5 Juni Boogie Down Festival – Breda.

Camp Lo, Masta Ace, Edo-G, Extince, Fotosynthese, Fresku, Murdaturk aka Onder, DJ DNS,  and many more….

Check www.boogiedownbreda.nu voor meer info.

Dat de Nederlandse Hiphop booming is, dat weten we ondertussen wel. Gevestigde grote namen als de Fakkelbrigade, Jiggy Djé Dio, The Opposites, Diggy Dex, ze staan overal, en krijgen er ook nog eens leuk voor betaald. Daarnaast hebben de liefhebbers ook nog eens een enorm scala aan rappers waar uit gekozen kan worden, van Fresku en Winne tot de KernKoppen en Engel.

Maar wat de laatste jaren lijkt te gebeuren, en wat nu steeds duidelijker wordt, is dat de Nederlandse artiesten ook in het buitenland ontzettend goed scoren. De namen die ik net opgenoemd heb zijn allemaal ook bekend in België, maar uiteindelijk is België niet veel meer dan een Zuid-Brabant, als je het over verdiensten hebt. Nee, de echte grote bakken geld pak je in Amerika, en als je het helemaal goed voor elkaar hebt, over de hele wereld…………………………..
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Keith Elam, better known in the Hip Hop world as the legendary MC Guru, founder of Gang Starr, passed away on April 19th after a long battle against cancer. Since his passing there has been an enormous outrage on the Internet regarding his spokesman, Solar.

The allegedly written letter by Guru that showed up after his death has been questioned by just about everybody that knew him, whether personally or as a fan.

As we were able to see Solar being interviewed by MTV’s Sway and also read the statement from DJ Premier regarding Guru’s passing, I thought it would be interesting to ask someone else’s point of view; someone who was also familiar with Guru and has worked closely with him. Deams, a Dutch MC and one of the ‘grandfathers” of Hip Hop in The Netherlands, was signed with Gang Starr back in the early 90’s.

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Thnx for being a mentor and a friend, you will forever live on in my memories.

Rest in peace old friend.

Keith ‘GURU’ Elam

July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010

Gangstarr Forever!

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‘More Than Just Music’

Yeah I know, the records sales nowadays are in decline, mainly because of illegal downloading, blogs and pirate websites supporting it. Funny thing is that 9 out of 10 making those statements are people who work for, or own a major record label.
You hardly hear independent artists or labels complaining that hard, well, at least most of them.

The ones that are still satisfied with the current music climate are adapting to change.
They know it’s important to transform themselves into a brand, build their own 360 business model, execute creative marketing & promotion strategies, maintain a personal connection with fans, and embrace new technology.

It’s a new world with a new generation, new rules and a new music climate.
The most important thing to know about the new generation is; They are not conditioned to actually go into a record store and buy music.
It’s not even a question of not having the money, the same people that enjoy your music spend 30-40 euro’s on hats, 60 euro’s on games and hundreds of euro’s on clothes and sneakers, sometimes even on a weekly basis. They are just not used to paying for music and who can really blame them, they grew up on the fact that you can get music online for free!
It’s hard to change that mentality, al lot of majors tried and look what happened!  I suggest you start by lowering the cd prices but’s that’s another story.

It’s already hard enough to rise above the surface in a overcrowded music field, so adapt.  Be more than just music, be a brand instead of just another artist. Do research on how people perceive, purchase and listen to music. Most people nowadays treat music like fast food, they enjoy it till it’s finished and a minute later they already crave for something else.
That’s because it’s just music instead of a brand, a movement or something fans really connect with.
Don’t get me wrong, music is and will always be the most important factor!
Nowadays you just got to focus on more than just music if you want to be noticed.

First you got to understand there’s a big difference between supporting and buying.   A lot of artists have huge followings, fans that spread their music online, write blogs about them and boost their video’s with million’s of views.
But a video on You Tube with a million views is not the same as a video that has been watched by a million ‘unique’ viewers.
Your product can be in the top ten of Google and blog searches but it doesn’t mean that it’s selling. In most cases it just means that people online are talking about your product.

Of course the vinyl also can be purchased  at Deams’ shop and Fresh Cotton.

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