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Nas, Steve Stoute To Speak At SXSW

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Nas and marketing maven Steve Stoute will take part in this year’s SXSW music and media conference.

On March 16, the pair will take part in the “SXSW Interview: Nas and Steve Stoute,” which is being presented in partnership with Stoute’s brand marketing firm, Translation.

The following day, Steve Stoute will host a conversation with Dan Charnas, who authored the book “The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop.”

The discussions will center around Hip-Hop’s global marketing power and how the genre of music has spawned enterprise in what Stoute has labeled “the tanning effect” in his book “The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy.”

The SXSW Interview: Nas and Steve Stoute
Friday, March 16
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Room 18ABC, Austin Convention Center

A Conversation with Steve Stoute and Dan Charnas
Saturday, March 17
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room 12AB, Austin Convention Center

The event with Nas and Steve Stoute is one of several Hip-Hop events taking place during SXSW.

On March 14, S#####s, AllHipHop.com, Noizy Cricket!!, International Creative Management (ICM), and OGPR Marketing & Public Relations will celebrate S.O.B.’s three decades in business.

Hip-Hop supergroup Slaughterhouse will headline the event, while Machine Gun Kelly and 2 Chainz will also perform.

The event will take place on Wednesday, March 14th at 6th Street’s at the Malaia World Lounge.

Daily Word: WAKE UP!!!

By: seandrasims Updated Category: Lifestyle
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TGI…Everyday!!

Welcome to the end of a wonderful week! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to waking up and turning your dreams into reality! I know it sounds like a cliche’, but if you can dream it, then you can make it happen! Your thoughts are the most powerful tool you have in your arsenal, and if used correctly, can create a life beyond imaginable!

Many people waste their reality by only concentrating on what is probable! WAKE UP!! Stop allowing your dreams to only be available at night when you sleep! Believe in your power and turn your dreams into reality!! Only those who attempt the improbable can achieve the impossible! Miracles happen everyday! Take control of your life and get what you deserve!
-Ash’Cash

“Some men dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.” -Unknown

“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.” -J. M. Power

“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” -Oprah Winfrey

“Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.” -Frank Herbert

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” -George Lorimer

“Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.” -Anthony Robbins

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.” -Paulo Coelho

“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” -Douglas H. Everett

TO HEAR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE DAILY WORD – CLICK HERE.

Ash’Cash is a Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Financial Expert and the author of Mind Right, Money Right: 10 Laws of Financial Freedom. For more information, please visit his website, www.IamAshCash.com.

Singer D. Woods Honors Local Rappers, Artists For Working With Students

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Singer/songwriter D. Woods will launch the first annual “Foolish Dreamer School Tour” today (March 2) in Atlanta.

The campaign is designed to honor local Atlanta graduates, who have excelled since completing high school.

During the day, a number of Atlanta rap artists will be honored for their involvement with local high schools, and encouraging students to pursue higher education.

Tameka “Tiny” Harris, producer Bangladesh, rap artist Gorilla Zoe and Tri-Cities High principal and graduate, Dan Sims, Ph.D will all be honored today.

D. Woods, who was part of Diddy’s group Danity Kane, partnered with No Losing Inc. to present the “Foolish Dreamer School Tour.”

No Losing Inc., provides workshops, programs and seminars for inner-city students.

The event starts today at 11:40 AM at Tri-Cities High School.

V-103’s Lil’ Bankhead will serve as host of the event, which is being sponsored by Microsoft and SESAC.

For more information visit http://www.nolosing.com

Hip-Hop Rumors: Frank Ocean Threatened with Lawsuit For “Hotel California” Sample!

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: Rumors
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It looks like newcomer and Odd Future affiliate Frank Ocean has hit his first musical roadblock. Ocean is reportedly being threatened with legal action by Eagles founder Don Henley for his track “American Wedding”. The track features a samples of “Hotel California”, and if Ocean performs the song live, he will be hit with a major lawsuit.

“Don Henley is apparently intimidated by my rendition of hotel california,” revealed Ocean. “He threatened to sue if I perform it again. I think that’s f*ckin awesome.”

Henley’s spokesperson Larry Solters reached out to MTV News to clarify the matter. “Frank Ocean did not merely ‘sample’ a portion of the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’; he took the whole master track, plus the song’s existing melody, and replaced the lyrics with his own,” he said in a written statement. “This is not creative, let alone ‘intimidating.’ It’s illegal.”

The sample was never officially cleared and the project was never commercially released. The song appears Ocean’s 2011 free debut, Nostalgia, Ultra.

On his Tumblr, Ocean spoke about the matter further.

“Sh–‘s weird. Ain’t this guy rich as f—? Why sue the new guy,” he wrote. “I didn’t make a dime off that song. I released it for free. If anything I’m paying homage.”

I guess we can forget about seeing Frank Ocean perform this song at Coachella! Oh well! Ocean is working on his first Def Jam release and will appear on Odd Future’s compilation, The OF Tape Vol. 2, due March 20.

Source: MTV

Esperanza Spalding’s Prepping New Album, “Radio Music Society”

By: @KareemTaylor Updated Category: Alternatives
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Last night, Portland, Oregon, native Esperanza Spalding performed her rendition of “What A Wonderful World” at the Oscars, dedicated to those who have past away in the past year. In the midst of a new album release, Spalding is looking to shock the world – again.

In 2011 as a relative unknown, she surprised the music world and won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, now, Esperanza Spalding is back with her most anticipated album to date.

This jazz bassist and singer won the Grammy last year over fan favorites like Drake and Justin Bieber, and she’s still keeping her music coming. Last week, (February 23), Spalding held a listening session in New York City for her fourth and latest album, Radio Music Society. Only a few writers were invited to attend the session, and they were exposed to 12 videos, all of which will be a part of the deluxe package of her new album.

Here’s Esperanza Spalding’s latest music video for “Black Gold”:

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