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904HipHop Daily News
5 April 2008 Posted by Webmaster News & New Sh*t!: Three new jams from M.O.E.'s Young Ca$h, formerly of SRC/Universal, produced by everyone's favorite producer MGeezy... "Clean As A Whistle,""Pure Cocaine" ft. Yo Gotti & Gucci Mane,, and "They Mad"...Be on the look out for Ca$h's debut Scared Money Don't Make Money dropping this Spring.
27 March 2008 Posted by Webmaster Hip-Hop Hell: The biggest supporter of local Hip-Hop and one of the nicest dudes you could ever meet Triclops has a new blog covering the 904 scene...Sh*t like shows, events, and drink specials over at the Shawnty Town pub.
21 February 2008 Posted by Webmaster Mo' Asia: A nice short piece on Asia Cruise on how she got started and eventually signed. Mentions that T-Pain is executive producing her debut and will be on TRL soon. Watch HERE (Fox News 30)
29 January 2008 Posted by Webmaster Rappa Turn Sanga: 2008 is already looking like a R&B year for the 904. Congradulations to Corliss Smith, 20, and Brittany Wescott, 20, of Jacksonville, who were chosen from the hundreds at American Idol’s auditions in Miami to go to the first round in Hollywood. Check out their excellent audition video here
(Video).
Also, congrads to 904 native Asia Cruise who recently signed with Jive Records (Brittney Spears, T-Pain), on her first single "Selfish" which is moving up charts early. Check out her video for "Selfish" here
(Video). Hip-Hop where you at? (crickets).
28 December 2007 Posted by Webmaster CRIME REPORT: Unbelieveable! Area rapper shot to death by a two year old! Watch the WJXT
news report here
. (Video).
18 December 2007 Posted by Webmaster NEW SHIT!: The most downloaded dude in Duval
Rob Roy
just posted three new songs - "Duval", "Bowden Acers Parade", & "Gold & Gucci" produced by Lucien from Summer of Obsession. (Myspace).
11 Sept 2007 Posted by Webmaster Yeah Bwooooooy!: Is VH1 ready? Congrads to Duval's own Midget Mac makes the cast of
I Love New York: Season 2
. Never watched the show but will now to see how dude represents the 9-0-4! Click here to view
Cast Photo
.
Sept 1st 2007 Posted by Webmaster 904 Exclusive: Boom! Pow! Back with a couple of updates...DJ Smallz is quickly becomig 'that dude' for exclusives, check out the remix for Plies "Shawty" feat. Smitty, Wes Fif, Young Cash & Tampa Tony dubbed
"Florida Shawty"
!
15 May 2007 Posted by Webmaster 904 MOVIES:The Jacksonville Film Festival jumps off this week...Be sure to catch the screening of Russel Simmons
THE HIP HOP PROJECT
which is going down Sunday @ The San Marco Theater...Peep the trailer Here!
24 April 2007 Posted by Webmaster Got Beats? The good people at Disc Copy are launching a hot new studio in the 904 scene...Check out E.R.R.U.P.T. Studios for a new place to record that's caterring to local Hip-Hop.
23 April 2007 Posted by Webmaster Want to work at a Record Label? Check this opportunity to intern at a local label out.
12 April 2007 Posted by Webmaster Next Sh*t!: Its always good to hear about some Next Sh*t poping off out of Duval, check out Mixtape TV which is airing in May on Comcast CH. 7 on Friday nights - Looks Good!
10 April 2007 Posted by Webmaster WAX from REDROCK has been busy putting together new material with Sam Rivers over at borne studio and has posted some previews up for folks to hear...FREE 80!
9 April 2007 Posted by Webmaster Congrads!: OK, so its not quite Scribble Jam, but Spring Bling freestyle champ P-Pluck did his thing on BET and rep'd the 9-0-4 to the fullest..."How you gonna come on BET dressed like a giant piss stain" - DAMN! Was that child abuse? (stream).
6 April 2007 Posted by Webmaster 904 VIDEO: This sh*t is straight Fya! New Pettidee video for
"I'm A Vet"from his new album
"Resurrections: Past, Present, and Future" dropping May 8th - Pre-order now and get THUG LOVE for FREE! (Myspace).
29 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster Bad News? Apparently the rumors about Shawn Jay of Field Mob being arrested here in Jacksonville are true (HHL).
28 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster Some LIVE! Sh*t: Check out Whole Wheat Bread LIVE! repen' da 9-0-4 all the way in MoFo Cleveland (packed club) and see why they are becoming the biggest act this city has to offer - rumor is they will be hooking up a Cool Runnings show and WRNR Mixtape in the future (Yebo).
26 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster Funny But True: Check out this animation of some industry folk getting clowned - Karma is a b*tch! (Hits).
21 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster Awesome video of Bigga Rankin explaining how unsigned artistshould handle performing, demos, managers, what labels are looking for, etc. (WordofSouth).
12 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster Interesting interview with East-Unit affiliate T-76 the next big thing in 904 Soul who has a new album dropping on March 31st.
9 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster R.I.P. to B.I.G...On that note on the 10 year anniversary since Biggie's untimely death peep a free Mixtape downloadof nearly an hour of interviews, exclusives, and classics (HipHopDX).
5 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster Psssssst! Lil Wayne, president of Cash Money Records will be in town this week looking for unsigned artist, models, producers, etc. for a reality TV show...Get them demos together!
1 March 2007 Posted by Webmaster ARENA RAP? Street Dreams Tourannounced for March 18th - Fat Joe, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Baby,
Trick Daddy, Young Ca$h, SWORDZ, and Dukwon! Is it us, or is 904 artist performing at Veterans Memorial Arena becoming the new thing to do?
28 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster Ha, ha (lol!)...THE GAME disses SWORDZ "Weatherman" video, but Nelly shows love (Musicnation).
27 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster Dukwon & DJ Smallz "I Will Be Heard" drop Fear Factor Mixtape...feats. from Freeway, Killer Mike, Young Buck, and Ya Boy (Myspace).
23 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster 904 VIDEOS: Hit em with a double shot...Dr. Sam Beckett "Fire" feat: Just Will production by Notsucal, and "Furtherest Thing From A Gang" " feat. SWORDZ (YouTube).
21 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster
Great article on colorful 904 legend Mamado who's been holding Duval music scene down since 1989! Not too many people can claim that.
20 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster
50 Incredible Rap Songs You Need To Hear...Right Now! Yeah, Hip-Hop (Ohword.com).
19 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster
Good interview on 904 artist Tre Williams who is signed to Nas' Ill Will Records and appears on 'Hip-Hop Is Dead'.
14 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster This has got to be the video of the year so far...New Talib Kweli video "More or Less" (AllHipHop).
7 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster Music Biz 101: The most important player in the food chain is now the manager. In the nineties, the label became the manager. It dictated. If you throw in with the label now, you’re going to last about as long as a Capitol Records employee… NOT LONG'! - (Lefsetz).
6 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster New The Lyricist Hour show with Mass Appeal from Simple Complexity (Odeo).
2 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster 904 EXCLUSIVE: DJ Bigga Rankin back in the studio w/ SWORDZ drops new WRNR mixtape for Super Bowl weekend. Includes new songs "Ride w/ My Calico" "Trap Boomin" "Probably Da Baddest" "What It Do" and "How Deep Is Your Love?" (stream).
1 February 2007 Posted by Webmaster Great video of BET Rap City host DJ Q45 explains why Mixtapes are not
DEAD! The T-Shirtbusiness? Not so much (Youtube).
31 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster
New Nas: 'Where Are They Now? (90s RMX)' featuring Positive K, Rob Base, Das EFX, Lords Of The Underground, Chip Fu, Father MC, Monie Love, Redhead Kingpin, Dres, The Original Spinderella, EST and Mike G. (mp3).
31 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster
Woooooow...Hip-Hop is just like a Mini-Mall (Youtube).
29 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster 2007 SOUTHERN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD (SEA)
WINNERS.
28 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster NOW BREAKING:6 Hole Records recording artist 9th Wonder leaves his group Little Brother; LB dropped from Atlantic Records (article).
26 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster Here's a bit of reality for the 'Idol' generation. Apparently Hip-Hop album sales
dropped a horrifying 20% last year. Personally, I don't think its because there wasn't anything good to buy in '06. I think 20% of rap fans became rappers themselves in 2006, and you know once dudes start rapping they no longer are interested in buying sh*t (Rueters).
On that note, get your demos together it's Record Pool season!
25 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster EXCLUSIVE! New Thrill Da Playa feat. SWORDZ "City Limits" from the Official STREET ALBUM. New Skool 904 collabs with Tru Skool 904...It's a beautiful thing! (Zshare)
24 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster
Some dope Ghetto Grammy Videos of SWORDZ performing (jumping into the audience) "Weatherman" and Young Ca$h performing "X" and "Dope Bwoi" courtesy of L.O.C.S. Magazine (Myspace).
23 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster
Jaguar Fans: Go Vote for Maurice Jones-Drew to win NFL Rookie of the Year.
23 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster MIA Bound! This Super Bowl will be historic if nothing else. Bigga Rankins doing 3 days of events...anything else be sure to hit me up.
23 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster BALLLLLLLIN! @ Plush!
22 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster
New mixtape on the streets from 904 veterans RedRock called THE ENFORCEMENT VOL. 1 featuring some exclusive new material from Rafiq, Mol, T-76, and even (FREE) 80 "behind bars" style. WAX is busy working on new material with new mentor Sam Rivers (if you don't know who he is you are excused from the 904 music scene).
21 January 2007 Posted by Webmaster Ghetto Grammy winner
Rob Roy
just posted two new songs - "Rollercoaster Baby" & "Chain Homie" produced by Lucien from Summer of Obsession. Not sure if they are "crack rock" (i.e. Hits) or not, but they are getting downlaoded like crazy since being up. Anyway, I'm feeling the new direction in production (Myspace).
Note: Posted by Webmaster
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904 EDITORIAL: Lil Wayne to the Rescue!
Note: Lil Wayne, Lil Wayne, Lil Wayne...You can't escape him. From hooks to cameos, to mixtapes and ringtones its become "Wayne's World" to say the least. Check out this excellent article on why he did the unthinkable this week (sold a "Milli" in a week) and why its not likely to change much in Hip-Hop's downturn.
Can Lil Wayne save hip-hop?
He insists he's "the best rapper alive" -- and many agree. But can his smash-hit new album really redeem a flagging genre?
By Jess Harvell
June 19, 2008 | Hip-hop critics and fans honestly want Lil Wayne to be huge. "Tha Carter III," the rapper's sixth solo album in the past nine years, was released last week after nearly a year's worth of delays, the sort of drawn-out tussling between artist and label that usually helps to throw a bucket of cold water on heated fan anticipation. Instead, the album is likely to be sitting at the top of the Billboard Hot 200 after massive first-week sales; blogs are falling over themselves to offer the most in-depth analysis of what many dubbed a masterpiece just hours after it hit the Internet. And all of this attention is something of a fitting reward for Wayne, having spent a decade-plus as a hip-hop workaholic, a man who is, in his own estimation and increasingly in the minds of thousands of hip-hop fans, "the best rapper alive...."
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904 Politics: Obama To Rally In Duval!
******** Breaking News ********
Note: Should be an exciting event to say the least. What's happening in the Obama campaign is more like a Rock Star movement than a Presidential election. Obama carried Duval county in the unofficial primaries back in January by 10 points and should do even better in the general election. Hope to see many from the 904 artistic scene out at this rally. Time to get on board folks...This IS happening!
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BARACK OBAMA COMING TO JACKSONVILLE FOR HUGE RALLY
By STEVE PATTERSON
The Times-Union
Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, will visit Jacksonville on June 20, according to people familiar with plans for the visit.
Obama is expected to attend a $500-a-person fundraiser at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.
It will be his first trip to the city since last year, when his campaign in Florida was cut short by disagreements over the date of the state’s presidential primary...
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904 EDITORIAL: Gunshine State featured in July XXL Magazine
Note: As soon as you get a chance pick up a copy of XXL Magazine's July issue on the Florida Rap movement. The issue has a truck load of good historical coverage on the who's who in Florida movement and a very interesting "Top 10 Next to Blow." A couple of caveats: Usually these scene/movement cover stories denote a 'top' or peak in a movement (think ATL '07, Houston '06), and don't expect to see any 904 artist mentioned...When it comes to Jacksonville's scene...*crickets*!
Original Gators:
Florida Rap History
“When hip-hop was coming of age in the ’80s, Florida was famous for one sound…booty music.”
Florida is hot! Okay, not exactly a news flash on The Weather Channel. But musicwise, the Gunshine State’s current climate has less to do with its proximity to the equator and more to do with the wide variety of hits emanating from within its borders. From kingpin coke rap (Rick Ross’s “The Boss”) and club-bumping party starters (Flo Rida’s “Low”) to raunchy bedroom talk (Trina’s “Look Back at Me”) and thug-love cavalier poetry (Plies’s “Bust It Baby”), hip-hop’s current place to be finds strength in its diversity...
This wasn’t always the case. When hip-hop was coming of age in the ’80s, Florida was famous for one sound, and one sound only: the combination of frantic tempo, heavy 808 beats and sexed-up lyrics known as Miami bass, or booty music...
Posted by webmaster on Monday, June 09 @ 14:32:22 EDT (16 reads)
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904 MCs: Young Ca$h Signs With T-Pain's Digital Label
T-Pain's Digital Label Unveils Signings
June 05, 2008, 7:25 PM ET
Hillary Crosley, N.Y.
After revealing his Nappy Boy digital label to Billboard.com last year, T-Pain has chosen his first artist, Tay Dizm.
Miami native Dizm's debut single, "Beam Me Up" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, hit the Web on May 30. The track is now available on iTunes and has sold 4,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, without significant promotion.
"It's been tearing up the Internet," says T-Pain. "A producer named Bangladash produced the song, not me, because I don't want my artist's LP to sound like a another T-Pain album."
Nappy Boy's other arists include Young Cash, an MC from Jacksonville, Fla., Sophia Fresh, a female R&B group from Houston that Pain describes as a contemporary TLC, and R&B singer Jay Lyriq from Tallahassee, Fla.
Though Nappy Boy is a digital label, the company doesn't plan to ignore physical product. "We'll eventually release physical albums," says T-Pain. "Right now they still represent 45% of album sales, so we won't ignore it. But in three or four years, there won't be anymore records stores, so we'll be ready..."
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904 Events: Hip-Hop For The Masses Celebration!
2008 Jacksonville Film Festival Showcase: Inside The CIrcle Documentary
Sunday May 18, 2008
6 pm. – 7:30 p.m. - Ceremony and Screening of Inside The Circle
8 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Hip-Hop For The Masses street party
Southeast Premiere!
Inside The Circle - USA
Capturing the raw power of a grassroots hip-hop movement in the heart of Texas, INSIDE THE CIRCLE tells the story of two strikingly talented
b-boys, Josh and Omar, former best friends who become rivals when they join competing dance crews. Immersed in the b-boy culture of defiant creativity, Omar rises to international renown while Josh tangles with the Texas criminal justice system. Both of them struggle to keep dance at the center of their lives, and the “B-Boy City” competitive events thrown by visionary street dancer Romeo Navarro serve as emotional milestones in their journey to adulthood...
Note:More news and info. here: http://www.insidethecircle.com/ and here: http://filmfestival.jacksonville.com/events/
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Game Changer Alert: TENORI-ON ''Light Beat Machine''
Note: Recently played with one of these at the Guitar Center. Pretty easy to sound like a "pro" right out the gate and just about anyone can get their ideas out of their heads with a few buttons pushed. I imagine any genre can be produced using a TENORI-ON and at about $1600 it's fairly afforadle piece of studio future tech. Bring it out at a live show and watch the crowd "Ooooh!" and "Ahhhhh!"
Yamaha's TENORI-ON "Light Beat Machine"
The TENORI-ON is a unique 16 x 16 LED button matrix performance instrument with a stunning visual display. For DJs & producers it is a unique performance tool enabling them to perform using MIDI and load the TENORI-ON with samples to 'jam / improvise' within their set BPMs.
Media artist Toshio Iwai and Yamaha have collaborated to design a new digital musical instrument for the 21st century, TENORI-ON.
A 16x16 matrix of LED switches allows everyone to play music intuitively, creating a "visible music" interface.
Posted by webmaster on Saturday, April 12 @ 16:02:34 EDT (108 reads)
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Game Changer Alert: Atmosphere
Note: Every once in a while I see some real next sh*t being done in Hip-Hop music (Its rare, but it happens). When I do I'll share it with you all and label it a "Game Changer Alert!" just for fun and to see who's paying attention.
Atmosphere's When Life Gives You Lemons Packaging Demo
Nice demo of the unique packaging for Atmosphere's When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh*t Gold due April 22nd from Rhymesayers.
Limited deluxe edition:
"(25,000), packaged as a 40-page gold embossed hard cover book featuring an illustrated children's story written by Slug. Bonus DVD with over an hour of live footage and extras."
This dude really cares about his music and audience and it shows. Oddly enough, the video repeats itself before ending. But it's great till then! After seeing this Slim Jewels seem...Cheap!
Posted by webmaster on Friday, April 11 @ 22:13:29 EDT (133 reads)
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904 Urban Art and Graffiti
Finding Jacksonville’s underground art
Urban Art and Graffiti
By A.M. Stewart
It’s late on a Sunday night, probably Monday morning at this point. Cars are sparse on Atlantic Blvd. as I accompany a local graffiti artist to a spot he’s been eyeing to tag. ‘Observer’ quickly turns to ‘look-out’, as I’m instructed to keep watch for approaching cars. A few adrenaline-charged minutes later, the stencil of Mahatma Gandhi is complete. Nobody had any idea we were even here.
“There’s a lot of negative things that people do and I want to try to put something positive out there,” the artist says. “I’m trying to uplift, trying to make things more positive.”
Because serious consequences can come from our cop-friends, some graffiti artists choose not to be identified...
Note:Article courtesy Entertaining U Magazine: http://www.eujacksonville.com/pages/01-24-08/unityfest.htm
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904 Politics: Obama makes History!
Obama Triumphs in Iowa Contest as Clinton Falters
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
DES MOINES — Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, a one-term Democratic senator trying to become the nation's first African-American president, rolled to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night, lifted by what appeared to be a record turnout of voters who rejected the criticism that he did not have enough experience.
Mr. Obama's victory amounted to a significant setback for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who just months ago appeared to be the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, but has watched her position erode over the past several months. The result also left uncertain the prospects for John Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, who had staked his second bid for the White House on winning this state.
Posted by webmaster on Friday, January 04 @ 01:15:54 EST (205 reads)
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904 Radio: Time To Say Bye-Bye To THE BEAT?
WJBT to be sold, despite high ratings
Clear Channel must rid itself of one station to get the FCC's approval for a buyout.
By Mark Basch,
The Times-Union
Clear Channel Communications Inc. is planning to divest Jacksonville radio station WJBT (92.7 FM) as part of a proposed buyout of the media giant by a private investment group. But the decision to shed WJBT can't be based on its performance; the urban contemporary music station was the top-rated radio station in the Jacksonville market this summer, according to the latest Arbitron Inc. ratings released last week.
San Antonio-based Clear Channel owns six FMs and one AM station in the Jacksonville area. But Federal Communications Commission rules only allow companies to own up to five stations in any one service (AM or FM) in a market and up to eight stations total...
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