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EMI: First label to smarten up?!
Rolling Stone article on EMI’s plan to change their business model to adjust to the effects of the digital revolution. Bout time one of these labels smartened up. After being bought out for $4.7 Billion by private equity firm Terra…
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Written by Shawn Lee on May 15, 2008 – 8:33 am
New joint from Mala Reignz featurting the homie Elus. This might be one of my favorite songs/vidz that he’s made. Don’t sleep on Mala yo, shawty goes hard on this one.
BX…Lemme see them X’s in the sky.
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Written by Shawn Lee on April 7, 2008 – 9:08 am
Haven’t had the time to peep the whole video but this looks hella interesting. I think that a lot of us young men have been conditioned to believe that Black men are to act a certain way in order to “survive” in America. But basing your existence on survival is to court failure in and of itself. We’ve got to cultivate a new sense of masculinity and be open to more progressive and non-traditional ways of thought. This documentary is an attempt to do so. Peace to Spade for the hookup. Enjoy!
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Written by Shawn Lee on April 3, 2008 – 11:11 pm
You know, it tickles me to hear the young bucks go coockoo over a certain sizzurp-sippin emcee. Its not like the young’n doesn’t have immense talent, but his skills certainly pale in comparison to some of the all time greats. Often we forget about our living legends and I can’t think of a more under-appreciated emcee than the ever-eccentric, Andre3000. Lately he’s taken a break from acting and has been dabbling in hip-hop again - dropping monster verses for the likes of Southern start ups like DJ Unk all the way on down to Southern legends, UGK (Pimp R.I.P.). This go round he’s back to outshining his old partner in rhyme on Royal Flush, the lead single to Big Boi’s upcoming solo album, Lucious Left Foot. In my opinion, this is an early candidate for Verse of the year. Lyrics and dl link after the jump…
Outkast - Royal Flush
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Written by Shawn Lee on March 31, 2008 – 12:20 pm
Rolling Stone article on EMI’s plan to change their business model to adjust to the effects of the digital revolution. Bout time one of these labels smartened up. After being bought out for $4.7 Billion by private equity firm Terra Firma, it seems that the new head honcho felt the need to do some house cleaning. This is just a sample of what he found…
“Hands was appalled at the label’s wastefulness, citing expensive gifts sent to artists, multimillion-dollar severance packages for executives and salaries that rose even as revenues dropped. “For everyone who runs a major label, making change is a big personal risk,” he says. “If you just keep things quiet, you can continue to earn some pretty massive salaries for a few more years until the whole thing comes to an end.”
Seems like the big wigs were content with milking the system till the end and riding this thing out. Further proof that the game needs some new blood. But the good news in all this is that they plan to place a heavier emphasis on A&R work. A label actually focusing on the music, who’d have thunk it.
Read on for more of the good news…
New joint from Mala Reignz featurting the homie Elus. This might be one of my favorite songs/vidz that he's made. Don't sleep on Mala yo, shawty goes hard on this one. BX...Lemme see them ...
Haven't had the time to peep the whole video but this looks hella interesting. I think that a lot of us young men have been conditioned to believe that Black men are to ...
You know, it tickles me to hear the young bucks go coockoo over a certain sizzurp-sippin emcee. Its not like the young'n doesn't have immense talent, but his skills certainly pale in comparison ...
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