MORE #WTT F**KERY

August 10, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  



There are whispers going around the industry that the sales strategy adopted by Kanye, Jay-Z together with the label which gives iTunes a 4 day exclusive window of Watch The Throne‘s release and thereafter physical edition at Best Buy from August 12th onwards, is prone to instances of multi-scanning for sales purposes.

HDD reports that some Indie retailers, who are already unhappy with the sales plan, are planning to buy copies of the CD from Best Buy in bulk, in order to further sell them at their own stores. And if the particular store is weighted by Soundscan, it could lead to multiple scanning for only one physical disc passed to the consumer.

A similar situation occurred in 2007 when The Eagles released their Walmart-only albumLong Road Out of Eden and industry experts projected significant double sales at some stores who bought the albums from Walmart and re-sold at their own shops.

S/O HIPHOPNMORE

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Chris Brown Fame Tour Dates

August 10, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Events No Comments  


F.A.M.E. tour along with Kelly Rowland.

Mon 9/12/11 TORONTO, ON @ MOLSON AMP.

Wed 9/14/11 BUFFALO, NY @ DARIEN LAKE

Fri 9/16/11 HOLMDEL, NJ @ PNC

Sat 9/17/11 WASHINGTON, DC @ VERIZON CENTER

Sun 9/18/11 DETROIT, MI @ JOE LOUIS ARENA

Wed 9/21/11 CLEVELAND, OH @ CSU

Fri 9/23/11 CHICAGO, IL @ TINLEY PARK

Sat 9/24/11 ST. LOUIS, MO @ VERIZON WIRELESS AMP.

Sun 9/25/11 INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ VERIZON WIRELESS

Wed 9/28/11 BALTIMORE, MD @ 1ST MARINER ARENA

Fri 9/30/11 NASSAU, NY @ NASSAU COLISEUM

Sat 10/1/11 RALEIGH, NC @ WALNUT CREEK AMP.

Sun 10/2/11 ATLANTA, GA @ LAKEWOOD AMP.

Wed 10/5/11 FT. LAUDERDALE/MIAMI @ TBA

Fri 10/7/11 TAMPA, FL @ TBA

Sat 10/8/11 CHARLOTTE, NC @ VERIZON WIRELESS AMP.

Sun 10/9/11 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA @ FARM BUREAU AMP.

Wed 10/12/11 KANSAS CITY, MO @ SPRINT CENTER

Fri 10/14/11 DALLAS, TX @ GEXA AMP

Sat 10/15/11 NEW ORLEANS, LA @ ARENA

Sun 10/16/11 HOUSTON, TX @ WOODLANDS

Tue 10/18/11 PHOENIX, AZ @ ASHLEY PAVILION

Thu 10/20/11 LOS ANGELES, CA @ STAPLES

Sat 10/22/11 OAKLAND, CA @ SLEEP TRAIN CONCORD

Sun 10/23/11 SACRAMENTO, CA @ SLEEP TRAIN AMP.

Wed 10/26/11 MEMPHIS, TN @ FED EX FORUM

Fri 10/28/11 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ WELLS FARGO ARENA

Sat 10/29/11 PITTSBURGH, PA @ CONSOL ENERGY CENTER

Sun 10/30/11 HARTFORD, CT @ XL CENTER

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THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE Film 1967-1975.

August 10, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Events, Interviews No Comments  


THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975.
This is the movement that became the model for other civil rights movements to follow worldwide. Amazing footage and pristine archival documentation make this film even more compelling.
This Sundance Film Festival award winning film is executive produced by Danny Glover features musicians QUESTLOVE (The Roots), TALIB KWELI, and ERYKAH BADU, as well
as interviews with Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver. Amazing footage and pristine archival documentation make this film even more compelling, timeless and relevant.
This is the movement that became the model for other civil rights movements to follow worldwide.
According to Press release
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The New York Comedy Festival info

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BILL BURR, LOUIS CK, RICKY GERVAIS, KATHY GRIFFIN, JO KOY, BILL MAHER, TRACY MORGAN, NORM MACDONALD, RUSSELL PETERS, JOHN PINETTE, SARAH SILVERMAN AND WANDA SYKES ALL TO BRING THE LAUGHS TO THE BIG APPLE, NOVEMBER 9 – 13

New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced its 2011 line-up today, which includes some of the industry’s biggest and most notable stars. Multiple Emmy® nominee Louis CK, star of FX’s hit series “Louie,” will perform at the Beacon Theatre. Ricky Gervais, with Emmy® nominations for his Golden Globe-hosting appearance and his HBO special, will appear at the 92nd Street Y for a rare one-on-one conversation, with The New York Times‘ media correspondent Bill Carter.

Bill Maher, who will release his fifth book, “The New New Rules,” this fall, returns to the festival to perform at the Beacon Theatre. Maher’s popular HBO series “Real Time with Bill Maher,” also garnered an Emmy® nod for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series. With record-breaking concert sales throughout the world, international comedy sensation Russell Peters will make a very rare comedy club appearance when he headlines an intimate, four-night engagement at Carolines on Broadway as part of the festival.

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#WTT Artwork info Watch The Throne, Artwork Designed by Riccardo Tisci

August 10, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  


The House of Givenchy is pleased to announce that Riccardo Tisci designed all artwork featured in JAY-Z and Kanye West’s newest album to be released worldwide in August 2011.
After designing the cover for the album’s first outing, ‘H.A.M’, in 2010, Riccardo Tisci chose to create this new artwork to celebrate one of the biggest joint efforts in music history.
The artwork’s bold colours and angular lines are symbols of masculinity for two of the most iconic rap figures of our time. Riccardo Tisci naturally incorporates references to his long time signature codes, from meticulously engineered prints to blurred religious images, the strength of these visuals being to bring his Couture techniques and vision to image printing. Therefore, the ‘Watch the Throne’ cover seems to be embroidered while the inside artwork looks painted and printed.
Other symbols are featured, such as architecture and layering, raw materials and animal faces, symmetric shapes combined with bold prints or American obsessions, all part of Riccardo Tisci’s aesthetics, translated to the music world.
I am honoured to have been asked to be part of this incredible music moment with such amazing artists. I am impressed by the amount of respect they have for music and art. We share the same way of working : like a family. Riccardo Tisci
By designing the artwork for JAY-Z and Kanye West’s first collaborative album, Riccardo Tisci wanted to channel America’s most traditional value : Respect.
According to press release.

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Beanie Sigel Faces 3 Years In Prison

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Beanie Sigel appeared in court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty in Federal court to owing almost $350,000 in back taxes. The rapper was originally accused of failing to report over $1,000,000 in income. The Internal Revenue Service claims that Beanie Sigel failed to pay taxes from 2003 to 2005, when he was an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records. According to reports, Siegel’s lawyer Fortunato Perri Jr. will challenge the government’s calculations. Beanie Sigel is slated to be sentenced on November 18th.
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Lil Scrappy – Tha Merlo Jonez EP

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Tracklisting and link after the jump.

01. Lil Scrappy – Intro (Feat. DJ Smallz) (0:24)
 02. Lil Scrappy – Tuffer [Prod. By Nonstop] (3:59)
 03. Lil Scrappy – 50k (Feat. Bun B) [Prod. By Nonstop] (4:46)
 04. Lil Scrappy – Bands (Feat. Young Chu & Tk) [Prod. By Lex Luger] (4:01)
 05. Lil Scrappy – F*ck Wit Her [Prod. By Nonstop] (2:52)
 06. Lil Scrappy – Sexy [Prod. By DJ Tech-neek] (3:12)
 07. Lil Scrappy – Mr. Cosbi [Prod. By Nonstop] (3:25)
 08. Lil Scrappy – Already Wet (Feat. Coco Kiss) [Prod. By Nonstop] (3:02)
 09. Lil Scrappy – Rich Nigga [Prod. By Hitman Beatz] (3:14)
 10. Lil Scrappy – Don’t Hate [Prod. By Jazze Pha] (2:54)
 11. Lil Scrappy – Helicopter (Feat. 2 Chainz & Twista) [Prod. By Nonstop] (4:30)
 12. Lil Scrappy – Never Comin’ Down (3:16)
 13. Lil Scrappy – Arguin’ [Prod. By Lex Luger] (4:25)
 14. Lil Scrappy – No Love Here [Prod. By Nonstop] (4:16)
 15. Lil Scrappy – OG Kush [Prod. By Nonstop] (4:16)
 16. Lil Scrappy – Benz Music [Prod. By Nonstop] (5:22)
 17. Lil Scrappy – 33 (Feat. Rolls Royce Rizzy) [Prod. By Streetz] (5:28)
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Jay-Z Tops 2011 Forbes Hip-Hop List

August 10, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
 
Jay-Z returns to the top of the Forbes‘  list ranking in an estimated $37 million over the past year. Rounding out the top three are Diddy ($35 million) and Kanye West ($16 million). 
 Hip-hop’s reigning Cash King continues to reap the benefits of a 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, as well as stakes in the New Jersey Nets, the 40/40 Club chain, ad firm Translation and others. This year marked the first time he out-earned wife Beyonce since their marriage in 2008. For more on the business of hip-hop, check out Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
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