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Lady Gaga is making her film debut, teaming up with the same guy who brought us Sin City. Mariah Carey is also getting back into film. Rick Ross has a few words for the man responsible for the Dark Knight shooting and Lupe Fiasco wants to go indie. These and a bunch of videos are in today’s Music Notes.

Lupe Fiasco is planning to go indie, claiming, “97% of hip hop is terrible.” He still likes Drake, Slaughterhouse and some of Jay-Z’s earlier work. But he feels the substance of hip hop is gone. [Hot New Hip Hop]
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Lady Gaga is officially getting into the film biz with ‘Machete Kills.’ It’s a movie by the same guy who brought us Sin City…and Spy Kids. [Billboard]
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Mariah Carey is also doing film, starring with Oprah and Liam Neeson in The Butler. It’s a new film based in the White House by Precious helmer Lee Daniels. Vulture]
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Amid creating buzz for his new album, Rick Ross took time to weigh in on the tragic Colorado shooting. To the shooter, Ross said, “Don’t be dazed now. We need you to be focused when this comes down on you, because that was senseless.” [Hip Hop DX]
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The hipster in all of us cries when something we love is infected with S.O.P. (Sudden Onset Popularity). Gotye’s ‘Somebody I Used To Know‘ is one of those things. One guy sings about the struggle. [The Daily What]

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We really don’t need another ‘Call Me Maybe‘ cover. At least that’s what we thought until Michael Phelps and the US Olympic Swim Team did their version – on a plane! [USA Swimming]

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Jay-Z stars in a new commercial. His lines are short, but the body language boasts power…for Duracell. [YouTube]

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Someone took the famous modem sound from the 90s and mixed it into dubstep. The only thing missing is AOL’s “Welcome!” [Spinner]