Hip Hop entrepreneur Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is expanding his branding power into the cognac industry. Last night in New York at an ultra private event he helped introduce D’usse (pronounced “dew-say”) a cognac being produced by Bacardi that is expected to compete with Hennessy. Don’t worry, you won’t have to break the bank to drink this stuff it will go for $44.99 for a 750-ml bottle – but don’t be surprised if there is a super expensive version. Read More
Directed by Taj
#5. B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – 76,000 (76,000)
#17. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 21,000 (436,000)
#20. Santigold – Master Of My Make Believe – 18,000 (18,000)
#31. Drake – Take Care – 12,000 (1,723,000)
#32. Future – Pluto – 12,000 (70,000)
#54. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – 7,200 (214,000)
#63. Young Jeezy – TM103: Hustlerz Ambition – 6,200 (580,000)
#98. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 4,000 (1,425,000)
#132. Trip Lee – The Good Life – 3,000 (29,000)
#155. Odd Future – OF Tape, Vol. 2 – 2,500 (74,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
Title/ Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)
1. Marvel’s The Avengers $207.4 m
2. Think Like A Man $8.1 m
3. The Hunger Games $5.5 m
4. The Pirates! Band of Misfits $5.5 m
5. The Lucky One $5.3 m
Directed by DRE Films.
directed by Benny Boom
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Filmmaker Ruth Hogben collaborates with award-winning musician Kanye West to create a film for his single Lost in the World. The song, which features Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, is taken from West’s fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Hogben’s piece breaks the mould of popular rap aesthetics while still celebrating the extraordinary talent that has made West a modern icon.
Music video by Justin Bieber performing Boyfriend. ©: 2012 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Music video by A$AP Rocky performing Goldie. (C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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