“The 1, 2, 3s Of Entrepreneurship” Offers Tips On How To Get Your Business Off The Ground; Das Launched Book In Harlem “Hip Hop Professional” Shanti Das said the key to successfully owning your own business is staying motivated. “You have to go out there and create new business for yourself,” Das said. “You have to have a plan and a strategy that works. You also have to discipline yourself. It’s your dream.” The author and entrepreneur shares her business tips and more in her new pocket guide, “The 1, 2, 3s Of Entrepreneurship.” Das sought words of wisdom from other successful entrepreneurs like Steve Stoute, Will Packer, Mona Scott-Young and Daymond John for the booklet, which also offers advice on creating business plans and money management. “It’s something to get people excited,” Das said. “Even people who work and have full time jobs, have a passion.” Das celebrated the release of “The 1, 2, 3s Of Entrepreneurship” at a launch party Wednesday at Park 112 in Harlem. Das said the booklet will help guide aspiring entrepreneurs. “This guide is really for people who are just starting out and want encouraging words,” Das told BOSSIP. “Find your niche, start your own business on the side. There’s money out there to be made.”
“The 1, 2, 3s Of Entrepreneurship” Offers Tips On How To Get Your Business Off The Ground; Das Launched Book In Harlem “Hip Hop Professional” Shanti Das said the key to successfully owning your own business is staying motivated. “You have to go out there and create new business for yourself,” Das said. “You have to have a plan and a strategy that works. You also have to discipline yourself. It’s your dream.” The author and entrepreneur shares her business tips and more in her new pocket guide, “The 1, 2, 3s Of Entrepreneurship.” Das sought words of wisdom from other successful entrepreneurs like Steve Stoute, Will Packer, Mona Scott-Young and Daymond John for the booklet, which also offers advice on creating business plans and money management. “It’s something to get people excited,” Das said. “Even people who work and have full time jobs, have a passion.” Das celebrated the release of “The 1, 2, 3s Of Entrepreneurship” at a launch party Wednesday at Park 112 in Harlem. Das said the booklet will help guide aspiring entrepreneurs. “This guide is really for people who are just starting out and want encouraging words,” Das told BOSSIP. “Find your niche, start your own business on the side. There’s money out there to be made.”
Translation CEO Steve Stoute shook up the ad world when his 8-year-old company scored the Bud Light account from competitor McGarry Bowen. Stoute’s Bud Light…
Soli says she is not the leader of the natural hair movement Solange Knowles Ends Relationship With Carol’s Daughter Via Essence Solange Knowles was the face of hair care brand Carol’s Daughter’s Transitioning Movement from April 2011 until recently. The 26-year-old revealed in a recent interview with Lurve magazine the true reason why she parted ways with the company, saying it was a constant battle to get a certain message across. “I’m actually no longer a part of Carol’s Daughter, but throughout my entire time working with them, I was constantly fighting for the right message to be heard,” she said. “The message that, the way we wear our hair is a personal choice, there’s no right or wrong way; one way doesn’t make us more intelligent, or more superficial, and everyone makes that choice for very different reasons.” Against some adversity, Knowles has stood by her decision to wear her natural hair and has even shot back at critics that she refers to as the “natural hair police.” After a blog called her hair “unkept,” the singer and model responded via Twitter saying, “I don’t want to talk about no damn hair… no mo. I never painted myself as the team natural vice president.” Translation: “Deez ninjas tryna hold me back!” In a statement to the Huffington Post, Steve Stoute, the chairman and lead investor of Carol’s Daughter, responded to Knowles’ departure by saying, “Carol’s Daughter celebrates women who embody beauty by nature such as Solange. We value our relationship with her and the women we were able to empower by partnering with such an authentic spirit.” What do you think of Solange’s decision? Should she be more outspoken about the natural hair movement when so many women look to her for inspiration? Image via Tumblr
On this episode of “Lala’s Full Court Life”, Lala takes us behind the scenes of all her New York press tours. She heads over to “Good Day New York”, “The Wendy Williams Show” and our favorite, “Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club Morning Show”. She seems to be feeling a bit better about her NY transition this week after doing her press runs, seeing Melo’s huge billboard near timesquare and spending time with her two besties, Dice and Po. Lala mentioned during one of her interviews that she hadn’t met any of the other Knicks wives yet and worries that her statement would be taken the wrong way and turned into “Lala against the Knicks Basketball Wives”. After clearing it up during one of her interviews, she heads to lunch with Dice and Po who decide to play a game and figure out who’s significant other loves them the most by calling them while when were working and see which one picks up the phone. After Lala called Melo and was sent straight to voicemail, Po called her girlfriend was was sent to voicemail as well, Dice was successful in getting her boo to pick up the phone and was named the winner of the game. At the end of the show, we see Lala and Kiyan getting ready to leave their hotel in Tribeca and move to a home in Westchester until they can find the perfect castle for NY’s First Family. What did you think about last night’s episode? Get More: La La’s Full Court Life , TV Shows , Full Episode Video , Reality TV Shows Is Lala Pregnant Again? LaLa: “We’re Just Gonna Drink The Pain Away!”, “Lala’s Full Court Life” [RECAP] Boys vs Girls Naked Bowling On “Lala’s Full Court Life” [RECAP]
So word is Fabolous knocked Ray J the f**k out at the Mayweather vs. Ortiz fight in Vegas this past weekend. This is just one of many celebrity fights to have occurred over in the past few years. Is it me or aren’t these fights always the most random match ups we never expect? Sometimes celebrities fight over real issues and other times it’s just the dumbest things you can ever imagine. TUD has decided to compile a list of the top 10 celebrity fights that have played out in the public and on the blogs. Check out the list below! 10. Usher Vs. Bobby Brown- Now this was not a real fight but the blogs were buzzing about Usher and Bobby Brown getting into an altercation. We would love to see two of R&B greats go at it as if they were really competing for the title but that was not the case. Bobby Brown attended Usher’s birthday party where he greeted Usher who was so happy to see him, he put Bobby in a headlock. Bobby tried to tell Usher he could not breathe but Usher couldn’t hear him over the loud music. Bobby then picked Usher up holding him over the DJ booth when Usher’s security came to his rescue. 9. Foxy Brown Vs. Jacki-O – Foxy is considered the most controversial female rapper of all time. So no one is surprised when she gets into fights. Back in 2005, Foxy Brown and Jacki-O got into a fight down in Miami. Rumor is Jacki-O and rapper, Gravy, were in the studio recording when Foxy Brown showed up along with her nasty attitude. Jacki-O, who wishes she could have a rap career like Foxy once had, was not feeling how shady Foxy was being and put feet on her. Check out the video where Jacki-O speaks on the altercation and Foxy’s response saying it never happened and Jacki-O was just fishing for free press. Jacki-O later released a diss record aimed at Foxy titled “TKO.” 8. Joe Budden Vs. Raekwon- We all know Joe Budden loves having drama played out on cameras. He somehow believes it will help his brand and he will one day go platinum. The beef started with Joe Budden talking trash about being better than Method Man. Now you already know the Wu is going to hold it down. At Rock The Bells 09, someone in The Wu-Tang’s camp swung on Joe. Of course, Joe Budden would make a video holding a ice pack to his face. Check the video out HERE . 7. Maino Vs. Yung Berg- Maino made it clear that he was not being a bully. The two were on tour together at the time and Maino was even featured on Yung Berg’s “The Business” remix. Yung Berg approached Maino at a club in Atlanta. “I heard you was talking reckless about me” is what Yung Berg said to Maino. Being from the streets of Brooklyn, Maino open handed slapped him. Check out the audio where Maino speaks on what happen. 6. Ne-Yo Vs. Jim Jones- This is a rare match up that we never saw coming. The fight took place at the Louis Vuitton store on 5th Avenue in New York City. Word is one of Jim Jones’ goons made a disrespectful comment about Jay-Z to Ty Ty, who is Jay’s best friend, and when Ty Ty responded things got crazy. A source told MTO that someone had a Prada shoe on Ne-Yo’s neck. Sounds like a serious brawl doesn’t it? No one suffered any major injuries. Charges against Jim Jones were pressed and he later appeared in court and was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket. Jim Jones says he was lucky not to have received any time behind bars. 5. Ray J Vs. Fabolous- We never saw this one coming. Ray J and Fabolous scrapping down after the Mayweather vs. Ortiz fight is just hilarious. Now the fight is rumored to be instigated by 50 Cent. We all know how 50 can get the beef popping off. The altercation started off as just jokes but things got real after 50 instigated. This resulted in Fabolous hitting Ray J with a two piece and a biscuit leaving him unconscious. Word is Ray J’s jewelry was stolen in the process. Read about the full story HERE . 4. Junior Mafia Vs. Dipset- Just may be one of those classic hip hop beefs. Brooklyn Vs. Harlem if you really want to take it there. The brawl took place about 10 years ago at Ruker Park in Harlem, NY. We still don’t exactly know how this fight got started but according to JM, Cam’ron fled the scene when things got real. Check out the video where Lil’ Cease and Junior Mafia speak on the brawl. 3. Jay-Z Vs. R. Kelly – When the best of both worlds go wrong. There were rumors of Jay-Z and R-Kelly having some disagreements while touring for their second joint album Unfinished Business . I would assume the rumors true when R. Kelly was sprayed in the face with pepper spray by Jay-Z’s best friend Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith. This occurred when R. Kelly had stopped the concert and exited the stage, claiming he saw two men with guns in the audience. This caused Jay-Z to put an end to the tour. R. Kelly wanted to go on, but Jay had enough of R. Kelly’s wild antics and continued on without him with the help of artist like Kanye West, Foxy Brown, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott and more, calling the show Jay-Z and Friends. R. Kelly later hit Jay with a $75 million breach of contract lawsuit. 2. Jay-Z Vs. Lance “Un” Rivera- Now we still don’t know the truth about this fight as Nas pointed out in his “Ether” diss. The incident dates back to December 1999 when Jay was gearing up to release “Life & Times Of S. Cater” Vol. 3. Word had got back to Jay-Z that Un was responsible for his album being leaked before the release date. Jay-Z and his entourage ran into Un at The Kit Kat Club on west 43rd street in New York City. Rumor has it during the altercation Jay-Z stabbed Lance. Later, Rivera drafted a civil suit against Jay-Z but never filed it after the two settled out of court for about $500,000 to $1 million. 1. Diddy Vs. Steve Stoute- Nas’s “Hate Me Now” video displayed Diddy and Nas being nailed to a cross like Jesus. Diddy later did not want the world to see him like that because of his religion. Steve Stoute who was Nas’a manager at the time promised Diddy that he would have him taken out of that part of the video. The video premiered with both Nas and Diddy being nailed to a cross. This resulted in Diddy and his bodyguards breaking into Steve Stoute’s office and hit him over the head with a champagne bottle. Now what I wanna know is, did Diddy bring the champagne bottle with him or did he hit Steve Stoute in the head with his own Champagne bottle? Recent Posts: Fabolous Clears Up Ray J Altercation On The Radio [AUDIO] Ray J After His Fight With Fabolous [VIDEO] Ray J Gets Heated Talking About His Fight With Fabolous [AUDIO] Fabolous & Ray J Brawl In Vegas! The Fight Before Christmas! Jim Jones Beats Up Ne-Yo At Louis Vuitton Store VIDEO: Maino Clarifies On Yung Berg Smackdown!
So word is Fabolous knocked Ray J the f**k out at the Mayweather vs. Ortiz fight in Vegas this past weekend. This is just one of many celebrity fights to have occurred over in the past few years. Is it me or aren’t these fights always the most random match ups we never expect? Sometimes celebrities fight over real issues and other times it’s just the dumbest things you can ever imagine. TUD has decided to compile a list of the top 10 celebrity fights that have played out in the public and on the blogs. Check out the list below! 10. Usher Vs. Bobby Brown- Now this was not a real fight but the blogs were buzzing about Usher and Bobby Brown getting into an altercation. We would love to see two of R&B greats go at it as if they were really competing for the title but that was not the case. Bobby Brown attended Usher’s birthday party where he greeted Usher who was so happy to see him, he put Bobby in a headlock. Bobby tried to tell Usher he could not breathe but Usher couldn’t hear him over the loud music. Bobby then picked Usher up holding him over the DJ booth when Usher’s security came to his rescue. 9. Foxy Brown Vs. Jacki-O – Foxy is considered the most controversial female rapper of all time. So no one is surprised when she gets into fights. Back in 2005, Foxy Brown and Jacki-O got into a fight down in Miami. Rumor is Jacki-O and rapper, Gravy, were in the studio recording when Foxy Brown showed up along with her nasty attitude. Jacki-O, who wishes she could have a rap career like Foxy once had, was not feeling how shady Foxy was being and put feet on her. Check out the video where Jacki-O speaks on the altercation and Foxy’s response saying it never happened and Jacki-O was just fishing for free press. Jacki-O later released a diss record aimed at Foxy titled “TKO.” 8. Joe Budden Vs. Raekwon- We all know Joe Budden loves having drama played out on cameras. He somehow believes it will help his brand and he will one day go platinum. The beef started with Joe Budden talking trash about being better than Method Man. Now you already know the Wu is going to hold it down. At Rock The Bells 09, someone in The Wu-Tang’s camp swung on Joe. Of course, Joe Budden would make a video holding a ice pack to his face. Check the video out HERE . 7. Maino Vs. Yung Berg- Maino made it clear that he was not being a bully. The two were on tour together at the time and Maino was even featured on Yung Berg’s “The Business” remix. Yung Berg approached Maino at a club in Atlanta. “I heard you was talking reckless about me” is what Yung Berg said to Maino. Being from the streets of Brooklyn, Maino open handed slapped him. Check out the audio where Maino speaks on what happen. 6. Ne-Yo Vs. Jim Jones- This is a rare match up that we never saw coming. The fight took place at the Louis Vuitton store on 5th Avenue in New York City. Word is one of Jim Jones’ goons made a disrespectful comment about Jay-Z to Ty Ty, who is Jay’s best friend, and when Ty Ty responded things got crazy. A source told MTO that someone had a Prada shoe on Ne-Yo’s neck. Sounds like a serious brawl doesn’t it? No one suffered any major injuries. Charges against Jim Jones were pressed and he later appeared in court and was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket. Jim Jones says he was lucky not to have received any time behind bars. 5. Ray J Vs. Fabolous- We never saw this one coming. Ray J and Fabolous scrapping down after the Mayweather vs. Ortiz fight is just hilarious. Now the fight is rumored to be instigated by 50 Cent. We all know how 50 can get the beef popping off. The altercation started off as just jokes but things got real after 50 instigated. This resulted in Fabolous hitting Ray J with a two piece and a biscuit leaving him unconscious. Word is Ray J’s jewelry was stolen in the process. Read about the full story HERE . 4. Junior Mafia Vs. Dipset- Just may be one of those classic hip hop beefs. Brooklyn Vs. Harlem if you really want to take it there. The brawl took place about 10 years ago at Ruker Park in Harlem, NY. We still don’t exactly know how this fight got started but according to JM, Cam’ron fled the scene when things got real. Check out the video where Lil’ Cease and Junior Mafia speak on the brawl. 3. Jay-Z Vs. R. Kelly – When the best of both worlds go wrong. There were rumors of Jay-Z and R-Kelly having some disagreements while touring for their second joint album Unfinished Business . I would assume the rumors true when R. Kelly was sprayed in the face with pepper spray by Jay-Z’s best friend Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith. This occurred when R. Kelly had stopped the concert and exited the stage, claiming he saw two men with guns in the audience. This caused Jay-Z to put an end to the tour. R. Kelly wanted to go on, but Jay had enough of R. Kelly’s wild antics and continued on without him with the help of artist like Kanye West, Foxy Brown, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott and more, calling the show Jay-Z and Friends. R. Kelly later hit Jay with a $75 million breach of contract lawsuit. 2. Jay-Z Vs. Lance “Un” Rivera- Now we still don’t know the truth about this fight as Nas pointed out in his “Ether” diss. The incident dates back to December 1999 when Jay was gearing up to release “Life & Times Of S. Cater” Vol. 3. Word had got back to Jay-Z that Un was responsible for his album being leaked before the release date. Jay-Z and his entourage ran into Un at The Kit Kat Club on west 43rd street in New York City. Rumor has it during the altercation Jay-Z stabbed Lance. Later, Rivera drafted a civil suit against Jay-Z but never filed it after the two settled out of court for about $500,000 to $1 million. 1. Diddy Vs. Steve Stoute- Nas’s “Hate Me Now” video displayed Diddy and Nas being nailed to a cross like Jesus. Diddy later did not want the world to see him like that because of his religion. Steve Stoute who was Nas’a manager at the time promised Diddy that he would have him taken out of that part of the video. The video premiered with both Nas and Diddy being nailed to a cross. This resulted in Diddy and his bodyguards breaking into Steve Stoute’s office and hit him over the head with a champagne bottle. Now what I wanna know is, did Diddy bring the champagne bottle with him or did he hit Steve Stoute in the head with his own Champagne bottle? Recent Posts: Fabolous Clears Up Ray J Altercation On The Radio [AUDIO] Ray J After His Fight With Fabolous [VIDEO] Ray J Gets Heated Talking About His Fight With Fabolous [AUDIO] Fabolous & Ray J Brawl In Vegas! The Fight Before Christmas! Jim Jones Beats Up Ne-Yo At Louis Vuitton Store VIDEO: Maino Clarifies On Yung Berg Smackdown!
‘We have come together … to discuss how the Recording Academy can continue to evolve,’ CEO Neil Portnow and marketing mogul say. By Alvin Blanco Steve Stoute Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Steve Stoute has succeeded in getting the attention of the Recording Academy. After the music-marketing mogul penned an “open letter” last month, decrying the Grammys as being out of touch with current musical trends and culture, Stoute and Neil Portnow, the president and CEO of the Recording Academy announced that those complaints are going to be addressed. “The voices of artists and our creative community are at the heart of the missions of the Recording Academy and indeed the music industry itself,” Portnow and Stoute said in a joint statement issued on Thursday (March 3). “Expanding constructive and positive ways to continue to actively incorporate generational and artistic diversity in the Academy’s development and good work serves those important missions. The participation of new and culturally diverse voices has and continues to be a goal which benefits our members, the creative community, and music fans everywhere.” This new alliance of sorts stems from the letter Stoute, the founder and CEO of Translation Marketing, wrote via a full-page ad in The New York Times days after the 2011 Grammys. The open letter was addressed to Partnow and the Recording Academy and was critical of what Stoute saw as snubs of popular artists at the awards show. The music-industry vet argued that mainstream acts such as Eminem were deserving of awards but lost to lesser-known acts like Arcade Fire, and then went on to say, “The awards show has become a series of hypocrisies and contradictions, leaving me to question why any contemporary popular artist would even participate.” Stoute later clarified his initial statement, saying that hearing “big, credible artists” complain about some of the winners inspired him to write the letter. He also said that Arcade Fire performing twice during the show had raised some eyebrows. Arcade Fire manager Scott Rodger responded with an open letter of his own, noting he was proud of the band and calling Stoute’s letter “a nice piece of self publicity.” Although no changes to the Grammy Award selection process have been announced, the topic appears now to be open to discussion from both sides. The statement continued, “To that end, we have come together in a collaborative manner to discuss how the Recording Academy can continue to evolve in an ever-changing cultural environment. We invite others who share this agenda to join us in these discussions.” What do you think of how the Grammy organization has responded? Tell us in the comments!
