We all know that nothing lasts forever. In the entertainment business, you'll be lucky if you make it past 15 minutes. Cash Money Records has been the exception to the rule, and managed to be a mainstay in the music business for the last 25 years. When rapper Juvenile said, "Cash Money taking over for the 99 and 2000", he wasn't just talking. That’s exactly what Cash Money did. The label didn't miss a beat (no pun intended) when Juvenile and BG left. Even The Big Tymers gave us a few catchy songs to hold us over. Everybody get your roll on! The game-changer was the release of Lil Wayne's The Carter III in 2008. To this day, The Carter III is considered to be one of the best rap albums ever recorded. At this point, Lil Wayne had become the Michael Jordan of the rap …show more content…
But just as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. And this time, it seems Cash Money may not be able to escape this downfall. There is no surprise the empire is crumbling. In the last few years, the signs were all there. The first sign was Juvenile, BG, and Mannie Fresh publicly accusing Birdman of not paying them properly. In some cases, some claims suggest Birdman wasn't paying them at all. The second sign was the on-going lawsuits from producers claiming they didn't get paid for tracks they provided Cash Money artists. Don't forget the whispers of tension between Drake and the label. Although Cash Money and Drake quickly shut the tension accusations down, it seems there may be some truth to the accusations. Our suspensions arose again when Tyga and Lil Twist stated they were leaving Cash Money a couple of months ago. Arguably one of the biggest shocks in hip hop was when Lil Wayne went on his Twitter rant claiming to be a prisoner for the label. Could this be the end of the mighty Cash Money Records? Drake and Nicki are big enough stars to hold the label down. But how long would they remain with the label if Lil Wayne
In early 2005 , Jay-Z was appointed the new President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings. Damon Dash had left Roc-a-Fella Records in late 2004 to pursue other ventures, and Jay-Z was able to take over Def Jam Recordings. Shawn Carter’s career was long and full of surprising events.
I consider myself to be a fan of all types of music and I like to stay involved with the music world. Music is such an integral part of society in so many different aspects. Music defines time periods, brings back childhood memories, educates, relaxes as well as inspires. Stop and think for a moment if the music stopped, what would the world be like? A sudden silence overcoming the world. More realistically, stop for a moment and think what it would be like if you could not see your favorite band in concert.
Of equal, if not more importance, we have Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder has a work ethic very similar to Prince in that he is known for going into a studio and not leaving until his work is perfect as well and he is well known for writing songs for other artists. He is less private then Prince, which is honestly not hard, so there are interviews of Mr. Wonder. I have had the pleasure of meeting Stevie Wonder a couple of times and this rings true. Yes, he was always doing something creative, but it was family and friends first. Contrastingly however, Stevie never had a problem with waiting for new albums to come out; he would say that if a new album was taking a while, it was just because he was enjoying his life. He was Motown’s first chart
This super deal created a combined company called Roc Nation Which is A entertainment company which is a whole bunch of hip hop branches home to a record label, talent agency, touring and concert production company, music, film, and television production company is home to a roster of some of the most popular people in the recording industry such as J. Cole, Rihanna, Vic Mensa, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled and The Lox. and so much more people also has In addition to Jay Z himself, Roc Nation manages Shakira, Kanye West, Timbaland and Rihanna, among many others.furthermore it's way more parts to this business empire a clothing line called Rocawear Roc-a-Fella Films and has the 40/40 club sports bar in new york ,atlantic city, First 2-3 words of Title
Although many hip hop and rap artists are only in it for the money and fame, others are in it for a way to get their message out, taking into account artists like Common and Lupe Fiasco. To these entertainers, money is an added incentive. I feel that many artists should have this way of view, instead of making their songs meaningless just to make money.
These articles depict the controversies of the hip hop industry and how that makes it difficult for one to succeed. Many of these complications and disputes may be invisible to the population, but these articles take the time to reveal them.
Do you like hip-hop? Do you think hip-hop brings people’s attention to an advertisement or commercial? In “Selling Down: The Marketing of the Hip-op Nation” which was adapted from Other People 's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America” (2007), author and senior editor Jason Tanz argues that hip-hip is a useful source to get the attention of the people; therefore, marketers and salesmen should keep using hip-hop in advertisements and commercials no matter what or who opposes. He also argues the idea that youth see themselves as being members of a higher status by wearing brand name clothing that is advertised by hip-hop.
Today, the Illuminati is widely known within the rap and R&B music industry. Rap artists are singing about the same topics and introducing our society to a new culture (“Illuminati: Hip-hop”). A popular rapper, Dwayne Carter, nicknamed, “Lil Wayne,” demonstrates satanic worship throughout his music (“Illuminati: Hip-hop”). He raps, “When I look into the mirror in the morning, I don’t see anything” (“Illuminati: Hip-hop”). This translates into no longer having a soul. The title of his newest album is, “Rebirth.” These lyrics and title suggest that this well-liked rapper/celebrity is a recently added member of the Illuminati. Another singer and also actress, Beyoncé, sings about her new alter-ego. She calls herself, “Sasha Fierce” in a recent
The music industry’s history is a convoluted mess. There is no real consensus on what the music industry IS and what paths it has taken. Were the Beatles the greatest band to ever exist? Maybe. Is there a hyper objectification of women throughout the “men’s club” that is the music industry? Probably. It’s this hard to define, frankly confusing business that is worth roughly $130 billion dollars today. With it’s flimsy and opaque edges, can the music industry ever be called into question on its wrongdoings? The racist undertone throughout its history may force it to. With the music industry as an ever growing business that seems to change almost every decade, the one thing that has not changed throughout time is an undercurrent of racism that
If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. However, the earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. This trio of up-and-comers and their widely acclaimed self-titled 1998 album debut, Black Star, helped make Rawkus Records one of the premier underground rap outposts of the late '90s. Kweli and Hi-Tek then collaborated as a duo on Reflection Eternal (2000), which firmly established them apart from Mos Def, who had gone solo. For a moment there, Kweli and his Rawkus associates seemed like a full-fledged movement -- a return to the sort of hip-hop associated with the so-called golden age. However, it wasn't to be. Rawkus somehow lost its momentum, and its roster sadly dispersed, leaving Kweli on his own to carry the torch. He continued his output, beginning with a proper solo debut, Quality (2002), and though he didn't rack up towering sales numbers, he remained a critical favorite. In fact, he was one of the most admired and respected rappers on the major-label circuit during the mid-2000s, best evidenced by Jay-Z's famous Black Album rhyme: "If skills sold, truth be told/I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli."
I grew up in the time when Hip Hop was new fresh and had a lot of social structure. Today Hip Hop has become somewhat of a joke. Rappers used to speak on social topics, parties, and real life events, now days it’s all about who has the most money, the biggest car, or the most women. The odd thing about today is most rappers don’t make the money the old rappers made; due to the internet and free music downloads. The internet has changed the music industry, so artist have to find other ways to make income like commercials and T.V. appearances. Reality T.V. began to gain popularity with the show cops (1989) but became popular with the younger generation in 1992 with MTV’S The Real World. In 2002 P.Diddy was the first to introduce the world
Music Business Music Business Exam Number One Question 1 - What is The music publishing industry at a glance would seem to be those who print sheet music, method books, lead sheets, and all of the texts or notated music that musicians (and those aspiring to be musicians) use. Years ago, this was what most music publishers did, but as the industry has evolved, the process has become much more complex. Music is not just ink and paper, intellectual material and property to the individual who writes it. Therefore, the song does not become "a song" when it is written down. This is not an easy concept to grasp because the song itself has no physical makeup.
In the eyes of the general public, all of Hip-Hop is usually categorized in the same way. Labeled as the poison of the Black community because nowadays, most Hip-Hop lyrics all sound the same generic way always talking about money, women, cars, drugs, or some type of beef that all these rappers sooner or later continuously have with one another. But what this new generation doesn’t know about are the positive and creative flows that were spit not so long ago in the 80’s and 90’s. Rappers back in the day like Tupac and Ice Cube both had times when they had to show off their thug sides but they both had reasons or a call-to-arms for that, and indeed were in tune with that era’s problems as well as the society where they were raised. Moreover, even though some new school songs actually look promising, old school songs are still always great classics that anybody in this day and age will most certainly vibe to.
There are different types of business structure that can be utilised in the media and entertainment industry as because the entertainment industry is quite dynamic and challenging in nature. Each promoter in the entertainment industry should use the business structure they find to be most appropriate in addressing their business needs and to avoid he issues that will arise in the future. There are some business structures promoters could use in the entertainment industry to promote events and gain finance, like:
Fighting Corruption through Music Singing about corruption is not a new thing and can be described as a disease one can compare with HIV/AIDS as being the second most popular in Africa. Thus many see it as the main cause of many African states slowness in terms of stable economic growth. It is therefore no secret to many ordinary citizens who keep wondering or face with the dilemma as to how really their governments are operating. As such life in relation to economic growth during and after post colonial rule has always been a litmus test. Sierra Leone The name meaning (Lion mountain) from a Portuguese sailor?Pedro da sentra also this beautiful diamond shaped country was used by then British colonial masters to settle free slaves thus the capital city was named Freetown.