News 04/26/08 - Lupe Fiasco goes gold, Floyd Mayweather Jr goes Indy 500

creepz · 04-26-2008, 04:33 PM

After pushing relentlessly amidst a drowning industry, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool has finally been RIAA certified gold. While Nielsen Soundscan doesn’t show that Fiasco has sold in excess of 500k, RIAA includes outlets that Nielsen misses when calculating sales numbers. Regardless, this is a great victory for Fiasco as he continues touring with Kanye West, N.E.R.D. and Rhianna on the much heralded Glow In The Dark Tour. The gold plaque can be added to his many other accomplishments and accomplishments - including his recent Grammy win.
Floyd Mayweather, world champion boxer in five weight classes, will serve as the honorary starter of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Mayweather will wave the green flag to officially mark the beginning of the largest attended single day sporting event in the world, with an estimated crowd of over 400,000 people.
Via press release Mayweather said "To be asked to wave the green flag at the Indianapolis 500 is an incredible honor. I'm extremely excited to be a part of this event and to see the best drivers in the world perform on the biggest stage in all of sports."
"We're happy to welcome Floyd Mayweather to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to serve as the honorary starter of the 92nd Indianapolis 500," said Joie Chitwood, IMS president and chief operating officer. "The speed, power and charisma that he has shown in the ring are a perfect match for the excitement of 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.'"
The race will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. ET on ABC Sports, the IMS Radio Network and XM Satellite Radio.

Sparks37 · 04-26-2008, 04:37 PM

propz to Lupe the album def' deserve it ; if it had dropped a couple years ago it could easily have been multi-platinum...

Hakaroodi · 04-26-2008, 10:41 PM

shout out to Lupe.. hot album The Cool..

Mon£y · 04-28-2008, 03:23 AM

Lupe = a wordplay genius.

YoUnG CaLi · 04-28-2008, 02:05 PM

Damn this nigga floyd mayweather is everywhere now a days...he need 2 take his ass in da gym n get ready 4 da DLH fight....

Propz 2 lupe....4 someone dat stays true 2 wat he does and doesn't do wat everyone else is doing n still sells a good amount is a great thing...

black ice 07 · 04-28-2008, 02:41 PM

Lupe deserves it. I'm glad people didn't sleep on this record like his last one and with him on Kanye tour he'll sell more like Keyshia Cole did when she went with him in 05. All he need is to put out another banger. I've heard the album but I'm waiting for it to go back on sale to buy it.

NasIsLike · 04-28-2008, 03:39 PM

Mayweather is EVERYWHERE!

04-26-2008, 04:33 PM	#1
creepz Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,213 Repped: 689 Repped 247 Times in 85 Posts Neg Reps: 37 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 5 Posts	04/26/08 - Lupe Fiasco goes gold, Floyd Mayweather Jr goes Indy 500 04/26/08 - Lupe Fiasco goes gold, Floyd Mayweather Jr goes Indy 500 After pushing relentlessly amidst a drowning industry, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool has finally been RIAA certified gold. While Nielsen Soundscan doesn’t show that Fiasco has sold in excess of 500k, RIAA includes outlets that Nielsen misses when calculating sales numbers. Regardless, this is a great victory for Fiasco as he continues touring with Kanye West, N.E.R.D. and Rhianna on the much heralded Glow In The Dark Tour. The gold plaque can be added to his many other accomplishments and accomplishments - including his recent Grammy win. Floyd Mayweather, world champion boxer in five weight classes, will serve as the honorary starter of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Mayweather will wave the green flag to officially mark the beginning of the largest attended single day sporting event in the world, with an estimated crowd of over 400,000 people. Via press release Mayweather said "To be asked to wave the green flag at the Indianapolis 500 is an incredible honor. I'm extremely excited to be a part of this event and to see the best drivers in the world perform on the biggest stage in all of sports." "We're happy to welcome Floyd Mayweather to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to serve as the honorary starter of the 92nd Indianapolis 500," said Joie Chitwood, IMS president and chief operating officer. "The speed, power and charisma that he has shown in the ring are a perfect match for the excitement of 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.'" The race will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. ET on ABC Sports, the IMS Radio Network and XM Satellite Radio.

04-26-2008, 04:37 PM	#2
Sparks37 Bootlegger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: France/Germany Posts: 5,721 Repped: 2,518 Repped 6,534 Times in 1,282 Posts Neg Reps: 47 Neg Repped at 44 Times in 37 Posts	propz to Lupe the album def' deserve it ; if it had dropped a couple years ago it could easily have been multi-platinum... __________________ In stores on December 15th.

04-28-2008, 03:23 AM	#4
Mon£y I Came For The Money Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 382 Repped: 87 Repped 8 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lupe = a wordplay genius. __________________ G Unit Gangsta Grillz - The highly anticipated mixtape COMMING SOON

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NasIsLike Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,355 Repped: 24 Repped 50 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mayweather is EVERYWHERE! __________________

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04-26-2008, 10:41 PM	#3
Hakaroodi G-UNIT SOLDIER Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 30,516 Repped: 14,425 Repped 952 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 49 Times in 45 Posts	shout out to Lupe.. hot album The Cool..

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YoUnG CaLi datalkofcali Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoUtH CaLi Posts: 3,935 Repped: 165 Repped 560 Times in 319 Posts Neg Reps: 24 Neg Repped at 97 Times in 75 Posts	Damn this nigga floyd mayweather is everywhere now a days...he need 2 take his ass in da gym n get ready 4 da DLH fight.... Propz 2 lupe....4 someone dat stays true 2 wat he does and doesn't do wat everyone else is doing n still sells a good amount is a great thing...

04-28-2008, 02:41 PM	#6
black ice 07 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis Tenn Posts: 1,916 Repped: 923 Repped 841 Times in 137 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 10 Posts	Lupe deserves it. I'm glad people didn't sleep on this record like his last one and with him on Kanye tour he'll sell more like Keyshia Cole did when she went with him in 05. All he need is to put out another banger. I've heard the album but I'm waiting for it to go back on sale to buy it.