NEP MEDIA BLOG : July 2014

Sunday, July 20, 2014

New Drake Album On The Way !

Drake's new album is set to be called "Views From The 6," most likely paying homage to the 416.

Drake's growing OVO roster will have a busy year, having already announced upcoming projects for Majid Jordan and PARTYNEXTDOOR, we now have the title of Drizzy's studio album to follow up Nothing Was The Same-- ViewsFrom The 6.

You may recall Drake referenced something new from him would arrive in 2015 on "0 To 100" with the lyrics, "We already got spring 2015 poppin’ / PND droppin’ / Reps-Up P droppin’ / Majid Jordin droppin’, OB droppin’ not to mention me droppin’."

Interestingly enough, Views From The 6 falls in line nicely with those fake "The 6" billboards that were circulating on the internets back in April.

Majid Jordan are set to release their new project A Place Like This on July 22nd via OVO Sound, distributed by Warner Bros. PARTYNEXTDOOR will quickly follow that up with his second project, PartyNextDoor 2, on July 29th. Along with these two OVO releases, Drake is also set to host the ESPYs on ESPN tomorrow, he's got his annual OVOFest in Toronto taking place in August, following which he immediately heads out on tour with Lil Wayne for the "Drake Vs. Lil Wayne" tour. On top of recording his new album, it's safe to say he won't have much free time.

How to Save Money When You’re Living Paycheck to Paycheck

I know… I know… For a lot of our readers, the thought of saving money when you’re living paycheck to paycheck is a joke.

It’s not that working people don’t want to save, it’s just that too many of us are struggling with trying to pay the rent and put gas in the car that by the time the month is over, there’s nothing left to save.

So I’m not going to lecture anyone on the importance of saving, but let me share some tips on how I broke the “paycheck to paycheck” cycle….

Month 1 -

Open an online savings account and deposit $5. If you can do more, great! But, if things are tough, I just want you to start with $5. Heck, roll your quarters if you have to.

There’s a table below with all of the best savings accounts & CD’s, but my favorite is Ally Savings. There’s no minimum to open an account, it’s a pretty good interest rate and I love all of the charts/features on the mobile app.

You can open a savings account at your local bank, but my suggestion is to go with an online bank. You’ll be less likely to withdraw the money.

And, I know it doesn’t seem worth it to deposit $5, but getting started is an extremely important first step! Just trust me.

Rank	Bank	% Rate	Details

Month 2 -

This month I want you to save $15 in your new savings account. Again, if you can do more, awesome!

If you need a little help earning an extra $15, I’d check out MySurvey & Springboard Panel. They are the two best survey sites, and if you sign up for both, you should easily make an extra $15-$30/month (most surveys pay between $3-$4 each for 20 minutes of your time). Heck, sometimes I fill them out while I’m watching Netflix.

If you need a little help earning an extra $15, I’d check out Media Insiders Panel. If you install their app on your smartphone, they’ll pay you $5/month per device. And you can install the app on up to 3 devices for a total of $15/month. You can read more about the program here.

There are also a ton of different ways to make extra money on this site, so start poking around thearchives. Remember you just need $15 this month.

Month 3 -

Our goal is work up to saving $100/month in the savings account. I know that seems lofty, but I’m going to help you earn that extra $100/month. For this month, I just want you to try and put away $30 in the account.

One of my favorite ways to make a quick $30 is InboxDollars. There are a number of websites that will pay you to read advertiser’s emails, sign up for offers, and take surveys. I’ve tried about a million of them, but there are only a few of them that I would recommend. Inbox Dollars is one of those companies. It’s free to join Inbox Dollars and best of all, they give you $5 just for signing up. Inbox Dollars just requires that you accumulate $30 in earnings before you can “cash-out” and they pay you by sending a check.

Some sample offers include one that asks you to sign up for a email newsletter from AMF Bowling. That pays 50 cents and takes about 15 seconds. Another offer asks you to sign up for a free account at Turbotax.com to earn $3.50. These are simple and there are nearly a hundred of them to choose from. If you are interested in giving Inbox dollars a try, visit the sign-up page here to get started (open to every country).

Another idea is to sell some of your old stuff online. For books, use a site like Bookscouter.com and they’ll compare 30+ different buyback sites and tell you which one is willing to pay the most for your books.

Congrats you’ve saved your first $50. That’s something to be proud of!

Month 4 -

Alright, this month it’s time to try and put away $100. Daunting, I know. But I’ve got a few ideas that might help…

- You can try our list of 16 Companies giving away $1,810.25. These companies want you to try them out and they’ll pay you to do so. Some of them are easier than others, but just check it out.

- Or how about mystery shopping? Before I became a blogger, I was a full-time, professional mystery shopper. And I got pretty good at it – earning around $5,000/month.

Here’s a list of the companies that I worked for…(none of them will charge you money to signup. And if a mystery shopping company ever tries to charge you, it’s a scam. Stay away from those.) I know a lot of people are already working two jobs, but mystery shopping can be a way of earning money and relaxing with your friends/family at the same time. My favorite are the restaurant mystery shops – you get a free meal and you get paid!

Month 5 – 12 -

Continue saving $100/month for the entire year. We want your year-end account balance to be $950. Here are some ideas on how to make an extra $100/month:

How to Make $750/Month Selling Used Books

Get Paid $50 to Write a Guest Post

What’s in Your Fridge? Get Paid to Share…

How to Make an Extra $50/week Working for Amazon.com

How to Get Paid $200/month Testing Websites

Year 2 -

It’s important to continue saving at least $100 each month. Use your regular paycheck for living expenses and save any extra money you make from the ideas on this website.

Once you’ve reached year 2, you’ve saved nearly $1,000. At this point, my suggestion would be to open an IRA. LendingClub.com happens to be my favorite (because I’m earning 14%/year), but anywhere will do.

Just one more piece of motivation. If you can continue to save $100/month for the next 20 years (at 14% interest), you’ll end up with $106,022! Can you imagine? More than $100,000 in a bank account!

You can do this.

End the cycle today.

Good luck Penny Hoarders!

@NepMediaBlog

Suge Knight -- 'Bitch Ass' Diddy Knows I Didn't Murder Tupac ... 'Cause ...

Former Death Row CEO Suge Knight ranted about the 2Pac shooting and proceeded to call out his long time rival Diddy, while also stating that he believes Pac is still alive on an island somewhere.

As reported by TMZ, “Suge was leaving 1Oak last night when he unleashed a rant about the Tupac shooting.”

Suge stated:

“Everybody knows off the top, I ain’t the n*gga who killed Tupac. I’m the n*gga protected Tupac.”

As he continued, Suge went on the blame Diddy for having Pac shot:

“At the same time, bitch ass Puffy can get him a motherf*cking star (on the Walk of Fame), and every rat in the world says he’s the one who killed Tupac, or had him shot.”

Suge says the answer to why no one has been arrested for the murder of Pac is simple:

“If you noticed, there was a rat on television saying he’s the one who did the shooting, that this happened, that happened.”

The former Death Row boss added that the reason no one has been arrested for the murder of Pac, because he is still alive:

“If you think about it, why do you think no ones been arrested if they said they’re the one who killed Tupac? Because Tupac’s not dead. If he was dead, they would be arresting them dudes for murder. He’s somewhere smoking a Cuban cigar on the islands somewhere.”

Watch Suge Knight’s rant, via TMZ, top:

Bowwow Changes His Rap Name

Bow Wow announces he's changing his rap moniker to Shad Moss.

Bow Wow progressed from his youth as a rapper named Lil Bow Wow, and as he continues to grow up he's decided on another name change, although this one is more drastic than simply dropping the "lil."

The co-host of BET's 106 & Park has announced today that following the BET Awards, he will no longer be going by Bow Wow. He'll be adopting his real name, Shad Moss, as his rapper name.

Bow Wow aka Shad Moss says, "After BET awards I will no longer go by Bow Wow!" he took to Instagram to announce. "Im going by my real name ‘Shad Moss’ we made a lot of history as bow wow. Now its time for the next chapter and challenge."

"Bow wow does not fit who I am today," he wrote on IG. "I'ma father, business man, TV host, Actor, and rapper! Time for MR. Moss to take over!"

Watch his Instagram video. You can expect him to drop a new single as Shad Moss, featuring K Camp, "Right Now" in the near future.

Good move for the rapper?

Has Karlie Redd Dropped Yung Joc for Chief Keef? [Photo]

We all know Karlie Redd is the Cougar of the Year, but we never imagined that we would catch her getting up close and personal with 18 year old Chief Keef! Isn’t that almost illegal?!

Bossip found this picture of Karlie and Chief during BET Awards Weekend at a Interscope Records party. We can’t tell if the photographer happened to catch an awkward moment or if the two were doing a little bonding. But the bigger question is, where is Yung Joc?

Tell Us What You Think! -@NepMediaBlog

Friday, July 18, 2014

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

R.I.P VON !

Gone , but not forgotten ! May GOD be with his family & friends he left behind .

-NepMediaBlog

@AmbitionTheClothingLine With OG Ice-T ! WHAT'S ^ ST.LOUIS !

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@NepMediaBlog & Producer @RobbyOneSavage Interview

NMB: What's up Robbyone?

RobbyOne: Nun much Just Grinding. 

NMB: Tell the people something they don't know about u

RobbyOne: I'm a Scorpio And A Gamer

NMB: So what's new for Robbyone?

RobbyOne:What's New.. Twanie Boy No Fliter Drop Yesterday go check tht out. Go check out SK papers on soundcloud.com (ima give you the links) 5star Oh Shit. and be on the look out with the whole BOOYAH  camp.
NV the finesser GTK (TX) we got new projects in the works. I got this movement in miami. I'm bumping hard in Texas man FWM.

NMB: So what's the name of your production company?

RobbyOne: The Name Of My Camp is N-$-M North Side Mafia. Co-Owner Finesse Fresh. We produce song write and management.

NMB: Who influence u to make beats?

RobbyOne: Shidd watching documentaries like Dr. Dre seeing how @NWA got formed then I always had that ear for music. I used to write raps in grade school and realized I didn't have no beats. I had a mentor @Keith(Dredz ThaGreat) Used to take me to his studio to make beats then I went on my own after that. That was in 06-07 .

NMB: How long have u been making beats?

RobbyOne: 8 Years Total!!

NMB: How many beats do u have made in total?

RobbyOne: Over 500 and a hard dive that's crashed with over 100 GB of beats.

NMB: Who's the biggest name have u worked with in your city?

RobbyOne: @DJ Tab @RukkaPuff @Peety Weestro @5Star

NMB: Who you'll like to work with locally?

RobbyOne: @LilSaintLouis, @Laudie, @3Prombles @TagTeam has been fu*king with me .

NMB: Which top 3 major artist you'll like to work with if u had the chance?

RobbyOne: @GucciMane @PeeweeLongWay @LilWayne

NMB: So how was it to work with STL artist @PeeteyWeestro?

RobbyOne:  It Was On Point. I remember when he hit me up and said he needed 5 beats bro god took care of me, so I made them bitches in the same week ask bro god. S/o2 @PeeteyWeestro brah

NMB: U know me & you got some records in the works & the rest of the #BOOYAH camp has well , so man tell me how u feel to be like our #1 producer to come & shop with? U got the beats for the low & they hot .. Are u with a squad already; if so who & if not why?

RobbyOne: It Feels Good. I'm blessing y'all & y'all blessing me. Yea I'm in a squad, but naw I only claim N-$-M ,but I will produce and song write for other camps.

NMB: What side of St.Louis are u from?

RobbyOne: I'm from north side st. Louis Mo. Northland & Marcus

NMB: What other producers, songwriters and/or artists do you see as your primary inspirations?

RobbyOne: @Zaytoven @Dr.Dre @GucciMane @IsleyBrothers @MichaelJackson

 NMB: Do you have advice for young people who want to become music producers?

 RobbyOne: Follow your dream be creative come in the game with your own sound and never give up.

NMB: What do you like to do for fun outside of working on music?

RobbyOne: Turn up burn up tht gas and im a family man chill with my son and nephews.

NMB: So what's next for u my dude?

 RobbyOne: "FWM" the mix tape hosted by me or I might get a weak ass DJ if they fu*ck with me ,and more street bangers !

NMB: Anything else u would like to say to the people?

RobbyOne: Yeah follow me on Facebook @RobbyOneSavage and twitter @robby1nebeatz

 IG @professor_robbyonebeatz....  SK papers http://m.soundcloud.com/the-music-firm/papers/s-VYkJz

Tawnie boy no filter http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=jJEQTGwOGRg can't forget about them links ya'll gotta check out !

Sunday, July 13, 2014

@NepMediaBlog Interview Thursday Morning With Producer @RobbyoneSavage

I WILL BE SPEAKING WITH THE HOMIE ROBBYONE THURSDAY MORNING .. WE'LL BE TOUCHING UP ON WHO INFLUENCE HIM TO MAKE BEATS, WHAT SQUAD HE REP, HOW MANY BEATS HE GOT MADE IN TOTAL, WHO HE'LL LIKE TO WORK WITH IN THE CITY OF STL & MORE !

Thursday, July 10, 2014

@NepMediaBlog & ALTON, IL @DeejaySteeno INTERVIEW

NMB: What's up Dj Steeno big homie?

DJ STEENO: What up Nep?!

NMB: Sup .. Nun , but grinding, so are u working on any projects at this time?

DJ STEENO: Nah not at the moment, just grinding fam. Local gigs.

NMB: So u gotta name for yourself around your city Alton,IL.. What keeps you motivated to do what u do?

DJ STEENO: First and foremost my family. I mean I love music and making people have a good time!

NMB: Who's the hottest local artist in your city to u? 

DJ STEENO: Maaaaaaannnnnn to be honest I gotta say @JayLove ;bruh got sum heat! But as far as rap that nigga @Triggaman7th prolly got it. 

NMB: How many venues do u dj at? 

DJ STEENO: I got the Rubber Duck poppin on Fridays 10pm-2am 305 E. Edwardsville Rd. Wood River, IL.... And Midtown Bar n Grill every other Saturday at the corner of Central and e. 7th st Alton, IL

NMB: How long have u been dj'n?

DJ STEENO: About 7 years na.

NMB: Can u rap or sing? 

DJ STEENO: I play around a lil bit nun major... I dropped a verse on @TaeTarantino "Boss Shit" remix a few months back (laughs)

NMB: Yea I heard the record .. Nice remix .. Shout out to @UnkwnTheProducer What do u love to do when you're not on the turn tables? 

DJ STEENO: Be with my peoples are around people that mess with me for real .

NMB: Have u ever hosted any mixtapes?

DJ STEENO: Naw, a few people was suppose to get back at me wit they tapes,but they never did, but that ain't none of muthafucking business tho .

NMB: How many parties have u hosted?

DJ STEENO: Maaaaaaannnnnn I couldn't count em if i tried.

NMB: Who's your favorite Dj?

DJ STEENO: Me, no lie.... but the boy @DjKrisstyle a beast!

NMB: How do u feel about other artist hating on other artist in your city?

DJ STEENO: Man, that shit lame to me,  but I guess thats what help them get a buzz. If people would quit hatin' and start helping each other grind together, than things a get way better for everybody!

NMB: Where do u see yourself in 10 years? 

DJ STEENO: 10 years I'll be heavy.... My family will be set and I'll be a head basketball coach somewhere. Passing the turntables down to one of my kids.

NMB: That's what's up real talk! Shout out to the lil DJ Steenos (laughs). What's one of the things u hate that local artist do or say when they talk to u?

DJ STEENO: I don't hate anything... I dislike the fact that they fake, spit fake ish and do fake ish. Truth be told none of them give me they music to spin, so I can't hate em bruh.

NMB: I feel you Steeno bra that's real, so what consist of a good day for Steeno?

DJ STEENO: Every day my family wakes up is a good day. But a normal day... I wake up, pray.... Get my kids together, watch a, Lil sportscenter, fam activity, check out the new music, work, might go hoop, then back to the fam.

NMB: Alright my nigga Steeno .. U know I fucks with u .. We st

ill got business we need to take care of to .. U still down?

DJ STEENO: Fasho bruh its all good! Business is money, soooo of course I'm down wit that. I Appreciate the interview... Oh yea gotta BIG BIG BIG Pool party event coming real soon so stay tuned!

NMB: Fasho we gon talk ! And most def my nigg just let me know u know u always welcome to stop by & have something promoted by @NepMediaBlog ! POOL PARTY ! Sounds like a video shoot (laughs) . Aight we out ya'll ! Thanks Steeno for letting me interview u big homie ! 