- Angels and Airwaves/Blink 182 frontman Tom DeLonge takes a potshot at irritable Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, saying that
he was actually the first person to say that his band's album would be "the best of the last 20 years." Expect Flowers' moustache to get into a snit within the next 24 hours. [
MTV]
- Jay-Z has officially moved on from Cristal, endorsing Armand de Brignac in the "Show Me What You Got." Not for nothing, but how are we supposed to trust the beverage tastes of someone who's shilling for
Budweiser Select? [
AllHipHop]
- About 1% of fifth-generation iPods were shipped with Windows viruses; Apple runs with the opportunity to Microsoft-bash on its official site. [
Apple, via
Paper Thin Walls]
Is The Game taking pre-release PR advice from Brandon Flowers? After likening himself to NWA and trying to stir up beef with Ras Kass, the West Coast rapper, whose Doctor's Advocate comes out Nov. 14, has proclaimed that Jay-Z should move his album's Nov. 21 release date out of respect ... or fear ... or something. We're not quite sure:
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Jay-Z's unretirement album, Kingdom Come, drops on Nov. 21; the lead-off track, "Show Me What You Got," starts off with him almost apologizing for coming back before kicking right into a classic Hova boast, one where he seems to be shedding—and mocking—his former player persona. It's backed by a super-bright blend of cascading piano, a sinuous sax, and a sampled Flavor Flav serving as Jay's sideman.
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