Hip-Hop’s Cash Kings 2010
Four years ago Jay-Z issued a lyrical taunt to his fellow rappers: “What you call money, I pay more in taxes.” Turns out his line was more than just a boast.
Jay-Z pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown. His income level places [...]
Jay-Z Discusses His New Video Game
Essence Magazine defends choice of white fashion director
New York (CNN) — The editor of Essence Magazine defended Wednesday her recent hiring of a white fashion director — a first for the 40-year-old publication that celebrates black women.
The hiring of Elliana Placas first sparked outrage when a former Essence employee posted a note on her Facebook page decrying the decision.
“It’s with a heavy [...]
Trustee in Vick bankruptcy seeks $2M
RICHMOND, Va. — The trustee in Michael Vick’s bankruptcy case is seeking repayment of at least $2 million that the NFL quarterback doled out to friends and family members in the months before he was sent to federal prison for running a dogfighting operation.
A complaint filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court [...]
Jay-Z Rakes Over $24.2 Mil In 2010 Tour Sales
Rap mogul Jay-Z has landed on Pollstar’s Mid Year Business Analysis list of the Top 100 tours of 2010 with more than $24 million in earnings.
so on the list is award-winning pop group The Black Eyed Peas.
The Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z are the only Hip-Hop acts on the entire list. [...]
James teams with Bosh, Wade on Heat – Cavs Owner Erupts
LeBron James put the NBA on notice Thursday night, joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.
Ending weeks of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation, the two-time MVP said Thursday night that he’s decided to join the Heat and leave the Cavaliers after an unsuccessful seven-year quest for the ring he covets.
“I can’t say it was always in my [...]
Wade, Bosh team up with Heat
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are teaming up together on Wade’s Miami Heat, the two free agents said Wednesday.
“We’ve wanted to play with each other and we have a golden opportunity to do that. We’re going to take advantage of it,” Bosh said on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
Wade, 28, said it was [...]
Knicks, Amare agree to terms
The New York Knicks reached an agreement in principle Monday with free agent Amare Stoudemire after receiving assurances it would not be an impediment to their pursuit of LeBron James.
The All-Star forward will receive a five-year, $99.7 million contract that will reunite him with coach Mike D’Antoni.
Stoudemire’s agent, Happy [...]
What To Watch For As NBA Free Agency Begins
We asked our NBA experts to give us three things to watch for as free agency begins. Here are their answers:
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop:
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
The key thing is: Are they intent on playing together? If so, Miami is the favorite. On the other hand, if each just wants to maximize his [...]
Chinese firms ‘rent’ white foreigners
In China, white people can be rented.
For a day, a weekend, a week, up to even a month or two, Chinese companies are willing to pay high prices for fair-faced foreigners to join them as fake employees or business partners.
Some call it “White Guy Window Dressing.” To others, it’s known as [...]
