Month: June 2013

Lou Reed: Music, Mortality And The Genius Of Andy Warhol & Kanye West

Still looking extremely frail following his recent liver transplant, Lou Reed nonetheless made it to Cannes Lions for the Grey Music Seminar here Thursday, and spoke about his legendary career, his time with Andy Warhol and the irreversible passing of time. For those who wondered why he made the trip, Reed’s comments early on may…


Sound and Music of The Last of Us

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound and music team behind the critically acclaimed Naughty Dog Studios game, The Last of Us. We talk with Game Director Bruce Straley, Creative Director Neil Druckmann, Senior Sound Designer Derrick Espino, Audio Lead Phillip Kovats, Senior Audio Programmer Jonathan Lanier, and Music Manager, Jonathan…


J. Cole Speaks On His Favorite Track On “Born Sinner” & The Status Of His Project With Kendrick Lamar

  Can you speak on your favorite track on Born Sinner? First answer! Favorite song is too hard to decide. But I will say Runaway is definitely in the running. The verses! Production process is an easier question to answer for me. I just let it FLOW. Normally I start out by finding drum sounds…


Tweet Relief:Summer of Hope Campaign Kicked Off

The Summer of Hope digital-fundraising campaign only kicked off yesterday, but it’s already swept up some of the biggest names in music on behalf of research for cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Spearheaded by CAA‘s Rob Light, the #SUMMEROFHOPE effort has enlisted Facebook, Twitter and other participation from Britney Spears, PSY, One Direction, Adam Levine, Christina…


Wale Covers The Washington Post

With his third album dropping in two days, it’s Wale against the world on the front of today’s The Washington Post. Have yourself a “Wale moment” and read the full article here. Excerpt below. He’s been goaded into far too many “Wale moments” here, engaging with anonymous trash talkers, confronting his critics, shouting down the…


Cardiak x Have Mercy

Following Up To “Bugatti”, Cardiak Breaks Down The Making Of Ace Hood’s 2nd Single “Have Mercy”. The Track Is From The Highly Anticipated Album Trails & Tribulations Scheduled To Drop July 16th. [BeatMakingVideos.com]


Fiend Speaks On Master P And How He Was Forced To Sit At The Back Of A Bus In Germany

No Limit’s Fiend talks about a shooting incident involving Snoop Dogg overseas, Master P and how he and his team were forced to sit at the back of a bus in Germany. No Limit rapper Fiend has always been known as one to speak his mind. Sometimes, interviews regarding certain artists coming from their peers…


The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 6/17/13

  Eminem makes his rhyming return on a new track off a Tony Touch tape, Drake makes an appearance with a previously unreleased song and a throwback Dynasty-era Jay-Z track acts as a Father’s Day anthem. After Hip Hop’s biggest commercial week of the year, our top 10 singles of the week comes in the…


Abercrombie & Fitch Discontinued Their Taylor Swift-Shaming T-Shirt Because Of Fan Backlash

Ever since Rich Cronin professed that he liked “girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch,” nothing has gone right for the favorite clothing line of guys who don’t wear shirts under their hoodies everywhere. CEO Mike Jeffries, who looks like Ron Perlman carved out of stone by a blind man, told fat people they shouldn’t wear…


Jay-Z’s New Blueprint: The Billboard Cover Story

Not only did Samsung score exclusive access to Jay-Z’s first solo album in four years, the consumer electronics behemoth inspired the multi-hyphenate rapper to do something he’d done even less frequently — tweet. “If 1 Million records gets SOLD and billboard doesnt report it, did it happen? Ha. #newrules #magnacartaholygrail Platinum!!! VII IV XIII,” he…