When you were a little kid, did you want to be like fifteen different things when you got older? That’s many of our stories, but somewhere along the way we start believing that we have to choose and that we can only be one thing. The scenario is a bit different for celebrities though. Money, power and access play a huge role in what you’ll be able to see and experience in this life. Once a celebrity has reached a certain amount of success, it seems they start to branch out. And that’s a beautiful thing. We should all pursue all of our goals. But in some cases it’s better to stick to what you know. Here are some celebrities whose extracurricular activities left us scratching our heads.
A not-uncommon prologue: Miranda July drives me crazy, in the best and worst ways. Whether I’m watching her films, reading her stories, or taking a crack at her various, Web-documented performances pieces, I can’t seem to get off the fence. I want to get off the fence. I want it so badly that attached to every primary response — every swing across the fence and back again — I experienced while watching The Future , the plangent follow-up to her 2005 feature debut, Me and You and Everyone We Know , was the secondary desire to shoulder-pin myself there, if only for clarity’s sake. What seems most difficult to accept and so tremendously inconvenient to her appeal is that the talking cat — or whatever other of her grindingly earnest narrative totems — is not negotiable; it’s not even regrettable. If you want Miranda July, you want the talking cat.
‘It was confusing to me,’ director tells ‘RapFix Live’ in response to the MC encouraging rappers to tell their own stories. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Kara Warner Michael Rappaport Photo: MTV News Despite all of the controversy surrounding “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest,” ATCQ’s Q-Tip has encouraged fans to see the documentary, which is now playing in select cities. The Queens MC has bucked at how the group was portrayed in the film, and during a visit to “RapFix Live” this past March, Tip encouraged other rap artists to tell their own stories. The doc’s director, Michael Rapaport, who has weathered criticism from Tip in the past, appeared on “RapFix Live” Wednesday (June 29) and admitted that he was confused by the rapper’s comments on the live stream. “We crack the mold, we break the rules. We define this culture that we in right now, this Western culture, the sh– that’s moving around the world, whether it be Tribe to Lil Wayne, Drake to Kanye, I don’t care,” Q-Tip said to Sway back in March. “This hip-hop sh– is our sh–, and when we start moving in, control your stories, man. Tell your stories — that’s what I learned from this.” “I don’t understand what [Q-Tip] was talkin’ about with ‘telling their own stories,’ ” Rapaport told MTV News. “I don’t know if it was like, ‘Hip-hop artists should direct movies about hip-hop artists,’ or maybe he was saying, ‘I should direct a documentary about myself,’ which has never been done before.” Rapaport argued that a filmmaker doesn’t need to be a hip-hop artist to effectively document the culture on film and used “Goodfellas” and “Casino” director Martin Scorsese to illustrate his point. “Martin Scorsese does movies about gangsters, and if you’ve ever been around Martin Scorsese, he’s the furthest thing from a gangster, so I don’t understand the thing about ‘tell the stories yourself,’ ” Rapaport said, sounding perplexed. “I don’t know if he meant, ‘We’re from hip-hop, it should be a hip-hop director’ or — I don’t know who would go under the auspices of being a hip-hop director. Or if it was a racial thing like, ‘We’re black and shouldn’t have a white director.’ It was confusing to me.” The filmmaker did acknowledge that despite the back and forth between him and the rapper, he did appreciate Q-Tip asking fans to support the movie. Whether the two can reconcile is up in the air. According to Rapaport, the last time he heard from Tip was through email and it seems that the message was less than encouraging. “I haven’t talked to Q-Tip,” he said. “Last time I heard from Q-Tip he sent me an email and he said, ‘All you gotta do is stay white and be privileged.’ ” What do you think of Michael Rapaport’s response to Q-Tip on “RapFix Live”? Sound off in the comments. Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With CyHi The Prynce Related Artists A Tribe Called Quest Q-Tip
Certain celebrities in the entertainment industry are notorious for their plastic surgery addictions. Celebs like Lil Kim, Kim Kardashian, Vivica Fox, Nicki Minaj and more are rumored to have gone under the knife, some have gone under so many times they are hardly recognizable. We often look at these celebs and want to reach out to them and tell them to STOP before it is too late, which makes me wonder…When is it too late? Earlier this year we posted a story about a young women that lost her life after attempting to get butt injections for cheap in Philadelphia. This woman died all in the name of a bigger butt yet these celebs get botox shot after botox shot and one face lift after another as if there are absolutely no risks for serious health complications at all. We’ve all heard these celebrities deny, deny, deny but the proof is in the pictures. We have also seen multiple cases of celebrity plastic surgeries gone wrong. Whether it be because of the media’s perception of what the average woman should look like or simply the desire to “fix” what they believe are their imperfections; one thing is for sure and that is that some celebs that were once absolutely gorgeous have tainted their looks down to average or below and have us looking at them with the “WTF face.” Here is a look at some celebs that have been rumored to have gone under the knife: “Braxton Family Values” Reunion Show: Which Braxton Holds The Plastic Surgery Crown? Tamar Braxton On Plastic Surgery & Feeling Guilty About Toni’s Illness Young Woman Dies After Illegal Plastic Surgery Did You Know Nicki Minaj Plays The Clarinet? See The Video Here! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #62: Ludacris Debuts As Radio Personality “Chris Lova Lova” NEW MUSIC: Beyonce Ft. Andre 3000 “Party”
“Loud” was not only the name of Rihanna’s Tour in Toronto, it was the theme of her outfits as well. Rih Rih performed last night in an electric blue jacket with hot pink heels and yellow hoops. She also came out in a bright multi-colored, sequenced bathing suit and continues to rock the red curls. Rihanna also brought out Toronto native, Drake, to perform a few of his songs, and Rih’s “What’s My Name?” To see pics of Rihanna’s bright look, check out: For other stories on Rihanna look at: Rih Rih Wears “Rihanna Navy” Hoodie On Tour In Toronto [PHOTOS] Rihanna Gives A Female Fan A Lap Dance During “Loud” Tour [VIDEO] Rihanna Calls Into “106 & Park” To Address Controversy Over “Man Down” [VIDEO] Excerpt
Before he hurts some feelings on his forthcoming Cold Day In Hell mixtape, Freddie Gibbs is going to keep pushing last year’s very good Str8 Killa EP. And for his latest single, he’s chosen the narrative-based “Rock Bottom” that he uses to tell the stories of folks who have, well, hit rock bottom in life. It’s no doubt inspired by his upringing in Gary, Ind., though I’m sure he’s run into similar… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : prefixmag Discovery Date : 08/04/2011 18:40 Number of articles : 2
Before he hurts some feelings on his forthcoming Cold Day In Hell mixtape, Freddie Gibbs is going to keep pushing last year’s very good Str8 Killa EP. And for his latest single, he’s chosen the narrative-based “Rock Bottom” that he uses to tell the stories of folks who have, well, hit rock bottom in life. It’s no doubt inspired by his upringing in Gary, Ind., though I’m sure he’s run into similar… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : prefixmag Discovery Date : 08/04/2011 18:40 Number of articles : 2
Before he hurts some feelings on his forthcoming Cold Day In Hell mixtape, Freddie Gibbs is going to keep pushing last year’s very good Str8 Killa EP. And for his latest single, he’s chosen the narrative-based “Rock Bottom” that he uses to tell the stories of folks who have, well, hit rock bottom in life. It’s no doubt inspired by his upringing in Gary, Ind., though I’m sure he’s run into similar… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : prefixmag Discovery Date : 08/04/2011 18:40 Number of articles : 2
‘It’s a celebration not only of Tribe, but of the culture,’ Q-Tip tells MTV News, despite his disapproval of some aspects of the documentary. By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Sway Calloway A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip Photo: MTV News Although A Tribe Called Quest felt some of the business behind Michael Rapaport’s documentary on the group was Industry Rule #4080 (read: shady), they still want fans to go see the film. “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” is a window into not only the career of one of hip-hop’s most influential acts, they said, but also the culture itself. “I encourage everybody still to see this film,” Q-Tip told MTV News. “Not only because it’s about us, but it’s really about the hip-hop movement, man. It really, really is, that’s on everything. It’s a celebration not only of Tribe, but of the culture. Of what goes into making records: the ups, the downs, the switching of the times. It’s a beautiful story about hip-hop. He really did a great job, and I commend him for it, still. He really did an amazing job.” According to Q-Tip, he and Tribe just want to get the story totally correct. “Again, this is just another warning shot … a flare coming from the cannon so that they can get this thing right,” Q-Tip said. The MC also expressed the necessity for seminal rap artists and groups to tell their stories on their own terms. “Everybody out there in hip-hop who’s crossed that threshold, who’s done work, who has a history — whether it be Queen Latifah or Rakim or Wu-Tang or Jay-Z or Nas or Ice Cube or N.W.A — yo, tell y’all own stories,” Q-Tip said, looking into the camera for emphasis. “Be in charge of your own stories, you hear me?” The Queens MC then likened rappers to griots : West African storytellers who share their tales via oral tradition. “We gotta pass our own stories on,” Q-Tip continued. “This is part of our tradition as African-Americans predominantly. Let’s tell our own stories. We can let everybody come in and participate with us in this, but don’t fall for the Hollywood, nobody’s ever done this before. We hip-hop, man. This is a hip-hop nation. We crack the mold, we break the rules. We define this culture that we in right now, this Western culture, the sh– that’s moving around the world, whether it be Tribe to Lil Wayne, Drake to Kanye, I don’t care. This hip-hop sh– is our sh–, and when we start moving in, control your stories, man. Tell your stories — that’s what I learned from this.” Will you check out the Tribe documentary? Let us know in the comments. Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: A Tribe Called Quest Related Artists A Tribe Called Quest
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