Mr.shadeed's Blog – November 2008 Archive (5)

Amazon.com recently launched Artist Stores, which is loosely based on the all-in-one artist experience that will soon dominate the music business.





How Does It Work??

On an artist page, it list t-shirts, books, and posters related to the artist that can be purchased as well.

Amazon.com is already an online leader and other online music stores don't offer such a broad product base to compete with… Continue

Shaka Pitts aka The Voice of Baltimore Hip-Hop has made his presence felt on the Baltimore hip-hop scene and The Mid-Atlantic region as a whole. As an event host to over 30 events this year, including The Scribble Jam Preliminary event, audio engineer with numerous industry accolades, and most recently as host/creator of the LIVE call-in hip-hop radio program Real Talk Radio, Shaka Pitts has definitely put in his work.



Shaka… Continue

Ice-T US Army

In celebration of this Veteran's Day 2008, Indie Planet TV has gone back and we present our readers with a list of rappers who served in the military. Military life is not all about Iraq and desert. When not at war or "in the field", the military is like a regular 9-5 in many ways. There are lots of soldiers who have studio equipment in their barracks and record entire albums, some of which lead… Continue

I've seen the future, and his name is Primo Starr. The Lauren, South Carolina native displays a great deal of versatility and showcases a bright future in his "A Starr Still Shines" EP, which is a 7 song journey through trunk rattling music that is popular throughout the South to Boom Bap on joints such as Starr Power.

The versality throughout artists in the Carolinas is evident in Starr's music as he mentions Heavy Chevys and reference a… Continue

Jay-Z lends his support for Barack Obama

The voice of hip-hop has sounded loudly over the 2008 Presidential election.

I would like to acknowledge the fact that in no other election has the voice of hip-hop been so loud, proud, and vocal behind one candidate.



Voters young and old, arrived at the polls in record numbers to cast their vote for the candidate that they felt would impact… Continue