Archive for June, 2008
30
Jun
dead prez / hip hop
(from MTV News)
Hip-hop Web sites SOHH.com and AllHipHop.com were forced to temporarily suspend access to their sites on Friday after being targeted by an apparent hate group.
2008-06-26 15:01:43 - NYOIL says ‘It is important that ART inspire growth. I am an entertainer by trade but an Artist and Activist by nature, so I hope you are inspired after hearing this song and reading this short essay to think about the subjects presented and how they impact you.’
About 2 months ago legendary hip hop front man Chuck D of the illustrious hip hop / rap group Public Enemy appeared on Hot 97’s morning show and when asked who are some of the artist he was listening to; who were some of the artist holding up the tradition he cited controversial hip hop MC NYOIL as one of a very short list. That immediately sent shockwaves throughout the industry as it validated the hard work that NYOIL and his Team have been working on for these last 2 years.
NYOIL’S Manager YZ (another legendary official MC “Tower of Power”, “I’m Thinking of a master plan” and SOO much more to his credit) reached out to Chuck to see if doing a song on the re-release of NYOIL’s album would be possible. BabyGrande had agreed to release the original album but requested some new songs to make this a new product for the consumer. So being under the gun in terms of time and resources, the legendary hip hop front man Chuck D agreed immediately and went so far as to shift his schedule around to accommodate doing the song immediately to help NYOIL and his team meet their deadline.
The result is a track titled ‘Soldier’. The track will be on NYOIL’s forthcoming album ‘HoodTREASON’. The 2 cd deluxe edition which will be available July 8th on PEM./ BabyGrande Records.
NYOIL would like to tell you about how it came to be and what it means to him to have legendary Chuck D appear on his album.
To read NYOIL’s thoughts on this monumental track and to download the track - please visit www.ThugLifeArmy.com
www.thuglifearmy.com/news/?id=4411
Also to keep up with all the news on NYOIL please visit him at nyoil1.ning.com
www.myspace.com/nyoil
I know, it’s not a video, but it don’t need no stinking video.
Atlanta, GA 6/24/2008 10:42 PM GMT (FINDITT)
New York Businessman Jacob Arabov, who is known in the hip-hop world as ‘Jacob the Jeweler,’ was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for lying to police investigating a multistate drug ring.
In October, the 43-year-old Russian immigrant pleaded guilty to falsifying records and giving false statements. It was a part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors who requested that the district judge impose a minimum sentence of 3 years and one month in prison.
Seven months was taken off the recommendation because of Arabov’s involvement in charity work. “I feel ashamed that I broke the laws of this country, a country that has been so good for me. I will carry this shame for the rest of my life,” Arabov said.
He was also sentenced to pay a $50,000 fine and make a $2 million forfeiture payment to the government.
Arabov and others were accused of laundering about $270 million in drug profits. Those charges were dropped as a part of the plea deal. He was also accused of conspiring to launder drug profits for the “Black Mafia Family.” Arabov and 41 others were indicted.
Arabov is known as the King of Bling as he became popular among hip-hop artists. He and rapper Kanye West launched a ling of jewelry and he manufactured Lil’ Kim’s line of watches.
He must report to prison January 15.
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Remix Hotel will return to New York for its annual music technology weekend June 27–29 at the SAE Institute of Technology in Herald Square. Remix Hotel is a traveling music production and performance showcase produced by Remix® magazine, a Penton Media publication. The event provides a forum for some of the music industry’s top equipment manufacturers to interact with established and emerging producers, engineers, musicians and DJs through workshops, panels and performances. General admission is free and panel tickets are available for $12 through Wantickets.com. Registration and ticket details are online at www.remixhotel.com.
Remix Hotel New York will join forces with Guitar Center Sessions to host three days of panels presented by Remix magazine, Shocklee Innertainment and iStandard. With topics ranging from engineering for digital formats to surviving in the current music industry, the panels will feature industry all-stars including Pete Rock, Just Blaze, Rob Swift, Hank Shocklee, Junior Sanchez, Jeff Price and DJ Logic.
In addition to its programming partnership with Guitar Center Sessions, Remix Hotel New York’s technology and media partners include Access Music, B&H Photo-Video-Pro Audio, Celemony, Clubplanet, Denon DJ, Digidesign, M-Audio, Disc Makers, DubSpot, Dynamic Producer, Ex’pression College for Digital Arts, FL Studio, iStandard, Korg, KRK Systems, Music Marketing, Pianoteq, Pioneer Pro DJ, Prism Sound, Rane, Roland, Serato, Shocklee Entertainment, SKAM Artist, SoundToys, TL Audio and Vestax.
Events will take place between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Full information regarding registration, panel tickets, schedules and guest appearances is available at www.remixhotel.com. For more information or press inquiries, contact Erin Hutton at (510) 985-3209 or erin.hutton@penton.com.
Remix magazine educates producers, engineers, musicians and DJs about the latest applications and new products specific to the electronic- and urban-music markets. Remix is the leading consumer magazine dedicated to the tools, techniques and production styles of electronic and urban artists. For more information, visit www.remixmag.com. Remix is part of Penton Media’s entertainment-technology-related print, online and event properties, including Broadcast Engineering®, Digital Content Producer®, Electronic Musician®, Live Design, millimeter®, Mix®, Music Education Technology, Radio and Sound & Video Contractor®.
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Jun
D Banj /Tongolo
