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‘I, Robot’ Director Mocks Elon Musk for Tesla Ripping Off Film for Optimus, Robotaxi: “Can I Have My Designs Back Please?”
After Tesla's planned robot products were presented, social media called out the company for aping the 2004 film, with even director Alex Proyas weighing in.
By Abid Rahman
October 13, 2024 8:56pmOn the left is Sonny from 'I, Robot' and the right is Tesla's Optimus robot. Everett Collection; CFOTO/Future Publishing via
At Tesla‘s big Cybercab Robotaxi presentation last week at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, the company also showed off the latest iteration of the Tesla Bot, dubbed Optimus, as well as a Robovan. The initial reveal of the trio of robot products caused great excitement on social media, but, very quickly, praise turned to mockery as the designs were scrutinized with a host of people accusing Elon Musk‘s company of ripping off the designs found in the 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot starring Will Smith.
Tesla had dubbed the event “We, Robot,” which plays into the title of Isaac Asimov’s 1950 short-story collection on which the film is based, so there was some recognition of the cross-pollination of ideas. However, many on social media called out the uncanny resemblance that all three of Tesla’s planned robot offerings have to similar products in Alex Proyas‘ film, which is set in 2035 Chicago.
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The album is out. I'm loving it.
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I saw this news. I like it, but I also think it's too soon.
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LL COOL J’s ‘THE FORCE’ Debuts in Top 10 on Top Rap Albums Chart
The rapper's first album in 11 years arrives, as current single "Proclivities," featuring Saweetie, climbs on radio.
By Trevor Anderson
09/18/2024
LL Cool J attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for MTVDespite more than a decade since LL COOL J last released an album, the rapper picks up right where he left off. His new project, THE FORCE, debuts at No. 9 on the Top Rap Albums chart, giving the hip-hop legend his fifth consecutive top 10 result on the list, which began in 2004.
THE FORCE, released through LL COOL J’s self-titled imprint and the Def Jam Recordings record label, earned 16,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week of Sept. 6 – 12, according to Luminate. Of that sum, traditional album sales contributed 11,500 units, making THE FORCE the top-selling rap title of the week. 4,000 units derive from streaming activity, with the remaining 500 coming through track-equivalent album units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.)
Robust sales likely trace to LL COOL J’s flurry of promotional performances during the tracking week, including an interview on CBS Mornings and a performance to celebrate the Def Jam label’s 40th anniversary during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where the MC delivered a medley of his hits such as “Headsprung,” “Goin’ Back to Cali” and “Bring the Noise.”
Released Sept. 6, THE FORCE marked the first project since 2013 for LL COOL J, the hip-hop pioneer who became one of the genre’s earliest crossover stars and, in 2017, became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. The album, largely produced by another rap icon, Q-Tip, of A Tribe Called Quest, boasts a strong supporting lineup, with Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Nas among the guest stars. Saweetie features on the set’s current single, “Proclivities,” which climbs 36-31 in its second week on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, while an Eminem feature on the album’s “Murdergram Deux” powers it to become the week’s top-selling (2,500 downloads) and most-streamed (2.3 million official U.S. streams) song on THE FORCE.As noted, THE FORCE is the fifth consecutive top-10 effort for LL COOL J on Top Rap Albums. The streak began with The DEFinition, which reigned for one week in 2004, and followed with Todd Smith (No. 2, 2006), Exit 13 (No. 2, 2008) and Authentic (No. 4, 2013).
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Tim shared this with me the other day. It's a good way to start off 2025.
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LL COOL J on reaction to his desire to record new album: “They looked at me like I was a hydra”
"People looked at me like I had nine heads"
14th September 2024
LL Cool J at the MTV Video Music Awards 2024. CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for MTV
LL COOL J has spoken about the reaction he got when he revealed his intention to record a new album.
- Read More: LL COOL J on his first album in 11 years, ‘THE FORCE’: “I want to do the Blackest **** in the world”
In an interview with Variety published yesterday (September 13), the veteran rapper – real name James Todd Smith – talked about how people reacted to his desire to work on ‘The FORCE’, which was eventually released on September 6. It marks his first studio album in eleven years.
“When I told people, ‘Yo, I wanna do a culturally relevant album’ in the midst of all these [younger artists], people looked at me like I had nine heads,” Smith told the publication.
“They looked at me like I was a hydra – a hydra! – looking at me crazy like that, not because of any ill will, but just ‘How can you do that?’”
The rapper, who turned 56 this year, followed through with the project, which was mainly produced by A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip. Smith felt his ability to record such an album at his age would challenge ageism in hip-hop.
“It’s like breaking the four-minute mile,” he says. “Nobody thought it could be broken until Roger Bannister did it, and then a lot of people started breaking it. Now you’ll see, when [‘The FORCE’] has success, you’re [seeing] people believing that they can make it happen, and it’s gonna extend the life of hip-hop in general.”
He adds that “if somebody doesn’t do it” to show how “a guy who’s been out for a long time can make a new record and be relevant”, then “it never happens”.
LL COOL J. CREDIT: Chris Parsons/Press
Last month, Smith previewed ‘The FORCE’ track ‘Murdergram Deux’, which sees his first-ever collaboration with Eminem. Q-Tip shared with Variety that it was a surreal moment to be in the studio with a rapper he and Eminem idolised as kids. “This is like a ****ing dream, isn’t it, Tip?” he recalls Eminem telling him.
NME spoke with Smith about ‘The FORCE’, an album that he felt “artistic pressure” from himself to undertake. “[I] want to create something that I love, something that I can really embrace, something that I thought was amazing, something that I felt like, like was meaningful to me, something that I could love as a fan,” he said.
He also bristled at the common sentiment that “hip-hop is a young man’s game”, saying: “The genre just turned 50-years-old. So, what are we going to call it in 100 years? How is that mindset even sustainable?
“You haven’t had an opportunity to see artists continue to grow. Ultimately, the music determines that. We can talk all we want, but how’s that music sounding, b?” -
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Oh man, I hope he does more of these. When he did the book tour, he booked a D.C. event, but it got canceled before tickets went on sale.
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I feel like the song has gotten lost in the shuffle a bit, so I'm glad to hear he's still talking about it. Especially on a platform like that.
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On 9/2/2024 at 3:57 PM, MooseKnuckles said:
i can’t believe this forum is still going!
i heard some of will’s new music, and it saddens me greatly to hear all the god bull**** he’s leaning into. that’s really a bummer. thanks for the memories will, but i’m out ✌️
This is kind of a weird thing to make you tap out on an artist you've like for a long time. Did you have the same problems with "The Rain"? Let an artist express themselves. You don't have to rock with every facet of their art.
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The album hasn't come out yet, so I'm updating the title of the post. Her website still says "new music coming soon".
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New single!
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CHIP-FU - Like Us
Invisible Footprints 2024 (Coming in October)
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I think Men In Black could go on forever. Of course, that should only happen if the stories make it necessary. A main factor of the appeal of the first movie was that it was completely original. After that, the stories can be original, but you can't re-capture the newness and overall original-ness of it, being introduced into that world. Since they wrapped things up nicely in the third movie and since the fourth one involved other characters and was pretty average, they should just leave the original universe alone.
I think it could be a good idea to reboot it in the future, slightly change the tone to make it its own, and have the release of the films be more consistent. A big picture of multiple films should be in mind up front so that they don't vary in quality. I'm interested in seeing what might happen.
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https://coveredgeekly.com/sony-men-in-black-5-seemingly-revealed/
Men in Black 5 seemingly revealed to begin filming next year
By Alex DuthieJuly 11th, 2024
According to a recent production listing, an untitled Men in Black sequel will seemingly begin filming as soon as January 2025.
Although Sony has yet to officially announce “Men in Black 5”, franchise star Will Smith’s MIB performance at Coachella only fueled fan speculation.
The news comes from ProductionList.com, a popular website typically known for keeping tabs on major movie and TV show productions.
As per the listing, the Men in Black sequel will begin filming next January in London.
Hollywood veteran Tommy Lee Jones originally starred in the first three movies alongside Smith, who both played the franchise’s fan-favourite MIB agents.
However, due to the studio pivoting in which direction they initially had planned for a fourth movie, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson ended up taking the lead roles.
The two Thor: Ragnarok stars replaced both Jones and Smith in Sony’s Men in Black: International, which didn’t quite perform as highly as the studio hoped.
It’s been around half a decade since International released in theatres.
Sadly for everyone involved, the latest instalment in the franchise ended up disappointing too many fans, which left any sequels starring Hemsworth and Thompson as the leads up in the air.
Since Smith’s Coachella cryptic MIB cameo, theories and speculation that the studio has plans to bring back the original cast have been at an all-time high.
The 1997 original is still said to be the best in the movie series, with its second instalment being one of the biggest letdowns prior to International being released.
Despite any harsh reviews, each movie has still managed to make a decent buck at the box office.
Men in Black 5 has yet to be announced but will reportedly begin filming in January 2025.
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As for a time table, he only said he'd probably start promoting the album about a month after Bad Boys: Ride or Die came out. He didn't hint as to when it would come out, but my guess is that it would be before the end of the year (there's always a spike in albums being bought during the holiday season). Big Willie Style and Willennium were both released in November.
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As I look at it, there are some simple minded mouth breathers who will always bring up the slap. As for people with some sort of platform or celebrity, they will bring this up just to get clicks/attention. Will has moved on. Most people have moved on. I haven't clicked on this kind of stuff in a long time.
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On 8/4/2024 at 9:11 AM, ORIGINAL DJ FINESSE said:
#1 Many of you dont even know these guys. #2 I was there when the careers of these guys launched. #3 I grew up with Ready and Will. Ready lived across the driveway from me literally 30ft away. We both Djed together in that driveway and house parties. Will lived around the corner from us. My mentor DJ CAPTAIN GROOVE (R.I.P.) who lived the next block down from me, was Wills second DJ. Marques Forrest was his first DJ.! Groove, Will,Marques and a guy named Jamie Fresh formed a group called DJ Groove and The Hipnotic 3 MCs. They were phenomenal and ran the tri-state area. Later Groove and Will worked on songs together. Behind Groove's back Will was taking the music to Jeff. Next thing ya know, here comes "Girls Aint Nothin But Trouble" which originally was written for 3 MCs (HYPNOTIC 3MCs). Groove made the beat and came up with the "I Dream Of Jeanie" hook. In other words WILL STOLE THE RECORD! Then here comes Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince performing in public. Then here comes the Lp "Rockin the House". DJ Groove was outraged! Will bought Groove a MPC 60 drum machine in the hopes of him producing more music for him while he was building his career with Jeff. How do I know? I WAS THERE! GROOVE WAS MY MENTOR! I was at Groove's house and Will was there. Will was in the basement practicing rhymes and Groove was upstairs when I got there. Next thing ya know BOOM! I heard a crash in the basement and the music cut off. Will came up to the floor I was on (living room) crying n I mean literally crying. He said wasup and left Groove's house. Groove came down and asked me what was that noise. I said I dont know but Will just left crying. We went in the basement and the MPC WAS SMASHED INTO A MILLION PIECES! Groove told me Will wanted him to do the music for their album and he told him NO! LETS BE CLEAR! This is before Ready Roc! Later that next summer I found out Ready joined the Duo, Jeff and Will, when I had a party to DJ, and his sister told me Ready was down with Will and Jeff. Later down the line I went to Ready's house and him and Will were writing "Parents Just Dont Understand" in Ready's kitchen. They let me hear what THEY wrote and it was exactly what was on the song verbatim. Ready toured with Will n Jeff then returned for a break. When it was time to go back on tour, Ready was lied to about what time the plane was leaving. Arriving to the airport, Ready was told his plane left hours ago. The rest is history! Ready felt it was more Jeff than Will because when it was Ready's spotlight the crowd would go BANANAS! as opposed to Jeff's time to shine. Yup thats the story I got from Clarence Holmes my childhood and still good friend. So now yall call fall back with the lies yall HEARD! THESE ARE THE FACTS! THE ORIGINAL DJ FINESSE #PHILLY
It's cool to hear this side of things. So much of matches up with what Ready Rock C has shared in the past.
It's kind of rare to see new members actually post. Heck, it's kind of rare when the regulars make a post anymore.
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