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Sonny Moore, aka Grammy award-winning DJ Skrillex, has confirmed that he will contribute to fellow Grammy-winning producer Kanye West on the follow up to West’s album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. While discussing his recent success, the current state of EDM and headlining set at HARD Summer Festival in an interview with The Daily Beast, [...]
Earlier this year, file sharing website Megaupload was shut down by the federal government for copyright infringement. The rumored CEO of the former company, rapper/producer Swizz Beatz, was not included in the indictment and avoided the eventual arrest of Megaupload executives. During a recent interview with Al Lindstrom, Swizz (real name Kasseem Dean) backed his [...]
Following in the footsteps of other “power couples”, hip hop producer/rapper Kanye West and socialite Kim Kardashian are rumored to be working on a reality TV show. According to HollywoodLife, an insider revealed that the couple is very interested in making a show that would chronicle their plush life and travels in the world of [...]
New Orleans-bred, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Frank Ocean made entertainment headlines last week by revealing a past relationship he had with a man, technically making him the first urban artist to publicly come out. While it was a huge step for the progression of tolerance in mainstream media, part of me wishes that never happened since [...]
Rapper/producer Kanye West seems to be in his creative zone as MTV reports that he is working on a new solo album. This was revealed at the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards in Los Angeles by acclaimed producer No I.D, West’s mentor and vice president of Def Jam Records, who is working on the album [...]
Since its inception, Beats Electronics LLC has established itself as one of the industry’s top headphone companies; amassing a lot of exposure due to heavy presence in popular artists’ music videos and various other media and the general public’s knowledge of its creator. Co-founded by acclaimed hip hop producer Dr. Dre and Interscope chairman Jimmy [...]
The posthumous appearance of rapper Tupac Shakur at this year’s Coachella festival won the hearts of many, and now it has also won a prestigious award at the 59th annual Cannes Lions Festival; a highly revered digital/creative communications industry ceremony in Cannes, France. Digital Domain Media Group, the company behind the holographic performance of the [...]
Odd Future/Def Jam R&B sensation Frank Ocean is currently gearing up the release of his next project titled Channel Orange. The artwork and track list have leaked, revealing some high profile guest appearances by the elusive Andre 3000 of Grammy Award-winning rap group Outkast, John Mayer on a rumored complete version of Ocean’s OF Tape [...]
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