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Hip-Hop Label Seeks Artists, Producers, Songwriters
G-Unit Records is looking for artists, producers and songwriters. They will be signing and releasing new acts this year. G-Unit specializes in Hip-Hop and Gangster ... -
fundrboogie: First Crowdfunding Site for Hip-Hop
fundrboogie, the world's first Hip-Hop lifestyle crowdfunding platform, has announced its partnership with FundRazr, a crowdfunding platform, and will launch on July 7. Through this ... -
Rick Ross Label Wants Urban/Hip-Hop Artists
Maybach Music Group (a record label imprint founded by American rapper Rick Ross) is seeking new urban/hip-hop talent. If you think you have what it ... -
Album Review: Murs – Have A Nice Life (8/10)
Content is king. While Dre can release music every 10 years and survive, underground artists thrive on staying relevant—via album releases, mix-tapes, guest spots, constant ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Frequency
Brooklyn-based producer, composer and DJ Frequency (a.k.a. Bryan Fryzel) started spinning in high school. Soon after, he partnered with MC 6th Sense and they formed ... -
Live Review: John Defeo at Room 5 Lounge
Material: Combining elements of funk, hip-hop and acoustic pop, John Defeo has developed a neo-soul sound with attitude. The vocals, delivered with a hip-hop intensity, ... -
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (8/10)
With great power comes a greater responsibility and Kendrick Lamar exercises his position honestly. The Walter Cronkite of Black America delivers this relevant release, time ... -
Jakubi at The Soda Bar
The Melbourne-based Quintet are bringing their unique blend of ska-reggae, elements of hip-hop and beautifully crafted harmonies to the U.S. in support of their hit ... -
Album: Earl Sweatshirt - "I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside"
Kendrick Lamar tweeted that Earl Sweatshirt is his favorite rapper. It makes sense––both are L.A. rappers nearing career peaks. While Lamar channels this momentum into ... -
Hip-hop, Breakdance Documentary Release
The feature documentary Shake the Dust has released April 14 as a 30-day exclusive digital download on Vimeo on Demand. NYC-based film distributor BOND/360 plans a ... -
Live Review: Hilltop Hoods at The Roxy
The Players: Suffa, emcee, producer; MC Pressure, emcee; DJ Debris, DJ. Material: What do you get when you mix the swag of Run-DMC with the ... -
International Songwriting Competition Finalists
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its finalists for the 2014 competition. Selected from over 18,000 entries from 118 countries all around the globe, ... -
Book Preview: The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music
Comprehensive and accessible, this guide breaks down the difference between old school and new school, re-caps the biggest influencers of the genre, and sets straight ... -
Live Review: Volcano and the New Radio Standard at Simon's After Dark
Material: The majority of the tunes performed by Chris “Volcano” Fortson and crew are originals taken from the group’s albums Graffiti Symphony and 90 Days. ... -
DMC DJ Battle Event
DMC World has announced the 2015 DMC DJ Battle Event Schedule. DMC USA makes it a cultural imperative to ensure that this pyrotechnic style of Hip Hop ... -
Album Review: Mary J. Blige -- "The London Sessions" (8/10)
The longtime queen of hip-hop soul hops across the pond for a sensationally diverse, eminently grooving romp with the U.K.’s hippest artists and songwriters. Exec ... -
Next Level Looking for Hip-Hop Artist-Educators for International Exchange Program
Next Level, an initiative of the U.S. Dept. of State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is looking for Hip-Hop artist-educators to participate in an ... -
Jack’N for Beats: We Got Bars Tour Rolls into Los Angeles
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey presents "Jack’N for Beats: We Got Bars Tour" coming to Los Angeles. The mobile studio will be rolling through the “City ... -
SAE Institute Audio Tech Open House
SAE Institute will be presenting a free Audio Technology Open House at its Los Angeles campus on Saturday, Dec. 6 from noon to 3PM. The ... -
Album Review: Joe Budden - Some Love Lost (Score: 10/10)
Lyrically nice and sonically concise, Joe Budden is one of the few emcees who wears his heart on his sleeve, touching on personal issues which ...
