1. We Are World Around, Volume 1

    http://kevinnottingham.com/2011/01/02/world-around-records-presents-we-are-world-around-vol-1/

    Thanks to Kevin Nottingham for some Monday morning coverage — World Around has dropped our second annual roster mix, another freebie for the people…enjoy.

  2. Willie Green on Studio Etiquette

    http://abovegroundmagazine.com/columns/pro-logic/12/28/for-the-record-9-rules-of-recording-studio-etiquette/

    Essential reading, Willie Green is a hard-working, business minded cat who’s really Doing It — production, promotion, engineering sessions and doing final mixes for dough. He sees it all, and this is his best advice for the new generation. Print it out and staple this to the f’ing wall.

  3. Music Biz Advice from the Wall Street Journal

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576019963457862144.html?mod=WSJ_article_related

    Because you should care what an intern at a newspaper thinks about the articles he just read on Hypebot yesterday, that’s why. Shout out to all the wannabe CEO rappers who think reading Forbes is a good call…

  4. 2011: "A Trend Towards Realism"

    http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/12/bobby-owsinski-realism-most-important-2011-trend.html

    I hope this guy is right — it reads like a summary of what I’ve been writing about on Audible Hype for the past two years. Only with way, way less fucking swearing.

  5. Hypebot's 2010 Interviews

    http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/12/36-exclusive-hypebot-interviews-from-2010.html

    Great collection, tons of gems in here, get familiar, bookmark this, give it some time and attention. WHALAM!!

  6. Essential Website Design Checklist

    http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/60-questions-to-consider-when-designing-a-website/

    Way more than the usual “list” blog post — this is thorough and obviously based on years of experience. I co-sign every item here and I’ve built 8 websites this year. This is The Goods.

  7. Towards a Sane Rights Management System for Musicians

    http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-unfamiliar-sound-of-competition-and-managing-your-rights.html

    A gem of forward thinking from Bruce Warila. As usual.

  8. Hilariously Weird Interview with DJ Squid

    http://www.humpjones.com/rear/entry/our_exxxclusive_interview_with_dj_squid/

    Gary, Indiana has gotten a lot of of love in 2010 thanks to Freddie Gibbs, but I first heard of Gary thanks to a lunatic 80’s culture addict named DJ Squid.

  9. On the State of the Album - A Round Table

    http://passionweiss.com/2010/12/10/when-the-beat-drops-a-round-table-on-the-state-of-the-album/

    Completely essential reading, plus it featured World Around artist and Philadelphia Renaissance man Zilla Rocca. And Chuck D.

  10. BeatTips on Chopping Before Computers

    http://www.beattips.com/beattips/2010/12/the-genius-of-chopping-before-auto-chop-functionality.html

    A look at how it was done before MPC Auto-Chop did all the hard work for you. As always, Sa’id delivers the goods, this is awesome material.

  11. Rhyme Spitters Battle Returns to Chicago

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/events/ct-ott-1210-ryhmespitters-2-20101210,0,5096760.story

    Short, powerful piece focusing on Rich Seng, the 37 year old organizer of the famous battle series. The dude has an interesting life story and talks shop about getting events together…this is good stuff.

  12. The 25 Biggest Business Moves in Rap History

    http://www.complex.com/blog_galleries/the-big-payback-presents-the-25-biggest-business-moves-in-hip-hop-history

    Awesome reading. Unfortunately, Complex decided to go with that whole “click 26 times in order to read this” format because they’re both lazy and desperate to monetize their website…at least the content is good. Great, actually.

  13. Great Interview with Wesley Verhoeve

    http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/interview-with-wesley-verhoeve-founder-of-family-records-more

    What more can I say, Wesley always makes for good reading…he runs Family Records, he’s honest and he’s driven. Anyone in the biz can learn a thing or two from him, and this interview is an opportunity to do just that.

  14. False Flag Terrorism Comes to the Music Industry

    http://www.techspot.com/news/41450-lawsuit-finds-that-emi-distributed-music-illegally-on-rapidshare.html

    Clearly they’ve hired some FBI consultants at EMI…their new anti-piracy plan: leak their own music online and then prosecute anyone who downloads it. Awesome work, guys! You deserve your future careers at Starbucks — every last one of you.

  15. Kyle Bylin Talks Practical Steps to Deal With Piracy

    http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/4-reasons-why-fans-are-file-sharing-your-music-that-you-can-change.html

    Mr. Bylin has really been on fire this month. (Hilariously enough, he seems to be getting a lot more negative comments than usual, too.) This was a great antidote to the whining and bitchification that most artists seem to think Social Media was designed for.

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