Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/9/2013

#2. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories – 62,000 (494,000)

#11. The Great Gatsby Soundtrack – 24,000 (347,000)

#12. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 22,000 (798,000)

#34. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 11,000 (476,000)

#35. French Montana – Excuse My French – 11,000 (85,000)

#40. The-Dream – IV Play – 9,100 (32,000)

#51. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 8,100 (921,000)

#75. Kid Ink – Almost Home EP – 5,300 (20,000)

#123. will.i.am – #willpower – 3,300 (58,000)

#166. Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill – 2,600 (5,749,000)

^{* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.}

Google Close to Buying Waze for $1.3 Billion

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June 9, 2013

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Google is set to acquire much sought-after Israeli navigation app startup Waze, after the two companies agreed in principle to most term, including a price tag exceeding $1.3 billion in cash, sources said Sunday.

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Where Does Money Come From? [documentary]

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June 9, 2013

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Documentary on Money as debt and where money comes from.

Kanye West $4.5 Million Minimalist Apartment Sold [pics]

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June 6, 2013

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Designed by Claudio Silvesrtin. Yeezy’s New York apartment sold to an undisclosed buyer for $4.5 million according to sources. Checkout more pics after the jump.

Adult Rappers [documentary teaser]

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June 6, 2013

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Paul Iannacchino, former rapper turned filmmaker, just finished production on his indie documentary, Adult Rappers. The film will feature some of hip-hop’s lesser-known artists discussing life after hip hop, and how much of the time an artist has to be a hyphenate in order to hold on to their dream. Checkout trailer below:

84 Year Old Lady Wins $370 Million Powerball Jackpot

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June 5, 2013

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Powerball winner Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, leaves the lottery office escorted by her son Scott Mackenzie, right, after claiming a single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Officials say she is the largest sole lottery winner in U.S. history.
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Amazon Buys ‘Dora the Explorer’ and ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ for $200 million

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June 5, 2013

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Amazon has acquired the rights to popular kids’ shows such as ‘Dora the Explorer’ and ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ in a deal with cable giant Viacom. The deal, valued at $200 million, makes Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service a serious competitor for rival Netflix. Source

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/2/2013

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#1. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories – 93,000 (432,000)

#7. The Great Gatsby Soundtrack – 36,000 (322,000)

#16. The-Dream – IV Play – 23,000 (23,000)

#18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 22,000 (776,000)

#21. French Montana – Excuse My French – 18,000 (74,000)

#27. Kid Ink – Almost Home EP – 15,000 (15,000)

#32. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 12,000 (465,000)

#48. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 7,800 (913,000)

#192. Eve – Lip Lock – 2,300 (14,000)

#175. Gucci Mane – Trap House III – 2,500 (2,500)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Weekend Box Office: May 31- June 2, 2013

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Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)

Fast & Furious 6 $35.1 m
Now You See Me $29.2 m
After Earth $27.5 m
Star Trek Into Darkness $16.7 m
Epic $16.6 m
The Hangover III $16.3 m
Iron Man 3 $8.4 m
The Great Gatsby (2013) $6.5 m
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani $1.5 m
Mud $1.2 m

The Lambo Suv Goes On Sale 2017

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June 1, 2013

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The Lamborghini SUV is Going on Sale in 2017

The Lamborghini Urus Suv has been confirmed for production.

Expect the Urus to cost around $200,000 when it goes on sale in 2017. More pics after the jump.

Pacific Beach Men Busted In National Marijuana Ring; Scoring $30k p/ Week

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June 1, 2013

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Authorities Bust National Drug Ring That Brought in $30,000 Weekly

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Three men in Pacific Beach, CA were arrested as part of a marijuana-trafficking ring that extended to multiple states. The bust was part of a yearlong investigation by U.S. Postal Service and the Southwest Border Anti-Money Laundering Unit, and the three bosses were accused of shipping between 10 and 20 pounds of weed to customers everywhere from Texas to Massachusetts. Investigators say the operation netted the men about $20,000 to $30,000 a week.

The trio—28-year-old Matthew Schneider, 25-year-old Kyle Gillen and 24-year-old Chris Gillen—was arrested on Wednesday. Authorities recovered 300 marijuana plants and $500,000 in assets including cars, an SKS rifle and shotgun and $35,000 in cash. All three of them have been charged with selling and transporting marijuana, conspiracy and money laundering.

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DirecTV, Two Others Bid Over $1 Billion For Hulu

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June 1, 2013

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Satellite operator DirecTV and two other bidders have offered more than $1 billion apiece to buy Hulu according to sources.

The Hulu service has more than 4 million subscribers and generates revenue of about $700 million through subscriptions and a free ad-supported service.

Hulu offers ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, TBS, and many other networks and studios.