Monthly Archives: February 2012
UFC 144 Prelims on FX Set Record Ratings With 1.5 Million Viewers
A week after setting Fuel TV ratings records with UFC on Fuel TV 1 in Omaha on February 15th, FX set ratings records for their broadcast of the UFC 144 preliminary card. Featuring several local fighters such as Takanori Gomi and Kid Yamamoto, FX drew 1.5 million viewers for their special preceding the pay-per-view broadcast of UFC 144.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27741/ufc-144-prelims-on-fx-set-record-ratings-with-1-5-million-viewers/
Tyga, Trae Tha Truth To Swag Out On ‘RapFix Live’ Today!
Tune in today at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com to catch a special introduction from DJ Whoo Kid and G-Unit signee Paris.
By Rob Markman
Tyga
Photo: C Flanigan/ WireImage
It’s been a long time coming, but Tyga has finally released his Young Money debut, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, and to celebrate, the L.A. spitter will visit “RapFix Live” on Wednesday (February 29).
It hasn’t been an easy road for Tyga, who released his independent debut LP, No Introduction, in 2008, but after hooking up with Lil Wayne’s YMCMB crew, he has amassed a series of wins. His biggest single, “Rack City,” has already peaked at #3 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart and spawned a high-profile remix featuring T.I., Young Jeezy, Wale, Fabolous and Meek Mill.
While tracks like the Lil Wayne-assisted “Faded” and “King & Queens” featuring Wale and Nas have fans excited about the album, which was released February 21, there is still some controversy surrounding the release. It seems Tyga failed to clear a sample from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the physical CD was pulled from major retail chains like Best Buy and Target. The snafu will no doubt put a dent in Tyga’s first-week sales, but he is still projected to sell about 75,000 copies digitally.
Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth will also appear on this week’s “RapFix Live” to make a special announcement. Emerging from the underground rap crew the Screwed Up Click, Trae has made quite a name for himself in the streets. With a number of solo albums, mixtapes and collaboration LPs like 2003′s A–holes by Nature, with Z-Ro, Trae has become one of the most respected MCs in the game. His 2011 LP Street King featured contributions from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Wyclef Jean and Wiz Khalifa, to name a few. Now Trae is ready to take a new step in his career, but you have to tune in to “RapFix Live” on Wednesday to find out.
Finally, DJ Whoo Kid is set to hit the famous red couch with newly inked G-Unit Signee Paris. Fans may have heard the femcee spitting on 50 Cent’s latest mixtape project, Big 10.
Catch Tyga, DJ Whoo Kid and Trae tha Truth on “RapFix Live” Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com, and be sure to join the Twitter conversation using the hashtags #RapFixLive. Send your questions for the artists to @MTVRapFiX!
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680117/tyga-trae-tha-truth-rapfix-live.jhtml
LEGO + Moleskine = Happiness
I started thinking that folks at Moleskine might be losing their minds when I recently heard they were offering a notebook entirely devoted to chocolate. But today my faith in them has been restored because I discovered their soon to be released limited edition Moleskine LEGO notebooks. These journals feature fun artwork on the cover [...]
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/02/25/lego-moleskine-happiness/
How NASCAR Took Over Twitter
Twitter and NASCAR became inextricably linked when the Daytona 500 exploded in a fireball Monday night, and the sport of good ol’ boys will never be the same.
Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/02/how-nascar-took-over-twitter/
Trailer: Zombies Attack Havana in Gory Juan of the Dead
Havana gets overrun by the walking dead in twisted zombie flick Juan of the Dead from Cuban indie filmmaker Alejandro Brugues. Like its namesake Shaun of the Dead, the action-comedy centers on an unlikely slacker hero. But there’s a politically charged twist: The Cuban government labels zombies as troublemaking dissidents paid by the United States [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/02/juan-of-the-dead/
Ford: Connected Cars Can Save Us From Gridlock
The number of vehicles in the world is climbing at an ever-accelerating rate, leading the scion of an automotive dynasty to warn of crippling gridlock that can be averted only with cars that talk to each other and to the road. Bill Ford Jr., the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company and great grandson of [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/02/bill-ford-says-connected-cars-can-save-us-from-gridlock/
