Reverend Al Sharpton explains visiting Tupac in jail, speaking about “cleaning up the streets.” Following the recent release of a phone conversation between late rapper Tupac Shakur and close friend Sanyika “Monster” Shakur, Reverend Al Sharpton has issued an exclusive statement to HipHopDX confirming the rapper’s claims of working together. During the clip, Tupac mentions…

Slate Media Technology has announced RAVEN 2.0 Control System, for the RAVEN series of Multi-touch Production Consoles. Or as they like to call it, ‘the future of studio control.’ In the official intro video, Steven Slate offers a sneak preview of the new features. While the video focuses on RAVEN Control for Pro Tools, RAVEN Control also supports…

Following a week full of call-outs and responses for and from industry veterans, Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash spoke with Combat Jack yesterday (June 6). Opening up about his criticisms for Funkmaster Flex, Joie Manda, Lyor Cohen, and Steve Stoute, Dash explained why he decided to come out with them now….

Bitwig has announced ‘Community Controllers’, a new section of their website for sharing MIDI controller scripts.  The Bitwig Open Controller API, an open-source platform, makes this possible using JavaScript, which allows anyone from hardware manufacturers to Bitwig Studio users to create, share, and collaborate on controller scripts. See the Bitwig site for details. [Synthtopia]

On Thursday, an official verdict in Beastie Boys’ longstanding lawsuit ruled that Monster Energy had to put $1.7 million in the New Yorkers’ pockets, but Friday the beverage company released an official response that registered their disapproval. While Monster Energy says they “[have] great respect for the verdict of the jury,” they “strongly disagree with…

In the wake of Slowbucks’ chain snatching last Sunday at Summer Jam, he held a press conference this afternoon in New York. With a trademark lawyer present, the Queens entrepreneur is seeking unspecified damages to his brand. Although he was silent during the sit-down, Slow turned to Instagram to explain himself. You can’t make this…

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Beastie Boys’ suit against Monster Energy has ended, with jurors finding against the beverage company to the tune of $1.7 million. The suit, brewing for two years before the trial began last Tuesday in New York Federal Court, centered around Monster Energy’s use of a Beastie Boys “megamix,” put together by DJ Z-Trip, who gave…

The Police was one of the biggest bands in the world in the 80s thanks to great hooks, vocals and musicianship. Some of this is on display on this isolated bass track from the band’s big hit “Message In A Bottle,” from the band’s second album Regatta de Blanc. It’s easy to think of Sting…

The latest leaked videos mark another disaster for the 20-year-old singer, but don’t necessarily spell doom for his longterm outlook. Remember when Justin Bieber was a precocious pop star, peddling inoffensive hooks and religious-leaning autobiographies, look-alike dolls and tween-friendly fragrances? It really wasn’t that long ago! In 2010, Bieber was the poster child of ubiquitous…