Public Enemy Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Two New Albums
Happy 25th anniversary, Public Enemy! What better way to celebrate rap’s most outspoken band than to release not one, but two new albums funded by the fans?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFlavor Flav Opens Iowa Chicken Restaurant
There is a new chicken eatery in town. That eatery is Flav’s Friend Chicken and that town is Clinton, Iowa. Rapper-turned-reality-star Flavor Flav will be making use of his culinary degree and restaurant experience, as he has told the local newspaper he will be visiting the shop often and will even be working the fryer. Flav sats that the idea came from the 99-cent wings he served while working at a chicken eatery, Mama Cimino, in Las Vegas.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsHopscotch Festival 2010 Greatest Hits
I’ve got a confession to make: it’s my first time... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusFourteen Voices You Wouldn't Want to Hear Giving GPS Directions
Back in August, Paste (and many others in the blogosphere) leapt to report on a rumor about Bob Dylan lending his voice to GPS systems. But as loyal listeners to his XM Radio show all knew, the segment wasn't just a rerun from a December episode—it was also a well-told joke. Whoops.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPublic Enemy's Chuck D to speak at NYU on Jan. 26
A wise man once said, "Rap music is the CNN of black America." And at a certain point in hip-hop's history, he may have been right. ... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsFlavor Flav target of next Comedy Central roast
On August 12, the entire concept of roasting will lose every shred of original meaning and intention during Comedy Central’s roast of Flavor Flav. Riddle me this: how can anyone successfully mock a human being with zero self-consciousness? How they bring new hilarities to light about someone who wears his batcrap-ridiculousness on a five pound timepiece? The joke will be on every single roaster (except Patton Oswalt, who rightfully should attend every roast available, even those of company CEOs), in whom no one would ever trust to disperse witticisms on less obvious targets. The only easier target would be Carrot... read more
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