R&B fans, allow me to introduce you to Duke Terrell.

Formerly a member of JPat Records group, Kwiet Storm, the 19 year old singer, songwriter & dancer has decided to embark on a solo career. Equipped with a perfect combination of charisma, wit, and fresh lyrical content, Duke Terrell is ready to take his exhilarating style and sound to the top of the charts.

His first single, “Splash” is just a taste of what’s to come with his upcoming EP, All Or Nothing.

Listen & download “Splash” below:

Make sure to add Duke Terrell on Twitter and MySpace.

As you guys already know, I usually don’t post music on here. When I do, it’s a rare occasion meant to show my support of an artist that’s doing something different.

That said, I’m definitely a supporter of electro-rock duo, The Fire And Reason!

Time Out Chicago calls TFaR “a combination of Lower East Side rock chick, ’80s Madonna, South American hipster and global jetsetter … The band has the potential to break electro-rock in the mainstream–they could give the Ting Tings a run for their money”.

Check out the video for their single, “Do It Again”:

I’m with it! I can’t wait to watch as their career continues to rise.

Download The Fire And Reason - “Do It Again”(Right-click & choose “Save As”)

Click here to buy The Fire And Reason’s EP on iTunes

You can also find them at the following links:

Twitter – Bella Saona
Twitter – Steve Narvaez
Facebook
MySpace

I wanted to let you guys know about a new R&B artist/producer I’ve recently began working with, Tony J.

He’s been making a name for himself in his hometown of Houston, and today, we’re releasing his new single, “U Need A Man”.

Here’s a quick bio rundown:

“With the new generation of R&B artists singing tales of promiscuous lifestyles, today’s R&B music has lost its connection with love and romance. Houston native, Tony J, wants to change that.

Having been raised in Houston (a primarily hip-hop market), Tony’s musical influences range from 90s R&B artists like Case, Avant and Jagged Edge, to the Houston-born Chopped & Screwed style, pioneered by the late DJ Screw. This vast range offers a unique twist to Tony J’s music.

From the vocals he records, to the words he sings, to the music he composes – Tony J is a well-rounded artist and musician.

With his first single, “U Need a Man”, Tony J is bringing romance back to R&B.”

After working relentlessly on artist & album launches for different record labels and artists, I’m more than happy to be working on one of my own.

Here’s the single, which you can choose to stream, share and download the song (high quality, lossless files available). And for the DJs & remix artists, the instrumental and acappella are also available for download at http://music.tonyjforever.com.

Download page – http://music.tonyjforever.com
Twitter – http://twitter.com/TonyJForever
MySpace – http://myspace.com/savernbtonyj

When was the last time you truly fell in love with an artist?

I don’t mean someone that just made you bop your head a couple times or even enticed you to get up and dance. I’m talking about an artist, whom from the very first moment you heard their music, you just knew that you couldn’t live without it from that day on.

That is how I feel about Brittany Bosco.

For the next few minutes, turn off/mute your phone, IM and all other distractions, so that you can get into a zone to really listen.

Once you’re in that zone, click to make the following video full-screen and press play.

Now, just watch & listen:

See what I mean?

Brittany Bosco isn’t an artist you just listen to – she’s an artist you experience. The musical arrangement, her vocal range, her facial expressions, the video and graphic visuals… everything. Every aspect of her is an experience in itself.

I love it. I co-sign Brittany Bosco to the fullest.

She recently released a free EP titled Spectrum 2.0, which I highly recommend everybody to download and experience for themselves.

PREVIEW:

DOWNLOAD:

Stream it, download it & let me know what you think.

As you know, I don’t really post music on here really. It just confuses the message of my site and people start confusing this is a promotional outlet rather than a personal weblog for sharing information.

Today’s an exception though, so I’m going to post some new music. (Please read this before asking me for features)

This year, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with quite a few talented artists, so I decided to take the time today to showcase 3 of those acts with recent and/or upcoming projects:

DONNIS

Donnis is an incredibly talented artist with more promise than almost anyone else I’ve heard in recent years.

His flow, his style, his entire vibe – it’s all exciting!

If you haven’t already downloaded his new project from one of the several sites that featured it, make sure to download Diary Of An ATL Brave now.

Bonus: I couldn’t possibly finish this post without including my favorite Donnis track, Party Works:

Donnis’s official website – http://donnismusic.com

AMERICAN YARD

Consisting of 3 members: Stacy-Ann, Stevie English & Blewz; American Yard have been busy at work on their debut album on Konvict Muzik.

Already gaining some international attention, American Yard will soon be releasing the video for their first single, No You Didn’t. (Download here)

Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage from the video:

American Yard website – http://www.myspace.com/americanyard

ALEISE

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The BET Awards just wrapped up and everybody has an opinion on it.

Everybody.

Whether you loved it or hated it though (there’s FAR too much blatant negativity, without real basis, online), I will say that I give respect to any staff that has 3 days to scramble and re-arrange an event that took them months to set up.

Was it the best show they’ve ever done?

No.

Was it the worst show they’ve ever done?

No.

It was a decent production – especially given the fact that they had to reformat the entire scheduling in such a short timeframe. (After speaking to several people who were in attendance, apparently, the live show was actually incredible.)

I think the main reason why most people were hating on the BET Awards this year, is because after the tragic news of Michael Jackson’s passing, the awards were hyped as a “Michael Jackson Tribute Show” – which changed everyone’s expectations.

If it weren’t hyped as a “Michael Jackson Tribute Show”, then it probably wouldn’t have received such harsh criticism. (Janet’s appearance was major though. And definitely very brave on her part.)

With that said, one of the rumors about the “tribute show” was that Chris Brown was scheduled to perform as part of the tribute.

People were skeptical, due to the obvious legal issues he’s been having, however there’s no denying that he would have put on an INCREDIBLE show.

He’s a great singer and an incredible dancer. That’s what people really wanted to see!

Chris Brown didn’t end up performing though. Apparently, he was pulled due to some circumstances that I’m sure will be uncovered over the next few days.

But heyyyy… this is the internet. We can always add things on here!

So anyways, here are 2 clips of what I (and pretty much everybody else) was hoping to see when thinking about a “tribute”:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EHeNbyGKmI]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpoM5LdKG8]

*Sidenote: Anybody see my tweet show up on TV during the BET wrapup? lol.

Now that Kelso has become the first Twitter user to hit 1 million followers and Oprah has dedicated an entire show to Twitter, Mistah Fab drops what’s probably the best song themed around social media.

There’ve been a couple songs out there about social media, but let’s be real – most of them suck. They make for fun parodies, but aren’t actual songs that you would listen to.

This one’s dope though; it’s definitely going on the iPod.

Shout out to Rob-E on the production!

Listen to the song below:

“I’ll follow you, and you follow me… Hit me Twitterrrrrrrrrrr”

Add Mistah Fab on Twitter
Add Rob-E on Twitter

And of course, hit me on Twitter.

Here’s another smash from the homie DONNIS, called, “Go Home”, produced by Chaise Marcel.

It’s the first track off of DJ Benzi and Mick Boogie’s upcoming mixtape, Motivation 3.

Make sure to peep the track, download & let me know what you think.

Download the track here
http://www.zshare.net/audio/58044863f4aad450

DONNIS – “High”

Credits:
Produced by: D Focis
Mixed by: DJ Hotsauce
Photo: Amoura
Graphics: Greg Mike

Also… Add DONNIS on Twitter
http://twitter.com/donnismusic

*while you’re at it, add me to twitter too - http://www.twitter.com/moearora

BONUS TRACK

DONNIS – “Party Works”

As Producers Week comes to a close, I wanted to present you guys with something big.

I gathered some popular questions that many aspiring producers have, and sent them to a group of producers: some who are currently on their way up & others whose work you’re all very familiar with.

If you’ve ever wondered how producers’ answers differed when asked the same questions; now you’ll know.

These producers have too many hits to list, so for more information on each, I’ve included a link to each of their websites below each of their names.

Enjoy!

NEEDLZ
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

I would say my MPC 4000. I recently tried to make the switch to Logic but found myself going back to the MPC for it’s ease and speed.  Now I use my MPC with Logic so I’m getting the best of both worlds.

What is your favorite song, production-wise (could be your own production or that of another producer), and can you provide a brief breakdown of what makes it so special to you?

That’s hard. I think one of my favorite beats of all time is “Roc The Mic” produced by Just Blaze.  I just love the syncopation and overall feel of the beat.

If you had to work with another producer, who would it be and why?

Hmmm. I’m super picky; I’ve never really been big on collabs.  I would would say my boy Mr. Fingaz out of Queens because he can play every instrument and he’s dope at all of them.

If you had to choose producing for artists vs producing for TV, film & video games, which one would you choose and why?

Right now, I would I would say TV, Film & video games, because there seems to be way more money involved.  These artists budgets are getting smaller everytime we steal their music off of the net.

MAESTRO
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

I can’t do without my Mac Pro. Since converting to a software based production setup, it’s the centerpiece of my operation.

I’ve been able to replace a room full of expensive hardware with that one machine.

What is your favorite song, production-wise (could be your own production or that of another producer), and can you provide a brief breakdown of what makes it so special to you?

One of my favorite songs production wise is Prince’s hit “KISS”. Not only are his signature drums as awesome as ever, the guitar playing is phenomenal.

One thing to note about that song is that it lacks a bassline. Prince decided to remove it at the last minute. That shows the kind of executive decision that a well trained producer makes that can propel a song to its fullest potential.

If you had to choose producing for artists vs producing for TV, film & video games, which one would you choose and why?

My preference would be to focus the majority of my attention on tv/film/video game placements. CD music is steadily losing its value, due to the many methods by which it’s now distributed, but music paired with video is still a hugely profitable industry.

Furthermore, instrumental music for those projects can be far more expressive; music intended for a song has to allow space for the artist.

DERIC “D-DOT” ANGELETTIE
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

The piece of equipment that I can’t do without is probably the drum machine.

It’s the nucleus of my production set-up.

What advice would you offer someone getting into the game now, that you wish you knew before you got in?

For a person trying to get into the game, I would advise them to realize that it’s just that – A Game.

The Game is 95% business and 5% music. Once you understand that, you are more likely to survive and deal with both the positive and negative aspects of The Game.

SHA MONEY XL
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

Reason 4.0 is my shit. I like it cause it is always with me in my laptop. I can do everything I do on my MPC 3000 plus more.

I have an incredible sound library; I can see in folders and don’t have to wait for anything to load on a disk.

What is your favorite song, production-wise (could be your own production or that of another producer), and can you provide a brief breakdown of what makes it so special to you?

Shook Ones, produced by Havoc. The way he put 2 samples together; one actually can be considered a noise and them hard drums & simple hard bassline.

It’s a classic hip-hop track

If you had to work with another producer, who would it be and why?

DJ Khalil; he has a dope ear for sound and arrangement.

If you had to choose producing for artists vs producing for TV, film & video games, which one would you choose and why?

Artists. Ain’t nothing better then creating a classic hip-hop record.

CHAD BEATZ
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What’s the biggest misconception about producers?

Everyone thinks a beatmaker and a producer are the same thing. A person who produces is actually delivering a record from beat to concept, meaning writing the hook and/or song as well.

A beatmaker just does exactly what the title says.

If you had to work with another producer, who would it be and why?

I would work with Pharrell, cause I love any sound that is not usual.

THE INKREDIBLES
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

VSTs or Virtual Instrumentals, because the sounds are already mixed well, and sound very good.

What is your favorite song, production-wise (could be your own production or that of another producer), and can you provide a brief breakdown of what makes it so special to you?

“Ride” by Ace Hood (We The Best/Def Jam South). That’s a record that introduced us mainstream to the world basically. Plus, that is a very complex beat if you listen to the instrumental, not easily duplicated if you break it down bit-by-bit.

Check it here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgOq_jvL_yU

If you had to work with another producer, who would it be and why?

I don’t know what it is , but there is something in the water in Virginia, where we are from, because we would have to choose Timbaland.

He has been so consistent, for so long, and he is very innovative with it as well. I feel what we bring to the table, and what Timbaland does, would make our music (The Inkredibles) ‘10 times’ better.

J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

Rook: Favorite piece of equipment I just cant do without? Gotta be Logic.

Kenny: Same here, Logic. Hands down. For us 3, it’s indispensable.

Colione: Logic. But to be different then the guys – my Mac and my Adams A7 Monitors. Love em!

Whats one of the biggest misconceptions about producing?

Rook: I would say that the biggest misconception about producers is that we only make beats…we make the song into a RECORD!!

Colione: I would say people think that good music can be made just as easy as the rest – in 1 hour. Classics sometimes take time.

Kenny: People on the message boards and so forth tend to over-mystify and over complicated the process that we (JL) use to create our sounds; trying to break down our beat making process into a much more technical process then it really is for us.

Of course it’s technical but for us it’s more of an organic process.

KAY GEE
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

It used to be the MPC 3000, but now its Protools used in conjunction with my MPC 3000 as a controller.

What’s the biggest misconception about producers?

I think the biggest misconception is that we can’t become executives.

Many of us can’t because we would be too critical of other guys tracks, thinking we can do better. But many of us can put that aside and not let the ego get in the way.

If you had to work with another producer, who would it be and why?

Teddy Riley! Simply the best to do R&B, hip-hop and pop music.

There’s plenty of guys that are great but not many that had successful songs, artists and or albums they produced, in all fields like Teddy.

If you had to choose producing for artists vs producing for TV, film & video games, which one would you choose and why

Artists, because there’s something about taking an artist from day 1, and having a vision and actually carrying it out, to the end.

DJ MONTAY
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

My favorite piece is the MPC 2500

If you had to choose producing for artists vs producing for TV, film & video games, which one would you choose and why?

If I could, I would do both, but if I had to choose it would be tv, film & video games.

I think there is more money in that, then an artist. Artists, you have to wait til they blow up, or if the song is a hit, to see any real money. That’s why I would do film tv & video games.

CHRIS N TEEB
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

Chris: My favorite piece of equipment, that comes with me everywhere I go, is the laptop. I have a Macbook Pro with every program, VST, and soft synth you can imagine.

We usually create on Garageband and Logic.

What’s the biggest misconception about producers?

Teeb: I would have to say people don’t know the difference between a producer and a beatmaker. A producer makes sure that the full record is a master piece. That’s what separates the men from the boys!

But we are definitely producers. No need to worry about that! LOL

If you had to work with another producer, who would it be and why?

Chris: Well, I always count it an honor to be working with Rockwilder!

We talked about it before. I have a wishlist of producers I want to be in the studio with and see what they do, how they do it and what they use.

Timbaland, and Tricky Stewart! I’m very intregued by their sounds. Then you have the Legends like Quincy Jones, Babyface, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Stevie Wonder, etc. The list goes on & on.

Teeb: Well, we are huge fans of Rockwilder. We were basically raised on his music. LOL

Also, I would have to say Swizz Beatz, Timbaland & Polow da Don. Also, you can’t forget about the greats Chris mentioned.

DJ NASTY & LVM
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What’s your favorite piece of equipment that you can’t do without?

DJ Nasty: MPC 2000XL!! I love the Akai products; ever since Akai came out with MPC 60 I been into it.

That’s my favorite to date ya dig!

LVM: Roland XV 5080 for the most part. I get all my main stuff from that; strings, horns, piano and bass. So, for basic instruments, I get it from there to create, say, an R&B song.

If you had to choose producing for artists vs. producing for TV, film & video games, which one would you choose and why?

LVM: I would rather score movies and produce for soundtracks. Because I’m a straight pure musician, I don’t listen to lyrics or songs, but I vibe to the beat and melodies. That’s what I do.

If they had a genre just for “instrumentals” I would be all over it, I love instrumentals, that’s all I listen too. Like Dr. Dre had Chronic 2001 of just instrumentals – it’s a great album to pick up.

DJ Nasty: I gotta work with an artist that gets me hype & excited. Getting new music keeps me going, getting new albums – I love it.

Some rappers delivery is dope and might not be lyrically nice , but if it’s ill, I could care what ya saying, I will listen.

What’s the biggest misconception about producers?

LVM: In the rap world, people think producers are guys who makes beats. It goes further than that, working with a rapper is one thing, but an R&B singer is different.

I produce vocals, and that’s more complex. You gotta get the best out of their singing capabilities.

Producers don’t only make beats, its more than that. Plus, I play instruments. Normally most guys hire instrumentalists (session musicians). Luckily for us, (Nasty Beatmakers) I can do that.

DJ Nasty: First off, you hear “a beatmaker isn’t a producer… producers aren’t beat makers”. Man, listen: I don’t knock the hustle.

Doing this, it’s a hustle. Everyone starts as a producer and/or a beatmaker. You got to start somewhere. You’re gonna make beats; then that’s what you do.

I salute everyone on their grind. Eventually, they may turn into a super producer, where they can be in sessions where they can become a “producer”, but they got to get that opportunity first.

If you’re a beatmaker, and doing your thing – cool. But, I wont knock that person; cuz they might not have a opportunity to be in the studio with Lil Wayne or Jay-Z.

A lot of cats send their stuff through the internet, and cant be in the studio to “produce” and get a full record back through the internet.

As I prepare for Producers Week next week, I felt like something was missing.

I’m already featuring interviews with hit producers, and producer managers to offer incredibly valuable information for aspiring producers looking for some industry insight. But it still felt like something was missing.

Then, I opened up questions for everybody to ask Midi Mafia any questions by leaving them in the comments right here on MakingTheMogul.com.

Still, I felt like something was missing.

I wanted to offer something else to complete the circle.

You’re already getting incredible insight and information from Producers Week. But what about an opportunity to place your music? That would complete the week.

I won’t lie to you, I completely freestyled this idea about 2 hours ago, so with the little time that I have, I wanted to create something that could benefit any upcoming producer.

So, I made a quick call, and – well, how’s an opportunity to place one of your beats with Young Money sound?

Don’t say I never did anything for you! :)

Submit your music and the winning track will be chosen for an upcoming mixtape project by Young Money.

Here are the rules:

1. You can submit up to 3 beats max.
2. Include only mp3 or zip attachments (with mp3s inside). If you must use a file-hosting site, please use zShare. (MySpace links will not be accepted)
3. Please name your tracks with your name and some kind of track name or number. (We don’t want to spend 3 days looking through everybody who submitted tracks called “Beat 1″)
4. Please submit full tracks only. 30 second snippets will not be accepted.
5. Managers are allowed to submit tracks for producers they represent, however must include the producers name (you’d be surprised how often they forget)

Remember, this is your chance to have one of the hottest groups on the planet record to YOUR TRACK, so only include your very best material!

The deadline to submit beats is Friday, March 20th at 10pm.

To submit your tracks, please email youngmoneybeats@rockstarbranded.com.

The winner will be announced on March 31st, 2009.

I was sent this video that I MUST share with you all.

When it comes to star qualities, I think this guy has it all:

• A versatile style (can jump from rap to pop and back without issue)
• A unique fashion sense (go go gadget!)
  
• A rockstar attitude (don’t you pick up that mic!)
• An ill b-boy stance… uhh lean… no, I mean stance.

What do you guys think?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr96WdqmmUw]

Music production can be incredibly challenging to get into; especially when technology has made it possible for nearly anybody to have a fair shot at it. But whether you’re learning to produce in a music school or learning on your own, nothing can replace real, live examples of music you listen to every single day.

Earlier last week, I met with producers Dow Jones & Henny of Tha Bizness. During our conversation, we began discussing blogging, social media and different ways of using them effectively to not only connect with an audience, but also to educate others making their way up.

Seeing that Tha Bizness have their own blog, I suggested making a video walkthrough of some of the hits they’ve been creating.

Being the forward thinking guys they are, they were open to the idea.

Today, they released the video on the creation of Young Jeezy’s mega-hit, “My President Is Black”:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqarOY5hYvk]

Added Bonus – The final music video for Young Jeezy’s “My President Is Black”:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9uqdni-0VU]

I’ve been waiting for this album for years. And when I say years, I mean, before his YouTube channel became a hit and before anybody knew who Cassie was.

I remember first hearing his music before he signed with Casablanca; some artists I knew had signed a deal with NextSelection at the time and R. Les was working with Cory Gunz & Latif. Back when I was jamming to “Me & U” before the Bad Boy stamp (I’ll leave that story for another day).

If you’ve heard R. Les’ album, you already know that the music is incredible. But there’s more to it than just that. I truly love this project because it’s a solid example of something I feel very strongly about: real vs fake.

Too many people get caught up in BS when they hear the newest he-said/she-said gossip:

“OMG, did you see that picture of this Rapper A hugging his mother? WTF? I thought he was hard! I thought he was a street thug. What’s he doing being all soft hugging his mother like that? WTF? Like, what’s that all about?”

Or

“Did you see that video on WorldStarHipHop of some random guy talking into his webcam from his bedroom saying he has proof that Singer B is gay? OMG, he even said that all Singer B’s jewelry is fake & that he had to beg Producer C for a song so that he could have a ringtone song for his label to push as a single. I mean, it’s on the internet so it MUST BE TRUE!”

Please go and sit down with all of that.

It’s getting increasingly annoying to watch people pull stupid moves in an attempt to impress. And unfortunately, this quest for constant attention (regardless of what kind of attention it is), has greatly affected how artists create/release their music.

What ever happened to being YOU?

Yes, this is the entertainment industry, but there is a difference between “entertainment” and “fake bullshit”.

Entertainment involves refining existing assets, touching them up and packaging them in a marketable manner.

Fake bullshit is when you pretend to be something you are not and attempt to fool everybody by claiming that it really is you. That’s you lying to everybody; including yourself.

It’s the difference between acting the role of a thug in a school play and pretending to be a thug everyday.

It’s the difference between butter and margarine.

It’s the difference between a Phantom & a Chrysler 300.

It’s the difference between Ryan Leslie and Yung Berg.

As an industry that helps create imagery, trends and what’s “cool”, it’s unfortunate to see that so many people who are IN the industry get caught up they way they do.

That’s like offering the CEO position at a major label to the kid who watches 106 & Park religiously and really believes that everything he’s seeing is real.

The lines between art mimicking reality and reality mimicking art are blurring and we are stuck with a bunch of people attempting to live life like they’re in a music video or gangster movie and then regurgitating that same sense of false reality into the media that they put out.

That’s what we have today; we went from being real influencers, to becoming influenced influencers.

You think the “broken telephone” exercise you used to do in school would cloud a message? Imagine this!

Creating something to make yourself marketable is fine & dandy, and that’s my forté so I definitely understand the need for it, but don’t fake your qualities. You’re not Joey Tribbiani; you don’t speak French. Stop lying!

When you’re asleep at night, if somebody woke you up frantically, would you be “you” or would you be completely exposed because your façade hasn’t been prepared yet?

Can you be you, without a massive disco ball chain?

Can you be you, without a gun in your waistband?

Can you be you, without 3 strippers on your lap and a duffle bag full of stacks of cash?

Can you be you, without any co-signs?

Can you?

Ryan Leslie can.

His whole album shows you that.

The lyrics are him, the melodies are him, the artwork is him and the videos are him.

The whole project is him!

You don’t need to be a producer or songwriter for this to work for you. Working with others is fine; and its encouraged, but the most important thing to remember is to be you!

If you can “be you” well, that alone is going to be your biggest asset and will weigh you above anybody else with 100 co-signs who’s not being themselves.

They might make some moves now; but sooner, rather than later, they WILL fall. And once they do; they won’t be able to come back because their bullshit has been exposed.

The elements will always be your strongest weapon. Just refine them and make sure you can do “you” better than anybody else.

That’s it.

Just be you and make sure you do it damn well.

Here’s a sneak peek into Young Money’s upcoming video for their first single, “Every Girl”.

“Every Girl” was produced by Tha Bizness, who are also the producers behind everybody’s favorite song, “My President Is Black”. I’ll be featuring them here soon, so make sure to stay tuned for that.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSUf-adNFEU]

As we enter February, my homie Bullet is nearing the release of his highly anticipated mixtape, The Lost Jabbawockee.

Here’s a video of him and producer, Slot-A, messing around in the studio while their engineer, SuperSteve, mixes Mr. Robotic.

Stay tuned for The Lost Jabbawockee coming this Spring!

Check out this video from Kumasi featuring Raheem Devaughn, titled “Celebrate You”.

Kumasi is an artist on Black Wall Street, whose debut album, Change The World, is currently available on iTunes.

Peep the video below:

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To find out more about Kumasi, visit http://www.myspace.com/kumasi

Young Money has been around for a few years now (as a group & label), and there have been a few changes in its roster, however 2009 is the year we will finally see the first full-length Young Money album.

The first official single, Every Girl, was released last night on Twitter (*ahem*) by the producers of the song, Tha Bizness.

FYI: If you’re not already familiar with Tha Bizness, you will be. Trust me.

Here’s the track for your streaming & downloading pleasure:

Young Money – Every Girl (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine)
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Click here to download Young Money’s “Every Girl”

*UPDATE; I’ve included the mp3 to stream & download below*

Here’s a new video for a hot new artist by the name of Trish.

The song, “Don’t Watch Me” features JDiggz & Oh! and is produced by Tokeo.

The video was also produced by music video super-director, Lil X.

Check it out below and let me know what you think.

Trish ft. Oh! – Don’t Watch Me
[See post to listen to audio]

Click here to download Trish ft. Oh! – Don’t Watch Me

For more, visit Trish’s website www.trishmusiconline.com

Since the premiere of Mack Maine’s “Throw It Back” featuring Lil Wayne on Twitter, there’s been a ton of buzz surrounding his upcoming mixtape.

Well, it’s finally here!

“This Is Just A Mixtape” is hosted by Don Cannon and was released online exclusively via OnSmash.com.

Artist features include:

Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Baby
Soulja Slim (R.I.P)
Mistah Fab
Gorilla Zoe
Mystikal
Boo

Producers on the project include:

Don Cannon
Tha Bizness
Kane Beatz
Khao
Professa
Joe Blizz
Yoshi N Show
Nes Phips
J Roc
Kevin Rudolf

Mack Maine ft. Lil Wayne, Baby & Kevin Rudolf – Let It Rock
[See post to listen to audio]

Mack Maine ft. Soulja Slim & Mystikal – Ride Wit Me
[See post to listen to audio]

Click here to download Mack Maine’s new mixtape – “This Is Just A Mixtape”

Enjoy!