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FREDDIE FOXX a.k.a. BUMPY KNUCKLES STILL SWINGIN’

By Khalid J. Strickland (a.k.a. Dirty Angel) With his intimidating vocals and bullying bars, Freddie Foxxx a.k.a Bumpy Knuckles has held down a well-earned position in the Rap game over the course of a lengthy career.  Never one to bite his...

Freddie Foxx

FREDDIE FOXX a.k.a. BUMPY KNUCKLES STILL SWINGIN’ By Khalid J. Strickland (a.k.a. Dirty Angel) With his intimidating vocals and bullying bars, Freddie Foxxx a.k.a Bumpy Knuckles has held down a well-earned position in the Rap game over the course of a lengthy...

Where are the iconic Hip Hop beats?

There was a time when you heard a Hip Hop beat and it was a one of a kind. The list below represents some of the best Hip Hop beats of all time. These are iconic beats. Most of...

An Inside Look at IRIS Distribution with Bryn Boughton, CMO

No one would question that a big part of the future of music sales is the digital delivery component. However, what isn’t necessarily obvious is who is going to be a dominant player in the market, other than Apple,...

The First Rap Records

Many people credit The Sugar Hill Gang and Sylvia Robinson with releasing the first rap record, however, others know that the The Fat Back Band and Tim Williams actually released "King Tim III" a few months before "Rapper's Delight."...

This is it: Marketing 101, A Good Product

Some thought “This Is It” was strictly an opportunity for AEG to capture revenue that would never be realized from Michael Jackson’s lost 50 dates. There’s no question that the company will reap a financial reward here, the movie...

Tanya Morgan Hip Hop Take Over S.O.B.’s

S.O.B'S Concert Review (TUESDAY, OCT. 6th): TANYA MORGAN, BLACK SHEEP, THE REAL LIVE SHOW Classic Hip Hop music in its recorded form was known for being vibrant, aggressive and most of all unpredictable. However, even the best artists would occasionally...

Akon endorsed site’s technology offers to indentify hit music!

Akon has a new website that does triple duty as a social network, digital music store, and most importantly a music analyzer “that can predict if your song has the potential to be a hit.” This statement leaves us...

New York-Tokyo Music Night at Le Royale

RECAP BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO PHOTOS BY SUNDIATA ACREE New York-Tokyo Music Night 2 recently took place at Le Royale in the East Village and it was a shindig for the ages. The spacious, upstairs lounge was packed with...

Alumni of THE WIRE gang-up at Club Corio

WORDS BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO PHOTOS BY BLACK PACINO & SUNDIATA ACREE Let's recap for a moment. As the final curtain closed on The Wire, Michael became a stick-up artist, Dukie became a fiend, Randy ended up in...