all that’s happened before, and the way the ending is handled feels rewarding and satisfying. After the immaculately wrung tension of the last 80 minutes, I felt like I’d seen an excellent film. Yes there were moments that could’ve been scarier or more tensely handled, but that’s nitpicking. In its own right it’s a terrific little horror thriller. Surprisingly gore-light, it chooses to scare you with atmosphere and tension instead, and it does a tremendous job at it.” — Ben Greene, MovieWeb The Final Word “For all its preaching about guilt, redemption, punishment and salvation, ‘Devil’ delivers its chills in a compact, efficient package of extreme close-ups, decently-timed surprises and the terror of dread-anticipation. It’s not great, but it’s not bad, and the fellow who foisted ‘The Happening,’ ‘Lady in the Water’ and ‘The Last Airbender’ on the faithful would take that praise any day. No doubt the mind of M. Night is troubled that he didn’t get a directing credit (John Erick Dowdle of the taut and tense ‘Quarantine’ did) for a movie that at least doesn’t further devalue his brand.” — Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel Check out everything we’ve got on “Devil.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
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‘The man that he is, the trouble he gets into doesn’t reflect the person he is,’ T.I.’s friend and collaborator says. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway Drake Photo: MTV News There was one person conspicuous by his absence Sunday night during Drake ‘s performance of “Fancy” at the VMAs . Drizzy had special guests Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige join him onstage, but the other person who performs on the album version of he record, T.I., was not there. Tip has been dealing with matters more important than entertainment lately. T.I. was arrested for alleged drug possession in Los Angeles at the beginning of this month, and there is a chance that his probation could be revoked. While rehearsing for “Fancy” at the VMAs, Drake sat down and reflected on his friend’s circumstances. “I care about Tip a lot,” Drake said. “He’s held me down since the beginning. He’s always been extremely nice to me and embraced me. Before he went to prison, to this day, I still talk about the conversation he had with me about the game and trying to stay focused. “It hurt me the other day that somehow he found himself again in that kind of predicament. Especially with [the success of the movie] they just had out [‘Takers’]. It’s a personal thing. I’m not really here to say things about another man. Tip is a very smart man. I just think that, a part of me wishes he realized the power in the movement he has and what a legend he is and not get in trouble anymore. I just wish that wouldn’t happen. The man that he is, the trouble he gets into doesn’t reflect the person he is. He’s just a great individual. Yeah, it’s an unfortunate situation,” Drake continued. Related Artists Drake T.I.
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‘When you’re on the stage with Em, there’s no room for error,’ DJ tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Eminem Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Behind The Beats: Alchemist Alchemist pulled it off once again. Al, who rose to fame with his production for the likes of Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks and Lil Wayne, has been prospering lately as Eminem’s DJ. Em doesn’t perform too much, so when a star of his caliber takes the stage, every show is high-profile. This month, Al was in the DJ booth during Em’s Home and Home shows with Jay-Z in Detroit and in New York. “With the band now, it eases a little bit of the pressure,” Al said. “My friends say, ‘You’re pressing play and stop.’ I’ll tell them, ‘It’s pressing play and stop; it’s not the technical part of it. If you mess it up, it’s a stop and go, but you better do it right on time.’ It’s like the pyro. The pyro guy can’t be a second off. Somebody can get blown up. Em being the perfectionist he is, it was clear: ‘All right, Al, when you’re on the stage with Em, there’s no room for error.’ I respected that. I was like, ‘Oh, that’s gonna make me step my game up.’ I’m watching his shows, before I was his DJ, looking at how his vocals were perfect. In sync, perfect. I felt like this is important. I took it real serious.” Al said he, Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg and D12’s Mr. Porter all give Em input on the show. “At first I was nervous. Like, ‘This is one of the greatest of all time. It’s nothing I can really tell him,’ ” Al thought back. “But as you vibe together, you get ideas. I would test the waters a little bit. He would listen, not always take your idea, but be open-minded. As we started rehearsing, I started implementing some of the stuff I’m known for.” Paul and Em told Al to put some of his own flavor into the live sets. Fans got to hear some of that flavor during the Home and Home series. “It was ‘The Way I Am,’ ” Alchemist explained. “It was an old version where they had Edie Brickell in it: ‘What I am is what I am.’ So … I was like, ‘We should bring it back when we play it live.’ It was a reason they didn’t use it on the original song. Maybe clearance or something. Stuff like that. Or at the end of ‘Not Afraid,’ when the band is breaking it down, I made them get the a cappella and I put in the ‘Holla if you … ‘ Start cutting that up. I think about [DJ] Premier a lot. I think about how to be subtle as a DJ. The band’s up here, Em is running the show. I look at it as accents. I was around [DJ] Muggs for so many years. I got to see so many great people do it. Definitely try to think of what I saw through the years, be subtle and play my part. Add some flavor.” Next Wave of Flav On Eminem and Slaughterhouse : “I didn’t make the Recovery album. Shout-out to DJ Khalil, the big homie. He did, like, four joints on the album. Em’s got him on the album. Mr. Porter made the album. Havoc made the album. It adds to me wanting to go even harder. I think what it was, that I’m so accustomed to making stuff for Mobb Deep or Dilated [Peoples] or the people in my immediate circle. Being around Em more, I’m starting to get it. People vibe, and we make the best music. Now that I’m around him more, there’s talks of the Slaughterhouse project. I think that might be one of the first moments I might be able to pick up some dust.” On Gang Green : “I got this project Gang Green with Oh No, a real good friend from the West Coast, a collaboration project we did together. We did the rhymes and beats together. It’s like I’m almost going backwards. I’ve had my years when I tried to make big stuff after I had a little success. Now I’m gong back to the raw beats, making something every country can feel. Raekwon’s on the joint. Guilty Simpson, Evidence, Fat Sean, a bunch of people I have relationships with.” On Prodigy : “P comes home in February. It’s gonna be a very busy time. It’s amazing. He feels like he’s home already. He’s in the best health he’s been in. He’s really excited. I’ve been sending him beats. Havoc is sending him beats. I e-mail them to his wife, and she puts it on some type of cassette. It’s like he’s in the studio, he’s just not recording.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Videos Mixtape Daily: Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross
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I was previously thinking of making this round of the game about acros with puns or palindromes but I talked to KSirys about it and decided it was too difficult. Then Stoneyroad mentioned that acros about the persecution of the person that inspired “Draw Mohammed Day” might be appropriate to show her some support. I thought that was a good idea and certainly would help to draw attention away from her by spreading it out among more people. http://current.com/blog/92454554_ddos-attack.htm Even if there is another DDOS attack from it, Current weathered the storm last time without too much damage, so they could withstand it. The letters are of course = M O H A M M E D Including drawings and graphics with the acros is encouraged As usual the game last 24 hours from now added by: Argon18
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I figured since people were doing so well in the other games that they were up to more a challenge, so the category in this round is Recursive Acronyms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym A recursive acronym (or occasionally recursive initialism, and sometimes recursive backronym) is an acronym that refers to itself in the expression for which it stands For example: Allegro = Allegro Low LEvel Game ROutines Scaled = Scaled Composites: Advanced Link to Efficient Development Mung = Mung Until No Good Stephen Colbert used the same concept visually of a portrait inside a portrait inside a portrait. As usual this game last 24 hours. added by: Argon18
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So the U.S. military has officially banned sales of the newest Medal of Honor game on military bases globally. Even Britain’s Defense Secretary requested that UK game retailers ban the game. Why, you may ask? Well, the game allows players to take on the role of the Taliban, but only during multiplayer. It’s not like the “No Russian” level from Modern Warfare 2, where you’re gunning down civilians in an airport. I would definitely understand if you play as the Taliban in single player and are killing U.S. and Coalition forces, but in this case, you’re not. I ask this: “What is the real reason why people are angered over having the Taliban as a playable option?” As history shows, there have been many games allowing players to take on the roles of some not so popular factions. I believe a major cause of the controversy is from it being time-sensitive related. What I mean by that is that there hasn’t been time for the dust to settle on the constant war against the Taliban. With that said, is it more acceptable to play as a German in a World War II game than as a Taliban in a modern combat game because the war is still ongoing? http://nerdreactor.com/2010/09/07/does-medal-of-honor-deserve-to-be-banned-by-th… added by: NerdReactorTV
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Forthcoming album I Am The West references Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella By Jayson Rodriguez Ice Cube Photo: MTV News Shots fired? Well, not quite. Ice Cube toys with some pretty popular names on his forthcoming album, I Am The West , spitting rhymes that leave Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and DJ Yella’s monikers in murky waters. But the veteran MC says that, upon closer listen, his lyrics are just referencing others for context — they aren’t personal attacks. “To me, it’s styling and finesse, that’s where I come from,” Cube told MTV News after previewing the album. “It’s a lot of MCs out there, it’s not dissing [them]. I guess when you mention these MCs that’s at the top of the game and you mention yourself in there, you letting [people] know you on top of your game, too. It’s on that tip. It’s just fresh, fly-ass lines. I couldn’t let them go once I thought of them; I had to write them down. But it’s not dissing.” Earlier this year, Cube released “Drink the Kool-Aid,” which featured the lines: “I ain’t the doctor/ This ain’t the patient/ This ain’t that n—a always on vacation/ This ain’t no white boy’s rehabilitation/ This is crazier then a boatful of Haitians.” The blogosphere jumped to a quick conclusion that the Los Angeles rapper was taking aim at his former N.W.A groupmate Dr. Dre. Cube, however, took to his Web site and . “I met Dr. Dre in the studio last night,” Cube wrote. “When I got there, Snoop was in the booth laying the finishing touches on another classic from the dynamic duo. He played me some tracks set for the up-and-coming Detox record and we talked about me jumping on board the project. Of course I talked about him doing sh– on my record, and he said he’d bless the album.” Last month, though, Cube told MTV News he and Dre for I Am The West . “He’s been M.I.A. for two to three months now,” Cube said, laughing. “But I don’t feel bad, because Snoop can’t find him either.” Related Artists Ice Cube
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