We featured Krukid here awhile back and this piece was very, very well-written and important stuff for any working emcee out there.

Amir is always on point…definitely worth taking the time to follow his link at the end of the article to the forum discussion — tons of solid gold advice and technical details there.

You should already know Reef is one of the hardest-working cats on the East Coast right now. There’s a LOT of science being dropped here.

Alex works for (runs) Stones Throw Europe as well as his own label, One Handed Music — this interview was excellent and as an added bonus, the Freshnerd site is a visual treat. Dig it.

Lots of history, business and touring advice in the mix here. Sage is a lunatic vet, worth reading.

Another great tutorial, this time from Mashable, on more effective Facebook promotion. If you’re going to spend precious life doing it…do it right…right??

It’s short, sweet and all valid points, except the last paragraph. I left a comment explaining why I disagreed, but this is still definitely worth sharing with the Audible Hype family.

Rock-solid, straightforward tutorial content is way too rare. This was really damn good material, highly recommended stuff.

Sound Tribe Sector 9 isn’t hip hop, but hot damn they ARE an example of Doing it Right. This is a great interview with their manager, Eric Pirritt. Goldmine, right here…take notes.

My stance on hip hop is pretty simple: either you agree this guy is one of the best living rappers, or you have no taste whatsoever.

A much better than usual rant about how “We” killed hip hop. A lot of good points and interesting history.

I was just babbling about this on Twitter yesterday, based on the past few weeks of marketing experiments we’ve been doing with World Around. Not only does email convert better than social media, but EMAIL ONLY seems to convert better than email PLUS social media. I don’t get it, either. But I do like it…

Still, by far, the best single article that’s been written this year. Science.

People always ask me if I rap, so obviously, I’m not promoting myself enough. Please, whatever you do, don’t mistake me for some fucking….marketer. I do all this crap because I have to.

A surprisingly fresh, focused and on-point recap of the entire “Future of the Music Business” debate from the folks at Pitchfork. Writing this good is a reminder of why Pitchfork matters so much more than they should…keep up the good work, you beautiful weirdos.