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☆ Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef explained, from its 2013 origins to their diss tracks "Push Ups" and "6:16 in LA" and latest responses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Both rappers released diss tracks that took blistering personal shots on Friday night. "He doesn't have the heart for the lying, disrespect, and animosity it requires to make an effective diss track," Pierre wrote. Later in the track, Drake references Cole's diss track and apology. At the end of the track, Lamar samples a 1994 Tupac interview to simulate a conversation between the two rappers. "6:16 in LA" also parodies Drake's song titles, which often feature location names and timestamps.

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☆ Kendrick Lamar spells out what he hates about Drake in new diss track, 'Euphoria.' Here's their beef explained.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Kendrick Lamar responded to Drake with a new diss track, "Euphoria," as their beef rages on. AdvertisementKendrick Lamar has taken aim at Drake for a second time with his new diss track, "Euphoria," amid the hip-hop heavyweights' feud. Advertisement"He doesn't have the heart for the lying, disrespect, and animosity it requires to make an effective diss track," Pierre wrote. A 'Drake' diss track appears online – but fans are wary it's AI-generated. Later in the track, Drake references Cole's diss track and apology.

Persons: Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Lamar, Taylor, —, Lamar dissed Drake, J, Cole, Rick Ross, Cole —, he's, Joseph Okpako, WireImage Lamar, Jermaine Cole, Big, Wale, Pusha, Meek Millz, Big Sean, Jay, Tyler, Mac Miller, Kunta, Lamar hasn't, Meek, Getty, Tim Mosenfelder, Aubrey, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Jackson, Prince, Mike Jack, Prince . Prince, “ Organizations: Metro Boomin, Service, Future, Metro, HBO, Wireless, Lamar, Big, Rocky, Rap Locations: Lamar, Canadian, Florida

☆ Opinion: This Easter, reflect on how your Bible came into being
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Opinion Candida Moss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —The version of Easter you’re likely familiar with probably starts with how the Bible tells the story. As I show in my book, “God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Marking of the Bible,” ancient dictation was bare bones and idiosyncratic. Someone might respond that while enslaved and formerly enslaved secretaries and copyists were present, they were still not authors. What we know is that Paul and Tertius wrote the Letter to the Romans together and that collaboration moves us into the realm of speculation. Saying that Paul “wrote Romans” when Romans itself claims that it was written by Tertius isn’t just speculative, it’s wrong.

Persons: Candida Moss, Edward Cadbury, John, Pontius Pilate, Jesus, Candida Moss Brian McConkey, Pilate, ” Pilate, It’s, Paul, Tertius, “, Mark, Peter’s “, Peter, ’, Roman enslavers, Varro, Martial, Roman, papyrologists Roger Bagnall, Raffaella, Douglas Sacha, ”, copyists, ” John Calvin, William Barclay, Tertius “, Barclay, Paul “, Tertius isn’t, Lord Jesus Christ, — Organizations: University of Birmingham, Notre Dame, CNN, Jewish, “ Institutes Locations: Judea

☆ Hush money DA wants to use Trump's incessant bragging — about how sexy, thrifty, and fussy he is — against him at trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"They didn't come out of the campaign," Trump said in the interview, referring to the payment at the center of the upcoming hush money trial, set to start March 25 in Manhattan. AdvertisementRead the 82 Trump statements prosecutors want to show hush money jurors here. In several of the statements prosecutors may use, Trump boasts of how attractive he is. AdvertisementTrump's side has argued that the 82 statements, some of them decades old, should be excluded from the trial. Failing that, they have asked state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who will be the trial judge, to make prosecutors explain, statement by statement, how each would be used at trial.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, he's, Ainsley, Trump, Earhardt, Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, that's, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Daniels, Larry King, ANGELA WEISS, Rich, Juan Merchan, ghostwriters, Matthew Colangelo Organizations: Service, New, Trump, Fox &, Business, Fox & Friends, Manhattan, Fox, Prosecutors, Attorney, Trump Organization, Trump Parc East, Park, Mar, Getty Locations: New York, Manhattan

☆ When Presidents Talk to Ghosts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Rebecca Davis O Brien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But in the high-profile federal inquiries into President Biden and former President Donald Trump over their handling of classified documents, the writers who were supposed to evade the spotlight found themselves in the public glare. In 2017, Biden read to his own ghostwriter from notebooks he had in his home, which contained classified materials. Trump was ultimately charged with federal crimes, while Biden was not. The documents Trump shared were intended to rebut an account about his last days in office — and they were shared not with his own ghostwriter, but someone else’s. More broadly, they are about the impulse of powerful figures to burnish their legacies, and to tell their stories on their own terms.

Persons: Ghostwriters, Biden, Donald Trump, —, — Trump, Mark, Trump, “ Locations: Iran, Mark Meadows, —

☆ Everything Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion have said about each other amid their ongoing feud
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Megan Thee Stallion appeared to diss Nicki Minaj's husband on her new song, "Hiss." Minaj responded by referencing Tory Lanez, who was convicted in Megan Thee Stallion's shooting. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Advertisement"Hot Girl Summer" is officially over for Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, who are embroiled in a fiery online feud. This prompted Minaj to diss Megan on Instagram Live and X, formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: Megan Thee, Nicki Minaj's, Hiss, Minaj, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion's, —, Nicki Minaj, Megan Organizations: Service, Twitter

☆ 4 freelancers share how they use AI to save time and make more money
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Four freelancers shared with Insider how they integrated artificial intelligence into their work — from wedding planning to writing e-books — to ease their workloads. Samantha North started her blog, Digital Émigré, in September 2020. Last year, she tried to use AI to help write her content but found it sounded nothing like her. A wedding-business owner uses AI to write speechesJen Glantz runs a bridesmaid-for-hire business. Glantz shared with Insider how she trained the tool and how she used AI to produce marketing content.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Samantha North, North, ChatGPT, inputting, I've, Claude, Jen Glantz, she'd, Glantz, Angelina Stanzione, Chris Rawson, ghostwriters, Stanzione Organizations: PAS, Publishing

☆ Hundreds of people applied to be a ghostwriter for a yogurt company CEO. The kicker — the job pays up to $278,400 a year.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

American Greek yogurt company Chobani was looking for an executive writer to ghostwrite for their CEO, paying up to $278,400 a year. Hundreds of people applied for the post, which has now been filled, per Chobani's website. The job post went viral online, prompting plenty of people to wonder aloud if their future lies in yogurt. On August 17, New York-based yogurt company Chobani posted an advert on its website and LinkedIn, offering between $185,600 and $278,400 in annual compensation — excluding bonuses — for a role writing on behalf of its CEO Hamdi Ulukaya. Still, the writing role's salary provoked a flood of social media reactions from people wondering if their future lies in yogurt.

Persons: ghostwrite, Hamdi Ulukaya, —, Lisa Lucas, @FrancisOKC, Chobani Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Saks, Chobani Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, York, Turkish, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ A couple made $34,000 in 3 months selling books on Amazon KDP. Here's how they use ChatGPT to help write their books.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Angelina Stanzione and Chris Rawson started selling nonfiction books on Amazon KDP in 2019. The couple has published 29 nonfiction works on Amazon KDP — 17 of which are also available as audiobooks on Audible — in four years. Rawson and Stanzione published another two nonfiction books and made $5,000 in KDP royalties in their first four months on the platform. Paying for cost-per-click ads on Amazon helps build their readershipStanzione and Rawson pay for ads on Amazon KDP but don't advertise externally. Now their KDP business income is almost passiveThe couple has made $34,500 from KDP and $5,000 from audiobook royalties in three months.

Persons: Angelina Stanzione, Chris Rawson, ghostwriters, Rawson, Stanzione, they'd, ChatGPT, Stazione Organizations: KDP, Publishing, Urban, Amazon Locations: ChatGPT, Spain

☆ I make more than $5000 a month with writing side hustles. Here's how you can get started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jenn Leach | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She makes more than $5,000 a month with writing side hustles. I personally do many of these side hustles every month and they help me earn an extra $5,250+ per month from them. Blogging is something I'd do alongside platform writing or some of the other writing side hustles on this list. First, I'd get set up on Fiverr and Upwork to do some freelance resume writing. You're writing to persuade and compel the reader to take action, like clicking a link, joining an email list, or purchasing something online.

Persons: Jenn Leach, Leach, —, more.Let's, I've, You'll, I'd, Instagram, Tik, It's, Ghostwriting Organizations: Service, Twitter, Creative, Jobs Locations: Texas

☆ I make more than $5000 a month with writing side hustles. Here's how you can started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jenn Leach | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: Jenn Leach, Leach, —, more.Let's, I've, You'll, I'd, Instagram, Tik, It's, Ghostwriting Organizations: Service, Twitter, Creative, Jobs Locations: Texas

☆ An ex-Walmart cashier made $6 million in revenue in 3 years selling things online. Here's how she got started and her top 5 tips for print-on-demand products.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It's a low-cost way to sell products online because you don't need inventory. She had purchased an ebook about how to make money online and then realized it had an affiliate link she could promote. Finding something that stuckIt was around this time that she began dabbling with print-on-demand products. The demand was strong from others who were also offering print-on-demand products. She estimates that about 30% of the revenue came from selling her print-on-demand products.

☆ An OnlyFans creator who made $6.4 million in revenue shares her strategies for success
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bryce Adams is an OnlyFans adult-content creator with more than 700,000 fans on three accounts. She shared her strategies for success and how she's approaching OnlyFans in 2023.Business in 2022 went "smashingly well," Bryce Adams, an adult-content creator, told Insider. Adams and her boyfriend, Jay — who both use stage names for privacy reasons — have been active on the subscription platform OnlyFans for two years. Bryce and Jay made their first million dollars within 10 months of their first post, and generated over $6.4 million in revenue in 2022 from OnlyFans alone. In addition to the adult content, Bryce and Jay regularly appear together sharing snippets of their routines, their workouts, their cats, and their meetups with friends.

☆ Prince Harry's 'Spare' ghostwriter has written 3 other bestselling memoirs, including 'Shoe Dog' for Nike founder Phil Knight
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Prince Harry's bestselling memoir 'Spare' was ghostwritten by J.R. Moehringer, who has written a number of other bestselling memoirs. Prince Harry's blockbuster memoir "Spare" is already a runaway success, shattering sales records as readers rush to learn details both salacious and mundane about the British royal's life. American author J.R. Moehringer ghostwrote Prince Harry's memoir "Spare", as well as memoirs from tennis star Andre Agassi and Nike founder Phil Knight. Leonardo Cendamo | Hulton Archive | Getty ImagesThough he has not done any press for "Spare", Moehringer has opened up about the ghostwriting process in the past. He has ghostwritten two other bestselling autobiographies: 2009's "Open" for American tennis star Andre Agassi and 2016's "Shoe Dog" for Nike founder Phil Knight.

☆ Here's what's next for the tech sector in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm your host, Jordan Parker Erb, and I've got some news: Today is my last edition of 10 Things in Tech. Below, we're taking a look ahead at the new year, and discussing what's next for the tech sector. Wall Street analysts explain why they think tech is headed for a huge rebound in 2023. Tech companies saw a challenging 2022, but analysts at Wedbush say the industry will grow in the coming year, with nowhere to go but up. The past 12 months have been volatile for the ad industry — and it foreshadows even more change in 2023.

☆ More CMOs Are Investing in Their Personal Brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

Efforts can include carefully composed LinkedIn posts about everything from corporate leadership to their costumes at the company’s recent Halloween party. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CMO Today CMO Today delivers the most important news of the day for media and marketing professionals. “The best way to do that is for them to have their own strong personal brands,” said Ms. Pryor. Other marketing executives are getting help. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS Should your company’s executives be able to expense ghostwriters for their personal social-media posts?

☆ FTX's future went from being in the hands of the young disrupters to grizzled veteran lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The two key lawyers involved — who were profiled here by Insider's Jack Newsham — have quite the track record, including stints working with Enron, Michael Milken, and Elon Musk. In other news:Mia Lee decided to become a professional girlfriend for a living after her Wall Street accounting job left her burnt out. Here's where they say Wall Street got it wrong when it comes to VC. Salesforce evaluated employees in a way that actually set up some of its top salespeople to get axed, insiders say. "You can take the girl off Wall Street, but you can't take the banker out of the whore."

☆ LinkedIn ghostwriters say demand for their services has surged in recent months, with some making up to $12,700 for 16 posts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

LinkedIn ghostwriters told Insider they had seen a surge in demand for their services this year. LinkedIn ghostwriters say they've seen demand for their services surge higher in the months since Insider first reported on the rapidly growing trend this spring. Horstmeyer partly attributed the increased interest in her services to heightened awareness around LinkedIn ghostwriting as a practice. Pricing for LinkedIn ghostwriting services varies widely, although generally ranges from $2,500 to $10,000 a month. Holly Crawshaw, another Atlanta-based writer who splits her time between ghostwriting LinkedIn content and manuscripts, said she has also seen demand for Linkedin ghostwriting soar in 2022.

☆ New Side Hustle: Sharing About Your Work, Salary, Job on LinkedIn, TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Mae Rice | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

According to one California-based study, the professions that saw the highest excess-death rates in 2020 all required in-person work: transportation-and-logistics workers, food-and-agriculture workers, and manufacturing workers. These influencers also noticed that sharing behind-the-scenes work content got engagement. Natasha Badger, a customer-marketing associate at LinkedIn, also sparked heated discussion with TikTok day-in-the-life vlogs set in LinkedIn's Chicago offices. For some, the profusion of social content about work perks and struggles is getting in the way of actual work. Despite the skepticism he's encountered on his job search, Space said his TikTok account has been worth it.

☆ Insiders say Elemy often couldn't deliver on its promise to provide quick access to autism care
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | Spriha Srivastava | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On the agenda today:But first: Senior healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at her reporting on Elemy, a startup that insiders say often failed to provide the quick access to autism care that it had promised. This week, I reported how SoftBank-backed Elemy aimed to transform autism care — but insiders say the $1.15 billion startup overpromised on its capacity to treat kids. More than 20 former and current employees spoke with me for this story. After an initial assessment, Elemy told them they'd be in therapy in no more than eight weeks. Here's what Compass insiders told us.

☆ How a ghostwriter makes $200,000 a year crafting tweets for superstar VCs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We spoke with one tech founder who moonlights as a ghostwriter for prominent VCs, and rakes in hundreds of thousands of dollars — sometimes for a single thread. Below, we've got an inside look at the lives of Twitter ghosts, a job that, in one ghostwriter's case, is "60% shitposting." Top VCs are paying ghostwriters big bucks to craft tweets for them. This person — a founder of a tech startup — started ghostwriting as a side hustle, taking five hours out of his week to come up with original tweets. VCs, on their hunt for the next superstar startups, must establish themselves on Twitter, and write the kind of content that will get the attention of young founders.

☆ How newsletter startup Workweek plans to become the next Condé Nast — and sell chicken sandwiches
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Workweek is a media company built around a roster of 21 newsletter writers. This summer, the operations team at the business-focused media startup Workweek began brainstorming the best way to open a chicken restaurant. Regardless of whether Workweek begins selling chicken or not, the project is already a success in its CEO Adam Ryan's eyes. "One of the things that we wanted to answer was, could we make 10 times more revenue per subscriber than the average media company?" Heading into 2023, Workweek plans to expand its talent roster and grow into new content verticals.

☆ How to make money on OnlyFans, according to creators
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-09 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OnlyFans has boomed in the last two years, particularly for adult content creators. From DMs to selling courses, here's how creators make money from OnlyFans. OnlyFans, the subscription-based social platform, has become a lucrative way for some influencers, particularly adult content creators, to earn money. Here's our full coverage on how OnlyFans creators make money and manage their time. How OnlyFans creators make money — and how much they make:Some OnlyFans creators have built businesses offering coaching and classes:From messaging fans to shoots at LA mansions, a day in the life of an OnlyFans creator:And while the OnlyFans industry can be lucrative, it's not without problems:

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