Has Rock-N-Roll Always Been Apart Of Hip-Hop Culture?

Yes Hip Hop has always been apart of the Rock culture! Rock and Rap song were some of the best ever made still today! For an institution that is dedicated to immortalizing rock and roll’s greatest heroes, there are many inductees in there who are not quite typically thought of as rock artists.

You’ve got Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, Miles Davis, Madonna, and Tupac in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The confusion behind these inductees lies not with the quality of their work, but rather the categorization of it.

There are four other artists who have been nominated but have yet to be inducted—Afrika Bambaataa, LL Cool J, Eric B. and Rakim, N.W.A—and four more groups who have been considered for the ballot but who have not yet been nominated—Boogie Down Productions, De La Soul, the Sugarhill Gang, and the Treacherous Three.

Why Didn't Drake Do a Video to "Versace" with Migos?

 

During an interview with Akademiks, DJ Vlad revealed a behind-the-scenes story about why Drake never appeared in the music video for Migos' hit single "Versace." According to Vlad, Birdman, who was managing Drake under Young Money at the time, requested Migos sign with Birdman's label for Drake to do the video. 

2 Chainz Opens New Studio In Atlanta

Rapper 2 Chainz is starting to live up to his standards. Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz and Street Execs Management unveiled their new recording studio downtown earlier this week, and also introduced their new record label, The Real University Records (also known as TRU Records).

Submit Your Music To Industry Leaders

The Wrap-Up Magazine like to let artist know about opportunities in the music industry as they come up. The Wrap-Up Magazine is a website that list current opportunities and projects for musicians to learn about, and if interested, submit their music to for consideration. 

Should Beyonce Do A Song With Jennifer Lopez?

 

Are Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez about to become first-time Academy Award nominees? Beyoncé is a contender this year for best original song, as a co-writer of the song “Spirit,” from the remake of The Lion King, while Lopez is vying for a spot in the best supporting actress category for her role in Hustlers.

Both are female superstars and have proved themselves to be the best of the best. Although they are both in the limelight and have met each other on separate occasions, why haven't the two made a duet together yet?

How To Make Money as An Artist

 

Here are some tips on how to make money as an artist:

Making money as an artist can be a challenge. You need to find ways to make a name for yourself and stand out from the competition. In this blog post, we will explore some tips from the pros on how to make money as an artist. We will discuss how to use Spotify, Instagram, and other platforms to make a name for yourself and sell your music. Let’s get started!

Did Lil Wayne Betray His Young Money Crew?

 

It was recently reported that Lil Wayne sold his masters to Universal Music Group for $100 million back in June of this year. After documents of the deal were revealed, the sale reportedly included the master of Young Money artists as well. The three prominent artists on that list are Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga. Given all of the work and culture shifts that the four artists have created, $100 million seems pretty cheap for ownership of their sound recorded copyrights.

This news led fans to speculate which albums were sold within the deal. According to the documents, the masters include every Drake album aside from his 2020 releases. Every 2020 release from the OVO CEO is under his OVO imprint in conjunction with Republic Records. Republic is also a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Every project from 2009’s So Far Gone to 2018’s Scorpion is reportedly included in Wayne’s Universal deal. On the other hand, all of Nicki Minaj’s albums have fallen under the Young Money/Cash Money imprint since her debut release, Pink Friday.

What Happened To R&B Singer D'Angelo

 

D'Angelo, born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974, is a trailblazing American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the neo-soul movement. Known for his sultry voice, intricate melodies, and genre-defying artistry, 

D'Angelo captivated the world with timeless hits like "Brown Sugar," "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," and "Lady." His unique ability to blend R&B, soul, funk, and jazz has solidified him as one of the most innovative artists of his generation.

Kobalt Collects $75M In Artist Royalties

Kobalt, the European startup that has built technology and a platform to collect music royalties by tracking when even a sample of a song is played across multiple platforms, has raised another $75 million in funding.

Will This Be The Biggest Halftime Performance Of All Time?

Will This Be The Biggest Halftime Performance Of All Time? In previous halftime shows, Lady Gaga holds the record for the most ever viewed Halftime performance. Will Jlo and Shakira defeat these odds?

Even the world's greatest artists raise their game for Super Bowl performances. The NFL claims it to be the “most watched musical event of all-time. It's 12 minutes on the world's biggest stage at the world's biggest game. The Super Bowl halftime show has become synonymous with the game itself.

Young Junne Talks Master P And No Limit Records

Rapper Young Junne burns his No Limit record contract and blasts Master P for allegedly mistreating his artists and stealing his music on Instagram. Saturday, Young Junne posted an Instagram video of him addressing his issues with the 48-year-old then burning the pages.

June then wrote captioned his reasoning to back out of NoLimit saying that he has turned down the contract twice before, "I am not with NoLimit anymore. I am sorry to all the NoLimit fans who supported me, but I got tired of Master P taking/Stealing my music and using it for himself to attempt to become relevant again. This man called me yesterday asking me to sign a contract that I obviously turned down...twice. Master P tried to have me sign for 7 years! We all know my style of music and it already does not fit the NoLimit persona." he said.

The rapper then went on to address the mistreatment of his signed artists and claims that they were allegedly housed in his studio's basement, "One thing you should know about P is he surrounds himself around a bunch of "yes men" who are trained to not speak unless spoken to.

You got all the money in the world, but yet your artists and NoLimit affiliates are living like straight s***; all of the artist live in the basement of P's studio in what feels like prison cells with paper thin walls and no privacy," he wrote, "I thought when you work for someone you get paid for it and that was NOT the case, n***** were hungry, sleeping on floors, couldn't take showers, but yet P would walk in with his thousand dollar outfits & say alright let's do a video while we all looked f***** up!"

What's Your #Favoritesong From Def Leppard?

 

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement of the early 1980s.

Def Leppard's music is a mixture of hard rock, AOR, pop and heavy metal elements, with its multi-layered, harmonic vocals and its melodic guitar riffs. The band's greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s.

Interstate Snake Ft. Cap 1 And DJ YRS Jerzy - Certified

Interstate Snake releases new music audio featuring rap star Cap 1 and growing unsigned artist +DJ YRS Jerzy titled "Certified." The DMV area has a music scene that is definitely on

the rise with artists making major moves everyday. Virginia's own

Interstate Snake is one of the next artists out of the area to take

off with already working with artists like Troy Ave, Fat Trel, Tone

Trump and others.

  

No Limit Records Responds To Young Junns Rant

(The Wrap-Up Magazine) Pittsburgh’s local artist Junne has brought the worst of behavior to hip hop with his social media post that many have called a “clearly negative and desperate attack” for fame. Here’s the truth, Junne was found by No Limit Forever A&R Mr. Ross and was invited to come record music with the No Limit forever family and see if he would be a good f1t for them there at No Limit Forever. First of all P had nothing to do with this. Junne, like many independent artists showed up with many financial burdens.

Upon his arrival, while recording We provided him with money for meals, clothing, gas, countless flights to Seattle, Pittsburgh and money for many other endeavors of Junne’s with no contract. Junne was and is relatively unknown to the hip hop consumers. Burning up a No Limit Contract is like burning money, we only do 50/50 partnerships with artists while most labels only offer three sixty deals.

All P has ever asked of any artist was to invest their time. So if you call the studio a prison and prefer to party more than you put in work you can’t be serious about your career. Its funny how just last week he was posting all of this No Limit stuff up, but when mysteriously he posts up a video which was not authorized by No Limit Video director, he desperately turned it into his own video, and then he goes on a social media rant.

No Limit Forever A&R Director Mr. Bursh said “Junne was never signed to No Limit Forever Records and it’s truly disappointing that Junne has made it obviously clear that he is ungrateful for the opportunities that were offered him. The fact of the matter is Master P doesn’t benefit from working with unknown artists being he has already built a label that has sold over seventy five million records and he has dropped multiple mixtapes this year alone which makes him the hardest working artist on our label plus he’s the BOSS!

Baby Bash Doing Call Casting For New T.V. Show

Hit song maker Baby Bash, whose numerous hit songs include: “Suga Suga”, “Cyclone” and “Baby Im Back” with others will now be searching for the next big singing star. The popular artist has also written hit songs for Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez (J Lo). Baby Bash will work with personally selected artist’s one on one in the studio on producing and recording a song for the artists. 

3 Investing Lessons From Jay-Z

In 2019, Shawn Corey Carter became hip-hop's first billionaire. Better known as Jay-Z, Mr. Carter didn't just make his money by rapping, although he's one of the industry's best-selling artists. Instead, he built a sprawling empire, including a music label, a sports management company, a streaming service, and a high-end sports bar.

With the Brooklyn-born rapper continuing to grow his net worth, there are certainly many investing lessons to learn, both from his business ventures as well as from his lyrics. Here are three of them.

Usher Raymond or R. Kelly

Many critics and fans are saying Usher has replaced R. Kelly as the king of r&b. Bobby Brown confidently proclaimed the title of King of R&B as well did Jacquees. Although Usher carry the lead in most hits created.

Both R. Kelly and Usher being named king are understandable. R. Kelly is one of the most prolific artists, composers, and producers of all times.

Were not saying Usher is better than R. Kelly or anything, we just want to know which artist would you choose to listen to first? You can comment your answer below, but before that, lets learn a little about both artist.

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Square Purchases Stake in Jay's Tidal

 

Square, the mobile payments company led by Mr. Dorsey, announced on Thursday its plan to acquire a “significant majority” of Tidal, the streaming music service owned by Jay-Z and other artists — including Beyoncé, Jay-Z’s wife, and Rihanna, who is a client of Jay-Z’s entertainment management company, Roc Nation.

Square will pay $297 million in stock and cash for the stake in Tidal. Jay-Z will join Square’s board.

Jennifer Lopez Talks Breaking Stereotypes as Latin Artist

 

Jennifer Lopez explained how they landed on Maluma to make his big-screen debut in Marry Me, which she also produced with her partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. “Maluma was top of the list,” Lopez said of the search to find the hottest international star, someone who was making music and could possibly act rather than find an actor who could fake being a singer, which “is sometimes not the best.”

As for Jennifer Lopez, she described playing Kat as “cathartic” if not a little meta because the character is a global superstar with many eyes monitoring her search for love. “She’s finding her perfect match but not what people would think is her perfect match,” she said.

The producers found a match for concert sequences in Madison Square Garden in part because Maluma was already scheduled to perform at the iconic New York City venue. So, they made use of the full audience for a sequence that didn’t quite go according to plan due to a technical hiccup. “The teleprompter didn’t work,” Maluma explained. “She came out — this beautiful queen over there. I was like, ‘Let’s do this.’ I was sure it was working but it was off. No one actually noticed.”