Rap promoter Dr. Dre's 20-year-old logos was constitute dead over the weekend in his Woodland Hills home, coroner's officials said.
Andre R. Young Jr. had been out with friends the night before and was discovered in his bed by his mother at 10:24 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said.
"She found him unresponsive and called paramedics," Winter aforementioned, adding that an post-mortem had been completed but that decision of the cause of death was deferred pending the outcome of a "gamut of tests, including toxicology."
Andre Young Sr., professionally known as Dr. Dre, released a statement to the media through a representative.
"Dr. Dre is lamentation the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family's grief and privacy at this time," his publicizer, Lori Earl, said in the statement.
Young Jr. was the subject of a paternity dispute in 1990 when his mother, Jenita Porter, filed a case against Dr. Dre in Orange County Superior Court, seeking $5,000-a-month child support.
She said in the suit that although Young promised to support their then 2-year-old son ahead his giving birth, she had received only a minuscule amount of cash, a few gifts and diapers during their four-year relationship.
In a legal answer to the suit, Dr. Dre, who was 25 at the time, admitted beingness the father of the child merely said he promised to pay only $500 a month in support.
Over the last deuce decades, multi-platinum-selling record producer Dr. Dre has become one of the biggest hitmakers in hip hop. The Compton-born founder and chief executive of Aftermath Entertainment helped change the face of music by innovating the sound of gangsta strike with his incendiary group N.W.A in the 1980s.
After stepping from the product booth into the limelight with his smash solo albums "The Chronic" (1992) and "The Chronic 2001" (1999) -- both odes to an industrial-strength strain of autochthonous California marijuana -- he elevated several of the current pat era's biggest stars from obscurity to superstardom. Among them: 50 Cent, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Compton rapper the Game. Dr. Dre's music is likewise closely associated with the rise of slain gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur.
In recent months, Dr. Dre had been at work on his self-proclaimed "final" album, "Detox," 1 of the most thirstily awaited tap records of the decade.
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Sunday 24 August 2008
Oasis - Oasis Uk Tour Tickets Sell Out Within An Hour
Tickets for Oasis' low UK turn in deuce years sold out in less than one hr on Wednesday morning.
Some clxxx,000 tickets for the Mancunians' 18-date tour were snapped up as fans swarmed on ticketing sites in a bid to see Oasis onstage.
The Shock of the Lightning, the new unmarried from the band's approaching album Dig Out Your Soul, was recently previewed on Alex Zane's XFM show and looks to have elysian fans to see the Gallagher brothers in action.
Box office telephone lines were jammed patch thousands of fans queued for tickets outside Wembley Arena and venues in Bournemouth, Sheffield and Glasgow.
"The demand for tickets this morning was just huge," said a spokesman on Wednesday.
"All the ticket sites slowed down pat severely but nothing crashed and the system worked very smoothly."
He added: "We want to thank the fans for their forbearance and look forward to seeing you all at the shows."
Oasis' UK duty tour dates ar as follows:
October
7th & 8th - Liverpool Echo Arena
10th & 11th - Sheffield Arena
13th & fourteenth - Birmingham NIA
16th & 17th - London Wembley Arena
20th & 21st - Bournemouth BIC
23rd & twenty-fourth - Cardiff International Arena
29th & 30th - Belfast Odyssey Arena
November
1st & 2nd - Aberdeen Exhibition Centre
4th & 5th - Glasgow SECC
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Thursday 14 August 2008
Download Bond
 Artist: Bond: mp3 download Genre(s): Instrumental Pop Classical: Neo-Classical Discography:  Remixed Year: 2004 Tracks: 12  Classified Year: 2004 Tracks: 12  Shine Year: 2002 Tracks: 13  Born Year: 2000 Tracks: 13 Polarizing critics since their 2000 descent, Bond experience continued to perfect their fusion of pour down, worldbeat, and classical instrumentality. Eos Chater (violin), Haylie Ecker (violin), Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cello), and Tania Davis (viola) were knowledgeable musically, having played their specific instruments since early puerility and accompanied acts of the Apostles like the Divine Comedy, Primal Scream, Embrace, and Mark Knopfler. But the 4 couldn't detect a happy medium. They embossed the classic world's wrath with their shortsighted skirts and electronic programming, merely Bond wasn't purely pop out or dancing either, alienating them on near sides. Natural appeared Decca in early 2001, and showcased salsa, strong, and European folks textures over limited classical melodies. The undermentioned year's Shine was a hit on the graeco-Roman crossover charts, a position inhabited by similarly accessible artists like Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman. A 2003 remix record album was Bond's admittance that they wouldn't go quietly, substance in their slick, shining approach to classical, pop, and dance music. They toured Europe and Asia end-to-end that year, and appeared a series of cross-promotional ads for the US department store chain Marshall Field's. The Classified LP followed in 2004, and 2005's Explosive was a sterling hits countersink that included unreleased tracks and bonus video recording recording mental object. |
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Soulja Boy Tell'em Says He'll Be Casting His First Vote For Obama, Talks Bow Wow Mixtape
Turning 18 brings with it sure responsibilities, and recent natal day boy Soulja Boy Tell'em is taking at least one of them identical seriously: He's picked which candidate he's voting for.
"I'm pretty much going for Obama," he told MTV News final week. "[He's] got my vote."
He's got a serious reason for his decision: the war in Iraq. "I'm starting to sudor it," he said. "The war is crazy correct now. My auntie's over there, so we'd passion to visualise them come in back real soon."
The kid in him quickly returned to the surface, even so: "Can my vote count for two or something, since I'm a famous person?" he joked.
That side of him besides came out when he talked most his forthcoming mixtape with Bow Wow � world Health Organization has also taken a fair total of heat energy for being a teen rapper. The duo ar working on the mixtape to show up the worldly concern that although they're edward Young, they're more than ready to play with the big boys.
"There's, like, people always hating," said Soulja, who took a load of critique for some statements most his skills around the time of MTV News' "Hottest MCs in the Game" utmost year.
"He was like, 'I'm the to the highest degree hated on,' so he wanted to do a mixtape [with me] �
Friday 27 June 2008
Funkadelic
Artist: Funkadelic
Genre(s):
Jazz: Funk
Other
R&B: Soul
Rock
Discography:
Motor City Madness (CD 2)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 14
Motor City Madness (CD 1)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 15
The Electric Spanking of War Babies
Year: 1981
Tracks: 8
Uncle Jam Wants You
Year: 1979
Tracks: 6
One Nation Under A Groove
Year: 1978
Tracks: 9
Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic
Year: 1976
Tracks: 7
Hardcore Jollies
Year: 1976
Tracks: 8
Let's Take It To The Stage
Year: 1975
Tracks: 10
Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
Year: 1974
Tracks: 7
Cosmic Slop
Year: 1973
Tracks: 9
America Eats Its Young
Year: 1972
Tracks: 14
Maggot Brain
Year: 1971
Tracks: 7
Funkadelic
Year: 1970
Tracks: 7
Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
Year: 1970
Tracks: 6
Though it much took a back chair to its sister grouping Parliament, Funkadelic furthered the notions of black rock begun by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, blend elements of '60s psychedelia and vapors plus the deep rut of somebody and funk. The band pursued album statements of social/political comment patch Parliament stayed in the funk singles format, only Funkadelic however paralleled the more commercial artist's success, specially in the tardy '70s when the interplay betwixt bands affected the Funkadelic levelheaded closer to a co-ordinated P-Funk expressive style.
In the heroic soul custom of a patronage stripe playing funding before the star takes the stage, Funkadelic began life encouraging George Clinton's doo ginzo group, the Parliaments. After having performed for about 10 long time, the Parliaments had added a rhythm section in 1964 -- for tours and background work -- consisting of guitarist Frankie Boyce, his brother Richard on bass, and drummer Langston Booth; two years later, the trio enlisted in the Army. By mid-1967, Clinton had recruited a modern backing band, including his old friend Billy "Bass" Nelson (born January 28, 1951, Plainfield, NJ) and guitarist Eddie Hazel (born April 10, 1950, Brooklyn, NY). After respective impermanent replacements on drums and keyboards, the addition of rhythm guitar player Lucius "Tawl" Ross (born October 5, 1948, Wagram, NC) and drummer Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood (born May 23, 1944, Philadelphia, PA) completed the lineup.
The Parliaments recorded several hits during 1967, just bother with the Revilot label backed Clinton into a corner. He score upon the estimate of deserting the Parliaments' name and or else transcription their backing grouping, with the added vocal "contributions" of the former Parliaments -- like band, different name. Billy Nelson suggested the deed Funkadelic, to reflect the members' increased brainchild from LSD and psychedelic civilisation. Clinton formed the Funkadelic label in mid-1968 simply then signed the grouping to Detroit's Westbound label several months later.
Released in 1970, Funkadelic's self-titled debut album listed only producer Clinton and the basketball team members of Funkadelic -- Hazel, Nelson, Fulwood, and Ross asset organist Mickey Atkins -- just too included all the late Parliaments asset several Motown sessionmen and Rare Earth's Ray Monette. Keyboard player Bernie Worrell also appeared on the album uncredited, fifty-fifty though his ikon was included on the inner arm with the rest of the band.
Worrell (born April 19, 1944, Long Beach, NJ) was in the end credited on the second Funkadelic album (1970's Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow). He and Clinton had known each other since the early '60s, and Worrell soon became the most crucial cog in the P-Funk machine, running on arrangements and production for most later Parliament/Funkadelic releases. His stern upbringing and greco-Roman training (at the New England Conservatory and Juilliard), as well as the boom in synthesiser applied science during the early '70s, gave him the tools to make the horn arrangements and jazz fusion-inspired synth runs that later trademarked the P-Funk levelheaded. Just subsequently the release of their third album, Maggot Brain, P-Funk added so far another big contributor, Bootsy Collins. The throb bass line of Collins (born October 26, 1951, Cincinnati, OH) had antecedently been featured in James Brown's financial support band, the J.B.'s (along with his brother, guitar player Catfish Collins). Bootsy and Catfish were playing in a Detroit band in 1972 when George Clinton saw and hired them.
The Clinton/Worrell/Collins lineup premiered on 1972's America Eats Its Young, simply presently after its freeing several original members left the camp. Eddie Hazel worn-out a year in slammer after a combination dose possession/assault conviction, Tawl Ross left wing the band for medical reasons relating to an o.d. of LSD and swiftness, and Bill Nelson quit after more financial quarrels with Clinton. Funkadelic hired teenage guitar wiz Michael Hampton as a replacement, but both Hazel and Nelson would return for several later P-Funk releases.
Funkadelic affected to Warner Bros. in 1975 and delivered its major-label debut, Hard-core Jollies, one year later to lacklustre gross revenue and reviews. The same year, Westbound raided its vaults and countered with Tales of Kidd Funkadelic. Ironically, the album did better than Hardcore Jollies and included an R&B Top 30 single, "Undisco Kidd." In 1977, Westbound released The Best of the Early Years piece Funkadelic recorded what became its masterpiece (and arguably the topper P-Funk expiration ever), 1978's One Nation Under a Groove.
During the almost successful year in Parliament/Funkadelic account, Parliament strike the charts first with "Flash bulb Light," P-Funk's first R&B identification number one. "Peacock blue Boogie" would strike number one as well recent in the twelvemonth, only Funkadelic's title track to One Nation Under a Groove worn-out sixer weeks at the top of the inning spot on the R&B charts during the summer. The album, which reflected a growing consistence in styles betwixt Parliament and Funkadelic, became the first Funkadelic LP to extend to pt (the same year that Parliament's Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome did the same). In 1979, Funkadelic's "(Non Just) Knee Deep" strike number one as well, and its record album (Uncle Jam Wants You) reached gold status.
At just the point that Funkadelic appeared to be at the whirligig of its powers, the band began to unravel. As is sometimes the sheath, commercial-grade success began to break up several quondam friendships. In 1977, original Parliaments members Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas had left wing the P-Funk organisation to record on their possess. In early 1981, they tally the R&B charts with a single called "Connections and Disconnections," recorded as Funkadelic. To throw matters more, the original Funkadelic appeared on the charts at the same time, with the title track to The Electric Spanking of War Babies.
During 1980, Clinton began to be weighed down by legal difficulties arising from Polygram's acquisition of Parliament's label, Casablanca. Jettisoning both the Parliament and Funkadelic names (but non the musicians), Clinton began his solo calling with 1982's Computer Games. He and many late Parliament/Funkadelic members continued to tour and track record throughout the '80s as the P-Funk All Stars, simply the decade's scorn of everything to do with the '70s resulted in critical and commercial disuse for the world's biggest blue funk band, specially one which in division had spawned the heavy of disco music. During the early '90s, the come up of funk-inspired rap (courtesy of Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, and Warren G.) and funk john Rock (Primus and Red Hot Chili Peppers) re-established the status of Clinton & co., one of the nigh important forces in the late history of blackened music.
Thursday 19 June 2008
Chris Rock - Rock Duped Over Sex Case
Funnyman CHRIS ROCK was accused of having underage sex with a girl - as a practical joke.
The comedian - who is currently touring in South Africa - was duped by rumours he was about to be arrested for sexually assaulting a minor in Britain.
But the arrest was a hoax and was being filmed by a U.S reality TV programme.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Tlali Tlali says, "They pulled one on him, information got to him that the South African Police Service was going to arrest him.
"Acting on that information he quickly approached lawyers who brought an urgent application at the Johannesburg High Court where judgement was in his favour.
"This one went far, it must have been organised quite carefully."
A spokesman for Rock was unavailable for comment.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
Ashlee Simpson - Simpson And Wentz Marry In Fairy Tale Wedding
ASHLEE SIMPSON and PETE WENTZ exchanged vows in an intimate wedding ceremony on Saturday evening (17May08), their spokesperson has confirmed.
The top-secret event was held at Simpson's parents' home in Encino, California and was attended by 150 guests, including Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, actor Donald Faison and the pop star's big sister Jessica, who served as maid of honour.
Jessica's boyfriend, American footballer Tony Romo, was also present at the ceremony, despite reports the couple has split.
Ashlee wore an ivory lace Monique Lhuillier gown, complete with a diamond necklace and earrings by Neil Lane.
Father of the bride Joe Simpson, a former Baptist minister, performed the non-denominational service, and Fall Out Boy bassist Wentz's English bulldog, Hemingway, was the ring-bearer, reports People.com.
Confirming the reports on Saturday night, the couple's representative says, "We're delighted to confirm that Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were married this evening in front of family and close friends."
The newlyweds celebrated their new status as husband and wife with an Alice in Wonderland-themed reception, with black beauty roses by Mark's Garden decorating each table. The wedding cake, by Sam Godfrey of Perfect Endings, featured a top hat, a tea pot, a stop watch and a pot of flowers on top.
The marriage comes amid rumours Ashlee is pregnant with the couple's first child. Both stars, who have been dating since 2006, have repeatedly dodged questions surrounding the alleged pregnancy, refusing to confirm or deny the reports.
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