Jay-Z Press Conference For Charity

Jay-Z held a press conference on Monday (Aug. 31) to announce his "Answer the Call" charity concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 11. He was joined by wife Beyoncé, Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, Governor David Paterson, and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.

The benefit hopes to raise as much as $1 million for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund. There may be as many as 10 other artists involved in the show. Tickets go on sale September 8 for $50.

Rob Zombie to Remake The Blob

After taking the reigns on the new versions of the Halloween movies, Rob Zombie is about to continue his work in the horror genre by remaking another cult classic in The Blob. According to Variety, Zombie will direct, produce and write the remake, which was originally released in 1958, about a red blob that crash landed on Earth from outer space and was able to absorb people and objects simply by rolling over them. The premise of Zombie's remake of The Blob will remain the same although the special effects expand upon the original Blob, which was a giant moving jello-like mass.

Details about the film are currently under wraps although Rob Zombie revealed in an interview with Variety that, "My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing – that's the first thing I want to change." With an estimated $30 million budget, Zombie has the freedom to do much more with CGI and/or animated Blob.

Rob Zombie is currently planning a tour to promote his latest album all while simultaneously finishing work on the screenplay for The Blob, which will blend sci-fi with horror. The film is set to follow the Halloween series as R-rated and bridge the gap between different genres.

With Zombie remaking The Blob, can we expect a new generation of "blobbers" to hit the web, writing all about a new version of the horror classic?

Police Details of DJ AM's Last Day Alive

As the pieces are still being put together to identify the cause of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein's death, a police source tells PEOPLE that on Friday, Aug. 28, the day he was later discovered dead in his Manhattan apartment, the celebrity deejay had sent his last text message to two friends at 1 a.m.

The subject of his message was his scheduled Las Vegas gig that very Friday night at the Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel – but he never made it.

Sixteen hours after Goldstein texted, a friend called 911 because Goldstein had failed to answer his cell phone and, when it was time for him to leave for his flight, his two traveling companions could not reach him.

After the NYPD broke down the door to his SoHo apartment, says a police source, they found the lifeless Goldstein in bed, wearing sweatpants and a crack pipe nearby. They also discovered a half bag of crack cocaine, along with a crack pipe, and prescription drugs.

On Saturday, the New York City Medical Examiners office announced that after an initial autopsy proved "inconclusive," more tests, including a toxicology report that might require weeks, would be performed.

Goldstein, who often talked about his past struggles with drug abuse, claimed he was off drugs for 11½ years.

He also recently told the Associated Press while promoting his upcoming MTV reality show Gone Too Far, about getting users off drugs, that while filming the show he held a crack pipe for the first time in years – but that a guardian angel was looking after him.

"There's no better way to remember what it was like when I was at my bottom than to see someone at their bottom," he told AP.

Halloween 3D' Coming In Summer 2010

"Halloween II" may not have won the box office this weekend, but Weinstein Co. is taking a lesson from the movie that did as it prepares a sequel for next summer.

The independent studio's co-Chairman Bob Weinstein said today that the 3-D sequel, titled, appropriately enough, "Halloween 3D," is in development.

The investment it takes to shoot movies in digital 3-D has proved particularly lucrative for horror films. For "The Final Destination," this weekend's No. 1 movie, theaters with at least one 3-D screen earned 3.25 times as much as those that showed the movie in 2-D only, according to distributor Warner Bros. That's substantially higher than for other recent releases. The equivalent 3-D multiple for last month's "G-Force," for instance, was only 1.7 on its first weekend. For July's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" it was 1.4 andm for June's "Up" it was 2.2. January horror flick "My Bloody Valentine" earned 6.4 times as much from 3-D theaters as it did from 2-D on its opening weekend.

Weinstein said Rob Zombie, who directed "Halloween II" and 2007's reboot of the 31-year-old horror series, won't return for "Halloween 3-D." He said the studio is in negotiations with a new director, whom he declined to name, who has experience in horror and has a "different take" on the franchise.

Spike Lee Throws MJ A Bday Bash In BK

The rain didn't stop Michael Jackson fans from celebrating his birthday in Prospect Park Saturday, where thousands of one-gloved moonwalkers remembered the King of Pop.

Famed director Spike Lee organized the massive dance party for what would have been the star's 51st birthday.

"Fifty-one years ago, he was born into the world," said Lee, who directed the "They Don't Care About Us" music video for Jackson in 1996.

"I'm like everybody else - somebody who loved his talent," he said. "We're here to celebrate Michael Jackson."

Indeed, the birthday party had a celebratory tone - a welcome change from weeks of grieving Jackson's death.

He died just over two months ago of cardiac arrest after his doctor, Conrad Murray, gave him a lethal drug cocktail at his rented Bel Air estate in June.

The death was ruled a homicide last week.

Several thousand dancers packed themselves close together on the muddy Prospect Park grass facing a huge stage. Deejays played Jackson's music spanning his whole career - from his childhood with the Jackson Five to his final tracks.

There was a giant white birthday cake that read "Happy Birthday Michael Jackson" in red frosting. Balloons dotted the sky.

The biggest cheers came late in the day when the deejay played one of Jackson's best known hits, "Beat It."

"I've been into Michael Jackson since I was 1 year old," said Tariq Shade, 39, of Crown Heights, who wore a silver sequin glove on one hand. "I've always, always celebrated his birthday."

"I don't even remember life without him," actor Tracy Morgan said at Saturday's party. "Michael Jackson was everything."

"Happy birthday, Michael!" yelled Purcell Nurse, 28, of Crown Heights. "I wasn't able to go to one of his concerts, but I'll always remember this concert."

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz took the stage to declare Aug. 29 "Michael 'King of Pop' Jackson Memorial Day" in Brooklyn.

"We all know Michael Jackson had fans around the world, but nowhere more than Brooklyn," Markowitz said.

Brooklyn City Councilwoman Letitia James last week suggested adding "Jackson" to the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station's name. The station served as an iconic backdrop for the 1987 music video of "Bad."

Meilan Gee, 59, flew all the way from Los Angeles to attend the birthday party.

"I had to be here today," she said. "I went to Neverland, his house, his mother's house. I have to be wherever he is."

Timbe Crump, 38, came from Milwaukee for the weekend and didn't want to miss the bash.

"We planned the trip around this," she said. "It's a day to celebrate his life and his accomplishments."

Michael Jackson Alive?

There was Elvis, then 2Pac Shakur and now there's Michael Jackson. When the tragic news of Michael Jackson's death dropped, many people didn't believe it. Like the Willy Wonka of our time, Jackson was an eccentric character who was shrouded with so much mystery and controversy, it seems fitting that a weird video has emerged of a man, presumed to be Jackson, stepping out of the coroner's vehicle and quietly being ushered inside a building. Everyone is now saying that Jackson faked his death.

The person who posted the video on Live Leak, the video-sharing website, claims to have been passed it by a trustworthy source.

"This video shows that Michael was still alive after his dead body was transported to the Los Angeles Dept. of Coroner," claims the video description.

"I checked the license plate number and it looks like the King of Pop is jumping out of the same van, his dead body has been in."

What do you think? Could Michael, who was apparently cash poor, have faked his own death to boost ticket sales to his "This is It" concert

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oW0kxMUQ8co&hl=en&gl=CA&client=mv-google

So what do ya'll think about this situation! True or false?? I mean I can see why he would want to fake his death. He's been n the spotlight since he was 9 yrs old. Never had a real childhood, false accusations, constantly under a microscope.

I would hate if this were true because of the pain his family, children, and the millions of fans who have poured their hearts out in agony and pain. Not to mention those who committed suicide due to his "death".

But think about it...after seven ears your whole previous existence would be null and void. All medical, personal, business, and financial would be wiped clean as if you never were even here! If you were really wanting to live a normal life that bad that's the extreme you could take.

Please leave comments about this!!

Jay-Z on October XXL Cover

In conjunction with the release of his 11th solo album, The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z is gracing the cover of XXL magazine for the publication's October issue. Speaking with XXL's Special Projects Editor Bonsu Thompson, the self-proclaimed, "God MC" delves deep into many hot topics currently buzzing around him, including his mega success, BP3, jabs at his new singles "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" and "Run this Town," his tenure as the president of Def Jam and life as hip-hop's ultra businessman. Check out a few excerpts below.

CRITICISM OF "D.O.A.""I'm not hating on young people. Like, when people say that, I'm like, What are you talking about? It's just stupid. I'm not hating on young people… I'm not Bill Russell, [saying] Michael Jordan ain't shit. I'm saying Lil Wayne and Kanye are like LeBron and Kobe. My job as someone at the forefront of the game is to leave it in a better position than when I came in. Same way that Russell [Simmons] left it to me. 'Cause this thing saved my life. Literally. So I have a responsibility to it karmically. And after that it's on you. I did my part. I made 'D.O.A.' I said it. I made the statement. I made the push. Here, y'all take it from here.

"HIS LEGACY AS FORMER DEF JAM RECORDS PRESIDENT"So if you ask me to grade my performance as the president, I'd say A-plus. No one can bat a 100. It's impossible. I mean, everyone is looking at my shit. But if we really looked under the hood [of] every single [record exec] and the acts they put out in that time, I'd be comparable to anyone." 

HIS STANDING IN THE GAME"But when I say I'm the best, I don't say that outta my ass. I say that with all my stats behind me. I put that against anybody. I mean anybody. I really believe that… I believe in a lot of things. 
I believe that 'SportsCenter' is the best thing on TV. I shouldn't have to prove it. But I do have these stats to prove it. I'm talking about real run. I'm not talking about years off. I'm talking about straight—boom, boom, boom—back to back. We're not talking about heritage acts either. We're not talking about respect what I've done. I'm talking No. 1 [albums] 10 times. The Beatles is the only one [to have more 
No. 1 albums]. They got 19, and if I get a surge of creativity, I could make nine albums next year."XXL's October issue includes stories on The Making of The Blueprint, the current state of lyricism in hip-hop, Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II and much more. The mag hits newsstands September 15.

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