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Mike Yung Takes His Booming Voice To 'America's Got Talent'

Mike Yung probably brightened your day with his resounding voice that echoed through several Subway stations in NYC. Now, his golden chords reached a new plateau thanks to America’s Got Talent. The NBC show hosted the 57-year-old who was more than grateful for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “Success is what you make it,” he told the judges, “but there’s no better stage, there’s no better place to be than right here.” they cut it from the episode but my guitarist is @shuntasakamoto … we met in the subway and play together often.

Muhammad Ali Musical Heading To Broadway

Muhammad Ali‘s life story will be getting the Broadway treatment. The heavyweight boxing champion and civil rights pioneer’s full life story will be adapted intoa musical called ALI, Deadline reports. Lonnie Ali, the boxer’s widow, blessed Teddy Abrams, who will serve as the show’s composer, clarinetist, pianist, and conductor, with permission to adapt. Deputy Artistic Director of London’s National Theatre, Clint Dyer, and producer Richard Willis will join Abrams in bringing the show to life.

Peep the New SlingPlayer Mobile App

AT&T has finally lost the battle against Sling Media. Or, at least, they’ve finally given in and compromised. For months now, you’ve been able to use SlingPlayer Mobile on your Blackberry or other mobile device to stream video from your home cable or satellite connection over AT&T’s 3G network. But you haven’t been able to do the same on your iPhone (though you could use the SP app, you couldn’t do so over 3G).

Rappers Bring The Heat During Cyphers

The BET Hip Hop Awards always brings the excitement factor with their highly-anticipated rap cyphers, which feature hip-hop heavyweights and newcomers alike. This year was no different, as we saw spitters from Fat Joe to Ski Mask The Slump God taking center stage during their freestyles. Rapping to a DJ Premier-spun beat, Ski Mask and fellow Florida natives Zoey Dollaz and Denzel Curry held it down for the Sunshine State. Up-and-comers Belly, Cyhi the Prynce, Kodie Shane, 6lack and more also showed us what they’re made of.

Rich Paul Explains Using Jay-Z's 'Lucky Me' For Upcoming Memoir Title

Rich Paul‘s forthcoming memoir is titled Lucky Me, and the meaning behind its name is multi-layered. In an upcoming episode of the Rap Radar podcast with Brian “B. Dot” Miller and Elliott Wilson, the Klutch Sports Group founder breaks it down. Dot and Wilson, who are also well-known Jay-Z fans, couldn’t help but point out how Paul’s memoir shares the title with one of Hov’s songs. “The name of the book is called Lucky Me, which is a Jay-Z song,” Miller says in reference to the track from the Brooklyn rapper’s 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol.