Month: June 2012

I Run an Indie Label. And Here’s What Spotify, Rhapsody & Zune Are Paying Us

If Spotify, Rhapsody, or other streaming services won’t answer the question, maybe indie labels and artists will.  These figures are from an independent catalog of 87 albums and 1,280 songs, as posted on The Trichordist.  On Spotify, they seem consistent with reports of per-song payouts of roughly one-third to one-half of a penny. per source:…


Nicki Minaj Calls The Breakfast Club

After calling Funkmaster Flex last night, Nicki gave Power 105.1′s morning show a buzz. She discussed the events at Summer Jam and moving forward. Earlier in the show, Charlamagne Tha God called Funkmaster Flex a bitch in his Donkey Of The Day segment. –Rap Radar


85% of the World Will Have High-Speed Mobile Internet by 2017

Today, 85% of the world’s population has access to a mobile phone with voice and text capabilities. Five years from now, in 2017, the same amount of the global community will have access to high-speed 3G Internet through mobile phones, finds a new report from Ericsson. By 2017, there will be 9 billion mobile subscriptions….


MMG Summer Jam Takeover

The Untouchable Maybach Empire presents @Maybachmusicgrp live @ Summer Jam ’12. Watch as Meek Mill performs “Burn” with Big Sean for the first time, as well as Rick Ross performing his new street single “So Sophisticated” with Meek Mill live!!! Appearances from Wale, Stalley, French Montana, Mase & more!!


Lil Wayne Launching Video Site

Starting next week, Dwayne and his DJ/videographer DJ Scoob Doo will launch their new video site, BreadOverBed, showcasing exclusive looks of the rapper’s daily work and success.


Eminem Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap Freestyle

Various scenes from Ice-T’s upcoming documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap have hit the ‘net. And in the scene above, Marshall does what he does best. Film hits selected theaters June 15. –Rap Radar


Lecture: Clams Casino (Madrid 2011)

From the comfort of his New Jersey bedroom, 23-year-old producer Clams Casino turns out beats for a dizzying array of rappers like Lil B, Soulja Boy, A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, and Havoc of Mobb Deep. His reverb-heavy, ethereal productions have earned him a cult following amongst the music blog community, and his recent instrumental release…


Big K.R.I.T. Returns To 106 & Park

On the day of his debut’s release, K.R.I.T. returned to 106 to discuss the album, being underground, producing and upcoming shows in Europe. Pack up the wife-beaters and ice up the Hennessey. –Rap Radar


Wu-Tang Clan to Play Themselves in ODB Biopic

Indiewire reports that the Ol’ Dirty Bastard biopic Dirty White Boy, directed by Joaquín Baca-Asay, just got some new stars: the Wu-Tang Clan will play themselves in the film. There’s no official word on which specific members will appear in the movie, but the NY Daily News postulates that GZA, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Method Man are on…


The Original American Idol Kelly Clarkson in Studio Q

Since winning the inaugural season of American Idol, Kelly Clarkson has embarked on a successful career as a pop singer that has included album sales topping 23 million and 2 Grammy awards. She joins Jian in Studio Q to talk about her new album “Stronger”, the pressures of life in the spotlight, and the sometimes…