Month: January 2010

Prince’s creates ‘Purple and Gold’ song for the Minnesota Vikings

After seeing the Minnesota Vikings play the Dallas Cowboys, Prince said he was inspired to write the song, “Purple and Gold.”  The song is for the Vikings game against the New Orleans Saints, reports myfoxtwincities.com.  It will also be featured on the team’s website.
 
Check it out and see the lyrics below.
 
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Purple and Gold Lyrics

the veil of the sky draws open 
the roar of the chariots touch down 
we r the ones who have now come again 
and walk upon water like solid ground 
as we approach the throne we won’t bow down 
this time we won’t b denied

raise every voice and let it b known 
in the name of the purple and gold

we come in the name of the purple and gold 
all of the odds r in r favor 
no prediction 2 bold 
we r the truth if the truth can b told 
long reign the purple and gold

the eyes say ready 4 battle 
no need 4 sword in hand

Video: Maxwell and Rihanna perform on Oprah’s Haiti special

 
Maxwell and Rihanna performed Wednesday on Oprah’s show dedicated to the crisis in Haiti.  Check out their performances below. Maxwell gets even better with age!   He looked great and gave a stirring performance.
 
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Tyrese Gibson battles to save mankind in “Legion”

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By Allison Horton
 
Fighting to save humanity from an apocalyptic end is just another day in the life of Tyrese Gibson.  The singer and actor stars in the movie, “Legion,” which opens this Friday.  Gibson plays the character Kyle, one of the strangers trapped in a diner taking a stand to save mankind.
 
Gibson said he related to his character Kyle who is a divorcee and drew on his own life experiences for the role.  The performer’s 1½ -year marriage ended in divorce last summer and he shares custody of his two-year-old daughter, Shayla.
 
“I went into my real feelings on Kyle,” he said.  “He’s on his way to court dealing with a nasty divorce and dealing with custody issues.  This guy just falls over because he’s lost.  He needs directions to where he’s going.  He gets sucked into the matrix.”
 
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Boris Kodjoe goes ‘Undercovers’

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The hotness that is Boris Kodjoe will star in the new NBC series “Undercovers,” which is about married CIA agents brought out of retirement and re-activated.
 
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British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw who starred in “Doctor Who” will play his wife.  J.J. Abrams co-wrote and will direct the pilot, which is the first he has steered since 2004’s “Lost.”

Rihanna, Maxwell and Wyclef Jean to appear on Oprah’s Haiti special

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 Oprah Winfrey will give special attention to the crisis in Haiti Wednesday.  Rihanna will sing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” and Maxwell will perform “Fistful of Tears.”  Wyclef Jean will also give a first hand account of the devastation in his homeland and will show footage of the destruction.  He will also address the recent concerns of fiscal mismanagement within his Yele Haiti organization.

‘Four Brothers’ sequel in the works

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Get ready for a sequel to the 2005 movie, “Four Brothers,” which starred Mark Wahlberg and Tyrese Gibson, reports The Hollywood Reporter.  The movie, directed by John Singleton, focused on four adopted brothers (Wahlberg, Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund) who reunite to find their mother’s murderer.
 
Wahlberg came up with the idea for a sequel along with the original movie writers.  No word yet if the other original cast members will sign up for the sequel “Five Brothers.”

Montel Williams’ kids reach out to him

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Even though talk show host Montel Williams, 53, pays $18,700 a month in child support, his two teenage kids feel deprived of montelwilliamshis emotional  support, reports the New York Daily News.  Montel, 16, and daughter Wyntergrace, 14, would like their father to be more involved in their lives let their mother make all the decisions.

“I wouldn’t say I really have a relationship with my dad,” the younger Montel said. “He’s not in my life right now. It’s his choice.”
 
“My dad is now like a stranger,” his daughter said adding that she’s seen her father four times in five years.  “Everyone knows him as a great guy, but he’s not making the best choices as a parent.”
 
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Mariah Carey launches own champagne brand

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After being a little tipsy from champagne during a Jan. 6 award acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards for her role in the movie, “Precious,” Mariah Carey announced Friday through Twitter that she is launching her own brand of bubbly.
 
“Didn’t realize they put the champagne on the tables so we WOULDN’T drink it! Lol. No, seriously ANGEL CHAMPAGNE (ROSE) by MC coming soon!” the singer tweeted.