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‘Bun B for President’ by J. Cole

Published August 14, 2010 Celebrities Leave a Comment

I’ll admit it—I was late realizing Bun B’s lyrical skills. I first heard Bun spit with his Southern drawl on 2000’s “Big Pimpin’” by Jay-Z featuring UGK. UGK consisted of Bun and his late partner Pimp C. Little did I know that Bun’s career dates back to 1987.

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Paramore and John Mayer

Published August 5, 2010 Alternative , Celebrities , Events Leave a Comment

John Mayer performs in Hershey tonight, and Paramore performs there this Saturday.

Upcoming events

Published August 1, 2010 Celebrities , Events , Local people Leave a Comment

Fat Joe will rock the mic at Reading’s Silo Nightclub on Aug. 21.

Concerts
Aug. 6: Leela James and 76 Degrees. 5 to 10 p.m., Second and Markets sts. in Harrisburg. Phone: 717.599.5188.
Aug. 6: Meek Mill. 10 p.m., Club XS in York. Phone: 717.324.8361.
Aug. 6: taragirl. 9:30 p.m., World Cafe Life in Philadelphia. Web: worldcafelive.com.
Aug. 7: Teena Marie and Keith Sweat. 8 p.m., Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia. Web: www.livenation.com. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’

Congrats Wiz

Published August 1, 2010 Celebrities , Local people Leave a Comment

Khalifa just earned an award from MTV. Photo by Leon Laing.

Congrats to all the winners of MTV’s first Sucker Free Summit, including newcomer Wiz Khalifa. Pittsburgh’s own Khalifa received the award for hottest breakthrough MC. Continue reading ‘Congrats Wiz’

Lauryn Hill’s “Repercussions”

Published July 28, 2010 Celebrities Leave a Comment

It’s been 12 years since L. Boogie dropped the classic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She’s been through some ups and downs. But now she’s on tour. Check out her song that currently leaked. No one is sure when it was produced, though.

Mike Posner’s ‘Please Don’t Go’

Published July 25, 2010 Celebrities Leave a Comment

Posner drops his debut album next month. Photo taken from the Web.

Mike Posner’s “Cooler Than Me” has been climbing the charts, and it’s currently in the top 10. The singer from Duke University (sidenote: I’m a Duke basketball fan) drops his debut LP 31 Minutes to Takeoff on Aug. 10. Download and enjoy “Please Don’t Go” in the meantime.

A star is born

Published July 18, 2010 Celebrities 6 Comments

J. Cole headlined Heineken's Inpsire concert. Photo by Leon Laing.

What a difference a year makes.

Last year, vigoronline.com covered some mega rap stars in concert, including Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. Upcoming acts, including rapper J. Cole, opened up for Jigga at State College on Oct. 9, 2009. Continue reading ‘A star is born’

Upcoming events

Published July 11, 2010 Celebrities , Events , Local people Leave a Comment

Trey Songz will perform in Upper Darby on Aug. 25. Photo by Leon Laing.

Concerts
July 23: Charlie Mack’s Party 4 Peace ft. Bell, Biv, Devoe, Naughty By Nature, Heavy D, Doug E. Fresh and MC Lyte. 9 p.m., Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. Web: http://www.livenation.com.
July 24: Killah Priest with opening acts windchILL, LaDii J and Ra Dash. 10 p.m., Dragonfly Club in Harrisburg. Web: http://www.dragonflyclub.com.
July 29: Nas and Damian Marley. 8 p.m., House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ. Web: http://www.livenation.com.
July 29: La Roux. 8 p.m., Trocadero in Philalphia. Web: http://www.livenation.com. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’