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NEW YORK (AP) - Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog. "Nobody has ever given me a win and nobody has ever said, 'T.I., you know he's going to do this thing.' They always (say), 'He's not going to do this much, he's not going to do that good, I don't believe he'll do that well.' So its always been an uphill battle for me no matter how big I get I'm always the underdog," he said in an interview.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a surprise move, Don Cheadle will replace Terrence Howard as Robert Downey Jr's best friend in "Iron Man 2," the sequel to the superhero saga. In the Marvel Studios summer smash, Howard played Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark/Iron Man's future armor-clad hero War Machine. One scene featured Howard looking at a silver suit of armor and saying "Next time," a line that caused great delight for fans.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 5-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the White House race and expanded his support among women voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Friday. Obama leads McCain 48 percent to 43 percent among likely U.S. voters in the national poll, up slightly from a 4-point advantage for Obama Thursday. The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.
Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of primetime television on CBS and NBC, sources confirm. The Obama campaign is producing a nationwide pitch to voters that will air on at least two broadcast networks. The ad will run Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. -- less than a week before the general election.
Many congresional republicans were leery about the plan to save Wall Street and voted no, but the plan has plenty of critics from the left, too. Tuesday political activist Jesse Jackson told local leaders why he didn't back the bill.
Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door.
How much would you pay for Lil Jon's 12-pound "Crunk Ain't Dead" pendant, which holds the Guinness Book of World Records mark as the largest diamond pendant ever? You can get your shot at the signature piece during the Hip-Hop's Crown Jewels auction from the contemporary art auction house Phillips de Pury & Company, which will take place March 5 in New York. The sale, which was originally scheduled for October 1, was pushed back due to the overwhelming interest...
WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain on Sunday gingerly embraced a newly negotiated congressional deal for a $700 billion bailout of the hobbled financial industry. "This is something that all of us will swallow hard and go forward with. The option of doing nothing is simply not an acceptable option," McCain said. Obama said he was inclined to back it "because I think Main Street is now at stake."
WASHINGTON - The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry. Stocks plummeted on Wall Street even before the 228-205 vote to reject the bill was announced on the House floor.
The Gary Law Offices Lend a Helping Hand to Those in Need by Retrieving Homes from Foreclosure, Providing Gas to the Community and Making Christmas Dreams Come True by Giving Toys to Children on the Treasure Coast
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Anthony Brown has had hypertension almost his entire life. My mother had high blood pressure and heart disease. It is hereditary," said Brown, an African-American.
The word on the internet was that TLC is reuniting, and that T-Boz & Chilli have both agreed to replace Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez with Brooklyn rapper, Lil Kim.
In an attempt to end the speculation, Chilli's publicist, Christal Jordan-Mims, of Enchanted PR, has rushed over a statement denying any and all reckless rumors regarding the supposed hip-hop addition. Here's what was sent over:
WASHINGTON (CNN ) -- Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain will participate in Friday night's debate with his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, McCain campaign staff said. GOPcandidate Sen. John McCain left Washington for Mississippi to attend Friday night's debate. McCain said earlier this week he would not attend the debate if an agreement had not been reached on a $700 billion bailout plan for Wall Street.
The deeply divided African National Congress forced President Thabo Mbeki to resign last weekend after he lost a power struggle to the party's corruption-tainted leader, Jacob Zuma.
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a fire destroyed a pool house at rapper Ludacris' home outside Atlanta. Ludacris, whose real name is Christopher Bridges, was out of town at the time of the Wednesday night fire. Fulton County Fire Department spokesman Gregory Chambers says a relative was in the basement of the main residence when the fire started and was not injured. Chambers says the fire was put out within 30 minutes but destroyed the pool house, which he says is larger than most homes.
Comedy Central has teamed with Kanye West for a project described as hip-hop meets the Muppets. A half-hour pilot has been shot for the project, tentatively titled "Alligator Boots." It's from Jackhole Prods., the production company founded by Jimmy Kimmel, Daniel Kellison and Adam Carolla that also was behind Comedy Central's puppet-centric "Crank Yankers."
South African President Thabo Mbeki has agreed to resign after the ANC announced that it would remove him from office before the end of his term.
"Following the decision of the national executive committee of the African National Congress to recall President Thabo Mbeki, the president has obliged and will step down after all constitutional requirements have been met," the presidency said.
In March, Bishop Thomas Weeks III admitted to stomping his former wife, the fiery Prophet Juanita Bynum, in an Atlanta parking lot. Starting Tuesday, he’s looking for a new wife.
50 Cent, T-Pain, LL Cool J, Ice Cube and more will be hitting the stage for a special one-night extravaganza in New Jersey this fall dubbed “Check the Rhyme.”
Making on-stage history, New York urban radio station Hot 97 will be paying hip-hop homage by bringing both old-school legends like Slick Rickand Q-Tip on the same platform to perform alongside today’s biggest stars.
The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced Monday.
Did O.J. Simpson really say what he said?
An FBI audio analyst testified Wednesday in the former football star's armed-robbery trial that a recording of what supposedly went down last year in a Las Vegas hotel room could have been altered before being turned over to the police.
A sharp fall in crude oil prices will have an impact on the nation's savings, but not the existing level of government expenditure, says Energy Minister Conrad Enill.
Wycleff Jean and Matt Damon help Hatians in the wake of back to back hurricanes. Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike submerged many Hatian cities and cut off many communities. Full Story
The first African-American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, recently said to NBC that electing an African-American US President would be "ELECTRIFYING!"
