The Hip Hop Report
Episode 32: Will Smith, Jay-Z, & Diddy

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HIP HOP REPORT
Episode #32: Will Smith, Jay Z, & Diddy
January 2008


Happy New Year and thanks for tuning in to the Hip Hop Report!
Coming up on this episode….we’ll catch up with some of hip hop’s most successful rap moguls. Superstar rapper and actor Will Smith makes movie history. Jay-Z is making power moves in the hotel industry and Diddy well is just Diddy! All that and more coming up next on the Hip Hop Report!

Will Smith left his permanent mark in Hollywood by placing his hands and feet in cement outside of the world famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. The rapper turned actor was honored for his box office success.....

WILL SMITH INDUCTION SPEECH – Inspired by Nelson Mandela

He’s headed toward being one of the most successful actors in Hollywood. His current film “I Am Legend” raked in a cool 76.5 million dollars making its opening weekend the largest ever for a film released in the U.S. during December. The sci-fi thriller also beat out the record of Lord of The Rings: Return of The King that pulled in 72.6 million in 2003. Reportedly Will’s net worth is over $60 million. The Grammy Award winning rapper has recorded over a dozen albums and has starred in nearly 20 films. He’s currently on the set of his next blockbuster film “Hancock” where he plays a troubled superhero…lets take a peak at the trailer:

Super rap mogul Jay-Z is getting his Donald Trump on….he’s preparing to launch his own J Hotel chain in Manhattan. Word is the venture is costing an initial $66 million. The 150, 000 square foot luxury hotel will be located in the gallery district in Manhattan New York between 10th and 11th avenues. Jay does have plans to expand J Hotels in other major cities. Meanwhile, his album American Gangster has officially gone platinum. Lets check out the video to Roc Boys on the Hip Hop Report.

MUSIC VIDEO: ROC BOYS by JAY-Z






Rap mogul extraordinaire…Sean “Diddy” Combs was recently chosen 1 out of 16 of American’s top businessmen to appear in ads promoting CNBC’s “American Business” campaign. Each businessman shares with its viewers how they became successful. Lets take a look at Diddy’s ad..

DIDDY’S CNBC CLIP

Diddy launched his label Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993 and has navigated it into a multimedia powerhouse. He’s definitely about making his paper. He’s doing everything from producing multi-platinum music to selling women’s perfume. The rap mogul stirred up a little controversy around his new fragrance Unforgivable Woman. The perfume’s ad had to be edited for television because of its steamy love scenes featuring Diddy but that hasn’t stopped it from flying off the shelves.

Will Smith, Jay-Z and Diddy are all perfect examples of people living their dreams and you can too! Happy 2008!

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