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Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Promotes New Headphones By Way Of Sean Parker

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is in a mixing room in Lower Manhattan--but instead of hawking headphones like he's scheduled to do, the Jamaica, Queens-bred rapper is hinting about investing in Spotify and all sorts of other Silicon Valley startups. Looks like G-Unit's getting a VC division.READ»

SoundCloud CEO Alex Ljung's 5 Favorite Sounds

On the occasion of hitting 8.5 million users, the cofounder of the dead-simple, fun, social web audio service shares which recent recordings were music to his ears. READ»

Unwanted: More Pop-star Endorsed Headphones

Beats by Dr. Dre. Beats by Lady Gaga. Beats by Justin Bieber. Beats by Miles Davis. Will this trend stop before Beats by Roy Orbison?READ»

Would You Buy Toshiba's Glasses-Free 3-D Laptops?

With its new glasses-free 3-D technology, Toshiba is trying to show that 3-D is just a feature on your laptop, no different than having an HD screen, a DVD burner, or a Wi-Fi connection.READ»

50 Cent's New Vitamin Water: 3-D Sunglasses

Rapper 50 Cent made a cool $100 million from his ownership stake in Vitamin Water. Will his investment in 3D glasses-maker Gunnar Optiks prove just as lucrative? READ»

Step Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond Roudnitska

You wouldn't buy a book without knowing its author. Why wear a perfume without knowing its designer? A new store in New York now reveals the noses behind the names.READ»

Vitamin Water and 50 Cent Launch iPhone App

Four months after Soulja Boy got his iPhone app--which let users remix his songs--50 Cent gets his, dubbed "50's Sound Lab." Only 50 Cent's app is part of a marketing campaign for Vitamin Water. Like Soulja Boy's remixer, the ...READ»

The 50 Cent Bible

When Robert Greene published "The 48 Laws of Power" he had no idea the book would become a mega cult classic--and not just amongst business types. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson credits Greene's work with his success. But the single most defining moment in 50's life, he says, is when he completely let go of his fear. Fear nothing, and you shall succeed. This is the basic tenant of "The 50th Law," the groundbreaking collaboration between 50 and Greene.READ»

iFive: Amazon's Jeff Bezos Gets to Work, Austin Shares Smart Cars, and 50 Cent Isn't Twittering? in Today's Innovation News

While you were sleeping, innovation worked a double shift, popped a couple of brewskis, and then fell asleep in his work clothes. Here's today's innovation news: The family can stop worrying: Jeff Bezos got a warehouse job in ...READ»

10 Musicians Who Rock the Web

By now, we've all gotten used to the idea of the Web as the primary distribution channel for music. But some recording artists have clearly been ahead of the curve when it comes to creative uses for the Web. Here are 10 artists who have used the Internet in innovative ways.READ»

• Peter Gabriel’s YouTube for Human Rights: The Hub
• From Prog Rock To Prog Biz
• Music Goes Green

Marketing 101: Puma's Jamaican Love Affair

With sweeps in the men's and women's 100m, and gold in the 200 and 4x100 relays, Jamaica Track and Field has put itself on top with some of the worlds best sprinters. To top it off men's sprinter, 21-yr old Usain Bolt set the ...READ»

Shame On Taco Bell and KFC

This morning I read AdAge's article about Taco Bell's stupidity - 50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Over Value-Menu Stunt - and could not believe a company would risk such damage to their brand by offending an entire race of people in an effort ...READ»