The rapper’s reality show, “50 Cent: The Money and the Power,” won’t be back.

After only six episodes, the series, which was shot in Brooklyn, appears to be the victim of poor ratings and lack of buzz.

Fifty’s show attempted to discover the next hip-hop mogul among 14 wannabes – ranging from an 18-year-old youth counselor, who describes himself as “grandma’s little hustler,” to a guy whose family owns six businesses and raps, “I’ve got more ladies than Fifty’s got Mercedes.”

In a lineup full of rappers-turned-reality stars – Snoop Dogg’s “Father Hood” on E!, Flavor Flav’s “Flavor of Love” on VH1, Rev Run’s “Run’s House,” Diddy’s “Making the Band” and Xhibit’s “Pimp My Ride” on MTV – it’s surprising that the hip-hop star, who survived nine gun shots in 2000, can’t beat bad ratings.

But Fifty’s failure doesn’t signal the end of the reality road for the network, which said last week it has 16 new series in the works.

“Our new shows will feature themes of affirmation and accomplishment,” says Brian Graden, MTV Networks’ vice president of entertainment.

“Our shows are going to focus less on loud and silly hooks and more on young people proving themselves.”

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In my opinion: The debate was a joke, Sarah Palin is a joke. The Republican party wanted to trump the “black guy” card with the “hot white hockey mom” card, so they picked her. She is pretty and she is white..period. They saw the Obama momentum growing out of control and they had to use any method possible to stop it. Their brilliant solution? An empty headed pretty politician who is in charge of a state that has less than 1 person per square mile. There are more moose in Alaska than people, okay?

I give it to the McCain Republicans, they have major balls. To be so obvious in their choice shows how desperate they were. They know their base, and that’s why they chose someone who has all the superficial , un-intelligent qualities that so called “white middle America” voters cherish. You know, that fake folksy, home grown, I not a intellectual but a darn good Christian, and very cute so vote for me mindset. These are the only people this strategy can work on. The same empty headed republican base who wants Creationism in schools, and who believe that global warming is just God’s natural plan and not man made are the ones who are foaming at that mouth over Palin. I still don’t get it..why such a big fuss over a Vice President? Who cares, the VP’s job is simple, break ties in the Senate! That’s it! The “base” just hated McCain so much that they had to transfer all their hope on this dim woman. I mean, damn, if your own party doesn’t like you and you have to bring in an attractive piece of ass to get votes, shouldn’t you throw in the towel? Where is McCain’s pride?

It doesn’t matter that she isn’t smart, informed, or gives any real answers to questions she is asked. She’s pretty, pro-life, anti-gay, religious, and folksy so trust me, in 20 years they will be drooling for her like they drool over Ronald Regan, another scum bag who doesn’t deserve a shred of respect , yet the Republicans treat him like Elvis. They are BLIND people, they don’t care about the issues, they just wanna win. I admit, I wish Barack Obama had more flair and was a tad bit tougher, but it’s so refreshing to see a candidate for president that is intelligent, and calm, and can answer a question backwards and forwards confidently and clearly. He may not be funny enough to be satired on SNL, but that’s what makes him unique, he’s kinda bland, all business, brilliant and has a smile that makes me personally melt. I don’t care about having a beer with the president like the so many people said back in 2000 and 2004 about Bush, it doesn’t matter to me if he is funny, or filled with one liners, I just want someone who understands his job and does it as fair as possible. So far, Obama is ahead in all the polls, so be expecting the McCain camp to start dropping some serious , and most likely false attacks on Obama any day now. Just look at the numbers and see why Obama has these sore losers shaking in their boots. History is about to be made in America, and they know it!

On the lighter side…..
Tina Fey knocked it out of the park for the 3rd time with her latest sketch appearance on SNL as Sarah Palin in the Vice Presidential Debate. Tina is on fire this year! I am so proud of her, she’s very funny and great at what she does.

The two are said to have got on like a house on fire and Akshay even managed to get the American rapper to don Indian clothes for the music video. The film’s producer Vipul A Shah said: “Their chemistry was worth seeing as they’re superstars from two different worlds. To say the least, the video is looking brilliant.” The song is already a hit in India and is being played regularly on radio stations and in bars. In the video, the singer who has been in and out of trouble with the police for most of his life, is seen wearing a traditional Indian kurta or long shirt, beige trousers with a turban studded with a diamond.

Indian film-maker Deepak Tijori told Sky News: “He has a very very select audience and the song is blended with a typical Bollywood song. It is a good pinch of salt but will not be the mainstay of the film.”

In other words, it’s Akshay who is drawing in the crowds in India, not necessarily the US rapper.

But that hasn’t deterred Snoop, who apparently has plans to follow up with a tour to India.

“Snoop Dogg has a lot of fans in India and I love ‘em right back,” he said.

His co-performer Akshayis effusive with his compliments: “The song is mind-blowing. I made a few friends listen to it and they haven’t stopped gushing about it.

“I am confident like the rest of the soundtrack this will go on to become a major chartbuster.”

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My opinion- There isn’t anything Snoop won’t do to stay relevant.  First it’s doing the opening theme for One Life to Live, Then doing a country song, now Bollywood..Let me be clear, I would normally admire this type of creativity and open mindness when it came to true artists that appreciate and promote diversity. Unfortunately, this seems to be another example of a hip-hop celeb doing anything possible to stay relevant and to make money.

10 years ago Snoop would have laughed his ass off if, Warren G decided to do something like this. But selling out to mainstream media is all the rage now with former rap heavy weights like Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, and others because rap and hip-hop has slowly self destructed into pop music. Let’s face it, hip-hop is offically dead, there isn’t any money left to be made . There are no hardcore rappers left, get used to it. At least Eminem keeps it real, he seems to be the only rapper left who could care less about crossing over. Why can’t these guys just make great music like in the old days? Sigh…..

Orginal T-Pain

Preppy White Boy Version

Nerdy cute Asian guy version

SIMS Version

Just a few random pics of 50 Cent and Carrie Underwood hamming it up during a commercial shoot for Vitamin Water and stupid stuff. There is nothing wrong with selling your soul to big companies for a profit, everyone and their grandma has a product their pushing, I understand that now. The problem is, when you still try to pass yourself off as this real dude from the streets, it’s not convincing when your constantly partying with Paris Hilton, throwing temper tantrums if your album doesn’t outsell Kayne’s, or selling out to the highest bidder. I don’t know too many hardcore gangstas who do that, but wankstas do. Have fun.

Lucian Freud’s one-time muse was paid £20 a day to sit for a painting expected to fetch more than £17m. But Londoner Sue Tilley said she did not do it for the money and had “lovely lunches” with the artist. Freud’s 1995 work, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, looks set to become the most expensive painting by a living artist when it is sold in New York next month.

Ms Tilley – who is now a job centre manager – joked she had now become a broadsheet pin-up.
Ms Tilley – nicknamed Big Sue – told the BBC’s Today programme: “I can’t quite believe it, to be honest.

“I only found out on Thursday afternoon. You know, I didn’t have any idea it was going to happen, so I’m a bit in shock.

“I was reading on the internet…all the things about it. And I was just going ‘Oh my god’, I could hardly believe it was about me.”

‘Lovely lunches’

Referring to her portrait gracing the front-page of Saturday’s Financial Times, she said: “Am I the first naked pin-up in the history of the FT?

“Half the time I don’t really think it’s me. But then this morning I was looking at it again and I was going: ‘that’s my funny little face!’

 
Ms Tilley recreates her pose on the Today programme sofa

“The painting took nine months, but that was about two or three days a week.

“When I started I got £20 a day. I don’t mind though.

“The best thing was I got lovely lunches. I got taken to the River Cafe most weekends. It was worth it for that.

“It was the experience, it wasn’t the money at all.

“It was just fantastic. You know, so many people would love to have that experience, to work with such a great artist, and chat to them, find out about them and see what they were doing.

  I don’t worry too much, because I think even the thin girls look odd

Sue Tilley

“Because you see the painting every day, you know moving along and what he’s doing and how he works on it.

“And also what I used to love was there were other paintings there as well, of other people.

“He [Lucian Freud] has about four on the go at the same time, so each time you went you’d see how far he’s moved along on the other paintings as well.”

When Ms Tilley was complimented by the Today presenter on being more attractive in the flesh than in the painting, she replied: “I think all his models are, it’s not just me. That’s why I don’t worry too much, because I think even the thin girls look odd.”

‘Scabs and spots’

Ms Tilley has modelled for Lucian Freud on several occasions. She recalled a time overhearing a critique of her in another Freud painting.

“The man was so mortified. It was the Whitechapel Gallery. There’d been a big exhibition on and my painting had just been finished, so they put it in for the last week.

“So I went with my friends to see it, and there was this man – you know those so-called art lecturers who think they know everything – ‘yes, this painting was painted because Lucian hated women, so he put the dog high up and the woman was lying on the floor. The poor thing with all her scabs and spots’.

“I started laughing. He was going ‘excuse me madam’ and I said, ‘well actually that’s me’.

“Poor man, he thought was going to fall through a hole in the floor.

“He said: ‘oh but you’re really pretty in real life.’”

The painting is on show at Christie’s in London before being auctioned in New York.

Meet Reverend Nutball, Who Thinks Obama Is A Pimp With White HookersHave you heard of “ATLAH”? No? Then maybe you aren’t a crazy Jesus preacher who decided this nonsense word was spoken unto him by, uh, the Almighty, because God pronounces “Harlem” as, uh, a completely different nonsense word. Meet the Honorable Reverend Doctor James David Manning, PhD, who also says “negro” a lot and calls our new president Barack Obama a “pimp” and a “Mac Daddy.” Let’s watch his crazy YouTubes together!

Did you watch all nine minutes? If so, how do you like being unemployed? Is this how you generally spend your time?

We only watched the part about Obama Girl and her massive breasts which are the result of Barack Obama being a pimp. Let’s not ever spoil the fun and tell the Reverend that Obama Girl is just some YouTube bullshit somebody put on the Internets, sort of like this crazy Reverend posts his lunatic bullshit on the Internets.

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