Duo have reached an agreement with Syl Johnson over use of his ‘Different Strokes’ record on Throne track ‘The Joy.’ By Rob Markman Kanye West and Jay-Z Photo: The Washington Post/Getty Images All samples cleared! TMZ reports that Jay-Z and Kanye West have settled a federal lawsuit in which soul singer Syl Johnson claimed that Jay and Kanye illegally lifted a portion of his 1967 record “Different Strokes” for “The Joy,” off of their Watch the Throne album. “The Joy,” which was produced by Pete Rock with West, Mike Dean and Jeff Bhasker listed as co-producers, first surfaced in 2010 as a free digital download as part of Yeezy’s G.O.O.D. Fridays viral campaign. The suit claimed that ‘Ye attempted to clear the “Different Strokes” sample for his Grammy Award-winning My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy but couldn’t get the necessary agreement in place before releasing his LP. The song was later included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of Kanye and Jay’s tag-team Watch the Throne LP, but the duo failed to clear the sample, according to Johnson. This isn’t the first time “Different Strokes” has been sampled in hip-hop before: Wu-Tang Clan (“Shame On a N—a”) and Public Enemy (“Fight the Power”) are among the most notable acts to use the record. Johnson filed his complaint in Illinois federal court in October after archival record label and publisher the Numero Uno Group initially threatened a lawsuit on his behalf. The lawsuit was dismissed last week because the two sides have reached a settlement. No details on the agreement have been made available, however. Related Photos Jay-Z Performs At Carnegie Hall Related Artists Jay-Z Kanye West
Mr. Skin was tickled pink- or rather, purple- watching Californication last night: not only did one of cable’s most reliable providers of hot nudecomers mention Mr. Skin by name, but we got to ogle boobs at the same time. Showtime, you spoil us! Sarah Power , who previously tightened trousers in American Pie Presents Beta House (2007), makes her nude debut on this week’s episode as the sexy star of a film Hank ( David Duchovny ) is writing. In one scene, Sarah comes strolling into Hank’s trailer and asks him what he thinks of her breasts; he tells her that they’re great, so great that she will probably win a “Mr. Skin Award.” We’ll certainly take it into con-SKIN-deration! See more Hollywood hills from the likes of Eva Amurri and Addison Timlin on Californication right here at MrSkin.com
Sacramento played perhaps its most impressive victory of the season with a blowout victory at home against the defending Champion Dallas Mavericks . Sacramento controlled the game throughout, and led by as much as 21 points, the largest lead of the season for the Kings . It was a great all-around performance by the Kings, on both ends of the floor. ALSO DRAKE WAS HERE YOU GUYS OMG. Offensively, the… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Sactown Royalty Discovery Date : 10/03/2012 08:28 Number of articles : 2
Sacramento played perhaps its most impressive victory of the season with a blowout victory at home against the defending Champion Dallas Mavericks . Sacramento controlled the game throughout, and led by as much as 21 points, the largest lead of the season for the Kings . It was a great all-around performance by the Kings, on both ends of the floor. ALSO DRAKE WAS HERE YOU GUYS OMG. Offensively, the… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Sactown Royalty Discovery Date : 10/03/2012 08:28 Number of articles : 2
It’s funny cuz you know this pic of Jessica Simpson is heavily photoshopped to make her look not so heavy…..It’s like when you see a bitch in a bikini and she has abs that she never had before…you know to upset little girls, give them a complex and thus curve the obesity trend in the right direction, when keeping bitches nice and insecure about themselves….but the pregnant version…. I don’t know, pregnancy along with periods are the shitties part of being a girl, not sure why they’d want to strip it down and put it on display, like some kind of circus freak, you know elephant in captivity about to birth, but on the flipside, her milk filled tit looks great as she holds it up ready and equipped to feed a nation….it always goes back to the power of nudity making gross things so compelling to look at and masturbate to…..or even on….so as much as I’d rather not see a thinned out pregnant beast naked….at least she’s naked….but more importantly…all least she has a valid reason for her sheer size….
It’s funny cuz you know this pic of Jessica Simpson is heavily photoshopped to make her look not so heavy…..It’s like when you see a bitch in a bikini and she has abs that she never had before…you know to upset little girls, give them a complex and thus curve the obesity trend in the right direction, when keeping bitches nice and insecure about themselves….but the pregnant version…. I don’t know, pregnancy along with periods are the shitties part of being a girl, not sure why they’d want to strip it down and put it on display, like some kind of circus freak, you know elephant in captivity about to birth, but on the flipside, her milk filled tit looks great as she holds it up ready and equipped to feed a nation….it always goes back to the power of nudity making gross things so compelling to look at and masturbate to…..or even on….so as much as I’d rather not see a thinned out pregnant beast naked….at least she’s naked….but more importantly…all least she has a valid reason for her sheer size….
Our Power of 12 team hit three crucial states in search of young voters. By Becca Frucht, Andrew Jenks and Jacob Soboroff Mitt Romney addresses a crowd in Boston, Massachussetts Photo: @jacobsoboroff BOSTON — MTV News’ Power of 12 hit the ground in Boston early on Super Tuesday to meet young Republican voters in a state best known for Democratic politicians like Kerry and the Kennedys. We didn’t know what to expect, and what we found was … not much. Voter turnout was horrendous in Mitt Romney’s home state among all voters — with only 6 percent turning out to cast ballots in Boston as of 6 p.m. — but seemingly most among young voters. After visiting the campuses of UMass Boston and Boston University, a local elections officials told me that turnout at noon was 2.5 percent citywide, a puny number by anyone’s standards. The young voters we did meet were Democrats, independents or Libertarians — no Republicans — and all were supporting Congressman Ron Paul or President Obama in an uncontested primary. After striking out looking for young voters at Northeastern and Harvard Universities, we headed to Mitt Romney’s home neighborhood of Belmont, where he voted and afterward told me that he wants to “save the future” for young people, which MTV News producer Adam Murphy pointed out sounded like something out of a “Terminator” film. Later in the evening, at Romney election-night headquarters at the Westin Copley Square, we met the first young Republicans of the day. Asked what “saving the future” meant, attendee Sally Geary said “insuring economic stability and growth for our country and making a better world for our young people to grow up in.” Is saving the world as easy as that, I asked? “It’s definitely as easy as that.” — Jacob Soboroff COLUMBUS, Ohio — I leave Ohio realizing that Governor Romney is probably the big winner tonight . But a larger question for many young people I spoke with today is his sincerity. Although he answered our own MTV Power of 12 team member Jacob Soboroff’s question (and props to Jacob for getting that!), many of the Ohio State University students I spoke to today raised questions about the former Massachusetts governor’s authenticity. Their overwhelming answer? We want Ron Paul instead. Brian Bode told me something that I heard throughout the day from several young people who cast ballots: They wouldn’t even vote in this primary, or general election, if it were not for Libertarian hell-raiser and notorious straight-shooter Ron Paul. In many ways, this Ron Paul fervor reminded me of what we saw with Barak Obama in 2008. (And, in fact, a number of those voters I’ve met on the road said they had turned to Paul after becoming disillusioned with Obama over the past three years.) From what I have learned through my election travels so far, and reinforced today in Ohio, is the idea that our generation has grown up in a world with greater transparency than ever before. We have archived our lives through Facebook and Twitter and have an unusually astute perception of whether we are being told the truth, if it’s reality TV or politics. As a result, we strongly believe, almost subconsciously, that if we are taking part in politics, as we did in record numbers in 2008, it is only because we believe we have the power to enforce real change. Ron Paul, like then-Senator Obama, has a message that is about foundational change. Young Americans look for that, and the millennial generation will especially look for this in years to come. I went into Ohio thinking about Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney (running neck-and-neck at press time). And I was largely right: Currently, Ron Paul only has about 9 percent of the votes in Ohio, far behind the other three candidates, which may mean that although there is a dense population of Paul supporters here, it may not be enough to make any sort of real dent. But I leave knowing that Paul, one way or another, will find a way to stay in this race and continue to energize young voters. — Andrew Jenks ATLANTA — As a Southern girl, returning to my homeland to cover the Super Tuesday shenanigans in the Peach State has been a welcome whirlwind. From the Chick-Fil-A biscuit breakfast at the empty Georgia Tech Student Center polling place this morning to the open bar (I did not partake because I’m professional like that) at the fancy-schmancy Renaissance Hotel where I witnessed Newt Gingrich committing to a whole new quest for Obama domination (and moon colonization) — there’s no denying that today has been a political par-tay! But did Georgia’s youth know they were invited? Did the Republicans even ask them to RSVP? One man definitely did, although it didn’t make much difference in the end, as Newt’s roots run deep in the rural Peach State. We heard a ton about Ron Paul from young supporters in Georgia. The most eloquent defense came from the young Libertarians who spoke of the Texas congressman as if he were their own rock-star grandpa at a meeting of the College Republicans on Georgia Tech’s campus on Monday night before the vote-counting madness began. We hit Georgia Tech at the break of dawn today to check out the polling place action (or lack thereof), and the highlight had to be chatting with power pals Thaddeus and Briana before parting ways with the Yellow Jacket campus for the urban amazingness that is Georgia State University. It was like being on collegiate LSD walking into the hot mess of the GSU quad on its busy “strollin’ ” day — where stepping is a must — and it was the perfect setting to unpack how non-GOP go-getters were putting their power on display on a day reserved for Republican revelry. Kendra Kelly of the Young Democrats and Alison Fox from Students for Sensible Drug policy not only demonstrated why girls run the world, but also how withholding your vote can be just as powerful a message as giving it away. What to do next? Crash a class, of course. I barged into a fairly packed Principles of Marketing class to take an informal poll of the youth zeitgeist at GSU. I listened as students gave the real talk — Newt is “economically dumb,” Mitt’s flip-flopping ain’t that bad, all the Republicans can take a hike when it comes to women’s rights and more. Now I’m furiously typing in this cheesy lobby to the sound of “NEEEEEEEWT!” ricocheting off the marble as supporters file out of his victory party in cowboy hats and sequin dresses. “Lawdamercy!” as my grandma would say, it’s been a day and a half. I’ve seen apathy and engagement, ignorance and intelligence — and since this Republican race is gonna drag on for quite awhile, young people will have plenty more opportunities to show their power in 2012. It’s gonna be real, y’all. — Becca Frucht MTV had Super Tuesday covered, with reporters on the scene in Georgia, Ohio and Massachusetts! Stick with Power Of 12 throughout the presidential election season for more from the ground. Related Videos Super Tuesday: MTV News Is On The Ground!
Georgia Tech student Thaddeus Johnson tells MTV News Republican nominee ‘has too much baggage’ to take on President Obama. By Becca Frucht Photo: Getty Images ATLANTA — After a slow morning at the polls , things are finally picking up as the Super Tuesday action kicks into gear in A-town. Yes, former Peach State Congressman Newt Gingrich is expected to easily take the state, possibly his only win today, but that doesn’t mean the other candidates aren’t getting attention from voters too. Or that everyone is totally onboard with the Newt message. The weather’s warmed up, the Georgia Tech student center is jumping and the polling place right smack in the middle of it is … still crickets. Every table in the Student Center food court is packed — and when I polled all the kids just steps away from the voting booths, most of them were either registered in their home counties, had already sent in their absentee ballots (props to these conscientious citizens!) or simply unaware that anything was going on. So MTV’s Powerof12 news team stepped outside to see what was going down in the quad and we ran into two cool coeds in spirited sweatshirts. Pals Thaddeus Johnson, 20, and Briana Brown, 22, agreed to a sun-dappled chat on what they’re thinking about this Super Tuesday, how their parent’s politics influenced them and why it’s important for young people to exercise their power to vote. They also threw in on what issues are most important, and we learned that the duo has the same social pressure point, interestingly. For Briana, the debate over contraception is what’s sparked her interest in the GOP race, “It applies a lot to us in this college setting, and it’s an interesting issue that I didn’t think of before the primary.” The issue has blown up into a national talking point thanks to the recent controversial comments from right-wing talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh denigrating law student Sandra Fluke. As far as Johnson is concerned, ” Newt Gingrich has too much baggage” to take on President Obama in the Presidential election, but he thinks whatever happens, it’s important for the youth vote to get out because “we’re the generation of tomorrow. We’re the next people that are gonna run the country. These older people, yeah, they’re gonna vote, but they’re about to die off.” Harsh? Maybe. True? Oh yeah. MTV has Super Tuesday covered, with reporters on the scene in Georgia, Ohio and Massachusetts! Check back for up-to-the-minute coverage on all the primaries, and stick with Power Of 12 throughout the presidential election season. Related Videos Super Tuesday: MTV News Is On The Ground!
Reporter Andrew Jenks embeds in the Ohio State University campus on Super Tuesday to talk to young voters. By Andrew Jenks Rick Santorum talks with young voters in Ohio Photo: Getty Images COLUMBUS — With less than 8 hours to go before voters in 10 states hit the polls, as of late Monday night there was not that much Super in Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday I am in Ohio for a primary that the young people I’ve run into so far apparently don’t care that much about. We won’t know until later today if the four remaining Republican candidates — Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul — will be able to rouse the 18-29 voting bloc, but recent results aren’t that promising. In the recent Arizona Primary, six percent of eligible voters under 30 turned out to vote and in Michigan it was hardly better at seven percent. Not too hot. But those are just stats. When you hit the ground, you get past the numbers and start talking to some of the folks who might help the candidates roll up those 419 delegates at stake on the biggest voting day of the year so far. On the plane ride here Monday night I met soon-to-be-dentist David Neumann, 23. We talked dental school, how he got into better colleges than I did, and of course the biggest topic in Ohio: The Republican Primary. “I didn’t even know it was tomorrow,” said Neumann. “I am involved. I follow what’s going on. I just don’t feel interested in that right now.” But when I bring up Heat star LeBron James, who left David’s hometown of Cleveland for Miami, his face lights up with fury. You can tell he’s pissed. But the Primary? “Feels like a lot of empty words,” he told me when describing the entire election and the seemingly never-ending GOP battle to come up with a candidate to take on President Obama in the fall. While waiting for my bags I met Shadi Yaabdi, who is now old enough to vote in the upcoming election. “Super what?,” she asked when I inquired whether she was planning on voting today. “Yeah, I don’t care for that.” Before I even left the airport, I wondered if I have a serious problem ahead of me today? Am I covering a story that hardly anyone my age cares about? And am I doing that from the state that may have the best chance at finally deciding the 2012 Republican nomination race? Or will I find that there are way more students on the Ohio State University campus who are fired up and ready to go, excited to flex their power at the ballot box and finally help push one of these candidates into the spotlight? I’m hoping it’s the latter. MTV has Super Tuesday covered, with reporters on the scene in Georgia, Ohio and Massachusetts! Check back for up-to-the-minute coverage on all the primaries, and stick with Powerof12.org (http://powerof12.org/) throughout the presidential election season.
Following GOP strategy , Fox News is again blaming the Obama administration for rising gasoline prices — a claim that has been repeatedly debunked by energy analysts. But back in the summer of 2008, when the average U.S. gasoline price hit a record high of $4.11, Fox said that “no President has the power to increase or to lower gas prices.” In 2008, Fox’s coverage occasionally even mirrored the facts:… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Media Matters for America Discovery Date : 05/03/2012 15:39 Number of articles : 2
