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50 cent teams up and hop on a track with Jeremih, @50cent stated earlier that he was listening to Jeremih’s new album and it sounds good.
LOL 50 has too much time and too much money on his hand. I’m sure Shyne is going to sell 500 copies and go on a neighborhood tour if he ever drops. Gheesh, and all Shyne’s got is a red, complimentary YMCMB Tee and a Free Weezy Tee of his choice. If you havn’t seen the 50 Cent/Shyne Def Jam Conference call, click below.
Related to this post: 50 cent Embarrasses Shyne on Def Jam Conference Call
Jay-Z pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown. His income level places him in the 35% tax bracket, which means he’ll pay Uncle Sam about $22 million this year–a sum greater than the total earnings of any other rap star besides second-ranked Diddy.
1. Jay-Z – $63 Million (Crazy thing is Beyonce makes even more with 87 million)
2. Diddy – $30 Million (Take that, thake that)
3. Akon – $21 Million (Lady Gaga money must be looking nicccceee)
4. Lil Wayne – $20 Million (Don’t let Carter 3 producers see this)
5. Dr. Dre – $17 Million (Beats By Dre money?)
6. Ludacris – $16 Million (Theater of the Mind and Battles of the Sexes did their thing)
7. Snoop Dogg – $15 Million (how in the hell?)
8. Timbaland – $14 Million
9. Pharrell – $13 Million
10. Kanye West – $12 Million
11. Drake – $9 Million
11. T.I. – $ 9 Million
12. Swizz Beatz – $9 Million
14. Eminem – $8 Million (Recovery money will be counted next year)
14.50 Cent – $8 Million
14. Young Jeezy – $8 Million
17. Common – $7 Million
18. Soulja Boy – $7 Million
18. T-Pain – $7 Million
20. Lil Jon – $5 Million
20. Gucci Mane – $5 Million (Burrrrrrrr)
20. Rick Ross – $5 Million
Source: FORBES
The King of New York does it again “I got 99 Problems but topping Forbes ain’t one”
“The case Lil Wayne is in jail for now, when T.I. went, when Gucci Mane went–that was supposed to be 50 Cent. Sometimes I look at artists when they get in trouble after success and it makes me feel like they didn’t experience enough of that prior to the success. If you did, you would know better…[Around my signing], Damon Dash made reference to a million dollars being no money . . . in a kind of derogatory way. When he said that, I paid close attention to where I was at financially. But maybe he should’ve paid attention to his.”
Again Fif’? Who else is there left for you to go after next?
Dipset in The Booth, c. 2003
BET’s Rap City has the distinction of being the longest running Hip-Hop video show, running from 1989-2008. Along the way, it of course went through different hosts & phases (shout to Big Lez, Joe Clair, Prince Dejour, and of course “The Mayor” Chris Thomas), but (to me) Tha Bassment era was the best of them all.
To me, the ritual of coming home & turning on BET @ 4pm to catch “the latest & greatest in Hip-Hop” [(c) Big Tig] was second to none. Of course, the show is remembered for its classic freestyles in “The Booth.” Every rapper from that era know they had to go in the booth and drop a hot 16 (or a verse from their upcoming album SMH).
Lil Wayne in The Booth, with lyrics from “BM J.R.,” c. 2004
After Big Tig left in 2005, the show changed formats and hosts, and took a turn for the worse. While the booth remained, there were few reasons to watch the show as the YouTube era was in full swing. With ratings on the decline, BET canceled Rap City in 2008.
More classic freestyles as you continue on.
Now that I’ve completed my top ten mixtapes of 2009 list, it’s time to move on to the top tapes of the decade. This was the decade where mixtapes became more than DJs yelling over new exclusives, the mixtape transformed into the “street album.” Not only are these new-age mixtapes almost integral to an artist’s set up for their album release, but they have also been used to keep their names in the streets–they’ve cut out the “middle man” (record labels) & are delivered directly to the consumer. You should know what to do by now if you don’t agree with the list.
10.
Jay-Z
S. Carter Collection (2003)
This mixtape dropped outta nowhere. I did hear about something coming along with those cinder blocks, I mean, RBK S. Carter shoes that dropped in April ‘03–but I didn’t know that it was a full-length mixtape. And to say it was a good mixtape is not saying enough. At all.
If Sigel’s not getting a new deal out of this, he’s crazy. Doesn’t he realize 50 has an album coming out? Curtis number might change after November 16…then what will Sigel do? SMH.
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DOWNLOAD: Beanie Sigel feat. 50 Cent – I Go Off
My favorite joint off Curtis’ new collection of aggressive content, Before I Self Destruct, now dropping November 16.
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DOWNLOAD: 50 Cent – Strong Enough
This is what we call aggressive content. Before I Self Destruct November 23. World premiere courtesy of Box Kev.
Only the clean (for right now of course):
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DOWNLOAD: 50 Cent – Crime Wave (Clean/CDQ)
Wait, is this Curtis playing nice with other rappers from New York? Yeah, this tells us two things:
1. He needs them, or else he wouldn’t do it. If this was 2005, a ThisIs50 Festival would consist of Fif, Banks, Buck, Yayo & Spider Loc.
2. He has an album to promote. The Curtisnator, er, Before I Self Destruct drops November 17.
NY rap was repped properly at the first annual event, as G-Unit, Dipset, D-Block, Maino, Cory Gunz, Uncle Murda, Papoose were all in the building. Wale & Kid Cudi were also there. Hit the jump for more ThisIs50 Festival footage.
