Wednesday, February 29, 2012

About Rap / Hip-Hop: Song Reviews: J. Cole and Nicki Minaj

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
A couple songs I'd like you to point your ears to: J.Cole's battle-baiting instabanger, "Grew Up Fast" and Nicki Minaj's sweaty pop experiment, "Starships." Peep game.

J. Cole - "Grew Up Fast"
J. Cole is bored. How bored? He's using his free time to dump on faking jacks. It's actually kinda funny. Here's my two pennies on "Grew Up Fast."... Read more

Nicki Minaj - "Starships"
"Starships" is the lead single from Nicki Minaj's potentially enjoyable sophomore LP, and it's a studio pop experiment with Lady Gaga's go-to beatsmith, RedOne..... Read more
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Fabolous Drops $45K on Booze
Fabolous is a big spender. The "Throw It in the Bag" rapper threw down $45,000 on a hunnid and twenty bottles of champagne at a nightclub. So says a friend... Read more

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Friday, February 24, 2012

About Digital Music: 'Mastered for iTunes' Gives Apple New Sonic Boost

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In this week's edition of the Digital Music newsletter:

  • New 'Mastered for iTunes' Section Gives Sonic Boost to Apple's Online Store .
  • Having iTunes Authorization Problems?
  • Top 1TB External Hard Drives: Storage for Your Music.
  • How to Use Amazon Cloud Drive Like an External Hard Disk.


New 'Mastered for iTunes' Section Gives Sonic Boost to Apple

Rather than the usual high profile fanfare that we are accustomed to when Apple launches something new, the company has instead opted for a low-key affair for the roll-out of its 'Mastered for iTunes' addition. This new section for the iTunes Store (which appeared under the digital music radar recently) promises a new level of audio detail that... Read more


Having iTunes Authorization Problems?

The iTunes authorization system is pretty effective at controlling how many computers are associated with your Apple ID -- this is currently set to a maximum of 5. However, this authorization limit can eventually by maxed out; especially when you have had several computers die on you over time with no way of directly deauthorizing them. If you're in this situation, or want to learn how to solve this problem, then read on! Read more


Top 1TB External Hard Drives: Storage for Your Music

If you've invested a lot of time and money into your media library, then you'll want to make sure that you have a backup just in case disaster strikes. It's a fact of life that your computer's hard drive will fail, and so backing up your digital music, videos, photos, and other important files is essential. Read more


How to Use Amazon Cloud Drive Like an External Hard Disk

Wish you could use Amazon Cloud Drive like an external hard disk? If you use online storage to backup your digital music collection or other types of important files, then this tutorial will demonstrate how to integrate Amazon's Cloud Drive into your desktop so it acts just like a real Windows folder. Read more


 


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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

About Rap / Hip-Hop: Top 10 Rap Songs of the Week

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
This week's Top 10 offers a cornucopia of auditory goodness for every hip-hop taste bud, including sweet, syrupy, and down and dirty grime. Peep game.

Top 10 Rap Songs of the Week
This week's Top 10 offers a cornucopia of auditory goodness for every hip-hop taste bud, including sweet, syrupy, and down and dirty grime... Read more
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Chart Watch: Top 10 Rap Albums of the Week
Here they are, the best-selling hip-hop albums for the week ending February 12, 2012. It's the same lineup from last week, pretty much. Drake keeps his grip on numero uno.... Read more

Cam'ron and Mac Miller Working on Joint Album
If you polled random rap fans on their dream collaborators, I'd bet my last pink hoodie that Killa Cam and Mac Miller would't get any mentions. But that's not stopping... Read more

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