Big Sean throws a homecoming parade in “Guap,” the video for the lead single off his forthcoming Hall of Fame album due in 2013.
directed by Mike Carson x Mike Waxx
Big Sean “Guap”
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Future of Magazines | Hybrid
This is the idea and concept that came up with in the course “The future of media” at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 2012. The theme for the course was: “Future of magazines”.
Project group: Joel Arnkvist, Eva Olsson, Jens Muller, Havva Gocmenoglu.
20th Anniversary of Dr. Dre The Chronic
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of solo debut for music mogul and entrepreneur Dr. Dre. The Chronic named after high grade marijuana in California was released on DeathRow Records and executived produced by Suge Knight in Los Angeles in 1992 featuring Daz, Snoop Dogg, RBX, Kurupt, Lady of Rage and more. This album set the bench mark for a classic rap/ hip hop album. In 2012, Dr. Dre makes $100 plus million selling speakers and headphones. Checkout throwback vid ‘Nothin But A G Thang’ below:
Big Sean x French Montana “Mula”
2012 Highest Paid Women in Music
via Forbes
To form list, Forbes looked at income from record sales, touring, endorsements, merchandise sales and other ventures. The figures represent earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, before subtracting management fees, legal costs and taxes.
- Britney Spears $58 Million
- Taylor Swift $57 million
- Rhianna $53 million
- Lady Gaga $52 million
- Katy Perry $45 million
- Beyonce $40 million
- Adele $35 million
- Sade $33 million
- Madonna $30 million
- Shakira $20 million
Nicki Minaj x Beyonce NYE 2012 Las Vegas
Trinidad James Signs w/ Def Jam Records for $2 million
Yesterday evening, news quickly spread that Trinidad James had signed with Def Jam records for a rumored $2 million, just a week after performing in NYC with a crowd full of label executives.
Congrats to Trinidad James on this accomplishment after only rapping for 11 months over a FREE beat. Watch the video below that got Trinidad his buzz.
directed by Motion Family
Fabolous “For The Love”
off Soul Tape 2 mixtape
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/9/2012
#2. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 141,000 (141,000)
#6. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire – 77,000 (237,000)
#11. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 59,000 (369,000)
#24. Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – 30,000 (77,000)
#30. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 25,000 (481,000)
#44. The Weeknd – Trilogy – 14,000 (145,000)
#56. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 11,000 (428,000)
#67. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up – 9,900 (749,000)
#72. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 9,300 (266,000)
#152. Wu-Block – Wu-Block – 4,200 (13,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
#Mixtape: Young Jeezy “Its Tha World”
Top Searches Google 2012
Google has released the new Zeitgeist, its annual list of most popular searches and search trends throughout the year.
The top list for 2012 is as follows:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Gangnam Style
3. Hurricane Sandy
4. iPad 3
5. Diablo 3
6. Kate Middleton
7. Olympics 2012
8. Amanda Todd
9. Michael Clarke Duncan
10. BBB12
Facebook Trends of 2012
On Wednesday, Facebook revealed the most talked-about events on the social network for 11 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Australia and France.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the single most talked about event in the U.S. was the presidential election, followed by the Super Bowl and the death of Whitney Houston, the last of which was a top trending topic in several other countries as well. Hurricane Sandy ranked fourth on the list in the U.S.
source: Facebook
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