DJ MAG – TOP 100 DJS

DJ Magazine released their annual top 100 DJ list.

This years top ten includes:

1 ) David Guetta

2 ) Armin Van Buuren

3 ) Tiesto

4 ) Deadmau5

5 ) Above & Beyond

6 ) Avicii

7 ) Afrojack

8 ) Dash Berlin

9 ) Markus Schulz

10 ) Swedish House Mafia

Russian Billionaire's Son Drops $100,000 on Champagne ... for Zac Efron & Pals!

Zac Efron went to Chicago ... and all he got was a $100,000 bottle of champagne from the son of a Russian billionaire!!!

Efron was at the Board Room nightclub Tuesday night -- for an event organized by Elite Entertainment -- along with Heather Graham and other people from a movie they're working on together.

Sources at the club tell us ... the Russian saw the actors and wanted to send them a gift, so he fired over a 15 litre bottle of Armand de Brignac Nebuchadnezzar Champagne, also known as "Ace of Spades."

The Russian also bought some stuff for his OWN table, including 2 magnum bottles of Grey Goose, 2 magnum bottles of Dom Perignon, 4 bottles of Cristal and 3 magnum bottles of Laurent-Perrier Brut Rosé.

The total bill -- $112,550 ... PLUS -- dude dropped a $22,510 TIP for his server, Jasmine -- 20%.

Not bad for a Tuesday night.

2011 CEO National Conference Headed to Fort Worth, Texas

The 2011 Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization(CEO) National Conference will host over 1,000 entrepreneurial minded college students in Fort Worth, Texas, October 27-29. The National Elevator Pitch, CEO Hall of Fame Induction, Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, CEO Chapter Awards, and the new CEO Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award will all be part of this year’s conference added to the over 70 speakers.

CEO will be honoring one of the original founders of Chuck E. Cheese, Gene Landrum by inducting him into the CEO Hall of Fame at the National Conference at at the TCU vs. BYU football game in Cowboys Stadium. Landrum originated the Chuck E. Cheese concept of family entertainment. CEO will also be recognized during the game.

Gene Landrum joins a prestigious list of CEO Hall of Fame inductees that include Michael DeLazzer (Redbox), Jeff Hoffman (Priceline.com), Gordon Segal (Crate & Barrel), Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines), Steve Wozniak (Apple Computers), and many more.

Around 70 speakers will join students in a celebration of entrepreneurship while encouraging them to act on their ideas and passion towards being their own boss and creating jobs. Among the speakers will be several of Inc’s 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs Daniel Gomez Iniguez of Solben, and Arel Moodie of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour.

Daniel Gomez Iniguez earned over a Million in revenues through his alternative energy company Solben before his 21st birthday in Septmber. Solben now projects to create over 3 million in revenue during 2011. Iniguez learned how to produce biodiesel while attending high school and a college course at the same time.

Arel Moodie is an energetic speaker who started a sold a web real estate company. In 2009, Moodie became a partner of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour (EET), and has acted as the event emcee at EET’s 100 events a year.

A total of 60 competitors will take part in the National Elevator Pitch Competition held throughout the conference. Past finalists of the competition have gone on to launch their businesses successfully with the help of cash prizes they received from the competition. The Elevator Pitch Competition will award a first place prize of $2,500 and a total of over $6,000.

Justin Mares from the University of Pittsburgh finished 2nd in the 2010 competition with his new startup RoomateFit. “I decided to compete in the competition because my professor of entrepreneurship suggested that I do so, and it ended up being a fantastic experience,” said Mares. During the 2010 National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference held in Chicago, Mares was able to meet Sam Yagan, founder of OkCupid. Yagan provided guidance and advice that has helped Mares to grow his business. “This has been especially helpful, as we have similar businesses that target different audiences. I also met several other students who I am still in contact with and who provide a good network of young people interested in entrepreneurship.”

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs organization holds National and regional events each year to help inspire young entrepreneurial minded students to create their own ventures. CEO operates at over 230 university chapters.

Registration to the National Conference is still open, register at www.c-e-o.org.

Let's Talk Iphone - Live Blog

I know everyone is excited for the announcement of the new iphone. Check out all the other announcements in this live blog.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/10/apple-iphone-5-live-blog/

Cardok Mono Underground Parking

The Cardok Mono is a special solution to enable underground, off-road parking, whilst retaining the decorative appeal of a front garden. Such a sick idea!

Drake “Headlines” Music Video Premiere

The world premiere of Drake’s hit single “Headlines" music video just released and we got it first. The month of October is Drake’s month. Take Care drops October 24th. OVOXO

Drake ~ Headlines (Official Video) from OctobersVeryOwn on Vimeo.

Gold Rush Rally 3 Trailer

Gold Rush Rally 3 // trailer // from Accapella Studio on Vimeo.

The new Maserati Kubang (VIDEO)

Frankfurt International Auto Show saw the unveiling of a new sport luxury SUV concept, which it is aimed to strengthen Maserati’s presence in the sport luxury market and represents a natural direction for the brand to enlarge its product range.

The idea of a sport luxury SUV is naturally not totally new to Maserati. Many will remember the Kubang concept that was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003. At a time in which few other brands were going in the direction of a sport luxury SUV, Maserati was already thinking to build one. But today potential synergies with sister brand Jeep - a brand that 70 years ago created a new segment of the market and is today a leader of this very segment – are the important catalyst for Maserati’s own interpretation of a sport luxury SUV.

The essence and all major system components of the Maserati sport luxury SUV will unmistakably be Maserati: style, engine, suspensions, brakes, handling and performance will all be 100% Maserati in picture-perfect continuity with the brand’s core values of sportiness, style, elegance, luxury, performance and craftsmanship.

New-generation high-tech Maserati proprietary engines will be designed in Modena by Paolo Martinelli - Head of the Maserati Powertrain Department and for nearly 30 years at Ferrari, where he also served as engine chief of the Formula One racing team – and will be produced in Maranello by Ferrari.

An AT 8 speed automatic transmission and specific performance settings such as suspensions, brakes, steering will be exclusively developed in Modena for the Maserati sport luxury SUV by the Maserati Product Development Department.

Until today Maserati has been producing sedans, coupes and two- or four-seater convertibles. Whether we named them Quattroporte, GranTurismo or GranTurismo Convertible – or, before them, Ghibli, Mistral, Bora or Indy - their common denominator rested in two words: sportiness and luxury. Times have changed: sportiness and luxury today don’t have just one definition. They can also take the form of a very dynamic looking and high performing sport luxury SUV

How Santa Barbara Locals Rank on Forbes List

Eleven of America's richest people live in Santa Barbara, reports Montecito Journal columnist Richard Mineards.

Forbes' magazine's eagerly awaited Top 400 rich list particularly singles out Harold Simmons, 80, who flies between his 27-acre Montecito estate - the former home of actor Gene Hackman - and his Dallas mansion, who has seen his net worth double to $9.3 billion from $5 billion last year. Simmons, whose position in the rankings has jumped from 55 to 33, has seen the value of his publicly traded buyout vehicle, Valhi, which deals with waste management and chemicals, climb a staggering 250 per cent in the last year.

The richest "local" is Larry Ellison, 67, founder of Oracle, the computer software company, who has gained $6 billion, bringing his net worth to $33 billion, placing him third on the U.S. List and fifth in the world rankings. Others on the list include Google honcho, Eric Schmidt ($6.2 billion), George Lucas ($3.2), Oprah Winfrey ($2.7), Ty Warner ($2.4), Craig McCaw ($1.6), Herb Simon ($1.6), Peter Sperling ($1.15) and Charles Munger ($1 billion)...

Jay-Z announces 2012 NBA Brooklyn Nets

Rapper, entrepreneur and partial owner of the Nets basketball team, Jay-Z, announced some exciting news for the sports world. The formally known New Jersey Nets will officially be changed to the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012 season. In addition to the name change, the Nets will have a new colorway that has yet to be debuted. In celebration of the recent transition, the new Barclay Center will kick off its opening later next year with a special concert series featuring Jay-Z and friends. What are your thoughts on this name change?

Nike offers up Marty McFly's 'Back to the Future' shoes

The mythical Nike MAG – the futuristic, light-up, athletic shoe from 2015 that has captured the fascination of sneakerheads and movie fans ever since Marty McFly donned a pair in “Back to the Future Part II” in 1989 — is finally a reality.

The footwear, which was unveiled by Nike in Los Angeles Thursday, comes with a couple of caveats. First, they lack the self-lacing mechanism depicted in the film. Second, there are only 1,500 pairs in existence. Third, they can only be bought via auction through E-Bay.

But the good news is that the auction of the shoes will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to fund Parkinson’s disease research. That will amount to no small chunk of change given that a small ceramic replica in a box signed by Nike’s vice president of innovation, design and special projects, brought in $3,500, and a pair of the Nike MAGs packaged in a bright yellow packing case (which will be personally signed by Michael J. Fox -- Marty McFly himself) fetched $37,500 in just eight minutes of frenzied bidding at a live auction Thursday night at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood.

The centerpiece of that event — which included appearances by actor Christopher “Doc Brown” Lloyd and Tinker Hatfield (who designed the shoes that appeared in the original film)- – was the reveal of the shoes themselves in all their glowing LED and electroluminescent glory.

The shoes were designed to be precise replicas of the film version, right down to the contour of the gray fabric upper, the speckled Zolatone sole and glowing Nike logo strap. The astonishingly light 2011 Nike MAG (the name refers to “magnetic levitation”) is the company’s first rechargeable shoe, and can glow for five hours between charges.

While technology hasn’t advanced far enough to satisfy the most hard-core movie fans and sneakerheads who’ve long hoped for the self-lacing feature depicted in the movie, Hatfield dangled a shoelace of hope.

“We’ve got some prototypes that work but they’re not ready for prime time yet,” he said during an interview earlier in the day.

So, if a self-lacing version is in the works, why release a non-lacing version now? Nike’s chief executive Mark Parker and the Michael J. Fox Foundation co-founder and Executive Vice President Debi Brooks both point to the opportunity to leverage the enthusiasm for the Nike MAG in hopes of doubling the amount of money raised.

“Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki have pledged a matching grant of up to $50 million to the Michael J. Fox Foundation through the end of 2012,” Brooks said. “That’s the kind of thing that can really help us envision a future without Parkinson’s.”

Each day, for 10 days (starting Sept. 8) 150 pairs of the 2011 Nike MAG shoes will be put up for auction at nikemag.ebay.com. Bids for the first round of shoes ranged from $4,000 to $8,100 in the first few hours after the announcement.

--Adam Tschorn
LA Times

"It's a slip and not a fall."

The difference between a great person and an average person is how they react to setbacks. Having a few set backs this week made this post really hit home.

Abraham Lincoln

Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. If you want to learn about somebody who didn't quit, look no further.
Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown.

He could have quit many times - but he didn't and because he didn't quit, he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country.

Lincoln was a champion and he never gave up. Here is a sketch of Lincoln's road to the White House:

1816 His family was force out of their home.
He had to work to support them.
1818 His mother died.
1831 Failed in business
1832 Ran for state legislature - lost
1832 Also lost his job - wanted to go to law school but couldn't get in.
1833 Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spend the next 17 years of his life paying off his debt.
1834 Ran for state legislature again - won.
1835 Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken. 1836 Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
1838 Sought to become speaker of the state legislature - defeated. 1840 Sought to become elector - defeated.
1843 Ran for Congress - lost.
1846 Ran for Congress again - this time he won - went to Washington and did a good job.
1848 Ran for re-election to Congress - lost.
1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state - rejected.
1854 Ran for Senate of the United States - lost.
1856 Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party's national convention - got less than 100 votes.
1858 Ran for U.S. Senate again - again he lost.
1860 Elected president of the United States.

The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, "It's a slip and not a fall."

VMAs bring MTV's biggest audience in the network's history.

With 12.4 million viewers tuning in, the 2011 Video Music Awards scored MTV's biggest audience in the network's history.

MTV released its ratings from Nielsen Media on Monday, celebrating its total audience and its record setting ratings in the target 12- to 34-year-old demographic. The VMAS delivered a 10.8 rating with 8.5 million P12-34 viewers, making it MTV's most-watched telecast of all time in the demo.

VMAs: FULL WINNERS LIST | MTV VMAs 2011 Main Page

The VMAs topped the previous record of 11.95 viewers in 2002. Demo viewership was up 8 percent from 2010 and overall tune-in was up 9 percent. MTV says the VMAs is the No. 1 non-sports cable telecast of 2011 in terms of total viewers.

The VMA pre-show ranked as the best on record in 12-34 and total viewers, pulling 5.2 million P12-34 viewers and 7.3 million total.

Online, MTV Digital saw its highest VMA day ever on Sunday, with 2 million unique visitors visiting the site. The site received more than 10 million page views Sunday, up 18 percent from 2010.

13 VMA Moments You Didn't See on TV

MTV's mobile site reached its highest day in history with more than 2.7 million mobile views, a spike of more than 50 percent from last year.

Originally post on: billboard.com

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

PRESS RELEASE: Letter from Steve Jobs

August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

It's Busta Busta and Travis Barker

UFC Announces Tv Deal With Fox

UFC & FOX PACK PERFECT PUNCH

FOX SPORTS MEDIA GROUP REACHES MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP

FOX to Broadcast Four Fights Annually Beginning November 2011

The Ultimate Fighter, Featuring a New Format, Moves to FX

Today, Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC), the world’s leading mixed martial arts organization and No. 1 Pay-Per-View event provider in the world, finds its perfect media match in FOX, the No. 1 television network in the country. FOX Sports Media Group, the umbrella entity representing FOX Networks Group’s wide array of sports platforms, has reached a multi-year, multi-media rights agreement with Zuffa, LLC, owner of the UFC brand.

The landmark agreement, which puts UFC on par with many of the country’s professional sports organizations, delivers four live events in prime time or late night each year to the FOX broadcast network, home to the country’s biggest sports events, including the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500. The first live event airs Saturday, Nov. 12 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT. Additional programming on multiple FOX networks launches January 2012 and includes live fights, pre and post shows, countdown shows, UFC Unleashed, UFC Primetime, the UFC Knockout series, Best of Pride, weigh-in specials, and much more original content from extensive Zuffa archives. The agreement also provides for developing robust mobile and authenticated online offerings to exploit a vast array of digital platform rights.

In spring 2012, THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER, UFC's signature weekly reality show moves to FX, FOX's general entertainment cable network now in more than 99 million homes. With the move to FX, the show will feature a newly-designed format. FX is also set to televise another four-to six-live UFC events annually, with a mixture of additional events and programs heading to FSMG cable networks including FUEL TV.

“We’re excited to be part of the FOX family,” says Dana White, UFC President. “The UFC is finally where it belongs on the number one network in the country and aligned with the most prestigious sports properties in the world. I’ve always said that the UFC will be the biggest sport in the world and with this relationship it will become a reality.”

“My brother Frank, Dana and I always believed that our passion for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts would help us to build the UFC into a successful global brand and ultimately make it one of the premier sports properties in the world,” said Lorenzo Fertitta, Chairman and CEO of the UFC. “The partnership with FOX is a major step in making this a reality and also builds on the great relationship that we already have established with FOX in Latin America, Australia and Europe.”

“Mixed martial arts is not only the fastest growing sport in the world, but also the world’s most exciting form of man-to-man competition, and the UFC is the world’s premier MMA organization,” said FSMG President & Co-COO Eric Shanks. “Since FOX Sports is America’s No. 1 sports network and FOX is America’s No. 1 network for young adults, the UFC on FOX is a perfect match.”

“UFC’s growth over the past decade is nothing short of phenomenal and it has become one of the marquee sports in this country,” said John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks. “There is a reason for its rising popularity. It features some of the greatest athletes in the world, and we believe it will be a terrific addition to our schedule and look forward to our relationship.”

Founded in 1993, UFC has been on a meteoric rise since 2001 when it was acquired by Zuffa, LLC, owned by Lorenzo Fertitta, Frank Fertitta III and Dana White. UFC’S first brush with FOX Sports goes back to June 2002, when Fox Sports Net carried UFC’s first non-pay-per-view event on basic cable television, and delivered what was then its largest audience to date. Through cooperation with state athletic commissions, consistent rules were established and refined for competition through officiating, judging, the addition of weight divisions, length of rounds and better equipment. Combined with an unyielding devotion to fighter safety, the UFC has vaulted to mainstream status in the minds of US sports fans attracting major sponsors such as Bud Light, Dodge and Harley Davidson.

UFC has displayed tremendous growth in digital and social media consumption. Unique visitors to UFC.com tripled between 2006 and 2010 (2.1 million to 6.3 million), and UFC established local web sites in 10 countries and Latin America. Using a unique blend of incentives, promotions and original content, including live bouts, UFC has seen its number of Facebook friends increase from 800,000 in 2009 to 6.1 million at present, outpacing the NFL, MLB and the NHL. UFC currently ranks second to the NBA in social media followers among the major sports organizations. Additionally, UFC President Dana White regularly interacts with over 1.5 million fans that follow him on Twitter.

Mixed martial arts skews much younger than more established US sports, which ranged from age 43 for Super Bowl XLIV to 61 for horse racing’s Triple Crown in 2010. Thus far, the median age for UFC on Spike in 2011 is 36 and 56% of UFC fans fall into the adult 18-34 demographic. Live UFC programming performs extremely well in the advertiser attractive, hard-to-reach male 18-34 demographic, with live event programing averaging a 1.53 rating, making it a top-20 cable show this year.

The New Lamborghini That Batman Will Rock

The highly anticipated successor to the Murcielago is finally spotted on the streets of USA, and recently in Florida for it’s debut. The Aventador has been making headlines everywhere as the new Lamborghini that Batman will rock in the upcoming Dark Knight series and also as potentially the most advanced and beautiful Lamborghini to ever grace the streets. This particular version features their Nero Nemesis matte finish and looks very promising as it seems Lamborghini has already started with creative colors for this new beast. Enjoy these pictures of the most formidable supercar Lamborghini has ever made…

Originally posted on Secret Entourage

Louboutin loses to YSL in battle of red soles

A fight by fancy French footwear king Christian Louboutin for the exclusive right to put red soleson shoes got kicked out of court Wednesday in a victory for rival Yves Saint Laurent.

The legal battle in a New York court pitted two fashion leaders in a bitter contest for what Louboutin said was the soul of its extravagantly expensive shoes -- the signature scarlet outsole.

In federal court, US District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that Louboutin -- even if widely recognized for its trailblazing use of red under the shoe -- could not stop competitors like YSL from doing the same thing.

"Because in the fashion industry color serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection," said Marrero, who revealed himself as an ardent admirer of the sexy slip-ons.

The million-dollar suit for "trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin" was filed in April in New York claiming that a series of YSL shoes would mislead consumers familiar with Louboutin's scarlet soles.

An attorney for Louboutin told AFP he was "profoundly disappointed."

"Even though the judge agreed that Louboutin's red sole mark was famous and well known, he appears to have concluded 'sua sponte' that in the fashion industry one ought not be able to use a single color as a trademark," Harley Lewin added.

"We are currently evaluating all alternatives."

Louboutin's glam footwear was featured on the consumer-worshipping television series "Sex and the City" and sells about 240,000 pairs each year in the United States alone, with revenues of about $135 million.

A pair typically costs hundreds of dollars, but can sell for far more, with the Maggie Leopard-Toe Pump, complete with red-lacquered under soles, listed at $1,095 in the Neiman Marcus department store.

Peppering his ruling with references to sources as diverse as pop star Jennifer Lopez and poet Walt Whitman, Marrero acknowledged Christian Louboutin's "bright idea."

Louboutin's "bold divergence from the worn path paid its dividends," he said.

The judge even waxed lyrically about the sheer appeal of the shoes.

"When Hollywood starlets cross red carpets and high fashion models strut runways and heads turn and eyes drop to the celebrities' feet, lacquered red outsoles on high-heeled, black shoes flaunt a glamorous statement that pops out at once," he wrote.

But allowing the color red to be trademarked was a step too far -- even for shoes that good, ruled Marrero.

"Awarding one participant in the designer shoe market a monopoly on the color red would impermissibly hinder competition among other participants. YSL has various reasons for seeking to use red on its outsoles."

YSL's spat with Louboutin was over four shoes from the fashion house's 2011 Cruise collection: the Tribute, Tribtoo, Palais and Woodstock models. They all have red outsoles.

However, YSL says it has featured red soles all the way back to the 1970s.

As for Christian Louboutin's claim to a breakthrough in fashion design, YSL is scornful.

The idea for red soles was "copied from King Louis XIV's red-heeled dancing shoes or Dorothy's famous ruby slippers in 'The Wizard of Oz,'" Judge Marrero quoted YSL as saying.

Who's the Richest Rapper? Jay-Z, Kanye West or...

We know Kanye West and a lot of his fellow bling-boasting hip-hop stars are living the good life. But just how good is it?

Forbes' list-o-mania continues with its unveiling of 2011's Hip-Hop Cash Kings, compiled according to how much the rappers banked over the past 12 months from album sales, touring, merchandise deals, business ventures, etc.

Despite all the sturm und drang that drags him down from time to time, Kanye, of course, made the list. Where does he rank, however, next to his latest collaborator, Jay-Z; old-timers like Dr. Dre and Birdman; or relative youngsters like Lil Wayne?

Sure enough, the Carter rules.

Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter) leads all comers once again with $37 million in earnings since last August. A majority of the dough is proceeds from his Blueprint 3 tour, but the onetime retiree owes plenty to his 40/40 luxury-sportsbar chain, an interest in the New Jersey Nets and other investments. And it's nice to have that $150 million, 10-year deal with concert-promoting behemoth Live Nation to fall back on, as well.

Nipping at his heels, however, is fellow mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who raked in a neat $35 million from his Bad Boy record label, his Sean John clothing line and his lucrative Ciroc vodka deal.

West may have landed at No. 3, but he's a ways down there at "only" $16 million, the slacker just coasting along on his critically adored platinum album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

But the next 12 months are shaping up to be even more massive for the rapper-producer-gaffemaker, his long-awaited collaboration with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne, having just dropped this week. Best Buy forked over quite a bit of bread to be the only brick-and-mortar retailer selling the deluxe version of the album until Aug. 23.

The rest of the top 10 had similar years, revenue-wise, with Cash Money honcho Bryan "Birdman" Williams tying Lil Wayne for the next two spots with $15 million, showing that tha Carter isn't doing too bad, either.

Eminem, Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre are holding fast with $14 million; Akon scraped together $13 million and Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges earned most of his $12 million from his Tag body spray and Trojan endorsements, as well as scene-stealing roles in Fast Five, No Strings Attached and the upcoming New Years Eve.

Ludacris also raps from time to time, and he expects his eighth studio album, Ludaversal, will be out in early 2012.
Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/whos_richest_rapper_jay-z_kanye_west/257094#ixzz1UkrNQGJD

Hacker Group Anonymous Vows To Destroy Facebook On November 5

Hacktivist group Anonymous, which has been responsible for cyber-attacks on the Pentagon, News Corp, and others, has vowed to destroy Facebook on November 5th (which should ring a bell).

Citing privacy concerns and the difficulty involved in deleting a Facebook account, Anonymous hopes to "kill Facebook," the "medium of communication [we] all so dearly adore."

This isn't the first time Anonymous has spoken out against social networks.

After Google removed Anonymous' Gmail and Google+ accounts, Anonymous pledged to create its own social network, called AnonPlus.

The full text of the announcement, made on YouTube and reported by Village Voice, is below:

Operation Facebook

DATE: November 5, 2011.


TARGET: https://facebook.com

Press:
Twitter : https://twitter.com/OP_Facebook
http://piratepad.net/YCPcpwrl09
Irc.Anonops.Li #OpFaceBook
Message:

Attention citizens of the world,

We wish to get your attention, hoping you heed the warnings as follows:
Your medium of communication you all so dearly adore will be destroyed. If you are a willing hacktivist or a guy who just wants to protect the freedom of information then join the cause and kill facebook for the sake of your own privacy.

Facebook has been selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they can spy on people from all around the world. Some of these so-called whitehat infosec firms are working for authoritarian governments, such as those of Egypt and Syria.

Everything you do on Facebook stays on Facebook regardless of your "privacy" settings, and deleting your account is impossible, even if you "delete" your account, all your personal info stays on Facebook and can be recovered at any time. Changing the privacy settings to make your Facebook account more "private" is also a delusion. Facebook knows more about you than your family. http://www.physorg.com/news170614271.htmlhttp://itgrunts.com/2010/10/07/facebook-steals-numbers-and-data-from-your-iph....

You cannot hide from the reality in which you, the people of the internet, live in. Facebook is the opposite of the Antisec cause. You are not safe from them nor from any government. One day you will look back on this and realise what we have done here is right, you will thank the rulers of the internet, we are not harming you but saving you.

The riots are underway. It is not a battle over the future of privacy and publicity. It is a battle for choice and informed consent. It's unfolding because people are being raped, tickled, molested, and confused into doing things where they don't understand the consequences. Facebook keeps saying that it gives users choices, but that is completely false. It gives users the illusion of and hides the details away from them "for their own good" while they then make millions off of you. When a service is "free," it really means they're making money off of you and your information.

Think for a while and prepare for a day that will go down in history. November 5 2011, #opfacebook . Engaged.

This is our world now. We exist without nationality, without religious bias. We have the right to not be surveilled, not be stalked, and not be used for profit. We have the right to not live as slaves.

We are anonymous
We are legion
We do not forgive
We do not forget
Expect us

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/anonymous-facebook-2011-8#ixzz1UaDs1WKj

Exclusive: Jay-Z Buys Billionaire Boys Club

On the eve of the release of Watch the Throne, his highly anticipated album with Kanye West, Jay-Z's adding more to his plate. GQ has learned that as of today, Jay-Z's fashion house, Rocawear, owns the licensing to manufacture and distribute Billionaire Boys Club. Sources say that Jay-Z and Pharrell, the current face and force behind BBC, will work as a tandem—utilizing Jay-Z's business prowess and Pharrell's creativity. Hypebeast, fret not! BBC won't be on the shelves of large department stores simply because it's under the Roc umbrella. But this is the backing that most streetwear brands don't have, which has lead to many shuttering their doors in recent years. For now, this is truly the best of both worlds *cue R. Kelly chorus*.

Read More http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2011/08/exclusive-jay-z-buys-billionaire-boys-club.html#ixzz1TzfYz48D

Rapper Soulja Boy Reportedly Bought a $55 Million Private Jet For His Birthday

Rapper Soulja Boy Reportedly Bought a $55 Million Private Jet For His Birthday on July 28, 2011

Rapper Soulja Boy is shy about spending his money. TMZ is reporting that Soulja Boy celebrated his 21st birthday on July 28, 2011 by buying himself a private jet worth about $55 million.

As Gawker deftly points out, Forbes Magazine estimated Soulja Boy's 2010 income to be $6 million, a very healthy income, but not one that justifies a private jet. How exactly those numbers makes sense isn't exactly clear.

TMZ has all the details on the Soulja Boy private jet.
"The jet cost $35 mil ... but that's just the beginning. We're told the birthday boy is dropping an additional $20 million to pimp out his ride with all sorts of cool stuff ... like 12 custom Italian leather seats, flat screen TVs, 4 liquor bars, a special travertine tiled floor, and Brazilian hardwood cabinets."

The rapper is also throwing himself a party at a Miami nightclub on Saturday to the tune of $300,000, with guests such as Dwight Howard, Bow Wow, and Sean Kingston expected to attend.

Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, is best known for his 2007 single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)."

LMFAO #1 on Billboard

LMFAO has been #1 on Billboard for a month now and the guys partied it up this past Monday at Marquee in Las Vegas.
They even had a personalized #1 cake made for them to celebrate.

Riot & Fight - Hollywood DJ Kaskade Block Party Video

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Electric Daisy Carnival Experience documentary hits theaters in August

For the majority of reasonably sane, air-breathing, God-fearing Americans, getting down for hours to nonstop electronic music isn’t achievable or even desirable. On the one hand, screw the majority, but on the other hand, there’s good news for Electric Daisy Carnival virgins who want a piece of the action without actually being there. On August 4th, a new documentary by NCM Fathom and Insomniac Events covering the festival (not the 2011 version in Las Vegas) will hit theaters for one night only. Get ready for seat dancing.

The film, which is directed by Kevin Kerslake and airs 9:00 p.m. local time, will feature performances and interviews from the event. Performers include Deadmau5, Kaskade, Will.I.Am, Swedish House Mafia, Above & Beyond, Benny Benassi, Moby, Fedde Le Grand, Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, TRVS x A-Trak, Duck Sauce, MSTRKRFT, Afrojack, and a special tribute to DJ AM.

Entourage Season 8: Hollywood Sunset: A Tribute to Entourage

Bill Cooper, 24-Time Grapplers Quest Champion signs to Strikeforce for 4-Fights

Bill Cooper, 24-Time Grapplers Quest Champion signs to Strikeforce for 4-Fights
Agora Hills, California Breaking News: Bill "The Grill" Cooper, 24-Time Grapplers Quest Champion signs to Strikeforce for 4-Fight deal for his next big step in his undefeated Mixed Martial Arts career. Cooper was undefeated (7-0) as an amateur and undefeated as a Pro where he captured the Lightweight title from Gladiator Challenge. His second pro fight and debut for Strikeforce is July 22nd in Las Vegas against Rumble on the Rock veteran, Maka Watson.

When asked what signing with Strikeforce meant to Cooper, he responded,
"This is the biggest opportunity of my life. When I defeated Joe Daddy Stevenson at Grapplers Quest UFC Fan Expo Las Vegas 2009, I knew it turned some heads. I'm fighting for the grappling community, I want to represent my fans, I'm fighting for my people, my family, my training partners, my instructor and my students. I will make you proud, " an excited Cooper commented.

NAME: BILL COOPER

NICKNAME: THE GRILL

WEIGHT CLASS: 155 (Lightweight)

AGE / Date of Birth: 24 Years old - DOB: May 5, 1987

HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5'11, 165 lbs

REACH: 76"

DECENT: IRISH AND MEXICAN

BIRTHPLACE: Santa Barbara, California

FIGHTING OUT OF: Agoura Hills, California

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Spanish, and little Portugeuse

STYLE: Paragon Jiu Jitsu

TRAINER: Coach Mike

STRENGTHS: 30-Time Grapplers Quest Champion, Aggressive Submission Grappler, Unorthodox Striking Style, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt

Originally posted by: BrianCimins

What "Carmageddon"?

After weeks of scaring people into staying home, the freeways were a breeze to get through on Saturday. We hit no traffic on the way to the LA Galaxy vs. Real Madrid game at the LA Colosseum. Look at this picture taken Saturday during the day of the empty freeways.

PARTY BUS FROM L.A. TO POOL PARTY IN LAS VEGAS 7/31/11

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LEE HOW TO PERFORM ON FOX'S HIT TV SERIES: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE - THURSDAY JULY 14TH

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LEE HOW TO PERFORM ON FOX'S HIT TV SERIES: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE - THURSDAY JULY 14TH

(LOS ANGELES, CA – July 13, 2011) FOX’s hit television series, So You Think You Can Dance will feature a special guest performance by Chicago’s own Lee How and Emmy Award Winner, Jason Samuels Smith’s company A.C.G.I. (Anybody Can Get It) on Thursday, July 14^th. Tune in to watch 8PM EST tomorrow on FOX. http://www.fox.com/dance/

“The Tap Wiz Kid” as declared by Dance Spirit magazine, recently took his artistry to the next level, bridging tap to rap with the highly buzzed release of his debut mixtape ‘ART PROJECT’. With only a month after the mixtape dropped, Lee How was asked to rock the mic with hip-hop pioneers, A Tribe Called Quest and summoned to spit bar for bar with pure lyricists such as Rhymefest. Lee will kick off a summer promo tour later this month throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada. His goal is to expose his positive lyrics with sounds of intricate tap rhythms to audiences across the globe.

“He is next in line of great entertainers like Bill Bojangles Robinson, Sammy Davis Jr., and Gregory Hines, possessing skills on the microphone and in a tap shoe. This young man will be one of the great artists of our generation," says Jason Samuels Smith.

Lee How channels his previous work as a tap dancer to create a uniquely definable sound, while staying true to his Midwestern roots. He goes the extra mile to impact his peers by layering his sets with hip-hop and tap dancing. ‘ART PROJECT’ features all new original music written and produced by Lee How, which is available for a free download at http://leehowfasho.bandcamp.com

“My purpose is not only to make people love my music but also to help people fall in love with tap dance,” says Lee How.

Web Links:

Lee How Performs at The Roxy Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyiq68UzzF0

Lee How Tap Solo Performance at White Bird Dance - Portland, OR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YWr7VQ2WRU

Lee How Performance at Tenjune - New York, NY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3eUlGjwqk&feature=related

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Entourage Season 8 Extended Trailer

Season 8 Extended Trailer

Jay-Z's 40/40 Club Invades London

Hip hopper Jay-Z and English footballer Ashley Cole are set to open a London outpost of the rap tycoon’s 40/40 restaurant and nightclub next year. The twist is they’re going to hire “unemployed young people” and donate a percentage of the profits to charity, according to The Sun. They’re looking at expensive spaces in the Pall Mall area of Central London and are lining up a short list of top chefs to craft the “ultra-posh” cuisine. Rumors are already swirling that Beyoncé and Rihanna are being considered as options for an opening-night performance.

Good Time at Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival

By: Alissa Ponchione
June 27, 2011

When a three-day concert festival arrives, people listen, or in the case of Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival, they dance into the wee hours of the morning. Held this past weekend from June 24–27, with more than 200 performers and an estimated 80,000 in attendance, this year’s festival was nothing short of amazing.

The festival showcased some of the best talent in house music, transforming Las Vegas Motor Speedway into an eclectic variety of performers and other carnival revelry that included Ferris wheels, fun houses, carnival fare and more.

However, fans gathered to hear some of the world’s most popular DJs, including Benny Benassi, Tiesto, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia and Skrillex as well as Richie Hawtin, Green Velvet and Rusko.

On the final night, headliners Swedish House Mafia played to a swelling crowd of 40,000 festivalgoers, with special guest vocalist John Martin taking center stage in a surprise reveal. Afterward, crowds were presented with a 10-minute fireworks show that had Red Bull skydivers shooting off flames, lighting up the sky during the two-hour experience.

And it wasn’t just the music that created pervasive excitement, entertainment included dancers, fire twirlers, aerialists, stilt walkers and more, immersing attendees in a full sensory experience and showcasing talented DJs from all over the world who delivered an unforgettable good time that only can happen in Vegas.

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NFL stadium for LA, by Populous

Architecture firm Populous is now playing for both sides in the contest to bring pro football back to Southern California.
The firm, already the architect of record for the 75,000-seat NFL stadium planned for east Los Angeles County, has been hired to do work on a rival proposal that sports and entertainment firm AEG wants to build on downtown Los Angeles' convention center campus, AEG said Wednesday