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Dr. Dre

Boosted by Dr. Dre’s $110 million payday, rap’s top 20 earners pulled in $415 million last year. Checkout the Top 10 Below:

via Forbes

Andre “Dr. Dre” Young $110 million
Sean “Diddy” Combs $47 million
Shawn “Jay – Z” Carter $38 million
Kanye West $35 million
Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter $27 million
Aubrey “Drake” Graham $20.5 million
Bryan “Birdman” Williams $20 million
Nicki Minaj $15.5 million
Marshall “Eminem” Mathers $15 million
Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges $12 million

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/2/2012

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#2. Slaughterhouse – welcome to: Our House – 52,000 (52,000)

#3. Trey Songz – Chapter V – 41,000 (177,000)

#7. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 29,000 (224,000)

#14. Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t– 21,000 (371,000)

#17. DJ Khaled – Kiss The Ring – 15,000 (55,000)

#29. Dwele – Greater Than One – 11,000 (11,000)

#36. Nas – Life Is Good – 9,600 (281,000)

#134. CES Cru – 13 – 2,900 (2,900)

#169. Madchild – Dope Sick – 2,400 (2,400)

#185. Beanie Sigel – This Time – 2,100 (2,200)

1 in 5 Americans Use Food Stamps

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A record 46.7 million Americans — or roughly one in five adults — used food stamps in June, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Food stamp use has spiked 51 percent since October 2008, when the economy was in free fall. The number of Americans now using food stamps is roughly the same as the number of Americans living in poverty. Read More

A$AP Mob “Bath Salt”

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A$AP Rocky

YG Addie x Pretty Flacko x Flatbush ZOMBiES bring you “Bath Salt” produced by P On The Boards off Lord$ Never Worry

Spanish Filmmaker Wins YouTube Film Festival and $500,000 in Venice

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David Victori

Filmmaker David Victori of Spain has won the first edition of YouTube’s ‘Your Film Festival’ for his short film ‘The Guilt,’ about a man obsessed with revenge after his wife’s murder. Vitori will receive $500,000 for his next project, with Gladiator director Ridley Scott and actor Michael Fassbender acting as executive producers.

Watch The Guilt after the jump…

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Big Sean “RWT”

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Big Sean

Detroit Mixtape drops tomorrow

Rich Kids of Instagram [pics]

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RichKidsofInstagram is a tumblr site showcasing pics of kids who never have to work for $10 bucks per hour.

Checkout more pics after the jump.

Hashtag: #RKOI

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iPhone 5 coming soon…

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223 Year Old Cognac Sells for $30k

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One anonymous collector recently paid $30,185 (£19,000) for a rare half-bottle of 1789 A.C. Meukow & Co Cognac.

The Drinks Business writes that the purchase was made from the Old Liquors Collection, which is owned by Dutch Cognac enthusiast Bay van der Bunt. The buyer also took home a 182-year-old bottle of Remy Martin Cognac dating back to 1830, which cost $20,494 (£12,900).

Van der Bunt owns the world’s largest collection of vintage cognacs and rare liquors, which is estimated to be worth a total and is based in Breda, Netherlands. His collection is estimated to be worth $9.5 million (£6 million).

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Funny Video: Cal Newman “On The Run” (preview)

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@CalNewman_TPK

R.I.P. Griselda Blanco (1943-2012)

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