Kanye West ft. Jay-Z & Swiss Beats- Power (Remix)

you gotta go thru pain in order to become you, but once the world numbs you you'll feel like it's only one you - Jay-Z

Power Clap

Kanye West ft. Jay-Z & Swiss Beats- Power (Remix)

Video: Curtis Calls Shyne’s Conference Call

LowKey, and I along with many media outlets was on the phone, Shyne Conference Call when Curtis called in...

and well...thisis50. I was Dying n wtf at the same time.

MIXTAPE: DJ Skee - Game - Brake Lights

Buzz around this tape is crazy so I gotta blog it. Understand, Game is a fixture in the mixtape game, as long as Skee here.



Source via: DropTheVibe & LowKey

Cop tape here: Break Light

Drake – 9AM In Dallas [Mastered]

Everyone was buzzin about this track from the minute he put it out. On June 15th if you decide to purchase the LP this track will be on there. But Lowkey got it and Since Drake had bars i decided to post it. Can't download it tho. Starting to think Thank Me Later has more tracks, lol

Drake - 9AM in Dallas

Lupe Fiasco ft Kenna - Resurrection(Video)

Looks like a powerful video. Let's not forget about Haiti. We need to continue to save them.

This is one of the songs for my Hip Hop 4 Haiti mixtape, which is still in the works. If you have a song about Haiti or positivity email me: benzitsp@gmail.com

Thank you

Jay-Z / Lil Wayne at MSG: Lil Wayne

It's no secret every time Jay-Z steps in Madison Square Garden, its a memorable performance. Last night was no different. In New York's stop on the BP3 tour, there's definitely will be a story line. As Jeezy performed, none other than Lil Wayne steps out to perform "Im Goin In" The crowd roared like a Larry Johnson 4-point play in the playoffs. Just to think, Weezy was supposed to be sentenced to jail only to have a fire break out in the courthouse. Hours later, he made an historic event in the Mecca of Arenas....

Coincidence? or planned? hmmm...either way, i wish i was there.





Weezy: from Jail to MSG in a day.



Drizzy, Weezy, Jeezy



Every time Drake shows up in NYC, his careers takes a step forward



Good to see Nicki back home



Trey Songz

Shoutout to MetroMixNewYork for the pics. You can find a lot more on their website
MTV or YouHeardthatNew for the video

Jay-Z calls MSG "The house Hov Built" - cant argue with that
Lil Wayne's sentence always gets pushed back...what does it do to his street cred?

All I'm saying is.....We will know for real if Wayne is REALLY a blood when he gets to Rikers.

The Leak: Refining, or deafening music?

As you know today in early 2010, chances are if you releasing an album, people gonna be bumping to that ish before you decide a title for the project. As everyone becomes computer-savvy, No mp3, .wav or any other track is safe(unless you know how to protect it)

I'm gonna start from the beginning. JD and Usher did a track together for Usher's upcoming album, "Raymond vs. Raymond" As it happened 90% of the time and to the previous tracks by Usher, it got leaked. JD ranted and complained about it, which he had a right to do. (He even got depressed by it, which i thought was ODin)

Lowkey from UHTN had a response to JD about his opinion bout leaked tracks. Heres the article
http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/jermaine-blows-fuse-about-leaked-usher-collabo/

After seeing one of my musical connects put his two cents i gotta reply. lol. Yes a leaked record has its advantages. I should know. Leaked records are like candy bars to DJs. To some DJs thats all they depend on, unfortunately(thats another story). Leaking a record is great to test the waters. An album can change for the better by the feedback from the public. Trey Songz dropped Brand New. it was wack. did a 180, dropped other records, and now he got the top R&B album. DJs are happy because they got exclusives. People are happy listening to their ipods while driving, eating, fucking, whatever. Everyone is happy.

BUT

There's a lot less amount of dollars in the industry because of this. Any hot LP could hit platinum in the 90s. Now, unless you Weezy, TI, Shady or soon to be Drake, you ain't even going to hit gold. fuck it. not even wood. I mean don't you think thats a reason why a good amount of artists fell off? You can sell 100,000 and unless you got a good percentage of royalties coming back or not a lot of middlemen to pay off, you basically improved your bank account by jus a few digits.
Leaked records can go other places. Why you think a mixtape or an EP is there?

I think if there was a guardog or a sniper on the roof of a studio guarding your label project, you can probably crack gold in a week(that's if you hot in the game of course) and think about it. More money makes more opportunities. If everyone was striking it rich like the 90s (Not NOW. the 90s), it might be a more prosperous industry.

But with all the methods of how a record is leaked......


i think the word exclusive is going to be deleted off of webster's. Mixtapes, EPs, street albums are fine. But can Christmas or halloween goody bags stop with LPs?

oh well...until then imma keep downloading from Lowkey Lol