Sunday, December 30, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Scratch DJ Academy Opens New Location In Chicago
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
G.O.O.D. music Releases Tracklist and Artwork for Forthcoming “Cruel Summer” Album
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Beatnuts Announce First London Show In 10 Years
The Beat Junkies Return to London for 20th Anniversary Show
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Dr. Dre Inks Development Deal With FX Network For New Crime Drama
Monday, August 6, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Kanye West Signs With CAA
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
DJ Moondawg w/ A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Waka Flocka on 107.5 WGCI
DJ Moondawg w/ A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Waka Flocka on 107.5 WGCI
2 Chainz on WGCI
Waka Flocka on WGCI
NEW VIDEO'S UP
King Louie - Bars
Bo Deal ft Waka Flocka, Chief Keef - Murda
YUNG BERG "COUNTING MONEY"
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
DMX Hitting Road For “The Weigh In Tour”
DMX Hitting Road For “The Weigh In Tour” In Support of Upcoming Seventh Album “Undisputed”
by JP DelaCuesta (AllHipHop News)
DMX is set to hit the road for a 14-date summer promo tour in support of his seventh studio album, Undisputed, beginning on June 2.
The first leg of “The Weigh In Tour,” which is being presented by Seven Arts and Bloodline, will kick off in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will continue to hit such cities as Detroit, New York City, Honolulu, and Orlando.
DMX’s rep, Domenick Nati, said of the tour, ”It tour puts another piece of DMX’s career back in the puzzle. X is an artist, personality, and actor, but most of all he’s a performer and that’s what this tour will give him the chance to do.”
The entire “The Weigh In Tour” is said to feature 30-40 dates with more cities to be announced soon.
X released a new project, The Weigh In EP which the tour is named after, two weeks ago to hold fans over until his new album, Undisputed, drops later this summer.
Check out a full list of cities and dates for the “The Weigh In Tour” below:
June 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic Event Center June 8 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights June 9 – Detroit, MI – Date With Nas June 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts June 14 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva June 15 – Raleigh, NC – Starbar June 16 – Jamaica, NY – Amazura June 21 – Hyannis, MA – Pufferbelliess June 22 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall June 24 – Allentown, PA – Croc Rock June 30 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Blaisdell Hall July 6 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live July 8 – Orlando, FL – Firestone July 10 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall Tickets for the “The Weigh In Tour” can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com
June 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic Event Center June 8 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights June 9 – Detroit, MI – Date With Nas June 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts June 14 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva June 15 – Raleigh, NC – Starbar June 16 – Jamaica, NY – Amazura June 21 – Hyannis, MA – Pufferbelliess June 22 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall June 24 – Allentown, PA – Croc Rock June 30 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Blaisdell Hall July 6 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live July 8 – Orlando, FL – Firestone July 10 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall Tickets for the “The Weigh In Tour” can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
JOIN ME THIS WEEK "DJ TWENTYS B-DAY BASH"
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FRIDAY MAY 11TH 2012 @ FUNKY BUDDA LOUNGE 728W. GRAND AVE.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Lil Wayne Settles $20 Million Lawsuit Over 'Lollipop'
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Guru’s Hip-Hop/Jazz Presence Still Missed on the Second Anniversary of His Passing
by Jake Crates (AllHipHop News) Today (April 19) marks the two-year anniversary of Keith Edward “Guru” Elam’s passing, after succumbing to complications from cancer. The Hip-Hop icon and pioneer was 48.
Coining himself as the “King of Monotone” and widely regarded by critics as the artist/producer who spearheaded the Hip-Hop and Jazz fusion movement with his critically-acclaimed series Jazzmatazz, Guru’s influence can be seen across the genre.
Guru formed Gang Starr in the late 1980s with DJ Mike Dee and a host of others. Disputes would later disband the group, leading him to partner with DJ Premier in 1989, who he signed a deal with under Chrysalis.
Over the course of Guru’s career, he reached the Billboard charts several times, peaking at #5 for top Independent Albums with his project BaldHead Slick & da Click. He also reached as high as #8 on the R&B Charts with Jazzmatazz Vol3: Streetsoul.
In 1995, Guru’s single ”Watch What You Say,” hit the charts with his song peaking at #13 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles Sales.
Despite an illustrious career that includes six critically-acclaimed projects with Gang Starr, including two gold albums Moment of Truth (1998) and Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr (1998), Guru’s final days were unfortunately marred by controversy.
After suffering from cardiac arrest and subsequently falling into a coma, Guru’s then production partner Solar, claimed in March 2010 that Guru awoke and wrote a letter to fans. Despite this claim, Guru’s family denied that he ever regained consciousness after falling into a coma, ascertaining that the letter was fraudulently written by Solar.
Guru’s family would eventually make their own public statements in the Boston Globe and other publications, while longtime Gang Starr producer, DJ Premier, shared his grief over losing Guru in his own public statement:
“I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE,” DJ Premier told fans in an excerpt from his official statement to the public.
“I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER”
Solar’s e-mail and Twitter accounts were subsequently hacked, revealing a number of personal conversations, images, and damaging information. At the time, a blog named F*ckSolar.com surfaced, dedicated to exposing Solar, who was accused of barring family members access to Guru during his illness. In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com last week, Solar said he has spent the past two years reorganizing his life.
Guru, a graduate of Atlanta’s Morehouse University and former student of Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, would have turned 51 this July. He leaves behind a massive catalog of solo and collaborative works that continue to be celebrated, especially by the Hip-Hop and Jazz communities, and was an activist for HIV/AIDS awareness and youth issues.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Twista Sign with YMCMB?
by Sydney Lace from Allhiphop.com
It looks like YMCMB may have signed another veteran emcee to their roster. We are hearing that Chicago rapper Twista may have signed a label deal with YMCMB for his GMG label. Our sources are telling us that there was a major bidding war going on between YMCMB and Def Jam over Twista, but it looks like YMCMB may have won.
Today, Twista added more fuel to the rumor when he tweeted a photo of himself in a YMCMB hoodie, an accessory only given to YMCMB artists. Check out the photo below:
Twista is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album, The Dark Horse, and we are hearing that it may be his best work yet. Stay tuned for an announcement from YMCMB on their new signee!
It looks like YMCMB may have signed another veteran emcee to their roster. We are hearing that Chicago rapper Twista may have signed a label deal with YMCMB for his GMG label. Our sources are telling us that there was a major bidding war going on between YMCMB and Def Jam over Twista, but it looks like YMCMB may have won.
Today, Twista added more fuel to the rumor when he tweeted a photo of himself in a YMCMB hoodie, an accessory only given to YMCMB artists. Check out the photo below:
Twista is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album, The Dark Horse, and we are hearing that it may be his best work yet. Stay tuned for an announcement from YMCMB on their new signee!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Air Jordan Retro XII (12)
KixandtheCity.com: The KATC Sneaker Spot HD "Playoffs" Air Jordan Retro XII (12)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
NEW MUSIC UP........
Twista - Gucci, Louis, Prada
MYU ent. - What It Do 2
Wiz ft. 2 Chainz - It's Nothin'
MYU ent. - What It Do 2
Wiz ft. 2 Chainz - It's Nothin'
Saturday, March 31, 2012
DJ Premier Celebrate the Release of "KoleXXXion"
Bumpy Knuckles and DJ Premier Celebrate the Release of "KoleXXXion" With Hip-Hop Royalty
Saturday, March 24, 2012
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
9th Wonder Talks About SXSW, Updates Fans on Plans with Jamla Label
by jakecrates (AllHipHop News) Famed North Carolina producer 9th Wonder spoke with AllHipHop.com about his upcoming projects during the 2012 SXSW music conference.
9th, who performed at New York’s Hot 97/L.A.’s Power 106′s “Who’s Next Battle for the Best MC” hit the stage with his breakout artist Rapsody.
After the show, 9th Wonder explained his plans for his label It’s a Wonderful World Music Group, an imprint under the Jamla Records umbrella.
“This is my first time [at SXSW],” AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview. “I’m just saying what’s up to everybody man, its definitely an experience…It’s Hip-Hop heaven man, rock heaven, too man. “
When asked what collaborations he had coming up, 9th left open any number of possibilities.
“You never know what collaborations may come from SXSW, sometimes artists have to run into each other to work with each other and thats cool, you just never know until you come out here,” the producer/rapper said.
9th said that he has been primarily focused on his labelband the femcee Rapsody.
“I’m focused on my label, It’s a Wonderful World Music Group,” 9th Wonder told AllHipHop.com when asked about what he has been working on. “My man HaLo, Remo, TP, Heather Victoria, Rapsody, so thats what we doing, I got some stuff coming soon.”
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
NEW MUSIC
DJ Drama feat. T.I., Jeezy, Ludacris, Future - We in this B*tch
Mac Miller - Loud
Styles P. - Hoody Season
Estelle ft. Busta, French Montana - Thank You
Mac Miller - Loud
Styles P. - Hoody Season
Estelle ft. Busta, French Montana - Thank You
Saturday, March 3, 2012
DJ SIN goes in Hard on Electro Dance Music!
DJ SIN - DefTal/Violator All-Star DJs
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
DJ Trilogy in St Louis Mardi Gras Weekend (feb18,2012)
DJ Trilogy & DJ Twentys in St Louis Mardi Gras Weekend long version (feb18,2012)
DJ Trilogy & Twentys in St Louis Mardi Gras Weekend long version (feb18,2012) from Team Twentys on Vimeo.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
LEP Bogus Boys Explain Success, Working On New Movie
by Jake Crates (Allhiphop.com)
Moonie and Count of the LEP Bogus Boys took the time to speak with AllHipHop.com about their recent rise to the forefront of Hip-Hop playlists across the net, their feelings about the Chicago hip-hop scene and an upcoming movie.
“We just working hard, staying focused and staying sucka free at the same time,” Moonie told AllHipHop.com in the exclusive interview.
Repping for Chicago’s South Side that they call the “lower end of the city,” the Bogus Boys embody the rugged “24th Street going all the way up to the hundreds and two-hundred streets” of the Windy City.
Influenced by N.W.A., Tupac, Scarface and the Ghetto Boys, the Bogus Boys still maintain a studio where they first started in Englewood, where fellow residents Jennifer Hudson and Chicago Bull Derrick Rose also grew up.
“We basically just rapping about our environment, our studio is in the heart of Englewood, in the middle of the city. As soon as you walk out the door, its action,” Count told AllHipHop.com. “We basically are influenced by the last six months of our lives, but we did grow up listening to gangsta music.”
The LEP Bogus Boys are confident with their place in Chicago music, even though the city has produced notables like Kanye West, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Common and the Cool Kids.
The group is a part of a batch of new artists like Rockie Fresh, King Louie, and Chief Keef, who are building a buzz beyond the city.
“I mean the Chicago sound, to be honest has just developed itself, you know we have different accents and slangs and different things so our sounds, you can tell it isn’t mimicking anyone else’s,” Count explained to AllHipHop.com. “We are fitting in and we just talking about whats going on in Chicago, and we setting the standard to tell you the truth.”
“A lot of people you hear, like the most previous rap that you heard from Chicago, bigger artists aren’t touching on things that we are touching on,” Moonie explained of the different between The LEP Bogus Boys and other Chicago rappers.
“I think that’s what makes our story that much interesting.” Moonie said. “People are like, ‘Hold on, Kanye don’t really speak about the gangsta s**t, Twista don’t neither, or Common and even Lupe don’t neither.’ People are like, ‘damn the stuff that we are really hearing about Chicago is really real,’ and that makes the story that much better for us to tell it.”
In addition to their careers as rappers, the self described “black mobsters” are making their own movies and are planning the release of Bogus Boys in the coming months.
“Our movement is organized, how we move and how we take care of our business, and of course we got the no snitchin’ policy. Its consequences and repercussions around here man. So you know what I’m saying man, we black mobsters, we don’t have to give you no story straight out of Scarface and the Godfather man, y’all seen that movie already,” Moonie told AllHipHop.com.
The duo creates their own treatments for their music videos and movies by recreating real life experiences.
“We basically have come up with our own treatments, that ‘Trading Places’ video is a true story man, that s**t be happening, that ain’t out of no movie so it ain’t hard to reenact it and just film it,” Moonie said
Having recently worked with Kanye, the LEP Bogus Boys also continue to work with the Justice League, and several other producers for their project, Don’t Feed the Killaz 4, a street project to be released before their official release on a yet to be named label.
Moonie and Count of the LEP Bogus Boys took the time to speak with AllHipHop.com about their recent rise to the forefront of Hip-Hop playlists across the net, their feelings about the Chicago hip-hop scene and an upcoming movie.
“We just working hard, staying focused and staying sucka free at the same time,” Moonie told AllHipHop.com in the exclusive interview.
Repping for Chicago’s South Side that they call the “lower end of the city,” the Bogus Boys embody the rugged “24th Street going all the way up to the hundreds and two-hundred streets” of the Windy City.
Influenced by N.W.A., Tupac, Scarface and the Ghetto Boys, the Bogus Boys still maintain a studio where they first started in Englewood, where fellow residents Jennifer Hudson and Chicago Bull Derrick Rose also grew up.
“We basically just rapping about our environment, our studio is in the heart of Englewood, in the middle of the city. As soon as you walk out the door, its action,” Count told AllHipHop.com. “We basically are influenced by the last six months of our lives, but we did grow up listening to gangsta music.”
The LEP Bogus Boys are confident with their place in Chicago music, even though the city has produced notables like Kanye West, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Common and the Cool Kids.
The group is a part of a batch of new artists like Rockie Fresh, King Louie, and Chief Keef, who are building a buzz beyond the city.
“I mean the Chicago sound, to be honest has just developed itself, you know we have different accents and slangs and different things so our sounds, you can tell it isn’t mimicking anyone else’s,” Count explained to AllHipHop.com. “We are fitting in and we just talking about whats going on in Chicago, and we setting the standard to tell you the truth.”
“A lot of people you hear, like the most previous rap that you heard from Chicago, bigger artists aren’t touching on things that we are touching on,” Moonie explained of the different between The LEP Bogus Boys and other Chicago rappers.
“I think that’s what makes our story that much interesting.” Moonie said. “People are like, ‘Hold on, Kanye don’t really speak about the gangsta s**t, Twista don’t neither, or Common and even Lupe don’t neither.’ People are like, ‘damn the stuff that we are really hearing about Chicago is really real,’ and that makes the story that much better for us to tell it.”
In addition to their careers as rappers, the self described “black mobsters” are making their own movies and are planning the release of Bogus Boys in the coming months.
“Our movement is organized, how we move and how we take care of our business, and of course we got the no snitchin’ policy. Its consequences and repercussions around here man. So you know what I’m saying man, we black mobsters, we don’t have to give you no story straight out of Scarface and the Godfather man, y’all seen that movie already,” Moonie told AllHipHop.com.
The duo creates their own treatments for their music videos and movies by recreating real life experiences.
“We basically have come up with our own treatments, that ‘Trading Places’ video is a true story man, that s**t be happening, that ain’t out of no movie so it ain’t hard to reenact it and just film it,” Moonie said
Having recently worked with Kanye, the LEP Bogus Boys also continue to work with the Justice League, and several other producers for their project, Don’t Feed the Killaz 4, a street project to be released before their official release on a yet to be named label.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
NEW MUSIC (THE WATCHER)
Sir Michael Rocks
N.O.R.E. ft. Busta, Game & Waka Flaka - Lehhhgooo
Joell Ortiz - I Want It All
Curren$y - Livin
N.O.R.E. ft. Busta, Game & Waka Flaka - Lehhhgooo
Joell Ortiz - I Want It All
Curren$y - Livin
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Is Mannie Fresh Joining The G.O.O.D. Music Family?
We already know that the ex-Big Tymer, Mannie Fresh, is down with the G.O.O.D. Music family and team based on photos and videos that have hit the ‘Net over the past few weeks from the London recording sessions of the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music album, but is an official signing in the works?
In a recent interview with HipHopDX, it would appear so, according to the the man who has produced over 30 Hot 100 singles in his career. Check out the excerpts below:
“Well, we working that out. I’m kind of funny about signing with people. Dude, I’ve been through so much. And I’m not saying I think Kanye is a bad person, but I can’t tell you what that is right now. It’s really on me, and what space I’m in. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t do it, but it’s gotta be something that makes sense for me.”
When asked about any formal offers or an “extending of the hand”, Mannie said:
“I can’t really say if [there was]. It’s one of them things where – Let me just put it like this, Kanye is kinda mysterious about the things that he do. And I can’t really let no cats out the bag. I’m sorry to give you an answer like that, but I can’t really say what’s in the works. Y’all just gotta wait to see what happens.”
This can only be a good thing for both parties, so keep your fingers crossed!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
New York Giants Vs. New England Patriots In Super Bowl 46. Who Are You Picking To Win?
With the big game just a week away the time is right for fans to make their picks on who will win Super Bowl 46.
The New York Giants (12-7) are led by quarterback Eli Manning, who threw for 4933 yards and 29 touchdowns this season with 16 interceptions.
The New England Patriots (15-3) are led by quarterback Tom Brady. Brady threw for 5235 yards and 39 touchdowns with 12 interceptions.
The Patriots defense has allowed 21.4 points per game, forced 34 turnovers while sacking the oppositions quarterback 40 times.
On The flip side, the Giants defense has given up 25 points per game, forced 31 turnovers and gotten to the other team's quarterback 48 times.
In the coaching department both teams are more than solid. With a slight edge going to the Patriots. Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to five Super Bowls, coming away with three rings.
Tom Coughlin of the Giants has led them to only one Super Bowl in his eight years as head coach for them, but it was an epic win over the Patriots in Super Bowl 42. The underdog Giants beat the Patriots 17-14 to prevent the Pats from going undefeated that season.
All the talking is almost done now. Both teams are making their final preparations for the game that will be played on Sunday, February 5 at 6:20 PM ET. It will air live on NBC.
The Patriots are 3-point betting favorites in Las Vegas.
So who is your pick to win the big game this year? Take our poll and sound off in the comment section below.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Dr. Dre Getting Some Detox Help from Ricky Rozay?
(AllHipHop News) Rumor has it, Dr. Dre is currently in Miami finally finishing his loooooong awaited album, Detox, with the help of Rick Ross!! Dr. Dre has been in Miami for about a week working with the Boss. Let’s hope Rozay’s influence can help speed up the process and finally help Dr. Dre finish this album once and for all!
In related news, Dr. Dre made sure to come through and show love at Rozay’s birthday party last night at South Beach’s club Amnesia.
The massive birthday bash featured a guest list of Hip-Hop’s finest including, Diddy, Meek Mill, Wiz Khalifa, The LOX, French Montana, Wale, DJ Khaled, LEP, and singer The Dream. Ross treated the crowd to an energy filled performance of cuts off his Rich Forever mixtape and other notable cuts from his prized catalog.
Ross has been celebrating his birthday since late last week, first parting in NYC at Queens club Perfections, with a stop the following night in Atlanta before wrapping up in his hometown with Dr. Dre. Check out a few photos from Ross’ Miami Birthday Bash below as well as a video from the festivities:
Producer Cardiak Talks New Rick Ross Album “God Forgives, I Don’t”; Working with Kanye
(AllHipHop News) Georgia born/South Jersey bred producer Cardiak recently caught up with AllHipHop.com to gave an update on his most recent work.
Cardiak launched his career with the song “Start it Up” by Lloyd Banks ft Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous and Ryan Leslie.
Since then, Cardiak has been busy putting in work, most recently landing his second hit with “600 Benz,” featuring Wale and Rick Ross.
“I’ve been producing since 2008, but my success didn’t really pop off until I reached out to G-Unit and ‘Start it Up,’ with Lloyd Banks came out,” Cardiak told AllHipHop.com. “I just played the internet on Twitter and Facebook, just reaching out to A&Rs, remained humble, remained consistent and I really don’t talk much. I just thank God for all my success.”
The Willingborough, NJ producer is now consistently working with some of the top artists in the game.
In addition to contributing to Rick Ross’ upcoming official album God Forgives I Don’t, Cardiak is working with Fabolous on Loso’s Way 2, while securing work with G-Unit and Kid Ink.
“I got two joints on there from what he told me, both of the beats are mad different, and one of them is soul sample type joint, the other one is a some left field type shit, I’m just waiting for it to come out. I’ve been working with Fab on Loso’s Way 2, G-Unit, 50 Cent and Banks.”
Interestingly enough, while Cardiak’s music often sounds like anthems that were produced for arena’s, the producer has quite a small pre-production set up, to make his huge sounding hits.
“It really doesnt matter what you use these days as long as you got a talent.”
Cardiak’s production aesthetics come from his experiences with Kanye West in the studio.
“Well, you know he was on ‘Start it Up’ and I had the opportunity to work with him on ‘Watch the Throne,’ album. Unfortunately I didn’t make the album, but it was still a great experience, because I was in the studio with him. he’s real energetic and it even made me step my whole sh*t up working with Kanye,” Cardiak recalled.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
January 31st, Middle Ground album, "Breaking Ground"
On January 31st, Releasing the new Middle Ground album, "Breaking Ground" for FREE DOWNLOAD! Middle Ground want everyone to hear this new work which we all invested time, effort and heart in and are extremely proud of!
Middle Ground want to share wh...at they cooked up so we will be sending the download link to anyone who is following us on Twitter at @middlegroundnow or cl...icks on the link at www.mgmovement.com.
Middle Ground don't want your money (well we do), but we would prefer your contact info, whether it be twitter, email, or text.
Middle Ground just want to keep you updated on our shows and releases.
Middle Ground think thats a fair price to pay for a 10 song album featuring some of Chicago's Finest Spitters!!!
Here is the cover and tracklisting...spread the word!!!
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Saigon / Warning Shots 3 : One Foot In The Grave
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Websites Go Offline To Protest Proposed SOPA & PIPA Internet Censorship Bills
Thousands of websites, including some of the most popular, are going dark today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill which is designed to thwart copyright infringement but that Web experts warn could threaten the functionality of the Internet.
Encyclopedia giant Wikipedia, popular news-sharing site reddit, browser pioneer Mozilla, photo-sharing favorite Twitpic and even ICanHazCheezburger.com are blocking access to content throughout Wednesday, symbolizing what the bill may allow content creators to do to sites they accuse of copyright infringement. Other websites, including Google, are expressing solidarity with the protests by featuring anti-SOPA content on home pages.
The online protests are being joined by a physical demonstration in New York City, where thousands of representatives from the city's tech industry plan to demonstrate outside the offices of Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), co-sponsors of the Senate version of SOPA, beginning at 12:30 p.m. As pressure has mounted, both have expressed willingness to compromise.
SOPA would give both the government and major corporations the power to shut down entire websites accused of copyright infringement with neither a trial nor a traditional court hearing. The legislation is aggressively backed by Hollywood movie studios and major record labels, along with several major news providers, including Fox News and NBC-Universal, which have largely shied away from coverage of the bill.
The burst of opposition to SOPA and its Senate companion, Protect IP (or PIPA, for short), has caught many lawmakers, who thought they were endorsing a fairly non-controversial anti-piracy bill with strong corporate support, off guard. Senate co-sponsors of the bill regrouped on Tuesday, huddling in the Capitol with major industry backers of the bill.
In December, HuffPost reported that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a Protect IP co-sponsor with deep ties to both Hollywood and the technology industry, thought disputes between two of her most prominent corporate constituencies had been worked out. After that story ran, Feinstein attempted to broker a compromise, calling both tech companies and film studios.
Walt Disney Co. President and CEO Bob Iger declined the invitation on behalf of content providers. "Hollywood did not feel that a meeting with Silicon Valley would be productive at this time," said a spokesperson. The meeting took place with only tech companies present. Feinstein, once a reliable vote for the existing version of Protect IP, is now working hard to amend the bill, according to Senate Democratic aides.
But finding common ground is more difficult in this case than in most intra-corporate squabbles, because the two sides -- or powerful elements within them, at least -- have largely irreconcilable world views. One senior Senate aide said that the technology side consistently refuses to specify precise changes they want to the bill. Indeed, improving the bill would be counterproductive if the ultimate goal is killing it outright -- which it certainly is for many elements of the anti-SOPA coalition.
"That's a high-stakes risk," said the senior aide, "because if they don't have 41 votes, then what?"
By pitting nearly the entire tech industry against corporate Capitol Hill insiders from Hollywood, SOPA has prompted a tremendous wave of lobbying in Washington, accompanied by a flood of campaign contributions ahead of the 2012 elections. More than 1,000 lobbyists are currently registered to juice lawmakers on the bill.
The proposed legislation has startled tech experts and free speech advocates, who warn that the anti-piracy tactics envisioned by the bill would bring about widespread censorship of legitimate content and hamper important cybersecurity measures.
"The solutions are draconian. There’s a bill that would require [Internet service providers] to remove URLs from the Web, which is also known as censorship last time I checked," said Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt during a November speech.
The online blackout protests are rankling the Motion Picture Association of America, a lobbying group for the five biggest American film studios, which has lost significant support for its favorite bill in Washington over the past few months. MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd, a former Democratic senator from Connecticut and close friend of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), ripped the blackout in a Tuesday blog post, which tech advocates view as evidence that Hollywood is threatened by the effort.
"Some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns," wrote Dodd , who represents News Corp., Time-Warner, Sony and Disney. "It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services. It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today."
"This is a signal that Hollywood is really rattled by these protests and worried about where this bill is heading," said Josh Levy, Internet campaign director for FreePress.org, a nonprofit media watchdog group.
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Wikipedia and 1000's of other websites go offline in protest
Hip-Hop Rumors: NO I.D. Refused to Work with Biggie and Big Pun Because of Common?
by Sydney Lace (ALLHIPHOP.COM)
Super producer NO I.D. turned down the opportunity to work with Biggie, Big Pun, and Ghostface Killah, all out of loyalty to Common! What a dunce! The producer recently revealed the mishap in a recent interview with XXL magazine. Read what he said below:
“After Resurrection I was getting calls for people to do work with me and I was turning it down,” “I got a call that Biggie wanted to hear some beats, Ghostface [Killah] and Big Pun. I’m like, Nah, I produce for Common. This is like Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth. At that time I didn’t even conceptualize trying to make beats, or produce for other people. It wasn’t even in my mind. I viewed myself as part of a group.”
Man, imagine Biggie over a NO I.D. beat! That would have been some straight ear candy!
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