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Brooklyn bred when Hip Hop was first becoming the mouthpiece of an era; by age 12, Chris Casino was using the medium as an outlet to express his own life. His street sharpened entrepreneurship now fuels a career as a rapper, songwriter, and producer-earning him a reputation as one of the hardest working talents in the game.DJ Snap (of DA UNION DJS @ power 105) was the first to decide the public needed to hear Casino, who until then had not landed on a major street mixed compilation. Once his sound went mainstream to the listeners, his fan base grew even larger. He has worked alongside producer Prestige Vanderpool(formerly of Bad Boy's in-house production team and whose roster of talent includes Jay-Z, P Diddy, Biggie Smallson Notorious). As a songwriterhe penned a track on the 2002 album "Two Hands Clapping," by reggae singer Snow, and worked with Jamaican performers BunjiGarlin and Fay-Ann Lyons as well. Hismetamorphosis into a respected Hip Pop artist …

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Retail giant to provide transitional assistance to some 16,000 workers with massive store closing, starting this month
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Jan. 15, 2016 –Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT: NYSE) today announced plans to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally.






















“Actively managing our portfolio of assets is essential to maintaining a healthy business,” said Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. “Closing stores is never an easy decision, but it is necessary to keep the company strong and positioned for the future. It’s important to remember that we’ll open well more than 300 stores around the world next year. So we are committed to growing, but we are being disciplined about it.”