What can be more fun than turning on the television and finding another celebrity becoming the next big reality TV star? How about when that “celebrity” isn’t a tired old 1970s has-been but is instead one of today’s hottest rappers. Get ready, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent are da reality TV hizzle with their new shows “Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood” and “50 Cent: The Money and the Power.”

“Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood” stars famous rapper Snoop Dogg and his family; wife Shante, sons Cordell and Corde and daughter Cori. And with the second season airing on November 30, viewers are sure to tune-in for more crazy family drama from this wild brood.

50 Cent’s new show, “50 Cent: The Money and the Power”, debuted November 20 on MTV and features business-savvy contestants that compete for a shot at fame and a huge cash prize.

“Immediately when you say a reality show that has a business spin to it, they think ‘The Apprentice,’ and the difference is these people don’t actually want to work for me,” the 32-year-old said in a recent interview. “They have their own business ideas that they created and they’re competing for $100,000 in seed money.”

But while Snoop and 50 battle it out for viewers on the small screen, there is a different type of battle going on here at Flycell. As a special perk to our monthly subscribers, Flycell is offering free Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent ringtones for this week’s giveaways.

Who will be chosen the most by Flycell customers to trick out their phones? Will it be “The Doggfather” or Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson? Flycell customers are experts at predicting winners, so we predict the winner of this battle to also win on the small screen.

Stop by the Flycell site and pick your favorite tone from one of these rap celeb-realities today.

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Since its inception in 1973 (thank you Dick Clark!) the American Music Awards (AMAs) has been an enormously popular event for everyone within the music industry. Each year, the AMAs recognize outstanding achievement and highlight the impressive artists who have made some serious waves in the music industry.

But more importantly, they are fun to watch!

This year will be no different. With funny-man host Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s AMAs are sure to deliver a night full of exceptional talent and entertainment, as well as recognition for this year’s popular artists.

But before the official winners are announced on Sunday, Flycell’s members have some predictions of their own. Our customers definitely know what’s hot, and based on their downloads for artists and songs in each category, here are Flycell’s predictions for the 2008 American Music Awards:

Pop/Rock Music: It seems our customers can’t seem to get enough of Coldplay this year!

• Favorite Male Artist – Chris Brown
• Favorite Female Artist – Rihanna
• Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Coldplay
• Favorite Album – Coldplay, Viva La Vida

Country Music: Could Taylor Swift beat out country powerhouses like Reba McEntire? Our members sure think so!

• Favorite Male Artist – Kenny Chesney
• Favorite Female Artist – Taylor Swift
• Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Sugarland

Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Flycell members are experts when it comes to rap and hip-hop. We feel confident that you’ll see these names pop up a lot during the AMAs.

• Favorite Male Artist – Lil Wayne
• Favorite Band, Duo or Group – G-Unit
• Favorite Album – Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Will it be Rihanna or Mariah taking home awards? Looks like our members say- both!

• Favorite Male Artist – J. Holiday
• Favorite Female Artist – Rihanna
• Favorite Album – Mariah Carey, E= MC2

Soundtracks: Nothing beats the classic hits of ABBA for this year’s favorite soundtrack from Flycell customers.

• Favorite Album – Coldplay

Latin Music: With the launch of Flycell’s new Spanish language website , featuring the latest content from Latin artists, customers have shown us who they think will dominate the Latin music category.

• Favorite Artist – Wisin y Yandel

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist: Flycell members choose Colbie Caillatto take home this award, which is known for paving the way to many promising careers.

Artist of the Year: We can’t say we’re surprised to see Lil Wayne picked for the biggest award of the night. Included in every top 10 download list we’ve compiled this year, Lil Wayne is definitely one of Flycell’s favorite artists. We’ll certainly be cheering him on as we watch this year.

So be sure to tune in to this year’s AMAs live on ABC this Sunday, November 23rd at 8/7 central. With killer performances by Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Beyonce, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Pink and Taylor Swift, it’s sure to be an exciting night.

And if you want to deck out your phone with all the hottest AMA musicians and performers, be sure to visit www.flycell.com and get your cell ready for the music industry’s biggest night!

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As a special thank you to all of the loyal Flycell subscribers who hit up the site daily, we are now offering ringtones that won’t cost you any of your Flycell credits as part of the great Flycell ringtone giveaway!

Every two weeks these ringtones will be given away on our site at www.flycell.com – a special perk just for our monthly subscribers.

We figure a ringtone giveaway is the perfect way to say thanks for being a loyal subscriber while at the same time giving you a risk-free way to check out new ringtones that you might not have considered downloading on your own.

We want you to have fun discovering new music and finding new favorite ringtones, so the ringtone giveaway will feature fresh new tones every two weeks from artists you know and love and some that you may not have heard of yet.

The next time you visit the site, be sure to check out what we’ve got up for grabs in the ringtone giveaway.  You never know, you might just discover your new favorite tone!

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Top Artists:

10. David Banner – Dr. David Banner: physician; scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.

8. (tied) Nelly – This hugely successful Grammy-winning rap and R&B artist has sold over 40 million records worldwide, starting with Country Grammar back in 2000. His peak was probably with 2002’s ‘Hot In Herre’, which has become a pop and R&B anthem.

8. (tied) Kanye West – In the span of a few years, from 2001 to 2004, Kanye West went from hip-hop beatmaker to worldwide hitmaker, as his stellar production work for Jay-Z earned him a major-label recording contract as a solo artist. Soon his beats were accompanied by his own witty raps on a number of critically and commercially.

7. Ludacris – According to Ludacris’s buddy Bill O’Reilly, the Illinois-born rap star HAS NOT sold more than 13 million records stateside, so that now he’s the rapper with the most Top 40, Top 25 and Top 10 hits of all time, according to Billboard magazine. Shows why you shouldn’t listen to Bill O’Reilly.

6. Katy Perry – The first CD Perry released was a Christian gospel record back in 2001. And then she did a 180 – at least lyrically – releasing songs like ‘Ur So Gay’ (which Madonna said was one of her favorite songs in a 2007 radio interview) and ‘I Kissed A Girl.’ Oh, to be the girl that Perry decided to kiss…

5. Jay-Z & T.I. – Grow up with prominent rap artists like Biggie Smalls and Busta Rhymes + master the art of composing lyrics spontaneously + announce that you’re retiring, then release a new album to record-setting sales = PROFIT. And what to do with that profit? Why, buy an NBA team and marry Beyonce. He’s got 99 Problems, but a bitch ain’t one…

4. Ne-Yo – This half-African-American, half-Chinese-American, in addition to writing songs for Rihanna, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Celine Dion, has also had a string of hits himself.

3. Rihanna – She brought her own unique musical stylings from her home country of Barbados, and she’s made good use of them here. With a string of hits and a body that would make just about anyone envious, she’s one hot item. As a side note: some idiot called her the “next Britney Spears.” We don’t think so.

2. Rehab – Not sure if this band is aptly titled or not – it remains to be seen how many of these Southern rock-rappers actually enter their namesake. Hailing as they do from a small city outside of the ATL, you won’t be surprised by their sound – an infectious blend of Southern rock and Dirty South rap. Crunk rock?

And returning as the number one most downloaded ringtone artist for the second month in a row…

1. Lil Wayne – Having been featured on more artists’ records in the last two years than any other artist in the game, Lil Wayne’s been a lil busy. He ain’t so “lil”, though, when you consider that an MTV poll named him Hottest MC, GQ named him one of its Men of the Year, and Blender magazine named him Best Rock Star Alive.

Top Ringtones:

10. “When I Grow Up” by The Pussycat Dolls
9. “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne
8. “Disurbia” by Rihanna
7. “Closer” by Ne-Yo
6. “Let it Rock” by Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
5. “A Milli” by Lil Wayne
4. “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry
3. “What them Girls Like” by Ludacris
2. “Swagga Like Us (Jay-Z Verse)” by Jay-Z & T.I.
1. “Got Money” by Lil Wayne

Stay tuned next month when we announce the top 10 ringtone downloads for November

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