A Yamaha electric piano and a Stagg electric guitar signed by Jamie Foxx is going under the hammer. The instruments will be auctioned on May 6, 2012 during the Photocharity Celebration of Hope Dinner Gala & Concert. Those who cannot attend Sunday’s dinner concert in person still have an opportunity to purchase this year’s array of signed musical instruments online at: savehomelesyouth.org.

All proceeds will benefit SDYS Storefront Shelter for 12-17 year olds and House of Hope Beds for 18-24 year old homeless youth. The annual contributions from Photocharity provide funding for daily breakfasts at the Storefront; salaries for the Storefront’s street-outreach workers; an independent skills tutor (who helps homeless teens learn job skills, how to obtain medical attention and more); and a music and creative arts program, which provides an outlet for homeless youth at the Storefront to channel and express their emotions.

Entertainment Weekly debuts the first photo from the movie, which hits theaters on Dec. 25,  and they also talk with Jamie Foxx about this southern-fried take on the old spaghetti western. (Click on the image above to view it full size).

Does he think Django Unchained will be controversial? “Oh, hell yeah,” Foxx says. “You kidding me?”

The Oscar-winner describes his character as Shaft’s “Richard Roundtree meets Clint Eastwood.”

After being sent to a chain gang after rebelling against his owners, Django is recruited by a German bounty hunter (Inglorious Basterd’s Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz, left, with Foxx) to help him settle an old score. Django has information that Waltz’s Dr. King Schultz needs, so the German mercenary liberates the slave and promises that if he helps him kill the Brittle Brothers, Django’s old owners, he’ll make it worth his while. “He says, ‘I’ll kill ‘em, and you’ll get some money and be on your way as a free man,’” Foxx says.

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I’ve added photos of  the “Django Unchained” cast at Sony’s International Press Week in Cancun, Mexico.

Sony Pictures and the Weinstein Company released a teaser poster and a synopsis for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. Click on the image below to view the poster.

According to the press release, the plot is as follows:

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. 

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Two weeks ago, Jamie Foxx was spotted taking pictures with the players at the PlayNOLA Uptown Kickball league.

The shooting death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin continues to shock and sadden people across the globe. Martin was unarmed and walking back from the store to his dad’s house when he was gunned down by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida last month. Zimmerman has yet to be charged in the teen’s death.

Many Americans have taken to the streets in protest, wearing hoodies similar to the one Martin was wearing on the night he died.
Some celebrities are also showing their support. Jamie Foxx, Diddy, The-Dream, Frank Ocean, Nelly and Swizz Beatz took pictures wearing hoodies and posted them on Twitter and other social networking sites.

Jamie Foxx tweeted:

“God bless Trayvon Martin and his family. Humans but we’re losing the race”.
“My hoody will be on forever”.

In an exclusive interview with YouKnowIGotSoul.com, Lonny Bereal – a songwriter and Jamie Foxx’s background singer – has talked about working with Jamie on the song “Overdose”:

Me, Jamie and Tank were in the vibing in the studio. Tank had this beat and Jamie loved it and we just started humming different melodies. Tank went in the booth and he just came up with one word which was “overdose”. We were like “Wow that’s it!” We vibed and went back and forth. We got that song done in about an hour. It just came out special. That’s one of my favorite songs, believe it or not, out of all the songs I have out there.

Check out the full interview here.

Jamie Foxx and Kanye West performed their hit Gold Digger at “A Night to Make It Right” benefit gala in New Orleans on March 10, 2012. Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation seeks to raise money for the completion of 150 eco-friendly homes in the hurricane-ravaged city. Learn more about the work he does and how you can help here.

Take a look at the video clip of Jamie and Kanye performing on stage.

I’ve added photos of Jamie Foxx attending the game between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Hornets on March 2, 2012 at the New Orleans Arena.

Trey Songz surprised the crowd at Nokia Theatre in LA last week when he brought out special guests Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx to perform “She Got Her Own”. Check out the video below.