Sha Money XL Introduces Mobile Beat Battle

Music industry executive Sha Money Xl has announced the inclusion of a Mobile Beat Battle during its 3rd Annual One Stop Shop Producer Conference.   A number of Hip-Hop producers – including super-producer Timbaland – have been quietly setting trends by producing full tracks utilizing various applications on their mobile phones.   Extremely advanced production […]

Babyface Launches New Label; Works With Newest Debarge, Kristinia

Famed music producer/singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is returning to overseeing the careers of singing sensations, with the launch of his new record label Sodapop Music.   News of Sodapop’s arrival comes years after Edmonds co-founded the iconic Hip-Hop/R&B label, LaFace Records, with fellow music mogul L. A. Reid.   During its heyday in the 1990’s […]

‘SquareButt’ Burger King Hip-Hop Ad Under Fire

Fast food giant Burger King and Seattle, Washington rapper Sir-Mix-A-lot have come under fire for a Hip-Hop commercial featuring Nickelodeon character SpongeBob.   The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is taking Burger King and Nickelodeon Television President Cyma Zarghami to task over the “SpongeBob SquareButt” commercial.   The spot features Sir-Mix-A-Lot reinterpreting his hit 1990 […]

Bow Wow Retires – Again

Rapper Bow Wow has finally retired – again. The not-so-surprising announcement comes on the heels of a lackluster outing for his New Jack City II. “This is my last album because for me, there’s no more that needs to be done on the music side, I’ve done everything,” Bow told blog realtalkny.com. “And the scary […]