Archive for July, 2009

Jul
6

Soulja Boy with new iPhone music re-mix software app

Soulja Boy x iPhone. Souja Boy continues to push a variety of branded iPhone applications and now introduces his latest one which is a partnership with a company called Romplr. Through Soulja Boy’s new app, users can take specific Soulja Boy songs on the iPhone and recreate into their own unique versions.

Under the deal, Soulja Boy will offer up “Crank That,” “Hey You There,” and “Turn My Swag On”—available as a Romplr app. Along with the songs, Soulja Boy included seven other music samples as raw material fans can use to remix the tracks. According to Billboard, once created, fans can use the Romplr system to record and share their creations through Facebook Connect, or via e-mail, or post to Romplr.com, which the company is hoping to turn into an interactive music community.

Jul
0

VIDEO: The making of Coca-Cola’s ad campaign w/ Cee-Lo

Cee-Lo x Coca-Cola. Cee-Lo got paid that major Coca-Cola money for taking part in their latest ad campaign called “Open Happiness” (Campaign details here). Check this new video where Cee-Lo and other contributing artists talk about the making of the campaign…a good look for those interested in advertising and marketing. Via: KissMyBlackAds

Jul
6

VIDEO: Ice Cube in new Nike “Today Was a Good Day” ad

Ice Cube x Nike. Here is a new partnership for you out there….Ice Cube reppin’ Nike. Cube has a nice cameo appearance in the new Nike SB ad called “Today Was a Good Day” which of course uses Cube’s hit single as well and features skater Paul Rodriguez. A longer version will be out end of this month.

Jul
0

VIDEO: Beyonce in House of Dereon Fall 09 preview “trailer”

Beyonce x House of Dereon. Sometimes we just run out of things to say. Beyonce. House of Dereon. Fall 2009 Preview video. There you go.

Jul
0

Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch with new film in development

UPDATE: News has just gone out that Adam has just been diagnosed with cancer. We wish him all the best in a speedy recovery.

Adam Yauch x Oscilloscope.
The Beastie Boys have been around long enough that they deserve what ever side-projects thrown at them. Adam Yauch has been VERY involved in the film industry for some time now filming a couple of documentaries and starting his own studio, Oscilloscope, a couple years back.

Adam’s studio just picked up North American rights to The Messenger which premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie is slated for a November release and stars Ben Foster as a young soldier recently back from Iraq who is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification Service, which travels the country informing families that a loved one has been killed overseas.

Oscilloscope has been busy scoping out the festivals and indie circuit and has now acquired three films out of Sundance — it already bought the documentaries “No Impact Man” and “Burma VJ” as Adam Yauch continues to build his indie studio library.

Jul
1

Prodigy to release autobiography written in prison

MOB Deep’s Prodigy still might be in jail but he gets the coveted internet priviledges from time to time and recently dropped the news in his blog that he will be releasing an autobiography the same time he gets out of prison. Prodigy stated the following about his book:

I HAVE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY COMING OUT THE SAME TIME THAT I GET OUT AND I DECIDED TO SAVE MY BEST KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION FOR MY BOOK. IF I LET IT ALL LOOSE IN THESE BLOGS THEN IT WOULD LEAVE LITTLE TO NOTHING FOR MY BOOK TO REVEAL.

I CAN GUARANTEE THAT MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY WILL BE RELEVENT 100 YEARS FROM NOW CAUSE ITS NOT SOME BULLSHIT WRITTEN JUST TO SOUND GOOD. PEOPLE WILL LEARN FROM MY BOOK AND CAN EVEN SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN. WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SOUL AND WELL BEING OF YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN, YOU BETTER BELIEVE YOU GOTTA DEAL WITH REALITY AND PURE, GOOD, CLEAN INFORMATION THAT IS ACCURATE.

Prodigy¬†is currently serving a three and a half year sentence so don’t hold your breath waiting this book though and I hope it’s not written in all caps.

Jul
5

TRAILER: Eve as a roller derby girl in movie “Whip It”

Eve x Whip It. No it’s not a movie starring Devo and Eve. The Pitbull in a Skirt (is she even called that anymore) has a nice role in the upcoming movie Whip It which is directed and stars Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page (Juno). Movie is about roller derby girls who kick ass on skates. Movie hits theaters October 9th.

Jul
3

VIDEO: Pharrell creates title track to movie “Despicable Me”

Pharrell x Despicable Me. Pharrell is getting paid a handsome fee from Universal Pictures for creating and performing the title track to the upcoming 3-D animated movie Despicable Me. The film has a Pixar feel to it and Universal is betting big that it delivers like a Pixar flick as well. Steve Carrel plays the title character Gru who likes to steal big things like the Egyptian Pyramids and next the moon. But then Kid Cudi tells him not to steal the moon….ok ok….three little girls convince him not to. The end.

Pharrell continues to make more moves into film score and soundtrack work. He is still tagged as exec producer on the live-action Voltron film where he will also score the music with the classic Neptunes sound. Check the trailer to Despicable Me here with the title track song over at Nah Right.