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Ludacris Readies "Theater of the Mind"

Ludacris is set to release his sixth album, "Theater of the Mind," in September via Def Jam, the rapper tells Bllboard.com. He has been prepping the set while shooting for the upcoming flick "Max Payne."

Calling the album a collection of his experiences up to this point, Ludacris promises that "Theater" will be film-worthy. "Expect the whole album [to be] theatrical," he says. Though he hasn't yet chosen a first single, he says that a track should drop by June or… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 2, 2008 at 12:33pm — No Comments

The Future Is Now - Web 2.0 Summitt

The commercial web is now a teenager—it's been fifteen short years since Marc Andreessen released the Mosaic browser. To put this in perspective, television as a commercial medium reached its fifteenth birthday in 1956—the year Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national TV. National news broadcasts were still in their infancy, "As The World Turns" debuted as America's first half-hour soap opera, and "The Price Is Right" began its dominance… Continue

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Atmosphere Opens at #5 on Billboard -

Albums: Atmosphere's When Life Gives You Lemons #5

Atmosphere's When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh*t Gold debuts at no. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums

Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200:

1. Mariah Carey - E=MC2

2. Leona Lewis - Spirit

3. Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords

4. Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World

5. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That… Continue

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Onyx - 15 Years of Videos Released on DVD!

Onyx - 15 Years of Videos, History and Violence

Onyx' 15 Years of Videos, History and Violence is due June 10th from Major Independent.

The DVD collection "showcases not only fifteen years of ONYX's music videos but never before seen footage of live shows studio sessions record signings music video shoots personal moments and general chaos. Special features include five solo videos audio commentary on all… Continue

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I Got Next: Bricks Da Franchise (KY) Drops Two Mixtapes (1 for Streets/1 for Ladies)

Mr. I'm So KY (Kentucky) is back with something for everybody!!! The follow up to the highly succesful mixtape 65 South Vol 1 is here.

In a unique marketing strategy that shows hard work and obviously knowing his target markets - Kentucky rapper Bricks da Franchise is dropping a 2-disc CD set that is split between the streets and the ladies. 60 songs of music is on the CD, which is a great value and a good opportunity to… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 2, 2008 at 11:22am — No Comments

Real Talk NY. Net Reaches 2 Million Hits (Salute!)

Real Talk NY, a blog started by NY based Nigel Degraff, has recently gone over 2 mill in hits.

As a blog, Real Talk has gone into uncharted territories for bloggers by landing exclusive interviews

with 50 Cent, Lupe Fiasco, Sean Kingston, and more -

In under 20 months, the site has become a very influential look into hip-hop culture despite starting

out with limited resources.

*Look for Real Talk NY to continue to influence hip-hop culture and begin… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 1, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

New Billy Danze of MOP = Gangsta

Check our new music section -

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 1, 2008 at 12:32am — No Comments

Busta Rhymes /Linkin Park Mash-Up for New Single/Video "WE MADE IT"

Not only is multi-platinum two-time Grammy-winning rock band Linkin Park featured on the first single from acclaimed hip-hop innovator Busta Rhymes' new album but the band 's co-lead vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda will also appear in the song's performance video. "We Made It," directed by Chris Robinson, which was shot in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 15

The intriguing culture-mashing collaboration reflects the theme of “We Made It.” Says Rhymes of… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 1, 2008 at 12:27am — 1 Comment

RIAA Admits Vinyl Sales Are Climbing

CD sales are and will forever be in the dumps, but surprisingly vinyl is showing an resurgence - could be the cover art, I know from experience that collecting it and digging for it is highly addictive. Excerpt and full article below :

Eliot Van Buskirk

According to the RIAA's recently-released 2007 sales report, the American music industry sold 36.6 percent more Extended Play (EP) and Long Play (LP) records than it had in… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 30, 2008 at 11:32am — 1 Comment

T.I. Makes Tech History - Releasing New Album "Paper Trail" Via Social Network streetcred.com

T.I. is fully taking advantage of the internet and the push towards the Digital Era in a move that will set trends for many. His highly anticipated album, "Paper Trail" will be streamed on Hip-Hop Social Network StreetCred.com. The song will be digitally streamed across the network to more than 185 countries and territories. It will be released April 29, 2008 at 7 a.m. ET on StreetCred.com.

T.I.'s release is a historic event… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 30, 2008 at 11:25am — 1 Comment

erockster Changing the Face of Radio (Tech News)

erockster Breaks All the Rules; Coachella Pirate Radio Launches a Revolutionary Station with an Entirely New Approach

on-Air, Online, and on-Demand Signed and Unsigned Artists – 5000 Songs Strong

Creatively Produced by Eric Szmanda from 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'

Clear Channel Radio today officially launched erockster – a vast collection of on-air, online and on-demand content for music fans of all genres. The collection will reach some 5000 songs over… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 30, 2008 at 11:17am — 1 Comment

Hip-Hop is Driving Consumer Sales Amongst the Youth

37 Million Young Urban Consumers are Setting the Precedent for American Culture

Despite controversy surrounding hip-hop music, it has become part of mainstream American culture. This newly updated report from Packaged Facts, The Young Urban Consumer Market in the U.S., finds that Young Urban Consumers form a highly influential consumer segment that plays a major part in setting trends and determining fashion.

Although originally formed in the inner-cities, hip-hop culture… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 30, 2008 at 11:15am — 1 Comment

T.I. Drops First Single - No Matter What

T.I.P. is back on his grizzy - Addresses all those rappers talkin down with simply the facts
The hook is an anthem for cats goin' through that struggle

The song is in our music section Rate this song in our music section **

Big Ups to streetcred.com for breaking this exclusive

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 30, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

Killah Priest Drops Behind the Stained Glass

The Offering was fiiiiiyah, come to think of it - Priest always delivers.

Longtime Wu-Tang Clan affiliate and Brooklyn native, Killah Priest returns with Behind The Stained Glass, the highly anticipated follow up to the 2007 acclaimed The Offering. Introduced to the world through a deeply spiritual, lyrically sharp verse on "B.I.B.L.E." from GZA's Liquid Swords, Killah Priest's first album, Heavy Mental released in 1998, was… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 4:37pm — 1 Comment

Riskay's - Smell Yo D#ick Taking Over The Online Nation

RISKAY’S “SMELL YO D*CK” VIDEO MAKES PHENOMENAL DEBUT

"It's only the greatest cheating song since Oran Juice laid into his girl for the entire last half of 'The Rain.'" – VICE Magazine

“With a beat that's half crunk and half strip club, it's hard not to get hooked on it after hearing the chorus a few times.” – Broward New Times

After premiering last week, RISKAY’s “Smell Yo D*ck” video received over 100,000… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Interview: The Man Behind Muxtape

Interview: Justin Ouellette, The Man Behind Muxtape

By Eliot Van Buskirk April 28, 2008

Muxtape, a simple tool for uploading and sharing MP3 mixes with a cassette theme, emerged seemingly out of nowhere to give us a great way to share mixes online in the simplest way possible. Everyone from Kojo Nnamdi to Maggie Fost has been talking about the site, and I've already set up two muxtapes for Listening… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Warner Bros Records Needs YOU! (Seeks Interns)

Warner Brothers Records LA Seeks Interns
: If you are in the LA area,we are seeking interns. You can get school credit. We need interns who can work their way through technology systems such as mailing list managers, content management, uploading graphics, updating social networking sites.

Basic HTML or PHP is a huge plus. We have a cool work environment that is super casual and fun.

E-mail wbrtech(@)gmail.com with a resume.

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 3:08pm — No Comments

Nokia's "Comes With Music" Comes With High Price

Nokia's "Comes With Music" Comes With High Price

NEW DETAILS EMERGE

Nokia is looking at a "crippling" financial bill for its "Comes With Music" program bundling free music downloads with phones, according to the UK's Register.

Universal Music and Sony BMG are on board and The Register claims that Nokia must pay the wholesale per-unit rate for downloads over a certain ceiling - reportedly just 35 songs per user. "It will cost Nokia a fortune - it's a reckless business… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 3:06pm — No Comments

Shake-Ups at the Major Labels

Big Changes At EMI's Capital & Virgin

Down-sized:

Virgin VP Promo Dave Reynolds

Virgin DR of Promo Operations Jordan Rosenblatt

Virgin Boston Regional Promo James MacDonald

Capitol Chicago Regional Promo Amy Kaplan

Capitol Florida Pegional Promo Ric Austin

Several assistants in LA including Jen Kelly

Promoted:

Greg Thompson, EVP of Promo. He will oversee a consolidated promo staff that will work all Capital Music Group label releases… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 3:05pm — No Comments

Pimp C's Greatest Hits - Album Cover Art

I must admit - being a die-hard UGK fan, my take on the group is strange. I don't think that they're greatest hits stacks up to an Outkast, EPMD, or those legendary groups - but they've never, EVER dropped a weak duo album

and Ridin Dirty is easily top 5 Southern Hip-Hop albums of all times. I guess what I'm trying to say is that they made the perfect music to ride to, and I can't really pick out a hit from it. Long live the… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on April 29, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment