ShowHype User Blog - Planet Ill

Album Review:Gil Scott Heron - Im New Here

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:34:50 +0000

There are many who see I’m New Here as a comeback, but this album is much more than that. The man who some folks believe is the Godfather of Rap brings a raw and self-deprecating honesty to this LP that we normally do not see in the genus he allegedly had a hand in creating.

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Movie Review: Edge Of Darkness

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:33:47 +0000

Based on the British television series, Edge of Darkness stars Mel Gibson as Boston police detective Thomas Craven. After his daughter Emma (Bojana Novakovic) is brazenly gunned down in front of him, he embarks on a violent one man crusade to track down her killer. His methods threaten the...

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Album Review: Nneka-Concrete Jungle

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:04:42 +0000

While Nneka is a relatively new name to the folks around the nifty fifty, her work has been crossing borders and expanding minds overseas for years. Don’t be fooled by her diminutive stature or her delicate voice either, her material isn’t soft. When Nneka picked her battles, she picked several...

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Dj Green Lantern & Styles P: The Green Ghost Project

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:09:38 +0000

By Odeisel Styles P is one of the hardest spitting rappers out; a mixture of gangster/political/drug rapper with a bit of consciousness sprinkled on top. Green Lantern has served Hip-Hop wearing many hats including those of …

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DJ Drama DJ Sense B.o.B. The May 25th Mixtape

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:33:01 +0000

B.o.B. has been fighting to get out of the mid range game for a few years. This latest tape finds him aligned with the Aphiliates and DJ Drama along with Grand Hustle for his newest work under the moniker of alias Bobby Rae for the May 25th Mixtape.

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DVD Review: Planet Hulk

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:05:52 +0000

In the Marvel Animated feature Planet Hulk (adapted from Marvel Comics storyline of the same name) the Green Goliath has been banished from Earth by a superhero collective known as the Illuminati, who have grown weary of his destructive rampages. The Illuminati trick the Hulk ...

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Album Review: Sade-Soldier of Love

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:12:13 +0000

Sade has always created a cavernous rift in the music listening public. Their fans are staunch believers of her atmospheric power and her band’s ability to wrap you comfortably in the beautiful melancholy their music projects. A Sade album is like a sermon crafted solely for those who have loved..

Planet Ill posted 12 days ago from planetill.com

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Album Review: Corinne Bailey Rae- The Sea

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:49:57 +0000

'I hope my music is healing. I believe that music can encourage you to move on from painful events. It helps to make a scar fade.’- Corinne Bailey Rae There are very few timeless voices in music today. The rule today is, the more generic you appear, the more appealing you are to the masses.

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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:17:10 +0000

Sherlock Holmes is the latest big screen incarnation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master detective. Set in 1890’s London, The eccentric, yet brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his companion Dr. John Watson (Jude Law) apprehend the sinister Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) ...

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Review: Cam'ron - Boss of all Bosses 2

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:02:14 +0000

Cameron Giles has been lying low the last couple years. Beefs with Hov, 50, and his own Dipset family had Cam taking a low profile. But like all emcees, sooner or later you have to get back to the stage. While his original homies have dipped, Cam is set this time around with DJ Drama and new ...

Planet Ill posted 24 days ago from planetill.com

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Teddy Pendergrass Remembered

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:54:49 +0000

Teddy Pendergrass’ rough, rugged and raw voice was forged in the fires his trying childhood, youthful life in the church, the mean Philadelphia streets, and years of struggle. Teddy had such a gravely, coarse delivery, and when he let it loose, it roared over all the backing instrumentation...

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Book Of Eli

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:38:14 +0000

Book of Eli tells the tale of Eli (Denzel Washington), a missionary in a post apocalyptic world where war has brought about the collapse of civilization; reducing much of what’s left of humanity to savagery and amorality

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Jay Electronica-Review And Download

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:15:11 +0000

Download the tape, read the review, watch exclusive Concert vid, and peep the bonus, Exhibit C Remix Featuring NAS!

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Seven Perfect Action Films From The 80s

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:10:33 +0000

Planet Ill takes a look at the decade of the action film and 7 movies that put the Action flick on the map from Rambo to The Killer. Walk with us

Planet Ill posted 28 days ago from planetill.com

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Sinead O' Connor Returns With Mary J Blige To Help Sex Abused Children

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:59:52 +0000

After a long time away from the spotlight, Sinead returns to aid GEMS an organization devoted to getting girls out of commercial sex trades and healing the wounds of sex abuse. Read, listen, and download the song to show support.

Planet Ill posted 1/8/2010 from planetill.com

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Four Bangs For Buck: Young Buck Returns With a Vengeance

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:07:29 +0000

Young Buck came out swinging, but did he hit anything. Find out.

Planet Ill posted 1/6/2010 from planetill.com

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ALbum Review: Ke$ha-Animal

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:04:13 +0000

Fresh from Flo-Rida fame, Ke$ha finally drops her album with lead single Tik Tok. Does it hold its own? Planet Ill reviews

Planet Ill posted 1/5/2010 from planetill.com

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2009 Wrap-Up:Rick Rubin-Def Architect

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 02:18:15 +0000

If Rick Rubin had left a trail of bread crumbs back in 1982 when he founded Def Jam Recordings, it would be almost impossible for anyone in 2009 to trace them back to his roots. Even if you had a complimentary map, the path would be too forked and massively divergent for you to return

Planet Ill posted 1/1/2010 from planetill.com

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And the Beat Goes On: 2009 in Freestyle

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:16:56 +0000

One of the most irritating trends in Hip-Hop for the last few years definitely has to be one hot track equaling 132,001 freestyles. Some producer has a moment of artistic clarity then the rest of us are forced to relive that epiphany over and over and over again. This turns a plethora of ...

Planet Ill posted 12/30/2009 from planetill.com

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Movie Review: Avatar-The Imax 3D Experience

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:25:25 +0000

Avatar is a science fiction epic set in the year 2154 on the fictional moon of Pandora. Pandora is inhabited by the Na’vi, a race of bipedal sapient beings with feline characteristics and …

Planet Ill posted 12/24/2009 from planetill.com

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