Big Business, Big Bucks, and the Corporate Big Time: Steve Stoute, Hip Hop’s Marketing...
Steve Stoute Translates: “The Tanning of America”
(Reviewed by Tony Samuel)
In The Tanning of America: How Hip Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy, marketing maven Steve Stoute
takes us on a ride through Hip...
Insomniac Magazine’s Can’t Sleep On This Track pick: Kool G Rap “In Too Deep”
Hip Hop music industry legend Kool G Rap drops a solid dose of soulful and lyrical gold over a New York City ambiance on his new video for "In Too Deep."
Social Music: Facebook embraces music with new services
At the F8 Conference it was announced that the planet's most popular social networking platform will enable the integration of a variety of music services, including SoundCloud, Rhapsody, Turtable.fm, and Spotify just to name of few. This promises to...
Insomniac Magazine’s Can’t Sleep On This Track Pick: Planet Asia’s “Last Air Benders.”
Welcome to our new feature, the Insomniac Magazine Can't Sleep On This Track pick. The first selection is one of Hip Hop's most incredible emcees, Planet Asia. Here's is amazing track "Last Air Benders." Feel free to submit tracks...
New Rap Acts, Mantronix will show you how to innovate Hip Hop
Sadly, Mantronix is far from a household name among so called "Hip Hop heads" today, however, they were one of the most innovative acts in the genre, and certainly pioneers worth knowing. DJ Mantronik and MC T pushed the...
New Wave Reggae: Jolly Boys bring new order to “Blue Monday”
The Jolly Boys blend classic mento (Jamaican folk music) instrumentation with other genres to breath new life into covers. Check them out as they rock out a classic New Order track in a brand new way.
The Tupac Amaru Shakur Collection For Scholarly Research
Following two years of extensive collection and categorization, the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library announces the opening of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Collection on the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the platinum recording artist, actor and...
The music industry’s underground Hip Hop sensations, Odd Future, land a TV deal
Adult Swim announced today it has picked up the live-action series Loiter Squad, a 15 minute live-action show that features sketches, man on the street segments, pranks and music from Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. The cast, featuring...
Music Marketing: Back to basics- vinyl and mailing lists
XL Recordings is putting their money where their music is. Today they announced a promotion offering a free copy of their promotional vinyl release featuring some great talent. All you need to do is be one of the first...
Evidence and DJ Premier on new music video “You”
The legendary Hip Hop producer, music industry veteran, and one half of Gangstarr, DJ Premier, and Dilated Peoples' frontman, Evidence, bring the unfiltered underground sound on this new video.
