Ok, last post for the day. I'm off to get ready for the Biggie movie tonight. Hope it doesn't disappoint. I would have saw it this morning @ 12am but Jersey Gardens movie theater was scared to play it @ such late hour. Anyway, check out this interview with Biggie & 411 Knowledge.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua gets cut from Columbia
Check out the story below from Billboard.biz. I wonder if this will effect Jim Jones up-coming project.
By Ed Christman, N.Y.
Sony Music Entertainment began cutting staff today (Jan. 15), with the process expected to be completed tomorrow, sources tell Billboard.biz.
At deadline, at least 30 people had been cut from the company's two distribution companies: Sony Global Digital Business and U.S. Sales, and RED.
At the major distribution company, those cut from the staff included senior VP of sales Colin Willis, director of western region sales Laurel Polson and director of eastern region sales John Hawn, according to sources.
Additionally, Sony's Columbia Records has laid off several of its staff members, including president of urban music Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua and urban marketing executive Al Branch. Several regional promotional staff members have also been let go.
It is unclear who will follow Joshua to guide Columbia's urban department,
or who will handle the projects of Jim Jones and the Clipse. Both artists were signed by Joshua.
Meanwhile, the bulk of the layoffs occurred at the major label distribution company, with RED's body count reduced by about eight staffers, sources add.
Sony Music Entertainment representatives declined comment.
By Ed Christman, N.Y.
Sony Music Entertainment began cutting staff today (Jan. 15), with the process expected to be completed tomorrow, sources tell Billboard.biz.
At deadline, at least 30 people had been cut from the company's two distribution companies: Sony Global Digital Business and U.S. Sales, and RED.
At the major distribution company, those cut from the staff included senior VP of sales Colin Willis, director of western region sales Laurel Polson and director of eastern region sales John Hawn, according to sources.
Additionally, Sony's Columbia Records has laid off several of its staff members, including president of urban music Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua and urban marketing executive Al Branch. Several regional promotional staff members have also been let go.
It is unclear who will follow Joshua to guide Columbia's urban department,
or who will handle the projects of Jim Jones and the Clipse. Both artists were signed by Joshua.
Meanwhile, the bulk of the layoffs occurred at the major label distribution company, with RED's body count reduced by about eight staffers, sources add.
Sony Music Entertainment representatives declined comment.
Soundoff Joe Budden Interview
Bet's and Youheardthatnew's Lowkey interviews Joe Budden @ his album release party for Padded Room.
Saigon Responds To Joe Budden's Letter
I don't know what it is but it seems like everybody wants to beat up Joe Budden. Can we keep it on wax and see who's nicer?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Jay-Z Brooklyn Born,New Jersey Raised...
Well, he wasn't raised in Jersey but his hustler mentality was. East Trenton to be exact. Check out this excerpt below from Hiphopdx's interview with Dehaven, Jay-Z's old friend.
HipHopDX: I want to rewind it to the very beginning. Who was De-Haven in 1988? Because obviously, that's the timeline that we've gotten on the rap side of things.
De-Haven: De-Haven was a young hustler that was making major moves out on the streets doing my own thing; holding down family and friends wherever I found myself. De-Haven was about money. If it didn't make money, it didn't make sense. De-Haven was chasing money across state lines in '88, going for that double or nothing type money. It wasn't a game. I had moved out of state, [to] Trenton, New Jersey, and it was poppin' like hot butter on popcorn. A couple months later, I came back for [Jay-Z], I let him know that it was all good, and he came out. My aunt was good people, and before you knew it, Jay never went back home. [At this point,] I had my homeboy with me, you couldn't tell me nothing. Money was coming, chicks everywhere, and the road ahead was alright. Check out the rest of the interview here
HipHopDX: I want to rewind it to the very beginning. Who was De-Haven in 1988? Because obviously, that's the timeline that we've gotten on the rap side of things.
De-Haven: De-Haven was a young hustler that was making major moves out on the streets doing my own thing; holding down family and friends wherever I found myself. De-Haven was about money. If it didn't make money, it didn't make sense. De-Haven was chasing money across state lines in '88, going for that double or nothing type money. It wasn't a game. I had moved out of state, [to] Trenton, New Jersey, and it was poppin' like hot butter on popcorn. A couple months later, I came back for [Jay-Z], I let him know that it was all good, and he came out. My aunt was good people, and before you knew it, Jay never went back home. [At this point,] I had my homeboy with me, you couldn't tell me nothing. Money was coming, chicks everywhere, and the road ahead was alright. Check out the rest of the interview here
Joe Budden-Letter To Saigon
Let the games begin! You know what this is about. Press Play!
Joe Budden-Letter To Saigon Shouts To Nahright
Joe Budden-Letter To Saigon Shouts To Nahright
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