Intl Entertainment News

ATLANTA (AP):

LL Cool J wants to make old-school hip-hop music relevant for listeners today with a new SiriusXM channel. The two-time Grammy-winning rapper told The Associated Press that he will launch his classic hip-hop channel called LL Cool J's Rock The Bells Radio today.

Rock The Bells Radio will air on channel 43. The channel's name derives from LL Cool J's 1985 hit song, Rock The Bells.

"I felt like classic hip-hop needed some leadership," said the rapper and actor, who also stars in CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles and hosts Lip Sync Battle on the Paramount Network. "It needed some organisation. It needed somebody to step up and say, 'Hey, this music is dope, people love it and want to hear it.' But it has to be presented in a dope way and treated with the respect that it deserves."

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)

Heineken has removed a commercial for its light beer after some complaints that it was racist.

The ad featured a bartender sliding a bottle of Heineken light. The bottle passes several black people before it arrives

to a lighter-skinned woman. The tag line: 'Sometimes lighter is better'.

Hip-hop star Chance the Rapper on Sunday tweeted the commercial was "terribly racist." He said he thought some companies were purposely "putting out noticeably racist ads so they can get more views."

In a statement, Heineken said while the ad was referencing Heineken Light, "we missed the mark."

Heineken drew praise last year for its 'Open Your World' commercials, which featured people of different backgrounds discussing their viewpoints.