Accomplish in 60 days what can take an artist years to do. A bold statement !!! But this may be what comes closest to a GPS for success for any new artist Exec , Producer videographer . a complete and absolute game changer, total blueprint to The Come Up filled with ways to get money for your project get exposure and eyes on your brand enabling you…
As the one year anniversary of music legend Whitney Houston's death approaches, mom Cissy Houston's tell-all "Remembering Whitney," which was released Jan. 29, is being slammed as "disrespectful" by Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina.
The 19-year-old, who lost her mother on Feb. 11, 2011, took to her Twitter account last week to voice her feelings about her…
I had no idea that 2 pac had signed to Death Row after he was released from prison. I hadnt yet heard that Suge KNight had bailed him out of prison. If i had known that Suge Knight had anything whatsoever to do with 2 pac and hiring me as a vocalist, I would never in a million years have agreed to it.
Whitney Houston’s triumphant, heartbreaking life is being remembered in a book by her mother, singer Cissy Houston.
Houston has a deal with HarperCollins for a memoir it says will reveal the “unabridged and unbelievable story” of her Grammy Award-winning daughter, who died in a Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel bathtub in February at age 48. HarperCollins announced Monday… Continue
Leave it to Snoop Dogg to come up with another way to bring in the green.
The “Gin & Juice” rapper and entrepreneur’s latest gambit — “Rolling Words: A Smokable Songbook” — is a book of the hip-hop star’s lyrics, printed on rolling papers.
Not only are the words to his classic songs “Gin & Juice,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang”…
Kim Kardashian’s drama-plagued relationship with Ray J has come back to haunt her – again.
The R&B singer, who is best known as Kardashian’s sex tape partner, is dishing the dirt about his passionate romance with the spotlight-loving reality star and hints that she may have cheated on her first husband with him, according to Life & Style.
She may be fierce on the runway, but at heart, supermodel Tyra Banks is just a book worm.
That's the message she shared with hundreds of squealing fans Sunday at the New York Public Library, where she was promoting her new fiction novel, "Modelland."
"I'm a huge supporter of the libraries. I'm a regular here," Banks told the Daily News before her book… Continue
Sarah Palin bedding a budding NBA star, snorting coke and cheating on the First Dude?
You betcha.
The scandalous details are revealed in the highly-anticipated tell-all "The Rogue: Searching for The Real Sarah Palin," written by best-selling author Joe McGinniss.
Palin bedded future pro hoops player Glen Rice while he was playing at the… Continue
One of the biggest cultural and economic shifts to hit America has its roots in LL Cool J's hat.
So writes brand-marketing guru Steve Stoute in his book, "The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy."
The Gotham Books tome examines how hip-hop culture and mainstream America collided in the 1990s,… Continue
Al Reynolds isn’t playing any games out here. He’s gonna get his money no matter how he has to…even if that means showing up to his ex-wife’s book signing and serving her with court papers. To say that Star was pissed would be an understatement. Apparently, Reynolds went out of his way to serve Star the papers because she broke an agreement between the two of them to not make… Continue
Malice of the legendary underground rap group The Clipse has hooked up with BookBanditz.com for a book signing event for his tell-all book "Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind, and Naked". The book is about the group's struggle from the streets to the record labels as well as an in depth look at the music industry's flaws from the duo's perspective. In an effort to promote literacy to inner city youth… Continue
One of the top celebs on twitter singer-turned-actor Tyrese Gibson will be releasing his first book next month. SingersRoom.com says the vocalist will be dropping the self-help book “How To Get Out of Your Own Way” on April 7th. Tyrese says the publication will “give people permission” to want a better life, and provide them with the tools to “get it done.” He remarks, quote,… Continue
Jay’s new memoir landed at no. 3 on the “Hardcover Nonfiction” edition of the newspaper’s Best Sellers list for the week of December 5, behind only George W. Bush’s Decision Points and Lauren Hillenbrand’s Unbroken.Since its release, Decoded has been well-received by fans and critics alike. Plus, he had a unique marketing plan in place as well.Before its release, Jay formed a partnership with Microsoft’s search engine Bing, in which they previewed… Continue
A group of scam artists are trying to use Lil Wayne’s name to rip off concert promoters. AllHipHop.com is reporting that someone has been using a fake email address claiming to be Weezy’s manager, Cortez Bryant, in an attempt to book a fake “Lil Wayne/Young Money/Cash Money Family Tour.” Cortez Bryant has since released a statement, noting that he is the only person responsible for booking Lil Wayne tour dates. This isn’t the first time that someone… Continue
Jay-Z is doing a nice job. It almost seems like he is re-writing history a bit. He did an interview on Hot 97 and claimed that “Ether” didn’t even come close to his “Takeover” diss. Hmmmm….
"I think in history when we look back, and I don't mean no disrespect to Nas, I think when we look back it's not even close. I just think it was a better record."
Well…I understand he’s biased but, not even close? I can’t… Continue
He's a hip hop star, a businessman, an author, and now a public speaker.
Fans waited in line starting at noon on Monday to see Jay-Z speak at the "LIVE from the NYPL" series at the New York Public Library to promote his new book, "Decoded," in stores Tuesday.
Billed as a conversation with Jay-Z, the event featured the Grammy-winning artist fielding questions from both the "LIVE from the NYPL" director Paul Holdengraber and from guest… Continue
The NY Post has a couple of excerpts from Jay’s book DECODED.
* His First Arrest
Jay-Z’s first arrest came at age 16. He was dealing in Trenton, because his friend “Hill” had a supplier there. Hill had enrolled in the local high school, and one day when Jay-Z went to meet him, he got caught with crack in his pockets on the campus. Since he had no prior arrests, the police let him go, but they confiscated his supply. In order to make up the… Continue
Toya Carter will be releasing a memoir titled “Priceless” in February. Carter — who gave birth to Wayne’s first child — will discuss love, sex and motherhood with the hopes of advising women not to make some of the same mistakes she’s made. “Priceless” will also chronicle the difficulties of Carter’s childhood growing up with a drug addicted mother. Lil Wayne is not only supportive of his ex’s upcoming release, he’s also a part of it. The incarcerated… Continue
Jay-Z is known to "Go Hard," so its no surprise that the launch of his upcoming book "Decoded" is anything but ordinary.
With the help of Microsoft search engine Bing, Hova is setting up a scavenger hunt for his fans that will reveal the pages of his tome -- which, appropriately enough, is a guide to his often cryptic lyrics -- out from Speigel & Grau on November 16.
Through Bing's website, users can answer questions based on Jay's… Continue
Jay-Z and Beyonce are making history now that they've been added to the Guinness Book Of World Records.
The Carters have been added to the 2010 edition of the famed book for being the “highest earning power couple” after earning $122 million collectively till June 2009.
They'll be joined in the Guinness Book by Lady Gaga who's been named the “Most Searched-For Female.”
As previously reported, Jigga topped the list of… Continue