February 5th, 2012 → 3:41 pm @ chedicorn

I’ve traveled for around 7 years in many studios. As a woman in the Hip Hop music world it’s been hard. Really hard. However, I’ve found my way through it, basically by letting my work speak by itself.Today I will present you with some of the insights I’ve got from roaming this world. One of them is this… either you:a) get serious in getting into the music business / hip hop world and start .. more …
January 20th, 2012 → 8:16 pm @ chedicorn

Almost by definition – as it is sample-based music – hip-hop has always been deeply influenced by other genres. It litteraly used their sounds: the bass loops from funk, the horns and vocals from soul, the piano rolls from jazz. But the focus, for the most part, of early hip-hop and rap was on the MC. The flow derived from the space between the words, the melodies pulled from the vowels, the tone .. more …
December 7th, 2011 → 11:04 pm @ chedicorn

MASE is holding headquarters for his music label, DMS Entertainment in Miami, Florida. As head honcho of his own independent music company, he already has 2 new artists under his creative and music production wings — Camille and Sonja. Both are chiseled, honed, groomed with their distinct music styles under the watchful eye of MASE, himself. His passion for music is fueled by his craft and skill .. more …
December 5th, 2011 → 6:37 pm @ chedicorn

Now the research shows that rap music is the blame for teen pregnancies, psychologists are saying that after a three-year study they came to the conclusion, that rap music has affected the attitude of boys and girls to sex. The reports are saying that rap music encourage early sexual behaviour by treating women as objects in rap lyrics. Dr. Martino led this study. He is saying that ‘sexually .. more …
November 30th, 2011 → 10:53 pm @ chedicorn

Many websites record as well as mix rap instruments with hooks with that of Pro tools HD. This combination gives very good sound quality when you listen to the music. Artists can purchase or even download various sound kits, instrumentals and even loop sets in no time from the web site. Once the artist’s get these samples, drum kits, instrumentals and other related products you just need to plug .. more …
November 29th, 2011 → 6:14 am @ chedicorn

Surprisingly the products and services that come from the music far outsells the music itself now. Even if you don’t like the music (it helps if you do) you can still profit from it, no matter what business you’re in now, if you use your imagination. By ignoring this huge market you ‘re leaving money on the table without realizing it. Hip hop is not just music and rap videos anymore, it’s a .. more …
November 28th, 2011 → 10:17 pm @ chedicorn

The history of rap music can be traced back to the West African praise singing and historical poetry by griots or djeli, antecedents of contemporary rap music. It became popular in US around 1970s but the term originates in African American slang, meaning to talk. The country performing griots and the creation of drum sequences with influences from Mexico, Cuba and other regions helped to shape .. more …
November 26th, 2011 → 3:19 pm @ chedicorn

Rappers like money, I like money, Do you like money? should I say do you like rappers who are getting money?. I think rap music blew up in the early nineties with rapper going major and becoming more .. more …
November 12th, 2011 → 11:01 pm @ chedicorn
At the heart of hip-hop”the most vigorous, electric development in the music world since the advent of punk rock”are its brilliant entrepreneurs. Some have demonstrated business instinct and marketing savvy that would make many Fortune 500 CEOs envious. Hip-hop and the moguls behind it are a force to be reckoned with. These larger-than-life figures, the elite of hip-hop, have prospered through a combination of old-fashioned business savvy, shrewd marketing, and constant commercial reinvention. Over the past decade, their collective net worth has grown upwards of $1 billion. Hip Hop, Inc. reveals the secrets of success that can be applied to virtually any other business. It illustrates these secrets by telling the never-before-told stories of the most successful of the rap elite and, through extensive interviews, lets the advice flow from the millionaires themselves.