“F*ckin’ Ridiculous”
pictured above, Microsoft founder Bill Gates
The software king is not the world’s richest man, but that’s because he is the most generous person on the planet: To date he has cut checks totaling $28 billion. (Even so, Gates is still America’s richest person, topping The Forbes 400 for the 17th straight year.) Most of his donations have passed through his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Full Story after the jump.
1. Bill Gates $54 Billion age 54
2. Warren Buffett $45 Billion age 79
3. Larry Ellision $27 Billion age 66
4. Christy Walton $24 Billion age 55
5. Charles Koch $21.5 Billion age 74
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Although black people account for only 12 percent of the U.S. population, an estimated 60 percent of all prisoners in the United States are black. With that being said, GWOP staff has compiled a list of our favorite Hip Hop acts that are currently locked up in the system.
In the history of hip-hop, popular rappers such as Slick Rick, Tupac Shakur, Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, Remy Ma, Beanie Sigel, Black Rob, Shyne, Mystikal, Gucci Mane, T.I. and C-Murder have spent a few months to several years in prison. Snoop Dogg was acquitted of murder; Diddy faced jail time but he was acquitted on bribery and weapons charges in 2001 stemming from a club shooting. His protege, Shyne, wasn’t as lucky and was convicted in the same case and sentenced to 10 years. GWOP Magazine staff have compiled a list of the best rappers behind bars.
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Which power couple dominates the entertainment world?
Jay-Z and Beyonce have been Named the year’s biggest “Power Couple”, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Beyonce Knowles earned an astounding $122 million through June 2009.
About Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the Gamer’s Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer gaming and high score record achievements. The Guinness World Records website (www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors a year. Guinness World Records is part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of Canada’s largest privately owned companies which is a conglomerate of interests, including advertising, broadcasting, grocery stores and automotive retailing.
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Blade Icewood was a member of the Street Lord’z rap group and is considered one of the most influential rappers in the Detroit underground rap history. He was fatally shot on April 19, 2005 on the infamous 7 mile rd. A gunman pulled up alongside Icewood’s Range Rover and fired 17 rounds where he was sitting in his wheelchair. #STOPTHEVIOLENCE
R.I.P. Blade Icewood (1977-2005)
“Givin’ me them snotty looks/ Young n*ggaz play hard for me i’m like Scotty Brooks”
HOUSTON – Since the late 1990s, it has been glorified in rap music and become a part of underground Americana.Individuals who have actually turned over the counter cough syrup into their drug of choice. Houston legendary rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys knows just how dangerous the misuse of cough syrup or as some call it “robo-tripping” can be. He’s seen some heavyweight Houston entertainers die as a result of the abuse of codeine in cough syrup. “After the death of Big Moe and DJ Screw, people took notice how he died,” Willie D says.
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Eminem Discusses Effects Of His Drug Addiction With The New York Post
Multi-platinum rapper Eminem‘s recent bout with prescription pill addiction may have been worst than many knew about. In a recent interview with the New York Post, Em reveals that his dependence caused so much cerebral damage that the rapper had to learn how to write and rap again.
“I had to learn to write and rap again, and I had to do it sober and 100 percent clean. That didn’t feel good at first … I mean it in the literal sense. I actually had to learn how to say my lyrics again; how to phrase them, make them flow, how to use force so they sounded like I meant them. Rapping wasn’t like riding a bike.
It was [as much] physical as mental. I was relearning basic motor skills. I couldn’t control my hand shakes. I’d get in the [recording] booth and tried to rap, and none of it was clever, none was witty and I wasn’t saying it right.”
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Spike Lee has be callin’ upon to direct a live webcast of a concert featuring John Legend and the Roots on September 23rd.
The concert, to be held in New York on Sept. 23, is the second part of “Unstaged series,” a live concert series presented by American Express.
The live stream will be available on YouTube, via the music video website Vevo. Lee recently spoke on the project and said:
“It’s not necessarily a Spike Lee joint, It’s a John Legend and the Roots joint. I like doing stuff live, especially with someone like Kobe. I can’t stop the game. You got to be ready for almost anything. We can’t stop this concert, either. Going to have to go with the flow.”
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 3 | Eminem | Recovery | 93,000 | 2,420,000 |
| 13 | Usher | Versus | 22,000 | 68,000 |
| 16 | Drake | Thank Me Later | 20,000 | 1,034,000 |
| 24 | Rick Ross |
Teflon Don |
16,000 | 368746 |
| 30 | Usher | Raymond v. Raymond |
14,000 | 1,051,000 |
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 66 | Bun B | Trill O.G. |
6,500 | 83,000 |
| 68 | Big Boi | Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty | 6,400 | 161,000 |
| 119 | Mike Posner | 31 Minutes To Takeoff |
4,000 | 48,100 |
| 131 | Ludacris |
Battle of the Sexes |
3,700 | 529,000 |
| 145 | Roots | How I Got Over |
3,500 | 140,000 |
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