Ijeomah Chinonso

During a recent interview with Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9’s DJ Drama, Lil Wayne admitted that he would rather skateboard than rap. The Young Money rapper remarked “I picked up the skateboard and I thought it would be a hobby, but it's a lifestyle…You have to be fully committed. In order to be fully committed, you have to live that lifestyle. What these young kids say right now, you have to be about that life. I guess I'm about that life.” The New Orleans native continued “It's kinda of putting rap on the backburner, that's all. Rap is a taking backseat to skating. That's alright. But I kind of feel I deserve that. … I think fans deserve some peace from me.” That doesn’t mean Weezy will quit music entirely, he recently released the “Dedication 4” mixtape and his upcoming album “I Am Not A Human Being II” will likely drop within the next few months. Check out the interview below, Tunechi makes the comment at 7:50 mark.

On August 7 rumors started to spread that Justin Timberlake would be releasing a new solo album. Jim Beanz , a producer who has previously created music for Britney Spears and Katy Perry , told Digital Spy of plans to work on new albums with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, saying "When I get back to the States, I’m going to be helping out on Shock Value 3 with Timbaland and the Justin Timberlake project…It’s still in the early stages, but they have a lot of tracks. While I’ve been over here in the UK they’ve been working, so by the time I get back they’ll have a whole load of ideas and I’m going to have to catch up! He has some crazy, crazy stuff.” Beanz continued "Everything is so similar that it’s about topping that and doing something different, and that’s what they are going for. He’s going to kill it.” However on the same day, a representative for Timberlake told Billboard that the singer would only be working on an LP with Timbaland and will not be releasing a solo alb...

Ben Underwood is blind. Both eyes were removed when he was just three years old, leaving him with no vision at all. So how on earth does he play basketball, rollerblade and cycle his bike? Ben lost his eyes to retinal cancer but, unbelievably, he's taught himself to see; with sound. Ben Underwood and his family live in Sacramento, the state capital of California. It's an old city with roots in the Wild West, but Ben and his family live in the new, outlying suburbs. Ben uses many common aids for the blind, like speaking software for his computer so he can jot down his rap lyrics. He's also written a book and does his schoolwork on a hi-tech Braille writer. But what's unusual, what's totally unique, is what he doesn't use. Ben has no guide dog and never uses a white cane. He doesn't even use his hands. Instead he sees with sound, he makes a sharp click, with his tongue, which bounces back off nearby objects. Amazingly, Ben's ears pick up the echoes and he ...