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Erick Sermon And Parrish Smith : Twenty Four Hour Business

If you’re reading this Hip Hop this article and don’t know the basic bio info for Erick Sermon and his partner-in-rhyme Parrish Smith, kill yourself. No introduction should really be needed for the green-eyed bandit, and in his recent conversation online conversation with The Chef , the E in EPMD made it abundantly clear that he and P won’t be straining to formally reintroduce themselves to a new generation of Hip Hop fans on their first… Continue

Added by The Chef on July 12, 2008 at 6:43am — No Comments

Millennium Hip-Hop Party The Old School Continue's

One of Rhino's main gifts as a record label is that they know a good gimmick when they see it, and there's no better gimmick than the millennium. Hence, their series of Millennium Party albums. None of the Millennium discs demonstrate much imagination, but they do make a good argument that sometimes it's better to stick to the basics. For instance, Millennium Hip-Hop Party contains 18 tracks, most of them hits from the Bush era, but also a couple of… Continue

Added by The Chef on July 10, 2008 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Yung Berg Threatens Brisco During Interview -

Chi-town's own Yung Berg responds to the hype and comments surrounding Brisco during radio appearance.

Added by mr.shadeed on July 9, 2008 at 6:38am — No Comments

The Birthday Boy!

Had a good birthday celebration today - the theme of the day was relaxation!

Got a MUCH needed massage and did a few other nice things, had a great dinner, cake etc.

The hardest thing to do actually was take a whole day off - I need to do more of that!

I'm re-reading this excellent business book about a business man who basically outsourced

his entire life's activities to assistants and only "works" a few hours a week and spends the rest

living,… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on July 8, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Woo Media Works Presents Music Business Teleseminar!

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 7, 2008 at 9:47am — No Comments

Independents Day: JAHI Exclusive Interview by: TODD DAVIS

Indie Planet Exclusive: Jahi: The Next Level

Written by: Todd Davis, IPTV Staff Writer

Ten years in anything is a huge milestone, and veteran Cleveland, Ohio, by way of the San Francisco Bay Area, resident emcee, Jahi, is celebrating this landmark event with the release of his 7th studio effort, Less Is More to be released on indie label Slam Jamz

TD: When did you first become interested… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 7, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Chick In Coupe Exclusive: Da Public's Eye Interview

The time has come for the industryto take notice of a independent

artist that is making some serious waves, Da Public's Eye. Da

Public's Eye is a fresh innovative artist hailing from Maxton, NC.

His style and charisma have help to propel him to new height, all

while establishing himself as one to watch. Da Public's Eye is

offering real stories mixed with the lyrical content to change the

way independent artist… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 6, 2008 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

T.I. Celebrates the 4th of July @ Club Crucial on Bankhead

T.I. footage at Crucial on the 4th.

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 5, 2008 at 9:20am — No Comments

XXL Names Top 10 Indie Artists - Agree or Disagree

Most media outlets that compile such a list don't mix the trap rap with the skateboard with the political such as this list attempted to do. Probably the only top 10 where Shawty L-O will be mixed with Immortal Tech and the fact that Killa Mike is even mentioned is news in itself.

If you agree or disagree, leave comments below - Mumbooooo

Shoutout to XXL -

The Big 10

The industry’s current climate may be crippling major labels, but it has somewhat leveled… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 5, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Max B Gets Wavy with Amalgam Digital - Public Domain 3 Coming Sooooon

Amalgam Digital, the independent company responsible for launching hip hop’s first genre specific digital retail store, brings on Harlem hip hop heavyweight Max B to its label brand’s artist roster. The intensely confident Max Biggaveli (aka the Silver Surfer aka Wavy Crockett) describes himself as Biggie, Jigga, and Tupac Machiavelli all rolled into one.

With skills honed from over seven years of writing lyrics in prison, he… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on July 3, 2008 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Coupe Exclusive: David Banner Live Performance In Atlanta

Chick In Coupe Exclusive Presents: David Banner In Atlanta

by Coupe: IPTV Staff Writer

There are several artist that I consider to be under rated and David Banner is one of them. He continues to step outside the box and stay true to himself while not only giving back, but saying something that is relevant and meaningful.

Banner's performance at the Apple Store in Atlanta's Lenox Mall did not disappoint. He…

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Added by mr.shadeed on July 3, 2008 at 12:46pm — No Comments

Chopper City Records Drops Concrete Jungle Compilation ft. B.G./Chopper City Boyz

New Single from Concrete Jungle: Dirty version - http://www.zshare.net/audio/14598367af4a9391

Clean version - http://www.zshare.net/audio/145984698a6a705f

CHOPPER CITY RECORDS SET TO RELEASE COMPILATION ALBUM LIFE IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE featuring B.G. & CHOPPER CITY BOYZ AVAILABLE AUGUST 26, 2008

After establishing himself as one of hip-hop's most visible acts, B.G., the man whose "Bling Bling,' song became a… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on July 3, 2008 at 12:11pm — No Comments

New Article: Get Offline: Put the Screen Name with The Face

Blowing Up from the Basement is a series of articles and resources written exclusively for the members of IllMuzik.com designed to help the bedroom producer/artist increase their exposure and develop the presentation skills to approach industry professionals to make meaningful connections and alliances.

These articles cover the wide spectrum of topics in this business of music from digital technology, selecting managers, setting up your business properly, networking, and the list… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on July 3, 2008 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Shakira Signs 360 Deal with Live Nation

I know, I know, Shakira is NOT a hip hop artist - but as an entertainment professional you should be in tune with ALL of the major deals especially with concert giant LIVE NATION.

Shakira has inked a full 360 with Live Nation for a reported $70-$100 million. The concert giant will now handle the pop star's recording, touring, merchandising and other rights. But first she must deliver three records to Epic: one English, one Spanish and a greatest hits.

These deals leave me… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 3, 2008 at 12:02pm — No Comments

New Digital Music Biz Article: Do You Need A Website?!

Welcome to “The New Digital Music Biz”. This blog focuses on the latest trends in the technology industry that are changing the music industry as we once knew it. I want to point out that this is your blog, which means if you have any digital technology related questions, they will be answered quickly and directly by me. The questions with the most detail will be posted on wordofsouth.com with my answer or recommendations. My policy is 100%… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on July 3, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Tech News: Get Familiar with thebizmo.com

Create your own store to sell your digital music, videos, ringtones and images, as well as tickets and merchandise. thebizmo is free to use, simply click on the sign up button and get started.

Sell & Distribute

Go get your fans to sell your products. Anyone can copy your bizmo and sell your stuff. They earn a commission on every sale and anything you decide to change in your bizmo automatically changes in theirs. Before you know it you will have your own network of… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 3, 2008 at 11:58am — No Comments

YouTube Hit Hard In Court Ruling Against Viacom

YouTube's early business model of posting videos without permission is coming back to hurt them now -

The question is: will artists shift to their OWN websites and host videos on their sites???!!!

Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on July 3, 2008 at 11:52am — No Comments

Real Talk Radio Interview W/ Spitts McMann

Just wrapped up a LIVE on-air interview with Real Talk Radio w/ Spitts McMann aka Shaka Pitts -

We discussed many different topics with the main being: How to capitalize on the Digital Music Era and Make Money.

It was a live call-in show and I fielded numerous calls from the listeners of the show.

We went for well over an hour discussing various topics - lots of good information.

Special thanks to Be Easy Singleton from New Hope Mgmt Merck, Fanz and… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on July 1, 2008 at 11:01pm — No Comments

Gym Class Heroes Serve Up Ice Cream In NJ

Travis of Gym Class Heroes stopped by Ny's Finest Ice Cream/Italian Ice Spot in Franklin, NJ owned by ItsHiphop.tv 's own Timmy Grins. Good crowd came out to check out Gym Class Heroes in the… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on June 29, 2008 at 9:10pm — No Comments