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HIP HOP SLOWS DOWN AND GROWS UP by Carol Sigman Online Music Watchdog:
Never before in the history of Hip Hop, or it's culture has there been a single rap record created that allows today's hip hop heads, as well as non hip hop heads alike to take there partner by the hand and slow drag to thehttp://snd.sc/vxQC4B record,That's right I said “slow drag!” Wow, remember that form of dancing in the blue light basement parties in Brooklyn back in the 70's and 80's? Well unlike the current records that have been released over the years by artist such as Drake and Lil Wayne to respectfully name a few, I discovered an online joint that took me back to my younger years of pot smoking, class skipping ,and basement slow dragging parties all in one and it wasn't a traditional songster or even a singer for that matter this joint was, get this, performed by an artist known internationally as Gangster rapper! according to some of the online Google results I got when I started looking into this song I heard Sunday October 30th
I was in the kitchen of my small Brooklyn apartment when my 17 year old son asked if he could use our shared computer, like most of the time I said sure, no problem, I'd say about 20 minutes past when I noticed my son in the living room with the head phones on and his eyes closed nodding his head to this record, I panicked a little bit because my son is generally a very hyper teen music listener, and I usually hear small amounts of change jingling in his pockets or see him lip syncing and bouncing around to what ever he's listening too, but not that day. I walked up to him, pulled the headphones off one ear and asked him flat out, “alright Jamal, what girl got you listening to grown folks music?”
My son replied this ain't your grown folks music ma, this is our grown folks music
[referring to his age group]
So I asked him to start the record over, and he did, and I asked him, “Jamal,is this dude rapping to this music” and he said “yeah ma” I asked him who the rapper was and he said “Scarecrow”, I said “who?” and he said “his name is Hector but sometimes people call him Scarecrow”. I asked my son to burn me a copy of the song on a CD for my car and he did. Monday I called off from work to catch up on my house cleaning and get ready for trick or treaters, and take some me time, later that morning I Googled “Hector Scarecrow” and saw 423,000 hits for an Atlanta producer named Lord Hector Diono, and the song I was listening to was a joint called
“I Don't Know The Plan”. I saw it on soundcloud.com, but at the time I couldn't download this song my folder, it was streaming only and after that I started searching the web, I located him on facebook, linkedin, myspace, and a host of other sites all over the internet, so I sent him a private request on facebook. I asked Hector if it would be okay with him if I blogged my story about how I heard the first rap slow jam ever made and it was his song, and he sent me his phone number to discuss my request since I don't work for him, in short we spoke for about 15 minutes and to my surprise Hector sounds like a Caribbean gigolo on the phone {smiles} he said to me, “sure darling I don't see why not” WOW.. he sounded so good to me but enough of that, he even fixed it online where I'd be able to download this song for free after I explained to him that I couldn't download it because of the player settings and he fixed it just for me! Carol from Brooklyn! Hector told me that if I was going to blog him to be sure I spelled his name right and announce that it will be on iTunes on Saturday November 12 and to download his free Android app from https://market.android.com he didn't know I had found that info on the internet already I was going to write that anyway (smiles)
Thank you Lord Hector Diono for giving Hip Hop a reason to hold their lady every now and again. Carol Sigman from Brooklyn!Source: http://snd.sc/vxQC4B
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By Razia Iqbal, Hood Watch Media Admin: Italy |Sunday June 26 | It's no secret that Atlanta Georgia is a growing Mecca of music talents and underground greats. Local buzzes and southern charm, our division was informed that our CEO is still refusing to put the rap mic down and just enjoy making music for other artists, mainly because of the European market that still craves his music. Lord Hector Diono is the founder and CEO of Hood Watch Media Corp based in Atlanta Georgia USA, and is also my by boss "Hi Hector, salute"; like any music buff I can tell you he's still going stronger than ever recently signing a management deal with a veteran of Def Jam Records A&R division NYC Mr. Michael " Goldie" Greaux of Goldie Mack Artist Management, and launching his official production company Dark Town Licensing, a subsidiary to his independent label Dark Town Music Group, Hector has a new single just released on Saturday morning here in Italy entitled “Money Know Me” and is scheduled for the United States and around the world on Monday June 27, 2011. Be sure to check your local online stores for availability.Original Source by Jennifer Cozoletti Hood Watch Media Admin Italy http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/arts/mafia.shtml http://www.mafiafamilytree.com/category/sicilian-mafia/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/money-know-me-single/id446495052By Razia Iqbal, Hood Watch Media Admin: Italy |Sunday June 26 | It's no secret... more
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After listening over and over again for almost three weeks, I finally can write a music album review for “DRIVEN Straight To The Dance Floor” by Arnold G.
Arnold Garcia is his real full name, but as an international dance/pop recording artist, songwriter, dancer and performer, he is well known as “ARNOLD G.”
DRIVEN Straight To The Dance Floor is Arnold G’s 12 tracks complete album. It was released in 2006 by A&G Records, and manufactured and distributed by IRIS Distribution.
http://diversitynewspublications.com/2009/10/exclusivedriven-straight-to-the-dance-floor/After listening over and over again for almost three weeks, I finally can write a... more
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Song: Power of the Dragonflame
Artist: Rhapsody of Fire
Dragons featuring:
-Bahamut (Final Fantasy 9)
-Bahamut SIN (Advent Children)
-Angelus and black Dragon(Drakengard)
-Legna (Drakengard 2)
-Dragon (Lineage 2)
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Square Enix banned this vid once so i had to put Warcraft there
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my fav song of one of my fav bands
Rhapsody is just nice =) power metal rox!
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Power Of The Dragonflame Lyrics
Artist(Band):Rhapsody
Rise mighty dragon...
Rise, rise, rise, rise...
Mighty dragon rise!
Ruins of ancient wisdom closing now my darkest lonely eye
god is dead in Thorald and in Elnor's rhyme
Mutilated bodies are now carved in ancient holy stone
tragic decoration of unholy wars
The heart of the dragon is screaming awaiting
to write the black last page
The page of blood was written by them...
the dead now lying on the sand
Visions of disaster are now challenging the wild storms
cyclops of the midlands wash my bloody shore
Sirens from the open seas now heal my broken wounded brain
I call the holy typhoons... air, fire, earth!
The heart of the dragon is screaming awaiting
to write the black last page
The page of blood was written by them...
the dead now lying on the sand
FROM THE SILENT HILL WE SCREAM LOUD YOUR NAME
MIGHTY POWER OF THE DRAGONFLAME
FROM THE MOUNTAINS PROUD AND STRONG
WE CALL OUR DRAGONLORD
Mighty dragon rise... rise!
Energie di cosmi estinti gridano sangue
dalle terre dell'ignoto senza pieta'
The heart of the dragon is screaming awaiting
to write the black last page
The page of blood was written by them...
the dead now lying on the sand
FROM THE SILENT HILL WE SCREAM LOUD YOUR NAME
MIGHTY POWER OF THE DRAGONFLAME
FROM THE MOUNTAINS PROUD AND STRONG
WE CALL OUR DRAGONLORDSong: Power of the Dragonflame
Artist: Rhapsody of Fire
Dragons featuring:
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http://go.tagjag.com/sonos - I am able to change the music I'm listening to throughout my house by controlling it from one small little tool! This is one of the best things I've used in quite awhile, for sure. The Sonos Controller gives you instant access to all your music and all the rooms in your house, with just the touch of a finger... even from my iPhone!http://go.tagjag.com/sonos - I am able to change the music I'm listening to... more
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The release date of Jay-Z’s ‘Blueprint 3′ has been brought forward after it surfaced on various BitTorrent sites earlier this week. The album was originally intended to be released on September 11, exactly eight years after the first Blueprint release, but will now be rushed through sooner.The release date of Jay-Z’s ‘Blueprint 3′ has been brought forward... more
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OH MY GOD!
And you thought NOTHING could make you want to make Jay-Z a little more richer
This is a new ad for Jay-Z album Blueprint 3.
IN-CREDIBLE.OH MY GOD!
And you thought NOTHING could make you want to make Jay-Z a little more... more
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Their strategy is designed to change digital music industry in three ways:
* Accelerating the move away from DRM by making music from all major labels available in the DRM-free and interoperable MP3 format.
* Allowing music fans to conveniently stream full-length songs, and buy MP3s, anywhere they want including popular music sites and social networks on the Web
* Integrating digital music directly with mobile phones through a deep partnership between Rhapsody and Verizon Wireless.
"Until now, legal digital music has suffered from severe limitations on where consumers could buy it and how they could use it," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks. "'Music Without Limits,' fixes those problems and will make digital music easier and more valuable for consumers. Rhapsody is proud...to connect consumers with digital music wherever they are and however they want it."
Visitors to the Rhapsody MP3 Store can now listen to full-length songs instead of the measly 30-second samples found on other sites. The Rhapsody MP3 catalogue will include more than 5 million songs from all four major music labels -- Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and EMI, and an extensive number of independent labels.
The Rhapsody MP3 Store also places a strong emphasis on the digital album with merchandising centers for "new album releases," "old favorites," and "who's on tour." Most albums will sell for $9.99 and tracks for $.99. with tracks encoded at a 256kbs bitrate.
As part of the new site launch Rhapsody is also giving away a free album to the first 100,000 people who sign up for the new store until July 4th.
"Rhapsody MP3 has made discovering and buying music risk free, with the freedom to listen to full-length songs before making a purchasing decision," said Neil Smith, vice president of marketing for Rhapsody. "To demonstrate what musical freedom is all about, we're giving an album to the first 100,000 people who sign up."
http://mp3.rhapsody.com/home.htmlTheir strategy is designed to change digital music industry in three ways:
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Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple's iTunes, offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday.
The songs will be sold in MP3 format, which means users of the Rhapsody service will be able to play them on iPods.
Before now Rhapsody, jointly owned by Real Networks Inc and Viacom Inc's MTV Networks, had focused on a subscription service, allowing unlimited song streaming for $13 to $15 a month, rather than selling downloads.
But Rhapsody Vice President Neil Smith said the fact the service has not been compatible with Apple Inc's top-selling iPod digital player has limited Rhapsody's reach.
Rhapsody is the latest player to challenge iTunes's 70 percent-plus market share of U.S. digital music sales. Last month digital music service Napster Inc launched an MP3 store. Both Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Amazon.com Inc launched stores last year.
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Back in December 2005, we announced the beginning of the end for DRM on music. Well, two years later, we're getting close to the end of the end, with Sony-BMG announcing that it, too, will be giving up on DRM for music downloads (at least for some of its catalog). Sony-BMG is the last of the four major labels to take this step.
It's about time. As online music retailers have been pointing out for years, DRM has only held back the authorized downloading services in their efforts to compete against the unauthorized world of P2P file sharing.
This isn't quite the end of DRM on digital music, however. The last hold out is DRM on subscription services like Rhapsody and Napster. Some have argued that DRM is necessary for the subscription business model, an argument that I think doesn't hold up under scrutiny. After all, anyone with any motivation can convert their Rhapsody "streams" into downloads, DRM notwithstanding. So it's not the DRM that keeps people paying their monthly subscription bills -- it's convenience, inventory, and other features that add value to the experience (DRM, on the other hand, is about subtracting value from the fan's experience).
But there is also evidence suggesting that DRM on streams may be dying, as well. Leading next-generation streaming music services, like iMeem, are using FLV (a streaming format with no DRM) for their music offerings. And iMeem is licensed by all of the major labels, so it appears that DRM is no longer a requirement for authorized music streaming, either.
Next step (and I hear that at least one major label is considering it) will be a blanket license for music fans -- pay a small monthly fee, and download whatever you like, from wherever you like, in whatever format you like. This is the inevitable end-game in a world where file sharing remains hugely popular and the labels want to prevent new retailers (like iTunes) from controlling distribution.Back in December 2005, we announced the beginning of the end for DRM on music. Well,... more
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The rebirth of the New Orleans music scene has lifted the spirits of a city that has fallen on hard times. Leading the charge, bands like Rotary Downs have been touring to packed houses in Louisiana and around the country. Their sound is a good mix of soulful NOLA jazz rhythms, modern guitar and inspired lyrics.The rebirth of the New Orleans music scene has lifted the spirits of a city that has... more
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