Roc Nation Sports Announces Co-Feature & Non-Televised Undercard for Dusty Hernandez-Harrison and Mike Dallas Jr. Welterweight Showdown on Friday, May 13 at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. throne boxing Presented by Roc Nation Sports and Corona Extra Features Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr., Orlando Del Valle vs. Thomas Snow and Darmani Rock vs. Carlos Black… Continue reading Roc Nation Sports Announces Undercard for Dusty Hernandez-Harrison and Mike Dallas Jr. Welterweight Showdown, May 13th
Category: The Business of Hip Hop
Anthony Marshall is… Legendary
Originally published on The Industry Cosign February 18, 2015 The title Legendary is SO overused and misappropriated these days and it’s a shame that everyone misuses the term so much. If I had a dollar for every writer, blogger, person to use that name in the wrong context, I could stage my own multi-million dollar… Continue reading Anthony Marshall is… Legendary
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The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Joseph Albert Charles
Originally published on The Industry Cosign June 24, 2015 Title: General Manager Company: The Cherry Party Location: Santa Monica, CA Joseph Albert Charles has a single modus operandi: continue to move the needle in music and entertainment with a pivot unparallel to any other executive. Although the General Manager of The Cherry Party––the new label… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: Joseph Albert Charles
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The 5Ws: DJBabe
Originally published on The Industry Cosign July 20, 2015 Who: DJBabe What: MixtapeDJs.net and Motor City Popcorn Why: DJBabe has been Detroit’s number one mixtape DJ for over a decade with a career that also includes on-air radio mixshows, touring, TV appearances and more. He has touched many areas of the music business from working… Continue reading The 5Ws: DJBabe
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The Industry Cosign Spotlight: April Walker
Originally published on The Industry Cosign September 22, 2015 Title: Chief Dream Officer at A. Walker Group, A Creative Consulting and Branding Company Title: CEO of Walker Wear, a lifestyle fashion fashion brand Company: A. Walker Group Company: Walker Wear Location: New York April Walker is a true pioneer and savvy businesswoman who inspired a… Continue reading The Industry Cosign Spotlight: April Walker
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BET Networks Premieres “INSIDE THE LABEL” Tuesday, May 17th
BET NETWORKS GOES ‘INSIDE’ THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WITH ITS NEW ORIGINAL DOCU-SERIES “INSIDE THE LABEL,” WHICH EXAMINES THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRAJECTORY OF SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC MUSIC LABELS IN THE HIP HOP INDUSTRY INCLUDING DISTURBING THA PEACE (DTP), GRAND HUSTLE, LOUD RECORDS, MURDER INC., RUFF RYDERS, SLIP-N-SLIDE RECORDS AND TERROR SQUAD Premiere Episode on Tuesday,… Continue reading BET Networks Premieres “INSIDE THE LABEL” Tuesday, May 17th
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The 5Ws: Catherine ‘DJ Syncity’ Ouellette
Originally published on The Industry Cosign July 6, 2015 Who: Catherine Ouellette (aka DJ SynCity)What: Catherine O Inc, LLC and Dreamington LLC.Why: Catherine Ouellette is a hybrid ARTist. A Film Maker, Fashion Photographer, DJ to the Stars, Music Producer, Philanthropist. Based in Los Angeles, born in Montreal, by the way of New York, she has… Continue reading The 5Ws: Catherine ‘DJ Syncity’ Ouellette
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It Needs to Be CED: What is Real Hip Hop?
What is Real Hip Hop? Well, there are people who complain daily about there not being ‘real’ Hip Hop and some may feel justified in stating so, BUT, it’s ALL relative! As universal as Hip Hop is, there are so many different Flavors of Hip Hop that there CAN’T be a definitive definition of the… Continue reading It Needs to Be CED: What is Real Hip Hop?
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Shawn Pen: ‘Put your pen to paper and write more than songs’
Originally published on The Industry Cosign March 4, 2015 When Hip-Hop was first acknowledged by the masses, it was looked at like a fad, similar to disco. Hot for the time being, but will play itself out soon, especially since it was coming from Black kids in the inner city. Yes, that was the mindset… Continue reading Shawn Pen: ‘Put your pen to paper and write more than songs’
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The Mekanix Announce Album ‘Under The Hood’
Production Duo The Mekanix, The Beats By The Pound of The Bay, Announce New Album Under The Hood, Out June 3rd via EMPIRE The Bay Area Sound Architects Release the Video For “On My Hustle” featuring IAMSU!, Keak Da Sneak and J. Stalin The Announcement: Related Links: Freeway “Free Will” Full… Continue reading The Mekanix Announce Album ‘Under The Hood’
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Freeway “Free Will” Full Album Stream
New Music: Freeway “Free Will” Full Album Stream XXL Premiere Freeway’s “Free Will” Will Be Released On 4-29-2016 Freeway, the storied MC who was instrumental in the success of State Property and Roc-A-Fella Records, is a North Philly luminary and arguably the most revered lyricist to emerge from the City of Brotherly Love. Freeway has… Continue reading Freeway “Free Will” Full Album Stream
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B.o.B Announces New Track, “Roll Up” and stfu. Tour
B.o.B READY TO “ROLL UP” WITH NEW TRACK AND stfu. TOUR “ROLL UP” FT. MARKO PENN ARRIVES FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH AT ALL DSPS AND STREAMING SERVICES EAGERLY AWAITED US TREK KICKS OFF TONIGHT AT OMAHA’S SLOWDOWN ROCK CLUB & BAR stfu. TOUR CONTINUES THROUGH LATE JUNE SUPPORT COMES FROM NO GENRE… Continue reading B.o.B Announces New Track, “Roll Up” and stfu. Tour
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Rockie Fresh Teams with ESPN for 2016 NFL Draft
ROCKIE FRESH TEAMS UP WITH ESPN FOR 2016 NFL DRAFT ACCLAIMED CHICAGO RAPPER COVERS BILL WITHERS’ “WHO IS HE (AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU) (FEAT. CHAUNCEY SHEROD)” TRACK FEATURED IN ESPN’S 2016 NFL DRAFT COVERAGE, PRODUCTION ELEMENTS TO START APRIL 27TH & DRAFT AIRING LIVE FROM CHICAGO BEGINNING THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH … Continue reading Rockie Fresh Teams with ESPN for 2016 NFL Draft
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Jack Knight: ‘My Personal Experiences and the Experiences of Others are the Key to my Work’
Originally published on The Industry Cosign August 13, 2015 Jack Knight AKA Starman is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe and a member of the Justice Society of America. But, wait, this is a different Jack Knight! Instead of being a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe, he is actually… Continue reading Jack Knight: ‘My Personal Experiences and the Experiences of Others are the Key to my Work’
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The 5Ws: Theda Sandiford
Who: Theda SandifordWhat: VP Commerce. Republic Records and Mixed Media ArtistWhy: Though art is engrained in her psyche, Theda’s first creative endeavors were in the music business as a sales & digital marketing executive. After years of ground breaking digital work for musicians, she began experimenting combining digital and analog collage processes, to develop her own artistic… Continue reading The 5Ws: Theda Sandiford
