Recently, Meek Mill accused fellow rapper Drake, of having spit ghostwritten bars by Quentin Miller on their collabo track. This Twitter insult was slung at Drake to discredit his position as one of the rap industry’s top performers. However, the…
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What You Know About Ghostwriting in Hip Hop May Be All Wrong
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Posted in Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, jay-z, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
How my suburban town changed Hip Hop forvever
Introduction In this essay, the importance of our action or inaction as human beings in society, is discussed to remind us that even if we think that we are insignificant, the things we do or don’t do in life have…
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How did Hip Hop end up here?
Over the past few years, I was forced to re-evaluate my feelings about Hip Hop Kulture because of the state of hip-hop music. It’s not just that rap has declined over the past 10 years, but the lack of originality,…
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Posted in 9 Elements, advice, After Pac, After Tupac, ARTISTS, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, history, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
The most popular Jay-Z interview on YouTube right now…
What does it mean when you have the most popular Jay-Z interview on YouTube right now? Nothing…because YouTube hits aren’t what they seem. This week on spreaker.com I broke down the significance of YouTube hits and likes on social media.…
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Posted in 9 Elements, After Pac, After Tupac, facebook, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, illuminati, industry, jay-z, kurt nice, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Remembering Shades of Hip Hop: CDS
For those unfamiliar with the Golden Era of Hip Hop in the 1990’s, here is some more background about that time period which fixates most Hiphoppas. One thing that really epitomized the time was something called Shades of Hip Hop…
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Jay-Z reactive PR fails to boost sales
A November 20th launch party for the new Jay-Z line at Barney’s New York was cancelled for undisclosed reasons, even though they still went ahead with the deal. To be clear, it is not technically the new Jay-Z line. In…
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Is Jay-Z losing credibility because of Barney’s?
Recently, a teenager’s run-in with the law made news. Hmmm, that sounds sort of typical but it happens to be stranger than it sounds because the teen was not only “black” but happened to purchase the item he was accused…
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P. Diddy gives group $250k to promote entrepreneurship
“Don’t worry if I write rhymes, I write checks.” – Puff Daddy In an shining example of putting your money where your mouth is, Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy, aka P Diddy or just Diddy, used his vast material influence…
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Posted in 9 Elements, advice, After Pac, After Tupac, elements, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, industry, jay-z, money, new york, Sean Combs Puffy
Jay-Z as the shareholder model
Jay-Z is a brand. Jay-Z is a business model owned by Shawn Carter and probably some others, maybe even Beyonce’ and Blue Ivy when it’s all said and done. Still, some dispute exists as to whether or not Jay-Z…
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Jay-Z Attends the Presidential Inauguration
Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip Hop, in the late 1990s. Since touring the country with the…
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Posted in 2012 election, Hip Hop, hiphoplives.net, jay-z, Obama, politics, president, Recent Posts, shadesradio.com
Jay-Z chooses NJ over NY
Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip Hop, in the late 1990s. Since touring the country with the…
Sauce Money at Marcy Projects
Sauce Money talks about Jay-Z on a visit to Marcy Projects in Brooklyn NY Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series,…
Hip Hop History Month Special Edition
Hip Hop Lives Commemorative 2011 Publish at Calaméo or browse others. Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip…
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Jay Z – Streets Is Watching
Watch live streaming video from hiphoplivesnet1 at livestream.com Kurt NiceKurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip Hop, in the…
