“He threatened to sue if I perform it again. I think that’s fuckin awesome.” That was Frank Ocean’s reaction to news of Don Henley’s disapproval of his sampling of The Eagles 1977 classic “Hotel Calfornia” on “American Wedding”, to which Henley shares writing credits. The OFWGKTA member, who’s performed the track live using a Guitar [...]
Man, these damn lists. Nothing but cheap ways to get website hits and easy publicity….why? BECAUSE MUSIC IS SUBJECTIVE. Everyone has their own beliefs…so there’s not one right answer…so people argue over why they think they’re opinion is best. It’s mind boggling that people waste their time arguing over this and it’s especially absurd when [...]
KiD CuDi is not happy with his label as he accuses his label Universal Republic for manhandling WZRD – his joint project with Dot Da Genius. The Cleveland-native blames the label for under-shipping copies, treating it like “some indie side project tax right off.” As posted on his Twitter: Ok so just a heads up, [...]
It appears that the Grammy nominated rapper is receiving high praise from his hometown in a major way. This Thursday (March 1st) Jermaine Cole will be honored with his own holiday, with a list of events entitled “Dreamville Weekend” located in his hometown Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Forbes’ Zack Greenberg speaks to New York rhymester as he sheds light on the business of battle rap.
These folks at XXL join Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds to explain a little behind choosing the cover for the Freshman issue. Whoops, Vanessa Satten, you forgot to mention the $$$$ figure the artist has to pay to get on there. The worst. Jayson Rodriguez is a cool dude, though (not being sarcastic).
The Grand Hustle Signee talks about how she hated Hollywood before she discovered Slauson Ave and the people that embraced her. She also explains why she does not take internet critics serious and why she would rather just take advice from her peers. Then she goes on to talk about the difference between her mixtape [...]
Because she’s young though, she can come across as quite naive and sometimes she’s quite honest, probably without realising and i like that.