It would probably be a cliché to state that Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is the opposite of the all-beef persona he proffers in song and video, but he is soft-spoken and polite. As he finishes his lunch at the Brooklyn studio where we did the photo shoot for this story, he asks for something to drink. “Snapple, I guess,” he says. “Bring me something red with that excess verbiage on the label. Although,” he laughs. “I guess that could be any of ’em.” He pays the kind of attention that’s reflected in his lyric choices. Read the rest of the interview.
Roy Nelson: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Brendan Schaub: $8,000 Nelson defeated Schaub via KO (punch) Round 1
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson: $25,000 (no win bonus)
Houston Alexander: $13,000
Slice defeated Alexander via unanimous decision
Frankie Edgar: $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win)
Matt Veach: $5,000
Edgar defeated Veach via submission (rear naked choke) Round 2
Matt Mitrione: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Marcus Jones: $8,000
Mitrione defeated Jones via TKO (strikes) Round 2
James McSweeney: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Darrill Schoonover: $8,000
McSweeney defeated Schoonover via TKO (strikes) Round 3
Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Justin Wren: $8,000
Madsen defeated Wren via split decision
John Howard: $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Dennis Hallman: $15,000
Howard defeated Hallman via KO (punch) Round 3
Brian Stann: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Rodney Wallace: $6,000
Stann defeated Wallace via unanimous decision
Mark Bocek: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Joe Brammer: $5,000
Bocek defeated Brammer via submission (rear naked choke) Round 2
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
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.
As sources are whispering about the site restricting free music plays, MySpace is close to acquiring music streamer Imeem, continuing its buying spree of the remnants of the Web 2.0 music services and cementing its position as king streamer.
3XGP-Radio’s player is powered by Imeem with 946,121 viewssince Fall 2006.
The money might be drying up in Hollywood, but there’s still plenty of cash being made in the graveyard. The 13 iconic figures on Forbes’ list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities grossed a collective $886 million in the past 12 months.
