Daily entertainment news covering RZA en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/06/mos_def_replaces_common_at_hip_hop_festi Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:04:38 EST Entertainment News 129073@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hip-hop star Mos Def saved the day at the Rock The Bells festival in Toronto, Canada on Sunday when he stepped in at the last minute to replace absent rapper Common.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/27/why_are_so_many_rappers_acting_ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:46:41 EST Entertainment News 96615@http://www.starpulse.com/news This isn't to bash rappers, nor is it to say that these artists aren't allowed to pursue different paths in Hollywood. With so many prominent rappers acquiring roles

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/17/wu_tang_clan_play_concert_in_new_york_qu Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:54:58 EST Entertainment News 84689@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Wu-Tang Clan have quashed rumors they are to disband, after making a triumphant return to the stage in New York on Wednesday night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/25/jared_foles_guitarist_music_producer_aam Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:55:26 EST Entertainment News 75739@http://www.starpulse.com/news Across the Brooklyn Bridge with your back facing Manhattan there is a rich history of artistic individuals who range from musicians to performing artists. Brewing in Brooklyn is a pool of talented hopefuls with an invaluable appeal.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/12/memorable_celebrity_quotes_116 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:09:34 EST Entertainment News 73757@http://www.starpulse.com/news "The season of trophies is truly a season in hell." Sean Penn, speaking at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday, isn't a fan of the awards season.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/09/rza_learns_from_nypd Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:18:34 EST Entertainment News 73747@http://www.starpulse.com/news American Gangster star RZA was taught to be a cop while filming the crime movie - by the same officers who chased him as a kid. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper turned the tables on his youth as a tearaway on the streets of New York to play a NYPD officer in the Ridley Scott-directed film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/11/fascinating_facts_146 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 70949@http://www.starpulse.com/news Russell Crowe is in talks to give movie cop Dirty Harry a new look. The Gladiator star is tipped to headline a remake of Clint Eastwood's movie classic, according to internet reports.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/24/wu_tang_clan_deny_rift Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:07:54 EST Entertainment News 65181@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rapper RZA has denied rumors of a rift between the nine members of his hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/23/rza_urges_peers_to_respect_the_police Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:22:23 EST Entertainment News 65064@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wu-Tang Clan star RZA has started urging his rap peers to show more respect for the police after playing a cop in his new movie American Gangster.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/23/russell_crowe_aamp_rza_collaboration_nix Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:00:22 EST Entertainment News 65001@http://www.starpulse.com/news Studio executives have robbed music fans of an odd collaboration between Russell Crowe and rapper RZA after declaring their jamming demo wasn't good enough for the soundtrack of the pair's new film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/10/denzel_washington_and_russell_crowe_star_2 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:22:51 EST Entertainment News 63234@http://www.starpulse.com/news Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Oscar® winner Denzel Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/14/wu_tang_clan_to_sample_beatles_classic Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:24:59 EST Entertainment News 55794@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rap supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan are giving the Beatles an urban twist by reworking the Fab Four's While My Guitar Gently Weeps with George Harrison's son for a new album.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/01/rza_the_n_word_is_here_to_stay Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:23:22 EST Entertainment News 53964@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wu Tang Clan star RZA has voiced doubts over attempts to eliminate the racially offensive word "nigger" from popular culture. Last month hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow and R&B singer Eddie LeVert were among the mourners at a mock funeral in Detroit, Michigan to lay the term to rest, organized by the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored Peoples (NAACP).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/05/celebrity_birthdays_july_36 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46636@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rappers Royce Da 5'9" (1977) and RZA (1969), "Law & Order CI" actress Kathryn Erbe (1966), "The Sopranos" actress Edie Falco (1963), Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch (1950), singer Huey Lewis (1950), The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson (1944), actress Shirley Knight (1936), "Soap" actress Katherine Helmond (1934), actor Warren Oates (1928; d. 1982), and circus pioneer P.T. Barnum (1810).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/20/four_martial_arts_masterpieces_now_on_dv Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 48079@http://www.starpulse.com/news The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Shedding light on the introduction of Shaolin kung fu to the oppressed Chinese, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin stars Gordon Liu (Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2) as a young man who trains at a Shaolin Temple in order to seek revenge for the brutal slaughter of his people at the hands of the Manchus.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/21/rza_reminisces_about_ol_dirty_bastard Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:00:12 EST Entertainment News 39056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA has paid tribute to Ol’ Dirty Bastard, insisting his late bandmate was a "free spirit" who has left him with many fond memories. RZA - real name Robert Diggs - still mourns the passing of his late friend, who died in 2004.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/20/rza_slams_modern_hip_hop_for_glorifying_ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:52:58 EST Entertainment News 38919@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA has blasted the state of contemporary hip-hop for glamorizing drugs and crime. The star - real name Robert Diggs - is fed up with listening to the glorification of ghetto culture in rap music.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/25/wu_tang_clan_confirm_new_album Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:38:08 EST Entertainment News 27082@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan are working on their first album since the death of founder member Ol' Dirty Bastard in 2004. The group have re-teamed with former Loud Records owner Steve Rifkind for "8 Diagrams."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/10/raekwon_signs_to_dr_dre_s_label Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:48:31 EST Entertainment News 21176@http://www.starpulse.com/news Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon The Chef has signed to Dr. Dre's label Aftermath Records, and Dr. Dre is producing the majority of tracks on his upcoming solo album. The rapper, real name Corey Woods, says Dre was originally due to produce a couple of tracks, but the collaboration went so well Dre is now producing most of the disc.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/30/samuel_l_jackson_ron_perlman_aamp_kelly_ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:08:13 EST Entertainment News 20022@http://www.starpulse.com/news Renowned action adventure stars Ron Perlman and Kelly Hu will be joining Academy Award-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson in Afro Samurai. The five-part animated series premieres on Spike Thursday, January 4, 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/28/ol_dirty_bastard_s_final_album_drops_in_ Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:09:17 EST Entertainment News 17099@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rap mogul Damon Dash is planning to mark the second anniversary of tragic Ol' Dirty Bastard's death on November 7 by releasing the Wu-Tang Clan star's long-awaited final album. Dash will release A Son Unique through his Roc-a-Fella Records imprint after making a big splash back in 2003 by signing ODB, real name Russell Jones, following his release from jail.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/28/method_man_to_release_4_21_the_day_after Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:23:15 EST Entertainment News 14355@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the dark, womb-like sanctuary of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady studios in downtown Manhattan—-a place that has birthed historical musical moments-—sits the artist known as Iron Lung, Tical, Wu Brother #1, Johnny Blaze, and of course...Method Man. With a trusty, half-lit blunt by his side, he is lounging in front of white grand piano, his hands sweeping the keyboards, trying to remember a tune he memorized years ago.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/22/several_rappers_join_american_gangster Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:32:19 EST Entertainment News 13771@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rappers Common, T.I. and RZA have joined the cast of director Ridley Scott's new film "American Gangster." Common, real name Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., TI, real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., and RZA, real name Robert Diggs, will join cast members Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/05/celebrity_birthdays_july_5 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:00:34 EST Entertainment News 8616@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rappers Royce Da 5'9" (1977) and RZA (1969), "Law & Order CI" actress Kathryn Erbe (1966), "The Sopranos" actress Edie Falco (1963), Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch (1950), singer Huey Lewis (1950), The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson (1944), actress Shirley Knight (1936), "Soap" actress Katherine Helmond (1934), actor Warren Oates (1928; d. 1982), and circus pioneer P.T. Barnum (1810).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/29/method_man_returns_with_new_album Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:28:14 EST Entertainment News 9079@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the dark, womb-like sanctuary of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady studios in downtown Manhattan—a place that has birthed historical musical moments—sits the artist known as Iron Lung, Tical, Wu Brother #1, Johnny Blaze, and of course...Method Man. With a trusty, half-lit blunt by his side, he is lounging in front of white grand piano, his hands sweeping the keyboards, trying to remember a tune he memorized years ago.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/10/system_of_a_down_star_malakian_plans_new Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:00:15 EST Entertainment News 8039@http://www.starpulse.com/news Workaholic System Of A Down star Daron Malakian is already making plans to form his own band when the group starts a planned hiatus after headlining the Ozzfest tour. Malakian is in the process of forming and writing songs for Scars On Broadway and aims to debut his new act next year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/08/upcoming_guests_on_the_late_late_show_wi_2 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:25:53 EST Entertainment News 1099@http://www.starpulse.com/news The exciting list of guests on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" through Dec. 22 includes Charlie Sheen, Amos Lee, Jon Cryer, Michelle Yeoh, and a slew of other actors, musicians, comedians, and other celebrities.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/07/upcoming_guests_on_the_late_late_show_wi Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:20:43 EST Entertainment News 423@http://www.starpulse.com/news A list of guests for Nov. 7 through Nov. 16: Monday, Nov. 7 Actor Hugh Laurie; modeling legend Twiggy; musical guest Patty Loveless Tuesday, Nov. 8 Actress Brenda Blethyn; Egyptologist Kara Cooney; comedian John Roy

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