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Common To Star In New Terminator Film
Rapper Common will have a role in the new Terminator films starring Christian Bale. Common will play a freedom fighter named Barnes. Look for the film around May 2009. For you Common fans, he is dropping “Invincible Summer” in July. Also, Common is in Street Kings (which was released April 11th) and is in the new Angelina Jolie film “Wanted” coming out June 27th.

Amy Winehouse Arrested For Drugs In London
Amy Winehouse was arrested today in London in connection with a video that came out in January showing Amy smoking crack cocaine. After an investigation, Amy was bought in for questioning. Amy was released after posting bail. Police said that Amy is fully cooperating with their questions.

Mark Ronson To Join Jay-Z On His UK Tour
Producer and DJ Mark Ronson has worked with Amy Winehouse and Lilly Allen, will now join Jay-Z on his UK tour. Jay-Z said that "There's an amazing vibe and energy in the UK. I'm looking forward to seeing my UK fans again."

Jay-Z To Play Glastonbury

Written By: White Chicks On Rap

One of England’s well known and respected music festivals is creating controversy.

Festival organizers have added Jay-Z to the lineup and some from the music community have come out to complain.

Noel Gallagher of Oasis said that "I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong."

Dizzie Rascal (a UK rapper) said "I don't know if Jay-Z has got that cross over element. Kanye West or Eminem, they've both got that. Jay-Z is a bit of a funny one”, but he added that “It's amazing to me man, as a fan that's just like wow, I never saw that coming and I could never picture Jay-Z at Glastonbury but it's all good."

Emily Eavis (organizer) said that she does not understand Noel’s comments as Glastonbury has hosted other rap acts such as De La Soul, Cypress Hill and The Roots to great success. Emily also addressed the issue raised by critics that Jay-Z was booked only to help poor ticket sales by saying that "Glastonbury has always managed to attract a diversity of acts, which is, I hope, part of its unique appeal."

Ticket sales have spiked because of the news and time will tell if Jay-Z performance is a success.

White Chicks On Rap - Jay-Z - American Gangster

Label: Roc-A-Fella
Rating: 4 Guns

Jay-Z’s retirement in 2003 with the “Black Album” closed his career on such a high note, no one could touch him. When he came back in 2006 in with “Kingdom Come,” I had to ask myself, “Why?” Was he bored?

“Kingdom Come” sounded like a beginner trying to impress, and when I heard he was working on a new album, I was nervous that it was going to follow in that vein. Luckily, my fears were unfounded.

Inspired by the film, “American Gangster,” Jay-Z opens his 10th studio album with a sample of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington),

“The man I worked for had one of the biggest companies in New York City. He didn't own his own company. White man owned it, so they owned him. Nobody owns me, though.”

This can be said for Jay-Z, a man who hustled on the streets of New York to become one of the greatest rappers of all time. The smash single “Roc Boys” (which Rolling Stone named the 2007 song of the year), is a celebration of the good life…well Jay-Z’s life as he boast his crew are “the dope boys of the year”. And while the hustle can pay off there is always a downside, as reflected in “Pray” and “Fallin.”

Jay-Z raps with one-time beef partner Nas on “Success”. We’ve heard many artists talking about how empty success can be, but Jay-Z is also calling out what success has done to others around him “I'm pissed off, is this what success all about/A bunch of niggas acting like bitches with big mouths.”

Jay-Z builds a world on this album through the beats and lyrics and you believe every word he says because you know he’s seen it the game. This album stands with the “Black Album” and “The Blueprint.” If you don’t believe Jay-Z is one of the greatest rappers alive, then I don’t know what your problem is!