Month: July 2012

Megaupload Founder on His Delayed Extradition Hearing

Allindstrom Kim Dotcom has been dealing with some serious issues. Billboard took a look at both side of the case and wrote a great article. Check the full think out below: A New Zealand court has delayed the extradition hearing for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom until March because of the manner in which the search…


Sneak Peek: Rihanna Stars on ‘Styled to Rock’

Rihanna struts onto the screen in “Styled to Rock,” a new fashion reality series for Sky Living HD in the U.K. As star and executive producer of the show, the pop-star-turned-fashion-icon scours Britain for the next generation of undiscovered designers. “I’ve always loved fashion,” said RiRi. “Fashion has helped shape me into the artist that…


Kid Cudi Speaks On Who He Has On His Next Album And Wants To Work With Jay-Z & 50 Cent

Surprised Kid Cudi wants to work with 50 Centand Lloyd Banks? –Real Talk NY


50 Cent Explains 5 (Murder By Numbers)

Last Friday, Curtis released his free digital LP, 5 (Murder By Numbers). Speaking with MTV, Fif explains the reasoning behind its release and his situation with Interscope. “What I’m releasing right now is a part of me wanting music out during the middle of the summer. I had a plan for myself: I wanted to have the new…


Mac Miller On Lord Finesse Lawsuit

Lord Finesse@LordFinesseDITC “This case is about the overall picture.. If you’re just looking at “one” point.. It’s about so much more #look deeper..” Kool-aid and frozen pizza may cost a few millions for Mac Miller. DITC leader Lord Finesse filed a $10 million lawsuit against Mac for borrowing sampling “Hip 2 Da Game” beat. He used the track on his debut…


Foster the People: Pumped Up Hits

  For several months in 2011, the radio hit “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People was the song we couldn’t get out of our heads. For Mark Foster, who wrote the song, getting it out of his head — and into a demo — was no problem at all. Using Logic Pro, and playing…


DJcityTV: The Cutting Room

DJcityTV invited four local DJs to our DJcity studios in Los Angeles for an old fashioned scratch session. Not knowing what the final result would be, we present to you, “The Cutting Room.”


How To Make It: Engineering: Vibe

During this segment of “How To Make It” Big Sant along with audio engineer, Jonathan Friedlander, discuss the importance of “vibe” between artist and engineer.


Loyola University Forum with Greg Curtis of Fox Music Publishing, Inc.

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Greg Curtis, Executive Creative Director of Fox Music Publishing, Inc., introduces himself and his company to a group of students at Loyola University, New Orleans. He explains what a music publisher does, how Fox works with other companies to license and leverage content, and what Fox is doing to…


SOUND CHECK | Twista talks about the current state of Hip Hop

Chi-Town rapper Twista sat down with BlackTree Tv to talk about his ability to stay relevant over the course of over a decade, and also the current state of Hip Hop.