"It takes two to make an accident.... I hate careless people." -- Jordan Baker, the shady golf pro in "The Great Gatsby"
Jobless for nearly a year, Michael Rivers was about to walk out of his house a few weeks ago to catch the bus for another daylong employment hunt when a radio announcement stopped him.
The singer had a belated birthday celebration – without Chris Brown
"I've been a fan of Luda's throughout his career," McCartney says
Strong winds, frigid temperatures and blowing snow froze celebrators from around the world as they ushered in 2009 in New York's Times Square on Wednesday night.
Ritchie's new film is a return to form, but without enough variation on it
Despite widespread speculation, the director says all is well "as far as I'm aware"
A good pitchman can boost any product's name recognition with some high-quality shilling. A bad one, on the other hand, can quickly ruin the brand images that companies spend years and millions carefully honing.
Famous rappers often gripe about how would-be Snoop Doggs always try to give them demo-tapes. Ah, the bitter wages of hip-hop stardom.
A name heard frequently throughout the night was that of Barack Obama. Diddy, Alicia Keys and other nominees used their time onstage to urge viewers to vote
"It takes two to make an accident.... I hate careless people." -- Jordan Baker, the shady golf pro in "The Great Gatsby"
Jobless for nearly a year, Michael Rivers was about to walk out of his house a few weeks ago to catch the bus for another daylong employment hunt when a radio announcement stopped him.
The singer had a belated birthday celebration – without Chris Brown
"I've been a fan of Luda's throughout his career," McCartney says
Strong winds, frigid temperatures and blowing snow froze celebrators from around the world as they ushered in 2009 in New York's Times Square on Wednesday night.
Ritchie's new film is a return to form, but without enough variation on it
Despite widespread speculation, the director says all is well "as far as I'm aware"
A good pitchman can boost any product's name recognition with some high-quality shilling. A bad one, on the other hand, can quickly ruin the brand images that companies spend years and millions carefully honing.
Famous rappers often gripe about how would-be Snoop Doggs always try to give them demo-tapes. Ah, the bitter wages of hip-hop stardom.
A name heard frequently throughout the night was that of Barack Obama. Diddy, Alicia Keys and other nominees used their time onstage to urge viewers to vote
The Knowles gals boogie with Ludacris and Ne-Yo as DJ Samantha Ronson spins
Until recently, celebrity rocker Tommy Lee didn't worry about the environment. He was too busy being one of his industry's foremost rude boys. Now the Motley Crue drummer thinks it's "really cool" to evangelize about how the earth is in trouble.
Surrounded by some of the biggest names in music, former South African President Nelson Mandela sounded another call to arms Saturday in the battle against HIV/AIDS.
Performing an autopsy on the Vince Vaughn comedy
"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin will be joining Usher, Stevie Wonder, Ludacris, Garth Brooks, Robin Thicke and other all-stars for Sept. 18's Dream Concert at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall.
A fight broke out Sunday between the entourages of rap stars Ludacris and T.I. in Hollywood.
I've been thinking a lot about line extensions to my core operation. Revenue growth in the near and intermediate term seems locked in at a low-single-digit rate, and if I'm going to jump-start my p...
LAS VEGAS -- Common is spitting rhymes on me. Literally. As I lean against the stage set up on the dance floor of the Jet Nightclub inside of the Mirage, Common is towering above me, freestyling and giving shout outs to his friends in the crowd -- Carmelo Anthony and Jadakiss, seated to my left, Nick Cannon and Kenny Smith, seated to my right, and Amare Stoudemire and Dwyane Wade, who are standing behind me.
The Scene spent the day in Atlanta with rapper Ludacris. Do you have a favorite hangout in the capital of Georgia? What's your favorite Ludacris track? Send us your suggestions and read your comments below.
Do you agree with Ludacris's recommendations for Atlanta? Send us your suggestions.
The Scene catches up with Ludacris to talk hip-hop hustling, movie-making and sweet Southern soul food ...
"People can either love me or hate me, but they'll always respect me."
See: If you fancy some offbeat Atlanta history, head to Oakland Cemetery. Amongst the leafy oak trees, camellias and magnolias is buried all of Atlanta, from princes to paupers. Look out for ornate carved monuments of the great and the good, contrasted with the unmarked indigents' graves in Potter's Field.
Rappers Ludacris and 50 Cent have dissed Oprah Winfrey. Now, Ice Cube has a beef with the talk show queen.
Bo Bice's debut CD may share a title with a 1971 live album by Taj Mahal ("The Real Thing"), but the two discs couldn't be more different.
Rapper-producers Kanye West and Lil Jon each took home three prizes at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on Sunday.
Ira Rennert has long nurtured a single, unlikely jewel in his business empire dominated by pollution-belching, lawsuit-ridden, money-mulching metals and mining properties: the Hummer, the boxy, 2.5...
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