Continuing his SXSW excursion, Nardwuar ran up on Bushwick Bill. During their interview, Bill reflected on the Geto Boys’ early days including past work, his previous job, graffiti hobby and more. [Rap Radar]

In Internet time, seven years might as well be forever—many technology companies don’t even last that long. At least some lawsuits do, however. Just last week, Viacom and YouTube announced they had settled a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit that was once expected to put to rest some of the most important questions about how copyright…

It’s amazing at the extent that in-ear monitors (or IEMs) have taken over in live sound. Today you can go to any club and be assured that at least one of the musicians on stage will be wearing them. While mixing in-ears is a whole different ballgame, there’s a larger issue that musicians must deal…

This is the first official trailer for the new film, The House That Chicago Built. The film covers House Music’s history, from its birth in Chicago through its evolution to becoming the world’s top genre of music. The film ‘brings together the entire field of House music icons, brought together for the first time, from…

Those interested in analyzing the career of Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy aka Diddy, now have a course they can attend at NYU’s, Clive Davis Institute Of Recorded Music. The class will look at how the industry has changed since since the 1990s and how Sean Combs was able to thrive during them. Whath ave…

The Warner Music Group is refinancing its debt to achieve lower interest rate payments, with expected savings to total nearly $30 million annually, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service. But the new issues will also raise the company’s debt total by $170 million, leaving it at about $3.1 billion. That increase in debt…

Behind The Beat: Chamillionaire “Overnight” (Prod. by TrakkSounds) TrakkSounds goes behind the instrumental he produced for Chamillionaire’s “Overnight” which was featured on the EP, “Elevate”. Filmed and Edited by Bonda Purchase the EP on iTunes and other retailers now. @trakksounds @chamillionaire @benondatop Producer: TrakkSounds [Beat Making Videos]

Nigel D. caught up with Fabolous at a recent video shoot for August Alsina. The two discussed Loso’s recent video shot in Dubai for, “Young OG,” the response he has had for, “Cuffin Season,” and when he plans on dropping his long awaited next album. Fabolous goes on to speak about a friend that disappeared…

Respect. Aretha sang about it. Sage The Gemini deserves it. In an era where hype trumps results, the Bay Area rookie has quietly put numbers (and plaques) on the board with his respective platinum and gold hits “Gas Pedal” and “Red Nose”. As of Tuesday, his debut Remember Me was made available to purchase. Taking a break…

From gigging with Horace Silver and Herbie Hancock to sessions with Miles Davis and the formation of the pioneering Mahavishnu Orchestra, he helped expand the rhythmic possibilities in popular music, mixing jazz, rock and funk with a wild selection of odd time signatures that somehow always felt as toe-tapping natural as a mother’s pulse to…