Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has just inked a $200 million 10-movie deal for his film company, Cheetah Vision. Curtis will be funded a budget of $20 million for each film, which will be distributed through Grindstone/Lionsgate.
Last night at BAFTA in London, Kanye West held a screening for his film Runaway, which he collaborated on with Vanessa Beecroft and producer Jonathan Lia.
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In support of his latest LP, The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones, here is a new visual from the late Chad Butler. Long live the pimp.
The BET Hip-Hop Awards brought out a lot of celebrities and entertainers to the streets of Atlanta.
Eminem, Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z were winners in multiple categories, during the award show filled with dope rhymes and amazing surprises.
Nicki Minaj took home awards in multiple categories, including Rookie of the Year, Made You Look Style Award, and Favorite by Fans.
“I didn’t think I was going to win this award, but I probably have a million little Barbies on Twitter that probably voted for me and I love you guys very much for that,” said Nicki Minaj, who thanked her mother, brothers and the Young Money family.”
Other winners included Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, Drake, and Rick Ross.
The highly anticipated reunion between The Diplomats finally happened, as Cam’ron, Juelz Santana , Jim Jones and Freekey Zeekey hit the stage together for their first major televised appearance together in years.
Other performers included comedian Lil Duval, Swizz Beatz, Big Boi, B.o.B., Waka Flocka Flames, Gucci Mane, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Cali Swag District and J. Cole. Keep it locked to #GWOP Magazine for more exclusives!
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In what appears to be a win for California hemp heads, outgoing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that no longer makes it a crime for an adult to possess less than an ounce of weed, according to NORML.
Yesterday, Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1449 — which reduces adult marijuana possession charges from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil infraction. In other words, if you are of age, possessing less than 28-grams of marijuana is punishable by no more than a $100 fine.
Such offenses will not warrant any court appearance, court costs, and will not appear on your criminal record.
According to NORML, an organization whose mission is to reform marijuana laws, the number of misdemeanor pot arrests has surged in recent years, reaching 61,388 in 2008. They say the move with save the state millions in court cost.
The new law takes effect on Jan 1, 2011
The Naked soul of Sweet Jones drops next Tuesday.
via HipHopDX
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 10 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 2 | Trey Songz | Passion Pain & Pleasure |
240,000 | 240,000 |
| 3 | Eminem | Recovery |
89,000 | 2,590,000 |
| 15 | Drake | Thank Me Later | 20,000 | 1,071,000 |
| 16 | Usher | Versus | 18,000 | 104,000 |
| 26 | Rick Ross |
Teflon Don |
13,000 | 395,000 |
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 40 | B.o.B. | The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
10,000 | 404,000 |
| 101 | Bilal | Airtight’s Revenge |
4,600 | 4,800 |
| 117 | Fabolous | There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape |
3,900 | 22,000 |
| 129 | Black Milk | Album of the Year |
3,600 | 3,700 |
| 137 | Atmosphere | To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy |
3,500 | 13,000 |
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Checkout this picture and look how technology has changed over the past 10 years.
Apple computers was established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, and incorporated January 3, 1977, the company was previously named Apple Computer, Inc., for its first 30 years, but removed the word “Computer” on January 9, 2007, to reflect the company’s ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Checkout video of founder, Steve Jobs after the jump.
Checkout Music Video from Cash Kola “The Greatest Show on Earth DVD” (directed by Digital Vision TV)
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