Author: B.Dot

The Carters Make Forbes Top Earners List

Jigga and the missus both earned slots on Forbes’ annual Top Earning Musicians list. Hov takes the sixth spot with an estimate worth of $63 million. Meanwhile, Beyoncé comes in at number three with a reported $83 million. Rounding out the top spot is rock band U2 with a net worth of 130 million. That’s alot of O’s.

J.Cole & Touré Talk Album Features

[vodpod id=Video.4061562&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D129177186001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D959035280%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] Tomorrow at 11 P.M. Touré will pick J.Cole’s brain on Fuse’s Hip-Hop Shop. In the clip above, Cole explains his reasoning for not wanting any guest appearances on his first album. We’ll see if the outcome crowns him the best lyricist. keepwaiting

Eminem Covers SPIN

Em’s mug is immortalized this month on the August issue of SPIN. The issue’s on newsstands now, but an excerpt is available to peruse here. Below are behind the scenes photos from the shoot.

Nipsey Hussle Announces Album Date

It’s been a long time coming, but Nipsey Hussle finally has a release date for his debut, South Central State of Mind. Backstage at the BET Awards last month, he tells Jenny Boom Boom the album will drop October 19th and will include features from Lloyd, Snoop, Drake, and the Slauson Boyz. Hopefully this turns out to be a fall classic. hhnm

Diddy GQ Pictorial

See what happens after a couple shots of Ciroc? You’ll find yourself swinging from the chandelier. Here’s Diddy’s pictorial and article from the August 2010 issue of GQ. The feature is part of the magazine’s “113 Funniest Dudes, Dudettes, & Dirty Jokes In America” list. Issue is on newsstands now. Brief write-up below.