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...
Commercial music: Mariah’s new album comes with ads
The music business may be entering a new heightened level of commercialism not yet seen before. An article in Billboard and Ad Week is reporting that Def Jam will subsidize Mariah Carey’s new album “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel”...
Gladwell, Anderson, Godin, Bad Brains, and The Future of Free
For fans of best selling authors Malcolm Gladwell (“Tipping Point”) and Chris Anderson (“The Long Tail”), what’s one to do when you find that the authors of your favorite books are at odds over the future of “free” (also...
Michael Jackson’s Lesson to Artists
Almost immediately after Michael Jackson’s death his image was positioned on the top of iTunes. His titles then began to repopulate the top spots on the Billboard charts. To most, this wasn’t much of a surprise- after all, he’s...
Must have Music Business Book
Daylle Deanna Schwartz is the author of ten books. Her music titles are among the most respected and recommended for the independent music artist who is working on building a career. Her classic book, “Start and Run Your Own...