1st single, off Jigga Man’s 10th studio album American Gangster (2007).
In unrelated news, Congrats 2 Jay & Beyonce on new baby girl Blue Ivy (pictured below)
Throwback Video of the Day: Jay-Z “Blue Magic”
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Indie Mixtape: T-Ferg aka IysBurgFerg – The Mixtape
GWOP Report: $108k Dropped on Cristal in Dubai
You ain’t ballin’ if you ain’t popping a Methuselah.
Over the New Years Eve weekend, some one, celebrating a birthday at the Cavalli Club in Dubai, the oil rich playground and mecca of the Super-Rich, hiked up a tab totalling $108K in just two hours.
The two hours spent out managed to total a $108,357.80 bar tab (387,988 in UAD) according to the receipt published over Twitter this week.
The party, one day after new year’s on January 2, featured a bottle of Cristal at $34,033 as well as a lesser item of a $33 birthday cake.
Dat shit cray!
Boss up!
Rick Ross – Rich Forever
Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 1/1/2012
#2. Drake – Take Care – 72,000 (1,247,000)
#3. Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler’s Ambition – 67,000 (301,000)
#5. LMFAO – Sorry For Party Rocking – 49,000 (524,000)
#9. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 42,000 (514,000)
#12. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 35,000 (1,917,000)
#14. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 27,000 (1,232,000)
#25. Common – The Dreamer / The Believer – 19,000 (88,000)
#49. J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story – 13,000 (498,000)
#68. The Roots – undun – 10,000 (95,000)
#88. Yelawolf – Radioactive – 7,500 (86,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
Travis Porter – You Don’t Know Bout It (Remix) feat.Young Jeezy x 2 Chainz
directed by Labeeb Abdullah
Derrick Rose to Sign $250 Million Endorsement Deal With ADIDAS
Derrick Rose is at the top of his game. The reigning MVP, and arguably one of the best players in the league, is set to sign a $250 million contract with adidas this year. The “lifetime” deal would keep him in adidas attire for the next 10 years. If the deal goes through, this would make the Chicago Bulls player the highest-paid shoe endorser in the NBA.
Nice! 3 Stripes 4 Life!
Top 11 Grossing Movies @Box Office of 2011
Checkout list of top grossing (domestic) films of 2011.
Title/ Total Gross in Theatres Domestically (in millions $$$)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 2 – $381 m
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon – $352 m
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn pt 1 $275 m
- The Hangover pt 2 $254 m
- Pirates of Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $241 m
- Fast Five $209 m
- Cars 2 $191 m
- Thors $181 m
- Rise of the Planet of Apes $176.7 m
- Captain America: The First Avenger $176.6
- The Help $169.4 m
Shit Black Girls Say [Episode 2]
Shit Black Girls Say Episode 2
Parody Based on “Shit Girls Say”
Originally by Kyle Humphrey & Graydon Sheppard
Director Elijah “EK” Griffin
Top 11 Hip Hop Music Videos of 2011
In 2011, Hip Hop/Rap music artist record sales have dropped due to increased mobile device, tablet, and computer users. In todays digital age, rap artists don’t only need a HOT song to capture the attention of the consumers, but you will also require a hot visual to post on YouTube or Vimeo to showcase your image. GWOP Magazine staff has put together our 2k11 list of our favorite Hip Hop/Rap music videos of the past year. Check the full list after the jump.
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DJ Kayslay x Outlawz x Lil Cease – Bury The Hatchet
Visual for Hip Hop late greats 2pac & Biggie’s affiliates Off DJ Kay Slay’s Rhyme Or Die album.
Minimum Wage Set To Increase in 8 States After New Year
WASHINGTON — Eight states will be raising their minimum wage next week, boosting the pay of more than a million workers across the country.
Most of the raises will be modest, on the order of 28 to 37 cents per hour, but the new rates will translate into hundreds of additional dollars annually for many people who are working yet remain in poverty. Read More
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