Watch Detroit rap duo #Deuces Wild; Nikki Brown & Ms. Creme new show, Around The Way Girls (Trailer). Showcasing two independent female entrepreneurs making moves in the city of Detroit.
Filmed on location in Miami, Washington D.C. and Detroit.
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The nominations for the 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions are in and Eric B. & Rakim are among the honorees. Other nominees include, The Beastie Boys, Guns & Roses, Rufus with Chaka Khan, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Cure. The induction ceremony is scheduled for April 14, 2012 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Music video by Eric B. & Rakim performing I Ain’t No Joke. (C) 1987 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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?
Drake unveils the cover art for his sophomore album Take Care.
The disc is due out on Drizzy’s 25th birthday, October 24. Stay tuned…
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Top 200 Album Sales (Top 10 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 3 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV | 117,000 | 1,301,000 |
| 8 | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Watch The Throne | 36,000 | 872,000 |
| 19 | Beyonce | 4 | 20,000 | 785,000 |
| 33 | Eminem & Royce Da 5’9 (Bad Meets Evil) | Hell: The Sequel | 13,000 | 529,000 |
| 34 | Game | The R.E.D. Album |
12,000 | 168,000 |
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 58 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 8,000 | 1,581,000 |
| 67 | Pitbull | Planet Pit |
6,800 | 213,000 |
| 101 | Da T.R.U.T.H. | Whole Truth | 4,600 | 4,600 |
| 103 | Das Racist | Relax | 4,500 | 5,600 |
| 147 | Twiztid | Cryptic Collection, Volume 4 | 3,100 | 5,100 |
VH1 aired a two-hour documentary about the rise of crack and hip-hop in the mid-80s and early 90s. The film was narrated by Ice-T and featured accounts from RZA, Raekwon, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, and B-Real.
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Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV has hit the platinum mark. After two weeks, the album has sold a total of 1,184,103 copies.Congrats!
Detroit native Big Sean just received a Gold plaque for his latest single, “My Last” after moving 500,000 copies.
Checkout this useful video for any independent artist thinking of signing with a major label.
GWOP Magazine staff works directly with indie artists on a daily basis, this video provides valuable information on how major artists are pretty much in debt to their label after selling 1 million copies (which is above average in 2011). For example, Beyonce’s latest album 4 only sold approximately 300k copies the first week of its release. Watch full video below:
*Note: The video shows how an artist can still owe money after going platinum. These numbers are estimated and artists don’t all have the same deals.
S/O to ALL the INDIE Artists out there making it happen in 2011. #Pro Indie
–GWOP Magazine staff
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