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“There were people who incorporated melody before me, but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.”
—The ever-modest Drake, explaining to London’s The Jewish Chronicle that although some people have done a little rapping and singing in the past, he’s the first one to ever really nail it. Somewhere Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Cee Lo Green and a bevy of other artists are sighing (or doing this). [h/t Vulture]
Reminder: Don’t use Twitter to report crimes. In #Toronto call 4168082222 (non-emerg) 911 (emerg). Welcome back to #MMVA‘s @PerezHilton ^tb
—Sergeant Tim Burrows used Perez Hilton’s visit to the MMVAs as an opportunity to remind people that social media channels, no matter how well trafficked, are not the place to report crimes (in Hilton’s case, being punched in the face outside Ultra Supper Club last year).
Oprah Winfrey seen holding on until the world ends (Image: whoohoo120)
We don’t think there could be anyone more accomplished than Oprah Winfrey. She’s managed to draw out Tom Cruise’s inner four-year-old (enough that he jumped hysterically on her interview sofa), donated millions of dollars worth of product during her Favourite Things episodes and even erected a Leadership Academy for Girls. When we heard that she had recorded her last episode today (to air May 25), we figured she, in her infinite wisdom, had anticipated the world’s untimely demise. We echo the Big O: “Look under your chairs everyone—some of you may or not be getting an afterlife!”
• Oprah’s Farewell Countdown: Video 4 [Oprah.com]
Apparently, the earth is coming to an end pretty damn soon—on Saturday, to be exact. In honour of this auspicious occasion, we’ll be watching for signs of the Rapture until we lie in our eternal resting place. Stay tuned
Even though we’re not 12-year-olds, this video of Justin Bieber making a fool out of himself on a New Zealand entertainment show pains us. (Take a look at the clip at the left.) When the interviewer asks him if “Bieber” is German for “basketball,” the Biebs is beyond confused by the meaning of the word “German.” Even when the interviewer apologizes for his accent and shows Bieber the word, he says, “I don’t know what that means.” It’s like a sketch on Flight of the Conchords. Bieber then adds, even more cringe-inducingly, “We don’t say that in America.” America? What the what? At least Canadians can avoid national embarrassment.
—Justin Bieber
• Bieber Tale: How Justin Bieber went from Stratford, Ontario YouTuber to world touring singing sensation [National Post]
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