The Red Pill – I Don’t Like to DREAM about Getting Paid
Can you believe it's been 30 years since "Rapper's Delight" dropped and officially put Hip Hop on the map forever? Oh by the way that single went on to sell million of records courtesy of the INDEPENDENT outfit Sugar Hill Records. So the next time someone e-spams you with their pleas to 'put them on' or 'hook ya boy up' (those terms are now officially banned from true music business vernacular) tell them to Google 'Sylvia Robinson' and to have a nice day!
We, the creators and innovators of this multi-billion dollar entertainment force, are no longer going to sit on our hands and wait for manna to drop out the sky and jump down our throats. Sorry but this is 2009, not 1863. We're taking what belongs to us, anybody that doesn't like it then fight it, straight up. Wait; please excuse my bad manners... I didn't introduce myself; I go by the name of Legal Dollaz, current and future business associate to some but friend to no one.
2008 Sales: Music Industry Breaks Record with 1.5 Billion Units Sold…BUT Physical Albums Drop 20 Percent
Now this is a glass half empty/half full concept if you ever saw one. The good news is people are consuming more music than ever but the bad news is digital sales are not making up for the lost album sales which traditionally is the bread and butter of the record business. This year will be very interesting as the battle between preserving the existing business model verses fully adapting to emerging technological revenue streams reaches its apex. Stay tuned
Top Label: Atlantic Records
Top Album: Carter III (2.87 Mill)
Top Artist: Taylor Swift (4 mill)
Top Digital: Rihanna (9.94 Mill)
Album sales plunge, digital downloads up
Digital Boosts 2008 Sales To New Mark
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A lot of big talk about the new look Jay is sporting around town, people are wondering "Why the switch up?" I mean let's face it when you pull off the BIG Heist it might make sense to change your getaway outfit... Guess homie is through with passin on the Hard Knock Life to the little ghetto babies!
"I've been sinnin since you been playin wit Barbie and Ken and
you can't change a player's game in the 9th inning..." Jay Z - "Ain't no Ni##a"
....unless you got $150 mill on it LOL
Success is not so much what you are but what you appear to be...
Michael Caren/Executive VP of A&R - Atlantic Records
What are your current priorities as far as artist projects?
We signed Toni Braxton and we're excited for her return. We're finishing up new albums for Pleasure P which will be out next spring, Flo Rida, Trey Songz, B.O.B., Juvenile, Maino, Sophia Fresh we have about 20 artists currently making records right now. Can't forget Sean Paul, Missy and even T.I. is contemplating starting to work on his next album.
Next/Amalgam Digital - CEO/Creative Director
Introduce yourself to the PMP Community
My name is Next and I'm the Creative Director of Amalgam Digital. Amalgam Digital is Hip Hop's first genre-specific retail store and record label. The store carries a host of independent artists and labels as well as music from our own label. On our roster we have Joe Budden, Peedie Crakk, Max B, Curious Jorge, Tash (Alkaholiks), Tame One and DJ Benzi. With the online store we have a massive amount of independent artists and labels.
