New “Copyright Alert System” To Prevent Illegal Downloading Goes On-Line
BY: John “Hennry” Harris Well, looks like the party is over !! After nearly fifteen years after the file sharing program Napster ushered in a new format for entertainment consumption, the entertainment industry hopes that they have finally found an effective method to slow down U.S. citizens from illegally downloading copyrighted material. Allhiphop.com reports that [...]
Veteran Hip Hop Producer Salaam Remi Hired By Sony as Executive VP of A&R
November 21, 2012 No Comment
By: Victor “Doc V” Trammell A hot hip hop beatsmith just got a great new gig. Salaam Remi is veteran music producer who has just been made Executive VP of A&R at Sony Music Entertainment. According to Billboard.biz, the Grammy-nominated sound baron will play a critical role for the major label. He will also serve in positions [...]
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Rapper, Earl Simmons, commonly known as DMX, has always maintained that he is a spiritual man but his life as a rapper never seemed to fit that image. The rapper has put the drugs, jail, and other aspects of the life of a rapper behind him and decided to get right with God. In an [...]
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The Beastie Boys have reportedly filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against popular energy drink company Monster over the unauthorized usage of their music in an online marketing campaign. According to a new lawsuit, the energy drink maker Monster used their music for a number of viral promotions. Underscoring the zealousness with which musicians are taking to [...]
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By: D.T. Henry I was recently in Miami, Florida on the night the Miami Heat became the 2012 NBA champions. Of course I headed out into the nightlife for the celebrations, which were not hard to find. I eventually landed in a club and found myself bouncing to a few songs I knew, but do [...]
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by Maria Lloyd Kanye made it very clear on the “Big Brother” record he recorded on the album titled Graduation that he is a true fan of Jay-Z. He referenced Jay-Z as his “idol” and the “God of the game” along with many other distinct titles to exude his admiration and respect for his self-proclaimed, “big brother”. I found [...]
Continue reading …Excitement, surprises, and camaraderie. Those are three words that describe the energy and essence of the backstage artist area during HOT 97′s annual Summer Jam concert.
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Today brought some highly anticipated album releases, Big K.R.I.T. released his album Live From the Underground and Curren$y’s released The Stoned Immaculate. Along with these two big releases, there has been news of more albums on the way. Jay-Z and Kanye West confirm a “Watch the Throne 2,” as Big Boi preps “Vicious Lies [...]
Continue reading …Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Gwyneth Paltrow And Spike Lee At Watch The Throne Paris
June 3, 2012 No Comment
Beyonce and her friends flew all the way to Paris to check out her husband Jay-z and his homeboy Kanye West as they performed some of their hits. Allhiphop.com tells the story: The Watch The Throne tour hit Paris on Friday night but not without a star studded gang of fans. Fresh off her Atlantic [...]
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Rick Ross Album Review: God Forgives, I Don’t
August 7, 2012 No CommentThe rapper born William L. Roberts Jr. has finally released his often delayed fifth solo album. Its debut on the United Kingdom’s top ten album charts makes it his highest charting album in that country so far. His die hard fans will probably contend that the album’s delay was worth the wait. Uttering his signature [...]
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