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THE BRITIFICATION OF AMERICAN R&B MUSIC!

There are other factors behind the ability of U.K. R&B artists to crack the hard nut of U.S. radio. Over the last year, R&B/pop stations have changed their format, downplaying conventional, midtempo, hip-hop-inflected R&B in favor of faster, dance-oriented pop. "R&B and hip hop have been usurped by rhythmic pop," explains Sean Ross, author of the industry newsletter Ross on Radio.



That shift has resulted in the rapid rise of… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 23, 2010 at 12:09pm — No Comments

DJ KHALED SIGNS DJ INFAMOUS TO WE THE BEST MUSIC GROUP!

A couple of weeks ago, DJ Khaled found himself in the center of MCs: Cam'ron, Vado, Fat Joe and Rick Ross. All the spitters had smiles on their faces because Khaled was making one of his movies again, this time by rapping. Khaled and company were at Atlanta radio station V103 on DJ Infamous' radio show.

"Sittin' on the top floor/ What you think I'm hot for?/ Every summer drop more/ Hits to make my stock… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 20, 2010 at 8:44am — No Comments

40 GLOCC RELEASES HIS NEW VIDEO "F**K THE POLICE" ON THE SAME DAY HE'S HEADED TO TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDLY PROMOTING GANG CULTURE IN HIS MUSIC & VIDEOS! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

Rapper 40 Glocc is slated to go on trial today (May 17th) for allegedly promoting gang culture in his music and videos.



The rapper is one of sixty names listed in the San Bernardino County district attorney's first approved preliminary civil gang injunction, against the Colton City Crips.



Colton City District Attorney Mark Vos and prosecutors claim that 40 Glocc, born Lawrence White, is a “senior member of the gang who has become a rap… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 17, 2010 at 1:47pm — No Comments

RICK ROSS IS TRYING TO SIGN KOOL G RAP TO HIS MAYBACH MUSIC IMPRINT DEAL!

You know who Kool G Rap is right? I don’t know about some of you Hip-Hop masterminds. Anyway, everybody knows Rick Ross. Well, Kool G Rap is definitely one of the best rappers to ever do it. Everybody from Jay-Z to Big Pun to Chino XL (basically everybody) knows and respects G Rap. Well, the word in the music industry is that the BAWSE Rick Ross is looking to sign G Rap to his Maybach Music imprint. Now, what does this mean? Not sure. It certainly… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 10, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

LOL! CHRIS BROWN GETS MAD AT THE RADIO STATION BECAUSE THEY DONT PLAY HIS MUSIC & WALKS OUT AFTER THE DJ PULLS HIS CARD!

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Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 30, 2010 at 11:32am — No Comments

THAT'S CRAZY! REMY MA SHOOTING VICTIM SUES HER RECORD LABEL UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP!

Remy Ma shooting victim Makeda Barnes-Joseph has renewed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the jailed rapper’s label Universal Music Group.

In 2007, Barnes-Joseph was shot twice in the abdomen by her former friend Remy Ma (real name Reminisce Smith) over a financial dispute. The crime resulted in Remy being sentenced to 8 years in prison, which the she is currently serving in New York’s penal system.



Barnes-Joseph filed her suit… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 25, 2010 at 1:31pm — No Comments

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! JIM JONES HEADS TO HIGH SCHOOL TO TEACH STUDENTS THE IN'S & OUT'S OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!

Harlem, New York rapper Jim Jones will begin teaching a 6-week high school course to educate students on the inner-working of the music business.

Jones was cleared by the Board of Education in New York to teach the class, and he will begin teaching Music Business 101 on Tuesday (April 27th) in New York.



The course is being presented by Entertainers 4 Education (E4EA), a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2005 by entertainment… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 22, 2010 at 5:56pm — No Comments

NEW MUSIC FROM LIL KIM CALLED PU**Y PURR! GET IT FREE!

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Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 16, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

SNOOP DOGG TO HEADLINE THE GLASTONBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL!

Organizers for the Glastonbury Festival have confirmed that rapper Snoop Dogg will headline the event, which includes performances by U2, Stevie Wonder, Muse, Jack Johnson, Slash and others.

The five-day festival takes place from June 22nd to June 27th at Worthy Farm in Pilton and will feature hundreds of bands and poets on multiple stages.



Snoop will perform at the five-day festival for the first time on the Pyramid Stage on Friday… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 15, 2010 at 1:20pm — No Comments

WTF! DRAKE SAY'S HIS BRAND OF MUSIC DOSEN'T REALLY CALL FOR LIL WAYNE'S TYPE OF ENERGY!

Drake has recovered from last year's knee injury — the 23-year-old Toronto native has been onstage all this week performing as part of his Away From Home Tour.



"I had an assessment a week ago," Drake told MTV News last week. "They told me that I'm definitely able to get out there and perform to the fullest. I'm still not going to be able to play basketball. I'm gonna stay far away from that, actually. But I'm ready to come back. I think I'm… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 12, 2010 at 1:31pm — No Comments

M.I.A. SH!TS ON LADY GAGA! SAY'S SHE MAKES IBIZA MUSIC & SHE BIT HER WHOLE SWAG!

Here is what M.I.A. said:

Are they even interested in making money from music anymore? Lady Gaga plugs 15 things in her new video. Dude, she even plugs a burger! That’s probably how they’re making money right now - buying up the burger joint, putting the burger in a music video and making loads of burger money.



Do you think those programmes and the internet have destroyed the mythology around popstars?



I don’t know. Again,… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 8, 2010 at 12:39pm — No Comments

COMMON HEADLINES 11TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC FEST!

Chicago rapper Common will hit the stage at Cal State Northridge next week during the 11th Annual African-American Music Festival.



The festival takes place from March 22nd -27th and is free and open to the public.



The annual event is geared towards middle and high school students and allows the children to learn about the important contributions African-Americans have played in the development of popular music throughout the… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on March 16, 2010 at 4:32pm — No Comments

KATT WILLIAMS GETS SUED FOR A MILLION DOLLARS! A MUSIC PRODUCER SAID HE SICK THE DOGS ON HIM!

Katt Williams is being sued by a recording studio owner who claims the comedian stiffed him on a $28,600 bill.



When the owner attempted to collect from the funny man, things got nasty.



Merion Powers filed the lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court, claiming Williams, of Detroit, used his studio to record his comedy routines.



Williams allegedly showed up to Powers’ studio in October 2009 with his “attack dog.”



Upon a… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on March 9, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

MUSIC PRODUCER SUES LIL WAYNE FOR $2.5 MILLION IN UNPAID ROYALTIES FOR MRS.OFFICER!

A music publisher is demanding $2.5 million in unpaid royalties for the use of "Mrs. Officer" on Lil Wayne's 2008 hit CD "Tha Carter III."



The Royalty Network and record producer Darius (Deezle) Harrison owned the rights to the composition of Harrison's "Mrs. Officer" along with rights to any profits from ring tones, music videos or streaming media, they claim in a suit filed Wednesday in Manhattan Federal… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on February 18, 2010 at 1:10pm — No Comments

YO GOTTI, GUCCI MANE & YOUNG JEEZY WANTS TO SAVE STREET MUSIC!

Yo Gotti just wants to preserve the environment. The Memphis, Tennessee, MC wants to uphold the integrity of the streets in hip-hop. He has talked about the responsibility on the shoulders of himself, Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane as three of the 'hood's ambassadors.



"Keep getting it, I respect you and salute you, my n---a," Gotti says on the record "Save Da Trap," talking directly to Jeezy. "I knew you for this rap sh--/ We used to speak on… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on February 10, 2010 at 12:01pm — No Comments

TOP EXEC FROM WARNER MUSIC GROUP GETS CAUGHT UP WITH SOME FLOOZY!

Another top exec is feeling the blowback of an extramarital affair.

Last week, Oracle president Charles Phillips pulled his hat down low after his former mistress, YaVaughnie Wilkins, proclaimed their love on billboards in three cities.



Now it's Warner Music co-chairman Michael Fleisher who's paying the price for a summer fling with a waitress half his age.



Lauren Shelley, a willowy 22-year-old college student, got to know… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on January 31, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

MARY J. BLIGE WILL HEADLINE THIS YEAR'S ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL!

NEW ORLEANS – R&B singer Mary J. Blige will headline this year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Billed as one of the nation's largest annual events celebrating black music and culture, the festival is slated for July 2 through 4.



The full lineup has not been released, but as in the past, musical acts will perform at the Louisiana Superdome and motivational seminars will be held during the day at the Morial Convention… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on January 12, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

NEW MUSIC FROM SADADAY CALLED HOOD MISSION!

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Find more music like this on WORLD WRAP… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on January 12, 2010 at 8:06pm — No Comments

RIHANNA HAS BEEN MAKING ALOT OF DARK MUSIC LATELY & RUMOR HAS IT THAT HER ALBUM SALES ARENT LOOKING SO GOOD!

MediaTakeOut.com learned that Rihanna and her people are PANICKING!!! According to our insider her label Def Jam is extremely worried that Rihanna's new album, Rated R is not performing.

And it gets worse. Early numbers say that Rih has been outpaced 2x over by UK singer Susan Boyle and a Lady Gaga Rereleases. So it's looking like she may only have a number 3 record.



To save face, MediaTajkeOut.com learned that Def Jam marked down her… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on November 24, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

WE CALL BULLSH!T ON THIS ONE! TAYLOR SWIFT WINS ARTIST OF THE YEAR @ THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS!

Taylor Swift stole the show at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, beating out the late King of Pop Michael Jackson for the Artist of the Year crown.

The country cutie was visibly stunned after the all-important final envelope was opened and her victory was announced by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest.



"I just want to say that music has never been ultimately about competition," said the humble 19-year-old, who… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on November 23, 2009 at 7:39pm — No Comments

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