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...January Def Jam and Jive Records threw a joint press conference to congratulate themselves on their good fortune: Def Jam's top artist, rapper Jay-Z--the multimillion-selling kingpin of the genre--and Jive's top R.-and-B. singer, R. Kelly--whose schizoid canon runs between gospel-infused hits like I Believe I Can Fly and bedroom numbers on the order of Like a Freak--were collaborating on an album. Synergy isn't a science, but given the platinum pedigrees of both artists, the album, The Best of Both Worlds, could plausibly have become the first...
Kelly's label, Jive, blames the disappointing sales of The Best of Both Worlds on CD bootlegging and an industrywide depression. Def Jam and Jay-Z are not even making excuses: they're just fleeing the scene. Def Jam won't release photos of Jay-Z and R. Kelly together, and Jay-Z, through an intermediary, thanked the editor of Vibe magazine for removing him from a cover with Kelly. Elaborate plans for a video and tour have been scrapped. "We don't want any negative associations that might come with a video, any accusations or anything," says Def...
Okay, so the movie has its moments. Pretty-boy Fatone singing Def Lepard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is pretty amusing, as is Dave Foley’s performance as Kevin’s Ginko-shake-swilling boss. However, the best moments in On the Line are certainly the unintentional gags. For instance, it seems as though after the film was shot, the producers decided to make it more kid-friendly by removing all the profanity. Thus, a character will look as if he’s saying...
...West essentially said that it is impossible to “judge the worst of the present by the best of the past.” Like most people, however, he is not optimistic that many hip-hop fans will ever fully embrace innovative artists such as Mos Def, Lauryn Hill and Talib Kweli. Neither is he optimistic that there will be many more artists like them...