Ewok Infographic: Learn All About The Creatures For ‘Return Of The Jedi’ Anniversary

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Ewok Infographic: Learn All About The Creatures For Return Of The Jedi Anniversary

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” (May 25th), we are celebrating all things Ewok. For those readers new to the “Star Wars” universe, the Ewoks are tiny tree-dwelling creatures who assist in the film’s climactic battle between the good guys (the Rebel Alliance) and bad guys (the Empire) — on the good side, of course.

As a part of our celebration, the folks at Next Movie put together a handy infographic that can function as your quick guide to Ewoks.

Check it out after the jump!

The most prominent Ewok in “Jedi” is Wicket W. Warrick, played by a then-eleven-year-old Warwick Davis. Davis, who has also appeared in the “Harry Potter” films as Griphook and Professor Flitwick, worked with “Star Wars” creator George Lucas again on the 1988 film “Willow” and spoke with MTV News earlier this year, before the Blu-ray release of that film.

Ewok Infographic: Learn All About The Creatures For Return Of The Jedi Anniversary

“[Lucas] has always been really good to me as far as my career goes,” Davis said. “I mean he gave me my big break in 1981 – I wouldn’t have a career, I wouldn’’t be talking to you, if it hadn’t been for him.”

This summer, Davis will host Star Wars Celebration Europe in Essen, Germany. “These events are huge,” said the actor. “Never underestimate the power of the Force.”

Stick with MTV News throughout the weekend for all of our coverage of the “Return of the Jedi” anniversary.

25 Stylish Guys Who Need a Punch in the Face

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Rock ‘em sock ‘em street style.

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Is Paris Hilton Having A Moment?: From ‘ Impressing’ Birdman To ‘Bling Ring’

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Singer has new music on the way after appearing in the Sofia Coppola‘s flick and signing with Cash Money.

By Jocelyn Vena

Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Dwayne Johnson

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Seven Things You Didnt Know About Dwayne Johnson

By Tara Fowler

This weekend sees the sixth (sixth!) installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise hit theaters (and it’s not the last — a seventh is set for next summer). The action series received a blast of adrenaline in the form of Dwayne Johnson with 2011′s “Fast Five,” and “Fast & Furious 6″ promises to be just as, well, fast and furious thanks to the big guy’s return (and that’s saying something, since there are quite a few “big guys” — sorry Vin Diesel!). Here are seven things you may or may not have known about Johnson and his 18-inch biceps below:

1) He has a degree in criminology: And a criminal record. In fact, Johnson elected to get a degree in the field partly due to his shady past. “I struggled to stay on the right path,” he told the Examiner. “I had multiple arrests by the time that I was 17. The last time I was arrested, my parents came down to the police station to get me. My parents were struggling at that time, even to put food on the table. That was a lot of stress at that time and I was adding to it. “

2) He made his acting debut on “That ’70s Show”: Though “The Mummy Returns” was Johnson’s entrance onto the big screen, he previously played Rocky Johnson (that is, his own father) on a 1999 episode of “That ’70s Show” and also appeared on an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” as “The Champion.”

3) He became a pro wrestler only after he was rejected by the Canadian Football League: Johnson was actually a stellar football player in high school, earning a scholarship to the University of Miami, only to be sidelined by a shoulder injury. After playing a short while in the CFL, he was cut from the team and decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a wrestler.

4) He still holds the rights to his nickname, “The Rock,” but prefers to be called by his real name now that he’s an actor: “I no longer am a wrestler,” he told Entertainment Magazine in 2006. “I am now pursuing a future as an actor and someday as a director. I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.”

5) He holds a Guinness World Record: Thanks to “The Scorpion King.” Johnson was paid $5.5 million to appear in the film, the most any actor has ever received in their first starring role.

6) His grandfather was a Bond villain: And Johnson hopes to play one someday as well. Peter Fanene Maivia appeared as a ne’er-do-well car driver in “You Only Live Twice.” Here’s hoping Johnson gets a more high-profile role. YOLO!

Seven Things You Didnt Know About Dwayne Johnson

Will you check out Fast & Furious 6 this weekend?

Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out Sway on Black Hippy ‘U.O.E.N.O’ Remix

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Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out Sway on Black Hippy U.O.E.N.O Remix

By Maurice Bobb

There’s already fifty eleven remixes on the Internet of Rocko’s controversial yet catchy tune, “U.O.E.N.O.,” so why not one more? This time around, Black Hippy put their stamp on the track and, well, they knocked it out of the park.

For the uninitiated, Black Hippy is Compton’s lyrically potent four horsemen made up of Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and hip-hop’s new crown prince, Kendrick Lamar. The TDE collective slices up the track with the precision of a Ginsu knife, with each MC dropping lyrical gems.

For his part, Jay Rock really stepped into the cipher and reminded fans why he was the first member of the crew to get burn nationwide. But it was Kendrick, who took home the crown as MTV’s Hottest MC, that reigned supreme, spitting rapid fire excellence and even shouting out MTV’s Sway.

“Anything after that is just a bonus/And I been in the lab with my opponents, and since Sway done swayed that list, he got a flat screen the next morning,” he rhymes.

Listen to Black Hippy put their stamp on the track after the jump: