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Mickey Factz Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Independent, Interviews
These days, it seems as if the best business decision an up-and-coming artist can make is to give new material away for free – if you’re not releasing street albums in addition to LPs, net-savvy listeners are liable to pass you by without a thought. The latest trend, however, is to drop previously unreleased records as part of an online-only series. K. Sparks, XV, Theo, Young …
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Metafore Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Independent, Interviews
In a recent interview with Complex Magazine, producer and record label head Irv Gotti proclaimed that the Internet has screwed up the music industry (and not using those words). In a day and age when technology has caused the mass bootlegging and file sharing of copy written material, Gotti is partially correct. While illegal downloads have lead to a decrease in overall album sales, the usage …
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Board Bangers Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Independent, Interviews
In 1988 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their hit single, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” While the root of rap music has stayed the same for the past twenty years, the trends within the culture are forever evolving. Big gold chains (Slick Rick), Adidas sneakers with no lacers (Run DMC) and sun glasses with a name written in white out (Soulja Boy) are just …
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BLITZ the AMBASSADOR Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Independent, Interviews
Get yourself a passport playa, hip-hop’s gone global. Atlanta and New York may be hip-hop epicenters but MCs are laying down tracks everywhere from Tokyo to Baghdad. Brooklyn rapper Blitz the Ambassador grew up in Africa and is using the mic to bridge the gap between America and the world. Politically conscious with the skills and work ethic to match, Blitz can currently be seen on …
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Tax Holloway Interview
Filed under: Independent, Interviews
Born and raised on the eastside of Detroit, rapper Tax Holloway changed the landscape of the regionally static artist. Just because you come from a specific city doesn’t mean your loyalties must remain within city limits. Destined to become a mainstream success story, Tax Holloway independently traveled south after mildly building a buzz in Motown. Seeing the success of artists whose area code was a notch …
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Wade Waters Interview
Filed under: Independent, Underground, Interviews
Internet downloads are up, records sales are down and ten months into the 2006 calendar year, a mere four hip-hop albums (released in 2006) have reached platinum status. Despite the gaudy lifestyle that is portrayed through the media in advertising and music videos, the gross profits of major label artists have dropped significantly. Regardless of this disappointing trend, there remain a select few who record hip-hop …
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Ron Artest Interview
Filed under: Independent, Interviews
Deion Sanders had the minor hit, “Must Be The Money.” Shaquielle O’Neal (also known as Shaq Fu) actually recorded a platinum selling album entitled Shaq Diesel. Now, trying to follow in the footsteps of his fellow athletes, Ron Artest will release his debut album My World. The album will serve as a glimpse into his life, in hopes of offering: understanding, compassion, promise and most of …
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A-Pinks Interview
Filed under: Independent, Interviews
Twenty-one year old lyricist, A-Pinks, from Queens NY is hungry and on a mission. Blessed with a god given ability to charismatically captivate his listeners, his name has bounced around both the internet and mix tape circuit (DJ Whoo Kid, P-Cutta, Kay-Slay, Custmaster C and DJ Envy). After beginning to slowly blow up Online search engines, the title of his latest mix tape collaboration with G-Unit’s …
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