SOPA and Hip-Hop’s Escalating Custody Battle
The response to Washington’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) was so swift and powerful that it can really only be called a protest in the same way that a first-round Mike Tyson knockout can be considered a fight. In a flash, Google got seven million signatures, Wikipedia staged a self-imposed blackout and [...]
Read MoreM15 iPhone Radio App Lets You Stream Music from Your Favorite Hip-Hop Websites
Music sites like XXL and OkayPlayer release music from different artists daily. They allow readers to download and sometimes even listen to tracks straight from the site. But now there’s an app that curates content from a variety of different sites called M15. M15 is an iPhone app created by Adrian Grant that curates not [...]
Read MoreR&B Internet Star The Weeknd Drops Another Mixtape Online
If there was an award for best ‘Internet R&B Singer’ of the year, many people would agree the artist most deserving is Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd. After only releasing his free mixtape Thursday four months ago, he has dropped another today. The Toronto-based R&B singer released mixtape, Echos of Silence today just [...]
Read MoreWhy Does Drake Hate Social Media?
Although social media has consumed the majority of people’s lives, there is one person who isn’t as enthused as the rest of us. Hip-hop superstar, Drake recently taked to Source Magazine about his dislike towards social media. Social media has many advantages, but it comes with disadvantages too, especially when it comes to children who [...]
Read MoreSkillz: The DJ Game Now Available for iPad
Guitar hero was one of the hottest game out a couple years ago. Then there was DJ Hero, that intrigued the hip-hop space even more. There is now something similar on the market. Skillz: The DJ Game is very similar to DJ Hero, but you can play it on your iPad. Built by champion turntablists, [...]
Read MoreTalib Kweli Receives First Verified Account During His Visit to Startup Turntable.fm
Turntable.fm received a visit by no than lyrical genius Talib Kweli. Kweli visited Turntable.fm to check it out for himself in the startup office, which is still in beta. Talib Kweli was one of the first musicians to get into Turntable.fm buzz, along with other hip-hop artists. Now he has his very own avatar and Turntable’s [...]
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