Check out the trailer for the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious, which is set to release on January 16, 2009! The film documents the life of one of the greatest, most controversial American rappers of our time--The Notorious B.I.G.
Notorious is being distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and producers on the film include Sean "Diddy" Combs, Voletta Wallace (Biggie's mother) and Biggie's former managers Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts.
According to various sources; Rapper, Beanie Sigel, auditioned for the lead role but was not picked. Sean Kingston claimed that he would play the role of Biggie but producers have denied he would be in the film. Eventually it was announced that rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard cast as Biggie.
Other cast members include Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Sean Combs, Anwan Glover as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Antonique Smith as Faith Evans, Naturi Naughton (formerly of 3LW) as Lil' Kim, Edwin Freeman as Mister Cee and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur.
Bad Boy Records will also release a soundtrack album to the film on January 13, 2009; the album will contain hit singles of B.I.G. such as "Hypnotize", "Juicy", and "Warning" as well as rarities.
Will you go see this film? Our prediction for the next big music biopic: The Life and Times of Tupac Shakur, perhaps? Stay tuned...
Here's a Hot Deal for all you wannabe rockstars! Redoctane.com is offering the Guitar Hero Triple Game Pack for Xbox 360 for only $49.99! If you're already addicted to Guitar Hero, this is a great opportunity to expand your collection for one low price. Don't miss your chance to rock out to Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero II, and Guitar Hero Aerosmith.
ToursCurrently on tour with New Kids On The Block.
Collaborations New Kids On The Block, The Pussycat Dolls; Gaga even penned the bonus track, "Quicksand", on Britney Spears' latest release, Circus.
Hot Singles Radio hit, Just Dance, featuring Colby O'Donis.
Hype
*Lady Gaga has built a strong underground club and Internet following. She has also enjoyed much international success with hits such as "Poker Face" and "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" and most recently, stateside sucess with her single, "Just Dance".
*She received positive reviews from professional music critics as well as the Gossip Gangster himself--Mr. Perez Hilton.
*The New York Post called her the "Future of Pop" and Billboard magazine praised her debut album The Fame as an album full of hits. Us Weekly called her "Pop's New Dance Diva" and compared her to Madonna.
*Her songs have appeared on shows such as So You Think You Can Dance? and ABC's Dirty, Sexy, Money.
Gaga's infectious dance-pop party sound and wild, theatrical, and often tongue-in-cheek “shock art” performances make her an artist we'd like to see stick around for a while. Let us know what you think.
Over the past year, the Louis Vuitton Don, aka, Kanye West, had the biggest selling concert of the year with the Glow In the Dark Tour, not to mention, a #1 Billboard spot for Graduation along with a myriad of hit singles: (Stronger, The Good Life). As Kanye appeared to be getting stronger, his world around him seemed to crumble--but just for a little bit. The once impenetrable Kanye suffered two tremendous losses at the pinnacle of his success. With the untimely death of his mother, and the break-up with his fiancée, Alexis Phifer; one would expect Ye to buckle under the pressure. But Kanye doesn’t seem to have let that happen; instead, he's poured his heart and soul into his newest album, 808’s and Heartbreak.
Fans of Kanye’s earlier work might be in for a surprise. Heartbreak deviates from prior albums, choosing instead to focus more on life’s ups and downs over the past year. West chooses to forego the usual slowed down classics that he pioneered, and introduces the aptly titled Roland TR-808 into the mix, for which his album title references. Filled with 80’s beats and tribal drums, 808’s and Heartbreak demonstrates West’s growing up.
In particular, West croons on the title, Welcome to Heartbreak, “chased a good life my whole lifelong, looked back on my life and my life gone…where did I go wrong.” While 808’s and Heartbreak deviates from classic Kanye, it has its share of hits in singles like Heartless, RoboCop, Coldest Winter and Welcome To Heartbreak, not to mention Love Lockdown. While Kanye may have gotten rid of the arrogance that defined the Louis Vuitton Don in the past, he proves that he’s got classic beat-making locked down and that he hasn’t gone wrong anywhere despite shouldering these tremendous losses. (Christian Karasiewicz)
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