Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller Devise Backstage Pranks For Tour

'Let's go, Most Dope versus Taylor Gang. It's on,' Mac Miller said on 'RapFix Live,' hyping up the backstage competition between him and Wiz.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway


Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa on "RapFix Live"
Photo: Natasha Chandel/ MTV News

When Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller hit the road together this summer, the good times will roll no doubt. But who will have more fun: the fans or the headliners? During their nine-city Under the Influence of Music run, the Pittsburgh boys are planning plenty of backstage fun. "Your little crew better get your little selves together, 'cause T.G.O.D. is coming," Wiz told Mac, playfully threatening his labelmate when they both appeared on "RapFix Live" on April 25. "Let's go, Most Dope versus Taylor Gang. It's on," Mac responded all smiles, pumping up his rap crew.

Wiz and company get plenty competitive on the road. Fans got a taste of the fun in Khalifa's second "Taylor Gang" video, which he released in September. The Bill Paladino-directed clip is composed of concert footage from Wiz's 2011 Rolling Papers Tour. In addition to onstage shots, there are plenty of clips of team T.G.O.D. playing pranks and shooting Super Soaker water guns. "We play basketball, water fights, we ride bikes," Wiz said of the Taylors' backstage antics. "We're gonna climb mountains on bikes."

Last year, Wiz and Mac went out on the Green Carpet Tour, but their respective careers have grown exponentially since then and anticipation for their latest run is building. Mac is particularly excited. "We should do team building. Can we do safety falls?" he asked Wiz with a child-like glee.

"Absolutely not," Wiz barked, keeping up the faux-feud they cooked up for the "RapFix" episode. "We're gonna play board games, we're gonna have mind fights to see who's mind is stronger."

Who do you think is the stronger crew Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang or Mac Miller's Most Dope? Tell us in the comments!

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Kim Kardashian is keeping her name in the news any way she possibly can the option of running for Glendale Mayor very much open.

On the red carpet of Saturday night's White House Correspondent's Dinner - she was a guest of Fox News, for reasons that remain unexplained - the reality star was asked about her strange quote a couple weeks ago when she told Khloe, quite simply, that she would run day hold the aforementioned office.

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Might she still run?

"I always set my goals really high," Kim said, adding that she tries to do all she can for the Armenian community and concluding with the words hammered home to her by E! executives: "Stay tuned."

We can think of at least one superstar who wouldn't vote for Kardashian.

Watch her interview with Politico below.

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How to Attract Qualified Real Estate Prospects in a Down Economy ...

As a real estate professional, you know far more about the state of the industry than the average person. The?best real estate agents?are an informational resource, ready to educate prospects about the advantages of home-buying in a down market?lower selling prices and unique buying opportunities.? Focus on problem-solving and providing insight to your clients.? Strategically sharing your expert knowledge through targeted online marketing is the path to attracting qualified buyers in a down market.? Read on to learn specialized?realtor marketing tips.

When the economy is booming, it?s easy to attract new clients.? There is just so much business out there that you barely need to promote your services, and people are enthusiastic about buying and selling (although the smart agent is busy promoting their successes to establish their brand value when there are plenty of successes to promote!).

However, when the economy takes a hit, fear sets in.? In rocky economic times, individuals are bombarded by negative media warning them about the dangers of an industry in crisis.? Yale University?s Professor Robert Shiller, of the infamous Standard & Poor?s?Case-Shiller Index, recently gave an interview in which he predicted real estate prices may be depressed for an entire generation in some markets!

Buyers and sellers hear horror stories about homes going into foreclosure, tightening credit lines and the subprime mortgage fiasco, and it understandably makes them anxious.? You really can?t blame them.? People don?t buy or sell a home, when you need business.? They make buying and selling decisions at points in their lives that makes sense for them.? However, through?targeted online marketing, you can educate prospects about why buying and selling in the current market might not be the treacherous endeavor the media portrays it to be.? Learn how to navigate the current marketplace with strategic?realtor marketing tips?like these.

Focus on Giving Rather Than Getting

In most real estate ads, the focus is the agent or broker and their accomplishments.? I receive all sorts of agent promotions, and they are almost always the same:? a picture of the agent smiling, a line about how they just sold a home in my area or how that agent is the No. 1 agent and a brief, ?If you?re thinking about buying or selling, call me.?? Although these types of promotions are largely a waste of money, they can drum up business during a real estate boom, because so many prospects are ready to buy or sell ? it?s like dropping fish food in the fish tank.? In a down market, on the other hand, these types of promotions just don?t work, since they are focused on the agent?s self-interest, which is ?getting? new business regardless of the current life circumstances of the prospect.

When you focus on ?getting? business?that is, when your needs are more important than your prospect?s needs, you sound needy.? You do not sound like a competent professional who has more clients than you can handle.? Instead, you sound like you are begging for business, which, in your prospect?s mind, means you probably are not very good at what you do.

However, with targeted online marketing, you can succeed in the current economy.??Marketing?that is effective in a downturn focuses on ?giving? prospects value.? It involves putting yourself in your prospect?s mind and asking yourself, ?What is this prospect most concerned about, and how can I educate him or her about how to solve this problem?? The more specific, the better. After careful consideration, you should write up a special report or record yourself giving a talk about a particular problem and what your prospect needs to know or do in order to take steps toward solving this problem.

Examples of Special Reports You Can Create:

  • The Top 10 Reasons Why This Is a Great Time to Buy a Home, Despite What the Media Tells You
  • 25 Ways to Get Financing For Your New Home in a Tightened Credit Market
  • 17 Issues You Need To Be Aware Of When Buying Foreclosed Properties
  • The Top 15 Mistakes Made by Home Sellers in a Down Economy and How to Avoid Them

Make your report specific to one problem your prospect has.? Then, give him the steps required to understand the situation, the options that are available and the best way to solve the problem.

Promote Your Special Reports, Not Yourself

When you run ads or do?mailings?or post on your Facebook page, make your special report the focus of the offer, rather than a picture of a home or you smiling (smiling pictures are good, but don?t make them the focus of your offer).? Get a graphic designer to create a nice cover for the report and put a picture of the cover on all your promotions.? Include the headline in big letters and make all the text in the promotion focus on why your prospects need to know the information in this guide?all of its benefits and points of interest and how they can get a copy.

If you have successfully targeted your market and have written the guide based on the top concerns of your prospects, a number of people are bound to request your guide.? Create a record of all the people who request your guide and build a database of leads you can continue to market to?through more educational materials.? These individuals showed a genuine interest in your report and self-selected themselves as good candidates for your services.? Of course, some leads will not turn into qualified prospects, but many will.? Even if they are not quite in the market for a new home just yet, they may be in a few months.

Education-based marketing works in every market?from booming economies to downturns.? Listen to your prospects and clients and learn about their major concerns and biggest worries.? If you pay close attention, they will tell you how to market to them.? Becoming an informational resource is great for business in any environment.? To learn more about real estate marketing, check out?Marketing for Real Estate Agents 2.0,?SEO for Real Estate Agents?and?Inbound Marketing: 4 Steps for Creating More Real Estate Leads.

Author: Kevin Jorgensen???? Kevin Jorgensen on the Web

Started my career as an engineer because I enjoy mastering the way things work but quickly learned that people are much more challenging and interesting than machines. Marketing seemed the perfect sandbox. Since the early 90s, pursued the marketing craft in high tech, non-profits and consumer services as a serial? View?full?profile

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The Plight of People with Albinism ? Skin Cancer Rates | Jason Poe

Plight ? A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

As I learn more about the plight of Tanzanians with albinism, I feel the term ?plight? is not quite harsh enough. ?Yes, PWA?s (persons with albinism) lives are filled with dangerous, difficult, and unfortunate situations, but those terms don?t bring enough weight and gravity to the issue. ?Let me explain their situation so you can understand what I mean.

Epidemic Rates of Fatal Skin Cancer

  • In East Africa, nearly 1 in every 2000 people is affected with albinism. ?In North America and Europe, this number is 1 in 20,000.
  • These East African PWA?s are very susceptible to skin cancer because of the lack of pigment in their skin.
  • Most PWA?s in East Africa do not have proper clothing or sunscreen due to the poor economic conditions surrounding them.
  • The life span for a PWA in Tanzania is 30 years.
  • Only 2% of PWA?s in Tanzania live beyond the age of 40.
  • In contrast, the life expectancy of PWA?s in places of adequate healthcare is nearly the same as the general population.

These statistics are humbling. ?It?s amazing that meeting a simple need such as providing sunscreen or proper clothing can increase the life span of a PWA. ?It?s not right that needs this small would keep children from living past the age of 30.

Unfortunately, these epidemic rates of skin cancer only touch the surface of the challenges facing PWAs. ?Check back again as I will continue to explain the plight of people with albinism in East Africa.

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