Hip Hop Social Networks: XXL, Indie HipHop Online, DaHoneyHouse.com?, RapHappy, Loud.com, Global Grind?, List of Priors
Lots happening on the hip hop social network front so I think it's time for a roundup of new announcements of hip hop and related social networks as well as a quick list of previously announced projects. It gets glutted fast!
Recent Hip Hop Social Network Announcements:
XXL has launched a social network called XXL Block Talk.
Indie HipHop Online, a hip hop social network, relaunched this month.
DaHoneyHouse.com is trying to claim hip hop social network status by allying with Bishop Don Magic Juan. No thanks!
RapHappy is an mtvU & Cisco-backed "online and mobile-phone-based hip-hop community" that got a lot of digital ink in September.
Universal Music Group invested in Loud.com/BattleRap.com back in the summer.
Possible Upcoming Entrants in the Social Network Sphere:
Global Grind (globalgrind.com) may be adding social networking capabilities. I found a relevant url but I done lost it!
Relevant Music Related Social Network Announcements:
Kompoz is a " social workspace for musicians", i.e., a cross-genre social network focused on online music creation that has added desktop software to facilitate uploads.
MyTune.com is a general music network that deserves mention because of their claim to involve music industry professionals in addition to musicians and fans.
Hip Hop Social Networks Previously Covered at ProHipHop:
Streetcred.com - social media network.
Block Savvy - associated with Damon Dash.
RapSpace.tv - with artist collaboration tools and webcam features.
CrackSpace - associated with Babygrande Records.
My Rawkus - associated with the Rawkus record label.
Da Bidness - hip hop business network.
More Tools, More Players, More Networks:
I'm sure there are many more beyond what I've covered and many more to follow with tools like Ning, Flux and even the PHP Social Network Layout 1 Hip Hop, as well as unexpected players like Clear Channel and who knows what else to come.
For periodic hip hop and related social network news please check ProHipHop's Social Networks and Hip Hop 2.0 categories.
Related ProHipHop Coverage:
Hip Hop Social Networks: Goldmic, Hip Hop Blips, Suggestions?
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