Teen Athlete's Killing Lamented in New Ice Cube Video Oct 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of a 17-year-old high school football star who was shot to death outside his home. The song "Why Me?" speaks out against senseless violence and gun crime devastating communities. (Fox News)
Teen athlete's killing lamented in Ice Cube video Oct 5, 2008
In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 photo, Ice Cube arrives at the premiere of the film "The Longshots" in Los Angeles. The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of Jamiel Shaw Jr., a 17-year-old high school football star with a promising future who was shot to death outside his home ... LOS ANGELES - The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of a 17-year-old high school football star who was shot to death outside his home. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Kotchman, Kelly, Hampton ... will all be back? Sep 25, 2008
Kotchman, Kelly, Hampton. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Filling TV's Black Hole: David Alan Grier's 'Chocolate News' Premieres on Comedy Central(R) Wednesday, October 15 at 10:30 P.M. Sep 25, 2008
This episode's "Can I Flow" focuses on the death of Hip Hop and Rap as Grier argues, "We should have seen the signs when Ice Cube went from 'Kill at Will' to 'Are We There Yet?'" Also featured is a report on Poet Laureate Maya Angelou (played by Grier) reciting a poem she has composed to celebrate Obama's nomination. The poem begins innocently enough and then takes a decidedly "Chocolate News" twist with lines such as, "You have a mocha choke hold on the American Dream...". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
VH1 Premieres the Rock Doc 'NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group' October 3 at 11pm* Sep 24, 2008
The 90-Minute Rock Doc Includes New Interviews With Original NWA Members - Ice Cube and DJ Yella ... " Television and radio were afraid to touch it because the lyrics were so perverse and forbidden, the politicians were quick to attack and condemn it and the FBI wanted it banned - it made history even before it became a multi-platinum selling album.VH1's Rock Doc "NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group" tells the story of a group of childhood friends from Compton who channeled the rage of the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hooray for movie locations outside Hollywood Sep 22, 2008
"I've been spending a lot of time at El Dorado and Sam's Town (casinos), just kind of enjoying the people," Ice Cube said while The Longshots was in production. "They've been all real nice.". (USA Today -- Life)
Quaid's visit lightens mood at "The Branch" Sep 19, 2008
A beat writer's perspective. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Russell Crowe helps Snoop Dogg perform in Australia Sep 16, 2008
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Our terrible desire to rake through her remains Sep 16, 2008
Marilyn Monroe once wrote a poem for her friend Carl Sandburg in which she, typically self-effacing, imagined herself as an ice cube. Dead 45 years this past August, the actress has proved herself to be insoluble. (Globe and Mail)
* PLANET POP Sep 15, 2008
But the government gave the green light for Snoop Doggs planned tour with fellow hip-hop star Ice Cube after weighing his criminal convictions against his previous behavior in Australia and charity work. We took into account all relevant factors and, on balance, the department decided to grant the visa, a spokesman said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Buzz Briefs: Snoop Dogg, Laila Ali Sep 13, 2008
The rapper's Australia tour with Ice Cube and Thugs-N-Harmony is due to kick off in October. Snoop Dogg visited Australia in 1998, 2006 and early 2007 without incident. (CBS News)
Rap Superstars Give Trick Trick A Lift Sep 13, 2008
Kid Rock, Esham and late Detroit rapper Proof are featured on a cover of Run-D.M.C.'s "Together Forever," while Ice Cube and Guilty Simpson also make guest appearances. The first single is "Let It Fly" featuring Cube. (Billboard.com)
Snoop Dogg given Australian visa Sep 13, 2008
Snoop Dogg's tour with Ice Cube starts next month ... His Australian tour with Ice Cube and Thugs-N-Harmony is due to start next month. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Young Jeezy, Brian Wilson have new CDs Sep 6, 2008
Also, new releases from Ice Cube, Underoath and GZA ... Ice Cube, Raw FootageTheres little sign here that Ice Cubes family film work has diluted the sociopolitical fury he first vented on N.W.A.s 1988 breakthrough, Straight Outta Compton. (MSNBC -- Music)
Friday specials Sep 5, 2008
Club Rain 1420 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Several things come to mind when I think of Friday: end of the workweek, the Ice Cube movie, that little puppet king on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Club Rain in south Scottsdale wants to add tequila to that list, and I'm all right with it. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
More Ice Cube charm Sep 3, 2008
Starring Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Dash Mihok, Jill Marie Jones and Matt Craven ... Ice Cube is quietly putting together a pretty good family film star resume. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
The Game, David Byrne have new CDs Sep 3, 2008
Ice Cube, Raw FootageTheres little sign here that Ice Cubes family film work has diluted the sociopolitical fury he first vented on N.W.A.s 1988 breakthrough, Straight Outta Compton. Throughout Raw Footage, Cube holds forth in vivid detail against politicians, wack MCs and pundits who blame his brand of gangsta rap for creating inner-city trouble (instead of blaming inner-city trouble for inspiring gangsta rap). (MSNBC -- Music)
'Longshots' plays a smart and funny game Aug 31, 2008
Keke Palmer, left, plays a middle-school student with a talent for football in "The Longshots." Tasha Smith, right, and Ice Cube also star in the movie ... Unfortunately, this is not exactly what happens in the new film "The Longshots." Co-starring O'Shea (Ice Cube) Jackson and Keke Palmer, the film focuses on Jasmine Plummer (Palmer), a middle-school outcast who can't find her way in life, and her down-and-out uncle Curtis (Jackson), who has lost his. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
9/3: Rap pioneer Ice Cube Aug 30, 2008
Although he has become known as a family-friendly actor in such films as First Sunday and the new The Longshots, Ice Cube also is one of the pioneers of gangsta rap. Ice Cube, who performs in Tempe on Sept. 3, was one of the main songwriters and rappers in N.W.A., a breakthrough gangsta-rap group of the late '80s ... With songs like Straight Outta Compton and (Expletive) Tha Police, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the rest of N.W.A. celebrated their raw and raucous lifestyle. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods, Volume 1 Aug 29, 2008
Currently celebrating an incredible 50 years in the music business, the famed Godfather of Gangsta Rapwho launched the careers of genre pioneers N.W.A., Easy-E, Ice Cube, Mellow Man Ace, Kid Frost and Dr. Drehas just released the explosive compilation Slippin: Ten Years With The Bloods, Volume 1, on the First Kut imprint of his legendary company, Kent Records. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buzz Briefs: George Clooney, Brad Pitt Aug 28, 2008
Snoop Dogg and fellow hip-hop star Ice Cube plan an Australian concert tour in October. The spokesman said the rapper has visited Australia three times: in 1998, 2006 and 2007, without incident, though he did overstay his visa by two days on the last visit. (CBS News)
Jackson teen's big screen experience 'unreal' Aug 28, 2008
The film stars Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in its story of a girl quarterback of a city football team ... There were some big people there, like Tyler Perry, and when Ice Cube walked down the carpet, and Keke Palmer ... Malcolm Jerrell Phillips is seen on the set of "The Longshots" featuring Ice Cube and KeKe Palmer. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Australian Government To Probe Snoop Dogg Aug 28, 2008
Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube plan an Australian tour in October. Last year, Snoop withdrew his application for a visa to Australia when he failed to pass the character requirements after pleading no contest to gun and drug charges in the U.S.. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Infotainment Aug 27, 2008
Australia is re-thinking a decision to give gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg a visa after public complaints that he should not tour in October in a double act with Ice Cube, an immigration official said on Tuesday. Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr, was refused permission to even apply. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Australia assessing visa for Snoop Dogg Aug 27, 2008
Snoop Dogg and fellow hip-hop star Ice Cube plan an Australian concert tour in October. "The department has now decided to do a full assessment of the character of Mr. Broadus, and the department has begun this assessment," the spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity as required by the department. (International Herald Tribune)
'Thunder' No. 1 for second straight week Aug 27, 2008
The weekend's other new wide releases, Ice Cube's sports drama "The Longshots" and Rainn Wilson's music comedy "The Rocker," opened weakly. "The Longshots" -- an MGM-Weinstein Co. release starring Ice Cube as a former high school star coaching his niece, the first girl to play Pop Warner football -- came in at No. 8 with $4. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Tropic film holds on to top spot Aug 26, 2008
Other new releases included The Longshots, starring rapper Ice Cube as an American football coach, which opened at number eight with $4. 3m (2. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tropic Thunder Still No. 1 Aug 26, 2008
(August 25, 2008)--The comedy "Tropic Thunder remained tops at the box office for a second-straight week over the weekend, taking in $16.1 million in ticket sales. No. 2 was "The House Bunny," which took in $15.1 million, followed by "Death Race" in third place at $12.3 million. There were two other wide releases, but they did poorly. One of them was "The Longshots," the latest Ice Cube movie which co-stars Keke Palmer as his football-playing niece. It opened eighth with $4.3 million dollars... (KWTX.com, TX)
Ice Cube's 'Raw Footage' takes rap back to reflective roots Aug 25, 2008
Ice Cube's 'Raw Footage' takes rap back to reflective roots - USATODAY.com ... Ice Cube's 'Raw Footage' takes rap back to reflective roots ... In 2000: Some said Snoop Dogg, left, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and Ice Cube were glorifying violence, but the outcry didn. (USA Today)
'Tropic' thunders to top of box office again Aug 25, 2008
Among the other major newcomers, the Ice Cube comedy The Longshots was seventh with $4. 3 million, about $2 million below projections. (USA Today -- Life)
'Tropic Thunder' holds top spot at box office Aug 25, 2008
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Dimension Films' "The Longshots," the PG-rated story of a young girl quarterback starring Ice Cube and directed by Limp Bizkit rap-rocker Fred Durst, opened to an estimated total of $4. 3 million, below its expected draw of $7. (Los Angeles Times)
Review: 'Longshots' Falls Short Of Goal Line Aug 24, 2008
MGM/Weinstein Co. ImageIce Cube and Keke Palmer in "The Longshots" ... But Ice Cube and Palmer are the strongest parts of the movie, who, along with several supporting cast members, deliver excellent performances. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Natural cures, folk remedies (2) Aug 24, 2008
When you feel a cold sore coming on, rub an ice cube on the area for 15 minutes. Afterwards, dip your finger in table salt and press the spot for a few more minutes. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'Longshots' overcomes odds to deliver strong message Aug 23, 2008
But the name above the title is Ice Cube's ... Which might be why the Ice Cube character's redemption dominates the emotional proceedings while Jasmine rarely gets to crack a smile ... Starring: Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones, and Matt Craven. (Boston Globe)
'House Bunny' could be box-office leader Aug 23, 2008
Dimension Films and MGM's "The Longshots," a PG-rated, football-themed family movie starring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, is tracking for a $7-million opening. That would be enough for a spot in the top 10 but not another hit on the scale of 2005's "Are We There Yet?". (Los Angeles Times)
Fred Durst, family film director? Seems a longshot Aug 23, 2008
The Longshots,' starring Ice Cube, is helmed by the Limp Bizkit frontman, who wants to go beyond music ... "Wait, wait. He is still a badass," grumbles Ice Cube, one of the stars of the film, as well as the producer who handpicked Durst to direct it ... Ten years ago, when Limp Bizkit frontman Durst and Ice Cube headlined 1998's ironically titled Family Values Tour, it would have been hard to imagine that the two rappers accustomed to notoriety could reunite to make a sincere family movie, but... (Los Angeles Times)
Breaking gender barriers in `Longshots' Aug 23, 2008
The Longshots'' is based on the true story about 11-year-old outcast Jasmine Plummer (Keke Palmer, ``Akeelah and the Bee''), who joined an all-male football team as the quarterback with the encouragement of her uncle Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube -- who also receives producer credit -- of ``Boyz N the Hood'' fame), who later becomes the coach ... The Longshots'' (PG) -- A coach (Ice Cube) and a gifted female football player (Keke Palmer) shake up a small Illinois town and the world of Pop Warner... (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
LONGSHOTS-FILM Aug 23, 2008
Her uncle, Curtis (Ice Cube), was a top football player in high school whose dreams of gridiron glory were shot down by an injury. He went on to work a factory job in his small town, but the factory was closed and the town is dying, and now he's one step above a bum. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
This week at the movies Aug 23, 2008
Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) is a down-on-his-luck former high school football star who helps his niece, Jasmine, become the quarterback for her school s team. He regains a purpose when he becomes coach, leading the team to the local version of the Super Bowl. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Buzz Briefs: Rihanna & Pink, Sanjaya Aug 22, 2008
Will ize in Japan, Ashton in L.A.; Plus, Jennifer Hudson, Ice Cube and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Photo Essay. (CBS News)
'The Longshots' crafts a winning story Aug 22, 2008
Life lessons: Ice Cube gives Keke Palmer some pointers in The Longshots ... The Longshots* * (out of four)Stars: Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Dash Mihok, Garrett MorrisDirector: Fred DurstDistributors: The Weinstein Company and MGMRating: PG-13 for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humorRunning time: 1 hour, 34 minutesOpens Friday nationwide ... Ice Cube, who plays her uncle and coach, doesn't fare as well. (USA Today -- Life)
When family loves the ex Aug 22, 2008
Class #1: How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays (Step by Step, with Slide Presentation) ... Class #1: How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays (Step by Step, with Slide Presentation) - Whatfur Im finished drinking now. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Review: 'Longshots' Suffers From Predictability Aug 22, 2008
MGM/Weinstein Co. ImageIce Cube and Keke Palmer in "The Longshots" ... Knowing her brother-in-law, Curtis (Ice Cube), has plenty of free time, Jasmine's mom asks to keep an eye on Jasmine, and he reluctantly agrees ... But Ice Cube and Palmer are the strongest parts of the movie, who, along with several supporting cast members, deliver excellent performances. (KERO 23, CA)
Mini movie reviews Aug 22, 2008
Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) - a down-on-his-luck former high school football star - turns his niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer) into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team's coach. () 94 min. PG-13. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Movie Review: 'The Longshots' Aug 22, 2008
But she has a good eye and a strong throwing arm, and is pushed into it by her Uncle Curtis (Ice Cube), who was a star years ago on the same team. Curtis has been unemployed since the town's factory closed, has no aim in life, loves his niece, acts like a father to her because her own dad abandoned the family. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Review: 'The Longshots' Aug 22, 2008
Given the edgy pedigrees of its chief architects -- star-producer Ice Cube, director (and Limp Bizkit frontman) Fred Durst and writer Nick San- tora ("The Sopranos," "Prison Break") -- it's surprising that the movie, despite its goal as family entertainment, doesn't exude more tension and pizazz (let's start with that generic score). That said, "The Longshots" is a likable enough Cinderella story, one whose heart is clearly in the right place, even if it winds up on its sleeve once too often. (Los Angeles Times)
'Longshots': Helmet Hath No Fury Aug 22, 2008
Curtis (Ice Cube) is an unemployed dirtbag who spends his days sipping tallboys while watching the kids play football. It's a tallboy kind of town in Illinois, where leading industries include working in a diner and selling scratch-off lottery tickets. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Despite the predictable playbook, 'Longshots' is a winner Aug 21, 2008
Her brother-in-law, Curtis, Jasmine's uncle (Ice Cube), has nothing to do, so she talks him into it ... But she clicks with Ice Cube, who finally leaves his junky "Are We There Yet?" franchise behind and shows us an effortless charm we haven't seen before. (New Haven Register, CT)
Keke Palmer revved up over 'Longshots' role and life in general Aug 21, 2008
" That includes her own sitcom, "True Jackson," coming to Nickelodeon this fall, and a new movie, "The Longshots," opening in theaters Friday. Palmer stars in the film based on the true story of Jasmine Plummer, the first girl to play on a Pop Warner football team and who led her team to the national playoffs. Palmer wasn't familiar with Plummer before the movie came along, even though they were born in the same hospital in Harvey, Ill., a year apart (Plummer is a year older). "I hadn't heard... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Clear Channel recruits King of Comedy to promote MLK Memorial Aug 20, 2008
The company has already received commitments from singer Aretha Franklin, actors Samuel L. Jackson and Ice Cube, retired Gen. Colin Powell and journalists Al Roker and Soledad O Brien to participate in the Radiothon. The national foundation has set a total fundraising goal of $120 million to complete the project. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
LIMP BIZKIT RAPPER DIRECTS DRAMA Aug 17, 2008
The brash lead singer of Limp Bizkit - currently on extended hiatus - is actually a closet mush case and the director behind "The Longshots," a tear-jerker starring Ice Cube that hits theaters Friday ... "I wanted to do this movie the second I read the script and saw that Ice Cube was attached," says Durst. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Why are conservatives so angry? Aug 16, 2008
xdfred wrote on Aug 15, 2008 8:39 AM:" .....Alaska's wildlife reserve get razed by machines... ANWR is a glacial ice cube. The pictures leftwingers show are southern Alaska. No one is talking about drilling there. Why should drilling for oil make you or anyone sick? Oil spills, like Exxon Valdez should, but drilling? ...brag about the U.S. unemployment rate right now... As I said, still the envy of Western Europe. ". xdfred wrote on Aug 15, 2008 8:48 AM:" ...Republicans were beneficiaries of... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The Source relaunches, seeks to restore past glory Aug 15, 2008
The new issue, which hits newsstands next week, features four separate covers of hip-hop pioneers LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Queen Latifah and Nas, photographed by director Spike Lee. "We shared with him what we were trying to do, the vision of hip-hop and where we thought it needed to go, and he thought it was refreshing and clever," McMillan said of Lee, a client. (FOX 11, AZ)
Releases on the Horizon for Aug. 14 Aug 14, 2008
Ice Cube, "Raw Footage" [explicit lyrics. Dandy Warhols, "Earth to the Dandy Warhols". (Carroll County Times, MD)
Bernie Mac: Two Sides, but One True Self Aug 11, 2008
He was already enjoying some success on the comedy circuit, had already stolen the spotlight in the Ice Cube comedy "Friday," and famously told a hostile "Def Comedy Jam" audience, "I ain't scared of you [expletive].". Mac (born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough) put on a performance that was more variety show than pure stand-up, as he played a scatological Ed Sullivan to a host of talent: a 10-piece band (the Mac Men), seven dancers (the Mac-aronis) and a group of singers (the Mac Sweethearts). (Washington Post)
Bernie Mac Remembered By Ice Cube, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock And More Aug 11, 2008
Mac's and co-star echoed Ice Cube's lament. "The world just got a little less funny," he said "He will be dearly missed.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Summer movies for young people Aug 8, 2008
Ice Cube stars in the based-on-fact story of the first girl to play Pop Warner football. Sounds inspirational for boys and girls, alike. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
GUT INSTINCT: BUSHWHACKED Aug 7, 2008
It is an armpit-drenching Thursday night, the sort of swampy eve that makes you seriously consider making love to an ice cube. I know what you need, my pal Justin says on the phone. (New York Press)
Cinematic stoners contain a haze of befuddled comedy Aug 7, 2008
FRIDAY (1995): Friday stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker as South Central Los Angeles residents who become embroiled in neighborhood crime, punishment, romance and reward while smoking and drinking on the front porch. Beautifully written and realized, it's a compact film that could almost work as a stage play. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tackling the big screen Aug 7, 2008
Above: Malcolm Jerrell Phillips is seen on the set of an upcoming family comedy film, The Longshots, featuring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer ... Described as a "feel-good family comedy," The Longshots is an MGM Dimension film starring rapper-turned actor Ice Cube and directed by Fred Durst, former front man for rap metal's Limp Biskit ... Ice Cube is featured as the Browns coach and uncle to Jasmine (Keke Palmer), the team's female quarterback. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Chan is Spy Next Door Aug 6, 2008
Genre veteran Brian Levant (who helmed Ice Cube in Are We There Yet. will direct, whilst The Pink Panther's Robert Simonds will be on production duties. (IGN FilmForce)
The Astonishing Carnival That Is From G's to Gents Aug 6, 2008
I'm kind of thinking of a cross between King Kong and old-school Ice Cube. The man shaping these outcasts up is Fonzworth Bentley, a Morehouse man who parlayed a job in retail at Polo first into a gig as P. Diddy's valet and then into a secure station in the hip-hop world. (Slate)
Dr. Pepper "Drink it Slow" Aug 5, 2008
"Watch this," he says, as he then demonstrates he's still got the moves, tossing an ice cube across his kitchen in dramatic slow-motion; it lands in a glass sitting next to a Dr Pepper ... hackneyed and boring even the word play trust me i'm a doctor is corny the slow mo ice cube why and the bad recreation of one of his bets shots with fake uniforms fire deutch they don't get beverage advertising. (AdWeek)
Rap's crossroads Aug 5, 2008
"I'm living in south-central Los Angeles during the '80s, when crack became king and the Reaganomics and things . . . changed the texture of the ghetto," recalls Ice Cube, the rapper-actor who wrote most of N.W.A.'s lyrics. "It was devastating (and) it is anger in there. That is because you are a voiceless person until you pick up a mike and people are listening. . . . You have a voice, so you have to use it. The two groups, based on opposite coasts (Public Enemy hails from New York), used their... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Ruthless Records Aug 5, 2008
Ruthless began with $7,000 of Eazy-E's own money and 5,000 12-inch copies of his single "Boyz N the Hood." It was written by C.I.A. rapper Ice Cube who, along with World Class Wreckin' Cru DJs Dr. Dre and Yella, had switched allegiance from Kru-Cut Records to Ruthless ... But things really began to click in 1988 with the release of N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton." The seminal five-man crewEazy-E, Dr. Dre (who produced J.J. Fad), Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yellacame together in 1987, managed... (Billboard.com)
