The First Hip Hop Mash Up: The Clash
In 1981, two years after the first rap records hit the airwaves, The Clash, a punk band from England released a single called “The Magnificent Seven.” The track was a hybrid of rap, funk, and punk. The song contained...
Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) Speaks
Although Mobb Deep’s front man, Prodigy, is doing a 3 and 1/2 year bid, he didn't have a problem riding comfortably on the Billboard charts. Hard core lyrics and dope beats are quintessential trademarks of the two-man crew known...
10 Marketing Lessons from RUN DMC
"The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught?" RUN DMC (It's Like That)
New artists of any genre can learn some serious marketing lessons from RUN DMC. Here are 10 lessons from the Hollis, Queens trio:
10. Broke the...
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...
