Celebrity Spotting: Keri Hilson, Aubrey O'Day, 50 Cent

Keri Hilson made an appearance on BBC2’s music show "Sound" in London.

Aubrey O’Day and her dog were at the 4th Annual Music Saves Lives event in West Hollywood, Calif.

50 Cent promoted his video game, Blood on the Sand, at Manhattan Play N Trade in New York City.

Justin Timberlake attended the Cartier 100th Anniversary in America celebration in New York City.

Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon celebrated their first wedding anniversary in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort.

Jay-Z hosted an evening at LAVO nightclub at The Palazzo in Las Vegas.

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Eminem Films Video For Crack A Bottle

Rappers Eminem and 50 Cent, along with producer/rapper Dr. Dre, shot a video for the first single from Em's upcoming album The Relapse.

The trio shot scenes for the video inside of The Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reps confirm that the video would hit airwaves and the Internet on April 7.
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50 Cent To Release Two Albums

Eminem isn't the only one set to release more than one album in a year.
“The new announcement is that I’m dropping two albums,” 50 Cent tells MTV News.

The Queens rapper says the hold up has to do with Dr. Dre. “I’ve had an opportunity to record since I thought I was releasing an album in December. But the portion of my record that I recorded with Dr. Dre was incomplete, because there was no opportunity to mix it. The only song that was mixed that I worked on with Dr. Dre is ‘I Get It In’—that one is out now. It’s cool, but I need the rest of them to be mixed before I can present my project to the public.”

The first of Fiddy’s two albums, Before I Self-Destruct, is scheduled to follow Eminem’s Relapse in June, while his second album will come one month after Em’s Relapse 2 at the end of the year.
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50 Cent To Join Fall Out Boy on Tour

50 Cent will appear on five dates, starting in Dallas on April 14.

Fall Out Boy will be joining forces with 50 Cent for five dates of the band's Believers Never Die Part Deux tour this spring. The rockers kick off the jaunt, in support of their latest LP, Folie à Deux, on April 3 in Phoenix.

Fif's first stop on the tour will be in Dallas on April 14. Additional cities where 50 Cent will be joining the guys reportedly will be announced each day this week on Fall Out Boy's Web site, FriendsOrEnemies.com.

50 Offers To Mentor Joaquin Phoenix

50 Cent insists Joaquin Phoenix has a chance at success - he just needs to draw on and write about his own life experiences.

The star tells BlackVoices.com, "He should write about the things that he has real interest in, the things he has been influenced by. Because, when an artist writes something that's totally away from their experience period, it can't be embraced. Like when you have a former correctional officer (Rick Ross) write from the biggest drug dealer in Miami's perspective, they don't get it.

"It's not necessary for you to be involved in criminal activity at any point in your life for you to be a part of hip-hop. You can come in and write from a totally positive perspective."
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New Music: 50 Cent - Get It In

50 Cent's new track is titled “Get It In” from his fourth studio album Before I Self-Destruct, due out this spring. Dr. Dre produced this single.

50 Cent - Get It In

New Music: Eminem Feat. 50 Cent & Dr. Dre - Crack a Bottle

Eminem is back with “Crack A Bottle.” The song features Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. Look for Slim Shady’s sixth studio album Relapse this spring.

Eminem Ft. 50 Cent & Dr. Dre - Crack A Bottle

What y'all think..hit or miss?

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50 Talks House Fire

50 Cent has been accused by former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins of setting his Long Island home on fire. Tompkins and son Marquise were present at the time of the blaze that destroyed the $2.4 million dollar estate on May 30, 2008. 50 has spoken out on the accusations for the first time.

“At the end of the day, that’s why it hasn’t been anything as a result of that towards me from the law enforcement perspective,” the rapper told “TV One Access” in response to Tompkins’ claims.

50 hints at the possibility that his ex-girlfriend set the house on fire herself after the courts ordered her to vacate. “It was more like, ‘If I can’t have it, you can’t have it.’”

Tompkins believes the “In Da Club” hitmaker sent someone to burn down the property. “He’s too much of a coward to do anything himself,” she said at the time.

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50 Cent - Get Up Live

50 Cent performed Get Up with G-Unit for the Spike TV Video Game Awards at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. on Sunday. The show also featured performances and appearances from LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes.

Get Up 08 VGA Live
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Picture Of The Day

50 Cent had to get security guards to use a coat hanger to break into his car after locking his keys in the Rolls-Royce.

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TRL Finale Videos

Total Request Live is officially gone...Here are some videos of the Finale

Justin Timberlake & JC Chasez are interviewed by Carson Daly

50 Cent Medley TRL Finale
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50 Cent Performs

I Want It That Way TRL Finale
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Backstreet Boys Perform I Want It That Way

Travis Barker's first interview since the accident.

TRL's Final Episode - November 16th

"TOTAL FINALE LIVE" CELEBRATION FOR TRL ON NOVEMBER 16TH

Favorite TRL VJs Will Take the Stage Including Jesse Camp, Hilarie Burton and Vanessa Minnillo

Los Angeles, CA – November 11, 2008 – A star-studded group of artists from rock, pop, hip-hop and beyond are already lined up to commemorate TRL with their memories, performances, and more as MTV’s "Total Finale Live" celebration (November 16 8:00pm ET/PT) grows ever closer. Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, and JC Chasez, always sure to draw a crowd in New York City’s Times Square, are set to join "TRL’s" current host Damien Faheyand former host Carson Daly in the studio and share their thoughts on what the show meant to them.

Just when you thought the finale couldn’t get any bigger, the show has been extended an extra half-hour to fit in all the "TRL" goodness. The finale will now feature Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Nelly on stage together in a one-time only collaboration, adding another big moment to the long list of hot performances that have taken place in the "TRL" studios over the years. In addition, Christina Aguilera and Travis Barker will be joining the show via satellite to say a few words to the fans.

Beyoncé, 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy and the Backstreet Boys have already been added to the list of performers for "Total Finale Live." Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taylor Sw if t, Hilary Duff, Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit fame and Jonathan Davis of Korn will all appear in the studio.

And since you can’t have "TRL’ without the VJs, we’re welcoming back Lyndsey Rodrigues, Vanessa Minnillo,Dave Holmes, Jesse Camp, Hilarie Burton, La La Vasquez and Quddus to celebrate, in addition to the show’s hosts, Carson Daly and Damien Fahey.

"Total Finale Live" is Executive Produced by Dave Sirulnick, Tony DiBari, Tim Healy and Dave George. Shawn Witt serves as Supervising Producer. Marta Ravin is Producer.

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50 Cent Creates Community

50 Cent joined by Bette Midler were in Queens, NY for the grand opening of Curtis Jackson Community Garden. "I love 50!" Bette said, whose NY Restoration Project got 50's G-Unity Foundation involved.

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Picture Of The Day

50 Cent attended the U.K. premiere of their new film Righteous Kill with Al Pacino and Rober De Niro on Sunday. The movie opened at No. 3 grossing $16.5 million at the U.S. box office this weekend.

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50 Cent Can See Son/Eminem New Album

50 Cent was granted more time to see his son, Marquis, by the Family Court in Long Island. 50 can have unrestricted time with Marquis from August 3-12. The estranged couple will be back in court August 19th to fight the insurance proceeds from 50's home that was burned down in a suspicious fire in May (where Tompkins and Marquis lived). The next court date will be
September 8 for a trial about an order of protection 50's girlfriend has of protection against him. The temporary restraining order requires 50 to stay curbside when picking up or dropping off Marquis and bans him from being on any property at the same time as Shaniqua Tompkins, the girlfriend.

After a long wait, Eminem has been in the studio, his label confirmed. There is no release date set, but Dr. Dre's newest protege, Bishop Lamont, says "He's been quiet for too long, and he's got a lot to get off his chest." Em has been on hiatus for more than two years after D12 member and best friend, Proof's 2006 passing.
Source: MTV.com

50 Cents Son Is His Motivation

50 Cent hasn't been able to see his son since the "suspicious" fire that destroyed his home. 50 says his 11 year old son, Marquis, is his motivation and told MTV.com in an interview, "I'd like to be able to just see my baby."

50 has had limited contact with his son while ex girlfriend Shaniqua Thompkins (Marquis' mother) battles the rapper over custody following the fire that destroyed the home Marquis and Shaniqua lived in.

That's totally messed up. 50 should be able to see his son.

Source: People.com

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