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Brooklyn Nets co-owner Jay-Z will headline the first concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country’s three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to “battle” these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases.

FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the so-called “diseases of affluence” that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.

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With a net worth of around $550 million, Diddy has been picked by Forbes as the front runner to become hip-hop’s first billionaire.

However, the Bad Boy CEO does have competition. Jay-Z ($450 million), Dr. Dre ($250 million), Birdman ($110 million) and 50 Cent ($100 million) are all in the running.

Birdman thinks he will beat Diddy to the Forbes 400 list.

“I think Young Money Cash Money would be the first billion-dollar brand in hip-hop,” said Birdman in an email message to Forbes. “We strong and growing every day as a brand and fast. Within the next few years we will be billionaires.”

Who do you think will reach a billion 1st?

Floyd Mayweather Jr and Victor Ortiz weigh in before their fight.

Catch it on HBO PPV (United States, $54.99-69.99), Primetime (United Kingdom, £14.95) at 9 p.m. Eastern.

In Hollywood actors such as Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Denzel Washington receive all the attention but they are not necessarily receiving the biggest paychecks.  Check out the Forbes list of Entertainment’s Highest Paid Men.  Only two of the men on the list are actors and one of those actors earns most of his money as a writer/director/producer.  Checkout the full list after the jump.

Tyler Perry

$130 million

Perrry makes big money from his TV shows (Meet the Browns and House of Payne) as well as his movies.  He’ll take on the role of detective Alex Cross in a big screen adaptation of the James Patterson books.

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(June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996)

 

On September 13, 1996 Tupac Shakur died from injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, NV.

To date there have been 14 official 2Pac albums — 8 of those were released posthumously. All but 1 has gone gold. 10 of the discs have been certified platinum, and his ‘Greatest Hits‘ album is certified diamond.

Shakur was also an accomplished actor. He had 6 Hollywood films under his belt at the time of his death. He’s best remembered for his 1st role as Bishop in the movie ‘Juice.

Afeni Shakur has helped to keep her son’s name alive by opening the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation in Atlanta, GA. Established in 1997, the foundation provides art programs for young people.

R.I.P. Tupac Shakur

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.