Wednesday, December 19, 2012

About Rap / Hip-Hop: Christmas Rap Albums, New Releases, and More

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
Man, Christmas music can be silly and irritating, especially when they're rigidly structured to fit the bill of Christmas concept. Thankfully, the albums on this list avoid the corniness that usually accompanies holiday music in favor of (mostly) sumptuous tunes. This holiday, impress your friends and family with a hip-hopcentric Christmas playlist. Also: Peep this week's top new rap titles, including Chief Keef's debut and T.I.'s comeback effort.

Trinidad James Signs with Def Jam
Trinidad James is the hottest commodity in hip-hop right now, and his stock keeps rising. Def Jam announced today that it has signed the Atlanta-based rapper to an exclusive recording... Read more

New Rap: T.I., Chief Keef, Fool's Gold, etc.
Albums on shelves this week include T.I.'s Trouble Man and Chief Keef's major mixtape, Finally Rich. Here's this week's top new hip-hop titles:.. Read more

5 Essential Christmas Rap Albums
Whether you're looking for a christmas rap CD for a friend or for your own listening pleasure, these Christmas rap albums will surely bring you good tidings this year.... Read more
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Friday, December 14, 2012

About Digital Music: New SongMatch Android App Listens to Your Songs

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From Mark Harris, your Guide to Digital Music

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

  • iPhone Speaker Docks: Wake up to The Sound of Music.
  • New SongMatch Android App Listens to Your Songs.
  • Cassette Adapters: Listen to MP3s on an Old Car Stereo.
  • Digital Music Definition: What is SHOUTcast?


iPhone Speaker Docks: Wake up to The Sound of Music

Even though more cutting-edge technologies like AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers for example enable you to use your iPhone to enjoy digital music around the home, the speaker docking system is still a very popular solution. Purchasing one opens up a whole new world of functionality for your iPhone. For starters, you'll be able to listen... Read more

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New SongMatch Android App Listens to Your Songs

To enhance your music discovery, Rhapsody has announced the launch of a new free music app for Android called SongMatch which identifies the songs you are playing on your device by listening to them. SongMatch is able to identify and suggest new music by using Gracenote's audio waveform fingerprint technology (MusicID) to sonically... Read more

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Cassette Adapters: Listen to MP3s on an Old Car Stereo

An old car radio/cassette stereo system doesn't have the facility to interface with modern digital audio equipment like: portable CD players, Mini Disc players, smartphones, etc. However, a car cassette adapter is an essential car accessory that makes it possible to play digital music on an aging car stereo as long as your portable device has a standard headphone socket. Read more

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Digital Music Definition: What is SHOUTcast?

The term SHOUTcast describes an Internet radio platform that enables you to stream music via software media players like Winamp, but what exactly is it? And how does it work? For more information on SHOUTcast and how you can use it, read this definition article.. Read more


 


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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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

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From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop
Good news, guys. We're ending the year on a strong note -- with great new music from Big Boi, The Game, T.I., and others.

Top 10 New Rap Albums: December
Some great new music for December... Read more

How Sean Price Stole Christmas
Parents, please cover your children's eyes and ears before watching the video I'm about to show you.... Read more

Public Enemy Named to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled the 2013 inductees: Randy Newman, Donna Summer, Rush, Heart, Albert King, and Public Enemy. P.E. joins previous... Read more

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