Month: August 2013

SiriusXM Shareholders Present Their Case on Liberty Media’s Takeover

SiriusXM shareholders directors should have taken measures to prevent a takeover by Liberty Media, extracted a takeover premium and allowed a shareholder vote on the deal, the judge in the case heard this week. “Malone wanted to enjoy all the economic benefits of being a controlling shareholder without having any of the responsibilities,” Mark Lebovitch,…


Jaycen Joshua – Pensado’s Place #127

Dave and Herb are joined by mix engineer Jaycen Joshua on the 127th episode of Pensado’s Place!…


Warren G Praises Kendrick Lamar, Drake & J. Cole, Criticizes Modern Hip Hop Radio

Warren G is no stranger to commercial success, with his classic “Regulate” featuring Nate Dogg going platinum, and appearing on multiplatinum releases such as The Chronic and Doggystyle. Nonetheless, Warren revealed in an interview with AllHipHop that he isn’t feeling what Hip Hop radio is offering today. “[P]eople are getting tired of the same stuff…


Just Blaze Says Jay Z’s Work Ethic Is “Laid-Back,” Eminem’s Is Scientific

As a producer who has gone on to showcase his skills as a beatsmith for well over a decade, New Jersey-born artist Just Blaze has had the opportunity to work alongside some of Hip Hop’s most respected names including Jay Z and Detroit lyricist Eminem. Interestingly enough, the producer found himself comparing the two emcees,…


Juicy J’s $50k Scholarship Contest Details

Ladies, Make a YouTube video telling or showing us why you deserve the $50,000 scholarship. Make sure to shout out Juicy J and World Star Hip Hop and use the song “Scholarship” in your video. Contest Link…


Kendrick Lamar On King Of NY Talk

Kendrick was in the rotten apple this past Sunday for the VMA’s. And while on the red carpet, he talked to Power 105.1′s Angela Yee about the controversy surrounding his verse and backlash from New York. Below, he talks to Big Boy’s neighborhood about the record….


5 Tricks For Adding Delay To Vocals

Sometimes getting a vocal to sit right in the mix takes as much time as mixing the entire rest of the track. Just finding that right combination of space that makes the vocal sound more glamorous without pushing it back in the mix can be something that seems so easy, yet takes so much time…


@Timbaland To Be Working On An Upcoming Michael Jackson Project

Timbaland chops it up with Revolt TV to reveal that he was chosen to do a project on The King Of Pop. He was told by L.A. Reid, who suggested to him to produce some tracks with Michael’s vocals, to come up with a project displaying Timmy Tim’s range in music….


Trent Reznor Fights The Loudness Wars, Offers ‘Loud’ & ‘Audiophile’ Masters Of Hesitation Marks

Trent Reznor is taking a stand in the ‘loudness wars’ by offering the latest Nine Inch Nails album, Hesitation Marks, mastered two different ways: the standard, ‘loud’ mastering (which is what you’ll find on the CD, on iTunes, and everywhere else); and an alternate ‘audiophile’ mastering, designed for audiophiles and people with an understanding of…


Big Boi Remembers OutKast Getting Booed At Source Awards, Calls “Idlewild” Movie “Classic”

As one of Southern Rap’s most important and popular acts, it was appropriate that OutKast stood up to New York elitism at the 1995 Source Awards, where East Coast emcees weren’t yet willing to give the South its due. In an interview with Montreality, Big Boi recalled the scenario, during which he and fellow OutKast…