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Empire Recap: Make A Man Love A Man, Ep. 8 [Photos]

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The latest episode of FOX hit Empire included more over the top drama its viewers crave. Especially since it’s ratings manage to go up, again.  In this episode, Jamal finally made a big announcement while Andre continues to amaze us with his mentally unstable struggle. Cookie continued to hit us with hilarious one liners (she called a Anika a “fake Halle Berry” and a “fake Lena Horne”) while Lucious confirmed that he is one Lyon that just can’t be tamed. Let’s take a look at what went down in Empire‘s latest episode in the following pages. — Photos: FOX The post Empire Recap: Make A Man

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Rising Producer Afromaniac Approaches Perfection On New ‘Twenty(4)Seven’ Mixtape

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Out of the wildly creative streets of Berlin comes Afromaniac, a producer whose blend of jazzy tones and rattling post-Dilla beats makes for some of the smoothest new music we’ve heard in quite a while. The producer has just released a lush 12 track mixtape entitled Twenty(4)Seven, a beautiful piece of work that rides along tight, abrupt bass lines and keenly deliberate kick patterns, making evident at all turns just how serious Afromaniac takes his beatmkaing. Fans of Flying Lotus will find much to cherish in Afromaniac’s use of flittering hi-hats and twisted bass drums that sound like they’re skipping as they’re played backwards bust still somehow…

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Watch a Short Film by Boots Featuring New Music from El-P

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Boots delivers his next project today in the form of a short film. Motorcycle Jesus is part fractured apocalyptic narrative, part extended music video. El-P also shared the news on Twitter, revealing he had scored certain parts of the film. It’s a beautiful piece of experimental filmmaking—Boots is in a deserted vista (California’s Mojave Desert), […] The post Watch a Short Film by Boots Featuring New Music from El-P appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.

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Billy Corgan on the Kanye/Beck Situation: “I don’t care who it is, I would’ve knocked them out”

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We all saw what happened when Beck won his Grammy for Best Album of the Year. Kanye walked off stage before making too big of a scene, but the message was clear, and we all knew what was going through ‘Ye’s head. But what would you have done if you were Beck? Smashing Pumpkins lead singer […] The post Billy Corgan on the Kanye/Beck Situation: “I don’t care who it is, I would’ve knocked them out” appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.

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‘Like a Pimp!’ Erykah Badu Crashes Another Live News Report… [VIDEO]

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Singer Erykah Badu was amongst the many airport travelers stranded nationwide due to winter storms but she handled it all with a smile. Badu (and her big azz hat) was on attempting to fly to L.A. from Dallas earlier this week when she was approached by CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reporter Steve Pickett, who was reporting live on all the cancellations at the airport. [FLASHBACK: Outkast #ATLast Includes Surprise Performance by Erykah Badu (PHOTOS/VIDEO)] When asked about her flight’s delay, and Erykah replied, “It’s hard out here for a pimp, you know?” with a totally straight face then proceeded to make funny faces as the reporter closed out the segment. Check out the hilarious video …

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Billy Corgan on the Kanye West/Beck Situation: “I don’t care who it is, I would’ve knocked them out”

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We all saw what happened when Beck won his Grammy for Best Album of the Year. Kanye walked off stage before making too big of a scene, but the message was clear, and we all knew what was going through ‘Ye’s head. But what would you have done if you were Beck? Smashing Pumpkins lead singer […] The post Billy Corgan on the Kanye West/Beck Situation: “I don’t care who it is, I would’ve knocked them out” appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.

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20 Affordable Sneakers You Need in Your Closet

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You may want to have your credit card numbers on hand while you’re cruising through this photo gallery as some of the kicks are going fast — or even worse — being phased out in one way or another. Check out 20 Affordable Sneakers You Need in Your Closet. Continue reading…

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Jodeci Stay True To Form, Share Hype Williams-Directed Clip For Comeback Single “Every Moment”

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We tried to warn you. Almost a year ago we got word that a new Jodeci record was on the way with contributions from Timbaland on production. Today that dream is realized with the unveiling of a Hype Williams-directed visual for their new single “Every Moment” off the anxiously anticipated comeback record The Past, The Present, The Future. The clip manages to channel all of the ’90s r&b video magic, placing the four-piece (DeVante, KC, JoJo and Mr. Dalvin all accounted for) on a snowy Colorado mountaintop as they croon their tender true-to-form ballad with all of…

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Listen to Nico Jaar’s 12-Minute Remix of Florence & The Machine

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Florence & The Machine is coming back with a vengeance. The first single (“What Kind of Man”) off their upcoming album (How Big How Blue How Beautiful) is a roaring, vicious indictment of a despicable brand of man, and they’ve enlisted none other than production mastermind Nico Jaar for the remix. Nico being Nico, his […] The post Listen to Nico Jaar’s 12-Minute Remix of Florence & The Machine appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.