And it goes a little something like this.......

Here's Forbes list Hip-Hop’s 20 Biggest Earners For 2008...Congrats to those who made it and those like me on their way to making it....but my question is....where the fuck have several of these people been this year??

Hey, when you're full up, I guess the buck doesnt stop that easily...

Source: Forbes

1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: $82 million
3. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley: $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: $16 million
9. André “Dr. Dre” Young: $15 million
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges: $14 million
11. Clifford “T.I.” Harris: $13 million (tie)
11. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter: $13 million (tie)
12. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers: $12 million (tie)
12. Lonnie “Common” Lynn Jr.: $12 million (tie)
12. Aliaune “Akon” Thiam: $12 million (tie)
13. Jermaine Dupri: $11 million (tie)
13. Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith: $11 million (tie)
14. OutKast: $10 million (tie)
14. Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki: $10 million (tie)
14. Jayceon “The Game” Taylor: $10 million (tie)

Ipod Consumption

so yeah, we the best, we global, yadda yadda yadda..this tracks cool though surprisingly...i mean the whole roger troutman voice thing is tired outside of t pain...but who am i to dictate an artists mechanism of choice.....

Dj Khaled ft. Kanye & T-Pain

Lashawn Merritt puts on for MY CITY!!

*sidebar* I've got a p*city tatt...i was looking for the photo to coincide with this post, but couldn't find it, and don't feel like taking another, uploading and so on and so forth...


TO HELL WITH FROM PORTSMOUTH TO HOLLYWOOD.....THIS IS FROM PORTSMOUTH TO BEIJING

GET WITH IT!!

I'm from p*city so you know I'm tuning in fam....


Soprano-Lashawn puts on for OUR city



Virginia native Lashawn Merritt begins his quest for Olympic Gold tomorrow as he runs in the Men's 400 meter race in Beijing. Lashawn is expected to bring the Gold medal back to VA. The competition in Beijing is stiff, but Lashawn has the entire "V" behind him.

In support of Lashawn's road to glory, Virginia rapper Soprano has created a dedication to Lashawn to bring awareness to the Commonwealth's newest superstar athlete.

Lets all wish Lashawn well as he competes tonight.

*JACKED FROM SHOWTIME aka MR. TALK OF THE TOWN*

The Clipse performing live in NYC....

"I put this on my Lord, my niece was 4 when she felt chinchilla. I past the shore for that shit that made fiends rise from the dead like thriller. Gangsta, hustler, at night still found time to kiss my mother...Live like I'm dreaming, kick my feet up gun 'pon my waste remind me of my demons so quit ya yappin before I get to clappin' and have your body parts mixed and matching fella!!!!!!!"

Jockin' Jay-Z video (puppet verision)

So is this what the end of the yr. has to offer us when it comes to those at the top of the game? An array of puppet videos??

LMAO.....

Lil Duval goes in on T.Is "whatever You Like"


www.RIDEWITHLUKE.blogspot.com

YYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

Young Jeezy - Vacation

SO HAS ANYONE SEEN OR HEARD FROM........

Jeru The Damaja???

somebodys momma said knock you out!!

Damn....so I got a call like 11 or so from my man attending the Ozone Awards
that Houston rep Trae...rocked Mike Jones, and bust his shit prior to the awards starting....@ first I was like naaah...not knowing whats brewing in the streets of h town that was my 1st, natural reaction of course...but as time went on..and vid footage pops up..i stand corrected...real talk Houston has a lot of talent, and these brothers are 2 contributors to that, I hope they can resolve this matter in a sensible manner.....

RHYMEFEST- STOLEN

Shouts to the G Fest for this video right here...



I wish people would get up off of that bullshit their consuming

musically, and help this shine like he's supposed to...

When I first got Blue Collar, I was like now this is what the games been

missing...to hell with Santana!! But to no avail....the masses let this man

bubble and fly under the radar...I know hes got something up his sleep

and in his musical archive to put him right where he needs to be....

KANYE- Champion

This was one of the toughest joints off of The Graduation lp.....

the whole puppet concept is pretty dope too...

good timing with the olympics going on and all that now...

HOLA HOVITO

so all of you hova despisers can get your flags, bells and fuckin' whistles out
and do what you've got to do...but the ROC is in the building baby!!

BP3 is going to be the truth!!

mark my blog.....





Jay Z - Jockin' Jay Z

R.I.P Mr. Hayes

gottdamn....another 1.....SMH

Although he didnt say too much in this scene, I do rememebr him vividly in Im gonna git you sucka as hammer......LMAO



He also did his thing for like 9-10yrs on South Park as "Chef"....





some people may not want him to be remembered in that light..but hell, it's far from "super negative"..just "sick" humor perhaps..but in any event...r.i.p sir

R.I.P MR. MAC

awwwwww man...one of the few comedians i actually had respect for.........

Bun B...

Ross...8Ball & MJG and David Banner

Its crazy because I've seen this vid on line for about a week or so and NEVER even thought about giving it a chance...I mean don't get me wrong I fuck with Bun and ball and MJG and ROSS like that but for some reason I just by passed it...but having subjected myself to some of tvs worst programming i.e 106th & Park I actually saw it and appreciated what work was put forth in front of me...

Ye' brings out Jay @ The Garden

hmm...I think I like this preview of The BP3.......

Shouts to SANDMAN of the Re Up Gang

GIANORMOUS is out now and its FIRE!!!

Here's a behind the scenes look @ Anchor




My man goes in on this tape...the hottest joint to me has got to be

one two one two...judge for yourself though


SANDMAN - one two one two

Everyone Nose Rmx

N.E.R.D., Lupe, Kanye & Pusha ALL go in on this track...the videos dope too...

Behind the scenes with Joe Budden......

A Look Behind The Scenes Of Joe Budden's "Touch & Go" Video Which Is The First Single Off His New Album "Padded Room" The Album Is Slated To Drop September 30, 2008



I hope this go round doesnt leave him left like his previous attempts......He's got too much to show the world in my eyes....