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Star Wars Episode VII Is Called “The Force Awakens”
“The Force Awakens.” The new chapter in the Star Warsseries will be directed by J.J. Abrams, who also recently unveiled the X-Wing Starfighter of Episode 7.Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is coming to theaters on December 18, 2015.
@JustDizle – Throwback Thursdays Mix #7 J.Dupri #tbt #tbtmix
https://soundcloud.com/justdizle/throwback-thursdays-mix-jdupri NOVEMBER 6, 2014/BY JUSTDIZLE/IN THROWBACK THURSDAYS MIX/ Jermaine Dupri doesn’t the props he deserves, so for this week’s Throwback Thursdays Mix, it’s all about Jermaine Dupri on the boards. Follow me on twitter.com/Justdizle Enjoy Click HERE TO DOWNLOAD or listen below Tracklist 01 – Da Brat – Thats What Im Lookin For 02 – Jermaine Dupri – Don’t Hate On Me ft Da Brat & Krayzie Bone] 03 – Jermaine Dupri – Hate Blood ft Freeway & Jadakiss 04 – Jermaine Dupri – Get Your Shit Right ft DMX & Mad Rapper] 05 – Daz Dillinger Feat. Rick Ross – On Some Real Shit 06 – Kris Kross – Live And Die For Hip Hop 07 – Da Brat – Let’s All Get High ft Krayzie Bone 08 – Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa (Remix) 09 – Da Brat – Funkdafied 10 – Junior M.A.F.I.A. – I Need You Tonight (Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Remix) 11 – Lil Kim – Not Tonight 12 – Kris Kross – Tonite’s Tha Night (Kris Kross Redman Remix) 13 – Kris Kross – Da Bomb ft Da Brat 14 – Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – Be My Lady 15 – MC Lyte – Keep on Keepin on 16 – Da Brat – Give It 2 U (J.D. Extended Remix) 17 – The Braxtons – So Many Ways ft Jay-Z 18 – Total – Can’t You See (Soso Def Remix) ft Keith Murray 19 – Jagged Edge – The Way You Talk To Me ft Da Brat 20 – TLC – Creep (Jermaine’s Jeep Mix) 21 – Usher – Think Of You (So So Def Extended Mix) 22 – Da Brat – Sittin’ On Top Of The World 23 – Da Brat – Sittin’ on Top of the World Part II 24 – Will Smith – Gettin Jiggy Wit It (So So Def Remix) ft Big Pun, Cam’Ron, R.O.C. 25 – Jermaine Dupri – Jazzy Hoes ft Eightball, Too $hort, Mr. Black & Young Bloodz] 26 – Cam’ron – Rockin’ And Rollin’ 27 – Kris Kross – Alright [Extended Remix] 28 – Kelly Price – Secret Love (So So Def mix) ft Da Brat 29 – Da Brat – What U Like ft Tyrese 30 – Mase – Cheat On You ft Lil Cease & Jay-Z 31 – JD – Welcome To Atlanta (Coast 2 Coast Remix) 32 – Jermaine Dupri – It’s Nothing ft Da Brat & R.O.C. 33 – Jermaine Dupri & Jay-Z – Money Ain’t A Thang 34- AZ – Hey AZ (So So Def Remix)
UNUSED Spring/Summer 2015 Lookbook
Japanese label UNUSED have just dropped their Spring/Summer 2015 lookbook. The brand, which has been in existence since 2002, have spread themselves across a wide range of styles and influences, ranging from the whimsical to the borderline thugged-out. Bandanas and wide-brimmed hats feature prominently, alongside drop-shoulder tees, crisp dress shirts and some seriously oversized sportswear. As with most brands of this nature, tracking it down outside of Japan might be something of an effort, but the truly dedicated can find more info over on the Fashion Press website.
Range Rover Teams Up With Holland&Holland On The “The Most Luxurious SUV Ever”
Jaguar Land Rover has recently announced its new Special Vehicle Operations unit, which will work on high performance and bespoke versions of the flagship cars in the Jaguar and Land Rover collections. Today we see the first outcome from the new unit. Land Rover’s unit teamed up with Holland&Holland to work on a Range Rover Autobiography Black. The already well equipped car comes with numerous special features. Especially the interior is very impressive, featuring special executive seats in the back and beautiful engraved metallic pieces on the doors. The Holland&Hollandbranding is featured throughout the entire interior on leather seats and wood panels. The gun cabinet in the trunk can of course not be missing in such a collaboration, as the brand is known to produce the finest bespoke sporting guns and rifles in the world. Limited to only 120 pieces, Land Rover will produce a maximum of 40 of these per year.
Jay Z Had a Favorite Champagne Brand, So He Bought It
Jay Z‘s champagne of choice is now part of his portfolio. The rapper and entrepreneur extraordinaire has purchased the gilded Armand de Brignac (nicknamed “Ace of Spades”) brand of bubbly, which retails for $300 a pop but can go as high as $200,000 — if you like 30-liter bottles made of gold. A new company led by Jay Z, real name Sean Carter, acquired the brand from New York-based Sovereign Brands, which announced the sale this week. Related Cowboys Receiver Dez Bryant Signs With Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports Beyonce, Jay Z Attend The Louvre: See The Pics Tourist Asks Jay Z & Beyonce Who They Are “We are proud to announce that Sovereign Brands, a New York-based wine and spirits company owned by the Berish family, has sold its interest in the Armand de Brignac (‘Ace of Spades’) Champagne brand to a new company led by the globally-renowned Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter,” the company said in a statement. Terms of the deal — as well as the name Jay’s new company — were not disclosed, but spokesperson for Sovereign told the New York Times in an emailed statement that the Brooklyn native “made us an offer we simply couldn’t refuse.” A representative from Jay Z’s Roc Nation did not return a request for comment at press time. The best-selling artist, label owner, entertainment mogul, sports agent and now-champagne maker is reportedly worth over $500 million, according to Forbes. Fans of Hova will remember how he brushed off a bottle of Cristal in favor of some “gold bottles of that ace of spade” in the video for his 2006 single, “Show Me What You Got.” He also famously set up a tower of 350 bottles of the stuff at a 2013 fundraiser for President Barack Obama at Manhattan’s 40/40 Club, a chain of clubs that Jay Z owns. Also, during his time as part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets he made Armand de Brignac available at a champagne bar accessible to super-luxury box owners.
Eminem Honors Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Madonna Lauds Lil’ Buck at Innovator Awards
It took two forces of nature to get Eminem to New York City on Wednesday night. The rapper made a surprise appearance at WSJ. Magazine‘s fourth annual Innovator Awards at MoMA in order to honor two very important people in his life: Dr. Dre (born Andre Young) and Jimmy Iovine. “Dre and Jimmy are like a force of nature,” he said in his introduction, reading from note cards. “As an example of how powerful they are, they got me to fly here all the way from Detroit to speak publicly. And I really hate public speaking.” Iovine and Dre were honored at the star-studded event for their years of entrepreneurship, having founded Beats — which was purchased by Apple for $3 billion — and recently launching the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, a program devoted to arts, technology and innovation at the University of Southern California. Related Education By Dre (And Iovine, Too): Music Biz Philanthropists Help Schools Rise Up Jimmy Iovine Talks Birth of Beats, ‘Cool’ Steve Jobs and Music’s ‘Sterile’ Distribution Systems at Revolt Conference “When Jimmy and Dre put their minds to something, get on board or get the fuck out of the way,” Eminem said, according to WSJ reporter Elizabeth Holmes. And put their minds together they did back in 1997, when staffers at Interscope records sent Em’s Slim Shady EP to Iovine, the label’s CEO, who then played it for Dre. The rest is history, or as Eminem put it at the WSJ event, “They saw my potential.”
Layoffs Hit Capitol Music Group
A round of layoffs has hit Capitol Music Group, sources have confirmed to Billboard. A source with knowledge of the situation tells Billboard that a dozen staffers were let go today (Nov. 6) as part of a restructuring at Capitol Music Group. Those twelve include J.R. Rich, Gihan Salem, Heidi Anne-Noel, Leslie Hermelin and Lucy Robinson, all members of the company’s various publicity departments. Of Anne-Noel, who had been representing Katy Perry for seven years, Direct Management Group’s Martin Kirkup says: “Heidi Anne-Noel has been Katy Perry’s stellar publicist at Capitol Records ever since Katy signed there in 2007, and a key member of the Team that broke her with the One of the Boys album in 2008, and took her to massive success with Teenage Dream and PRISM. She is one of the finest PR people we have ever had the pleasure of working with.” The restructuring is part of a continued evaluation of the company under chairman Steve Barnett, which began in late 2012 with Barnett’s appointment to the top spot. Additional hires are expected in the coming weeks and months.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.” — Anthony Robbins