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Fiasco! The Non-Arraignment of Conrad Murray

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:18:31 +0000

By Steven Mikulan There are circuses, media circuses and Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray, who somewhat resembles "The Simpsons" Dr. Hibbert character, is the late Michael Jackson’s personal physician who allegedly administered the powerful anesthetic Propofol to the singer last June, then took a nearly 50-minute break to call his girlfriend. By the time he next checked in on Jackson, the King of Pop had stopped breathing. The rest is hysteria. Celebrity gossip site TMZ...

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Lupe Fiasco's Enemy Of The State Inspired By MTV's 'Hottest MCs' List

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:50:00 +0000

'Y'all sit at that table, and y'all forget who I am,' he tells Mixtape Daily of our Hip-Hop Brain Trust. By Shaheem Reid Lupe Fiasco Photo: Atlantic In January, MTV News gave you Pop Week and Rock Week (Jimmy Mont: The beard is rad!) — now it's our turn. It's Hip-Hop and R&B; Week. What more can you say about that, except check for the most exclusive of exclusives. Like this one. We were originally supposed to do Lupe's Mixtape Daily segment at some point last year, but his schedule got crazy, ours was nutty, then he climbed that mountain . Major accomplishment, Lupe. Well, last week, the homie came to NY, humble as ever, confident in his rhymes as ever, and we got it done. As you'll read below, the Mixtape Daily family played a hand in inspiring the tape. How real is that? This Week's Main Pick Street King : Lupe Fiasco Holding It Down For : Chicago Mixtape : Enemy of the State: A Love Story Real Spit : "I had mad titles," ...

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Lupe Fiasco Halts New Mixtape Because Of Recent Leaks

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:50:00 +0000

'I started to get wind that people had songs they shouldn't have had,' he tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Lupe Fiasco Photo: Atlantic Thanks a lot, music thieves and Internet hackers — or at least the ones who have been pillaging through Lupe Fiasco's new joints . Because of you guys, the MC said he's not putting out the sequel to his Enemy of the State: A Love Story mixtape anytime soon. "I was plotting on doing the follow-up to that," Lupe said. "Simply because [ Enemy of the State ] was short. And I felt like it was space to do another one. I was gonna do another one called Friend to the People, but I started to get wind that people had songs they shouldn't have had. I was like, 'This is just gonna open the floodgates if I come out with another record. I know these dudes are threatening to leak records and do crazy stuff.' Sometimes I feel there may be too much Lupe music out there — whether it be old stuff or new stuff or freestyles. ...

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Will.I.Am, Lupe Fiasco, Mary J. Blige Make Their Grammy Predictions

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:34:06 +0000

John Legend and Nick Cannon also weigh in on the night's most-nominated ladies: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. By Eric Ditzian, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid, Matt Elias, Christina Garibaldi and Kelly Marino Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am Photo: John M. Heller/ Getty Images MTV News has already taken a look back at some of the oddest Grammy winners of all time , from former Soviet kingpin Mikhail Gorbachev to current White House top dog Barack Obama (not to mention schwing-tastic actress Tia Carrere). Now, with the 2010 awards just days away, it's time to start looking toward this year's show. Over the past few weeks, we've been asking artists who they think will win big, from perennial champs like Beyoncé to relative newcomers like Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. Some were able to make choices, while others couldn't decide between the talented women. "It's tough, because Beyoncé had a great, great year," Mary J. Blige told us. "But ...

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Jay Leno Tells Oprah He's 'Hugely' Embarrassed By Conan O'Brien Fiasco

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:35:00 +0000

'It was really agonizing,' he says about the reaction to his 'Tonight Show' return. By Eric Ditzian Jay Leno on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Thursday Photo: ABC/ Harpo Less than a week after Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" farewell, and with less than a dozen episodes of his own failed prime-time show still to come, Jay Leno appeared on Thursday's (January 28) episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to air his thoughts on the late-night debacle. "It's hugely embarrassing," the 59-year-old comedian said of the situation, in which he fizzled at the 10 p.m. hour and then took back the "Tonight Show" mantle just seven months after O'Brien assumed it. "Anything they did would have been better than this," Leno said during the hour-long interview, which took place on the set of his current show. "Anything. Anything they did. If they'd come in and shot everybody, I mean, it would have been people murdered, but at least it would have been a two-day story. Yes, NBC could not have ...

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Lupe Fiasco Says He Isn't 'Romantically Intertwined' With Jessica Biel

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:37:46 +0000

Rumors have been floating around since the pair climbed Mount Kilimanjaro together. By Shaheem Reid Lupe Fiasco Photo: MTV News Lupe Fiasco said there is no truth to the rumors that he and Jessica Biel are hooking up. "With Jessica?" Lupe said with a smile Wednesday when asked if he was romantically involved with the "Valentine's Day" actress. "No. She's a very lovely person. I do consider her a friend. She's very dope, [a] very capable young woman. Very smart. But we are not dating or romantically intertwined in any way. But she's good peoples." Lupe did get a laugh out of being thrown in the gossip mill. After all, there are worse people he could be linked to. "It is what it is," the Chicago MC remarked. "Nobody really called me on it. I've seen it out in the world. ... But nah, she's good peoples. She definitely surprised me as far as how good and honest of a person she is. I do rock with her." Lupe and Biel — who is dating Justin Timberlake ...

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Lupe Fiasco Agrees With Controversial Bill O'Reilly Comment

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:35:27 +0000

Chicago MC says talk-show host had 'credible argument' when he compared Chicago to Haiti. By Shaheem Reid Lupe Fiasco Photo: MTV News Controversial comments by TV talk show host Bill O'Reilly hit the Internet Wednesday (January 27), causing plenty of talk on the chat boards. Audio from an O'Reilly appearance in Westbury, New York, was posted on mediamatters.org, featuring O'Reilly comparing Chicago to Haiti. "I'm seeing a guy [President Obama] who's very, very committed to the government," O'Reilly said. "The government's going to solve the problems, and I'm going, I don't know, how's that possible? If you've ever been to the South Side of Chicago, I mean, it's a disaster, all right? It's like Haiti, it's like — I've been to Haiti a couple of times. I support some charities there, but Haiti just never gets better, no matter how much money you put in there because they don't have a system. And I said the government can't do it, but Obama really believes the ...

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