A Real Emcee
"My hearts bleeding" because the music, and concept presented by CynOzure on "My First Demo" is deeply inspiring. CynOzure is a 15 year old artist currently residing in East Connecticut, and its evident...
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"All Or Nothing" Soundtrack review
All Or Nothing, the urban drama centered the gritty underworld of L.A. Hip Hop, brings a story of love and tragedy to the big screen this spring. The film promises to catapult into the ranks of Boyz N...
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A Great Day in Hip-Hop
Seven months ago, when the staff of XXL magazine first thought of redoing the "Great Day in Harlem" shoot, they had no idea how successful it would be. The first "Great Day in Harlem" photo, taken in ...
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Anticon + Shapeshifters @ The Living Room
I stepped into the small local venue, The Living Room, unprepared for what my eyes and ears were about to experience from the Anticon collective. While DJ Rafiki warmed up the crowd on the tables, I kicked...
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ASCAP-NARAS MIDWEST MUSIC BUSINESS SEMINAR
Chicagoland’s heaviest hitters in or connected with the music industry
Thursday repeatedly embraced alternative marketing, alliances within and between music genres, savvy corporate diplomacy, artist...
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Baby Drew, Not Child's Play
Few rappers can spit emotional, confrontational trashy commentary-adorned with unsuspecting insults issuing fiery verbal challenges to wit or brawn -- in a way that is still palatable. Baby Drew (Infinite...
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Boom Bap Project - "Circumstance Dictates" EP
The Circumstance Dictates EP will have you wishing for a full-length album. The ever-present silhouette of the Hip Hop’s forefathers within the innovative production is evident. Jake One’s incredible ...
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CHICAGO CONCERT OF BOSTON, WEST COAST, MIDWESTERN ACTS
Despite lingering presumptions that Roxbury’s Edo G. was with Da Bulldogs and not the other way around, the Boston mic-controller incontrovertibly proved Friday at heavily billed concert at Bucktown...
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COCOA BROVAZ POST HIP-HOP SUMMIT REFLECTIONS
Although last month’s Hip-Hop Summit organized by hip-hop industrialist Russell Simmons in New York City has tentatively received high marks for its initiatives, Da Cocoa Brovaz are giving the gathering...
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Da Music Industry X-posed
People might not like Master P 's song titled oowwee because of the props he used in the video. But I saw it as a hold different approach. Let me break down some jewels to you.
Master P is a very shrewd...
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DMC/TECHNICS CHICAGOLAND REGIONALS
A carrot-topped New England DJ-turntablist took first place Saturday in the DMC/Technics Regional competition for Chicagoland at Metro, while Northeastern Illinoisans won the two runner-up slots.
After...
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DPZ & independent hip hop in Paris
Recently I met Gérôme, who runs his own hip hop label. I was amazed when he told me that he could introduce me to a hundred groups, from his region of the Paris suburbs alone! A statement like that just...
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Drop-in Jew-els[Distribution Deals & How They Work]
You are about to experience the knowledge the industry don't want you to know.I entittled the article Dropin jewels because that what about to happen.Are you an artist or independent label trying to ...
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EXPANDED HAYMARKET RIOT
The Good Book known as the Bible says that after God flooded the world for 40 days and nights, It unveiled the rainbow as a peace offering. Although this writer has often turned water to wine, walked ...
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Fans Turn To Critics
Before the boom of the Internet and the chain of netcee-promoting websites, hip-hop was enjoyed and disliked because you just weren't feeling the beat. You didn't have access to underground hip-hop unless...
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Free Message Forums for Artists - Promote Your Music!
HipHopHotSpot.Com has partnered with MessageForums.Com to bring free message forums to hip hop artists, labels and others. In addition to helping to supply free message forums, we will link hip hop artist...
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From Ruffhouse Split, 2 New Labels
The upshot of that nasty Ruffhouse Records divorce is that the Philadelphia suburbs are now home to two major-label affiliates with serious hip-hop credentials.
Ruffhouse cofounder and promotional ...
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Haymarket Riot
Hooking up media and clubs promotions and amusements for Boston acts Edo G., The Kreators, and Last Word, Oakland, Calif. and Hieroglyphics’ Souls of Mischief, and Chicagoland’s own Bronx and San ...
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Hot Spot - HotGrooves.Com
"All the hottest grooves to tune into at one place"
HotGrooves.Com brings all of the hottest new releases to fans world wide. Supporting various different genres which include Hip Hop, Rap...
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How to Get Hip Hop HotSpot working for You!
HipHopHotSpot.Com offers many artists and labels muscular features to help bring their music to more fans world wide. It’s important to get music in front of the industry elite, media, magazines, labels...
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IN-DEPTH SOURCE SALE REPORT
Although it has been considered an urban industry sellout for several years, The Source is literally for sale.
The hip-hop communications empire's founder and CEO/publisher David Mays wants $100 million...
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Kenosha's Best Hip-Hop Secret
Nestled amidst the flat, mundane cornfields of Kenosha, lies one of Wisconsin's fastest growing and hardest working producers of hip hop and rap music. From the bedroom walk-in closet of his northside...
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Lady Sovereign - Love her or hate her
Lady Sovereign
Love her or hate her
This pint-sized female rapper from the UK has gotten comfy in the US after wowing Jay-Z, and her first single "Love Me or Hate Me" (we think it's tres Eminem) shot...
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LOS MARIJUANO NAME-JACKING
Chicagoland’s premier chicano rap group Los Marijuanos has enjoyed a close relationship with its Los Angeles area contemporaries in the Cypress Hill camp for several years dating back to the late ...
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MARK A'S FIRST SHOWCASE COLUMN
If you’ve got the gift of prose or shutterbugging, Louisville, KY-based
and Barry Hankerson-owned urban magazine Inferno is looking for a few good writers to report on the scenes in their particular...
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