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B.o.B. Performs "So Good" On Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:42:19 +0000

B.o.B. took the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night and performed his near-platinum single "So Good." Bobby's new album Strange Clouds is also in stores now.

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B.o.B. Performs "So Good" on The View [VIDEO]

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:36:36 +0000

Bobby Ray is in full promo mode and the hip-hop/pop star hits up the ladies of The View to perform his new single "So Good." Check out Bobby Ray performing on your grandmother's favorite show after the jump.

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Exclusive: B.o.B. Breaks Down His New Album Strange Clouds

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:21:50 +0000

B.o.B. is a pretty interesting guy. He's a chart topping artist, but he's rarely brought up in barbershop conversations of the next crop of young artists. He's a multi-talented producer, piano playing, guitar strumming, singing rapping music machine who kept T.I.'s Grand Hustle a float while serving a bid. Despite scoring with three platinum singles in his debut, Bobby Ray will be the first to tell you that he still has a whole lot to prove on his sophomore follow up, Strange Clouds. Without a homerun smash of a single such as "Nothin' On You" to lean on, Strange Clouds is a more cohesive body of work that will rely on the entire body of work to have the project stand on its on. With guest appearances ranging from Andre 3000 and Nicki Minaj to Taylor Swift and Morgan Freeman; B.o.B. breaks down his new album as well as his thoughts on where he sees his career heading after this album.

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B.o.B. Speaks On Morgan Freeman's Strange Clouds Cameo

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:40:35 +0000

Bobby Ray recently had a quick chat with the good folks over at HHNM and he opened up about having Morgan Freeman appearing on the intro for his album Strange Clouds. On the track, "Bombs Away," Freeman appears using his God-like fatherly voice to tell the story. "You know the title of the song and the song itself has a very epic vibe to it," says B.o.B. "Like a sinister, medieval meets modern day kinda like a vibe so I felt like he will be perfect for narrating the track. It's the intro and he's narrating it."

B.o.B. also spoke on the rumored joint album between T.I. and himself entitled The Man and the Martian. Don't hold your breath for that one though. "You know what, we really haven't discussed that much. We've recorded some songs already but we aren't really concentrating on that right now. We want to put out our solo albums first."

Check the full interview here.

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Obama Sings Negro National Anthem & Celebrates Civil Rights Music [Video]

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:27:15 +0000

President Obama held a ceremony in the East Room of the White House yesterday to pay tribute to the music of the Civil Rights Movement.

Some of the performers and guests included Morgan Freeman, Queen Latifah, Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.

"It's easy to sing when you're amongst friends. It's easy to sing when times are good. But it is hard to sing when times are rough. It's hard to sing in the face of taunts, fear and the constant threat of violence.

It's hard to sing when folks are being beating... leaders are being jailed... churches are being bombed. It's hard to sing in times like that but times like that are precisely when the power of song is most potent."

Peep the President singing the Negro National Anthem: "Lift Every Voice And Sing" penned by James Weldon Johnson.

Ice Cube Directs L.A. Raider Documentary For ESPN

Danielle Canada — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:44:07 +0000

The same man that said the infamous line, “Stop giving juice to the Raiders…cause Al Davis ain't never paid us” on “Wrong Ni**a To F&%k With” is doing just that.

Ice Cube is giving juice to the Raiders and directing a one hour long ESPN documentary on his former foes. As previously reported by Hip-Hop Wired, Compton's finest was given the reins on a new project for ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series to commemorate the network's 30th anniversary.

Cube is putting the finishing touches on the documentary highlighting the Raiders' influence on California culture and their paramount move from Oakland to L.A. in the 80s titled, “Straight Outta L.A.”

Cube reflected on how the success of his solo career and success with legendary gangster rap group, N.W.A., brought the Raiders to the forefront of popularity in a statement from ESPN saying:

"The music, lyrics and images that I created with N.W.A, as a solo artist and as an actor helped turn the Raiders into something more than a football team. It's been 21 years since we released Straight Outta Compton, but to this day, kids all over the world buy Raiders gear, imitate the "Gangster Rap" style and try to connect with the South Central L.A. vibe that we brought to the masses."

There is no set date for the premiere of “Straight Outta of L.A.” as of yet. Other directors chosen for the series include Peter Berg, Reggie Rock Blythewood, John Singleton, Morgan Freeman and Steve James.

Ice Cube Set To Direct New Documentary for ESPN

Danielle Canada — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:55:39 +0000

Ice Cube is directing an ESPN documentary about the Los Angeles Raiders. He was just added to a lineup of 30 special-edition directors for the “30 for 30” ESPN documentary series. The project features 30 one-hour films that shine light on a topic covered by ESPN in its 30 years of programming. Ice Cube's documentary is called “Straight Outta L.A.” and connects the Raiders to himself, NWA and their influence on his hometown. How ironic that the same man that said, “Stop giving juice to the Raiders…cause Al Davis ain't never paid us” in “Wrong Ni**a To Fu%k Wit” is directing their documentary.

Previously announced directors for the series include Peter Berg, Reggie Rock Blythewood, John Singleton, Morgan Freeman and director of the cult classic documentary, “Hoop Dreams,” Steve James. The other stories will include Singleton's documentary on Marion Jones' fall from glory, a story on the South African rugby team and Olympic Speed Skater Johann Olav Koss.

Cube also recently made sports headlines lending his hit “Today Was A Good Day” to a Nike SB commercial. In the commercial skater Paul “P Rod” Rodriguez is shown skating through L.A. on a skateboard with Cube's song playing in the background. Cube makes a cameo at the end of the commercial running over Rodriguez's skateboard in his low-rider.