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  1. Eminem 'confirms' Mandela gig appearance Friday, April 11 2008, 10:30 BST By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter Eminem has confirmed his appearance at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party this summer, say reports. The controversial hip-hop star was lured into playing a comeback show by Queen guitarist Brian May, reports The Sun. A source said: "We’re amazed to have Eminem on board. We wanted some of the greatest artists from recent times and Eminem was on the list. "Brian contacted Eminem’s management on the off-chance and never expected him to go for it. It’s going to be explosive stuff and it’s certainly a big stage to make his comeback." They added: "I know Eminem’s lyrics are always at the centre of controversy but people forget he did actually sing with Elton John at the Grammys. He also publicly apologised for the offence caused by racist lyrics." Eminem announced his retirement from music in 2005, but he is currently rumoured to be working on a new studio album for release later this year. Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Razorlight and Keane are also rumoured to be playing the concert at London's Hyde Park on June 27. It was revealed last month that Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith would host the tribute to the former South African president. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a93569/e...appearance.html
  2. Sneak peek: 'Hancock' — Another superhero with issues? By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY "He does as much damage as good": That's how director Peter Berg describes Hancock, the offbeat superhero who will be played by Will Smith. The movie opens July 2. LOS ANGELES — Every superhero has a weakness. Hancock just happens to be flush with them. He hates his job, loves his booze and would be pulled over for flying under the influence — if anyone could catch him after he has plowed through a building or traffic sign. All of which makes the Will Smith film, due July 2, an anomaly among superhero pictures, most of which are ripped from the pages of comic books. "He does as much damage as good," director Peter Berg says from the set on Hollywood Boulevard, where he and crews have turned over trucks, set fires and scattered plastic rubble to turn Los Angeles into a city of ruin. "Jimmy Kimmel was watching from his office and shaking his head at us like, 'What the hell are you doing?' " Berg says. "There are a lot of fun things to making a movie, but the best is creating an entire world that feels real." Part of getting real: using a harness and wires, not a green screen, to make Smith's superhero fly. The actor was suspended 200 feet above the ground and propelled at 50 mph, and he's more than fine with it. "The computer effects look great," Smith says after being unhooked from his ride down the famed street, home of the Kodak Theatre and the Oscars. "But it's more fun to get your hands dirty." http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2...cock-peek_N.htm
  3. April 8, 2008 9:07 p.m. EST Jan Westmark - Celebrity News Service Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - How "Suite" it is to be famous! When pint-size actor Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, announced to Matt Lauer on the "Today" show that he would like to be on the Disney Channel show "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," well, his wish was granted. The producers at Disney saw the "Today" show and tracked Jaden down and offered him a role. He will play a young globe-trotter named Travis whose knowledge of the finer things, like gourmet food and Japanese tea ceremonies, will come in handy for twin brothers Zack and Cody, played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse, when it is time to impress their girlfriends. It's not a coincidence either, that Jaden will be playing the son of a ship captain and the Disney Channel is gearing up for a spin-off called "The Suite Life on Deck." Jaden appeared in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" with his dad, Will Smith. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010577614
  4. Sorry to hear that dude. You know you can count on us! :thumbsup:
  5. 5 unofficial wallpapers made by a fan! Pretty cool! :wickedwisdom: http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/936/dwaynehancockwallpaper0td5.jpg http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/447/dwaynehancockwallpaper0gi4.jpg http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/55/dwaynehancockwallpaper0yb9.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2807/dwaynehancockwallpaper0wf2.jpg http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/2596/dwaynehancockwallpaper0fy7.jpg
  6. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klHNbjMBIvE Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrHeJGv6QYA
  7. Jada Pinkett Smith helps Cameron raise money for a needy family. http://video.aol.com/partner/abcshort/opra...-46/79023-96810
  8. Hen Gee and Denis Deft AkA The Latin Froz. Meet up with Will Smith's nephew K Smith over at Hawthorne High on the offical School Tour hosted by The Latin Froz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLMlFLiTgPM
  9. I saw there were 80 guests :lolsign: Tim must be very happy with these numbers. :2thumbs:
  10. Robinne Lee has signed on to two films, “Seven Pounds,” starring Will Smith, and “Hotel for Dogs,” in which she’ll play Don Cheadle’s wife. Lee’s film credits include “Hitch” and “13 Going on 30.” http://www.variety.com/article/VR111798316...yId=28&cs=1
  11. Will Smith arriving at the kids choice awards: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxYnzf4gbFo :thumbsup:
  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN-1mYMiCwk This is gold!
  13. Cool pictures Ash! :wickedwisdom:
  14. This is from a Spanish TV show called 'Caiga Quien Caiga' (CQC). I'm sure Sandy knows it and has seen it a lot of times :lolsign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVkG0cygPZk
  15. More pix! http://popsugar.com/1501962
  16. :yeahthat: :iagree: You took the words right out of my mouth! Love this album. Not his best, of course, but full of great tracks like 'I Can't Stop', '1,000 kisses' or 'I Gotta Go Home'. One of my favourite albums without any doubt, and definitely underrated.
  17. DJ Jazzy Jeff and Biz Markie splash down at the Shelborne Hotel's Sunday pool party. By Bernard Hacker Published: March 27, 2008 Old-school, for people in their twenties to forties, is all about memories of growing up, from block parties and your uncle's Soul Train moves to Miami Vice-sytle silk shirts and Rev Run's Adidas Superstars. But old-school doesn't fit into a genre or on a shelf at the record store — at its essence, it's really just about the good old days and having fun. This Sunday, the Shelborne will go back to the future with its Nothing But an Old-School Pool Party, featuring an impressive lineup of DJs, including King Britt, Spinna, and Irie, with the event hosted by rappers Common and Skillz. Those names might not recall Wild Style or Doctor J's Afro, but also getting busy poolside will be two of the heaviest party rockers on the planet, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Biz Markie (a successful DJ as well as rapper). And between them, they've stocked up enough gold ropes and four-finger rings to set off an alarm at a Fort Knox border crossing. New Times spoke with both of these legends, who respectively are still on their A game today. Check-check it out. New Times:What were some memories of the first jams you went to? Jazzy Jeff: The block parties were everything. Somebody pulled out a stack of speakers and kind-of rocked — that was incredible. Big system, people outside, and everybody having a good time. Hopefully we can bring that back to Miami. Biz Markie: One of my fondest memories was seeing Master Don and the Def Committee outside of their building on 147th live. Seeing Master Don DJing, it was incredible. Also the first time I saw Jazzy Jeff DJing and DJ Cash Money, those are like my highlights. When was the first time you realized you wanted to get involved in music? Biz: I knew it since '78, when I first heard an L Brothers tape with Grand Wizard Theodore, and I just fell in love from there. Jeff: DJing was a big thing growing up. A lot of it was based in Philly — I don't think anybody has jumped in and said how important that was. There were a million DJs around, and I just became the guy in the neighborhood who would DJ all the parties. It was crazy because back then everyone was doing it for the love of it; nobody thought we were going to make a career out of it. We all talk about it today, how 20 years later guys have put their kids through college and have made a life basically off of DJing. I came up before scratching, where you played records and you kind of blended records. When the whole scratching thing came along, it was incredible to be around from the beginning. It was really a bunch of DJs that were learning all at the same time. You would be showing each other stuff; then when you got to the party, you would do something to show the people. That was a great time. Biz, you had a successful career first as an MC. How did you get into DJing? Biz: I started DJing in the early Nineties and developed my own style. I was always different in anything I did, because I go against the grain. Your record collection is legendary. How's the game now? Biz: I'll always be collecting vinyl. Same with toys, shoes, videos.... [With the Internet] there's a lot more a cappellas coming up, more MP3s than what I could find on vinyl. Any crazy stories or digging adventures? Biz: When I was shopping for the drums for "Nobody Beats the Biz," I found [the record] at a store on Utica [Avenue, in Brooklyn] that [Grandmaster] Flash and [Afrika] Bambaataa told me the name of, 'cause I scratched the name out. I slept in front of the store just so nobody could get that record. For a certain record, I wanted to buy out all the records so nobody else would get 'em. Jeff, you started your career doing shows with The Fresh Prince. Now you've got Skillz on the mike with you. How did that come about? Jeff: Skillz has been with me for about four, five years now; there's not too much that I do and he's not there. We hooked up in Miami during WMC.... Me bringing an MC is just me trying to bring back that element that people got out of. A lot of people got selfish, kind of looking at it like, I'm going to do it myself. We want to change the game up; let's make it a party. We've got a narrator that's going to tell you what to do. We're just trying to bring the excitement back. Have you done any work recently with Will? Jeff: Whenever Will does something musically, we hook up and end up doing a show. There's a possibility we may do some stuff this summer. A lot of it is just the scheduling. Biz, there have been rumors of you getting into the wrestling world and having your own Marvel character. What have you been up to outside of music? Biz: For Marvel, the money wasn't right and it never panned out. I have a TV show on Nickelodeon called Yo Gabba Gabba!, teaching the little kids how to beatbox. It's crazy fun. I also did Wild 'N Out for like a year with Nick Cannon; that's my family. What about you, Jeff, any return to the television screen? Jeff: I never say never. The reason why I didn't jump into it is because I didn't satisfy my music thing. Every time Will does something, he used to tell me to come to the set, but I would never go because I knew he was going to try to get me to jump in. But every time I watch the movies, I'm like, Damn, I could have played that part! Both of you are on the road DJing heavily these days. Are you recording at all away from the home studio? Jeff: When I travel around the world and DJ, I take my portable setup around with me. I pretty much record in every city I'm in, just to see [where] the vibe of where I'm at puts me.... It's cool, because a lot of times I'm so far away from the production side, so this way it allows me to take it with me. I've got a MOTU traveler interface, keyboard, my laptop, and Logic Pro. What projects are you two working on? Biz: DJing a lot, doing this Juice Crew movie called Vapors. It's about how me and Marley Marl brought everyone together — will be coming out soon. We're reuniting in Atlanta, doing spot dates, and then a full tour promoting the movie.... I'm [also] thinking about doing a new album, mixing the old stuff with new stuff. I've got some old stuff I've never put out. Jeff: After the last album [Return of the Magnificent], I've been pretty much around the world — the entire UK, Europe, Asia, Australia. This year I'm trying to focus on being in the U.S. a bit more, from Miami to Vegas, and just playing to people where I'm from. Me and Rhymefest are working on a Jeff and Fess album. A lot of times I don't like to say I'm working on a project as much as I just like to work. If a project turns into it out of work, then I'm good; I don't like to put constraints on myself. I would love to make six albums this year with six different people. What can someone who has never heard you DJ live expect? Jeff: I play everything. I came up in the era when DJs weren't categorized. A DJ played funk, soul, hip-hop, rock, whatever made the people move. I'll go from Mobb Deep to Justin Timberlake, some breakbeats — I'll cover the whole gamut — look for some really dope rock stuff, crazy electro. Anything you can fuse together to keep the people moving, I'm all for. Biz: I'm not close-minded; the way I do a party, I play everything. Certain parties take certain things. It's like I'm Mikey from Life cereal. Any memories of past visits to Miami? Jeff: I had a residency at Shine before it closed down for a second. The owner of Shine is a good friend of mine, so that was really cool. Biz: I always bumped into Luke Skyywalker; we were cool from '84 on. He used to DJ at a rollerskating rink. We would go looking for records, and he was just a good friend. I'm still cool with him. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2008-03-27/mu...it-old-school/1
  18. Actress Tatyana Ali comes by the Morning show to talk about her appearance in "Mary & Joseph" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX4GSFaIkN8
  19. March 23, 2008 In another sign that the town is waking up from the slumber brought on by the WGA strike, Columbia has pre-emptively plunked down low-seven figures for "The Long Run," a spec by scribe Stephen Belber. Will Smith will produce via his Overbrook banner. Also producing are Overbrook's James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz. Smith is not attached to star. The script centers on a journalist who helps exonerate a highly charismatic death row inmate of a crime he didn't commit. When the former inmate is recruited to run for elected office, the journalist leaves his post to orchestrate his rise to political prominence but soon faces a crisis of conscience as he discovers that his friend might be guilty of murder after all. "This script is timely and provocative with two great parts," said Columbia president Doug Belgrade, who also praised the company's long-standing relationship with Overbook and cited its work on "The Pursuit of Happyness" as making them "the perfect producer for this dramatic material." Playwright Belber wrote the script before directing his feature debut, the Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy "Management," which he helmed during the strike. His reps at ICM waited until the appropriate time after the strike to package it. Belgrade will oversee the project. Overbrook's Jeff Sommerville brought the project into the company. Belber ("The Laramie Project") wrote the high-flying spec "The Power of Duff," which is set up at Universal and has Jamie Foxx attached to star. MGM releases "Management" in September. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...8e76881432d63b5
  20. Yup, it was posted here: http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/...showtopic=11869 Cheers anyway viber, pretty cool site. :thumbsup:
  21. LOL Julie, he was promoting Bad Boys II in Japan. And here is the third video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuLxmM8Jkc4&NR=1
  22. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Live at Union Square
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