Posted on May 6, 2008 by noahjn
[By Roach Gigz]
The syrup sippin, dread rockin, 25-year-old is without question the hottest man in rap right now. Just this year he has graced the cover of The Source, XXL (three different covers), and Vibe. His pictures clutter almost every girls MySpace page I go to, and his songs have been playing on every [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2008 by noahjn
[By Roach Report]
The music industry is going through its own hurricane Katrina. The up and coming artists are on their roofs trying to get picked up, established artists are using their mediocre status to search for shelter with whomever will take them, and the super stars have already left and found a new home far [...]
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Posted on April 9, 2008 by noahjn
I have been told over and over again that music artists themselves do not make much money. Even if they’re on TV and the radio, they are still just pawns in the music industry. If an artist is signed to a major label they can expect to pay back whatever advance they received, give everyone [...]
Filed under: By Youth, For Youth, Pop Culture, roach report | Tagged: Beanie Segal, Beans, financial, marketing, P.Diddy, rappers, Sean Jean, State Property | 1 Comment »