Pyrate News

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: April 5,2012

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The highly anticipated sophomore album from Nicki Minaj is finally here. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded sets to destroy any notion that her overwhelmingly successful debut album, Pink Friday, was just beginners luck and truly establish Minaj as a mainstay in hip-hop. However, Minaj hits the common sophomore slump with this one.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: February 13, 2012

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Last night, the 54th Annual Grammy Award Show aired. Unfortunately for me, I wasn't able to watch; however, Twitter and Facebook kept me updated with the events of music's biggest night.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: November 3, 2011

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The "Paranormal Activity" franchise has done well for itself in the past three years. From being a simple little indie horror movie to setting the box office record for a horror movie on opening weekend, with its latest installment "Paranormal Activity 3". According to ign.com, Paramount is planning on releasing a follow-up next year.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: October 27, 2011

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Remakes are nothing new in the entertainment industry and, in the coming weeks, there are even more scheduled to be released. I always hear people talk about how there's no more creativity in the world and how everything has already been done; but is this really a bad thing?

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: Ocotber 23, 2011

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Recently, my friend on Facebook posted a link on my page to a video mash-up of the great TV shows from the 90s. Majority of the shows I did watched as a kid; but I couldn't help but notice, some of the other shows I grew up watching wasn't included in the video.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: October 22, 2011

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I just saw "Paranormal Activity 3" with my sister and it was great. It has the same quiet induced suspense like the first two films and enough shocks and awes to satisfy the die-hard horror movie fanatic. I was pleased with the movie. However, my sister was not.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: October 11, 2011

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When NBA 2K11 was released last year it was praised as the best sports game ever. So, when the release date for NBA 2K12 was announced, few thought it would be better than its predecessors. Well, it is better and the NBA 2K franchise can now be called a dynasty.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: October 5, 2011

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Every once in while, my sister will tell me about a new show she has starting watching and tell me I should watch it too. More often than not, she's usually right. The show would be funny and instantly becomes one of my favorites. Well, I now need to add "How I Met Your Mother" to the list.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: September 28, 2011

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J. Cole, Roc Nation's first artist, has finally released his long awaited debut album "Cole World: The Sideline Story." After generating a buzz and a huge following with mixtapes like "The Come Up," "The Warm Up" and "Friday Night Lights," Cole had a lot to live up to with "Cole World" and he didn't disappoint.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: September 14, 2011

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After a three year hiatus, Game is back with his latest release The R.E.D. Album. It debuted at number one in its first week. While the album may be three years in the making, the time spent doesn't show in the content of the album.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: September 13, 2011

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After numerous push backs and delays, Lil' Wayne finally released his highly anticipated album Tha Carter IV on Aug 29. All the wait must've made people want it even more because Tha Carter IV had a very successful first week.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: September 12, 2011

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Ten years ago on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists attack America. Now, every year on Sept. 11, we commemorate those who died and those who survived; and this year was no different.

However, another event happened the very same morning. It's no where near as significant in the grand scheme of the world; but in the world of music, and more importantly hip-hop, it's impact would have resounding effects.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: September 8, 2011

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Alright, Alright, Alriiiiiight!

This is what everyone will be saying once they go see Kevin Hart's new movie "Laugh At My Pain". And I'm telling everyone to go see this movie.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: August 24, 2011

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Who is the greatest rapper of all-time?

Throughout my life this has been a topic of debate. Growing up in New York City, it seemed like it was up for discussion everyday. The automatic choices were either Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z or Nas. Then when I moved to Georgia, it was also up in the air as to who was the greatest. Although, the names were much different. I started hearing people like Andre 3000, Scarface and Ludacris being thrown into the mix.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: August 23, 2011

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The children are back in school, trying to drive at eight in the morning and five in the evening is like watching the turtle race against the hare and all your favorite t.v. shows are about to begin showing new episodes. This can only mean one thing: summer is coming to an end.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: August 17, 2011

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A whole week has passed since Jay-Z and Kanye West released their highly anticipated Watch the Throne collaborative album. So, what's the results? Watch the Throne broke the iTunes record for first weeks sales and is projected to be number one on the billboard top 200 charts. I guess Jay-Z and West can be very proud of this album. It's a commercial success.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: June 27, 2011

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I rarely watch award shows of any kind. I usually find them mundane, with bad performances, and unfunny commentary. However, when I found out Kevin Hart was hosting the 2011 BET Awards, I had to watch it and it didn't disappoint.

By: Martin Rand, III
Date: February 11, 2010

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I cant believe what I'm seeing. Game is going back to Aftermath Records. It seems like only yesterday Game couldn't even get Dr. Dre or Eminem in the studio to do a song, and now Game's next album may be distributed through Aftermath.
Well, in case people don't remember, Aftermath happens to have one of Game's biggest rivals under their umbrella, 50 Cent. Mr. Get Rich or Die Tryin' was the main reason Dr. Dre and Eminem wouldn't work with Game.