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Jennifer Hudson Performs Whitney Grammys Tribute

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:54:24 CST

Grammy Awards host LL Cool J brought up Whitney Houston 's death almost as soon as he took the stage tonight, and started the ceremony with a prayer for her before formally welcoming the audience. Then it was more Whitney, with LL Cool J presenting a video of the beloved...

Toby Keith Also Complains About Palin Show

Jane Yager — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:22:38 CDT

It looks like Fox News was at least two-thirds wrong when they said LL Cool J, Toby Keith, and Jack Welch "will speak to" Sarah Palin "for her inaugural episode of American Stories on April 1st.” Toby Keith has joined LL Cool J in denying that Palin interviewed him, his...

Fox Cuts LL Cool J From Sarah Palin Show

Nick McMaster — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:09:07 CDT

Twitter fight, over: LL Cool J won't appear on Sarah Palin's Fox News interview show. The network says it cut his recorded segment from tomorrow night's Real American Stories after he complained the show was simply recycling an interview from 2008. Earlier, the rapper blasted Fox on his Twitter page...

LL Cool J, Sarah Palin in 'Rap Battle' Over Fox Show

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:11:00 CDT

LL Cool J is in the unlikeliest of “rap battles” with Sarah Palin over his appearance on her new Fox show. The rapper apparently gave an interview to Real American Stories , a website owned by Fox News, in 2008. That interview will now be featured on the premiere episode of...

Sarah Palin Hosts First Fox Show Thursday

John Johnson — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:38:01 CDT

Sarah Palin begins her career as broadcast interviewer Thursday night on Fox when she hosts the premiere of a new series, Real American Stories . She's got an eclectic lineup of guests to work with: Toby Keith, LL Cool J, and GE's Jack Welch, among others. The show airs at 10pm...

Minorities Finally Get Lead Roles in TV Dramas

John Johnson — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:36:45 CST

The upcoming crop of pilots for network TV offers hope that the industry taboo against minority leads in dramas can finally be put to rest. Four of the most high-profile projects in the works feature non-white actors, notes the Hollywood Reporter , including Forest Whitaker in a spinoff of Criminal Minds...

Drake Is Next LL Cool J: Jamie Foxx

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:21:04 CDT

Drake is not only dating Rihanna and prepping to sign with a new label for his debut album in the next few days. The Canadian-born singer is also winning support from the likes of 50 Cent and Jamie Foxx, MTV and Sohh.com report. "He can go as gangster as...

LL Cool J to Obama: 'You Must Deliver'

Nick McMaster — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:42:00 CST

These are challenging times indeed for Barack Obama, but LL Cool J's got the answers, reports the Daily Mirror. The 41-year-old rapper offers some advice in an open letter cautioning the leader of the free world against disappointing those inspired by his message of hope: “You have shifted the cultural...

Ringtones Killed NYC Hip-Hop

Victoria Floethe — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:53:10 CDT

Once the king-maker of neighborhood phenoms, New York no longer spawns hip-hop's best, and the rise of ringtones is the culprit, writes Matthew Mundy in the New York Press. Because Big Apple beats are less pop-friendly than their Southern counterparts, they're not making it to teenagers' cell phones. "Hip-hop is...