Month: November 2013

Tyler, the Creator Talks YouTube Awards, the N-Word, and Obama on ‘Arsenio’

Tyler, the Creator got very comfortable during his visit to “Arsenio” on Thursday. After talking selfies with fellow guests Quincy Jones and Jerry Springer, the Odd Future frontman laid down on the couch while speaking about everything from his use of the N-word to President Obama….


Twitter Stocks Slide On Second Day

Twitter’s stock slid more than 7 percent on its second trading day Friday, after the popular short messaging service saw a huge first-day pop in what turned out to be a smooth public debut. Such volatile trading is common for freshly public stocks as investors make decisions with limited insight into how well companies will…


Eminem Lands Four Singles in Hot 100

Eminem notched a few more Billboard chart accomplishments this week upon the release of his eighth studio album, The Marhsall Mathers LP 2: Not only did he score his first first number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, but he became the first artist since the Beatles in 1964 to place at least four songs…


Mix Comparison: From Rehearsal To Master

Have you ever wondered how much of a difference there really is between the finished mix and the mastered version? How about between basics and finished overdubs? Or rehearsal to the final product?…


Q-Tip Condemns Kanye West’s Confederate Flag Usage

Q-Tip has addressed Kanye West’s use of the Confederate flag. Q-Tip spoke about the flag yesterday (November 6) in a Twitter update. He then addressed Kanye West’s use of it. “Fuck the Confederate flag,” Q-Tip said. After this, he addressed Kanye West’s use of the Confederate flag. “I love Kanye,” Q-Tip said. “No shots, but…


Trevor Morris Rising: Music, Tech and a New Santa Monica Facility

Trevor Morris knows and feels music, and always has, from high school days in London, Ontario, that included being commissioned to write a piece for the Pope’s visit, through today as he is working long days preparing for a second season scoring the popular Vikings (History Channel) and a month from the debut of a…


Jay Z Sued Over Alleged Sample in ‘Run This Town’

A record label representing the now-deceased R&B artist Eddie Bo has filed a copyright claim against Jay Z for allegedly using Bo’s 1969 funk single “Hook & Sling Part 1” without permission, according to New York Daily News. The label, TufAmerica, claims the sample appears in Jay Z’s 2009 Grammy-winning single “Run This Town,” which…


Open Mic: Should Musicians Give Away Their Music For Free?

UK-based musician Nathan Joseph White, aka Whitey, has had his music on shows ranging from CSI, The Sopranos, Entourage to Breaking Bad. So, he wasn’t interested in getting yet another pitch from a television production company asking him for rights to use his music at no cost….


Troy Ave On The Breakfast Club

Troy Ave speaks on, “New York City: The Album,” with The Breakfast Club. Check Troy’s Rapfix freestyle below….


Nardwuar vs. Earl Sweatshirt & Syd The Kyd

While out in Vancouver, Odd Future’s Earl and Syd ran into The Human Serviette. During their exchange of gifts, Earl spoke on the time he almost saw MF Doom without his mask and encounter with Paul McCartney….