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If You Invested $1000 in Bitcoin When Rap Legend Nas Sang That He Was 'Coin-Based, Basically Crypto-Currency Scarface,' Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 7:50am | 604American rap legend Nasir Jones, known professionally as Nas, has been one of the early adopters of cryptocurrency and even used his art to market the industry to the masses. What happened: On Apr. 30, 2021, a track titled "Sorry Not Sorry" was dropped, featuring Nas along with DJ Khaled, Jay-Z,...
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If You Invested $1000 In Bitcoin When Legendary Rapper Nas Said 'It Will be Bigger Than The Internet,' Here's How Much It'd Be Worth Today
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 7:50am | 510Nas, regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, took a bet on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ten years ago when it wasn't even a thing, and has held on to the stash ever since. What Happened: The hip-hop star, whose albums like "Illmatic" have been chartbusters, was one of the early adopters of...
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These 5 Bored Ape Yacht Club Members Won Or Were Nominated For Grammys
Monday, April 4, 2022 - 2:47pm | 726The 64th Grammy Awards aired on Sunday and featured performances and wins from a diverse mix of genres and artists. One group particularly well represented was the community of a popular non-fungible token collection. What Happened: Airing on CBS, a unit of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA)(NASDAQ:...
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Meet Everyrealm, The Virtual Land Company Backed By Coinbase, Dapper Labs, Will Smith, The Weeknd And Even More Celebrities
Friday, March 25, 2022 - 12:06pm | 738Land sales in virtual worlds such as The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND) and Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA) have skyrocketed over the past year. One company is attracting investments from big investors and celebrities as it buys up virtual land and attempts to be a huge company inside the...
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Queen Latifah, Nas, Troy Carter Invest In Cannabis Store Taking Owners From Poverty To $450K+ In Sales
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 3:46pm | 406Dispensary concept Sixty Four & Hope will open its second of 21 locations owned by social equity cannabis licensees from South Los Angeles on December 20th, in the Melrose District. The wellness-focused, culture-rich cannabis store is named after Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis in...
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Investing In Coinbase, Robinhood Early: Is Nas The Best Rapper Turned Investor?
Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 6:46pm | 698Nas sold over 15 million records in the U.S. during his professional career as a rapper and songwriter. The rapper may go down in history as one of the greatest singers/rappers turned investors of all time. What Happened: An early investment in 2013 into the now-defunct brand Mass Appeal didn...
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Cannabis Co. Pure Beauty Raises $5M From Timbaland, Nas, Tom Kuntz, Gron Ventures, Subversive Capital, Others
Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 4:51pm | 373Pure Beauty, a California-based boutique cannabis brand that combines art, culture and style with sustainable and social justice practices, announced it has successfully raised $5 million in a convertible note fundraising round. The raise included a consortium of investors led by Gron Ventures,...
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Cannabis Brand Leune Raises $5M With Backing From Carmelo And La La Anthony, Casa Verde's Meyer, Wadhera
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 9:00am | 389The California-based cannabis brand Leune announced a $5-million capital raise Thursday supported by celebrity investors like professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony, his wife and TV personality La La Anthony and sports agent Rich Paul, who's known for representing...
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BET's 'Smoke: Marijuana + Black America' Doc Will Feature Nas, Sen. Kamala Harris
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 11:48am | 372BET is set to release Smoke: Marijuana + Black America, a two-hour special original documentary featuring Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Kamala D. Harris and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones. The film will premiere on Nov. 18 at 10pm ET/PT. The ...