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George Howard on the Legal Issues Behind Sampling
http://www.artistshousemusic.org/articles/understanding+sampling+cover+songs+derivative+work
Very important reading, George Howard is one of the very few “music industry experts” who is not a self-promoting tool. He’s got serious experience and really knows his shit on the legal end of the spectrum. Worth paying attention to, pretty much always.
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Hip Hop Breakfast ft. Algorhythms
http://www.themadbloggers.com/2011/01/hip-hop-breakfast-ep-48.html
The new Algorhythms track “Trust” got used to lead off the latest edition of the essental Monday Morning headphone food, The Mad Bloggers’ “Hip Hop Breakfast.” ENJOY.
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Interview with Jon Hope
http://potholesinmyblog.com/art-from-an-honest-place-cuts-through-the-fluff-an-interview-with-jon-hope/
Really solid stuff…this kid is insanely focused and makes exceptional music, too. Audible Hype definitely has love for Jon Hope…
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Behind the Scenes of "It's The Real"
http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-01-05/music/it-s-the-real-and-the-rise-of-the-rap-nerd/
Tons of great details about some wicked entertaining (and increasingly well-connected) cats…a damn good read.
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Looking Back on My Career as a Hip Hop Web Publisher
http://www.clydesmith.com/2011/01/looking-back-on-my-career-as-a-hip-hop-web-publisher-pt-1.html
Clyde ran Hip Hop Press and ProHipHop for longer than I’ve had email — there’s a lot of good insights here and it’s excellent writing besides.
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Do You Think You Need a Manager?
http://www.beattips.com/beattips/2011/01/so-you-think-you-need-a-manager.html
Good grounded advice as always from NASA. Glad to see him posting on BeatTips, too, that’s two of my favorite sources of hip hop brainfood in one building now.
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Setting and Achieving Goals for Musicians
http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/a-musicians-guide-to-setting-and-achieving-goals-for-2011.html
Damn…Ariel really went in on this one. Tons of details, a structure that works: this was superb. If you need a pep talk or a boot in the ass, this is pretty much perfect.
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Million Dollar Multi-State Music Gear Scam: Heads Up!
http://fohonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4630&Itemid=1
Some dude going by Greg Bruce put in SERIOUS work to steal SERIOUS equipment. This is both sobering and hilarious…2011 is serious business, you just can’t be paranoid enough these days.
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Indie Hip Hop
http://www.indiehiphop.net/
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Smoking Session with DJ Premier
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2010/12/tss-presents-smoking-sessions-with-dj-premier
Sprawling, in-depth interview covers all eras…this was really quality work.
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Chuck D's Open Letter on Media
http://allhiphop.com/stories/editorial/archive/2011/01/03/22542191.aspx
You already know. Reading this is not optional.
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PSA to Independent Artists
http://www.rappersiknow.com/2011/01/03/psa-to-independent-artists-know-who-youre-doing-business-with/
Essential reading. A veteran with experience getting some shit off his chest in public always means you get to learn something. There’s a lot of gems here.
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Amazing Pharoahe Monch Interview
http://believermag.com/issues/201101/?read=interview_monch
One of the best living talks shops for a very, very long time. This is worth printing out and reading somewhere real.
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Great Read on "Probabilistic Promotion"
http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/01/4-ways-that-probabilistic-promotion-can-increase-sales-and-sign-ups-.html
Jon Ostrow dropped a lot of gems in 2010, and his first post for 2011 is quality eats. Does your promotion strategy incorporate math and shit? Maybe it should?
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Towards a New Internet Alternative
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19816-info-pirates-seek-an-alternative-internet.html
Very important material from the near future — as corporate domination of the existing internet expands and government inevitably cracks down on freedom of information, we’re all going to need a parallel system. Fortunately, genius hackers are hard at work on that already…
