Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Jas Prince A.K.A. Young CEO (Young Money Ent.) Spotted With Black Pepper Zoo Tee On!
What was your involvement with Drake?
I found Drake on Myspace. I believe Myspace is the easiest way to find hot artists in every region. I was going through a bunch of artists and did a worldwide blast to find out who had the most hits. I came across Drake’s page; yellow boy from Canada. The first song I clicked on was “Replacement Girl” with Trey Songz, and I was like, “Damn, this nigga can rap!” I wondered if he was signed. He’s got a video, a song with Trey Songz.. no label? I sent him a message and introduced myself. A couple days later I got a response back. “No, I’m not signed.” He gave me his number and we talked for a while. In my mind, I’m like, “This boy is a star. He raps, sings, and acts.” So I’m pushing it to everybody, like, “I got this artist named Drake, and I’m gonna sign him.” I hit Wayne like, “Yo, bro. I got this artist I want you to hear.” Wayne kept pushing it back, like, “Yeah, yeah. Alright.”
Two years ago I did a concert [in Houston] on New Year’s Eve with Wayne. The next day, after the concert, we were chillin’ at the hotel and Wayne asked me to take him to the jewelry store. He jumped in my truck. All the time, I’m thinking about business, so I put in this Drake CD. He was feeling it, bobbing his head. Drake said some slick line, and Wayne was like, “Yo, who is this, man? This boy nice!” I said, “That’s the nigga Drake I been telling you about.” Then I played “Brand New,” a song where Drake is singing. Wayne was like, “Man, who is this?” I said, “That’s Drake!” He’s like, “Bro, he sings too? Man, call him right now. Get him on the next flight to Houston.”
I called Drake, and he was at the barbershop. He’s like, “Yo, this Drizzy,” and Wayne was like, “Yo, it’s Weezy.” He was kinda shocked. Wayne said, “Get on the next flight to Houston. I’ma holla at you when you get here.” Drake called me back like, “Was that Wayne for real?” He flew out the next morning and we went to the studio that night. The next day we got on the bus and rode from Houston to Atlanta. We had a long ride and got to talk over some things. That night we went to the studio, and that’s when he recorded “Forever” and “Stunt Hard.” From then on, it’s history.
(Via Ozone Magazine)
STS Drops "Demand More 2" Mixtape featuring Cassidy!
02. Dec 5th [prod. Emile]
03. The People [prod. Sean C & LV]
04. I Am The “A”
05. IFTK [prod. MPIII]
06. A Star Is Born
07. @*#$! A Hook [prod. Don Cannon]
08. Ill Street Blues ft. Money Making Jam Boys (Black Thought, Truck North, Dice Raw)
09. Bed Rockin
10. Sole Music (ft. Ming) [prod. Charles & Parafino]
11. Parachute (ft. Cassidy & RL) [prod. Pierre Medor]
12. Soldier of Love
13. Broad & Locust [prod. MPIII]
14. All Comes Back Around feat Sterling Simms [prod. Focus]
15. What She Say [prod. Fuego]
16. Black Thought OutroCheck out some of the heaters here (featuring Cassidy - "Parachute" : Download "Demand More 2" here
Apple Launching a Mobile Ad Platform for the iPad?
In recent news, a report claims that Apple will be launching its own
mobile ad platform, "iAd" on April 7, just four days after the
official launch of the iPad. According to Mediapost, Apple is close to
unveiling a personalized advertising experience based on technology
from Quattro Wireless, which Apple acquired two months ago. It would
compete against Google, who acquired AdMob. We will keep you updated
on the iAd Platform and its appearance!
Carl Cox: African-American UK Techno DJ - Named #1 DJ in the World!
at Ultra Winter Music Festival. It was a truly memorable experience,
as you can see from our pictures and videos. Carl Cox, an
African-American UK DJ, took over Ultra Winter Music Festival by
claiming his own gigantic tent. He dropped it HARD! Check out our
footage and see how live it really was. Carl Cox was the first person (let's repeat that: FIRST PERSON) to be
named number one DJ in the world! He began his career as a hardcore
and acid house DJ in the mid-1980s and branded himself as the "Three
Deck Wizard." He has played at The Eclipse, Edge, Shelly's, Stern
Nightclub, Heaven, as well as raves for Fantazia, Dreamscape, and
Amnesia House. Now, he owns two record labels, Intec Records and 23rd
Century Records.
Carl Cox from The Pepper Zoo on Vimeo.
Jackie Chan Raises Over $5 Million for Singapore Medical Institution
Jackie Chan has been involved in philanthropic efforts such as,
raising money for Haiti, filming a PSA to help a young girl in need of
bone marrow, serving as a UNICEF cultural ambassador, and the list
goes on further. In recent news, Chan has helped a medical center in
Singapore in dyer need of funding. He hosted a fundraiser at the
Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution, where he raised $5.2 million
dollars.
everything from distributing flowers to taking photos with children,
helping wheel patients, and he performed for the crowd with the utmost
respect. He performed a final song that even brought him to tears! The
Pepper Zoo applauds Jackie Chan in his efforts toward bettering the
World!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
What The F?
Homely criminals get 50% longer jail sentences, on average, than good-looking criminals.
Posted via web from WTF | LOL
Growing Your Business: 5 Tips From the Founder of Foursquare
of communication, and describes it as the most immediate way to
connect with customers.
“At Foursquare we use Twitter for a little bit of everything: Good
news and bad news, press clippings, RTs [retweets] from other users
and customer service inquires. We’ll tweet when new versions of our
apps are ready for download and tweet when our database is
experiencing hiccups. Keeping users in the know doesn’t take any more
than a few seconds and your most loyal users will spread the word via
RTs.The nature of Foursquare may position it to be more heavily
followed than the typical small business, but the point here is that
small business owners should use Twitter to compliment their
day-to-day work experiences. 2. “Keep it light” The Foursquare team lives by this mantra, so while they share
everything from where they are to what they’re doing, they’re doing so
in edible, consumer-sized bites, perfect for the sporadic attention
spans of their audience. On this front, they’ve opted to use Tumblr ()
as a lightweight blogging platform. Crowley explains, “On our company
Tumblr we’ll post the success stories our users send in, write recaps
of what goes down at Foursquare HQ meetings, and post pics of what
we’re having for lunch. Our staff is full of personality and we try to
show that as much as we can. The story of 16 guys and girls crammed
around four tables is much more interesting than the story of a
faceless Internet startup.” Crowley also advises to apply the “keep it light” philosophy to all
customer-facing initiatives. He also suggests that small business
owners don’t have to be “all business, all the time.” 3. “Guerilla customer service” Foursquare is by no means perfect. As a young startup, the company
faces the challenge of keeping their servers running as they attract
record levels of activity, and doing so always in the public eye. It’s
a daunting position to be in unless it’s approached head-on, and
that’s what Crowley and his team do on a daily basis. “We’ll use
Twitter Search to search for things like “foursquare sucks,”
“foursquare broken,” etc. to find people who are experiencing problems
but who would probably never submit a support ticket. With a quick
@reply we can often shed some light on the issue and do it in
public.”The same guerilla-style customer service is perfect for small
businesses, especially with regard to negative press or unflattering
blog posts and comments. Crowley says, “don’t feel shy, jump in and
comment. Making yourself part of the conversation shows users you’re
listening and care about the issues they have.” 4. “Small and scrappy marketing 4eva” Not everything should be expensive, especially when it comes to
marketing. Small businesses could easily be intimidated by the money
that bigger companies can throw at large campaigns, but bigger isn’t
always better.Steal a page from Foursquare’s play book and get
scrappy. Take the SXSW Interactive festival. Inside the convention
center there were dozens of sponsors with huge tents and elaborate
setups. Here’s what Foursquare did: “Instead [of formulating a
marketing plan] we did two things: #1. Took all the swag we had (pins,
stickers, temporary tattoos) and put them in ziplock bags. Everytime
we found a user that told us how much they loved Foursquare (and there
was an army of them!) we gave them a bag of swag to hand out to their
friends. #2. We picked up a rubber Foursquare ball and a box of chalk,
drew a Foursquare court on the ground outside the convention center
and played for four days straight (and yes, we are still sore).” The game was a huge hit and attracted the attention of conference
goers and big media alike. Crowley continues saying, “Thousands of
people stopped by to see what was going on, say hi, play a game or
two, and pick up some swag. It gave people the chance to meet our team
in a super informal setting (playground game!) and hang out with us in
an environment where phones and laptops were completely out of the
way.” 5. “Show off your team” The scrappiness didn’t stop with fun and games. Crowley also used the
offline event as an opportunity to introduce users to team members,
and vice versa, in a playful way.
Crowley states, “We designed our business cards as collectibles —
collect all 6 and unlock a Foursquare badge. Once word of this got
out, people were looking all over downtown Austin for employees just
so they could introduce themselves and collect a badge. Every time we
handed out a card, we got to meet one of our users. Actually
encouraging people to reach out and introduce themselves to your team
puts a name and a face on the products you’re building. It also helped
us start a dialog with people who’d probably never introduce
themselves.”
FTC “For the Ca$h” 2010 Invitational Contest
Triple Watch Concept
The world's largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang
GENEVA – The world's largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before. In a milestone for the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider's ambitious bid to reveal details about theoretical particles and microforces, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, took high-tech photographs so they could study the disintegrating protons after they collided at a combined energy level of 7 trillion electron volts. The collisions herald a new era for researchers working on the machine in a 17-mile (27-kilometer) tunnel below the Swiss-French border at Geneva. "That's it! They've had a collision," said Oliver Buchmueller from Imperial College in London as people closely watched monitors.
In a control room, scientists erupted with applause when the first successful collisions were confirmed. Their colleagues from around the world were tuning in by remote links to witness the new record, which surpasses the 2.36 TeV CERN recorded last year. Dubbed the world's largest scientific experiment, researchers hope the machine can approach on a tiny scale what happened in the first split seconds after the Big Bang, which they theorize was the creation of the universe some 14 billion years ago. The extra energy in Geneva is expected to reveal even more about the unanswered questions of particle physics, such as the existence of antimatter and the search for the Higgs boson, a hypothetical particle that scientists theorize gives mass to other particles and thus to other objects and creatures in the universe.
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Affordable Loan Changes for College Students
Monday, March 29, 2010
Louis Vuitton 2010 Spring/Summer Sunglasses
Louis Vuitton Punchy Sneakers
For Summer 2010, Louis Vuitton introduces a wide range of their Punchy sneakers in several different colors and materials. The high top Punchy sneaker boot features a vintage design with an over-sized LV logo stitched on the side or Louis Vuitton’s iconic Damier canvas. They are offered in Damier Géant, Damier canvas, canvas, and grained calf leather. The Summer 2010 Punchy sneaker release also includes low top Damier styles.
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Brian Garret Schuur is talented guy, and that’s why rapid manufacturer Freedom of Creation has taken his design for the Street Headphones. These made-to-order headphones feature the names of your favorite bands and singers all around them, in 3D. Read more…
BMW Bicycle
The BMW M Bike is a combination of state-of-the-art technology and exclusive design. Disc brakes and an elegant matt anthracite frame with the M logo combine perfectly with the leather saddle, stunning rims and handles, and shiny red seat inlay. Characteristic of the entire M collection, which, like the BMW M model itself, stands for the extraordinary and unique. The built-in Shimano SLX gear system is light and sturdy, and the saddle is made from the highest quality leather with a red inlay. The Manitou Match suspension fork on the front wheel is incredibly durable and the disc brakes make for a clean stop. Starting in June 2010 BMW M Bikes will be available in a special limited edition at select BMW
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Diggy Simmons and Justin Bieber TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
Showing respect to the hottest kids in the game, Diggy Simmons and Justin Bieber hit up the Teen Choice Awards Orange Carpet together yesterday in Los Angeles.
Japan pedometer gives incentive to skip the taxi
The Twist Alarm Clock forces you to activate your brain in the morning "Japan and its alarm clocks"
WOOD-STOCK G-SHOCK
The Pepper Zoo Presents Ultra Winter Music Conference Miami 2010 [MORE PICS]
