VladTV correspondent Jenny Boom Boom sat down with Jim Jones about the future of Dipset, who's currently on the roster, and his thoughts on another NYC crew reuniting at the same time as them.
The early days of Public Enemy are examined by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in the new video clip, the third in a series examining the early days of Def Jam. With the aid of Elliott Wilson, the pair talk about Chuck D's time with Spectrum City, the formation of the concept of Public Enemy, and the incendiary nature of their thought-provoking lyrics.
It’s flu season, and the hot topic conversation around the watercooler is whether or not to get the flu shot. Dr Oz gives our camera guy his opinion, and reassures us that while there may be some side effects, turning into a bird is not one of them!
The Netflix-ization of America is almost complete: The death knell has finally sounded for competitor Redbox, which will cease instant streaming on Oct. 7.
The Verizon-assisted company announced the news on its website, and instructed paying customers on how to get refunds. It might come as a surprise to some people that Redbox even had a streaming service, which is likely part of the reason why they’re shutting down.
The streaming feature debuted in early 2013, and attempted to one-up Netflix by offering instant streaming and four DVDs a month for less than Netflix’s monthly fee. Redbox’s CEO was pretty public about their disappointing numbers. There was a also a credit card fraud issue, and earlier this year, Redbox shut down new signups as a security measure.
You’ll still be able to rent movies at Redbox kiosks, but Netflix is just… so… close.
Himself is a 1983 stand-up comedy film featuring Bill Cosby. Filmed before a live audience at the Hamilton Place Theatre, in Hamilton, Ontario, Cosby gives the audience his views ranging from marriage to parenthood
Shot in a style reminiscent of the Hollywood urban legend genre, and scored by award-winning Hollywood music composer Austin Wintory, Nkiru is the director's fun perspective on an age-old African tale of love and sacrifice. Based on the African urban legend of Mami Wata, the short-film centers around a group of friends who disappear from a beach party under mysterious circumstances.
A peek into the lavish lifestyles of the wealthiest people on the first Forbes Rich List from 1918 compared to the wealthiest on 2014’s Forbes 400 List.
VICE News was granted rare access to go inside one of the most maximum-security prisons in the country, a place that's on the frontline of what could be a sea change in prison policy. Salinas Valley State Prison is home to America's most powerful prison gangs including the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia. It's a place that's projected to have more than 700 assaults this year. In an institution that houses the worst of the worst, we see how one maverick warden is trying to turn the system around by rehabilitating murderers before they get returned to the streets.
Mike Evans went from having just 10 college football scholarship offers to being Heisman winner Johnny Manziel's money target and arguably the best wide receiver in college football. Now he's dealing with the pressure and drama of transitioning to the NFL, all while caring for his family and two-year-old daughter Mackenzie. In this VICE Sports exclusive, Evans takes us behind-the-scenes of his pro day, remembers his days of serving alley-oops to Johnny Football, and the family tragedy that has him striving to be a better man.
Beats just got a football-sized beatdown.
Bose, a manufacturer of audio equipment, has signed an exclusive agreement with the NFL banning all other headphone manufacturers from appearing on camera during games and interviews.
“This ban extends to TV interviews conducted during pre-season training camps or practice sessions and on game day—starting before the opening kickoff through the final whistle to post-game interviews conducted in the locker room or on the podium,” Re/code reported. “The restriction remains in place until 90 minutes after the play has ended.”
Beats headphones became synonymous with professional sports following a string of commercials featuring players like Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers and Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks.
We're kinda over the whole "curation" thing, but when it's Nas, it's different. Now on Product Hunt, a tech site scooping together "the best new products, every day," the hip-hop artist turned entrepreneur is featured as a guest curator.
You can check out Nas's top product picks on the site, try them out, and upvote them accordingly. Product Hunt skews toward useful, clever and/or twee software, but the collection Nas came up with features everything from Soothe, the "Uber for massages" (sounds sexy) to a water filter called Soma to the crowdfunding platform Tilt.
Nas getting involved in a hip startup site might seem sort of random, but it isn't. The multiplatinum musician is also a general partner at Queensbridge Venture Partners, a venture capital group with investments in Dropbox, Lyft, and all kinds of other up-and-coming tech things. Naturally, more than a few of his Product Hunt picks are backed by his VC firm.
Best yet, through Product Hunt, you can enter for a chance to get Nas and company to fund your own brilliant idea through Queensbridge Venture Partners if you think you have what it takes. Just promise us that you won't be the Uber of anything.
COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates why the world's leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.
This documentary will be as eye-opening as "Blackfish" and as inspiring as "An Inconvenient Truth."
THE DROP is a new crime drama from Michaël R. Roskam, the Academy Award-nominated director of BULLHEAD. Based on a screenplay from Dennis Lehane (MYSTIC RIVER, GONE BABY GONE), THE DROP follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters - "money drops" - in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv (James Gandolfini), Bob finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
