Hip Hop Marketing and Business News
Words by: M Dee Dubroff Experimenting with social media can be like playing with matches. For Cleveland-born rapper, Machine Gun Kelly, activity on his Twitter account has led to his arrest for organizing a flash mob. The event took place in Strongsville, Ohio at the suburban Southpark Center … [Read more...]
Kid Cudi, Rostam & Best Coast - All Summer The above video, available along with a free download of the song at converse.com, is a culmination of the Converse Three Artists. One Song project featuring videos on the individual artists in addition to All Summer:Converse - Kid Cudi Converse - … [Read more...]
I can't even comprehend taking the time, trouble and money to put out a press release of any kind without including at least one relevant website. I understand if it has really big stars in it that one may think such newfangled approaches are unnecessary but, uh, wait a minute.I don't … [Read more...]
Amiri Starr: 2Pac Biopic Audition Tape Though I don't think he's the only one taking this route, Amiri Starr is using YouTube to pitch himself for the role of Tupac Shakur in an upcoming movie to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. But he is the only one to have put out a press release that … [Read more...]
Some bizarre knowledge gaps revealed in the pieces below: MOG: Shameless Plugs: The Sudden Rise of Hip-Hop Hype on the Internet "by and large, the internet music marketing boom has been one to mostly benefit musicians in the indie rock and electronic spheres. Hip-hop artists, on the other hand, … [Read more...]
