Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Video: 50 Cent "Ok, You're Right"
This is where directors Dan The Man and Chris "Broadway Romero got their concept/inspiration from:
The award-winning (Grand Prix de Cannes-Festival) Phillips “Carousel” commercial, directed by Adam Berg, which depicts a single-shot frozen-in-time robbery and ensuing shootout between clowns and cops. I believe I posted it a while back on the blog.
Michael Jackson Commemorative "Jet" Magazine Cover
In other MJ news, the The King of Pop’s “Number Ones” will fittingly lead the pack at No. 1 with 108,000 copies (an increase of 2,340%) while “The Essential Michael Jackson” and “Thriller” are in the Nos. 2 and 3 slots with 102,000 and 101,000, respectively. Last week, “Number Ones” was the only Jackson title on the chart, at No. 20 with 4,000 copies; both “Essential” and “Thriller” re-enter the tally this week.
MJ also sold 2.5 millions digital downloads during the same time period. If you're an MJ fan living in California don't forget to attend the public viewing at Neverland Ranch on Friday. The lines will be endless so make sure you call in sick.
Video: Rye Rye ft. M.I.A "Bang"
After watching this a couple times, I still don't know how to feel about it and her.
Top 10 Highest Earning American Athletes [2009]
#1 Tiger Woods
Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: #1
Salary: $7,737,626
Endorsements: $92,000,000
Total Earnings: $99,737,626
Tiger sacrificed millions in appearance fees during his year off to recover from knee surgery, but replaced his lucrative Buick deal -- voided by mutual consent -- with a new one from AT&T.
#2 Phil Mickelson
Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: #2
Salary: $6,350,356
Endorsements: $46,600,000
Total earnings: $52,950,356
Like Tiger, Phil no longer counts on a car-maker in his endorsement portfolio. (Ford chose not to re-sign him.) He still has lucrative deals with Rolex, Callaway, Exxon, Barclay's and KPMG.
#3 LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #3
Salary: $14,410,581
Endorsements: $28,000,000
Total earnings: $42,410,581
LeBron has one more season left under his deal before he can opt out. If Cleveland doesn't show it's Finals-worthy by next spring, expect the Knicks to come in with a huge offer.
#4 Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: #6 (tie)
Salary: $33,000,000
Endorsements: $6,000,000
Total earnings: $39,000,000
We're in the middle of A-Rod's peak earning power in his middle-loaded, 10-year megadeal: He'll make another $33 million in 2010 and then gradually decrease to a "normal" $20 million by '17.
#5 Shaquille O'Neal
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #6 (tie)
Salary: $20,000,000
Endorsements: $15,000,000
Total earnings: $35,000,000
The Big Bargaining Chip? Regardless of his trade to Cleveland, Shaq is in the final year of the five-year, $100 million deal he signed while with Miami. It's the largest expiring deal in the NBA.
#6 Kevin Garnett
Boston Celtics (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #8
Salary: $24,750,000
Endorsements: $10,000,000
Total Earnings: $34,750,000
After earning a team-high in salary this past season, KG shoots down to $16.4 million in '09-10 as his three-year extension kicks in, making him the lowest earner of Boston's Big Three.
#7 Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #5
Salary: $21,262,500
Endorsements: $10,000,000
Total earnings: $31,262,500
While Kobe's league-high $23 million salary next season is certainly befitting of an NBA Finals MVP, it'll also eat up more than a third of the Lakers' cap room to rebuild under the luxury tax.
#8 Allen Iverson
Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #12
Salary: $21,937,500
Endorsements: $7,000,000
Total earnings: $28,937,500
AI just finished the final year of the six-year, $76 million extension he signed in '03 with the Sixers. Larry Brown would be open to signing him in Charlotte -- no doubt at a big discount.
#9 Derek Jeter
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: #10
Salary: $20,000,000
Endorsements: $8,500,000
Total earnings: $28,500,000
Yankee captain now has a place to get the kids involved in his Turn 2 Foundation in shape: He opened his second co-branded 24-Hour Fitness gym in Manhattan, and a third is scheduled.
#10 Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: #9
Salary: $14,500,000
Endorsements: $13,000,000
Total earnings: $27,000,000
NFL's top endorser has distributed $500,000 in grants in '09 through his PayBack Foundation to charities in Indianapolis, near his alma mater (Tennessee) and his hometown, New Orleans.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: #1
Salary: $7,737,626
Endorsements: $92,000,000
Total Earnings: $99,737,626
Tiger sacrificed millions in appearance fees during his year off to recover from knee surgery, but replaced his lucrative Buick deal -- voided by mutual consent -- with a new one from AT&T.
#2 Phil Mickelson
Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: #2
Salary: $6,350,356
Endorsements: $46,600,000
Total earnings: $52,950,356
Like Tiger, Phil no longer counts on a car-maker in his endorsement portfolio. (Ford chose not to re-sign him.) He still has lucrative deals with Rolex, Callaway, Exxon, Barclay's and KPMG.
#3 LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #3
Salary: $14,410,581
Endorsements: $28,000,000
Total earnings: $42,410,581
LeBron has one more season left under his deal before he can opt out. If Cleveland doesn't show it's Finals-worthy by next spring, expect the Knicks to come in with a huge offer.
#4 Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: #6 (tie)
Salary: $33,000,000
Endorsements: $6,000,000
Total earnings: $39,000,000
We're in the middle of A-Rod's peak earning power in his middle-loaded, 10-year megadeal: He'll make another $33 million in 2010 and then gradually decrease to a "normal" $20 million by '17.
#5 Shaquille O'Neal
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #6 (tie)
Salary: $20,000,000
Endorsements: $15,000,000
Total earnings: $35,000,000
The Big Bargaining Chip? Regardless of his trade to Cleveland, Shaq is in the final year of the five-year, $100 million deal he signed while with Miami. It's the largest expiring deal in the NBA.
#6 Kevin Garnett
Boston Celtics (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #8
Salary: $24,750,000
Endorsements: $10,000,000
Total Earnings: $34,750,000
After earning a team-high in salary this past season, KG shoots down to $16.4 million in '09-10 as his three-year extension kicks in, making him the lowest earner of Boston's Big Three.
#7 Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #5
Salary: $21,262,500
Endorsements: $10,000,000
Total earnings: $31,262,500
While Kobe's league-high $23 million salary next season is certainly befitting of an NBA Finals MVP, it'll also eat up more than a third of the Lakers' cap room to rebuild under the luxury tax.
#8 Allen Iverson
Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: #12
Salary: $21,937,500
Endorsements: $7,000,000
Total earnings: $28,937,500
AI just finished the final year of the six-year, $76 million extension he signed in '03 with the Sixers. Larry Brown would be open to signing him in Charlotte -- no doubt at a big discount.
#9 Derek Jeter
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: #10
Salary: $20,000,000
Endorsements: $8,500,000
Total earnings: $28,500,000
Yankee captain now has a place to get the kids involved in his Turn 2 Foundation in shape: He opened his second co-branded 24-Hour Fitness gym in Manhattan, and a third is scheduled.
#10 Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: #9
Salary: $14,500,000
Endorsements: $13,000,000
Total earnings: $27,000,000
NFL's top endorser has distributed $500,000 in grants in '09 through his PayBack Foundation to charities in Indianapolis, near his alma mater (Tennessee) and his hometown, New Orleans.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Fally Ipupa ft. Olivia "Chaise Electrique
You know I always show love to the Motherland, Faly Ipupa is a native of Congo now making music in France. You may remember Olivia, the former first lady of G-Unit. I have no idea how this collaboration came about, it's a good look nonetheless.
Yes, he sings in Lingala (local dialect) & French
Spotted @ Illseed.
Drake Interview w/ Alexa Chung
Congrats to Drake for signing with Young Money, Wayne's label. Love the loyality here, Lil Wayne was all over the "So Far Gone" Mixtape that put Drake on the map.
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