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5 Tips for Marketing an Instrumental Hip-Hop Release

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Recently I had the opportunity to interview UK beatmaker Cypria. Cypria talks about his latest release Broken Dream Boulevard, being a record label owner and shares 5 tips for marketing an instrumental hip hop release. Check out the interview below and follow Cypria on Twitter. Recently you released Broken Dream Boulevard. How does this project differ from your previous projects? Broken Dream

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February 18, 2015

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Hip Hop/Rap Chief Keef ft. Benji Glo – Yours Dipset – Do Something (CDQ) DJ EFN ft. Scarface, Troy Ave & Stalley – Who’s Crazy Ludacris – Party Girls (Lunice Remix) Bobby Shmurda ft. French Montana & Rowdy Rebel – Right Now Ace Hood – Truffle Butter (Freestyle) Stalley ft. 2Lettaz – Souvenirs R&B Chris Brown ft. Tyga – Wrong In The Right Way Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Wale – Its Yo Shit Chris Brown ft. Tyga, T.I. & J305 – Bunkin Packages Tweet

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Mugshot Mania: Vanilla Ice Arrested For Burglary in Florida… [VIDEO]

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Robert Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice posed for the mugshot above after he was arrested in Lantana, Florida yesterday (February 18, 2015). [FLASHBACK: Mugshot Mania: Vanilla Ice Arrested for Domestic Violence…] Reality became a little too real to the old school rapper turnt reality show star after he was nabbed for burglarizing a home that sat adjacent to where he was filming his DIY network show, ‘The Vanilla Ice Project.’ Details about Vanilla Ice’s latest arrest below… (more…) Straight From The A [SFTA] – Atlanta Entertainment Industry Gossip & News

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In The Tweets: Jermaine Dupri Responds to Janet Jackson ‘Tell-All’ Rumors…

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Yesterday morning, I spilled the tea about Jermaine Dupri‘s rumored ‘tell-all’ ambitions… [READ: THEY SAY: Jermaine Dupri Planning Janet Jackson ‘Tell-All’ (PHOTOS + VIDEO)] The overall consensus seems to be that JD would be foul as hell if he chose to publish the intimate details of his relationship with Janet Jackson and his dealings with the Jackson family. After all… some things should remain sacred right?? That being said, Jermaine read my post (and I’m sure he read all of your comments as well) and he’s clearly feeling somekindaway about the tell-all ‘rumor’. The super producer hit me up in the tweets…

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Will Smith Interview On The Late Show with David Letterman

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Will Smith isn’t about to be outdone by his children. Will’s out here hittin’ the late night circuit hard. With an upcoming dive back into the music world (maybe), and with and a new movie on the way, he’s got much to talk about. The latest stop had Will choppin’ it up with David Letterman on The Late Show. Things get started off with Will putting on an “impromptu” performance of “Getting’ Jiggy Wit It.” Then they get at it with Will throwing plenty of lighthearted jabs at Dave while promoting his new movie, Focus, and taking about family life with Jada and the kids. Will puts in a good charismatic 23 minutes of interview time and finishes things off with a top 10 (to Letterman’s surprise) of…

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THEESatisfaction – EarthEE [LP Stream]

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If you come around these parts often, you’re more than aware that we’re quite THEE fans of Seattle duo, THEESatisfaction. We’ve been not so patiently waiting for an extended listen to their new LP, EarthEE, after we were sucked in by a few of their outer-worldly sounding singles. Luckily we won’t have to wait another week, as the EarthEE LP is available for playback now via NPR. The project has features from Shabazz Palaces, Meshell Ndegeocello, Taylor Brown, Porter Ray, Erik Blood, and more. Head over to NPR to hear what the QueenS have been cookin’ up. EarthEE drops on

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Jack White Shares An Interactive Three-In-One Video For “That Black Bat Licorice”

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Jack White’s videos have always been a creative step ahead, but his new clip for “That Black Bat Licorice” may raise the bar. Instead of recording one video, he created three different visuals that the viewer can toggle back and forth between. One version is a live action version directed by White, the other an […] The post Jack White Shares An Interactive Three-In-One Video For “That Black Bat Licorice” appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.

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Watch A Then-Unknown Jay Z Freestyle On Rap City In 1990

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Before Jay Z was the Jay we know today, he was just another unknown rapper struggling to get his big break. In the early ’90s, Jay hung with Big Daddy Kane and one day accompanied him to an episode of Rap City back in 1990. After host Prime and Kane talk about Kane’s new video, […] The post Watch A Then-Unknown Jay Z Freestyle On Rap City In 1990 appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.