Monthly Archives: June 2008

MAG COVERS: BARACK OBAMA COVERS ROLLING STONE

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Barack Obama is covering Rolling Stone magazine for the second time. The Democratic Presidential nominee reveals that he has ‘eclectic tastes’ in music as he takes the magazine through what he has on his iPod.

The politician says he is a fan of Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow and hip-hop star Jay-Z. Obama also says he is a fan of the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and jazz greats like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. He also said he has been thrilled to get support from musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Dylan.

Rolling Stone doesn’t post the full article online, but they definitely have some snippets.

Posted in MAG SCANS/COVERS

SPOTTED: SHAQ IN NYC

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Shaquille O’Neal was spotted in NYC on Wednesday afternoon leaving his hotel. The NBA star has been in the media for the past few days because of the infamous freestyle video that was leaked on the net.

Shaq was seen in a video rapping that “Kobe couldn’t do without me.” O’Neal clowned the Lakers’ star, with whom he won three straight NBA titles from 2000-2002 while with Los Angeles, for not being able to win a championship without him.

“I was freestyling. That’s all. It was all done in fun. Nothing serious whatsoever,” O’Neal told ESPN.com Monday.

Word is Shaq will lose his special deputy’s badge in Maricopa County because of language in the video.

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’08 BET AWARDS PERFORMANCE & SHOW

The 2008 BET Awards was full of performances – a select few were hot and quite of few, not. But in case you missed it, here’s our photo recap for you along with links to the performances…

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ALICIA KEYS – TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR / SWV, ENVOGUE & TLC FEATURE (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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VIDEO: JENNIFER HUDSON – SPOTLIGHT

Jennifer Hudson premiered her first music video for “Spotlight” (written by Ne-Yo) on Tuesday. The video was directed by Chris Robinson and is the first single off her self-titled debut album, in stores on September 30th.

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