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Actor/Comedian Tracy Morgan: ‘Re-Animated,’ Reminiscing About Crazy Times With Family, And More (Video)
April 18, 2014
In a phone interview, actor/comedian Tracy Morgan tells UPROXX about the folks who influenced his style of comedy (from his dad and uncles to Bill Cosby and George Carlin). He goes on to talk about his current moves: missed out on getting to replace Letterman on ‘Late Night’ but Rio and Rio 2…hard work, nice checks! And ‘school lunch’ with President Obama? It’s kind of funny to think about; but something to think about though, right?
To punctuate the article, and make it more of a multimedia experience, UPROXX also shared a Tracy Morgan: ‘Re-Animated’ clip (courtesy of Comedy Central, embedded above).
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Chad Johnson On NiteCap: Opening Up About The NFL, His Past With Evelyn, ‘Possibility’ For A Monogamous Relationship And More With Peter Bailey (Video)
April 11, 2014
“This upcoming episode is probably one of my most entertaining and most provocative.”
– Peter Bailey
Was Chad at fault for playing the game the way he wanted to play it? Or was the NFL at fault for trying to rein him in? Hmmm. This purposeful juxtaposition of point-of-view by Peter Bailey is the type of stuff that wins him critical acclaim. His conversational series has him sharing a NiteCap on South Beach with former NFL star and reality TV personality Ocho Cinco / Chad Johnson. Chad opens up to Peter about his past including (of course) his ‘hard road taken’ NFL career, his ‘road’… with Evelyn Lozada, growing up in Liberty City and more.
“I been a weirdo, long time ago… Nothing about what I’m doing is a ‘role’…”
– Chad Johnson
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Nas x Q-Tip Rock with The Roots on ‘The Tonight Show’ (Video)
April 8, 2014
If you were to imagine a perfect “Illmatic” 20th anniversary celebratory event, part of it would have to go like this… Nas shows up on The Tonight Show (’cause you know Fallon respects real Hip-Hop)… Oh, Q-Tip is there, too? Cool, cool… Wanna do a set with The World’s Greatest Late Night Band (aka The Roots)… Ummm… Hell yeah, hell yeah. Okay, now imagine that happening. Because it did. Missed it? No, you didn’t. Press play for “One Love” above and enjoy thoroughly! More Nas and Q-Tip after the jump. Yeah, “The World Is Yours.”
DOWNLOAD: NAS F/ Q-TIP & THE ROOTS – ONE LOVE (LIVE ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW’)
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM: NAS – THE ILLMATIC XX (LINK)
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music, Performance, Series, Television | Tags: ILLMATIC XX, Jimmy Fallon, Nas, Q-Tip, The Roots, The Tonight Show | No Comments »
HBO: Real Time With Bill Maher Welcomes Nas (Video)
April 8, 2014
I knew Bill Maher would ask Nas about his collaboration record with Jay Z called “Black Republican.” When the song first came out I knew it wasn’t titled properly in my opinion, but if you’re an astute listener then you know that Nas has never said he feels like a “Black Republican.” in the song. While Jay Z was proclaiming to feel like a “Black Republican,” Nas made it clear in the songs chorus that he leans on the side of the “Black Militant” taking over the government. Nas didn’t throw Jay Z under the bus in his explanation to Bill Maher, but he played it off well. I think that maybe Bill Maher asked this question on purpose to see if Nas would throw Jay Z under the bus.
Above: Nas on the 20th anniversary of “Illmatic” (the interview and more). ‘Overtime’ segment after the jump.
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM: NAS – THE ILLMATIC XX (LINK)
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SCIENCE: It’s A Small Universe After All? Neil deGrasse Tyson Says, “No, It’s Not!” (Video)
April 3, 2014
No doubt Fox News Channel is staunchly in the camp of Conservative viewers and viewers of [mostly Christian] faith. So it still feels eery that the flagship network of the Fox broadcasting family of channels (FOX) airs Cosmos – a show that unabashedly pushes the science-is-fact-faith-is-folly viewpoint each week. It’s a no-brainer that the popular Fox cartoon ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth MacFarlane is likely flexing some muscle on the network to keep the bold show on-air as is, as Cosmos’ executive producer. However, this show is no joke; and neither is its host, world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. A protege of the original host of PBS’ Cosmos, Tyson is unapologetic about making points each episode that fly in the faces of those who believe in creationism, doubt evolution, and know that the Earth (and Universe) are way less than 7,000 years old.
In Tyson’s view, what does he have to apologize for… the truth?
Check out the episode above: “Sky Full of Ghosts,†in which Tyson pretty much knocks the Bible-based belief about the age of the universe down for the 10 count.
“The Crab Nebula is about 6,500 light years [note: a light year is equal to the distance that light can travel in a year] from Earth. According to some beliefs, that’s the age of the whole universe, but if the universe were only 6,500 years old, how could we see light from anything more distant than the Crab Nebula? We couldn’t. To believe in a universe as young as 6,000 or 7,000 years old is to extinguish the light from most of the galaxy, not to mention the light from all the other hundred billion other galaxies in the observable universe.â€
– Neil deGrasse Tyson
VERY compelling television; whatever you believe. Watch.
READ: NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON…
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Boondocks (Season 4 Trailer)
April 2, 2014
“We’re broke. Aren’t we, Grandad?” – Huey
The teaser leaks. So, folks are happy that ‘Boondocks’ is coming back to Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Aaron McGruder confirms that he is no longer with the series. So, people are worried that the product will be watered down after we’ve had to wait so long for this…
Yeah. Don’t worry ’bout that.
“I’m gonna stand out in the middle of the road, in my draws, with this gun, and I’m gonna go out like a m#$%^f%$#ing G!” – Granddad
EARLIER: BOONDOCKS (SEASON 4 TEASER)
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50 Cent Speaking On Appearing On Diddy’s TV Channel, Being On The Same Airplane With JaRule, & on His New Single “Smoke” (Video)
April 1, 2014
Now The Breakfast Club is on Revolt TV? Power move. Only right they get a guest like 50 Cent for the debut TV episode. But Revolt TV is Diddy’s channel, and Rick Ross (a rival of 50’s) is in his camp… so, yeah, 50 had a chuckle with the Power 105 morning crew over that. 50 went on to make lively TV via interview video: speaking on air travel with Ja Rule, on Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, on his new single “Smoke,” on his departure from Interscope, on (drum roll) “Detox” and more.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Radio, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: 50 Cent, Breakfast Club, Power 105, Power 105.1, Revolt TV, The Breakfast Club | 1 Comment »
Meet 15-Year-Old Millionaire Jaylen Bledsoe (Video)
March 31, 2014
Jaylen Bledsoe (native of Hazelwood, Missouri, USA) started his own tech company (Bledsoe Technologies) when he was just 13. Specializing in web design and other IT services, Bledsoe (now 15) has grown the company into a global enterprise now worth around $3.5 million and employing 150 contractors.
What’s next? Well, the young CEO wants to go to college (Vanderbilt, then Harvard). In-f###’n-credible… the young brother got it going like this at 15. Wow.
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Unsung: Nile Rodgers & CHIC (Video)
March 30, 2014
Let us tell all you jive turkeys out there something: Nile Rodgers was the man in the 1970s… and he is still doing it like he did back then! Daft Punk recruited the man for that purpose. Amazing what can learn on TVOne’s Unsung. Watch.
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Unsung: Too $hort (Video)
March 23, 2014
Why wouldn’t you put the man who’s been pimpin’ on tracks since the 1980s on TVOne’s Unsung? Well, the question is moot now. New question: What took them so long? Too Short is Unsung!
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Comedy: KTLA News Anchors Dive Under Desks During Earthquake (Video)
March 17, 2014
Okay. Probably not funny at the time. But c’mon…
The Male L.A. news anchor looked like fool compared to his female co-anchor. She was cool & calm & he looked shook https://t.co/YBfRRYPFzg
— Jay Force (@jayforce) March 17, 2014
Check out the video above. Chuckle among yourselves.
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Unsung Hollywood: Robin Harris (Video)
March 16, 2014
Don’t get @ojones1 started on the greatness of Robin Harris! You will get that story about him and his dad pushing the 1978 ’98 Regency Oldsmobile through Montgomery and Tuskegee (Alabama) all Saturday… with that Robin in concert cassette tape in the deck. Guaranteed. Comedic legend on the rise. Gone way too soon. Gone but not forgotten. Especially if TVOne’s Unsung Hollywood has anything to do with it!
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Unsung Hollywood: Pam Grier (Video)
March 9, 2014
TV One’s Unsung has given birth to a spinoff: Unsung Hollywood. And it’s off to a strong start! Many folks would fight to put Pam Grier on a Black Hollywood Mount Rushmore if we had one. But her full props have been yet to come… until now.
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Jimmy Fallon x Lebron James – “Wastepaper Basketball” (Video)
March 6, 2014
A couple of things are clear by now. Jimmy Fallon (1) loves Hip-Hop (especially from the 1980s) AND (2) loves putting together surprise duet sketches that make jaws drop in the happiest reminiscing ways. This one above. A remake of “Basketball” by Mr. Kurtis Blow (uh-huh-huh-huh-huh)… that he calls “Wastepaper Basketball”… featuring NBA Champion Heat flown in from Miami… Lebron James! And yeah, they both flow on this. Click play and watch ’em play; and just try not to smile. Salute to The Tonight Show.
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Kanye West Chats And Performs On ‘Late Night’ With Seth Meyers (Video)
March 5, 2014
So Jimmy Fallon and The Roots pack up and leave ‘Late Night’ to move in at the ‘Tonight Show.’ Okay, bring on Seth Meyers…and Kanye West! Now, watch how Ye blesses Meyers’ debut to TV talk. An interview above and a dope medley after the jump.
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MTV Cribs Retro Rewind: Back To Redman’s Newly Renovated House (Video)
February 6, 2014
One of the greatest MTV Cribs segments EVER was when the cameras visited Redman at his Staten Island home. It was one of the most memorable & hilarious episodes on television. As we now are in 2014, MTV Cribs went back to Redman’s house to see how he has now upgraded & ‘Beyonce’d out’ his home since 2001. Some people may have laughed AT Redman back in 2001 when his hilarious MTV Cribs segment aired, but when you think of the hundreds of recording artists who went broke or filed for bankruptcy trying to impress fans on the show it’s clear that Redman was the true winner even if his home is rather modest. Redman’s humble home maybe entirely paid for at this point. In case you never saw the original episode I posted the link below….
Pharrell On Snoop’s GGN Network (Video)
February 5, 2014
“The long awaited interview with none other than Pharrell Williams. This episode is full of mutual admiration, classic stories, and an all around iconoclastic explosiveness that will knock your Arby’s hat clean off… u-funky-bitch-u.” – Snoop Dogg (GGN Network)
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Snoop Dogg Talks About Life On A Different High On ‘CBS This Morning’ (Video)
January 30, 2014
Snoop Dogg was up for another Grammy (as Snoop Lion this year), but this CBS morning show expo shows him in a different light that’s so gangsta in a good way. Nearly 20 years of married life, loving and coaching the kids, no longer toting a gat, and visiting the White House on top of all that. Watch the above vid for that and more. It’ll make you proud of the Dogg Father. On some grown man ish.
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Indiana Pacers ‘Paul George’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)
January 30, 2014
Indiana Pacers guard & NBA All-Star Paul George – you know, dude that made the crazy 360-degree dunk against the Clippers – showed up on Jimmy Kimmel Live the other night. PG talks about the first game he had against his basketball idol, Kobe Bryant, about the possibility of going ‘PG 13’, about Larry Bird and more. Part 1 above. Catch more of Paul George in part 2 after the jump.
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