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  1. shadeed

    Internet VS. Radio/Broadcast: where's the power?

    I agree with you. Internet has to catch up. In the next 5 years, Internet radio will be fully integrated into vehicles which will help i-net as well. I'm waiting to see how much impact The Performance Tax will have on urban radio. It will knock a lot of stations out of business but remains to...
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    Internet VS. Radio/Broadcast: where's the power?

    As an unsigned or up-and-coming artist, it would be in your best interest to do as much w/ i-net radio as possible including starting your own station. I work directly with 3 people who started stations a few years ago and it completely improved their situations for the better. Wow really...
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    Internet VS. Radio/Broadcast: where's the power?

    Good question. Terrestrial or FM radio currently enjoys the advantage because have a more powerful "Marketplace of Interest" which allows them to continue to generate serious revenue. Internet radio IS gaining ground and the numbers are showing that it is here to stay as a form of media. In...
  4. shadeed

    So what Came First? The Album or the Buzz?

    Think about it: If you go to a Flea Market, you can buy everything from DVDs to tube socks. This is what you are establishing as an artist in today's climate. what about from an indie starting out stand point? Do I release the material, and have future fans discover it while promoting. Or do...
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    So what Came First? The Album or the Buzz?

    It all starts with the buzz or as I like to call it "The Marketplace of Interest". You can do such much to branch off and monetize with a solid buzz these days. Great thing is: there are numerous solid methods of how to build that interest. Second thing is, you don't need to physically release...
  6. shadeed

    Hoooooooly ISH , I will not be hanging out MMA guys..Who are on Acid..

    Has nothing to do with MMA and everything to do with being under the influence of whatever drugs they were using. Most MMA guys will be the last to strike if a conflict was to happen, now Marines on the other hand...not so much lol
  7. shadeed

    A big WASSUP from Japan :)

    Welcome. What part of Tokyo do you live in?
  8. shadeed

    My ILL Brethren, an update on Cold Truth

    Thanks for the update. Glad things are turning around for you.
  9. shadeed

    UFC Pres. D. White gets rid of Kimbo Slice

  10. shadeed

    Allow me to re-introduce...Eminem.

    I get a lot of heat for my opinion on Tupac not being the greatest and my reasoning is this: For you to be considered the Illest/Greatest/Nicest MC of all time, you had to dominate your era. Tupac Shakur wasn't widely regarded as the nicest MC when he was alive and active in music. A lot of...
  11. shadeed

    RIP GURU. Sad day for Hip Hop

    After reading Tasha's interview with hiphopdx it answers the questions that I had regarding the situation. After reading the interview I now know it doesn't matter if Guru physically wrote the letter or not, if he was well enough to write the letter, he would've wrote the same content just to...
  12. shadeed

    What is it about hip-hop that you connect with?

    It's the soundtrack to my culture, my early environment. It also challenged and shaped my views on religion, poverty, right vs. wrong,and many other subjects. It started out simply as a means of communication between people from inner cities to this worldwide phenomenon. Through hip-hop, I...
  13. shadeed

    RIP GURU. Sad day for Hip Hop

    On a sidenote, Sway wanted to put hands on Solar towards the last 30-40 seconds of the video. GURU, Preme and Sway go waaaaaaay back.
  14. shadeed

    RIP GURU. Sad day for Hip Hop

    Slik, there is a large percentage of the entertainment industry that is homosexual or living a "double life" behind the scenes.
  15. shadeed

    Guru Appreciation Thread. Post your favorite tracks here.

    Exactly. GURU and Black Thought are two of the most underrated MCs in hip hop history.
  16. shadeed

    RIP GURU. Sad day for Hip Hop

    One love to GURU. In retrospect, I have a lot of respect for GURU because until his dying day well into his 40s he was all about his music and making something new and pushing that bar higher. People gotta understand that EVERYBODY in the world familiar with True School hip hop was...
  17. shadeed

    Rantings of the Over 30 Crowd...

    TV and movies are much more violent today but in the US, the inner cities were NO joke during the 80s and early 90s, thats when crack hit the streets and changed everything.
  18. shadeed

    RIP GURU. Sad day for Hip Hop

    GURU wouldn't be a legend without Premier? Very wrong, sir. If he made the Jazzmatazz series alone, he would still be regarded in a high status because he was the first to really marry the two genres of hip hop and jazz and do it well. GURU could've toured forever overseas just off the...
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    Contacting Publications for features, interviews etc.

    Its' more psychology and the basics of networking skills than anything else, including your music. By pyschology, I am referring to establishing "social proof", which I define as validation from people other than yourself that you and your movement is hot. I receive thousands of press kits...
  20. shadeed

    Moving to myrtle beach!!!

    If you're the partying type, be very careful out there, the police DO NOT play around in that area. To establish yourself with the music, get in touch with DJ B Lord and crew, they run the area in terms of parties and most contacts to artists. Every year, the SouthEast Music and...
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