Billboard PostPlay is a new joint venture from Billboard and PaidContent.org directed by Rafat Ali, editor of PaidContent.org and one of the leading figures in the creation of trade blogs. The press release describes it as a "blog covering the latest news, trends, analysis and economics … [Read more...]
Quick Takes
March 3, 2005 By
In the Billboard 200 album charts, The Game's The Documentary dropped to no. 4, Kidz Bop Kids' Kidz Bop 7 debuted at no. 7, Eminem's Encore remains at no. 8, Tru's Truth enters at no. 54 and Bone Brothers enters at no. 60. The soundtrack for XXX: State of the Union, due April 19 from Jive, is … [Read more...]
Hip Hop and Controversy in New Zealand
March 3, 2005 By
At a financially troubled educational institute in New Zealand, a student group was given $3500 to participate in a hip hop dance competition in exchange for recruiting students to boost enrollment and gain as much as $348,000 in additional public funds. Or it could have been a hip hop dance group … [Read more...]
