Esco and L Boogie are combining their individual Life Is Good and Black Rage tours for a few selected stops. After the jump is the itinerary for of their shows with both in highlighted in bold. [RapRadar] Oct. 6 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion (NAS ONLY) Oct. 20 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona State Fairgrounds…
Music Production Masterclass w/ Zombie Disco Squad
We were very excited to welcome to the Point Blank studios DJ/producer Zombie Disco Squad to go through some of his tracks in Ableton Live and Cubase and start to build a new one from scratch.
Wyclef on What He Looks for in New Artist: “Raw Talent”
The Haitian emcee dishes on his current projects, including “Acoustic Mondays”, a talent-finding endeavor to bring hot new artists to the forefront. “You either got it or you don’t,” he says when referring to potential new artists.
Kanye West Talks About G.O.O.D. Music’s “Cruel Summer” Album
Kanye West has been noticeably absent from the recent promotion of G.O.O.D. Music‘s Cruel Summer album. Instead of a freestyle or interview we get a inside look into the album. Ye explains how much actual work went into each and every aspect of the album. Watch the video above. [RapRadar]
On the Charts: Dave Matthews Rules the ‘World’
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Dave Matthews Band. And rock albums in general. The hippie hero’s Away from the World LP debuts at Number One with 266,000 copies sold; next on the album chart is Little Big Town’s Tornado (technically a country band, although I think they sound like Fleetwood Mac so I’m including them here), with 113,000; Bob Dylan’s Tempest, with…
Obama Meets The Carters
Jay-Z and Beyonce held a fundraiser last night at the 40/40 in support of Barack Obama. The cost of attendance? $40,000. Light work, right? Cameras or mic’s weren’t allowed inside, but the Prez posted the photo above on his Twitter account. Hov even snapped a pic for Life + Times. Obviously, everyone didn’t follow the rules. [RapRadar]
Nicki Minaj On Joining American Idol
In case you haven’t heard, Nicki Minaj is now a judge on American Idol. During the NYC auditions on Sunday, she spoke to MTV about joining reality television’s Supreme Court. Yours truly (along withKaren Civil) also discussed what her move means to hip-hop. Miller doesn’t expect to see rap opening singing competitions’ flood gates all of a sudden. However, he…
Categories
Archives
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
