Last week DJ Superstar Jay, Young Sav & Steve O from Def Jam/Best Of Both Offices, DJ Green Lantern and yours truly sat down with Dee Vazquez at her weekly roundtable discussion “The Sitdown” where we discussed a topic that’s been known to cause a bit of discussion amongst the hip-hop community: Bloggers Vs The DJ. Let’s just say this was an INTERESTING conversation. Thoughts on the opinions given?
RESPECT: Dee
The Common Knowledgy of the Entertainment Industry drops Jan 25th. The book provides an A-Z guide of the entertainment industry and will also be available as an e-book for us all digital everything people.
The first visual is Buckshot explaining the basics behind creating a record. He works alongside Young Piff, the winner of Boost Mobile & HOT 97′s Summer Jam MC Battle. Stay tuned for more videos as Buckshot highlights key points on what it takes to be a CEO, sales rep, engineer, webmaster, A&R & more.
Singer/songwriter Melanie Fiona gives her fans an exclusive look into the realities of “The MF Life” in this EPK. Her new single “Gone and Never Coming Back” is now available on iTunes and her sophomore release, The MF Life is set for release this Spring.
PREVIOUSLY: Melanie Fiona – Gone & Never Coming Back
First R+I Creative brought us THIS, now they’re narrowing down the playing field to specific influential players starting with Steve Stoute also known as “The Commissioner.”
INFLUENCERS In-depth Series features Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, a brand management firm that arranges strategic partnerships between Pop Culture icons (Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Lebron James, Justin Timberlake, etc.) and Fortune 500 companies.
In this episode, Steve Stoute discusses the concept of cool, how new cultural codes are redefining traditional corporation communication. He also talks about creating successful collaborations between Artists and Brands.
Named one of the Fortune’s 40 under 40 list and inducted into the American Advertising Hall of Achievement (2009), Steve Stoute is one of today’s most influential forces in entertainment marketing.
His client roster includes companies such as Samsung, State Farm, Mc Donald’s, Target, Wrigley’s, HP, P&G and artists such as Lady Gaga and Rihanna (management).
SPOTTED: SC
PREVIOUSLY: Video: Influencers (Full Documentary)
Share a normal day with HOT 97′s DJ Enuff as he tackles his daily duties at HOT 97, ventures into an unexpected DJ battle with Peter Rosenberg during a Wu-Tang Clan show at Best Buy Theater and some late night festivities at club Soiree in NYC. If you’re a DJ, THIS is true inspiration for your ass!
RESPECT: DJ Enuff
The Last Days of the Roc is the golden days of the Roc-A-Fella Empire before the Death of the Dynasty. Produced & Directed by Choke No Joke aka THE CONTENT KING, the clips Feature Jay-Z, The Diplomats, State Property, Kanye West, Old Dirty Bastard, Memphis Bleek and more.
Choke released the DVD I believe a year ago, but recently uploaded parts 1-6 to his Youtube channel. Part 1 is up above and 2-6 are available after the jump! Ahhh, memories! Read More
Before & After is a series specifically dedicated to the Before & After activities of an up & coming artist before hitting the stage to perform and directly after. In these episodes you will receive insight revolving around the artist’s performance preparation, a peek inside some candid moments and a brief interview between LowKey and the artist. The interesting twist to this series: no performance footage.
In the third installment to “Before & After”, we follow Columbia Records newcomer Sean Garrett on the night of one of his most performances of his career: Highline Ballroom for BET’s Music Matters Tour finale. While Garrett doesn’t fail to remind us of his penmanship capabilities (he just landed his 17th #1 record for penning Usher’s “Papers” record), becoming a complete package is what he’s now aiming for. It’s been a long time coming for the Atlanta native, can he take it to the next level? You are now watching “Before & After.” ENJOY!
Big shouts to Mike N. and Cal N. for helping us get this accomplished on such a hectic and cold night.
VIDEO RESPECT: Rome
PREVIOUSLY: Before & After Featuring Troy Ave | Before & After Featuring Phil Ade
Centric TV goes inside the life of R.Kelly.
SPOTTED: TIRNB
PREVIOUSLY: R.Kelly – When A Woman Loves (1950′s Rmx)
Before and After – Phil Ade from PhotosByRome on Vimeo.
Meet Phil Ade. 301′s (Maryland) newest hip-hop rookie. You might be familiar with Phil through his latest street opus “The Letterman” hosted by Don Cannon. And if you’re not, let the second installment to YouHeardThatNew.Com’s Before & After series do the trick.
Not familiar with “Before & After?” No problem. What we do is follow a new music upstart on the night of an important performance. We walk with them, talk with them and get to know THEM. It’s these candid moments that you music consumers rarely get to see. So for Phil, we followed the Sneaker Pimp on the night of his performance at The Sneaker Pimp Hip-Hop Showcase at Touch Nightclub in NYC. Remember, this feature is dedicated to the before moments of a performance and the after moments of a performance: NO SHOW FOOTAGE. And after watching this, I think you’ll have a pretty good idea of who Mr. Phil Ade is and what he’s destined to be!
B.I.G. Shouts to Phil Ade, Dre The Mayor, Langston and Raheem Devaughn for all their support!
Video Respect: Rome
PREVIOUSLY: Video: Before & After Featuring Troy Ave
In part 1 of a 3-part documentary, Kells speaks in depth about the concept of the album, and what inspired him to create the record’s classic sound!
RESPECT: RKelly.Com
