B-SHARP

James Bonner a.k.a B-Sharp is a Hip Hop lyricist/song writer. Together with Michael Hayward a.k.a Fate, Richard Drummond a.k.a R.D. and Zachery Brown a.k.a Slier Brown they form the hip hop based group called the 3domwriters (Freedom Writers). B Sharp continues to gather a wide variety of fans that can relate to his music. “When people listen to my music I hope they can relate to and find a connection with the meaning of the track. Overall just understand the point I’m trying to get across and maybe see things in a different perspective”. B-Sharp is currently recording his debut album “Nothing 2 Lose, Everything 2 Gain” and working in conjunction with Aerial studios and WCC studios, whilst gigging around the UK with the 3domwriters.


The Long Road (Produced by E-Freeze)

The Observor

New Music from G.A.N.G

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90's Shit

The Takeover

Flyness

New Music from Royal Royce

Best Wishes


Reality Dreamin


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NoX - "My Stories"

Reppin Minneapolis, MN, NoX is a 24 year old Native American Hip Hop artist.  He's preparing to drop his second mixtape "Head Nod Music v1" this June with featured tracks such as Felony Bars, Starters, Higher, and I Am Dead and My City. "HNM v1 is sure to be something special."

Head Nod Music v1 will be available for download on iTunes June 2011.

Check out more music from Nox at
www.reverbnation.com/noxonline
www.facebook.com/pages/NoX/189410121101717

New Music from Casta Stone!

Casta Stone releases two hot new tracks.

WarCry

Take Lessons


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youtube.com/CastaStoneTX 

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Marketing New Artist In a Changing Industry

Great advice for getting exposure and building a buzz for new artist.

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Dawn Duchess - "Inside My Mind" Mixtape

Two new singles from Dawn Duchess off her latest mixtape titled "Inside My Mind." Check her out, she's hot in more ways than one!

Duffle Bag Money

Hands Up


http://www.datpiff.com/Dawn-Duchess-Inside-My-Mind-mixtape.238200.html


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Why Should Artists Be Aware of The Business Side of Music?

The bottom line is YOU CAN'T HAVE A MUSIC CAREER UNLESS YOU GET PAID! It's that simple.

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New Music from YoungGunna

YoungGunna is just a normal young man from Nassau, Bahamas with dreams of putting his country on the map for music by making good quality and inspiring music for the world to hear.

"Hopefully with the right support, I will make it. I'm also a hard-worker and I want to put in the effort to not just be good but to be great."

The Evidence


My Partna Dem


www.twitter.com/YoungGunna2010
www.facebook.com/PrinceShemMoss
Email: Shemeo2009@gmail.com

Real Talk About "360" Record Deals

Every Artist looking to get signed needs to know this!

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New video from Casta Stone - Rapmatics 101

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SHAWNROCK & STYLZ - "HARDCORE SMOOTH"

Left to Right: Shawnrock and Styles

Shawnrock (the rapper) & Stylz (the singer) is a Hip Hop duo from South Jersey. Together they bring you a well formalated style of music which combines the smooth vocals of an r-n-b singer and the smooth hardcore flow of a seasoned rapper. Their style is smooth enough for the ladies and edgey enough for the fellas to ride to. 

Be on the look out for their underground album release "Hardcore Smooth"which has 13 tracks of plain good music. Album release scheduled for the end of may 2011.

Elegant


Candy Girl


Cruise Control

Links: 

facebook.com/shawnrock82

reverbnation.com/shawnrockstylz

Casta Stone - "CastaWayZ"

Casta Stone is a Dallas Based Hiphop Artist. He's currently working on his first project (Mixtape): CastaWayZ

Download three new tracks off the soon to be released mixtape "CastaWayZ"

Southside Residents


Rapmatics


I Will Survive



Links

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reverbnation.com/CastaStone

youtube.com/CastaStoneTX 

Twitter.com/castawayz

LoCali - "Anything To Make You Smile"

LoCali, (Local kid from California). is an Unsigned/Upcoming Rapper from California; however, he's not the everyday "Get money, Get hoes" kind of rapper. There's a purpose and a meaning behind his strive to become a known-artist, which he believes the game is missing these days. 


The meaning behind his strive is Heather, a girl  who he was very very close to that passed away last year. From that day on he has made everything he does for her. He promised her he would go somewhere and get his music played everywhere so it can reach heaven for her to hear.

Getting Your Music Heard pt 3 - "Be Specific In Your Search"

Are the songs supplied by the artist and/or the producer? If so, you have a pretty good idea, though not a certainty, that sending songs to this artist is a waste of time. Those few songs you'll see on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with writer names that differ from the artist and producers' names are the ones to analyze for casting purposes. You'll find more of these opportunities on the Country and R&B charts. This information alone gives you a savvy-sounding opener for your industry calls.


Here's a hypothetical example: In Billboard you see Bonnie Raitt's name on the charts with a new single. You don't have any of her CDs yet (you'll buy them today) but you've heard her on the radio and think you might have something for her. You've also read an article about her in which she talks about the songs on her new project, where she got them, who wrote them and about working with her new producers.


Though you've also seen their names listed as writers under the song title on the chart , you've also noticed other writers' names so you know she's open to "outside" songs. You also learn she's on Capitol Records. So you call Capitol and ask for the A&R coordinator. "Hi! This is so-and-so at This and That Music.


Will the same producers be working on Bonnie Raitt's next album? Do you have a numbers for their companies? Who's doing A&R on the project?" Get those names down quick. If you ask them to spell it for you, you're already another step away from credibility with them. They figure that if you're the pro you seem to be, you'll already be familiar with the names. (Look to directories such as the A&R Registry (SRS Publishing) or the Recording Industry Sourcebook to help you out.)


Once you have the name of the A&R person at Capitol or someone in the producers' offices, call them directly and ask about the musical direction of Bonnie's next album and how to go about submitting songs for it. It's a good idea to ask if there's a code you should use on the package. They often use a personal code so their secretaries or mail room personnel know that it's actually been "solicited."


All the trades publish special-focus issues which will contain a treasure of information on specialized areas of the industry. Among them are children's music, classical, heavy metal, alternative, folk, music publishing, Latin, Celtic and film music. They may focus on cities and countries that are emerging as music centers such as Minneapolis, Seattle, Atlanta, Ireland, etc. You'll get information on the movers and shakers in those genres or places, the record labels, publishers, producers, managers, radio stations, booking agents and artists, along with stories about who signed whom and their career strategies.


Following music industry trends is also important. Industry legend Russ Regan, now CEO of Starbound Records, gave me a great bit of advice once. He not only looks at what's on the charts now but what isn't there. Looking at it that way, we shouldn't have been surprised a few years ago when, on a chart full of drum machines and sterile, sequenced tracks, an acoustic-based record called "Fast Car" by a new artist named Tracy Chapman broke through like a breath of fresh air. It's the business of the trades to help the industry predict and follow trends.


Technology is also a predictor of trends, and you can find some useful information in the trades about how new technology will affect the industry. Here are a few examples.


The Billboard Sound-Scan technology revolutionized the industry by providing accurate retail sales and airplay information showing country music to be selling much more than was thought to be true. It's now showing several new country artists on the "Hot 100" pop chart.


CD-ROM projects have opened a new market for songwriters and performers. Live radio over the Internet has opened a new avenue for exposing and selling music though monitoring these performance has presented the performing rights organizations with a new challenge.


- Excerpt from "Getting Heard In A "No Unsolicited Material World" listed on the Songwriters Resource Network.

Team Prolific - Getting Down

"Getting Down" (prod by Izaiah “Daywalker” Demarco) is the next single off of the upcoming EP "The Movement" and is available on iTunes now. Getting-down

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iLL-iteracy - The Ensembly Line

Fallen ft. Serenity


Each born in Roanoke "Star City",VA. iLL-iteracy's members developed affinities for music early in their lives. The group was officially formed circa 1998, and is made up of members Scott Dudley - "Chris Prythm", Kirk Dudley - "Speek Eazy", Corey English - "WiLL Spitwell", and George Trent -   "Young Observe".

Siting influences such as God, each other, Roanoke City, prayerful mothers, scornful fathers, the loss of loved ones, and all the typical conditions that define an inner-city. Their sound is inspirational but far from ignorantly blissful and their musical arsenal ranges from upbeat anthems to thought provoking, more conscious selections.

Download the full album at
www.iLL-it.com

Sliggitay - The Moustache

First single and video off the new mixtape "The Moustache" from Sliggitay. A must have for all weed smokers. Download it today!




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SwizzySwade - The Currency

New single off the soon to be released mixtape from SwizzySwade "From Swade, With Love" coming June 6th.

Speedmanmusic

Born in the small town of Hammond, La. and moved to Montclair, Ca. where he  started D Jing for all the local parties. He later taught himself how to rap and write simple rhymes, and the rest as they say is history. 
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