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Detroit MC Danny Brown recently made his first trip to London and the Noisey film crew was right there to document it.
Danny hits the studio, TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke and Lunice), performs on the Boiler Room and goes in at Livin' Proof.
Director: Raj Chaudhuri
Edited by: Santiago Arbelaez
Filmed by: Pablo Rivera, Santiago Arbelaez, Skinny Macho, Avi Del Mono, Todd Worsnip
Produced by: Livin' Proof Productions / WeAreLaFamilia
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Forbes has rolled out it's list of the top-5 highest paid celebrities as ranked from May 2011 to May 2012. The list has some familiar faces and one big surprise.
Oprah Winfrey came in at the top spot with $165 million earned. Take a look at the rest of the list below as well as how the list is determined.
To determine who the highest-paid celebrities are, we considered upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work. We talked to manager, agents, lawyers and other in-the-know folks to come up with our estimates. We did not deduct for things like agent fees or the expenses related to being a celebrity.
No. 1 Oprah Winfrey
$165 million
The media mogul's earnings fell by a staggering $125 million from last year. However, even with the drop, she remains the highest earner on the list, just inching out director Michael Bay. It's been a challenging year for Winfrey, who signed off from her 25-year syndicated show and immediately turned her attention to struggling cable network OWN. The bulk of the earnings dive comes from lost income on The Oprah Winfrey Show, but her diversified portfolio includes O: The Oprah Magazine, spin-off shows like The Dr. Oz Show and a radio deal with Sirius. She does not earn a salary at OWN, which has faced ratings disappointments and financial issues since it premiered in Jan. 2011. As chairman and CEO of the joint venture with Discovery Communications, she hopes a recent restructuring, new programming and a distribution deal with Comcast will turn the network around.
No. 2 Michael Bay
$160 million
Bay nabs the title of top-earning director this year thanks to Transformers:Dark of the Moon. The 3-D film brought in $1.1 billion at the box office. Bay has a great deal on the films, taking a solid chunk of the profits. He also earns big from Transformer toys. Adding to Bay's coffers this year: a Transformers ride at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Bay has earned the right to finally do a small film. Pain & Gain has a budget well under $50 million.
No. 3 Steven Spielberg
$130 million
Spielberg's DreamWorks moved into television in a big way this year with four new shows, including Terra Nova and Smash. On top of that, the prolific producer stepped back into directing with two movies that hit theaters last Christmas, The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse. Both films were nominated for Oscars.
No. 4 Jerry Bruckheimer
$115 million
Bruckheimer's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was one of the highest-grossing films of 2011, bringing in $1 billion at the global box office. That was a nice change from 2010 for Bruckheimer, when his two big films, Prince of Persia and The Sorcerer's Apprentice stumbled at the box office. In the new Hollywood, though, even Bruckheimer can't get away with an out-of-control budget. Disney made everyone take big cuts for The Lone Ranger.
No. 5 Dr. Dre
$110 million
The ageless super-producer's latest hit isn't a song, but rather a line of headphones. In August handset maker HTC paid $300 million for a 51% stake in Beats by Dr. Dre, the headphone company he co-founded with Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine in 2006. Each owned about a third of the company, pocketing about $100 million apiece, before taxes, from last summer's deal.
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As promised A$AP Mob drops their new mixtape Lord$ Never Worry. The tape features production from AraabMuzik, P On The Boards, Electro Beats and more.
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Webstar and Antha Bee team up for "Sip Lean Rock Your Body." The Harlem duo sing/rap about having a good time after popping a couple of mollys.
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RZA has put together what looks like an impressive soundtrack to go along with his directorial debut movie The Man with the Iron Fists.
The project will be released October 23 via Soul Temple Records/STAX/RED Distribution and boasts songs from Kanye West, The Black Keys, Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, Raekwon, Pusha T, Talib Kweli and more.
The movie will hit theaters on November 2nd.
The Man With The Iron Fists tracklist:
1. The Black Keys / RZA “The Baddest Man Alive”
2. Ghostface Killah / M.O.P / Pharoahe Monch “Black Out”
3. Kanye West “White Dress”
4. The Revelations feat. Tre Williams “I Forgot To Be Your Lover”
5. Talib Kweli / RES “Get Your Way (Sex as a Weapon)”
6. Raekwon / Ghostface Killah / Kool G. Rap “Rivers of Blood”
7. Method Man / Freddie Gibbs / StreetLife “Built for This”
8. 24 Carat Black “Poverty’s Paradise”
9. Killa Sin “The Archer”
10. RZA / Flatbush Zombies “Just Blowin’ In The Wind”
12. Corrine Bailey Rae “Chains”
13. Pusha T / Raekwon “Tick Tock”
14. Frances Yip “Green is the Mountain”
15. The Wu-Tang Clan “Six Directions of Boxing”
16. Mabel John “Your Good Thing Is About To End”
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Trae Tha Truth will be releasing his new mixtape Tha Blackprint later this week. The tracklist reads like an album with plenty of high quality features.
Bun B, Z-Ro, Kirko Bangz, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, R. Kelly, Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill, T-Pain, Juicy J, Twista, Jadakiss, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and more make appearances
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Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar isn't afraid to go against the grain with his opinions. The Compton rapper was recently interviewed by TruthisScary.com and had some interesting takes on the political process and man's exploration of outer space.
“My vote counts? I don’t do no voting. I will keep it straight up real with you. I don’t believe in none of the sh*t that’s going on in the world,” Kendrick said. “If you talk with me, you'll be talking to me for hours because everything has a contradiction, everything is higher rankings and way beyond us, way beyond people. So basically, do what you do, do good with your people and live your life because what’s going on isn’t really in our hands. If it's not in the president's hands then it's definitely not in yours. When I say the president can’t even control the world, then you definitely know there’s something else that's out there that's really pushing the buttons. They could do whatever they want to do. Been doing it for years, we all puppets. Just play your cards right.”
When asked if he thought man really landed on the moon Kendrick said he didn't think so.
"Man, probably not, I wouldn't care. I'm trying to land in a motherf*cking mansion," he said. "All that other sh*t is beyond me. I think motherf*ckers should start focusing on what they need to do in life and not worrying about the word, then they will make their situation a better place. But we constantly stress ourselves trying to figure this sh*t out. Believe in God, there's only one God. F*ck all that religious sh*t. Believe in one God and do right. Try your best to do right. We aint perfect, so just do that and everything will be straight. But as far as worrying about the man on the moon and all that other bullsh*t, it's irrelevant. It's 2012 and that's how I'm thinking right now."
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Royce Da 5'9, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Joe Budden are all great MCs in their own right. Put them together and you have something special. Add Eminem to the mix as a mentor/producer and there are no limits to how far Slaughterhouse can go.
SH sat down with Rap-Up recently to talk about how good their new album welcome to: Our Houseturned out, how much they have learned from Eminem and more.
welcome to: Our House in stores tomorrow, August 28th.
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Talib Kweli is preparing to release his new mixtape Attack the Block. To day he gives us another glimpse of what to expect from the project with "Fly Away" featuring Jessica Care Moore.
So I’m starting to get excited about this mix tape I did with the homie Z-Trip, Attack The Block. We will release it one week from today, but I want y’all to be as excited as I am so I am releasing another preview. There was a great response to To The Music last week, so I hope y’all enjoy this one as well..Shout out to Jessica Care Moore for the incredible poem at the end. And calling Attack The Block a mere mix tape is not doing it justice. These rappers these days put out anything and call it a mix tape. Not me. Z-Trip is a true master. This is a mix tape you can put on in any situation and let rock. Get ready for cutting, scratching, and thoughtfulness on a mix tape. Attack The Block. 9-12.
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Here is the 'Bad Girl' version of Snow Tha Product's "Good Girls" video! This song appears on Unorthodox, currently available on iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/unorthodox/id477320740
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Noisey follows Odd Future around New York City for a day while they wild out. The crew bugs out on tourists, joke with an MTV crew, attend a crazy photo session and more.
Production and Direction: Lance Bangs
Coordinating Production: Erin Donovan
Editing: Pete Larsen
Cameras: Nate Pommer, Jordan Radaelli, Brendan Fitzgerald, Sam Limpan-Stern, Gary Bardizbanian, Torsten Meyer
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Beanie Sigel recently stopped by DJ Kay Slay's Shade 45 show to promote his new album This Time. While there Beans shot an in-studio video for his single "That's All I Know."
Directed by Street Heat TV
This Time drops tomorrow, August 28th. Pre-order your copy from iTunes now.
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Usually in a relationship it's the woman giving her man fashion tips, but Kim Kardashian and Kanye West do things differently.
In last night's episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Yeezy brings over his stylist, Renelou Pardora, and completely cleans out Kim's closet so he can give her a makeover.
"Kanye has definitely inspired me to wanna, like, be a little bit more of an individual," explained Kim.
Kanye got ride of the clothes he deemed as being too "ghetto" and put them in a pile to donate to charity.
"He thinks those are so ghetto," Kim told her sister Khloe.
"You gotta have a little ghetto in your life," says Khloe.
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Day 1 of the Rock The Bells Festival in Mountain View, California was held on Saturday, August 25th. The show featured a lot of A-list hip hip stars like Ice Cube, Dipset, Method Man, Redman, Yelawolf and a lot more.
Check out the performance footage below of Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, J. Cole, Mac Miller, Tyga, Kid Cudi and 2 Chainz.
Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
A$AP Rocky "Pretty Flacko"
J. Cole "Can't Get Enough"
Schoolboy Q & ASAP Rocky - "Hands on the Wheel"
Mac Miller "Best Day Ever"
Tyga "Make It Nasty"
Kid Cudi "Soundtrack 2 My Life"
2 Chainz "No Lie"
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Lupe Fiasco recently sat down with Hard Knock TV for an in-depth interview. He talks with Nick Huff Barili about possible collaborations with Blu and Kendrick Lamar, his shift to more darker lyrics on Lasers, Occupy Wall Street and retiring from rap.
He also talks about possible music from the All City Chess Club, CRS (with Kanye West and Pharrell), plus his album with just Pharrell and upcoming solo album Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1.
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A$AP Rocky and his A$AP Mob will be dropping their free album Lord$ Never Worry tonight. Here's the cover art for the project which will be available at midnight on Live Mixtapes.
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In Vlog #6 of Juicy J's Smokers Club Tour the Taylor gang rapper takes us behind the scenes of his hyped concerts, talks to DJ Clue, hits up the mall and more.
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Bad Boy recording artist Red Cafe continues to promote his Hell's Kitchen mixtape. His latest video off of the project is the Fat Trel assited "Up In Here."
You can grab a copy of the tape now from Datpiff.
Nipsey Hussle celebrates passing 306,000 followers on Twitter by releasing this new track "I'm So Into You." YG and Bowie with the assists.
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New York Knicks basketball star and two-time Olympic Gold medalist Carmelo Anthony took some time out recently to shout out Lloyd Banks on the success of his V6 mixtape.
The tape has reached platinum status on Datpiff with over 250,000 downloads.
Make sure you grab a copy of the tape now HERE
Shouts to Bernadette Giacomazzo
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