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Ace Dizzy Flow Talks About Formation of NQM & Production

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For those that do not know you, who is Ace Dizzy? Ace Dizzy is a blogger, beat maker and occasional tweeter who gets blocked from celebrities. and a Yoo-Hoo drinker. Lol. You are the co-founder of NQM, would you mind sharing how NQM was formed? NQM started out as a rap group with me and my lil tall sis Junie P, we were originally called “Get Fresh Kidz”. Lol. I occasionally rapped but mostly

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5 Artistic Personalities That Can Curse a Collaboration

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Collaboration is an awesome tool when executed effectively. The benefits to the parties involved can make a huge impact on their individual careers but occasionally, they can go wrong. Sometimes things just happen that can throw off planning, other times people just happen. When “people” happen, it is not due to anomalies but rather reoccurring habitual actions that lead to expectations not

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T.I.’s ‘About the Money’ Wins Hip-Hop Song of the Year in 2015 The Boombox Fan Choice Awards

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Whether you listen to the radio, watch TV or just love you some T.I., chances are you couldn’t escape the rapper’s Young Thug-assisted hit song “About the Money” last year. As a result of the ubiquitous effort, fans jumped at the chance to crown Tip the king in the category of Hip-Hop Song of the Year in the 2015 The Boombox Fan Choice Awards. Continue reading…

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The Truth About Music PR by Quin Marshall

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You have a booming fashion website that is niche centered. When did you decide to start handling PR for musicians? Why thank you! Ok, bear with me. I don’t meant to be long winded but I believe in being clear and concise. If someone can learn something valuable from this interview then I’ve done my job! So, I’ve worked for huge corporations for over 10yrs before I started my PR firm

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Play On Words Talk About Leather CD Jackets for "Suns Of God"

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For those that are not familiar with your work, how did Play On Words become a group? It was really just law of attraction, everything has been organic since we met. In high school we were two individual artists but through features, we built up chemistry and really started pursuing the sound you hearing now. What was the inspiration behind “Icons”? The track (ICONS) made us think about our

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Jhene Aiko’s ‘Souled Out’ Wins Album Cover of the Year in 2015 The Boombox Fan Choice Awards

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A great album achieves artistic excellence when it has a compelling cover to match. Some of the most stellar projects in hip-hop and R&B over the last year featured visuals that were as striking as the lyrics; Jhene Aiko’s ‘Souled Out’ is one of them. The artwork for the singer’s debut LP takes the win for Album Cover of the Year in the 2015 The Boombox Fan Choice Awards. Continue reading…

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Willow Smith Won’t Let Up, Drops 3 New Surprise Tracks In Collaboration with dylAn

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We’re going to chalk this all up to boundless youthful energy. Willow Smith–who not but two days ago dropped off a spacey R&B number entitled “Rta”–has once again delivered unto us some brand new music. The 14 year-old vocalist/hair-whipper collaborated with the producer dylAn on three cuts that were posted to Soundcloud earlier this week. “Moon In My Room,” “Bike” and “11:30pm” all feature vocals coming from both dylAn and Smith, and while their tempos and timbres vary to a fair degree, the entire trio of songs only reasserts the mid-tempo breezy R&B sound that Willow has made her main meal ticket time and time again. All three songs have been tagged with…

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The Evolution of Nikki Siixx and the Birth of NikkiJoMazing

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Your website has totally transformed over the past few years. What makes your website more than a blog? NikkiSiixx.com is an online source where underground artists are supported for their arts. Ranging from their music, art, talent, and creativity. We show our appreciation and critique to what we find to be great music to be shared through the hip-hop community. We also provide artist advice

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Tataee of B.U.G. Mafia Breaks Down Managing, YouTube & Success

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First and foremost, would you mind introducing yourself to the masses? My name is Vlad Irimia and I am a Romanian rapper known by the alias Tataee. I am also a songwriter, music and music videos producer, A&R, booking manager, PR, executive producer and manager for B.U.G. Mafia, the group I am part of since co-founding it in 1993. I’ve worked with other artists too in my 20+ years career as a