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| Want To Ask Barack Obama A Question? Here's Your Chance! Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:33 AM PDT Senator will answer the best questions we receive, and we'll also air your response to his answer!
What would you ask Barack Obama if you had the opportunity? Think fast — because that opportunity is here! MTV will be speaking with the Democratic presidential candidate Saturday morning, and we want you to give us the questions. Upload your video or written question to YouRHere.MTV.com, we'll take the best ones to Senator Obama, and we'll broadcast his answers on air next week.
But that's not all — be sure to check your e-mail in the coming days, because if your question is chosen, we'll want to know your reaction to his answer. We'll broadcast your response to his answer on-air and/or online Sunday night and Monday. MTV News has extended the same offer to Republican candidate John McCain; as of press time, he has yet to respond. However, both Senators McCain and Obama participated in our "Presidential Dialogues" last year, where they fielded a wide variety of tough questions from college-age audiences. Senator Obama also participated in our "Closing Arguments" forum in February, and we also caught up with him in North Carolina late last month. In that interview, Obama talked about everything from McCain's attacks on him to ways in which the current economic crisis could affect young people in the job market. "If we don't do it, it will have an impact on everybody, especially the next generation, because if the economy slows down, they're the ones who are going to have the toughest time finding a job," he said. MTV News' Sway even got in a few questions about hip-hop. So what do you want to know? Head over to YourRHere.MTV.com and make your voice heard!
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| Killers' Brandon Flowers Stands Behind 'Human' Chorus, Feathery Jacket Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:00 AM PDT 'I think I'm allowed to do whatever I want,' singer says of oft-debated dancer(s) lyrics.
Whether he was slagging the Bravery or praising the Boss, Killers frontman Brandon Flowers used to create a sensation pretty much every time he opened his mouth. So it's sort of odd that these days, it's what he's not saying that's making people talk. Namely, the "s" in "dancers." Ever since "Human," the first single from the Killers' Day & Age album, debuted last month, fans have been debating just why Flowers has decided to drop the letter and make the song's chorus ("Are we human/ Or are we dancer?") a singular affair. It seems like the whole thing didn't make much sense, and some fans even wondered if he was singing something else, like, say "denser." So when MTV News caught up with Flowers last week at the Killers' NYC show, we decided to ask him about the chorus controversy. "It's taken from a quote by [author Hunter S.] Thompson. ... 'We're raising a generation of dancers,' and I took it and ran. I guess it bothers people that it's not grammatically correct, but I think I'm allowed to do whatever I want," he laughed. " 'Denser'? I hadn't heard that one. I don't like 'denser.' " So, there you go. It's "dancer," and don't you forget it. And though Flowers cops to nicking the line from Thompson, does he share any of the author's sentiments about the growing softness of America's youth? "I think that I do, and I don't want to be too much of a preacher," he said. "I say that it's a mild social statement, and that's all I'm gonna say. We're still trying to write the best pop songs we can write." And "Human" is just one of a handful of supple, sheeny pop songs on Age (due November 25), an album bursting with hooks and buffed to perfection by British retro-ist Stuart Price. And though it was born in the same Las Vegas studio as the other songs on the record, it's actually been in the Killers' arsenal for quite some time now. "Human is one of the older ones from these songs. It was around for [the band's 2007 B-sides collection] Sawdust," Flowers explained. "Me and [guitarist] Dave [Keuning] are more on the Pet Shop Boys side of the band, and they were an influence, definitely. When we met with Stuart to record it, the idea I had was, 'I think it's a cross between Johnny Cash and the Pet Shop Boys, if that's possible.' So it was born that night, I guess." Oh, and that reminds us of another bit of controversy involving Flowers and "Human." If you happened to catch the Killers performing the song on "Saturday Night Live" earlier this month, you probably noticed Flowers' rather fetching jacket — festooned with magnificent plumage on the shoulders. Seems that some in the animal-rights community have gotten a bit perturbed by the overall feather-ocity of the ensemble, so much so that Flowers was forced to address the get-up during our interview. Seems that even when he's not speaking at all, he's still able to create, well, a hot fuss. "It's made by a woman named Fee Doran. She goes by Mrs. Jones. She's an English woman, and she's a very kind of eccentric woman," Flowers said. "She's done clothes for everyone from Kylie Minogue to the Scissor Sisters and this one too. There's no fur in it. I don't think anything was butchered for my jacket." Related Videos Related Artists | ||
| 50 Cent Inspired By Will Smith's 'I Am Legend' For 'Get Up' Video Posted: 30 Oct 2008 05:58 AM PDT But Fif says on the clip's L.A. set that he's 'not actually fighting zombies.'
50 Cent always told us he would rise above his peers in rap. In his new video, not only is he the last MC left standing, he's the last man on earth. "I wanted to do something more exciting and interesting than the traditional club video," he said a few days ago on the video set of "Get Up," the lead single from his December 9 LP, Before I Self Destruct. "The directors come in, and guys present treatments to me, and they aren't my usual video directors, and we came up with a concept for it, just a little more futuristic. I took a scene that I seen in a Will Smith film, 'I Am Legend.' ... It's a collage that I thought was interesting."
Fif trekked a few thousand miles to L.A., where he'll play a Dr. Neville-type character. No fighting the undead, though. "Not actually fighting zombies, but you'll see scenes like in the beginning of 'I Am Legend,' " 50 said. "New York City was desolate, like everything was just gone. Instead, that'll be Los Angeles. ... There was a scene, one of the creatures was running into the glass, and I kinda re-created that in my own way." In "Get Up," as you've heard if you've been listening to the radio the past few weeks, 50 encourages folks to move on the dance floor and warns them he's come to spread some "California Love" as well as some NYC hate. "Well, you know, 'California Love' is a great song," he explained. "And this joint is more like it. It's the same key and being played in the same key. ... It's the first thing that came to my head when I heard the beat. That's what I feel like great music does. It inspires you to actually say something that you wouldn't say. Although with different production, I wouldn't have wrote the verses different and the intro different, but because I felt that way I started off, 'I came to bring you that California love and New York hate, all of the above.' " "Get Up" is produced by Dr. Dre's former right-hand beat man, Scott Storch. The G-Unit General gets even more cinematic when his LP drops. He's including his film, "Before I Self Destruct," as a bonus. " 'Before I Self Destruct,' it's interesting," he said of the movie, which he directed and starred in. "I played Clarence in the film. For me, I wanted to show what a lot of urban folks don't show: cause and effect. I wanted to explain the actual behaviors by showing you the trials and tribulations the character went through prior to him being a part of harsh activity, in the wrong direction. So I have references. Movies like 'Menace II Society,' that had great characters, didn't really show cause and effect. Voice-overs explained it. It explained to me that O-Dog was 'America's Nightmare: young, black and just didn't give a f---.' But it did show us what happened to him or what happened around him that influenced him in that way. The Caine character, it did show us how he was influenced. So, you know, there were portions of the film that did have cause and effect in it, but the main characters, this is why people have more compassion for the Caine character than they did for O-Dog." Related Videos Related Artists | ||
| Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:00 AM PDT 'I couldn't vote for any of the two candidates, because it's a mockery on democracy,' Peter Dolving says.
Peter Dolving, the outspoken frontman for Swedish thrash-metal titans the Haunted, might not be able to vote in next week's election, but that doesn't mean he can't have an opinion on this year's presidential hopefuls. Anyone who frequents Blabbermouth.net knows that Dolving has an opinion on just about everything — and Tuesday's momentous vote is no exception. But were Dolving a U.S. citizen, and eligible to vote, he's not so sure he could pull the lever for Barack Obama or John McCain. "If I had citizenship, I couldn't vote for any of the two candidates, because it's a mockery on democracy," Dolving posited. "You have a two-party system, and it's just ridiculous. It's not even remotely politics, and it's in complete disregard of anything that has to do with the constitution. There is a truly great political tradition in the U.S., of democracy and speaking out, but it's been subverted so harshly by business-market interests over the last 150 years that it's just sad. The potential for something truly great, something so radical that no other country's tried it, something that's truly libertarian ... it's been stabbed in the back by people who have no interest whatsoever in that kind of thought tradition and that kind of society, because it doesn't promote their personal goals and gains. It's really sad." Dolving said he's been keeping a close eye on both campaigns, and he even watched the three televised debates. But he's not impressed with either candidate and feels they're just espousing the same old politics of their predecessors. "It's all complete bullsh--," Dolving said. "It's really f---ing sad to see how American politics have turned into pure promotion and PR machinery. It really is sad, because it has nothing to do with the basic idea of building something that resembles the dream or the ideal, what Americanism could be and should be." Dolving and the Haunted won't be here for next week's election, but with a new album, Versus, in stores now, they'll most likely be returning to the States this spring for a full headlining run. The band is currently in the middle of planning that trek. Versus, the band's sixth offering, is a more aggressive affair than 2006's experimental set, The Dead Eye, and marks the band's return to recording live. "A lot of bands have started coming out around the metal and hardcore scene, and all these bands — we call them Pro Tools bands — they sound 10,000 percent better on record than they can ever deliver live, because they can't deliver that sh-- live," Dolving said. "We wanted to take the live setting back into the studio for this one, and we recorded it live over eight days, and then fiddled with the vocals and some solos over the next couple of days. It was a laid-back, quick recording. We decided we'd record it live and not try to worry too much, and it worked out really, really well. It's got the dynamic of what we are as a band, and, as we've gone along, we've felt more and more that it's really important for us to represent on record what we do live." Versus is a confrontational record, he said, with elements "of everything we've done over the years." The disc contains "music we really dig," and the Haunted decided to take their time with the record to make sure all of the songs worked well together. But don't expect to catch the Haunted on Ozzfest this summer. The singer said that, if offered another chance to join the bill (they were on the tour in 2005), they'd probably turn it down. "If it was something like the Ozzfest, but with better organization and less internal bullsh-- going on, it might be interesting," he said, "but there was too much drama and power plays going on around that whole circus. When it comes down to it, that's not what this is about, so why would we waste our time and energy on something like that? We're here to make music and entertain people, and you don't do that when you let your personal-drama bullsh-- bleed over into, and affect, shows. The whole circus feel of it was just kind of ridiculous." The rest of the week's metal news: Mastodon have christened their forthcoming LP Crack the Skye. The record, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Rage Against the Machine), is expected to hit stores early next year and will feature seven tracks, including "Divinations," "Ghost of Karelia" and the 15-minute closer "The Last Baron." ... As I Lay Dying will be filming several of their upcoming live gigs as part of a DVD release that could be out in the spring. The set will feature live performances, backstage footage, interviews, photos, production videos and a documentary on the group. The band's shows on November 17 (San Marcos, California), November 19 (in a yet-to-be-determined city) and November 21 (Anaheim, California) will be taped and feature support acts Bring Me the Horizon, Terror and Born of Osiris. ... Into Eternity will be rejoined by guitarist Tim Roth for four shows in western Canada this week, including a Winnipeg show alongside Dismember and a headlining appearance on Halloween night at Zombiefest in Lethbridge, Alberta. ... New Jersey's God Forbid have titled their forthcoming full-length Earthsblood. The LP is tentatively set for a February release through Century Media. According to guitarist Doc Coyle, the title "came to me after watching the film 'There Will Be Blood.' What is the price of ambition? Is the blood of our bodies and the blood of the earth one and the same? With the current energy crisis, and its relation to many of the military conflicts worldwide, there has been a global, collective consciousness that has emerged in regards to the interdependence between humankind and the planet in which we inhabit. Coincidentally, the lyrics that Byron Davis and Dallas Coyle had written meshed with these revelations perfectly. This isn't a preachy, trendy, 'hip to be green' album, nor is it a concept album. It's just an abstract observation." ... Slayer have posted a new track, called "Psychopathy Red," on YouTube. The song was inspired by Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo and is one of the three new tracks the band recorded during a recent studio session. In the next few months, Slayer will return to the studio to finish tracking their next one, which could be in stores by next summer, if all goes well. ... Several ex- and current members of three popular metal groups have teamed up to form an '80s metal cover group called Kobra Kai. The band, featuring Shad guitarist Jon Donais, Frank Aresti of Fates Warning and former All That Remains drummer Mike Bartlett, have booked several gigs, including one set for Friday night (October 31) in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. ... Behemoth are streaming a new track, called "Quadosh," over on their MySpace page. The song will be featured on the band's forthcoming EP, Ezkaton, which hits stores November 11. ... According to Blabbermouth, founding bassist Dennis Pepa has quit Death Angel. "Throughout my career with the band, I've brought a punk-influenced edge to the Death Angel sound, and as an open-minded musician in need of change, I'd like to diversify and explore other opportunities within and beyond the genre of metal," he said in a statement, issued to the metal site. "I look forward to being involved in new music projects and continuing to connect with all of you." Related Artists | ||
| John McCain's Daughter Meghan Talks Election: 'It's Nowhere Near Over' Posted: 30 Oct 2008 07:26 AM PDT Candidate's daughter says she's gotten to live the 'life of a political rock star.'
LAS VEGAS — Apparently, the homestretch of this year's presidential campaign runs parallel with the Strip here. As Senator John McCain marches through a final push in key swing states, his 23-year-old daughter, Meghan, is rubbing shoulders with punk-rock royalty at the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas. Meghan has turned up alongside Johnny Ramone's widow Linda to thank campaign workers in this hotly contested western state. Nevada is a key battleground state, after all ... and Linda assures us that being a Republican is very punk rock, so it all makes sense. (Plus, Meghan is a die-hard Ramones fans, even stealing her first kiss to one of their songs.) So while Senator McCain and running mate Sarah Palin continue their final push through Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, Meghan is on the western flank. "It's just a good way for me to say hi to people while they kick back and have a drink at the end of the day," McCain said. It's a role that fits well in her comfort zone — despite a year in the spotlight, she's still nervous speaking to large crowds ("I've got to give it up to my girl, Chelsea Clinton. She's the one who rocked that, not me," she said), and prefers one-on-one time with supporters. And she's logged a lot of it over the past 18 months while hitting the trail with her father — a long, strange trip that's been captured on her blog in all its giddy, gory and usually sleep-deprived glory. There are behind-the-scenes photos and videos of life on the road — Straight Talk shenanigans, hotel room hijinks and quiet moments when the candidate is simply "dad." "I've had such an amazing experience, and I've gotten to live the life of a political rock star," she said, looking back. "It's been so amazing. I'm so grateful." Amid the parade of snapshots, playlists and personal stories that populate her blog, Meghan has also published a children's book ("My Dad, John McCain"), palled around with Heidi Montag and done time on "Larry King Live," "The Tonight Show," "The Today Show" and "The View." She's also made the leap from registered independent to card-carrying Republican, and become one of the hardest working members of her father's campaign (quite a change from when MTV News first met Meghan, almost exactly a year ago, on the campus of South Carolina's Clemson University). "I thought Hillary [Clinton] was going to be the nominee," Meghan said of her initial expectations. "A lot of people thought [Mitt] Romney was going to be our nominee. Nothing has turned out the way I thought it would be, except I knew my father could pull it out." No, little has gone according to script in this election year, so the campaign (and the blog) that were expected to fizzle out long ago are marching on. Meghan's week includes more TV, radio and college appearances before meeting up with her father for a series of rallies. "We're continuing to get the message out, and we're giving back to the people who've given up so much for this campaign," she said. "It's not over. It's nowhere near over," she declared. And, of course, all of it will be fodder for her blog. "I love the blog and I love the people I meet and I have really great friends here with me," she said. "It's been the most liberating experience of my life. ... I wanted to be a music journalist back in the day. I wanted to work for Rolling Stone and be the next Hunter Thompson. But I've kind of gone about it a different way." It's been a remarkable experience for Meghan, one that she's not eager to let go. She admits that she gets emotional when thinking about how close this trip is to its end. "I've been doing this for a year and four months, right after I graduated college. Living on a bus for that long is a long time. I can't believe it's almost over. ... I'm going to have to manage a band or something after this so I can stay on the road," she joked. There has been disappointment, however, especially when encountering indifference during an election season offering up what she calls "two great candidates." "I don't know what's going to inspire you if these two candidates don't," she said. And, of course, there have been the lessons that this unique race has taught us about gender issues. "I'm disappointed in how the media treated Senator Clinton," she said. "I think it's a shame. I think how they treat Sarah is also terrible. My mother, Mrs. Obama, myself ... politics is a rough place for women. ... I hope for more. I think that Senator Clinton and Governor Palin have broken a lot of barriers, and I hope that will continue in the future. "I think that a lot of male reporters have issues with interviewing powerful women," she added. "It says a lot more about the media than it does about the public." But the disappointments have been few. For Meghan, seeing her father's success has been overwhelming at times. "I cried at the [Republican National] Convention — backstage and onstage — when I was watching him. My mom was pregnant with me at the '84 convention, so it kind of came full circle." And the success of her blog, which Meghan calls "my baby," has been an unexpected thrill as well. "I've totally opened myself up and made myself vulnerable. ... I wasn't sure how it would be received, but people have been so amazing. "If my dad does win, knock on wood, I'm going to keep the blog going and tell everyone what it's like to be the first daughter," she vowed. But before all that, how will she unwind after a year and a half on the campaign trail? What does life on November 5 look like? "I'll relax a little bit, but I'm a total type-A personality," she joked. "I've got to start looking for another job when this is over." And what will be the first song on her playlist the day after the election? "Probably Queen's 'We Will Rock You.' "
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| Private Memorial For Jennifer Hudson's Family Set For Monday Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:02 AM PDT Previously published memorial fund information is incorrect -- details to be released in the coming days.
A private memorial service will be held in Chicago on Monday for Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The service is for invited guests only. On Friday, an announcement will be made to address whether a public service will be held, according to the Hudson Funeral Home, which is handling the funeral and memorial arrangements. Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were shot and killed Friday morning at their Chicago home. Julian King, the 7-year-old son of Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, was found dead Monday morning in Jason Hudson's SUV, which was taken from the home. Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who is a friend of Jennifer Hudson's, will donate a jersey to help pay tribute to one of the victims, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. "I would like to give them a personal jersey," Harris said Wednesday. "A lot of times you try to understand things but you can't fathom that, losing three loved ones within three days. It's very difficult and my prayers are with the family. It's hard but you just have to try not to lose faith in God." On Wedneday, the Tribune reported that Chicago police believe more than one person may have been involved in the killings. William Balfour, Julia Hudson's estranged husband and the only person to be detained by police thus far in the case, remains in police custody for a parole violation, although he has not been charged in connection with the Hudson family murders. [This story was originally published at 2:44 pm E.T. on 10.30.08] Related Videos Related Artists | ||
| How Was T.I. Able To Vote After Felony Weapons Conviction? Posted: 30 Oct 2008 01:44 AM PDT Rapper's early trip to the polls in Georgia marked the first time he had ever voted.
You may have seen the pictures of T.I. proudly displaying a sticker on his thumb Tuesday as proof that he cast an early ballot in this year's presidential election. According to a press release from his spokespeople, it was the first time the 28-year-old rapper (born Clifford Harris) had ever voted. Tip is the national spokesperson for the nonpartisan group Respect My Vote's "Get Out the Vote" campaign. "T.I. has been a very vocal and engaged activist in helping to get young people to register and, now, to get them to the polls to vote," read a release from T.I.'s camp. "With his prior difficulties with the law, T.I. made it his point to emphasize that, while he thought he was ineligible to vote, others needed to get out to the polls to make a difference in their lives and their communities. Recently, he did further research on his own and discovered he was, in fact, still eligible to vote. Going to the polls early this morning in Atlanta, Georgia, was a transformative experience for him." How was T.I. able to vote? Well, the Georgia Secretary of State's office, in consultation with their own lawyers and the Georgia Attorney General's office, in consultation with their own lawyers and the Georgia Attorney General's office, "reviewed the law and found that Mr. Harris is eligible to in Georgia because the state constitution says that to be able to vote, you have to have served your entire sentence, which includes all probation and fines and any other stipulations," said Matt Carrothers, the Secretary of State's director of media relations. Because T.I. is not slated to go to prison until next year on felony gun charges and is not currently incarcerated — though he is under house arrest — and is not on probation, all he had to do was contact the county he votes in and get re-registered in order to cast a ballot. "Feels like I've taken advantage of my right to become a part of the democracy," T.I. said in the release. "It was definitely worth standing in line and doing all the things people complain about voting. I think it's more than worth it." T.I. was arrested in October 2007, mere hours before he was to headline the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. The rapper was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty to the charges in May as part of a plea deal.
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| Jay-Z And Coldplay Make 'Sonic Alchemy' On <i>Viva La Hova</i> Mixtape Posted: 30 Oct 2008 01:19 AM PDT Rapper and band approve of the mixtape released by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban.
We already know Jay-Z and Coldplay dig each other's music, as evidenced by collaboration for "Lost +" on the band's upcoming Prospekt's March EP and "Beach Chair" from Jay's Kingdom Come. But what would it sound like if international-superstar pals Jay and Chris Martin made more than a two-off? That's what mixtape veterans Mick Boogie and Terry Urban wondered, so they pulled a Danger Mouse and recently locked themselves in the lab for two weeks to cook up Viva la Hova, a 19-track mash-up that lays Jay's unique flow over the atmospheric arena rock of England's finest. "What Danger Mouse did with the Grey Album was momentous, and I was sitting there one day, and I saw that Coldplay was releasing a song with Jay-Z, and I had this idea. Because any time you read about Jay-Z in a nonurban magazine, they talk about his relationship with Chris and Gwyneth [Paltrow] and how Jay is an international star rather than just a rap star," said Boogie, 30, who recently created the mash-up mixtape, The Honor Roll for VH1's "Hip-Hop Honors." "I thought it was cool they were doing a song [on the Coldplay EP], and I love 'Beach Chair,' so I thought, 'They should do a whole album together. What if we put it together? What would it sound like?' "So, Boogie and frequent collaborator Urban listened to "Lost +" when it leaked last month, got a feel for the sound of the dynamic music combo, and a project was born. "It was exactly what I thought it might be — great Jay-Z rhymes over cool Coldplay songs," said Boogie of the mixtape, which debuted online on Tuesday. "So I reached out to some of our favorite producers, from 9th Wonder to some new guys, and they each produced a song and we each produced a song, which is the first time we've ever done that for a project." Boogie also roped in artist Glen Infante to remix Coldplay's Viva album cover, with the characters from the original Eugene Delacroix painting tricked out with characters wearing fly shades, Yankees caps and neckfuls of bling. As Boogie suspected, the worlds-apart sounds do blend into a strangely compelling flow, as on producer Cookin' Soul's "Public Speeding," which melds Jay's hyped "Public Service Announcement" with the lighter-flicking Coldplay track "High Speed," speeding up Martin's vocals to a high-pitched chipmunk wheeze. Elsewhere, the unlikely combinations make for an eerie disconnect, as when Jay spits gritty rhymes about the dangers of the street hustle from "U Don't Know" accompanied by the spare instrumental hook to "In My Place." For the most part, Boogie said, he and Urban — who chose all the mash-up pairings and worked closely with the producers on the tone and energy of their mixes — tried to choose non-hit tracks to keep the focus on the music, rather than the recognizable hooks. A few exceptions include "Miss Trouble," which drops Jay's "Excuse Me Miss" over the instantly hummable piano hook from "In My Place," and "Take the Hill," which uses the guitar line from Coldplay's recent hit, "Violet Hill," as the bed for Hova's "Takeover." "It's real fall music," Boogie said of the simultaneously hard-core and melancholic tracks. "Coldplay is a very fall/wintery band, and Jay is known for dropping something every fall. And together it's darkly organic, so it makes sense for this time of the year." Boogie said he hasn't reached out to either camp — and didn't need their blessing to do the project, since he's giving it away and not profiting from its sale — but he's heard from Jay's assistant that the rap mogul thought it was "amazing," so he's happy. Coldplay weighed in the day after the mixtape debuted, writing on their blog, "It may not quite be the cup of tea of the EMI and Roc-A-Fella music lawyers, but we're rather enjoying the new Viva la Hova bootleg album which has popped up on the Internet this week. ... Check out this impressive work of sonic alchemy." "He's really artistic, and he brought Coldplay to the hip-hop world in the first place," Boogie said of Jay-Z. "And he's released the a cappellas of his albums, so he knows the deal. And they're kind of in a similar place, though their music is from two different genres. Coldplay is a rock band with a lot of soul and feeling and music that's not very busy, which makes it easily sample-able and remixable." As proud as he is of tracks like the meditative "Lost Part 2," ("Momma Loves Me" and the import mix of "Lost") and one of the album's most elegant pairings, "Hola Blanco" (the bouncing "Hola Hovito" and the ethereal "White Shadows"), Boogie said the album is probably just a onetime venture. "This is a one of one," he said. "I don't really want to do another one, because the reason this works is because it really makes sense." Related Artists |
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