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Jeff Weiss Interviews Frank Ocean
http://passionweiss.com/2011/04/11/question-in-the-form-of-an-answer-frank-ocean/
On his overnight success: “I’ve been out here a minute and have friends, but it took five years.” Great article, great human being, good advice everywhere.
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An Interview with the Founder of Mello Music Group
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2TdHDN/linked2leadership.com/2011/04/11/how-to-lead-opportunity/
Quality work disguised as infomarketing trash. Don’t let the appearance keep you from enjoying an insightful and surprisingly detailed case study of the MMG operation. Lots of gems here.
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Interview with a French Hip Hop Label, Cooler Than Cucumbers
http://ugsmag.com/2010/12/cooler-than-cucumbers/
The folks at UGSmag always deliver on high-quality interviews. If you’re not up on them already, fix that. This is especially good, and relevant for Audible Hype readers - a look behind the scenes of a startup hip hop label who are definitely Doing It Right.
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Awesome: 78% of High School Kids Want All Music to be Free
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2011/04/the-kids-have-spoken-only-22-of-high-schoolers-want-to-pay-for-music
One of those little info-bombs that totally makes your day. Not paying for anything ever is an increasingly defining characteristic of “Digital Natives” — the future is hype yo!
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Alkota Interviews F Major
http://www.alkotabeats.com/producers-and-beat-makers/exclusive-interview-producer-sound-designer-major/
Great interview here — two professionals talking shop, tons of gems on tap. Some must read shit for producers.
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Man Mantis - "Red Dragonfly" Video
http://www.95flavas.com/2011/04/man-mantis-red-dragonfly-official-music.html
This video was dark, trippy and just plain awesome. Courtesy of Madison media genius Joe Ramos.
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Alkota Interviews
http://www.alkotabeats.com/category/producers-and-beat-makers/
Alkota’s been stepping his game up and this will definitely be a site to keep your eyes on in 2011.
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Atlantic's Business Model Laid Out Perfectly
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2011/04/on-wiz-rolling-papers-and-atlantic-the-label-that-has-it-all-figured-out
Damn fine article that 100% nails the boardroom decisions that have made Atlantic such a fountain of profitable mediocrity. Essential reading.
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Awesome Curren$y Interview
http://metallungies.com/2011/03/metallungies-hollers-curreny-internet-killed-the-video-star-interview/
Shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was — dude has serious insights and this interview was 5/5 material.
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Peter Schwartz on Booking Wiz Khalifa
http://www.sonicscoop.com/2011/03/27/booking-wiz-khalifa-five-questions-for-agent-peter-schwartz-on-hip-hop-touring/
Insider gems are always worth reading.
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Roy Christopher's Take on Odd Future (worth reading)
http://roychristopher.com/learning-from-odd-future
I am sick to death of bloggers pontificating about the Odd Future kids, but this…this was tasty. Roy turns his attention to music marketing and as expected, REALLY delivers the goods. Superbish.
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The Science of the Hip Hop Kick Drum
http://floodwatchmusic.com/2007/10/the-science-behind-the-hip-hop-kick-drum/
Very, very cool piece, a musical analysis of some classic beats and a discussion of sampling + looping better beats.
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Pay Us No Mind
http://payusnomind.info/
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Commentary on The Big Payback
http://www.cocaineblunts.com/blunts/?p=6741
Essential stuff. Nobody’s right on “hip hop history” but there’s always a lot of value in getting a new perspective. Props to Dan Charnas for getting the conversation started.
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Solid Tutorial Article on Doing Ustream Right
http://www.conversationmarketing.com/2007/09/streaming_video_creating_a_pro.htm
Studying up on how to do a better streaming show (long story) and came across this, which was excellent. Had to share it, this is a good read for anyone getting ready to jump into Ustream.
