Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre may have built a $3.2 billion empire on a product that cost less than $20 bucks to create.

The New York Times reports that Dr. Dre’s Beats by Dre headphones are inexpensive to make, with headphone designers estimating “the cost of making a fancy headset is as low as $14.” A pair of Beats by Dre can cost upwards of $450.

While Beats by Dre may be made for cheap and have questionable sound quality, the brand is a marketing juggernaut. Beats by Dre owns an 27% of a headphone industry that reported $1.8 billion in sales last year.

Noisey Atlanta – The Producers [ep. 9]

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March 10, 2015

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How does a song become popular? In episode nine of Noisey Atlanta, we look at the backbone of the trap scene: the producers. We sit down with an elite squad of the most significant names in the scene now—Zaytoven, Mike Will Made It, Sonny Digital, Metro Boomin’, Southside, TM88, and Houston’s Travi$ Scott —as they explain the process of how a track moves from being created in the studio to becoming a hit. No A&Rs are needed. No major labels are needed. The city breaks the mold. What’s the main reason? The key to success in Atlanta is simple: the nightlife.

source: Noisey

Kid Makes $100k Teaching Online Courses

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March 10, 2015

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Meet Nick Walter, a programmer who’s made more than $100,000 teaching courses online.

source: Time

Michael Jordan Joins Billionaire List 2015

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March 2, 2015

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Michael Jordan, considered the best basketball player of all time, has just joined the billionaires’ club.

Jordan is one of the 290 new billionaires on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s richest people. He’s certainly one of the most recognizable names on the list.

Jordan amassed his $1 billion fortune partly through his endorsement deal with Nike (NKE). The Jordan brand by Nike brought in an estimated $2.25 billion in 2013, which earned the 52 year-old athlete $90 million.

But it was Jordan’s ownership of the Charlotte Hornets basketball team that catapulted him into the billionaire’s ranks this year. NBA teams soared in value after Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) CEO, paid $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers.

source: CNNMoney

Billionaires 2015: The Richest People On The Planet

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March 2, 2015

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source: Forbes

Mayweather vs Pacquiao Ringside Tickets for High-Rollers ONLY!

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February 26, 2015

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The MGM Grand only wants high rollers sitting ringside for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout

on May 2, so tickets will only be available to customers that have a $250,000 line of credit with the casino.
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Basquiat | Now’s The Time

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February 26, 2015

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Preview of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Now’s The Time’ retrospective, at Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario, February 7th to May 10th, 2015

Loisaidas [trailer] produced by Kanye West x Damon Dash

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February 13, 2015

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Hip Hop Motivations Kenyatta “The Barber Walters Of Hip Hop” talks to Dame Dash about his new film venture with Kanye West, Making a Reasonable Doubt movie with Jay Z, as well as his strategy behind releasing his new movie Loisaidas direct to consumer at www.loisaidasthemovie.com

Music by inviziblehandz@gmail.com

http://www.thesecrettoballin.com

source: HipHopMotivator

adidas Originals x Kanye West | YEEZY SEASON 1

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February 12, 2015

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For Autumn/Winter 2015, Kanye West and adidas Originals will unveil a bold new proposition: YEEZY SEASON 1, a collection of apparel and footwear that cherishes universality and timelessness. Described by West as the world’s first “solutions-based” clothing line, the individual pieces define a style that matches the relentless pace of contemporary lives.

Straight Outta Compton [trailer]

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February 10, 2015

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Straight Outta Compton – Red Band Trailer with Introduction from Dr. Dre and Ice Cube (HD) (Official)
The Story of N.W.A – In Theaters August 14th
http://www.straightouttacompton.com/

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.

Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, Straight Outta Compton is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job). The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.

Buffed Up [trailer]

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February 9, 2015

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From the creators that brought you the movie ‘2Eleven’, Mula Films presents to you another classic Detroit blockbuster.

In the soon to be released film, “Buffed Up”, the plot consist of a group of three college students on a mission to attain one thing… a pair of Cartier frames. With little knowledge on how to get their hands on the glasses, the group of college students are eventually forced to steal, hustle up the money, and even snatch the costly eyewear which leads them into a world of trouble. The directors of this “hood comedy” have collectively recruited a handful of stars and Detroit legends alike, such as IceWear Vezzo, KC Clark, DJ BJ, Kash Doll and more to headline this film.

The film is set to premiere this spring at the AMC Star Theatre in Southfield on April 18.

source: 4shoMag

GoFundMe Raises Over $300k for Detroit Man Who Walks 21 miles To Work Everyday

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February 6, 2015

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Leaving home in Detroit at 8 a.m., James Robertson doesn’t look like an endurance athlete.

Pudgy of form, shod in heavy work boots, Robertson trudges almost haltingly as he starts another workday.

But as he steps out into the cold, Robertson, 56, is steeled for an Olympic-sized commute. Getting to and from his factory job 23 miles away in Rochester Hills, he’ll take a bus partway there and partway home. And he’ll also walk an astounding 21 miles.

Five days a week. Monday through Friday.
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