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Yo, Happy Mother’s Day
Even the toughest among us are mamas’ boys at heart. As proof, we offer seven musical odes to mom by some of the world’s greatest rappers.
There’s something delightfully bizarre when searching for a song a particular musician recorded in tribute to his mother and finding the warning “(Explicit)” next to its title.
(From left to right, and top to bottom) Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah and DMX. (Getty; Invision/AP; AP)
Yet that’s exactly what happens when you track down Snoop Dogg’s “I Love My Momma” on YouTube. And if a hip-hop star inextricably linked to drugs and girls and partying and raunchy content and explicit language offering up a well-meaning love letter to his mother seems odd, well, the truth is, it’s rather common. Kanye West, 2Pac, and Jay-Z are among the host of rappers who have done the same, trading lyrics about fast cars and popping bottles for tokens of appreciation for a mother’s hard work.
An Ode to Lucille Bluth
In honor of Mother’s Day, we celebrate one of TV’s most memorable mothers—Lucille Bluth from ‘Arrested Development.’ WATCH VIDEO of her most hilarious and biting lines.
Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter), the matriarch of the Bluth family in beloved TV comedy Arrested Development—returning May 26 on Netflix—takes a different approach to nurturing her own. From coddling her son Buster (Tony Hale) to ignoring G.O.B. (Will Arnett) and telling Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) she needs to lose weight on a regular basis, no other boozehound mother voices disappointment in her children quite like Lucille does. And she does it all with caustic wit and some less-than-charming winking.
Thoughts on Her Children
Diversity Comes to Prime-Time TV
Nighttime television usually belongs to journalists and white comics. Now Aspire wants an alternative, and is bringing five black women together for a good gab.
Prime time and late night are usually filled with journalists like Barbara Walters and white comics. But come June, the fledging African-American cable network Aspire wants you to have choices.
From left to right: Angela Burt-Murray, Erin Jackson, Malinda Williams, Issa Raye and Rene Syler. (Aspire)
Which is why the network, owned by NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, announced last week that it would premiere Exhale, a new nighttime gab fest featuring five women of color. Journalist Angela Burt Murray, comic Erin Jackson, web sensation Issa Raye, Rene Styler, and actress Malinda Williams were tapped to host the hour-long talk show, on which they will chat about everything from relationships and child-rearing to natural hair care. This fall will also see the return of late-night favorite and Johnson’s good friend Arsenio Hall. Queen Latifah will have a daytime show.
The Week in Viral Videos
Jodi Arias is convicted of murder, a survivor is pulled from the collapsed Bangladesh factory 17 days later, and the ‘Ender’s Game’ trailer drops. WATCH our countdown of the best and buzziest.
10. Police Helicopter Shootout Looks Like Video Game
This shocking video is real, not just a screengrab from Call of Duty. The footage, taken in May 2012 but only recently made public, shows a Brazilian police chopper chasing after—and shooting wildly at—the fleeing car of drug lord Marcio “Mathematician” Pereira.
The Greatest ‘Gatsby’ Debate
Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy take on Fitgerald’s classic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has critics sharply divided. Daily Beast fashion editor Isabel Wilkinson and culture writer/editor Marlow Stern take sides.
The Great Gatsby, director Baz Luhrmann’s $127 million 3-D film adaptation of the celebrated 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is earning cheers and jeers from critics—in nearly equal measure.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
For the uninitiated, the film is set at the height of the Roaring ‘20s—a time of glitz, glamour, and illegal booze. Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) is a struggling bond trader who rents a summer cottage next to the mysterious mega-rich Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) on the Long Island coast. The enigmatic Gatsby throws over-the-top weekly parties, which we later learn are to attract the attention of Carraway’s cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan)—a socialite Gatsby is hopelessly in love with. Unfortunately for him, Daisy is married to the brutish Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton), a classist, racist old-money scoundrel who cheats on her with the working class Myrtle Wilson (Isla Fisher). Gatsby, with the help of Carraway, attempts to rekindle his romance with Daisy.
Demi’s New Boyfriend Is Amazing
He’s 20 years younger and a professional pearl diver. His name is Will Hanigan or Simranjeet Singh, depending on who you ask. Meet Demi Moore’s awesome new love interest.
“The rainforest will heal you on so many different levels. The ayahuasca gives you the visual journey of what you’re going through on a physical and meta-physical level. It’s good.”
Demi Moore arrives at the Target presents AFI Night at the movies held at ArcLight Hollywood on April 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Michael Tran/FilmMagic/Getty)
Ladies and gentleman, meet Demi Moore’s alleged new boyfriend.
There are some pretty wild parties in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby,’ in theater Fri. From the Roaring Twenties free-for-alls in ‘Gatsby’ to the orgies in ‘Caligula,’ check out the wildest movie parties.
Baz Luhrmann’s over-the-top $127 million 3-D film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, the celebrated 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has earned mixed reviews. But one thing most people can agree on is the parties that Gatsby, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, throws are pretty out-of-control—thanks to the design and costume work by Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning wife and producing partner, Catherine Martin (with a tip of the hat to Miuccia Prada and Brooks Brothers).
A party scene from The Great Gatsby. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
But where do Gatsby’s jazzy, champagne-poppin’ parties stand among the wildest movie parties ever?
8 Best Music Videos of the Week
David Bowie gets religious. Iggy Azalea goes Bollywood. WATCH VIDEO of the most entertaining, breathtaking, and bizarre music videos released this week.
In this week’s top music-video picks, we take a journey through a postapocalyptic world, a jewelry heist, and vibrant stop-motion animation. From hip-hop to electronic and indie rock, and featuring artists like Fun. and Queens of the Stone Age, see which music videos are becoming viral.
David Bowie: “The Next Day”
Cheat Sheet
Entertainment
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ENTERPRISE
'Star Trek' Wins Box Office
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NOT FOR SALE
Kanye West Debuts Two New Songs
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TWIHARDS
Report: Stewart, Pattinson Split
For now. Yes, again.More
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STAY CLASSY
'Anchorman' Unveils Sequel Teaser
Movie to be released December 2013.More
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ALL MY SINGLE LADIES
Beyonce Responds to Pregnancy Rumors
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The Billboards’ Best Moments
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Enterprising
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Moving On
An 'SNL' Exodus?
Stage Dive Gone Wrong
The Billboard Music Awards took a painful turn Sunday night, when R&B divo Miguel ditched the crooning in favor of attempted acrobatics and accidentally dropkicked a female fan in the head.
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11 Best Fashion Instagrams
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The Cannes Heist: Who Did It?
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You Decide: Did Michelle Obama Get Rid Of Her Bangs?
FLOTUS parts to the left, Twitter explodes. More
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The Royalist
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High-Viz Harry Checks Out His Chelsea Garden
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Harry Stalker Locked Up In Greenwich!
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