The Return of Young JeezyWe spend some quality time with Da SnowmanBy Amos Barshad on January 26, 2012I'm at a studio on the west side of Manhattan, where Young Jeezy is scheduled to shoot a music video. It's dead quiet: White guys in streetwear are walking softly around editing suites; a flat-screen is noiselessly flashing the DVD menu page for Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Then Jeezy rolls in. He sets himself up in a fluorescent-lit conference room, where an on-call barber has been waiting. And while Jeezy's draped in a "BET Hip Hop Awards 2011" barber cape, a swirl of activity — a circle of publicists, stylists, and cronies — forms. Along with a string of other reps, Def Jam senior VP Shawn "Pecas" ... Continue reading →
BY JOHN D. MCKINNON StoneMor Partners LP, the publicly traded firm that specializes in running cemeteries, expects to see handsome profits in coming years as baby boomers age and die. But unlike its largest rivals, its corporate tax bill from the federal government will be zero. StoneMor is among the many businesses organized so they don't pay a penny in federal corporate income tax. And yet such firms don't employ an army of accountants to shield profits in complex tax shelters. Their enviable tax position is perfectly legal and has been encouraged by Congress and state governments. Known as pass-throughs, these firms pass along ...BY JOHN D. MCKINNON StoneMor Partners LP, the publicly traded firm that specializes in running cemeteries, expects to see handsome profits ... Continue reading →