Detroit native Big Sean just received a Gold plaque for his latest single, “My Last” after moving 500,000 copies.
Big Sean “My Last” goes Gold
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Biggie- Ready to Die 17 years later
Hip Hop Classic LP, Ready to Die was the debut album of The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Sean “Puffy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records. It served as the first release on the record label. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of The Notorious B.I.G.’s experiences as a young criminal, referring to himself as “the black Frank White”. Ready to Die is his only studio album released during his lifetime; B.I.G. was murdered days prior to the release of his second album Life After Death (1997)
Ready to Die gained strong reviews on release and became a commercial success, reaching quadruple platinum sales. A Super Hip Hop Classic.
R.I.P. Christopher Wallace (1972-1997)
Indie Film of Week: CornerStore
directed by Joe Doughrity
A day in the life of a party store along Detroit’s infamous Six Mile Road owned and operated by a conservative Black father (Roger Guenveur Smith) with the help of his son and daughter. A lot can happen on the corner… especially on the hottest day of the summer.
Remembering 9.11.01
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.
Apple Spaceship Headquarters coming soon
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.
Mixtape: Curren$y – Verde Terrace hosted by DJ Drama
Mixtape from Curren$y “Verde Terrace” Hosted by DJ Drama. Follow @CurrenSy_Spitta @DJDrama @DatPiffMixtapes
Odd Future Lands TV Show On Adult Swim
Rap collective Odd Future will soon be invading your television screen.
The group has landed a deal with Adult Swim for a new show titled Loiter Squad.
According to the L.A. Times, the 15-minute live action series is being produced by D*ckhoue Entertainment, the guys that brought you Jack*ss.
Viewers can expect so see pranks, music and man on the street segments from the group.
The show is expected to premiere early 2012. Congrats!
Back For The Future (promo)
The 2011 Nike MAG shoes have
arrived. 1500 of the famous, LED-electroluminescent shoes will be
auctioned on eBay, Sept 8th – Sept 18th. All net proceeds from the
auction sales will go directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research.
It was an ordinary evening at Lone Pine Mall. All Kevin Durant wanted was a new pair of shoes. Then the space-time continuum showed up.
Bill Hader, Christopher Lloyd, Tinker Hatfield, Donald Fullilove and KD star in a film about the most famous shoes never made, in an effort to support the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research.
To learn more, go to www.back4thefuture.com. To bid on the 2011 Nike MAG shoes, go to http://www.nikemag.ebay.com.
Together, we can help make Parkinson’s disease a thing from the past.
update: London rap artist Tinie Tempah recently bought the 1st pair of the McFly’s for $37,500 in Los Angeles.
London Rap Star Tinie Tempah
Jay-Z & Kanye West “No Church in the Wild” (unofficial video) feat. Frank Ocean
You probably will not see this music video on MTV or BET. But you can view it in its entirety here at GWOP Magazine. Enjoy!
directed by highfivecollective.com
“Niggas in Paris” (artwork) below. Music Video coming soon….
CNN talks significance of Jay-Z’s 9/11 Release Of ‘The Blueprint’
(CNN) — Jay-Z’s sixth studio album, “The Blueprint,” hit record stores on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001.
Despite the horrible coincidence, the New York rapper’s album — featuring the hit track “Izzo (H.O.V.A)” – sold more than 420,000 copies in the first week.
That’s an impressive feat for any musician in a time of declining sales — let alone while Americans were still reeling from the worst terror attack on U.S. soil in modern history. The album went on to sell more than 2 million copies, earning a multi-platinum certification, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, which tracks music sales.
So why did “The Blueprint” do so well amid the chaos of 9/11?
Music experts say that music sales that day and week were at least partially driven by a group of youthful consumers, who were somehow and incredulously untroubled — or at least not paralyzed — by the events of 9/11.
Did you buy Jay-Z’s Blueprint album on 9/11/01?
“I remember waking up late that morning (around 9:11 am/est) to breaking news of airplanes crashing into the World Trade Center. My college classes were canceled this day due to the terrorists attacks, so I ran up to Best Buy and bought Jay-Z’s Blueprint CD as well as Fabolous’ 1st album Ghetto Fabolous on 9/11/01. True story.” –Beezy Tarantino (director of GWOP Magazine)
*note: Fabolous Ghetto Fabolous sold $143k copies 1st week
Steve Stoute’s Web Series: The Tanning Effect (sneak preview)
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source: HuffingtonPost
To coincide with the release of his first book, “The Tanning of America: How the Culture of Hip-Hop Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy,” Steve Stoute partnered with AOL HuffPost Media Group to develop a web series titled “The Tanning Effect.”
In “The Tanning Effect” the music mogul, founder of Translation Consultation & Brand Imaging, talks to artists Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Lady Gaga and Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine on hip-hop, culture and influence. Steve Stoute has had a hand in Jay-Z’s exclusive line with Reebok, Lady gaga’s deal with MAC Cosmetics and more.
Big Sean “Marvin & Chardonnay” (official music video)
directed by Hype Williams
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