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Forbes’ annual Power List, which ranks celebrities on money and fame, named Oprah Winfrey, for the second year in a row, as the most powerful with $275 million (from her media empire). A far second to the list is golf phenomenon Tiger Woods ($115 million), followed by Angelina Jolie ($14 million) in third place. Though Jolie has the lowest net worth among the top ten personalities in the list, Forbes probably gave more weight to her popularity and clout, both due to her profession and charity works. Based on the Power List, Jolie is actually “more powerful” than her beau, actor Brad Pitt, who landed on the tenth spot with $20 million. Pitt’s ex Jennifer Aniston came in only at No. 17.

Meanwhile, another power couple landed on the top ten — the newly-weds Beyonce Knowles (#4) and Jay-Z (#7), with $80M and $82M, respectively. The rest of the top listers (measuring earnings and publicity power) are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes when I listen to music my kids have on their mp3, I feel older than I should be. Those rap songs are cool — they do make your feet and head move involuntarily. The difficult part is understanding what they are saying. Some say that rap artists are considered the new poets who express their opinions on society and culture through music. If they are saying something important, I need to know what they are saying.

I scoured the web to find Jay Z lyrics and found a great site for rap artists. Rapartists.com has details on almost all notable rap artists in the industry. I checked out the Jay Z Profile and found the lyrics of most of his songs easily. Other than lyrics, his profile showed discography and his biography. Learning about his biography is important to understand what his lyrics are trying to say. Knowing that he hailed from Brooklyn made me understand why his songs talked so much about the ghetto, the streets, and the kind of life he must have had in his childhood.

If you want to know more about other rap artists, Rapartists.com is your best resource.