Keisha Knight Pulliam Weighs in on Groupies on Sway in the Morning

KKP Speaks on Diving on "The Splash" on Sway in the Morning

NEW HAVEN — You can take Daymond John out of the “Shark Tank,” but he still has plenty of bite.

John, the fashion branding guru and panelist on TV’s “Shark Tank,” told an audience at Yale University Thursday that entrepreneurship is color blind.

“The only color that everybody likes is green,” John said, at an appearance sponsored by the Yale University African American Affinity Group. “Sell. Sell. Sell. That solves all your issues.”

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After a performance episode that included a few show-stopping Beatles numbers and Nicki Minaj getting bleeped, it was time to send someone to the cold, dark world of Idol oblivion, aka back home. So who got the boot and who lives on to sing another day?

Ryan Seacrest tried to toy with the contestants for as long as humanly possible (seriously, these elimination episodes are like some form of cruel and unusual punishment), but in the endPaul Jolley, Devin Velez, and Amber Holcomb(!) were sent to the Bottom 3 stools of doom. Despite a very lackluster performance, Lazaro Arbos managed to squeak by thanks to his devoted (if possibly tone deaf) fan base.

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Marley Marl is unquestionably one of the greatest producers and DJs in hip hop history. His influence and importance to hip hop are undeniable, and his innovative productions and pioneering use of sampling helped define the genre. Marley Marl has produced beats for some of the music's finest MCs including Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, LL Cool J, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, Kool G Rap, Nas, Rakim, and Masta Ace. 

In this episode of Classic Recipes, the legendary producer explains and demonstrates how he created the beat for MC Shan's "The Bridge," one of the most memorable beats in hip hop history. As always, along with the beat programming tips and composition/production techniques he also gives us the lowdown on where and when the music was originally created.

Marl recalls the moment he first met MC Shan and recorded "Marley Marl Scratch," and also remembers when legendary rap radio personality Mr. Magic rejected a Boogie Down Productions record that was submitted for airplay on WBLS-FM, later resulting in the feud between the South Bronx crew and Marl's Juice Crew.

"The Bridge" was originally created using the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer and the Korg SDD-2000 Sampling Digital Delay. Marley Marl programmed the beat by triggering drum sounds (the kick and snare) from the TR-808 into the SDD-2000, giving the track a unique sound and feel.

In this video he recreates the beat using the Akai MPC Renaissance; instead of just sampling The Honey Drippers' track "Impeach The President" intro drum beat, Marley completely reprogrammed the beat from the kick and snare right down to the "Ladies and gentlemen" voice intro. Along with adding some ghost notes, he reversed The Magic Disco Machine's "Scratching'" record to create the stabs and gritty noises you hear at the beginning of "The Bridge." (Check out the last episode of Classic Recipes for more on ghost notes and how Marl used them in Eric B. & Rakim's "Eric B. Is President." http://bit.ly/Toe3tt)

Behind the Scenes Footage From Nicki Minaj's New Video Shows a Happy, Healthy Lil Wayne

Chirstina Aguilera may be taking a season off from her rotating chair on The Voice, but that doesn't mean she's staying silent when it comes to her former co-judges and their treatment of her substitute. 

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(Instagram)Rihanna talks a lot of talk about how unapologetic she is, but there's at least one person who can make her feel shame: Her mom. In her upcoming interview with Elle UK, the singer confesses that her mother does take issue with some of her raunchy antics — specifically, nude photos.

"I'm not afraid of any person in this world, but my mother, I'm terrified of her!" Rihanna toldElle (via ContactMusic). "She called me two days ago and reeled me in about two naked pictures Melissa [Forde, Rihanna's best friend] put up on Instagram, a sneak peek from a photo book she's making about me. She went crazy on me, I was like embarrassed. I felt like I got my ass whipped in front of my class at school! She humbled the f**k out of me."

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Manfredo wins battle of Contender stars with convincing win Friday night over Wright

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 15^th, 2013) – The original Contender turned out to be the last one standing Friday night at Twin River Casino. 

In a battle of former reality-television stars, Providence, R.I., super middleweight Peter Manfredo Jr. (39-7) inched closer to his 40^th career victory and won for the second time since returning to professional boxing with a dominant performance against fellow Contender participant Walter Wright (14-4).

Manfredo effectively worked his jab and simply out-boxed Wright over the course of 10 roudns to earn a 98-93, 100-90, 97-93 unanimous decision win against Wright, who took the fight – his first in two years – on just two week’s notice. Toward the middle rounds, Wright could barely see out of his right eye, which had swelled shut due to excessive shots from Manfredo.

“The Pride Of Providence,” a Season 1 finalist on The Contender reality television series, returned in November with a convincing win over Rayco Saunders and is now one win shy of 40 victories following Friday’s dominant performance. Wright, a Seattle, Wash., native, was a quarterfinalist on Season 2 of The Contender.

Facing his former sparring partner and protégé of former world heavyweight champion John Ruiz, Pawtucket, R.I., middleweight Thomas Falowo (9-1, 7 KOs) delivered an impressive over the tough Julio Garcia (6-4) of Boston (Rincon, Puerto Rico), stopping Garcia after five brutal rounds. With his face bloodied, Garcia did not answer the bell for the sixth and final round.

Two intra-city rivals squared off in the co-feature as Joe Gardner (11-5-1) and Reynaldo Rodriguez (6-6-1) battled until the final bell of their six-round super middleweight bout. The crafty Garnder kept his distance despite Rodriguez’s attempts to turn the fight into a brawl. Rodriguez picked up the pace in the later rounds, but Gardner ultimately out-worked and out-boxed his opponent to score a 58-56 unanimous-decision win on all three scorecards.

Looking to bounce back from the first loss of his career, Burlington, Vt., light heavyweight Kevin Cobbs (7-1) came through swimmingly in a 39-36, 37-38, 39-36 split-decision win over hard-hitting Harwich, Mass., native Paul Gonsalves (4-3). Once he found his rhythm, Cobbs maintained a steady pace and scored a knockdown in the third round to help seal the victory.

The night began with a dynamic, back-and-forth bout in the female bantamweight division as Noemi Bosques (1-0-1) of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Brooklyn’s Vanessa Greco (1-2-2) fought to a majority draw over four rounds. Bosques, who now lives and trains in Providence, R.I., won 39-37 on one of the judge’s scorecards, but the other two judges scored it 38-38. In the welterweight division, 19-year-old Patryk Szymanski (6-0) of North Bergen, N.J. (Wroclaw, Poland), kept his perfect record intact with a hard-fought 60-54, 59-57, 58-56 win over Brockton, Mass., veteran Antonio Chaves Fernandes (2-9-2). Warwick, R.I., veteran Benny Costantino (7-3) was forced to quit with 13 seconds remaining in the second round of his scheduled four-round super middleweight bout against Emmanuel Medina (3-3-1) after suffering a knee injury. Medina was credited with a second-round technical knockout, the third knockout victory of his career.

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