Money Pit

Money Pit is a British television series on Dave as of 28 October 2015. It is presented by Jason Manford and Dominic Frisby.

Background

Money Pit is broadcast on Dave, presented by comedian Jason Manford and financial expert Dominic Frisby, and narrated by Elizabeth Carling. The eight-part series explores the idea of crowdfunding, putting prospective investors in contact with those with business ideas. Crow TV was in charge of audio and video post, with production by Liberty Bell Productions, who have previously produced Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish for Dave. It was commissioned by Richard Watsham and Iain Coyle, with Liberty Bell's Charlie Anderson directing the series, Jamie Isaacs and Michele Carlisle executive producing the show. Filming took place at Alexandra Palace. In an interview with Broadcast, series producer Pat Doyle described the show as a "legal minefield" due to crowdfunding being heavily regulated by the Financial Services Authority, and as such the show had to remain on middle ground.

Aasim

Aasim (born Leroy Watson in Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American rapper, who first began rapping at the age of 12, and signed his first record deal with Schott Free of Loud Records at 17. While signed to the label, Aasim learned songwriting from Big Pun and Dead Prez but never released any material. When his deal with Loud Records fell through, he moved to Grind Music, and worked the mixtape and local New York radio circuits. In 2004, Puff Daddy heard him on the radio and signed him to Bad Boy Records.

His debut album, Money Pit, was released in 2005, featuring appearances from Black Rob and Fat Joe. Music critic Henry Adaso placed the track "Hip Hop 101" second on its list of "The Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005", 23rd on its list of "100 Best Rap Songs of the 2000s", and 49th on its list of "Top 100 Rap Songs". A second album was to follow in 2007, but a release date was never announced. Aasim has continued work as a writer for Bad Boy and was featured on Diddy's 2006 album Press Play. He received positive press in Britain for his releases. Aasim was featured in the Electronic Arts video game, NBA Live 08, and released a song called "Go Off", featuring Joell Ortiz and produced by Sean C. and LV of The Hitmen.