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An Open Letter to the DOJ Regarding Hip-Hop Domain Seizures

Tweet To the Department of Justice, et al: During the past few days you have shut down three prominent hip-hop sites: OnSmash.com, DaJaz1.com and RapGodfathers.com. I expect that b

Cleveland’s Machine Gun Kelly Lace’s Up to Deliver a Classic Mixtape

Tweet It takes a lot to motivate me to write about an emerging artist. With an overflowing inbox filled with records from artists I’ve never heard of, it’s hard to …

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Tweet There must be something in the water down in Atlanta that inspires an outpouring of creativity that rejuvenates the hip-hop world every couple of years. While Cee-Lo’s

Raaaaaaaandy Mixtape Is On the Way!

TweetAziz Ansari has recently become one of my favorite comics. His character, Tom Haverford, on Parks & Recreation steals every scene that he’s featured in and Ansari

Julia Beverly and Defamation Suit Threats

November 12, 2009

News, The Music Industry

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TweetI guess someone wasn’t happy about my post the other day (see Julia Beverly and the Art of Scamming Rappers). Click on the image below to see the letter that …Continue reading »

What Do Nike and Newport Have in Common?

December 19, 2008

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Branding, addiction, sneaker culture and legal infringement are explored when artist/designer Ari Saal Forman mash-ups the lively Newport cigarette brand into a cool Nike-like sneaker.Continue reading »