With Michael Jordan’s dominance throughout the ’90s providing a spark, the basketball culture in Chicago has recently dominated that of other sports in the city, one where the Cubs and Bears also call home. Chicago has also come to rival and in some regards, surpass, other basketball capitals such as N.Y.C. and L.A. in producing local talent the likes of Dwayne Wade and Derrick Rose, the latter of which now leads a young, resurgent Bulls squad. Here, in our first documentary, Life+Times follows a select crop of the city’s youngsters—high school sophomores Tyquone Greer, Jahlil Okafor, and Paul White—with the potential to carry on in the city’s rich legacy.

Also featuring famed NBA trainer Tim Grover, Chicago basketball scout Daniel Poneman, and Oak Park product and New York Knicks’ 2011 first-round draft pick, Iman Shumpert.

GWOP Report: Top 10 Urban Websites

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November 15, 2011

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In today’s world, we no longer have to watch cable television stations like MTV or BET in order to catch up on the latest trends, news and music videos. Laptops, tablets and mobile devices such as Androids and iPhones allow us to explore the blogosphere for all the information we need. Majority of hip hop artists are being discovered daily on popular sites like youtube and twitter which are all intertwined with the urban blog world.

Our staff at GWOP Magazine has put together a list of the top urban websites of 2011 that are available at your finger tips. Checkout the full list after the jump.

Weekend @ the Box Office: November 11-13

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November 14, 2011

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Title / Weekend Gross (Budget*)

Immortals $32 million ($75 m)
Jack and Jill $26 million
Puss in Boots $25.5 million ($130 m)
Tower Heist #13.2 million ($75 m)
J. Edgar $11.4 million
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Xmas $5.9 million ($19 m)
In Time $4.1 million ($40 m)
Paranormal Activity 3 $3.6 million ($5 m)
Footloose $2.7 million ($24 m)
Real Steel $2 million

*Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately
 55 percent of the final gross.

Pacquiao defeats Marquez with majority decision

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November 13, 2011

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Sources: Associated Press, Fightfan.com

Manny Pacquiao was taken to the limit Saturday night before escaping with a majority decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez in their welterweight title fight.

One ringside judge had it a 114-114 draw, while two others favored Pacquiao by 115-113 and 116-112. The Associated Press had it 114-114.

Pacquiao earned a minimum $22 million for the fight, while Marquez got $5 million.

Scorecard after the jump. Read More

Amber Rose Teams up with Smirnoff to Launch Two New Vodka Flavours

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November 11, 2011

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Amber Rose is the new face of Smirnoff fluffed marshmallow flavored vodka. Checkout the pics after the jump. Read More

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week ending 11/6/2011

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November 9, 2011

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Artist – Album Title – Weekly Sales (Total Sales)

#2. Wale – Ambition – 164,000 (164,000)

#9. Tyrese – Open Invitation – 76,000 (76,000)

#15 Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 28,000 (1,643,000)

#20 J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story – 22,000 (370,000)

#23 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 19,000 (1,033,000)

#89 Big Sean – Finally Famous: The Album – 4,800 (248,000)

#112 Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers – 3,800 (606,000)

#143 Game – The R.E.D. Album – 3,100 (204,000)

#150 Insane Clown Posse – Featuring Freshness – 2,900 (2,900)

#181 Rick Ross Presents…Maybach Music Group – Self-Made, Volume 1 – 2,500 (181,000)

Celebrity Deaths of 2011: Fallen Stars

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November 9, 2011

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Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79

2011 has been a big year for Celebrity deaths with the passing of legends like Heavy D, Nate Dogg, Elizabeth Taylor, Nick Ashord, and Amy Whinehouse. We also lost innovative entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Oakland Raiders owner, Al Davis. Checkout the full list of celeb deaths of 2011 brought to you by our staff at GWOP Magazine. Hopefully we don’t have any more names or faces to add to this list by December 31st. Full list, bios and videos after the jump.

Worldstar Hip Hop: The Untold Story

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November 8, 2011

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#Future: Voting with iPads

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November 8, 2011

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(AP) writes:

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon was first in the nation to have all residents vote by mail. Now it’s pioneering another idea: vote by iPad.

Voters in five counties are filling out and returning their mail-in ballots for a Tuesday special primary election to replace former U.S. Rep. David Wu, who resigned following a sex scandal. A handful will mark their ballots not with a pen but with the tip of their finger.

It’s the latest attempt at using new technology to help voters with disabilities cast ballots privately. Read More

GWOP Technology: Things That Won’t Exist in the next 10 years

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November 7, 2011

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Remember the Zack Morris cell phone?

Well some of the gadgets and things you are using today will be a thing of the past, just like the brick cell phone the cool kid from popular show, Saved By the Bell used to call Kelly KaPOWski. Checkout what our staff at GWOP Magazine came up with after the jump.

Technology: Republic Wireless to sell Handsets for $99 until November 27

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November 7, 2011

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Last week we broke the news that Bandwidth.com was launching a disruptive mobile carrier called Republic Wireless. The service will use special handsets that take advantage of Wifi networks whenever possible, and will fallback to a ‘normal’ cellular connection whenever Wifi isn’t available. A report from GigaOM pegs the price at a mere $19 per month — with unlimited text, data, and voice.

That’s massive savings compared to the standard contracts offered by Verizon, AT&T, et al. But there’s a catch: to use Republic Wireless, you need to buy a new handset (the devices are Android-based, but they use a special combination of hardware and software that can’t be ported to other devices, at least not yet). Thankfully those handsets are going to be relatively inexpensive.

Numerous tipsters have written in to say they’ve just received the following email from Republic Wireless — and we’ve just confirmed with the company — that the handsets will be $99 for anyone who uses the code ‘Welcome19′ by November 27. And that’s with no contract. After that early-signup period ends, the price will jump to $199,