Madonna & Beyonce Attend Star-Studded Launch of “Tidal”

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Music mega stars team up to launch the music streaming service “Tidal”

The main selling point for Tidal over anything else is the quality… Tidal’s main claim is that it will offer CD quality streaming using the “Free Lossless Audio Codec” or FLAC – ALAC… The specs say that you’ll get the full CD sampling rate of 44 kHz, 16bit and at a bitrate of 1411kbps.

The service competes with other high-def audio companies like Deezer Elite and Spotify Premium, as well as the likely soon-to-be-relaunched Beats. According to Billboard, the competition is steep: Spotify boasts 15 million subscribers, Deezer has six million and currently Tidal is the smallest at 540,000.

WEMOJIS Launches App Featuring Black & Hispanic Emojis

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WeMojis is thrilled to announce the keyboard version of Wemojis is now available in the App Store. The launch of the full mobile application pairs with the already popular “Wemojis Lite,” featuring long awaited Black, Hispanic and culturally relevant emoticons for the urban community.

From familiar emoticons to hand signs and hygiene items, WeMojis brings together a comprehensive set of carefully curated images that are not currently represented. Alongside the vivid image library, WeMojis has made the interface of the app extremely user friendly unlike similar mobile applications aimed at the urban audience.

“We are elated to finally introduce this culturally relevant set of emoticons to the world. We spent nearly two years developing a product that accurately reflects a multitude of experiences users could relate to. While others have chased the concept of ‘diverse emoji’s’ we took our time to create a universal model that encompasses not only faces but cultural nuances as well,” said CEO and Co-Founder, Trey Brown. “We knew people would be innately attracted to creating quality images that authentically represent our demographic. Our app is distinguishable not only by the high quality and relatability of the images, but also by the usability. We are extremely excited about the launch and confident in the second to none functionality and usability,” he continues.

Director of Marketing and Co-Founder Donovan Brown noted, “Building this application required very intense research and development along with a long-term commitment to creating the most user friendly experience possible. We focused on building technology people would want to use every day. As already demonstrated by the success of WeMojis Lite, WeMojis is a brand that has vast potential for growth and expansion into other sectors. There are many different ethnic groups and subcultures that have their own unique ‘languages’ – our goal is to translate those languages into digital communication using images.”

The full mobile application is available in the Apple App Store now. The IOS version of WeMojis Lite which can be used to post to Instagram and Twitter is still available for download. The Android version will be available in the coming weeks.

Follow these simple download instructions for Wemojis Keyboard:

Download. Go to general settings. Click Add Keyboard. Allow full access.

Download Link here: http://appst.re/us/4y-z5.i

For more information on WeMojis please visit www.WeMojis.com.

RAPPER BIG POOH RELEASES NEW ALBUM… ‘WORDS PAINT PICTURES’

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Rapper Big Pooh’s debut release for Mello Music Group, Words Paint Pictures, is out everywhere. Produced by Detroit’s Apollo Brown with one exclsuive remix from L’Orange, the new album also features Ras Kass, Marv Won, Lure, Novej, Jalen Santoy, Steve Roxx, and Erik “Blakk Soul” Keith.
The North Carolina MC captures the complex agonies of the human condition—specifically the black experience in America over the last several centuries. These are tales of racial profiling and corrupt politicians, reality TV distractions, thieving preachers and rapacious exploitationall offset by tremendous strength. They are uniquely American stories, chronicling both the damned and hopeful. From bleak circumstances, a profoundly durable human spirit emerges.

You might have previously known Big Pooh best for his work in Little Brother, but this is the most powerful music he’s ever made. Mining deeply into the personal, he’s created something profound and universal.

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NEW TRACK: T.I. RELEASES “I GO HARD” FT. KAT FROM NEW FILM ‘GET HARD’

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T.I. RELEASES NEW TRACK “I GO HARD” FT. KAT
FROM NEW COMEDY FILM GET HARD

In line with Get Hard’s release in US theaters, multi-talented Hip Hop icon T.I. has released his thematic track from the film “I Go Hard” ft. Kat. The song is also available now on iTunes.  After catching T.I. play a role in the film itself, fans can hear “I Go Hard” in the end credits of the film.

About Go Hard:  When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James’ one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison. Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to “get hard” and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things – including each other. Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart join forces in the comedy “Get Hard,” also starring Tip “T.I.” Harris, Alison Brie, and Craig T. Nelson.

Two Up… Two Down… VA Remains Strong On The Hip Hop Scene… With Joey Gallo’s New Release III I IX

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VA is always present in the hip hop arena… Joey Gallo brings us his new release III I IX… a treat for hip hop fans… III I IX is all about beats and rhymes… Gallo links up with Canayda on “Hunger” to flex the vocal skills over a dope track… and Chance Fisher on “Humidors”…

Check for the release on iTunes…

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/light-up-feat.-garnett-bouldin/id976256374?i=976257677&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

“Good Enough” To Get Spins… Empire’s Sights Set On Radio Airplay

Empire’s first season was so hot on your sets… that the music from the series may have a chance to do the same through your speakers… The song “Good Enough” co-written and co-produced by Timbaland is finding support at radio… But… Can that buzz last now that the series first seson concluded?…

According to Billboard… While “Good Enough” is the first song from Empire to land on a Billboard chart based solely on radio performance, it and other tracks from the show have logged noteworthy download and streaming totals following their inclusion in respective episodes.

Empire is rumored to return perhaps as early as this fall… We’ll see how long the music can survive it’s absence from your sets…

 

 

 

WELCOME HOME MEEK MILL

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On Saturday, March 21st Philadelphia’s own returned to his hometown for his biggest show to date – performing his first ever, solo headline arena show to a sold out crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at the city’s Wells Fargo Center. Tickets sold out instantly.

Meek solidified his role as the voice of Philadelphia as he united the entire city to make the two-hour show a monumental, violence-free night to remember. The career defining show kicked off with an incredible video message from Philadelphia icons Dr. Jay, Allen Iverson, The Roots & Kevin Hart, who all expressed their utmost support & love for Meek. Tickets were priced affordably so that every Meek Mill fan could come & enjoy the show. Meek also worked hand-in-hand with the Mayor’s office to provide free tickets to charities benefiting Philadelphia’s youth including Urban Promise, Youth Build, Nemiah Davis Foundation, Unity In The Community Group & Dare 2 Hope Group.

Meek was joined on stage by fellow rap superstars including Rick Ross, Jeezy, Fabolous, French Montana, DJ Khaled, Yo Gotti, star of FOX’s hit show Empire Bryshere “Yazz The Greatest” Grey, Beanie Siegel, Lil Durk, DJ Drama, Jadakiss, Young Gunz and basketball legend & fellow Philadelphia native, Allen Iverson.

Saturday night’s show was live streamed exclusively via Revolt TV and was not only a historic show for the rapper, but for the network as well, becoming one of their most successful digital endeavors, since launching in 2013. The stream trended worldwide with fans sharing the link along with #WelcomeBackMeek. Over 125,000 people watched the live stream, netting over 120 million impressions, including 30 million impressions on Instagram.

After releasing several well received songs, including “B-Boy (feat. Big Sean & A$AP Ferg)” and “Monster,” Meek is hard at work putting the finishing touches on his highly anticipated new album “DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY,” slated for release soon.

In addition to solidifying himself as one of the top rappers in the music industry, Meek has also become an in-demand brand ambassador for PUMA. This weekend marked the launch of his newest sneaker with the brand. On top of this, Monster Headphones, whose Meek Mill Edition 24K Gold Over-Ear Headphones are ranked among the industry’s best and Monster Energy, who have partnered with the rapper as a result of his love of dirt bikes, stemming from the Philly bike scene, which he is an integral part of. Meek continues to prove himself as a lucrative businessman, all while expanding his Dream Chasers label imprint.

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For more information on Meek Mill, please visit www.meekmilldreamteam.com, www.twitter.com/MeekMill, www.instagram.com/MeekMill & www.facebook.com/MeekMill.

Years Later… The Internet Allows People To Become Fans Of Obscure Music

Music is timeless… This we all know… But music is only timeless if people know about it… That’s not exactly true either… You can love your own music and it can be timeless to just you… Well… Thanks to the Internet, more music is becoming timeless… Artists that never made it big or whose music never even scratched the surface, is available to whomever is willing to take 3-4 minutes to listen to it… And if it strikes you as dope, well, you can leave a comment and tell the world that too…

We live in a world where everyday people are discovering music…. More specifically, Hip-Hop artists that were dope but you didn’t know them or their music…

The other day I’m reading comments on Youtube… The group Ill Biskits… the song “Hypnotic Blessings”

The comments were crazy… “Classic banger” “Loving this shit!” and “I don’t know, but this sounds like one of the best rap songs ever made”… And that ‘best’ reference is to Hip-Hop now and then… Not just 1996… People are now discovering how talented artists were that never made it… It’s as if the Ill Biskits music came out today, they could get a significant buzz… No, really…

One of the craziest things about the Ill Biskits album that never came out on Atlantic records, in the mid 90’s was the production… It was done by some of the dopest producers in the game… DITC’s Lord Finesse and Buckwild… and Jesse West from 3rd Eye… Tony L and Myke Loe rounded out the list of producers… Finesse hit the group with the filthy track “Let em Know” and the underground classic “22 Years”…

Buckwild’s “A Better Day” is a must listen… The album is now all over the Internet receiving it’s just due… And comments like… ‘Why didn’t this group blow up?’ and ‘Their shit is incredible’ leaves for lengthy discussions about what could have been… and what should have been… Their music was incredible then too but that’s just the way things go in music…

Luckily for the Ill Biskits and every other obscure artist out there… The Internet is here to save the day and make more music timeless…