CNBC recently aired a special called NEWBOs: The Rise of the New Black Overclass where Wall Street Journal’s Lee Hawkin’s discusses the fame, success, and hardships of many self-made black multimillionaires, who have made vast fortunes in the sports, entertainment and media industries. Check out some clips from the expose below.
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Kanye West ft. Lil Wayne – Tell Everybody That You Know
T-Pain has got a new video out for his single “Can’t Believe it” featuring Lil Wayne. T-Pain’s new album entitled “Thr33 Ringz“ drops on October 28th.
Cash Money Records & Universal Motown have launched a mobile subscription service that will give fans exclusive content feature label artists like Lil Wayne, Hot Boys, and Birdman. At a small fee of $9.99 per month subscribers will receive ringtones, video clips, text alerts, and contest opportunities.
“But this is Cash Money. It’s a small boutique group of artists with a very similar fan base,” according to Kameo Carlson, senior vice president of digital business development for Universal Motown Republic Group (UMRG). “There’s a core group of consumers that associate with the specific Cash Money brand.” That core group helped make Wayne’s “Lollipop” one of the first platinum-selling ringtones in the United States earlier this year.
