Weekly Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop

 >>> The Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie will star in the new Candie’s Only at Kohl’s Spring campaign.

>>> Indie flick Torture directed by Alvin Gray opens this week with a soundtrack of Baltimore hip hop.

>>> Last week Disco D, a hot young producer, took his own life.
He can be remembered not only for his creative output but also for his business activities and support of other rising artists.

>>> One of the marketing tools used for the recently released movie Smokin’
Aces was a Second Life Assassin game.

>>> In Jay-Z News:

• Jay-Z continues his policy of declining to comment on anything controversial as activists make noise about the Brooklyn Nets’ arena naming.
• Jay-Z has added a Cherry Coke deal to his portfolio prompting concerns about "Snoop Dogg-like levels of overexposure."
• Jay-Z and Don Shula will
  face off over the chess board in one of many Budweiser Super Bowl commercials.

From ProHipHop