Woah, woah, woah, wait a minute. You mean to tell me that I could be walking down the red carpet along with the hottest most established actors, directors and producers on Hollywood’s biggest most prestigious awards ceremony night? That’s right, college kids who’ve spent hours in front of their bathroom mirror practicing their acceptance  speech in their mom’s house finally have a chance to actually hold that gold little man. (much better than that jar of pickles you’ve been practicing with.) While you may not get to let the band play you off stage, you will be on stage with some of the greatest talents of our time. This year’s host, Seth McFarlane recently announced that this year’s 85th awards ceremony is holding a competition for students who are aspiring to someday work in the film industry to get a chance to not only attend the ceremony but to be able to present the coveted Oscar statue to winning stars. This opportunity, Seth says, “is part of the effort to bring in a younger crowd, get them invested, get them engaged in the culturally important event that is the Academy Awards.” Here’s how to enter:

“The Oscar Experience College Search” will be on the Academy’s Facebook and will go through January 19, 2013. College students need to demonstrate they’re destined for the Oscars by completing the Academy’s entry form and uploading a video answering the question: How will you contribute to the future of movies?

Here’s The Link: https://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy?v=app_112078882147346

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Ike has been throwin’ down some tracks and polishing his B-Boy moves. So he’d just like to say, sorry for the lack of blogs but he’s back in the game and ready to tear up the web. Thanks for keepin’ it real.

Who do you think will win it this year? Thursday September 6^th is the MTV Video Music Awards and the contenders for Best New Artist are all superstars in their own right. Carly Rae Jepsen who’s hit, “Call Me Maybe”  has appeared in more viral videos than any other song is a major contender for the coveted moon-man trophy. Discovered by Justin Bieber who called her hit, the catchiest song he’d ever heard making Carly a tough one to beat. Then there are the two new groups who are bringing back the classic 90s boyband motif with a little European flair. One Direction, who’s hit, “What Makes You Beautiful” spent thirteen consecutive weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten. And The Wanted, who’s single, “Glad You Came”, an extremely catchy tune off of their self-titled album, helped them reach platinum status in the UK. Then there is the band that’s fun. Literally. fun.’s, “We Are Young” reached the number one spot on the charts, becoming the first alternative song on the Billboard Hot 100 charts since Coldplay’s iconic, “Viva la Vida”. Lastly, but definitely not least is Frank Ocean, who has been in the music scene for a while now, but recently released his first mainstream album titled Channel Orange produced by Def Jam Records. The music video for Frank Ocean’s song titled, “Swim Good”, which was actually released as a single EP, is mysterious and incredibly different from all of the other nominees. It’s a tough bet with some interesting competition, and its up to us to decide! Go to MTV.com and cast your vote for your favorite new artist!

First, it was amazing red velvet cupcakes with delectable cream cheese frosting and the signature sugar red and green dot on top that took Beverly Hills by storm. Then they introduced the first ever cupcake ATM machine where fresh cupcakes are constantly restocked so patrons can enjoy their favorite treat at any hour and without the fuss of long lines. Well, Sprinkles Cupcakes haven’t stopped expanding their amazing franchise and this new thing is sure to get you drooling as well as keep you refreshed on these hot summer days! That’s right, sprinkles is now doing ice cream. And they haven’t dropped their signature flavor; how does a scoop of sweet cream ice cream layered with bites of sprinkles red velvet cupcakes in a red velvet cone sound? Or an ice cream sandwich made out of the all-new freshly backed sprinkles cookies. Or for the extremely decadent, a cupcake sundae which features a cupcake bottom with scoop of ice cream in the middle topped with the cupcake top. Ike is getting so hungry just thinking about it. With a weekend that’s supposed to be pretty hot, Sprinkles Ice Cream might be the perfect way to cool down. Located at 9631 S Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills right next to the original Sprinkles!

After the huge success of the iheartradio music festival last year, vegas better get ready for another all out concert featuring the best and most popular musicians in the world. Ike already has his calendar marked for September 21st and 22nd! Last year tickets to the festival sold out in under 10 minutes and this year tickets were so hot that they sold out in under 8 minutes. So if you nabbed yourself a ticket you are one lucky duck. But to those of you who are still dying to go and don’t have a ticket, your chances of seeing your favorite musicians are not completely over! This year there isn’t only one contest that’s offering the chance to win tickets, there are six contests from companies like State Farm, Macy’s and DISH Networks.  Not to mention the hundreds of radio stations nation wide that are linked to the festival who are all giving away tickets to lucky callers. So if you are dying to see Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, No Doubt, Rihanna and many more amazing artists, check out the iheartradio festival website to enter the contests to try and win your spot in the crowd: http://festival.iheart.com/go/iheartradio-music-festival/. Anythings possible!

This Wednesday night LA Live will be swarming with “Barbz” and “Ken Barbz” as Nicki Minaj’s Roman Reloaded Tour comes to the Nokia Theatre in Downtown LA. Known for her over-the-top get ups and sassy attitude her songs have dominated the charts for a few years now. Many consider her the hot new female rapper who can freestyle so well that it sparked controversy between Nicki and the original B-Girl Lil’ Kim. While things have sort of cooled off between the two, Nicki’s career has only continued to skyrocket. Not only is she is currently the face of Adidas originals but she also has her own clothing line coming out in the near feature. And with a fragrance out this September that already has fellow rapper Drake’s approval, Nicki Minaj is unstoppable! Ike’s so excited he cant stop singing, “Lets go to the beach each, lets go get a way..”, all the way to Wednesday night! Get your tickets for the concert at Nicki Minaj’s official website http://mypinkfriday.com/events

Have you had a chance to catch the new J.Beibs video? Ike loves Justin but Beliebers and haters alike will enjoy this video as Bieber gets a beating by tough guy, Michael Madsen. “As Long As You Love Me” is Justin’s new single and the music video gets pretty intense. Directed by Anthony Mandler, the premise of the video revolves around Justin growing up out of his boyhood charm and into adulthood as he tries to escape with the girl he loves. Like most love stories, Bieber has to get past his girl’s over protective dad, played by bad ass Michael Madsen, who you might recognize from Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. Madsen told MTV News that he didn’t exactly love beating up the handsome Biebs because he thought Justin was a pretty good guy. It might not seem like a surprise but Justin still looks dreamy even with a bruised face and blood dripping out of the side of his mouth. Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4em3LKQCAQ

Thats right, Snoop D-O- double G has taken a new title and its one that might make you roar. On a recent trip to Jamaica, Snoop was entranced by rastafarianism and claims to have been re-born. Snoop explained his new name, “I wanted to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion, but I didn’t know that until I went to the Temple and received the name Snoop Lion from the Nyabingi priest.” Along with a spiritual awakening Snoop Lion is set to release a reggae album titled. “Reincarnated” and its due out soon featuring Jamaican artist Major Lazer. Snoop wanted to drop the rapping act that he had so mastered and reinvent himself as a reggae artist.  In addition to the album Snoop Lion is producing a documentary film about his trip to Jamaica that inspired the change in Snoop’s outlook on life and his transformation into Snoop Lion. The film is due to debut at the Toronto Film Festival in September. While Ike isn’t sure Snoop Lion has the same ring as Snoop doggie dogg, he thinks Snoop is on to something…dreads are the new do-rag.

Rumors are running wild in the tech world as everyone is dying to find out more about the new iPhone 5. Apple is known for keeping their stuff highly under wraps until the very day of release of any of their new products. Even if Apple isn’t budging the speculations will continue to roll in. Many are saying that along with the iPhone 5, Apple will unveil a new iPad mini. Apparently according to numerous sites Apple is supposedly plotting an event on September 12^th to introduce these two new products. But how can we know for sure? I guess there is no way to truly know but Ike can only hope for the iPhone 5 official storewide release on September 21^st. The month of September is sure to be a crazy one for Apple fanatics. Ike is stoked to see what new features the iPhone 5 will include! Teleportation, maybe? We can always dream.