On this date, 16 years ago, we lost Hip Hop icon, Eric “Eazy -E” Wright.  Wright died on March 26th 1995 ten days after anouncing he had contracted the AIDS virus.  Eazy E is known for creating hip hop rap group NWA, Dr. Dre, and Bone Thugs N Harmony.  In 1986, at the age of 23, Wright had allegedly earned as much as $250,000 from dealing drugs. However, he decided that he could make a better living by becoming involved with the Los Angeles hip-hop scene, which was growing rapidly in popularity. He then began recording songs during the mid-1980s in the garage of his parents’ home.

Checkout a throwback video of Eazy E below:

#RIP Eazy E

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Former U of M Fab Five member, NBA Star and now ESPN/ABC Basketball Analyst, Detroit native Jalen Rose gives back to the community by opening a charter school with his own money in the inner city of Detroit.  Detroit Public Schools recently announced it will be closing half of its public schools, creating classrooms with over 60 students per teacher in an already failing system.

Rose has recently been in the news for his dialogue back and forth with NBA Superstar and former Duke Blue Devil Grant Hill for his “Uncle Tom” comments in the FAB FIVE Documentary (executive produced by Jalen Rose).

Big ups to Jalen for giving back to his community that is in need of help.  Thats #GWOP

AT&T Inc. agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) for about $39 billion in cash and stock to create America’s largest mobile-phone company, trumpingSprint Nextel Corp. (S)’s effort to acquire the business.

The deal would allow AT&T, now the second-largest U.S. wireless operator, to add about 34 million customers and surpass Verizon Wireless. The acquisition, the largest in the wireless industry since 2004, may face government scrutiny because it combines the second- and fourth-largest wireless providers, reducing consumer choice. Regulatory approval may take a year, Dallas-based AT&T said

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Legendary west coast rapper, Nate Dogg passed away last night according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. He was 41. No word as to cause of death, but four years ago, Nate suffered two strokes.

R.I.P. Nate Dogg DPG4Life

Spotted at: BoxOfficeMojo (Hollywood)

Title/  Weekend Gross

1. Battle: LA $35,573,187

2. Rango $22,602,847

3. Red Riding Hood $14,005,335

4. The Adjustment Bureau $11,597,335

5. Mars Needs Moms $6,914,488

spotted: HuffingtonPost

Bill Gates didn’t lose his title as the world’s richest man last year; he gave it away by putting billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.

Forbes will release its 2011 billionaires list on Wednesday (check back to GWOP for full list) and Gates, investor Warren Buffett and last year’s richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, will almost certainly be in the top three. The trio have topped the list for the past five years.

But it would be no contest if Microsoft co-founder Gates had not already given away more than a third of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on global health and development and U.S. education.

Experts say, Gates was currently worth about $49 billion, behind Slim, whose fortune he estimated at $60 billion. Buffett, also a philanthropist, is now worth some $47 billion.

But had Gates not given away any money, he would be worth $88 billion, experts say.
Gates and his wife Melinda have so far given $28 billion to their foundation, the largest in the United States.

Now thats #GWOP.  If we you had the billions like Bill Gates, what charitable organization or research would you invest your money into?  Cure for Brain Cancer? Stem Cell Research? Cure for HIV/AIDS?  Childhood Obesity?

Feel free to comment.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is on medical leave, but that didn’t stop him from making a surprise public appearance to unveil the 2nd Generation of the iPad, which will go on sale on March 11, 2011