Back in April, we were all yelling “Tupac back” when a hologram of the legendary rapper appeared at Coachella during Dr. Dre’s set. From there, we all thought that we would have holograms from everyone from Elvis to Marilyn Monroe. Not so fast! Digital Domain Media Group, the company behind the hologram, has filed for bankruptcy. Ouch! [HypeTrak]
Five years ago, 50 Cent and Kanye West went head-to-head. Kanye West dropped his Graduation album, while 50 Cent released Curtis on September 11, 2007. Though a underdog at first, Graduation ended up selling more copies than Curtis in its first week. The Village Voice takes a look about how 50 has never been the same since he took that L. [VillageVoice]
If you have been following this whole Pussy Riot saga, then you should be interested in this new EBook released by Feminist Press. The book is called Pussy Riot! A Punk Prayer for Freedom and it features letters from the members, statements from the court case, text of the actual Punk Prayer and words of support from the likes of Yoko Ono and others. [ConsequenceOfSound]
Christmas albums from some of our favorite hip-pop artists are nothing new. Still, you won’t find one as funky as the one Cee Lo is going to drop later on this year. Check out the cover here. [PopCrush]
Adele might be pregnant, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t busy. There are rumors swirling out there that Adele might be working on the soundtrack for the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. [NME]
