October 2012 Blog Posts (18)

Indie Music Marketing guru Bob Baker published a solid article on Facebook Fan Pages that I thought it would be valuable to share. Below is a sample of the article:

Announce your fan page to your email list. You do have an email list of fans, right? If not, you had better get cracking building one. It's your number one marketing asset. Assuming you DO have a list, no…

On the new track, the Jig is Up, K Lamar responds to Shyne's public criticism of his debut album.

Do you think he handled it correctly? Drop your thoughts in the comments. He murdered the track by the way -

Sean P checks in from the heart of Hurricane Sandy to give us the update of how it went down

in NYC. Be on the lookout for MIC Tyson which is in stores NOW.

Select the album cover and cop direct from iTunes.…

UFC 155 Card Lineup

Main Card (PPV)

Heavyweight Championship Bout: Junior dos Santos (Champion) (15-1) vs. Cain Velasquez (10-1)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Forrest Griffin (19-7) vs. Phil Davis (10-1, 1 NC)

Middleweight Bout: Chris Weidman (9-0) vs. Tim Boetsch (16-4)…

Baltimore hip hop Hall of Famer Labtekwon adds another release to his deep catalog as he

readies his Hardcore LP along with a book release on Thursday, November 1st.

10 East Preston Street Baltimore,…

Journalist103 dropped Reporting Live on Babygrande. Below is the track list.

Purchase the album on iTunes

"Reporting Live" Track List:

1. The Foundation (produced by Lex Luthorz)

2. Rockstarz (produced by: Snowgoons)

3. Where Is The Love…

In this video clip, Ruff Ryders CEO Joaquin "Waah" Dean discusses the challenges of launching

the Ruff Ryder brand to an audience of new hip hop listeners. The game has changed since the

late 90s and early 2000s when Ruff Ryders was one of the top imprints in the hip hop industry.

In this clip, "Waah" describes his plan to launch a…

Hip hop icon and 1/2 of the legendary duo Mobb Deep,

He'll have a sneaker and boot line coming up next month.

Indie Planet TV is shifting more towards content for Self-Made

entrepreneurs and this will be your resource to learn how to get your

own shoe deal as an independent artist. Shouts to Prodigy for

landing this deal.

The screening for the new independent horror file "The Eugenist" will happen tonight at the Black Hollywood Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA.

When: Special Screening  October 27, 2012 at 6:00pm PST


Where: The Montalban, 1615 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028
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Film Synopsis:

With The Eugenist,…

The 3rd Annual Hip Hop in Pink is back as one of the Baltimore hip hop events that steps up for a larger cause.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the theme of this year's event is for women to become aware of their bodies earlier in life.

Hosted by Director and Radio Personality, Civ Jones and on-air personality DJ Angel Baby from 92.3 WERQ, the event is not one to miss.…

Pitfights.TV in association with the Mid Atlantic Battle Association hosted Cause of Death 

competition over the weekend. Artists, supporters, and battle enthusiasts from 

NY, Delaware, Philly, and even some down South representation came through to 

support the movement. 

There's nothing like watching the battles…

Video Synopsis: 

After dropping Diggaz With Attitude, producers Stu Bangas & Vanderslice are actively promoting the project through new video releases and singles. Look for singles with collaborations from Roc Marciano, The…

Chicago upstart Chief Keef is looking to have a second smash hit as evidenced by over 

1 million views in 3 days of his new record "Love Sosa" which was uploaded on the 18th of 

October. 

Keef has been in the news lately for showing up to court in army fatigues and the never-ending

violence surrounding Chi-town and its hip hop…

Turk is officially a free man after 8 years behind the wall. While incarcerated, he penned an autobiography and double LP. It remains to be seen how quickly that hits the streets and under which label/publisher it will be distributed from.

Listen to the interview here

East Atlanta's own Gucci Mane sent a missile aimed at former rival Young Jeezy last night

when he released "Truth" on the ATL airwaves and on Worldstar.

Unlike most rap beef, which starts on Twitter in an attempt to ignite a buzz for an album release date,

and ends when the two foes see each other in person, this rivalry lead to Gucci Mane murdering

one…

Freeway is staying active in the game by releasing his new LP on Babygrande "Diamond in the Ruff".

This is his first full-length LP since "The Stimulus Package" w/ Jack One in 2010.

Diamond In The Ruff will hit stores worldwide November 27th on Babygrande Records

The first leg of the Diamond in the Ruff tour is below:…

Gucci Mane is back and ready to drop his new mixtape Trap God on October 17th.

Here is the tracklisting to this release.

1. Intro produced by Lex Luger

2. “Head Shots” feat Rick Ross produced by Tarentino, 808 Mafia

3. “Money Habits” feat Young Scooter produced by 808 Mafia

4. “Crazy” feat Waka Flocka Flame produced by Drumma…