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T.I. and Lil’ Wayne link up again, but this time for “Wit Me.” Check out a preview of the video below.

With the America’s Most Wanted Tour, on the way T.I. and Lil Wayne release a short visual for “Wit Me” shot in Miami.
 You can catch the full video on Vevo.com when it premieres this Monday, May 20, at 10PM.

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Inside Sports With The General: How The Pacers Can Beat The Heat

By TheSportsGeneral on May 19, 2013

Roy Hibbert and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers entered their series against the New York Knicks as the prohibited underdog.

Well, it seems like the underdog was really the better team. The Pacers outworked the Knicks all series long as they finished New York off in six games. The Pacers are headed to their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2004. Their opponents, the Miami Heat, are going to be the favorites coming into this series and the Pacers aren’t being given much of a chance to win. But contrary to popular belief, the Pacers do have a shot to win this series. But a few things must happen.

Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers

Indiana is a young team that is missing one of their vets, forward Danny Granger.  With Granger last postseason, the Pacers were more of a perimeter team that did not feed Roy Hibbert the basketball consistently. Without Granger this season and series, the undoubted focus will be on big man in the paint. With all the strengths the Heat have, one of their weaknesses is the center position. If Hibbert can make the Heat respect his post game, that will open up the offense for more slashing from Paul George and the rest of the young Pacers. Also a good post game could deter the Heat from using one of their favorite lineups that features Chris Bosh at the center spot and LeBron at the power forward spot.

The Pacers also present another huge challenge for the Heat on the boards. The Knicks witnessed how bad the Pacers can beat you up rebounding. In a total of six playoff games, the Knicks were outrebounded every game except for one. And the disparity between the two teams was not even close. Miami, for as talented a team that they are, has issues when it comes to rebounding. If the Pacers are able to control the boards, they will be able to limit the amount of times Dwyane Wade and LeBron James get out in transition. The Heat are definitely easier to defend in the half court game, so the rebounding will be very critical. Also, the rebounding would be a big advantage on the offensive end of the court. The Pacers would create more offensive shots for themselves and limit the amount of possessions the Heat have in the game.

Lebron James and George Hill

Paul George will also need to be a huge factor in this series. The budding NBA star has been getting it done on both ends of the court and has finally started to come into his own this season. Against the Heat, George will probably draw the assignment of guarding LeBron James.  George’s height (6’8”), wingspan and quick feet give have been giving teams fits. And with LeBron, what seems to bother him most is not bulky defenders, but defenders with quick feet and long reach. Offensively, George must exercise patience. If he probes the defense for the best shot possible instead of just settling for jumpers, he could cause the Heat problems. He is one of the keys to the Pacers offense and he must get going. If he is able to play his game, then the Pacers become more than a handful for the Heat.

The Heat and the Pacers should be a good series. The Heat are expected to win. But if the Pacers can do the things that make them successful, they could potentially win this series.

What chances do you give the Pacers to beat the Heat?

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Mike Patton, aka "The Sports General," is the founder of The Everyday Man's Sports Blog and the sports writer for FreesWorld.com.

Follow him @General_MP and on Facebook.

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Photo: Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ Album Cover

By Freezy on May 19, 2013

After debuting “New Slaves” by projecting the visual for the song on 66 buildings across the globe, Kanye West is officially back with a new album entitled Yeezus.

The artwork for the album was revealed last night, on the heels of Kanye’s performance on the season finale of “Saturday Night Live,” where he premiered “Black Skinhead” and performed “New Slaves” for the first time.

Kanye West - Yeezus

Yeezus is set to be in stores on June 18. For now, check out Ye’s SNL performances below.

Source: Rap-Up

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Bobby Valentino - Peach Moon

Bobby V‘s newest release, Back to Love, boasts a new jazzy and neo soul sound.

It’s a perfect mesh between an all-white day party on the rooftop of a swank hotel and a chilled glass of Riesling. Bobby’s style on this track is reminiscent of Dwele and Bilal and his vocals are accompanied by horns and keys. Bobby reintroduces himself to his listeners and reveals his adoration for his woman.

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Beyonce

Beyonce is always on top of her game, but that doesn’t mean that the entertainer and mother doesn’t need some rest.

In the midst of the European leg of her world tour, The Mrs. Carter Show, Beyonce has announced that she has cancelled today’s Belgium concert date due to exhaustion and dehydration. The announcement was made on her Facebook earlier today and in a released statement to the Associated Press.

In an email to The Associated Press, the singer’s publicist says Beyonce has been advised by her doctors to rest. She was scheduled to perform at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. The show will be rescheduled and tickets can be used at that show.

Her next tour date is Wednesday at the same arena. The statement says “she is awaiting word from her doctors before making a decision.”

The date, though cancelled, will be rescheduled and purchased tickets will still be good for the moved show.

Unfortunately tonight’s show has been canceled. Please keep your tickets for the rescheduled show. Our sincerest apologies for the late notice and stay tuned for the new show date announcement

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Kelly Rowland

We’ve all heard the saying, “airing dirty laundry,” and the saying  normally applies to exposing other people’s dirt, and that’s what Kelly Rowland did…along with airing her own Dirty Laundry.  

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In this week’s Reality Rundown, cameras roll in the pulpit, a “Crazy” singer documents his reality, two fashion titans team up for a competition series and much more!

An Extra 15 Minutes of Fame

Sweet Brown

Viral sensation Sweet Brown has parlayed her instant web success into a budding Hollywood career, premiering in several television commercials and nabbing a role in Tyler Perry‘s A Madea Christmas later this year. That’s a long way from a smokey complex fire.

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Candice Glover Wins American Idol

Last night, vocal powerhouse Candice Glover walked away as the winner of this year’s “American Idol” competition.

While much of the season was marred in controversies surrounding the panel of celebrity judges, there was still a winner to be crowned and that turned out to be South Carolina native Candice Glover. After auditioning for 3 years for the talent show, Candice finally saw her dreams come true in winning the competition.

Candice is the first woman to win “Idol” since Jordin Sparks took home the prize in 2007. And in another first, right after she was announced as the winner last night, Candice’s debut album immediately became available for pre-order on iTunes.

The album, titled Music Speaks, will be released on 19/Interscope Records on July 16 and will feature Candice’s first single, which she performed last night for the second time, “I Am Beautiful.” Take a listen to it below.

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