Wednesday, October 19, 2011

About Rap / Hip-Hop: Chart Wrap-Up: J. Cole Sidelines the Competition

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
It's been three weeks since the arrival of J. Cole's Roc Nation, but it's still very much a Cole World out there. The 26-year old rapper lays claim to the best selling rap album for the third consecutive week. See who else is making strides in this week's chart report. Elsewhere, Andre 3000 is slowing staging a comeback and that makes me giddy as a schoolboy.

Chart Wrap-Up: J. Cole Sidelines the Competition
J. Cole lays claim to the best-selling hip-hop album in the U.S. for the second consecutive week. Cole World: The Sideline Story moved 54,000 copies this week, bringing its sales-to-date... Andre 3000 Will Be on B.o.B.'s Album
Just the other day, I was sitting here talking about how Andre 3000 rarely does guest appearances, how he now makes the news every time he does one. Then he goes and... Read more

Top 10 New Rap Albums - October
I know, I know, your week is off to a shaky start. Those projects keep piling up and your boss is a certified bag of douche with no facial hair,... Read more

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Friday, October 14, 2011

About Digital Music: Rdio Now Offering Free Music Without Advertisments

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From Mark Harris, your Guide to Digital Music

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

  • Rdio Now Offering Free Music Without Advertisements.
  • Free P2P Accelerators: Speed up Your Music Torrent Downloads.
  • Free Songs to Download This Week.
  • Definition: Music Lockers.


Rdio Now Offering Free Music Without Advertisements

Rdio has upped the ante in the streaming music world by announcing that its free music account now comes without advertisements. Drew Larner who is the CEO of Rdio, said in a press release, "We're proud to be the only service in the US to offer everyone the opportunity to listen to millions of songs for free, without the... Read more


Free P2P Accelerators: Speed up Your Music Torrent Downloads

Did you know that by simply using a P2P accelerator program, you could instantly speed up your torrent downloads? If you use P2P sites to download music for example, then why not get the best out of your broadband speed by optimizing your file sharing connections? For a list of some of the best free programs that speed up torrent downloads, be sure to read our toplist! Read more


Free Songs to Download This Week

The artists/bands featured in our Free Songs to Download spotlight this week are:

  • Deluka
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  • The Concretes
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Definition: Music Lockers

What exactly are music lockers? Read on to find out what they are and how you can use them for digital music. Read more


 


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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

About Rap / Hip-Hop: Top 10 Rap Albums for October

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
Welcome to another installment of your friendly neighborhood newsletter. This week, we're counting down the Top 10 New Rap Albums for October. October's lineup is strictly for fans of headphone music. Hoochie mamas, keep stepping. Everyone else, proceed for October's Top 10 New Rap Albums. Elsewhere, we explore Phonte's grown man music and Drake's upcoming collaboration with the ever elusive Andre 3000.

October's Top 10 Rap Albums
None of these ten titles will fill up a dancefloor but some of them will probably shame you at the stop light when you find yourself chanting and nodding along. Here's October's Top 10.... Read more

Andre 3000 "Takes Care" of Drake
Andre 3000 rarely does features. So rare and precious are his guest rhymes that when he does come out of hermitage to school a peer on their own song, it makes news..... Read more

Review: Phonte - Charity Starts at Home
Charity Starts at Home is not your average solo debut. Tay's been here for damn near ten years and has a batch of brilliant group albums and a Grammy nod... Read more

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