LL Cool J Recalls Childhood Christmas Gifts
Launch spoke with LL Cool J about a couple of back-to-back Christmas celebrations as a child where one year he got nothing but then his grandfather who felt guilty about it atoned, “The Christmas after that, my grandfather got me every toy you could imagine. My basement looked like a toy store.”
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Ja Rule To Appear On Tonight Show / MAD TV
According to Ja Rule’s official site, look for the rapper on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 4, where he’ll be singing ‘Always On Time.’ Later, the Rule will perform ‘Always On Time’ as well as be part of a skit on FOX’s MAD TV airing January 12. Check your local listings for stations and times.
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Ja Rule Reads ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
A great Christmas gift for Ja Rule fans as the rapper read the classic Christmas story ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ on BBC’s Radio 1.
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Wu-Tang Clan Delivers Most Consistent Effort
Jason Bracelin of the Dallas Observer reviewed the latest effort from Wu-Tang Clan, ‘Iron Flag’, with generally positive comments. Bracelin said, “The result of this circling of the wagons is perhaps the Wu’s most consistent effort since its debut,” adding “It makes for an album as bewildering as it is booming and demonstrates that there’s really nothing these guys are afraid of.”
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P. Diddy A Germ Freak?
Star reports Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs is so paranoid about germs, he sendes assistants in to clubs to sanitize his table at restaurants he visits. According to a staffer at a Miami Beach club, the assistants to Puffy Lysol down the table and sprays the area with rose scents. It was explained by the source saying, “He want sth eplaces he hangs out in to be clean and smell good.”
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Ja Rule Performance Causes Labor
WENN reports that during Ja Rule’s performance at the Ramstein air base in Germany, an excited and pregnant servicewoman went into labor.
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Puffy’s New Year Bash To Be Best Ever
Peoplenews.com reports Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs is planning a huge New Year’s Eve party that he hopes will rival Truman Capote’s legendary 1966 Black and White Ball, dubbed “the best party ever.” The party will take place at the Shore Club at Miami Beach. The invitations promise “an event where the best and the brightest would come together to celebrate life.”
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Russell Simmons Recalls Most Treasured Xmas Gift
The New York Post reports rap mogul Russell Simmons recalling his most treasured Christmas gift saying, “My brother Joey, before he was Run of Run DMC, gave me a Rock ‘em-Sock ‘em Robot set for Christmas, We played with it every single day for three years.”
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Fat Joe Visits TRL As Santa
Fat Joe visited the set of MTV’s Total Request Live on Monday to hand out copies of his new CD and he also talked about his buddy, the late Big Pun. Fat Joe says Pun’s kid is starting to rap and he’s going by the name ‘Baby Pun.’
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Suge Knight Calls Out Dr. Dre On Official Site
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight’s official website for Death Row Records now has a splash page that takes a shot at ex-label act Dr. Dre. On the page, they show Dre sitting in a police station and blast, “The same nigga that used to sing “Fu** Tha Police” is now singing to the police.” They also refer to Dre as “Snitch” “Bitch” “Fake” and “Homo.”
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