via Forbes
To form list, Forbes looked at income from record sales, touring, endorsements, merchandise sales and other ventures. The figures represent earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, before subtracting management fees, legal costs and taxes.
Yesterday evening, news quickly spread that Trinidad James had signed with Def Jam records for a rumored $2 million, just a week after performing in NYC with a crowd full of label executives.
Congrats to Trinidad James on this accomplishment after only rapping for 11 months over a FREE beat. Watch the video below that got Trinidad his buzz.
directed by Motion Family
off Soul Tape 2 mixtape
#2. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 141,000 (141,000)
#6. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire – 77,000 (237,000)
#11. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 59,000 (369,000)
#24. Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – 30,000 (77,000)
#30. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 25,000 (481,000)
#44. The Weeknd – Trilogy – 14,000 (145,000)
#56. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 11,000 (428,000)
#67. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up – 9,900 (749,000)
#72. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 9,300 (266,000)
#152. Wu-Block – Wu-Block – 4,200 (13,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
Google has released the new Zeitgeist, its annual list of most popular searches and search trends throughout the year.
The top list for 2012 is as follows:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Gangnam Style
3. Hurricane Sandy
4. iPad 3
5. Diablo 3
6. Kate Middleton
7. Olympics 2012
8. Amanda Todd
9. Michael Clarke Duncan
10. BBB12
On Wednesday, Facebook revealed the most talked-about events on the social network for 11 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Australia and France.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the single most talked about event in the U.S. was the presidential election, followed by the Super Bowl and the death of Whitney Houston, the last of which was a top trending topic in several other countries as well. Hurricane Sandy ranked fourth on the list in the U.S.
source: Facebook
directed by Clifton Bell
Las Vegas, NV ranks no. 4 in the United States in homeless population rate in 2012. GWOP Magazine takes an exclusive inside look at the homeless underworld of Sin City and the effects of poverty on our nation. There are approximately 3.5 million homeless people in America and 18.5 million vacant foreclosed homes in the country at the same time.
directed by Beezy @GWOPMagazine
produced @SpongeBanks
music by @NewPaper7
via Forbes
The autoposy report for Notorious B.I.G., aka Christopher Wallace, has been revealed more than a decade after his passing in 1997.
The report, released on TMZ, confirms that the Brooklyn rapper was shot four times in a drive-by shooting on Wilshire Blvd. while he was sitting in the passenger seat of a Chevy Suburban.
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