Los Angeles' Staples Center is where the 54th Grammy Awards will go down this Sunday. The CBS telecast kicks off at 8 p.m. EST, and the thought on everyone's mind is likely this: just how many statues is Britain's not-so-secret weapon Adele going to jet back to London with? Plus, will Grammy give the gift of a posthumous award to the late Amy Winehouse, who's up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (with Tony Bennett)? Will this be the year Skrillex becomes a household name ? Also, will Chris Brown and Rihanna bump into each [...]
After getting snippy with Taylor Swift in a set of promo spots for this Sunday's Grammy Awards , host LL Cool J is now having a few faux-testy exchanges with Best New Artist nominee Nicki Minaj. In one clip, LL gushes that the Harajuku Barbie is an artist he loves. Much to his dissatisfaction, Minaj replies that she's been listening to him since she was "a baby." Ouch! In the second promo, the "Going Back To Cali" MC beatboxes while Nicki dances around. Finally she stops and chides, "You gotta speed [...]
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Cool James will be hosting the Grammy Awards on February 12th on CBS. Nicki will also represent Hip-Hop with a performance. Tune in. Follow @QuezKHH Related posts: Video: Nicki Minaj – Stupid Hoe Nicki Minaj – Stupid Hoe Official Music Video. Directed by... Video: Bizarre Gets Nicki Minaj Tattoo Uhhhh, Bizarre of D12 shows us footage of him getting... Video: Willow - Fireball (Ft. Nicki Minaj) Willow and [...]
The 54th annual Grammy Awards are right around the corner, and some of your favorite pop stars are gearing up to present, perform, and (hopefully) collect a few trophies. Nicki Minaj , Taylor Swift , and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl , who are all nominated for awards this year, got into the Grammy mood by posing with this year's host, LL Cool J , for a few official promo shots. The 54th annual Grammy Awards go down Sunday, February 12 on CBS at [...]
LL Cool J appears to be having a much less aggravating time with blonde-wigged Nicki Minaj in these Grammy promo pics than he did with blonde-haired Taylor Swift in their commercials for music's big night . Of course, in real life, Taylor and Nicki are thick as thieves, and LL and the "Mean" singer are probably just as tight. Wonder if buddying up to the ceremony's host will help the Harajuku Barbie score any of the three awards she's up for ? Ponder that while peeking at another photo of Minaj below. [...]
In their joint Grammy promo ads, nominee Taylor Swift and host LL Cool J are all about dissing each other. Umbrella aficionado Tay expresses her excitement over the awards and the once-in-a-lifetime performances during one of the short clips, and LL assumes she might also be excited about him taking on hosting duties. "There's a host?" she asks. "Awkward." Oh, you two . The ads are cute, but maybe they could have spiced them up and gotten the watercooler chatter buzzing even louder by having Swift [...]
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The Grammy Awards haven't had a host since Queen Latifah took up the chore in 2004 — and those are some mighty diva-sized shoes to fill. But the RIAA feels that LL Cool J is up to the challenge. After all, the pioneering MC cut his teeth by hosting The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! every year from the get-go, in 2008. "I'm thrilled to be part of Music's Biggest Night," said LL Cool J in a statement. "I will always have fond memories of my first GRAMMY Awards and to now be [...]
You know how difficult it is to find a picture of LL Cool J with his shirt on in Google images? Anyway, we here at MJF wanted to wish Uncle L a very happy 44th birthday. Not only is he a Hip-Hop pioneer and established actor, but he's also found the fountain of youth—only sharing it with Stacey Dash that one time in '97. On a personal note, LL is one of the few rappers to have ever made it on my "Get the Drawlz" slow jam playlist. I mean, he did kind of invent [...]
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Fergie isn't the only performer who would be a force to be reckoned with during a spelling bee . Pretty much every rapper - from Biggie ("B-I-G, P-O, P-P-A") to Snoop Dog ("The S-N-double-O-P") to Jay-Z ("H-O-V-A!") and beyond - makes sure the world knows who they are by providing the correct spelling of their MC name in their songs. The W to the A to the T-C-H-B-E-L-O-W for the proof. [Via Slackstory ]
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Last night's GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! event kicked off with a haunting performance of "Marry The Night" by a zombified Lady Gaga and her dancers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Was her undead get-up a hint at what to expect from the song's music video? We'll find out when it premieres today ! Other performances included Rihanna doing her current chart-topper "We Found Love" (via satellite, from London), Ludacris reprising his CMT Music Awards pair-up with Jason Aldean on "Dirt Country Road" and Gaga, once more, with Sugarland, as they teamed [...]
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Were you at Philly's First All-Rap Spectacular? We found this poster (above) for a show at The Spectrum on July 5th, 1986 featuring Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Whodini and Jam Master Jay on the DogIsland tumblr and we couldn't resist sharing it.
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