VH1 aired a two-hour documentary about the rise of crack and hip-hop in the mid-80s and early 90s. The film was narrated by Ice-T and featured accounts from RZA, Raekwon, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, and B-Real.
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An ode to New York City starring Selita Ebanks & a host of Super Models
Where is the best educated city in America?
Answer: Madison, Wisconsin.
To evaluate the education of 100 cities, Men’s Health tabulated the Department of Education’s high-school graduation rates, along with U.S. Census figures on school enrollment (kindergarten through grad school) and education levels of people over 25 (less than high school, associate’s or bachelor’s degree, graduate or professional degree). Full list after the jump.
September 11, 2001 marks one of the saddest days in US History. A series of four terrorists attacks were plotted on the nation, over 3,000 innocent lives were lost. This tragic event changed our world in various ways. Checkout the images below of this tragic event.
How has 9/11 changed your life?
R.I.P. To all the families who lost someone during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. #GWOP Magazine staff takes a moment of silence.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, State Farm partnered with award-winning director Spike Lee to film a touching tribute to thank the heroes of New York. Nearly 150 school children (ages 8-11) from the New York City area visited four firehouses and thanked the firefighters through song.
Former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs (the modern day Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein) talks bout the new Apple HQ campus proposal, that could be coming soon to Cupertino, CA. Residents aren’t to happy about the spaceship like designed headquarters. Watch video below as Steve Jobs pitches his idea to Cupertino City council.
“It’s built like a spaceship landed” says Jobs.
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source: HipHopDX
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV | 964,000 | 965,000 |
| 4 | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Watch The Throne | 80,000 | 787,000 |
| 5 | David Guetta | Nothing But The Beat | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| 7 | Beyonce | 4 | 39,000 | 739,000 |
| 8 | Game | The R.E.D. Album |
39,000 | 137,000 |
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Title: Weekend Gross
source: HuffingtonPost
The top two universities in the world are both in Cambridge — but on different sides of the world.
University of Cambridge in England occupies the No. 1 spot in QS’s list of the world’s best universities. Following it is Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
American universities dominate the list, with University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and MIT, among others, earning top grades.
Research company QS has been ranking universities worldwide since 2004. Their global survey of 2,000 colleges takes into account reputation, faculty citations, student-faculty ratio and international population. See more on their methodology here.
Top 20 Universities in the World
“Sound of Silence” is off Stalley’s Lincoln Way Nights which has been remastered and is being released via SMC/Fontana on Nov. 1, 2011. The music video is directed by BMike (2-Cent Films). Check out more at http://www.stalley330.com and Follow @Stalley.
New French Montana visual featuring WSHH model Cubana Lust
