Irv Gotti’s Death Highlights Another Glaring Problem In Music Business
Just 54, the longtime music executive was robbed of the chance to truly grow old, a theme far too common these days, especially in Hip-Hop.
Black Music Month: Is Hip-Hop Still Considered Black Music?
It’s Black Music Month, the month many take upon themselves to delve deeper into the founders of the music itself, inspiration for their creation and contemporaneous reality of record label politics. It’s within this paradigm we find swing, jazz, gospel, blues, R&B, country music, Hip-Hop, Rock & Roll, house music, techno and all manner of […]
#TheBusinessBully – 2017 Tech Takeover with Nate Bernadeau
On the Eve of the Donald Trump era, many people are scared. Some are scared of losing jobs, not being able to find jobs, etc. Many fear what a repeal of Obamacare will mean for their lives regarding healthcare. Others are starting or trying to grow their businesses. The one thing that people don’t have enough […]
You (Still) Can’t Fade Him: Ice Cube’s Solo Debut Turns 25
After leaving N.W.A, Ice Cube went to New York and made music with Public Enemy’s production team, The Bomb Squad. The resulting album turns 25 today and hasn’t lost any of its momentum!
Why the Pen is Mightier than the Sword: 20 Years of Scarface’s “The Diary”
This 1994 Hip-Hop classic still connects with listeners the same way it did two decades ago.
