Lauryn Hill performs at Raggamuffin Festival

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Check out Lauryn Hill performing “Doo Wop (That Thing)” Saturday at the Raggamuffin Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand.  So what do you think?  Does she still got it?

Hear new single from Nas and Damien Marley’s new album

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There is a new single from Distant Relatives, the joint album from Nas and Damien Marley, which is expected April 20.  The single, “Strong Will Continue” features production from Stephen Marley.  Nas tweeted Wednesday about his excitement for the upcoming album.
 

Listening to the album with some friends. Distant Relatives is almost ready for ya’ll!!! Its powerful music people LETS GO!!

 
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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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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.