And The Nominees Are...

The Grammy nominations came out tonight and the nominees for Album of the Year are: Adele 21, The Foo Fighters Wasting Light, Lady Gaga Born This Way, Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans, and Rihanna Loud. Now, I'm sure most of you are saying to yourself "You ain't got no Yeezy, nigga?!” but it's true, Ye wasn't nominated for Album of the Year but he's got Snub of the Year on lock. I thought for sure My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was going to get nominated and possibly edge out 21 for the win, guess I was wrong. If it makes you feel any better My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy still has a chance for Best Rap Album but the competition is stiff in that category. I know it doesn’t make me feel any better but I won’t go there. I won’t talk about how NARAS (the organization that runs the Grammys) is just another prejudice organization that is continuously reinforcing the barriers that were designed to stifle the success of minorities. Anyways, the Grammys are February 12^th, I’m sure there will be lots more to talk about then. 

The Sing-Off Love Lockdown Cover by Pentatonix

Apparently there is this show called the Sing-Off on NBC that is hosted by Nick Lachey which I am just hearing about. I was clearly late to the game on this one but now that I know let me tell you about it. The Sing-Off is a singing competition where the groups sing a cappella and last week was hip hop week so all the groups did covers of popular hip hop songs. My favorite performance was of Kanye West's Love Lockdown covered by Pentatonix. It was amazing! If they don't win the competition they definitely can have a Youtube career covering hip hop songs. Check out their performance below.

Kanye & Jay-Z, The Game, and The Social Network All on 1.11.11

January 11, 2011 is sure to be busy day because people love dates with the same number. I'm sure countless people will be tying the knot but 1.11.11 will be busy for reasons other than marriage. One reason is because this is the release date for the much anticipated single "H.A.M" off of Kanye West and Jay-Z's project Watch The Throne. Mr. West tweeted the artwork for the single earlier this week. The second reason is the return of the popular tv show The Game. After being canceled by the CW in 2009 BET has picked the show up for new episodes. The fourth season begins with the 1 hour season premiere at 10pm. One the film front, The Social Network will be released to DVD on Tuesday. The film has 6 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture. With all this to watch and listen to what will you be doing on 1.11.11?

Kanye Gets Deep on Twitter

So, this morning I woke and did my morning twitter check which, usually just involves late night tweets from my west coast friends. But today was different; today Kanye West graced the twitter world with his deep thoughts. He apologized to Taylor and the world 140 characters at a time. I not a big fan of him on twitter but today I was happy I was following him. So for those of you who don't have a twitter or have one but don't follow him here it is from start to finish. Enjoy.