ARTICLE: Jay-Z – It Takes a Harmless, Hand-Built Gangster to Run this Town

January 7th, 2010 | By Rick From Chicago

How the rapper found the balance between authenticity and enterprise, exclusivity and accessibility, gangster and CEo.  Read more.

WWE: Vince & Linda McMahon Worth Close To $500 Million

November 20th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

Paperwork filed by Linda McMahon in Connecticut for her 2010 Senate reveal that her and Vince McMahon have upwards of $500 million in assets. Linda has donated over $3 million of McMahon money to the campaign, making her an “instant player” in the Senate race.

ARTICLE: WWE pins down overseas profits

November 5th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

Company posts increase thanks to attendance

A strong boost in attendance at the live events that World Wrestling Entertainment produced overseas during the last three months helped the company post a 69% increase in profits during the third quarter.

ARTICLE: Where Are They Now? – Lex Luger

October 21st, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

WWE.com writer James Vermillion catches up with Lex Luger, as the Total Package went from bulging biceps to being paralyzed from the neck down 2 years ago.

ARTICLE: Twitter’s Most Engaging Celebrities [Stats]

October 20th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

Celebrities using Twitter is not a new phenomenon — it’s an increasingly common way for celebrities to promote new projects and connect with fans. But how do celebrities use Twitter? What’s the following/followers ratio? What is the sentiment for tweets involving celebrities? Brian Solis (FutureWorks) and PeopleBrowsr analyzed this information in his Twitter Celebrity Report for August 2009. Shout out to Cliff Tam for the assist.

MAGAZINE COVER: Clipse x KAWS 2009 October/November Complex Issue

September 21st, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

Catch up with Pusha T and Malice as they shoot the October/November 2009 Complex cover story.

TECHNOLOGY: 65 Facebook million users connect through mobile devices

September 10th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

Facebook says more than 65 million people around the world now regularly use a mobile device to access the social network, more than triple the number who connected through a smart-phone or other mobile device nine months ago.

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ARTICLE: Turning Music Into Dollars at Sony/ATV (08/23)

August 25th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

Martin Bandier, chief executive of the music publisher Sony/ATV, is always on the hunt for new music catalogs. “I don’t think the checkbook is closed here,” he says.

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