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Gucci Mane hits Miami’s King of Diamonds after being released from Jail earlier this week.

Boyz N the Hood: 20 years later

By GWOP

ice cube

Estimated budget: $6.5 million

20 Years ago this month a classic film, Boyz N the Hood was released at theatres nationwide. USC film student, John Singleton wrote and directed this film at the age of 23 in (1991) inspired by Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (released 1989). Boyz N the Hood told a an urban story of a poor South Central neighborhood in the early 1990s. Boyz N the Hood sparked successful careers of Larry Fishburne (Furious Styles) Ice Cube (Doughboy), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Tre Styles) Nia Long (Brandi) Angela Bassett (Reva Styles) Regina King (Shalika) and Morris Chesnut (Ricky).

John Singleton was nominated for both Best Director and Original Screenplay during the 1991 Academy Awards, making Singleton the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director and the first African–American to be nominated for the award.The film was screened at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film “culturally significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Gross Revenue (to date): $57.4 million

“Either they don’t know, don’t show or don’t care whats going on in the hood!”

– Dough Boy played by Ice Cube

Pill Feat. Rick Ross – Pac Man

By GWOP

Rick Ross

directed by Dre Films

Nicki Minaj E Documentary

By GWOP

Nicki Minaj

Fabolous “Pain”

By GWOP

July 13, 2011

Fabolous

directed by TPK (TAj & Cal Newman)

shot in Las Vegas, NV on Apple iPhone

#NICE

New Mixtape: Lil Wayne- Sorry 4 The Wait

By GWOP

July 13, 2011

Lil Wayne

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GWOP Education: How To Sell 1 Million Albums and Owe $500,000

By GWOP

July 11, 2011

Checkout this useful video for any independent artist thinking of signing with a major label.

GWOP Magazine staff works directly with indie artists on a daily basis, this video provides valuable information on how major artists are pretty much in debt to their label after selling 1 million copies (which is above average in 2011). For example, Beyonce’s latest album 4 only sold approximately 300k copies the first week of its release. Watch full video below:

*Note: The video shows how an artist can still owe money after going platinum. These numbers are estimated and artists don’t all have the same deals.

S/O to ALL the INDIE Artists out there making it happen in 2011. #Pro Indie

–GWOP Magazine staff

GWOP Video of the Week: Home Town Hero

By GWOP

July 10, 2011

JoQuan Da Hooligan, Los & Finguh Man
“HomeTown Hero”

directed by Beezy Tarantino

Early Morning Eyecandy: Ayisha Diaz

By GWOP

July 10, 2011

Ayisha Diaz

She’s a 5’5”, 100% Dominican from New York, with 34-27-39 measurements.

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Follow on Twitter @AyishaDiaz

Beyoncé – Best Thing I Never Had

By GWOP

July 8, 2011

Hollywood’s Highest Paid Actresses

By GWOP

July 7, 2011