ALL the talk and Internet fanfare behind Dr. Dre’s long-delayed third studio album, Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre has gone ice-cold since its initial release back on August 7, but that didn’t stop the project from quietly selling its way to a gold plaque.
We’re going to guess platinum was taken. Jay Z is launching his first men’s fragrance called “Gold.” The cologne is part of Hova’s forthcoming “A New York Holiday” collection with Barneys New York, but will be available nationwide as well.
Frank Ocean ascends to yet another plateau in his career with news that his critically acclaimed debut, Channel ORANGE, has officially sold 500,000 copies. That’s right people. The LP that brought listeners “Thinking Bout You,” “Bad Religion” and “Pink Matter” has reached gold status. Ocean reached this pinnacle in sales nearly six months after the album’s […]
Last Sunday, Team USA’s Men’s Basketball squad of elite NBA players took home the gold at the London Olympics by beating Spain. Besides earning shiny gold medals, the players were also laced with custom gold Beats By Dre headphones after their W. We saw LeBron James rocking his at afterparty that featured Swizz Beatz and […]
After winning the Gold in the 400m Men’s swimming competition, Ryan Lochte donned a custom grill with a design of the American flag in red, white and blue diamonds after beating out competitors including eight-time Gold medalist Michael Phelps. We all know the importance of having a grill or fronts in Hip-Hop—it usually means you’re a […]
If you missed last nights phenomenal documentary on the infamous “Dream Team” that dominated basketball in 1992’s Olympics and brought U.S.A. the much deserved Gold medal. Consisting of such Hall of Famers like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Christian Laettner […]
While performing at Camden’s Electric Ballroom in London, a handsy fan swiped a $15,000 watch from A$AP Rocky as he was up close and personal with the crowd. Unfortunately for the thief, that only lead to him catching the attention of the A$AP Mob as Rocky, who is not known for traveling alone, released the goons […]
Nicki Minaj can add another plaque to her collection. The rapper’s sophomore effort, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded has been certified gold, selling a total of 508,000 units since its April release. Minaj has been at the center of a musical firestorm, after she was dissed by Hot 97 radio personality, Peter Rosenberg, just before she was […]
