‘You get the best out of an artist if you treat them like a partner, rather than someone who is subservient.’

Empire founder Ghazi Shami explains how his business is competing successfully with major labels
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Universal Music Group expands content agreement with All Def Media

Deal includes developing long and short-form video content, live events and social media content
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Watch The New Weird Video By DIE ANTWOORD ft. The Black Goat ‘ALIEN’

Watch The New Weird Video By DIE ANTWOORD ft. The Black Goat ‘ALIEN’ Die Antwoord (pronounced [di ˈantvʊərt], Afrikaans for “The Answer”) is a South African hip hop group formed in Cape Town in […]

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‘Independent artists can do everything that major labels can.’

Wendy Day has brokered some of hip hop’s biggest artist-friendly record label deals.
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Watch The Legendary GZA Of Wu-Tang Clan Perform A Rare Live Appearance

Watch The Legendary GZA Of Wu-Tang Clan Perform A Rare Live Appearance Abby O’Neill — GZA’s performance at the Tiny Desk was a rare appearance […]

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Contstant Evolution: Grime Pioneer Flowdan Interviewed

Much like the harshly angular yet brutally beautiful architecture of the Barbican itself, there is an element of strange and compelling juxtaposition about chatting with Flowdan, one of grime’s fiercest MCs and true veteran of hard-hitting UK music, in the arts centre’s eerily tropical conservatory. But here we are, tucked in a corner beside the […]

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Constant Evolution: We Interview Grime Pioneer Flowdan at Native Sessions: Bars

Much like the harshly angular yet brutally beautiful architecture of the Barbican itself, there is an element of compelling juxtaposition about chatting with Flowdan, one of grime’s fiercest MCs and true veteran of hard-hitting UK music, in the arts centre’s eerily tropical conservatory. But here we are, tucked in a corner beside the kitchen, away […]

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Master P: ‘I’m looking for hit records, diamonds in the rough.’

No Limit Records founder lays out plans for Cinq Music
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Iconic hip hop label Payday Records relaunched by Patrick Moxey

DJ Premier is the first artist to release music through the newly relaunched label
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Watch a Grime Track Breakdown & Interview w/ Nat Powers (Run DMC, Pharcyde, Giggs)

With a CV of production spanning legends and newcomers alike from the UK and the US, Nat Powers is deservedly viewed within the top tier of hip-hop producers. Collaborations with the likes of Run DMC, The Pharcyde, D Double E and Giggs tell you everything you need to know about the regard in which he […]

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