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Nasir “Nas” Jones has been on an upswing after dropping his chart-topping 11th studio LP, Life Is Good, last year. After making a few business moves here and there, the Queensbridge veteran has invested in Hip-Hop publication Mass Appeal, and will serve as an associate publisher. 

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Multinational banking and finance company Barclays struggled in the last three months of 2012, leading to the company to post a loss of $1.3 billion.

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Remember Swizz Beatz and his “Monsta Mondays” campaign in 2011? Now, the producer is officially claiming the title after purchasing co-ownership stake in electronics company Monster Cable Inc. 

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Pharrell Williams joined a list of entertainers who’ve entered the liquor game. But the venture appears bumpy after the producer filed a lawsuit against the company responsible for distributing his brand for $5 million.

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Len Burnett, a co-founder of African-American lifestyle magazine Uptown, has purchased the title back from Intermedia Vibe Holdings. The magazine, originally acquired in a takeover, will split from VIBE magazine’s parent company and plans to hire folks from his former team.

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AOL, formerly known America Online, is one of the major players in the online products and branding marketplace. Keeping in line with trends, the company launched its premium video content arm, AOL On Network, this past April, and has been looking to make a splash in the increasingly crowded social online video sphere. In a move that […]