Twitter Raising New Cash At $250 Million Valuation

Twitter, which just recently turned down a half billion dollar acquisition offer from Facebook (albeit to be paid mostly with Facebook stock), is dipping back into the venture capital market, we've heard from a source with knowledge of the deal. They've signed a term sheet with at least one venture fund to raise a new round at a $250 million valuation. We are still gathering information on how much they're raising and from whom.

It's likely they'll raise more than the $20 million in capital they've taken in over two previous rounds. Their last round, raised in June 2008, was a $15 million raise from new investors Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions. Union Square Ventures and Digital Garage increased their previous investment.

Rumor is Twitter hit up more than a few venture firms to pitch the $250 million valuation, and got more than one "no." But someone's bit, perhaps encouraged by Twitter's breakneck growth and the interest from Facebook. That means Twitter gets a new cash injection and time to figure out its business model at an even more leisurely pace.

Update: We've heard from two sources the venture firm that signed the term sheet is IVP.

Next Day Air Trailer

I think this is going to be funny as hell!! Love Mike Epps, Donald Faison,Mos Def and of course Wood Harris! They have alot of star power in this movie, so im DEF looking forward to this. Also if you look close enough I believe one of the girls in this movie is Cali from Real Chance of Love???

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer

I know my nephew and bestfriend is DEF waiting on this!!!! I must admit, I am too!!lol I am a huge movie buff!! I love all kinds of movies, but action, comedy, and horror flicks are my favs.

Fast and Furious 4 2009

I almost had a heart attack when I saw this!!! I loved the first two installments, but the 3rd one I could've done without. The only part I likedin Tokyo Drift was the end when Vin Disel appeared!!lolol Hope you enjoy this trailer, it looks awesome!!! And all the original cast members are back!!!!!

House of Dereon & Dereon Shoot

Beyonce is definitely making a brand out of herself, and I'm not mad about it at all! My best friend always tells me, " If you gonna do it, then do it big!!" And he knows what he's talking about because he is a CEO of his own company. And Beyonce does it big!! I mean if you look at some of the greatest business men and women they have a brand not just a business they dabble in a little bit of everything. And it may not necessarily be in front of the camera all the time either, but they are def doing big things.

if you don't believe me, google these names:

Robert "Bob" Johnson
Russell Simmons
Tyra Banks
Kimora Lee Simmons
Diddy
Debra L. Lee
Lebron James
Jennifer Lopez
Hill Harper
Shawn "Jay Z" Carter
Tyler Perry

And the list truly does go on! Some of these names are familiar and some of them are not. But even to the ones that are familiar they are doing a whole lot more than just what you see or hear on the news.

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I didn't want to blog about one of the most historical moments in history because I knew all of my blogger fam would be putting up posts as well as the rest of the world. But I will say I am very proud, honored, inspired and excited for the next 4 to 8 years!!!

Beyonce said it best with the song she performed for the President and First Lady's 1st dance:



If you've been following me for awhile you know how I feel about this song. Its one of my all time favorites because it has so many meanings to it. And on Tuesday Jan 20, 2009, a new meaning was added to it!

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Nicki Minaj

Take a look at the confidence, sex appeal and lyrical strength of Nicki Minaj, and it’s no wonder that Lil Wayne wanted her to be the face of Young Money. Singing hooks for other artists early on, the Queens native’s career as an emcee started about a year ago. Fendi, the CEO of Brooklyn label Dirty Money Records, heard the tracks on Nicki’s MySpace page and had to contact her to put her on his The Come Up DVD series.

"My whole thing was, I didn’t want to go to anyone. I wanted to heat up the streets first, and have them come to me," Nicki remembers. "I was so out of the loop with the whole underground DVD circuit. I just met some dude named Fendi, heard about a DVD called The Come Up and I hopped on it." This installment of The Come Up was "The Carter Edition," and had segments with Lil Wayne and Jay-Z, Nicki’s video immediately proceeded Wayne’s. The emcee du jour, who was putting together his Young Money crew at the time, was so impressed by the video that he immediately began pursuing her for the label.
"I always liked him," she says. "… So for him to turn around and see me and like me? It’s almost like it was meant to happen." Wayne and Nicki linked up through Fendi, and the two have been recording ever since. Nicki would later appear on the "Can’t Stop Won’t Stop" freestyle on Wayne’s critically-hailed mixtape Da Drought 3. As for Sucka Free: The Mixtape , "Baddest Bitch" sees her showcasing nimble-tongued shit-talking while also singing her own hook, and on "Brraaatttt," her hardnosed verses ("I leave clips in ya head like a beautician," she quips) have no problem keeping up with those of fellow East Coast emcee Ransom. "High As A Kite" shows the potential of the future of Young Money, as Nicki and Wayne’s rhymes each ooze with the swagger that embodies the label. "Everything is true to my New York essence, but it’s something you’re not used to hearing from female rappers," she says. "It’s all about the swag.
I never look at what people are saying, I look at their aura—do I want to hang with them, do I want to go to a club with them?" Nicki has a clear understanding of how things work for being so new in the industry. While her witty lyrics and engaging delivery already equip her to rap circles around both her male and female peers, she also realizes that her looks are what’s going to catch eyes: the double-sided promo poster for Sucka Free shows a bikini-clad Nicki squatting, while seductively licking a lollipop. "There’s a place and deal for everyone in the business. You have to know your niche and be confident in that, take it and go," she unapologetically states. "I know my lane is probably going to be ’sex sells,’ but at the end of the day, I know I’ve got skills. And if that’s my niche, I don’t have a problem saying that’s my niche"

Okay so I know I'm probably real late on Nicki, but i don't listen to too many female rappers and seeing as there isn't that many out now mainstream I had never heard of her until I heard her " Single Ladies" remix. OMG!!! She is fire!! I did some searching and found more music and info on her. I posted some of her videos i like and thought was fire!!! anyone who know me know my fav female mc's are Kim and Lauryn. Well neither one of them has had albums out for awhile so I have to expand my horizons!!