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pitched battles

How To Navigate Through Next Week's Glutted Release Schedule: Let's Play A Game Of Buy/Download/Kill

Between the forever-in-the-making epics and the tossed-off odes to sadness and the crazy '80s radio pastiche and a bunch of other albums, next week is going to be something of a big one for the music business. How should one navigate their way through the music-consumption choices they'll be forced to make next week? Might I suggest a friendly game of Buy/Download/Kill, in which each album receives one of the three fates outlined by the game's title. My personal preferences after the jump. More »

11:00 AM on Fri Nov 21 2008
By Maura Johnston
821 views, 17 comments

Latest by Murk: It's sort of terrifically awesome how bad Chinese Democracy is. It's so bad that you think, so this is how bad music can get - & then you hit the last few songs. MLK! It's then that you realize that more »

popping the bubble

Idolator Live-Blogs The "TRL" Finale: 1-800-DIAL-MTV, We Knew Ye When

Tonight brings us the finale of MTV's daily countdown show TRL, and MTV is pulling out a few stops to celebrate its end: A few live performances, a few interviews, a return to hosting duties by TRL OG Carson Daly. In some ways, this denouement was inevitable: The fizzy, sheeny, ever-expanding America that was epitomized by the rise of both the first Britney era and TRL some 10 years ago is all but over, what with a seemingly neverending bust ensuing and the concept of "popular music" being less popular than ever. But that doesn't mean we can't eulogize it, right? Full coverage begins after the jump. More »

7:45 PM on Sun Nov 16 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,166 views, 93 comments

Latest by derby: the show was awful when it premiered and remained awful for ten years. i applaud the show's commitment to treacly entertainment. more »

Tim McGraw will host the Nov. 22 episode of Saturday Night Live, becoming the first country musician to host the show during this decade. Also, TV Guide gets a jeer for the lousy pun it employed to announce the show's musical guest: "Supplying tunes for the end-of-sweeps outing will be Ludacris and T-Pain (not to be confused with S-Palin)." Not only is that one of the weakest jokes I've seen during my entire history of blogging, it has the added effect of bringing home the reminder that sucka MC Amy Poehler isn't coming back to the show. [TV Guide]

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mariah's bringing ice cream

The "TRL" Finale Will Mark The End Of Pop Culture As We Know It

We've already mentioned the imminent TV return of Jesse Camp thanks to this Saturday's TRL finale, but somehow this momentous occasion keeps getting bigger and better—so much that the network tacked on another half hour to the program. (Be bold, MTV! Make the TRL finale one of those 24 hour long programs you were so fond of for awhile. Carson Daly, Fred Durst, and Taylor Swift all holed up in your Times Square studio—what's not to like?) MTV has announced that the show will feature a one-time-only (for now) performance by Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Nelly, as well as music from Beyoncé, 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, and the Backstreet Boys. Still, perhaps the most exciting announcement is that both Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez are scheduled to appear. We're two-fifths of the way there, MTV—call the other three guys and history will be made! Lance and Chris are probably over that whole "bad dancer" thing by now. [MTV]

4:30 PM on Tue Nov 11 2008
By Dan Gibson
1,517 views, 13 comments

Latest by Halfwit: @Tauwan: Way late, but still... Next. Next. Next. more »

According to the new "One More Drink," Ludacris agrees with your editors that modern America's obsessive focus on personal appearance is unfortunate. Unlike your editors, his answer to this seemingly intractable, society-wide problem is to "have a couple more drinks and stop discriminating." T-Pain is on hand to underline Luda's beer-goggling sentiment with a dumb chorus, if his playful Auto-Tuned profanity still excites you at this point. [XXL]

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thanks but no thanks dept.

Barack Obama Not All That Thrilled By His Latest Endorsement


In 2006, they were best buds, but now Barack Obama and Ludacris have a bit of a fraught relationship thanks to the MC's pro-Obama freestyle, "Politics As Usual," that showed up on DJ Drama's latest Gangsta Grillz mix. Apparently verses like "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed" haven't really made the Obama campaign all that happy, given that they could be very easily twisted by any right-wing radio hack out there (and probably already have). But in an effort to bridge the gap, the Obama campaign decided to go the "you're better than this" route in its official statement denouncing the lyrics: "This song is not only outrageously offensive to Sen. Clinton, Rev. Jackson, Sen. McCain and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics," said Obama campaign spokesperson Bill Burton. I hope Kanye West is taking notes for his Obama intro on Sunday night! Lyrics after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Thu Jul 31 2008
By Maura Johnston
541 views, 9 comments

Latest by Jay Smooth: Cmon, y'all.. line 5 should read "Obama shouted 'em", and the Jesse line should read "how you want it, head or gut?" I expect Huff Post to get the lyrics wrong but Idolator should be on point! Then again if the more »

it's not easy (pimping green)

Tommy Lee And Ludacris Promise Eco-Pimping On Planet Green


In advance of their upcoming Battleground Earth series, Tommy Lee and Ludacris have done an ad for Planet Green, the network for the environmentally conscious that launched yesterday. In the above spot, Lee and Ludacris compete to see which pimp is more eco-friendly: Lee hasn't showered for a week, while Ludacris has filled a hot tub entirely with women instead of water. And you thought going green would stand in the way of rocking and/or getting it on. [YouTube]

1:30 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Anthony Miccio
67 views, 2 comments

Latest by Stafford: this makes me want to unrecycle everything I've ever put in a blue bin. more »

videodrone

Lloyd And Ludacris Turn The Whole World Into Neverland


The Rock And Jock-ready stomp of Lloyd's new single, "How We Do It," has grown on me since my first listen two months ago thanks to hearing the track during a couple of car rides, which may be the optimum listening conditions for many a summer jam candidate. So now here's the video, in which Lloyd and Ludacris zip around a conglomeration of American cities that's illustrated in such a way that it resembles a cross between the opening credits of The Surreal Life and Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone" video, sans Elizabeth Taylor and Verne Troyer, alas. [WorldStarHipHop via Toya's World] More »

2:30 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Maura Johnston
142 views, 2 comments

Latest by Al Shipley: Interesting that a video for this song is just now dropping, considering that MTV.com just ran a story today that emphasized Lloyd's other new single with Lil Wayne and said there'd be a video for that soon, and generally made more »

On "Stay Together," his odd new single featuring a very "hey, remember 2003?" hook, a sage Ludacris mourns a generation suffering a crisis of commitment, while noting that both Brad and Jennifer and Cam'ron and Jim Jones could learn something from Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Who knew? [XXL]

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programming note

Tommy Lee and Ludacris Force April Fools-Weary Blogger To Seek Reputable Primary Sources

Tommy Lee and Ludacris will star in Battleground Earth, an upcoming 10-part series for the new cable network Planet Green, which will launch June 4. The show, a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster Battlefield Earth: A Saga Of The Year 3000 will feature Tommy Lee as Johnny "Goodboy" Tyler, the character who lead a successful uprising against the Psychlos, an alien race that conquered the Earth in several minutes a millenium earlier, only to decide they'd only set up shop in Denver. Ludacris will play Jerl, one of the survivng Psychlos left on Earth, determined to re-enslave the human race. John Travolta will reprise the role of Terl, the main villain from the original film, in the series premiere. More »

12:45 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
693 views, 5 comments

Latest by JZ13: That picture from Battlefield Earth reminds me of how much I've been thinking about how the character Travolta played in that film (don't know the name, and really don't care) looks like it could be Jason Castro's dad. more »

For those who always wished to be able to chart Ludacris' progress as he made his way state-to-state with the infamous big-ass sack full of prophylactics, there is now a map to follow the rapper's area code-related adventures. Aspiring casanovas should take note that the region around the Rockies seems to be mostly untapped. [Strange Maps/HT: Mackro who I think got it from Line Out]

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leak of the day part two

Lloyd Goes Around The Way

ARTIST: Lloyd featuring Ludacris
TITLE: "How We Do It"
WEB DEBUT: March 3, 2008 More »
oy vey

Business Writer Shocked To Discover Horndog Rapper Also Possesses College Degree, Business Acumen

Despite musicians of all stripes investing in businesses not related to music for centuries, including dining establishments, and despite rappers being well-known for their mercenary attitude towards success-in-entrepreneurship, a writer for business mag Fast Company is shocked that Ludacris thinks he can just pony up the dough to buy an Atlanta eatery and start restauranteuring like he owns the place. Stick to degrading women through hilarious rhyming words, Bridges! More »

1:05 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Jess Harvell
3,931 views, 4 comments

If you dare, Nah Right has Ludacris' "Here Comes Santa Claus"-sampling ditty off the Fred Claus soundtrack. We know Luda's been cleaning up his act for a while now, but who honestly asks for dress socks for Christmas? [Nah Right]

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Usher Makes Our Teeth Ache ARTIST: Usher (feat. Ludacris)
TITLE: "Dat Girl Right There"
WEB DEBUT: Nov. 11, 2007

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videodrone

R. Kelly Inspires The Ladies To Throw Some D(evil Horn)s


The clip for R. Kelly's "Rock Star" is a pretty straightforward "all the ladies in the house go crazy" performance video, which makes the fact that it has a "story by R. Kelly" credit as part of its opening sequence all the more confusing. Is the "story" merely the fact that, by plugging in his guitar, Kid Rock can turn a sleepy bar into the Whisky A Go-Go circa 1989? Or is the scene at the beginning where R. slaps his face while trying to swat a fly really the precursor to the next video from Double Up, in which he becomes the pesky bug?

R. Kelly - Rockstar (feat. Ludacris & Kid Rock) [DailyMotion]

11:00 AM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By mjohnston
284 views, 2 comments

Latest by CharlesRockyPamplin: It all makes sense now! R's obviously a huge fan of Jimmy Page circa '71- more for the lifestyle than the music... more »

Idolator's Tribute-Video Treasury Takes Joan Osborne And Lil' Jon To "The Lion King" Ed. note: Once again, Idolator intern Kate Richardson scours the video sites, looking for the best fan-made music videos. In this entry, she looks at two very different takes on The Lion King:

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magazines

"Vanity Fair" Editor Has A Luda Awakening

It's been a bad week for magazine-rapper relations: First, Entertainment Weekly's Lori Majewski had an allegedly awkward encounter with 50 Cent, and now it appears that Vanity Fair's Lisa Robinson and rapper Ludacris had an equally sqiurmy sit-down during a New York City panel discussion Wednesday night. From Radar: More »

11:05 AM on Fri May 4 2007
By Brian Raftery
368 views, 2 comments