Jay-Z and Kanye: Top Nominees for 2K12 BET Awards

Jay-Z and Kanye West, post 5 and 7 -- leading BET Awards nominations for 2K12

Congratulations and big SWAGG shout-out to two of NYC's dope MC's:  Kanye West, who received 7 BET Award nominations, while Jay-Z earned 5 nods! Six of Kanye's nominations are for hits he and Jay-Z cooked-up for their  Watch the Throne  collabo.
 

Other nominees, for the category of Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, include:

Big Sean, Drake, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy. 


The nominees for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist are:

Diamond, Brianna Perry, Nicki Minaj and Trina.

For Best New Artist:

A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Diggy, Future and Meek Mill get recognized for their contribution(s) to the game of 'spit-flow'.

See who gets props when the 2K12 BET Awards jumps-off live from the L.A. - Shrine Auditorium, this summer on July 1st! And for those who plan to travel and attend this 'ballerswagg' affair, make sure you check the vibe in support of the homie's - Tyrei (AKA: DJ Tee), one of L.A.'s dopest local deejay's, and  Mike~Dizzle, at The Game Sports Bar: Restaurant and Lounge.

DJ Tee, Puffy and Mike Dizzle @ G|S

It's 'sho-nuff' a fly-ass WestCoast function; so fly...G|S is the #1 Ciroc account in Cali!   

      

Flip Gates - "The Hip Hop Billionaire" (aka Lil Flip), Boosts Stock and Cashes in on Corporate Deal with UVMF

GlobeNewswire reports UVMF and rapper, Flip Gates do 'corporate' verse deal for mix tape

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Apparently street-swagg is still marketable in corporate America...and Flip Gates - "The Hip Hop Billionaire" is cashing in on his share in exchange for corporate verses! The United Vision Marketing Firm - UVMF will be launching a mix tape project (The Owners Box) this summer, which features Flip spitting a 'corporate hip hop verse'. 

"After reading in a press release about UVMF's offer to give 1 Million Shares of their Pre IPO stock to a top Hip Hop Artist to rap about corporate moves with a street swag, Flip Gates and his people moved diligently on an opportunity that fits his vision and business model."   [source: GlobeNewswire]

Dr. Nono Pearson, Chairman and CEO at UVMF, expressed confidence in Flip's corporate/street-swagg [brand] and mass appeal to the extent of considering the Houston rapper for a role in a movie production called, "Hustler's Redemption".

Best known to rap fans for hits like The Way We Ball, Sunshine and Game Over...

'The Hip Hop Billionaire' 

sold over  8 million  units 

and over  1 million  Hip Hop Ringtones!

How to make Hip Hop Rap Beats with 'Maschine Mikro'

Maschine Mikro:  Producing Beats & Hits that Bang!

Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Groove Production Studio

Got lyrics, but no beats? Technology, with no production skills? And most of all...Got   Maschine Mikro, but no road map? No matter if you're new to beat making or an experienced producer or musician, there's nothing like a video demonstration and tutorial to boost-up the learning curve. While some may prefer to figure things out for themselves, by trial and error, most users of Maschine Mikro and similar technology appreciate quality product demonstrations, in order to fully exploit its capabilities. 

So in response to questions about how to make beats using Native Instrument's -- Maschine Mikro, we've searched and found a few good examples of quality video presentations, by users and reviewers, of this essential, dope, and easy-to-use technological groove-box!

But before we get down to the 'nitty-gritty' of actually learning how to create bangin beats, check out hip hop producer, Khrysis...
 

using Maschine Mikro:

                           

Now that you have an idea of what the Maschine Mikro can do, get comfortable, maybe even get a pad and writing tool to jot down a few notes, get your headphones (Beats by Dre'
if you're a 'Baller', of course), and give a big shout-out to DubSpot and Mr. Invisible's - Justin Aswell for this three [3] part slammin tutorial on >>>>>>>>
 

a). track composition,

b). finger drumming, 

and c). live performance techniques:

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"Leonard from Kosmic Sound takes us through the features of the Maschine Mikro..."

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With practice and dedication to one's craft of composing beats and breaks, whether for hobby or business, anyone can learn to produce and enhance the skills of composing...
                                

       bangin'-ass, ballerific beats...

     

so, get it poppin' like 'J. Ellis', homie!

Beastie Boys Rap Pioneer, Adam Yauch - 'MCA' dies at age 47

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The hip hop community and fans worldwide are shocked and saddened; a rap pioneer - Adam Yauch

(better known as MCA of the legendary group -- Beastie Boys), has died at age 47. But although MCA's 'physical' is no longer perceivable, hip hop celebrates the spirit of those, like Adam, who've helped blaze its revolutionary trail through popular culture.

 

 

As [a] founding member of the Beastie Boys rap group, MCA rocked the mic with fellow group MC's - Mike D and Ad-Rock, and Mix Master Mike spinning the tables to their funky, funky hits. 

Before the group decided to express their combined art through rap music, they first chose hardcore punk as the genre of choice. In 1983, the 'B-Boys' started flirting with hip hop and expressed their new-found love like most MC's do...they released a 12 inch single:  'Cooky Puss'.

A year later, in 1984, the Beastie Boys and hip hop were married to the rap game, and their first offspring [album] was Licensed to Ill, released in 1986.

"It was the first hip hop LP to top the Billboard 200  chart. It was also Columbia Records' fastest-selling debut record to date and sold over 9 million copies." And judging from the group's worldwide impact and fanbase following, being married to hip hop has been mighty good for one of hip hop's illest group of MC's.

They were pioneers, no doubt!

"They are one of the longest lived hip hop acts worldwide and continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2011, more than 25 years after the release of their debut album. The group has been selected as part of the 2012 induction class into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, after being eligible since 2007."  [Source:  Wikipedia]

Adam Yauch was a true representation of what

hip hop culture was, is, and should [forever] be  --  a unifying force of loyal expression of self, for the benefit of humanity. 

In spite of his battle with a cancerous parotid salivary gland, which is the likely cause of [his] death, in his personal life, Yauch practiced and became a voice for Buddhism, and the struggle for independence of the Tibetan people, specifically. 

He was so devoted to his spiritual practice and beliefs that, in the spirit of hip hop, he put his money, and his heart, where his mouth was. "He created the Milarepa Fund, a non-profit organization devoted to Tibetan independence, and organized several benefit concerts to support the cause." 

RIPMCA
04.05.1964 - 05.04.2K12

                           Way to spit the ill, 

raspy rhymes!  

     "If you can feel what I'm feeling then it's a musical masterpiece. If you can hear what I'm dealing with then that's cool at least. What's running through my mind comes through in my walk. True feelings are shown from the way that I talk"  
-MCA, [Pass the Mic - 1992]