tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38251813393316763862024-03-08T00:45:21.410-05:00H$B"Im not a writer, Im a hustler...just so happens I know how to blog."Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-25843364549926958542009-06-05T01:12:00.007-05:002009-06-06T15:58:47.271-05:00Hustlin' Backwards: 50 Cent's Mansion<center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:191245" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configParams=id%3D1574770%26vid%3D191245%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A191245%26startUri={startUri}" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." width="512" height="319"></embed><div style="padding-left: 0px; display: none;"></div><div style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; width: 500px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/cribs/videos.jhtml" style="color: rgb(67, 156, 216);" target="_blank">MTV Cribs</a> - <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/" style="color: rgb(67, 156, 216);" target="_blank">MTV Shows</a></div></center><br /><br />Season 15 of MTV Cribs. Episode 7. It was dubbed the "50 Cent Special" because unlike prior episodes where several artists homes were shown, 50's CT mansion had the entire segment dedicated to it.<br /><br />It was somewhat inspiring to watch, like most episodes, but even more so since it was 50, an artist & mogul who Ive always been fascinated by. I mean, back when 50 was at his peak he was making moves in, out, and around hip-hop. I expect that a lot of the posts on HustleBasics will be about 50 because hit or miss he stays on his grind.<br /><br />Unfortunately, his CT mansion turns out to be a miss. Not so much the buying that was a miss because in buying it from Mike Tyson's ex-wife for 4.1 milli he could have made a decent return on the investment when he it came time to sell it. Especially since it seems for the most part 50 did actually live in the mansion (Not every rapper that does MTV Cribs actually owns it or lives there).<br /><br />Things would have ended well had they ended there, but they didnt. Turns out there were renovations to be made. 50 hired a local engineering firm, that allegedly gave him a $500, 000 estimate on said renovations. The contract was signed and work started. By the time it was all said and done the 53 room mansion had 10 million dollars in renovations including the addition of a 40-person hot tub.<br /><br />See things like that remind me of when heads from around my old hood would drop 5 stacks into a hooptie. $5000 in rims, sound system, etc...all that on a $1000 Honda Civic hatchback. <br /><br />Hustlin' backwards.<br /><br />There is cost; <span style="font-style: italic;">the amount of money or resources used</span>, and then there is value; <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_DefinitionLabel"><span style="font-style: italic;">the monetary worth or desirability placed on something</span>.</span><br /><br />At one point in the MTV segment (@ 2:06 in the video above) 50 points out that the chandelier above the dinning table is 80k.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/Sii8l8cDa8I/AAAAAAAABHM/cHf13QDRqqI/s1600-h/50chandalier.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/Sii8l8cDa8I/AAAAAAAABHM/cHf13QDRqqI/s400/50chandalier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343728317940067266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">50's Baccarat crystal chandelier<br />cost: $80k<br />value: $80k<br /></div></div><br />Is it me or did he pronounce it something like "Bacaram" crystal? Im assuming he meant <a href="http://www.baccarat.fr/fr/index.htm">Baccarat</a> crystal. I'm also assuming he meant thats how much it cost him. In this case the cost is equal to the value because if 50 wanted to sell it he could probably get around what he paid for it. Baccarat crystal is a sound investment, unlike the BMW he jokes that he could have bought at the same price.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/SirVHJZeSpI/AAAAAAAABHU/bilpG2xZ8zA/s1600-h/50statue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/SirVHJZeSpI/AAAAAAAABHU/bilpG2xZ8zA/s400/50statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344318226587077266" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">50's custom vase<br />cost: $0<br />value: Priceless<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Its 50's "favorite thing in the house" so obviously its very valuable to him. More valuable than the chandelier even. Not nearly as valuable to you and I. Why? Like he said, he couldn't buy anything like it because it was custom made by an uncle of his who is in prison. Hence, its priceless specifically to him.<br /><br />So thats cost vs value. Back to the mansion itself...</div></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br />"He's put a lot into it, and it's all very tasteful, except the stripper poles," Curt Clemens Sr., owner of Century 21 Clemens & Sons in Hartford, tells the <em>Courant</em>. Clemens, who represented the property when it was owned by Tyson, said he toured the house a few months ago but is not handling the sale.<br /><br />On the down side, "It's an impossible house to use because of its gargantuan size," Clemens says. "Only a very minute portion of the population could afford to buy it, maintain it and would want it."<br /></blockquote><br />So at the end of the day, the cost of the mansion far exceeded its value.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hustle Basics Lesson:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Know and understand the cost vs the value of your investments.</span> When the cost of your investment passes the value of it to begin with...you're hustlin' backwards.Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-78593847693410837102009-05-25T00:55:00.003-05:002009-05-25T01:19:53.361-05:00Cavs sign ownership deal with ChineseThe Cleveland Cavaliers have signed an agreement with an investment group from China to become minority owners of the NBA franchise and its arena.<br /><br />I know the NBA is happy because this fits in with their plans of global expansion.<br /><br />Lebron is happy because this blows him up in China and he's one step closer to his goal of becoming the first billionaire athlete. That is, if Tiger Woods doesnt beat him to it.<br /><br />And the guy that does my taxes is happy. Well, Dan Gilbert is the principal owner of the Cavs. He also owns Intuit Inc, the makers of TurboTax. So basically The guy who did my taxes last year owns Lebron James. Did I mention he owns Fathead? You know, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI-0LO-zzLg">Fatheads</a>. If he aint a hustler then whadayacallthat?<br /><br />Everybody is happy.<br /><br />I want a peice of that pie so I can be happy too.<br /><br />Lets get this money.Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-62345497284755514602009-05-24T22:08:00.004-05:002009-05-25T00:54:57.352-05:00ABC's new show "Un-Broke"<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>ABC will be showing a 1 hour special called "Un-Broke".<br /><br /><blockquote>It's an unconventional look at the fundamentals of everyday finance with all the facts about credit cards, mortgages, stocks and bonds, investing and 401(k)'s, in a fresh new format combining information and humor.</blockquote>Unconventional meaning one segment is Seth Green doing MTV Cribs <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvids.myspace.com%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dvids.individual%26videoid%3D6975726&ei=DQ8aSoyVMcOHtgeT_pHoDA&usg=AFQjCNEAKknfnIbESUnr3lbTzZhJ_kfB4Q&sig2=ezN5WgeaeQQhQc2woEKk0A">a la Redman</a>. Im thinking <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&ct=res&cd=10&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D1623254076490030585&ei=4w4aSpL9AcSDtgfw0enbDA&usg=AFQjCNFXTidcgmvqZoOUjXa9-60vETcy_w&sig2=ZVMmkiHEpomYenTaddPRxQ">Ali G</a> meets Ramit Sethi.<br /><br /><div style="padding-left: 0px; display: none;" ontop="true"></div><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_0b8581d2e3" width="512" height="328"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="key=0b8581d2e3"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed flashvars="key=0b8581d2e3" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_0b8581d2e3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512" height="328"></embed></object><div style="font-size: x-small; margin-top: 0pt; width: 512px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0b8581d2e3/un-broke-the-seth-green-cribs-edition" title="from quinn">Un-Broke: The Seth Green Cribs Edition</a> - watch more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/" title="on Funny or Die">funny videos</a></div><br />While this is more so comedic sketch, it has its value. Rappers take note.<br /><br />I don't expect to be home watching TV friday night so Ill defintely be looking for this on youtube or google video once it airs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/Shoygnr_bVI/AAAAAAAABHE/TTt-fFAs_AA/s1600-h/boom.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/Shoygnr_bVI/AAAAAAAABHE/TTt-fFAs_AA/s400/boom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339635844191841618" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-79542427779090310032009-05-15T16:35:00.002-05:002009-05-15T16:38:16.256-05:00new video: D-Block ft. S.I - "Get That Paper"<span style="font-family: georgia;">I post videos like this because they touch on how Hip-Hop and getting money go hand in hand. I remember in when the buzz was surrounding the making of this video over in Brooklyn. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Good stuff.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lets get that paper.</span><br /><br /><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/Yzcv6qVd7zdiv9e7"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/Yzcv6qVd7zdiv9e7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-89063540439794970612009-05-14T13:07:00.000-05:002009-05-14T13:08:52.570-05:00Get Rich or Die Tryin'Need I explain?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/Sgxd4HfFxjI/AAAAAAAABF8/lH4YlBy9x0U/s1600-h/poorrich.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/Sgxd4HfFxjI/AAAAAAAABF8/lH4YlBy9x0U/s400/poorrich.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335742877190702642" border="0" /></a>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-36187686717610179592009-05-11T15:05:00.010-05:002009-05-11T22:45:00.847-05:00And On The Topic of Trust<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />This interview is from March 08. In it, John Chow, apparently on his hustle, claims to make 30k a month from blogging. I find it hard to believe and I wonder if the interviewer finds him suspect too. She seems to ask all the right questions too, props to her journalistic ability.<br /><br /><center><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><blockquote style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">@4:12<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"You're making money from a blog, by writing a blog, about how to make money when your blogging" </span></span></blockquote></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YklanpTMQ8M&hl=en&fs=1 &start=04"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YklanpTMQ8M&hl=en&fs=1&start=04" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></center></div>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-78315598159814326492009-05-07T20:50:00.007-05:002009-05-11T19:48:10.844-05:00Can't Sell Dope Forever<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/">Worldstar</a> posted a video recently of an Ice-T interview. He proceeds to air-out the rappers who "are not real" in how they portray themselves as living a lifestyle of bling whereas the cars, homes, and etc in their videos are all rented.<br /></div><br />Ok, nothing new there. So I wasn't really paying attention until @ about 5:50 where T drops a gem.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" ></span><blockquote style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">"...Anybody who gets in the game without an exit strategy is destined to perish...I dont give a f*ck what you're doing, you have to say Im gonna get to this point then Im out...[Madoff] made billions and had no exit strategy..."</span></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><object width="448" height="374"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhk1rdHC6eOF7iH34S"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="quality" value="high"> <embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhk1rdHC6eOF7iH34S" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed> </object><br /><br />Preach!<br /><br />An exit strategy is a means of escaping one's current strategy, typically an unfavorable one. But in business/investing/hustling an exit strategy can be positive. Its "cashing out" of whatever it is you are in.<br /><br />Not having an exit strategy then is equal to losing out all together.<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Get in, get out, that's the O.G's classic" </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Memphis Bleek, 1-900-Hustler</span><br /></span></blockquote>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-33078075166048781292009-05-07T08:25:00.006-05:002009-05-11T19:49:21.186-05:00Selling Wolf Tickets<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/SgLpC7uqPOI/AAAAAAAABE8/u2-gx6J-LiE/s1600-h/wolfram-alpha.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/SgLpC7uqPOI/AAAAAAAABE8/u2-gx6J-LiE/s400/wolfram-alpha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333081145362496738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometime this month WolframAlpha will be launching. Some say it will be a Google-killer. I beg to differ.<br /><br />Simply put WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine, whereas Google is a grammatical search engine. Where WolframAlpha will be responding questions with piecharts, Google suggests you what sites are most relevant and important to your search.<br /><br />Essentially its apples and oranges. Its like comparing the Weather Channel to lets say...a PBS Documentary. Data versus specific info.<br /><br />Either way Im looking forward to it launching.</div>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-14883032446440757352009-05-07T01:13:00.003-05:002009-05-11T19:57:34.355-05:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><blockquote>"I cant leave [blogs] alone the game needs me."</blockquote></span>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-19223996286086874432007-10-16T09:04:00.000-05:002007-10-16T09:05:16.113-05:00Jay-Z XXL Cover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/RxTFCyYIQPI/AAAAAAAAAQw/iJbT5ypvEL0/s1600-h/jayxxlcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jRwu1EXOSpc/RxTFCyYIQPI/AAAAAAAAAQw/iJbT5ypvEL0/s400/jayxxlcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121935327900483826" /></a>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-85693125503896799862007-10-10T09:31:00.000-05:002007-10-10T09:35:38.970-05:00New Jay Z SnippetOnly because Jigga is that dude and embodies the term hustler like water is wet. And as if the first 2 versions of Dead Presidents weren't instant classics.<br /><br />Enjoy.<br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/41204969586b1c"><br />Dead Presidents 3</a><br /><br />Hawked it from <a href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/blogs/ketchums/2007/10/10/jay-z-dead-presidents-3-snippet-.html">HipHopDX</a>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-61624626663871934002007-09-20T12:37:00.002-05:002009-05-12T09:12:29.205-05:00The 1 Thing ALL Real Hustlers Have in Common<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >"On the road to riches and diamond rings<br />Real [hustlers] do real things"</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Biggie</span></span></span></blockquote><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /></div><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >They take action.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >And I took one today. I opened an ING savings account which Im having my HR department shoot 10% of every check into automatically. I wont even know it was there to miss it.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Ever read "The Richest Man in Babylon"? If not get your mind right hustler.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Not so random factoid: The boy Christopher Wallace's (Biggie people, Biggie from whom todays quote was jacked)has a net worth of $250 mill. Not bad for a life after death right?...Right.</span>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-85470813554846236872007-08-20T00:05:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:52:15.585-05:00<span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Im back...you bastards.</span>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-27640429733336888712007-01-08T09:04:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:52:54.925-05:00Foley-Gate Connections to Donald Trump<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >What does the Mark Foley scandal have in common with Donald Trump and personal finance? Lance Hudson. For those that aren't up on things, Lane Hudson exposed Mark Foley when he posted the emails from Foley to a 16 year old page. The whole things blew up into whats been called </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Foley_scandal">Foley-gate</a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >. I came across an </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.queercents.com/2007/01/05/ten-money-questions-for-lane-hudson/">interview of Lane Hudson</a></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I dont know Lane, but real recognizes real and in the interview Lane said something real smart. When asked does money buy happiness? He replied:</span><br /><blockquote style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:100%;" >Heck no. Not to call out “The Donald” but the way he laid into Rosie last week, there is no way he’s happy! Money can certainly buy comfort and freedom from financial worry. But that doesn’t translate to happiness.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></blockquote><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Just some randomness I thought Id share.</span></div>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-71048329007746105402007-01-05T15:43:00.000-05:002007-09-20T13:27:08.086-05:00Power Moves - 50 Cent<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mattszabo.com/50%20Cent2-thumb.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.mattszabo.com/50%20Cent2-thumb.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Word on the street is that 50 is about to add his 2 cents to </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/48-Laws-Power-Robert-Greene/dp/0140280197/sr=8-1/qid=1168030196/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-2658734-4366512?ie=UTF8&s=books">48 Laws of Power</a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >. Does that mean they'll call it </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0">50 Laws of Power</a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >? Pun intended.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >I knew from the first time that I read 48 LOP that there was opportunity for one of hip-hop's moguls to remix it. I cant say I called 50 Cent on it though, I thought it'd be my favorite hustlers favorite hustler, Jay Z.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >There is a movement taking place. Its a movement involving success, personal-empowerment and self-help novels and media directed towards the hip-hop generation. Why? Because we are natural born hustlers. You'll say I told you so, you heard it here first.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Cant wait to see where this goes.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Props to </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://nahright.com/news/2007/01/05/the-50-laws-of-power/"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NahRight</span></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" > on the 411.</span>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-70095625196061778662007-01-05T12:01:00.000-05:002007-09-20T13:33:55.430-05:00Power Moves - Wyclef Jean<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wsrf.com/vbWebTextEditor/News/Wyclef-Jean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 122px;" src="http://www.wsrf.com/vbWebTextEditor/News/Wyclef-Jean.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://p112.news.scd.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070104/people_nm/haiti_jean_dc">Wyclef has been appointed Haiti's roving ambassador</a>. How ill is that?<br /><br />Really he already was Haiti's ambassador in the eyes of Haitian's all over. Clef is 1/3 of the group that put Haitian's on the map back when we was fighting to get respect. Did I mention I'm Haitian? My mother is at least, I was born here. Anyways don't act like you don't remember, Haitians wasn't getting no respect back in the day. Laugh now biyatches.<br /><br />Whats this got to do with personal finance and/or hip-hop? Everything. I'm neutral when it comes to politics but that doesn't take away from the fact that its a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=power+moves">power move</a> on Clef's part, and I find it motivating. Clef started with one mic and now has political clout like Nobel Peace Prize winner </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangari_Maathai">Wangari Maathai</a></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" >. Do the math.<br /><br />And don't get it twisted, this isn't just some pretty title they threw on duke that <span style="">holds no weight. Hes already getting bills passed </span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/haiti/16199547.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_haiti">according to Pablo Bachelet</a> of the Miami Herald.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;"> Remember Rappin' Duke, duh-ha, duh-ha</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">You never thought that hip hop would take it this far</span><br />- Biggie, "Juicy"<br /></blockquote></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style=""><br />Now that, my friend, is whats up.</span><br /><br /></span>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-26196265681823636462006-12-31T00:50:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:50:50.048-05:00Wu Tang Financial<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Had to take it back real quick. The year was 1990 something and Wu was bumping out of every MPV in the hood. But in between breaking my neck from nodding my head to the baseline and losing my voice from shouting "Wu Tang Forever"I caught a certain methodology to the song itself.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >1. Money is important</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >2. I better get me some</span><br /></div><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GDfToFcJ2J4"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GDfToFcJ2J4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825181339331676386.post-47432160881186595152006-12-30T22:35:00.004-05:002009-05-15T11:41:50.518-05:00C.R.E.A.M and all else that is ecomomics<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Hip-hop and hustling go together like,...like religion and chastity. Don't worry, I wont go too deep into the realm of personal and spiritual beliefs, do you. I'm simply attempting to exemplify the relation between one and the other. I say that within the culture that is hip-hop, hustling is deeply rooted in the minds, attitudes, and actions of its participants. What, hip-hop was started as a hustle itself.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Perhaps your definition of hustle and mine are different. See in a general sense hustle can be defined as anything from deceptive business practices to the dance that popped off in the 70's. Of course its hard to ignore the negative connotations that at times is attached to the word. Concepts that a hustler rips people off, is ruthless, a con, has no morals, blah blah blah. OK true indeed. However I and all the hustlers just like me have come to embrace the term more specifically.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >To us hustle is getting money, and only because we've learned that money rules everything around us. Its the only economics we know: get up, get out, and get something...or be nothing. Rest assured that my hustle and philosophy towards it means no harm to anyone. If anything its about keeping it real in the ultimate sense of the word, truth. My hustle is about putting food ion the table for you and yours. Its not just getting money, its about <span style="font-style: italic;">giving</span> money. Trust, there is more joy in that anyways. Its not about what you do, its about <span style="font-style: italic;">why</span> you do. The hustle I talk about and be's about is basically and simply personal finance...the hip hop way.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Personal finance? Yep, personal finance. Check it, personal finance is defined as the application of the principles of financial economics to an individuals financial decisions. That's white collar language for you, I know. Basically personal finance means: </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><ul style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How you stay on top of your money<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How much money you have<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How much money you need<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How much money you owe<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How much money you make<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How much money you will make in the future</span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >We're all trying to make a dollar out of 15 cents right? Some make more then others, but who cares about the next mans game of solitaire, do you. So how much you need and will be satisfied with is as unique to you as your fingerprint. Yet I digress.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >When I was contemplating the development of this blog I holla'd at <a href="http://www.prohiphop.com/" target="_blank">Clyde Smith</a>, both because I'm really feeling his blog and I valued his opinion. Aside from advising me to just do it he asked </span><blockquote style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"</span><span style="font-size:100%;">Why hip hop? I'm curious but I also think that positioning is crucial if you want something to blow up so it will help me to give you feedback if I know why you feel that represents you and/or is a productive niche</span><span style="font-size:100%;">" </span></blockquote><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > As obvious as a question as it was I sat back and though about it for a minute. His question had depth. Finally I responded</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"...its simple, I love hip hop. That's about it. I live it and I love it, so why not use it to communicate, network and do business? They say you should stick to what you love and you'll never work a day in your life...well I love hip hop. I don't want to go into the music industry itself, simple associate with the culture.<br /><br />I'm not even sure this concept will blow up. If it does that's cool, if not I'm fine with that too. My main thing right now is to just do it, get it out of my system. I'm not trying to get rich with this, I just figure Ive got a story to tell.<br /><br />I do believe that there is a market that would appreciate this site because Ive noted as of late there are several success books aimed at the so called hip hop generation coming out. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Hustla-Ultimate-How-Book/dp/0977606759/sr=8-1/qid=1167540163/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2658734-4366512?ie=UTF8&s=books" target="_blank">"Soul of a Huslta"</a> by Ata Gonzalez, Russell Simmons' "Hip Hop Law of Success." Your site even noted <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2005/0003580394&EDATE=" target="_blank">Suze Orman</a> dipping into hip hop culture during a recent Hip Hop Summit. There are personal finance sites like <a href="http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/">IWillTeachYouToBeRich</a> written by young people like myself documenting their personal finance endeavors but none for the hip hop generation.<br /><br />So with all that said I hope that helps you better understand my motives and where I'm coming from."</span></blockquote><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >And there you have it. That's where I'm coming from. Who knows where I'm going...this is just the beginning.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >PS: Big ups to <a href="http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/" target="_blank">Ramit</a> for also giving me the co-sign to get this thing poppin.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Deuce Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734530546931916877noreply@blogger.com0