Prince has a message for all aspiring artists — don’t sign with a major label. The legendary artist spoke with a small number of reporters…

Wassup, It’s Amir Diamond (@WhosYourDiamond). And guess who got to sit down and chop it up with MC BEEZY (#979TheConcert artist)…ME!!! LOL We talked about: His mom’s heavy foundation in the church…and how she responds to his music The first time he heard “Swagged Up I Be Killin” on the radio, and Why he decided to […]

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The New Forms Of Payola In 2011:  The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same.Q-Tip said it best back in 1991, “Industry Rule # 4080, record company people are shady!” Starting in the early days of the music business with Blues and Rock & Roll, payola was once the most popular underhand practice. […]

In 1946 Bobby Robinson opened his record store Bobby’s Happy House on 125th street in Harlem becoming the first black owned business on the famous Harlem street. The music business legend died yesterday at the age of 93. Five years after opening the shop he expanded into the music recording business working with hundreds of […]