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Atlanta rapper Yung Joc joins the ranks of rappers who try their hand at running record labels. He launched his own label called Swagg Team Entertainment to be distributed by Jive Records. The first artists to be released on the label is a Chicago rap group named Hotstylez. Joc said he […]

Yesterday, Drewreports.com broke the news that Rowdy Records owner, Super producer Dallas Austin, cleaned house and fired most of his staff including longtime employees David Gates, Dallas’ nephew Juan Farmer and his assistant Eli.
Dallas Austin, fresh off a trip to Hawaii, reached out to me yesterday to clear up rumors that the firings were […]

I found this site, Dream and Hustle, while perusing my Google Alerts looking for sites that link to me. The site is run by a dude named Ed Dunn. I must say I thoroughly enjoyed reading this dude’s blog. He is hee-larious!
In this post he explains how to use 100,000 urls […]

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According to Drewreports.com, producer Dallas Austin fired his entire staff at Rowdy Records last week. Supposedly, financial backers have abandoned Dallas and left him holding the bag, so to speak.
A family member who was unnamed in the story, was also let go. But according to industry insiders the fired family member turns […]

More from Allhiphop.com about the surprising gift of love to Sean Bell’s widow and children from Jay Z and Rocawear:
EXCLUSIVE: Jay-Z Establishes Trust for Sean Bell’s Children
By Houston Williams
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has established an educational trust for the for the children of Sean Bell, the unarmed African-American man who was shot and killed by […]

Some shop owners will go to any lengths to get your business during tax time.

Just days after Jay Z and Live Nation announced their $150 million partnership, Jermaine Dupri has announced the formation of a new Hip Hop label backed by an unlikely partner: Procter & Gamble.
JD is the president of TAG Records distributed by Island Def Jam Records where he also heads the Urban Music division. The […]

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According to Perez Hilton, Madonna just might come out on top in the battle of the singles between herself and Mariah Carey. Try to follow this expert analysis if you can:
“You cannot really compare Madonna’s song with Mariah’s because….
-If you look at the complete iTunes singles chart, Madonna is in there 3 times […]

Eyebrows were raised when Rick Ross sold 200,000 units of his 2nd studio CD Trilla. His feat led many in the industry to ask, how could Rick Ross sell more units than Janet Jackson or Snoop Dogg?
Does the problem lie with Soundscan’s tracking system or is the problem within the labels? Are the labels […]

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Dem Franchize Boyz scored major hits with the singles “White Tee’s,” “Oh, I Think They Like Me,” and “Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It.” But the Bankhead crew outgrew their contract at So So Def and signed a deal with Capital Records instead.
Now they are back to prove their […]

According to industry estimates, Rocko’s debut album “Self Made” is expected to rack up 35-50k in first week sales. Sean Combs‘ manufactured girl group Danity Kane will top the charts at #1 with total sales in the 250-275k range.
Another rapper whose debut album will crack the top ten is Atlantic South Beach rapper Flo […]

The condom ad featuring rapper Lil’ Wayne bent over the hood of a police car while an authority figure handles his business from behind, has to be the most ingenious advertising marketing scheme in Hip Hop history.
It sure got my attention!
The company that made the ads, strappedcondoms.com has now released the second in a series […]