Jennifer Lopez Tops Oprah Winfrey on Forbes List

J. Lo made a career comeback, while OWN's failure stalls Winfrey.

As rumors once again swirl about Jennifer Lopez possibly leaving American Idol, there's one thing we do know for sure, she just snagged the number one spot on the Forbes List.

Lopez, who earned a cool $52 million over the last 12 months, bumped Lady Gaga from the top perch (Gaga is in fifth place this year, also with $52 million) on the Forbes 2012 Celebrity 100 List. But anyone who follows the list knows it’s not only about dollars but it’s also about celeb stature. J. Lo’s high profile Idol gig, which allowed her to promote her previously ailing music career and overall brand, led to endorsement deals with L’Oreal and Gillette. In addition, the Bronx native has a clothing line at Kohl’s, a top selling fragrance and announced her upcoming summer tour with Enrique Iglesias.

Oprah Winfrey again holds the number two spot on the list, despite being the highest earner on the list at $165 million, but that’s mostly thanks to her successful spinoff shows (Dr. Phil, Rachel Ray, Dr. Oz), O Magazine and her radio deal with Sirius. What has hurt Winfrey’s status is her ratings challenged OWN cable network, which has struggled since its launch in 2011.

Other honorable mentions who’ve made the list include Justin Bieber, who ranks No. 3, Rihanna, in the No. 4 slot, Beyoncé, in the No. 16 spot, Hollywood titan Tyler Perry, in the No. 20 slot, and Dr. Dre, who slipped into the top 30 at No. 26.

Don't count Lady O out just yet. If a comeback was in the cards for Jenny from the Block Winfrey is still definitely a contender.Talk bout MONEY!

Dr. Dre Wants To Take A Music Break

The icon also talks Kendrick Lamar and Slim The Mobster.

Dr. Dre is a man with many options and sometimes even those gentlemen want to relax for awhile.

The Aftermath head spoke to FADER TV at the recent opening of his Beats By Dre store in New York and admitted that he didn't think his company would be this successful.

"I'm shocked myself as to how well they're doing, we're going to keep the exciting product coming," Dre said. "We're trying to be second to Apple and I don't think that's a bad position."

Dre said he began in the industry, learning the bare bones of production.

"I started out on a mixing board first when I was 15 or 16 years old," Dre recalled. "I had the opportunity to go in this guy's garage that had a mixing board so I learned that technic first before I touched a drum machine or was even interested in producing … which I think gave me an edge over the other producers out there."

And though Eminem and 50 Cent's mentor has plans for two new MCs, he's ready to relax for a bit himself.

"These are the next two artists I'm working on, Slim The Mobster and Kendrick Lamar, I think that's when I'm going to wrap it up for a minute because I've been working on music for 27 years now," he said. "The longest I've ever been out of the studio in 27 years is two weeks, so I feel like I want to take a little bit of a break. I never want to stop music, it's like air to me. I going to take a break and enjoy some time with the family until I get that itch to go back in."Now ain't we gonna miss him???

50 Cent's Street King Immortal Due November 13

After a long wait, fans finally get a release date.

50 Cent's fifth album for Interscope finally has a release date. After a year of protracted battles with the label, during which he released both a mixtape and a free digital album outside of its purview, the new project, titled Street King Immortal, will arrive November 13.

Interscope announced the release date today in a press release that followed a number of teases about the album from 50 on Twitter.

"Its coming STREET KING IMMORTAL I had a great meeting today about it," he wrote late last week, later adding: "Jimmy Iovine said STREET KING IMMORTAL is the best album I've made since GET RICH OR DIE TRYING."

Fif recently released the first single from the project "New Day" featuring Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys. His street album 5 (Murder By Numbers) was released earlier this month.I CANT WAIT ANY LONGER FIFTY`.....>>.

Xzibit Preps First Album in Seven Years

The L.A. vet recruits Game, Dr. Dre, Wiz Khalifa and more for his musical comeback.

After seven years away from the mic, Xzibit is looking to pimp his career. The L.A. rap vet is gearing up to release Napalm, his first album since 2006. X has been quiet since 2007, when his popular MTV show Pimp My Ride was canceled and he began focusing on his burgeoning acting career. He’s hoping to change all that with Napalm, set to drop early next year.

"If you know hip hop, you’re going to love and appreciate Napalm," Xzibit said in a statement. "The tone of the album is a testament to what I’ve been through in the last six years."
And he’s got some serious help. The 18-track album includes guest verses from Wiz Khalifa, Prodigy, Crooked I, Game, Slim The Mobster and Tha Alkaholiks. On the production side of things, X reconnects with his former mentor, Dr. Dre, and also links with Akon, David Banner, S1, Focus and U.K.’s Beat Butcher.


Xzibit draws first blood with the title track and lead single, produced by 1500 or Nothin and featuring Travis Barker on drums and DJ Sid of Slipknot on the tables. The head-banging, hard-rock inspired song is a new sound for X, and it’s being accompanied by a new look as well — the militarist video, inspired by and dedicated to American soldiers, was shot in Iraq. "It was surreal," X said of his experience to the war-torn country. "We visited places like Saddam Hussein’s Palace and actually filmed my video and documentary in there.” Xzibit’s trip will be examined in even more depth via a four-part documentary released in installments online. (Check out the first part here.)


X is boosting his comeback attempts even further with a role in Code Name: Geronimo, hitting screens next year. In addition, he’s currently on the road rocking stages on this year’s Rock the Bells festival tour. And another single, "Up Out the Way," featuring E-40, is in the clip.

X hopes it all adds up to an explosive return to the spotlight when Napalm drops. "I’m ready to kick some a--," he said.

Drop a bomb on ‘em.!!!

Hologram Tupac Company Goes Bankrupt

Visual effects company files for Chapter 11.

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The hologram projection of rap icon Tupac Shakur at this year's Coachella music and arts festival was an international sensation, but that wasn't enough to prevent one of the company's that created the illusion from going out of business. Digital Domain, the visual effects company that created the CG Tupac image, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday.


Digital Domain had only gone public last November. Though it filed for Chapter 11, it has already sold its core business to the private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners for $15 million.


Founded nearly 20 years ago, the company had difficulty bringing in enough revenue to keep pace with rising production costs in recent years. Digital Domain was co-founded by film giant James Cameron and worked on several high profile, effects-laden blockbusters before Tupac, including Titanic and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

What this all means for the future of Hologram Tupac is still up in the air,bet snoop will keep him UP there```

Kendrick Lamar Explains Good Kid, m.A.A.d city Artwork

Compton rapper uses childhood Polaroid to set tone for highly-anticipated debut.

Kendrick Lamar is getting ever closer to the release date of his highly-anticipated major label debut, Good Kid, m.A.A.d city. The official album art for the project was recently released online, and Lamar explained the significance of the artwork, which depicts him as a small child sitting at a table with his uncles and grandfather, in a new interview with Fuse.

"Two of my uncles, that's two of them, to the far right, that's my grandpa and a baby bottle next to a 40-ounce next to a gang sign, holding a kid," he said. "It's not just music to me. This is a story about the youth and the people that they call delinquents in my city. You look in the background and you see a picture on the wall of me and my pops... that photo just says so much about my life and how I was raised in Compton and the things I've seen through innocent eyes. You don't see no one else's eyes, but you see my eyes of innocence and trying to figure out what's going on."

The album is subtitled "A Short Film by Kendrick Lamar" and the Black Hippie ringleader emphasized that the entire project is meant to tell a story about his journey.

"It's really just a self-portrait. I feel I need this album in order to move on with my life, and I had negative vibes and demons haunting me," he said. "I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place. I went and put this message out in order for me to grow as a person. I'm glad I did, because it was a venting process to tell these stories I've never told."

Good Kid, m.A.A.d. city is slated to hit stores October 22 on TDE/Aftermath/Interscope. In the run up to the release, Lamar is currently headlining the first BET Music Matters hip hop tour.

Eminem Reunites With 8 Mile Cast for 10 Year Anniversary

The Detroit rapper reflects on his movie beginnings.

As one of the greatest hip hop movies of all time, 8 Mile is celebrating its ten year anniversary. And the biopic's front man is ready to reflect. Covering the most recent issue of Vibe, Eminem brought his cast together to look back on the entire filming experience while shedding light on the close knit relationships he maintains with his fellow actors. Joined by Mekhi Phifer, Anthony Mackie and others, Slim Shady gave a candid glimpse into what was going through his mind during the making of the movie.

"I definitely felt like I was about to embark on some s--t that was not necessarily up my alley," said the Detroit lyricist. "It was all brand new, and I'm so glad I had all of these guys around me. My hardest part was remembering the lines. 'Cause really, all I had to do was take myself back into the mind frame of how I felt before I got signed with Dre. It wasn't really too much to just be myself."

The hip hop celebrity also revealed that the movie provided an opportunity for bonds with Phifer, Mackie and others. After six weeks of rehearsals and additional production time, the actors became great friends and have kept in touch throughout the years. Em is currently working on his eighth studio album, which is yet to be named.lets wait for this YEAR BANGER!!!