Looks like Hip Hop artists are rearing their heads and speaking out about the type of ratings they have or have not received from various publications. In the latest edition of Lee Bailey‘s EUR Report[http://www.eurweb.com] where he interviews TheLost Boyz, they go off on publications like The Source Magazine. Here’s an excerpt from that interview… “All these [...]

Major props to Young Guru one of Jay-Z‘s top producers. He drops some hard-hitting jewels that every single artist in the industry needs to listen to over and over and over again. What Young Guru is talking about goes beyond music. If you want to know how this country is working, then you need to [...]

Predictions are just teasing unless they turn out to come true. The Clear Channel demise – predicted. Consolidation destroying radio – predicted (during their glory days yet). The rise of digital media and a new generation – yes, that’s one of the reasons you read me. So, I’ve got four new ones that I’d like you to tuck away [...]

Out of the Box Banned from KBXX 97.9, Trae tha Truth takes his case courtside. By Shea Serrano July 22, 2009 was the second annual Trae Day, a day devoted to honoring Trae tha Truth, one of Houston’s own rappers, known as much for his philanthropic efforts as for the menace in his lyrics. It [...]

Last week we told you about Houston artist Trae the Truth suing Radio One’s KBXX for issuing a ban on him and his music. Many of us were pretty happy that such a move was being made due to the fact his banning was the sort of indiscriminate activity that happens all the time. Far [...]

Trae the Truth deserves major props for doing what far too many rappers won’t do. He was willing to stand up and smash on a local radio station that decided to ban his music over some petty nonsense. He filed a lawsuit against Radio One‘s KBXX the Box in Houston. Trae unlike many artists is [...]

Not sure what to say about this Toyota and its Swagger Van commercial.. Yeah its funny to a degree.. you can’t go wrong it’s a tried and true formula. Its the classic ‘fish out of water’ skit.. The art of irony. Get a non typical family-Translation white folks and have them rap and folks pay [...]

The Four Seasons of Media Consolidation By Jerry Del Colliano http://insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com/2010/04/dead-nationticketmaster-merger.html Some of my readers have suggested workarounds to the Ticketmaster/Live Nation monopoly that I wrote about yesterday. You know, the one that promises higher prices for concert ticket buyers. The Grateful Dead concept of selling directly to fans. The growth of entrepreneurial businesses that [...]