RZA pens and records a tribute to Paul Walker "DESTINY BENDS"

Late Sunday night, Wu-Tang member RZA took to Facebook to share his heartache at the recent death of actor Paul Walker. RZA explained that after hearing news of the tragedy, he spent the night writing the song "Destiny Bends," a demo track crafted to honor Walker's life.

RZA wrote about meeting Walker during the filming of "Brick Mansions," and the immediate friendship the two struck up:

Millions of people get to know an artist or movie star through their work, but few are allowed to cross each others' paths and see through the veil of stardom and find the common denominator that we share. As all physical things will decay and wither away, film, art, and music remain longer than the vessel that delivered them. In this vein, the one thing we can't take away or give back is time. So, thus, time is the most precious gift. I dedicated my time to compose this song with my two sons and new friend Will Wells, who was kind enough to sing and perform it for me. We dedicate it to Paul Walker. A good man. We had plans to continue working with each other in the future. It seemed destined, but "destiny bends".

Stuntin' like my Daddy! The POTUS looks super cool while shopping for books!

Looks like someone made out like a bandit at Black Friday sales.

President Obama made his traditional bookstore stop this weekend, browsing local shop Politics & Prose in northwest Washington, D.C. on what's come to be known as Small Business Saturday. But it would appear the president did well on Black Friday, too, or at least upgraded his wardrobe as of late: He was wearing a trim, brown leather jacket and jeans that did not appear to be light, baggy "dad" jeans.

He might have been channeling his daughters, who looked stylish in their own casual wear. (Are those Uggs we spy on Sasha?) But we're impressed by POTUS nonetheless, who looked cool and at ease as he picked up several books, including "Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football," "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow.

President Obama, if this new laid-back look is a sign of things to come (in the style department, at least), we're pretty darn excited about 2014.

Rita Ora says RIP to her music career, and Hello to her acting career as she joins 50 Shades Of Gray!

This is how she do: Rita Ora has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of "50 Shades of Grey."

The 23-year-old singer has booked the role of Mia, the adopted sister of Christian Grey, this according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ora joins a cast which already includes Jamie Dornan (who will be playing Grey), Dakota Johnson (Grey's love interest, Anastasia Steele), and Eloise Mumford, Luke Grimes, and Max Martini.

Ora is saying "R.I.P." to the singer she used to be and turning her focus to the major film project. She released her last album, "Ora," in 2012, and has since made appearances in an episode of "90210" and in the latest "Fast & Furious" movie, "Fast Six."

Hitting theaters on Feb. 13, 2015, the adaptation of E L James' best-selling novel began filming this week. The upcoming movie tells the story of the kinky relationship that forms between Grey and Steele.

TYRESE GIBSON breaks down at crash site where PAUL WALKER died

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SIMPLE FRENCH TOAST!

Hey when was the last time you made French Toast?  Well I just made some and thought if share my recipe.  

2-3 slices of your choice of bread

Preferably something healthy. 

2 large eggs

2 tbls of cinnamon 

1 tbls of nutmeg

1 tbls of vanilla extract

2 tbls of milk (optional)

Take these ingredients and mix them together in a bowl or pan that will hold your bread of choice.  Submerge each side of the bread in the mix and you're ready to go. 

Get a nonstick frying pan and add your choice of oil, butter, or  Pam to your liking, to reassure the bread will not stick. 

Cook on each side until brown, well done or to your liking. Each piece shouldn't cook longer than 5-7 minutes on each side.  

Grab some of your favorite syrup or topping and you're good to go! 

Enjoy! 

The GIG is up! YouTube cracks down on phony video hits on popular artist! Now the music biz can somewhat get back to reality!

The world's biggest recording companies have been stripped of two billion YouTube hits after the website cracked down on alleged 'fake' and 'dead' views.
Universal, home of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber, lost a total of one billion views in the video site’s biggest ever crackdown on its viewing figures.
Sony was second hardest hit, with the label behind such stars as Alicia Keys, Rita Ora and Labrinth losing more than 850million views in a single day.
The dramatic cuts came as YouTube conducted a crackdown on fake views, but music industry sources have blamed it on housekeeping related to the migration of their videos across different channels.
The unprecedented move left Universal with just five videos on the site - none of which were music - and Sony with just three.
'This was not a bug or a security breach. This was an enforcement of our viewcount policy,' YouTube announced.
It marks a huge commercial blow to all the artists involved as YouTube is now the web's most important outlet for music videos
Over four billion hours of video are watched by over 800million unique visitors to the site each month.
The dramatic falls, highlighted by figures compiled by YouTube statistics analysts at SocialBlade, came after YouTube conducted an audit of its viewing figures aimed at combating 'black hat' view count-building techniques.
That is the term used when hackers artificially build up the numbers of views or likes on a YouTube video - enabling them to make clips appear far more popular than they really are and increase their exposure on the site.
The number of views attracted on YouTube are these days regarded as an unofficial worldwide popular music chart, so once it became clear that hits had been inflated, fingers immediately pointed at the record industry.

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YouTube viewer figures are doubly valuable to channel owners since it is also the primary way in which the site works out how to share its advertising revenue with partners.
The Daily Dot reported how many of the channels affected - which also include ones belonging to Michael Jackson, Chris Brown and Beyonce, among others - had also had many videos deleted.
Universal, which previously had dozens of clips on its YouTube channel, has had its offering slashed to just five - none of which are music videos or last more than about a minute and a half.
Sony's page was also left practically bare following the cull, with just three videos left.


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