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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 …

F**K YOU

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

John Mellencamp on The State of the Music Business

March 23, 2009

News, The Music Industry

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Tweet I just read a great analysis of the current state of the music industry that John Mellencamp wrote for HuffPo. While it doesn’t surprise me that many of the …Continue reading »

Sayonara CDs!

October 2, 2008

News, The Music Industry

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The ideology that a “true fan” will spend upwards of $16 for a product they don’t need demonstrates the narcissism these labels still inexplicably posses and is also the reason that I feel all major labels are doomed.Continue reading »