Jay-Z Has The Power!

It's been almost two years since Jay released an album, but it's evident that dude is still on his A game; He's been named #1 on the Source magazines “Power 30” list.

The hip-hop magazine says Jay-Z tops the list because he’s an industry leader and a top businessman, with his ventures with Live Nation and Rocawear, and his part-ownership of the New Jersey Nets.

Others on the list include Diddy, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and Kimora Lee Simmons. President Barack Obama was given top billing on the honorary power list because of his influence on the new hip-hop generation.

Angelina Jolie Tops Forbes Most Powerful Celeb List

There's a new sherrif in town and her name is Angelina Jolie. Well, not like she's all that or nothing, but she has just unseated the queen of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey as being the world’s most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes.

The actress grabbed the No. 1 spot from the Winfrey in the mags annual Celebrity 100 list, which ranks the rich and famous based on media exposure and career earnings over the past year.

Angie and her brood of children have all earned their spot by constantly being in the tabloids thus earning them a whopping $27 million, bumping her up from third place on last year’s list, Forbes said, adding that she wields more power due to high-profile turns in hit films such as “Wanted” and “Kung Fu Panda.”

Although Oprah is not the most powerful celeb, she is, however, still the highest earning celeb with $275 million. Can I just get 5 stacks Oprah??? Anyways, Madonna came in third, trailed by Beyonce, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen and Steven Spielberg. Two other celebs tied up in Jolie’s tabloid universe — Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt — came in at eighth and ninth place, respectively.

Tenth place goes to Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, thanks in part to endorsement deals scored after the Beijing Olympics. About halfway down the list sits a very familiar face: President Barack Obama. At No. 49, Obama’s the first sitting head of state to appear on this Forbes fixture because of his worldwide fame, his historic election and his career as a best-selling author.

Newcomers to the list: Alec Baldwin (No. 91); Meryl Streep (No. 64); Toby Keith (No. 59); Rascal Flatts (No. 42); TV host Glenn Beck (No. 81); and teen singing superstar Taylor Swift (No. 69). Although he’s one of the biggest acts in entertainment, Justin Timberlake went from 12th to falling off the list completely, since ending his lucrative “FutureSex/LoveShow” concert tour. Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp and Tyra Banks also dropped off the list. Are we really surprised by J-Lo and Tyra?

Essence Mag Top Best Dressed of 08

Essence has revealed the top 10 Best Dressed Couples of 2008. Barack and Michelle... of course were the winners of this! Check out the others below.

More Diddy Comin At'Cha!

As if we aren't being tormented enough with constantly seeing Sarah Palin everywhere... STILL... We will never be able to get the sight of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs out of our heads either!

Diddy has been cast on a hit televison show. Seems he'll be following right behind rapper Nelly who recently appeared on the same show. Which show am I talking about... well none other than CBS' popular crime drama CSI: Miami.

On the show, Diddy will be playing a federal prosecutor according to ET, and will be appearing in not just one but possibly three epi's that are slated to air in the beginning of 2009.

In other Diddy "news", Access Hollywood posted a poll to the public asking who would they prefer to see as the first "black James Bond"?

a) Will Smith

b) Sean "Diddy" Combs

c) Terrance Howard

d) Dijimon Hounsou

I opted for the choice of Will Smith because let's face it... the brotha is sexy as hell and has that swag. True enough Diddy has the swag too, but he ain't sexy by no means! JMO!

Best Rapper Alive Goes To... U Kidding Me?

Over 920,000 voters named Detroit rapper Eminem "the best rapper alive"??? Did I miss something? Since when? Granted, yes dude is a serious lyricist, throw lyrics out and lets factor in time in the game, consistent albums, album sales, mixtapes out, who hustles the hardest, etc... I could go on and on, and I swear, I still wouldn't come up with this dude.

Not to mention that we already have two other dudes that are consistently on the grind and who consistently put out good music, and who are blazin the charts everywhere... Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. What about them?

Who exactly did VIBE poll for this? Every white suburbia out there? Surely not the black community all voted for Em??? What VIBE did was started this competition back in July. The pyramid of rappers was set up in a tournament style bracket format Voters weighed in with nominees like T.I., Rick Ross, Nas, and even recently back on the scene Joe Budden???? I don't quite understand the latter but whateve!

The competition came down to the final eight, with the top four MC's, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Andre 3000 left to go up against the underdogs. Unfortunately, Lil Wayne was beat by Ludacris *BIG WIDE EYED BLANK STARE*, Andre 3000 was defeated by Game *BLANK STARE AND A SLIGHT TWITCH*. What it all came down to was Jay and Em beating out both Luda and Game, and going head to head for the win.

The people spoke and Eminem came out the victor! Dude hasn't released jack since 04... are ya'll serious? I need a drink!

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Fight The Power Greatest Hip Hop Song Ever??

VH1 has compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever, and your favorite hip hop politicians topped the list. Public Enemy’s 1989 black power anthem “Fight the Power” came in at number 1.

VH1 is set to count down all of the 100 songs on the list in a series of shows beginning on Monday.

Following "Fight the Power" on the list is the Sugar Hill Gang’s groundbreaking song, “Rapper’s Delight,” followed by Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin but a ’G’ Thang” at No. 3. Run-D.M.C.’s “Walk This Way” with Aerosmith and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s “The Message” round out the top five.

Salt ’N Pepa was the lone female act in the top 10, with their early hit “Push It.” Jay-Z and Eminem made the top 20, while other acts on the list include the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Biz Markie, Black Sheep and J.J. Fad.

Do you guys agree or disagree! I say Fight The Power was a very influential song, but it wasn't the greatest!

Was Tupac Overrated?

According to Blender magazine, the answer to that question is yes. Up until Lil Wayne emerged with this last album, I think most hip hop/rap heads deemed Tupac to be the greatest rapper to ever grace a mic. But the music mag tells another story.

It's no hidden fact that the death of Tupac was more successful for the rappers career than his life was. Tupac sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, and let Blender tell it, he's the most overrated person in music.

The offbeat mag compiled a list of places, trends and other junk in rock in it's October issue, which is due out next week. Other things on that list included the Grammys at No. 7, encores at No. 12, Pink Floyd at No. 14 and "the music you loved as a teenager" at No. 23.

Shakur, a "gangsta" rapper who showed his sensitive side in movies, was killed during an unsolved drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. More than a dozen albums have been released in the ensuing years, and his image is almost as ubiquitous as that of Che Guevara or Bob Marley. But while Shakur was a decent rapper with "insane rock-star charisma," according to Blender, he also "larded records with self-mythologizing, mediocre filler."

It's not the first time the pages of Blender have been used to bring down Shakur a few notches. In its June issue, rapper Lil Wayne listed him among his top five rappers, but then admitted: "I can't front: I was never into Pac."

For you die hard Tupac fans. Don't take offense too much. This is also a magazine that said that Yung Berg would be the biggest thing to hit the rap scene... so go figure!

Michelle Obama Best Dressed

As my grand daddy used to say, "Well that's aaalright right there!" Look who has made Vanity Fair's 69th annual style poll for the International Best Dressed List of 2008? Yes... that's right ladies and germs... it's your next first lady (YEAH I SAID... WHAT?) Mrs. Michelle Obama. The September issue honors the worlds most stylish women and men of today. Also on the list are Sarah Jessica Parker, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Matt Lauer, and the beloved Kanye West!

How 'bout that folks?

Tyra Banks Hardest Working Woman In ShowBiz

The results are in; Tyra Banks has been named the hardest working person in showbiz. All this according to a poll by Parade magazine.

Tyra beat out Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez (she hasn't done anything in how long?), Heidi Klum, and even Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Going from being A supermodel to a daytime talkshow host has seemed to work in Ms. Banks' favor.

Also in the poll, Oprah Winfrey turned out to be the celebrity most people would like as a next-door neighbour and Nicole Richie stood above Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise to become the celebrity with the Most Improved Reputation, Halle Berry is the sexiest new mother (take that, Jessica Alba!), Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer were voted the Most Unlikely Couple.

Beyonce's Boobs Just Don't Make The Cut

According to a poll done by In Touch magazine, compared to her House of Dereon dariaire, Beyonce's boobs just don't measure up.

Beyonce came in at the number 10 spot on the list while dittsy ass Jessica Simpson took the top spot. The rest of the top five consisted of Tyra Banks (2), Scarlett Johansson (3), Carmen Electra (4) and WTF?! Lindsay Lohan (5).

No offense to my white readers, but c'mon now. Boobs don't even matter in our community anymore, so this poll don't mean -ish to us. I'm just sayin!