Sunday, March 1, 2015
URL's "Rookies Vs Vets" Card Announced
by
DX Staff
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The New York event is slated to feature Chess battle DNA.
URL has announced its “Rookies Vs Vets” card, according to a story on BattleRap.com.
The event is slated to feature
established vets battle up-and-coming rhymers. Among the battles slated
to take place are Chess against DNA, John John Da Don against Prep and
Charlie Clips going against T-Top.
URL’s “Rookies Vs Vets” is slated to take
place March 28 at the Gramercy Theatre at 127 E 23rd Street in New
York. Doors are scheduled to open at 1 pm EST.
To read the full story, visit BattleRap.com.
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Power 105.1 Moves Past Hot 97 In Recent Ratings
by
Christopher Harris
The New York Daily News has reported that January's Nielson ratings show Power 105.1 has inched ahead of Hot 97 in the overall percentage of audience.
Power raked in 3.9% of the audience last month, while Hot garnered just 2.8%. The publication also states that Power's morning show – "The Breakfast Club" – has a "big lead" over its competitor, "Ebro in the Morning."
Listeners between the ages of 25-to-54, in particular, are choosing to turn the dial to Power 105.1 more frequently.
For nearly a decade, Hot 97 was the only station in NYC to consistently play current Hip Hop and R&B music. But ever since Power 105.1 shifted to its current urban contemporary format in 2002, the stations have dueled on the airwaves, swapping personalities and featuring their respective hosts to feud with one another – on and off the air.
Hot 97 has revamped its roster in recent years. They've added former program director Ebro Darden to the morning show and replaced Angie Martinez with Nessa during the coveted afternoon drive time slot (3 PM - 7 PM).
Perhaps the loss of Martinez, in addition to several DJ departures – Cipha Sounds, Mister Cee and Big Dennis Rivera – has taken a toll on the station that says it is "Where Hip Hop Lives."
For more Hot 97 & Power 105.1 coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
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For nearly a decade, Hot 97 was the only station in NYC to consistently play current Hip Hop and R&B music.
Hip Hop fans in New York City appear to prefer listening to WWPR Power 105.1 over the station's rival, WQHT Hot 97.The New York Daily News has reported that January's Nielson ratings show Power 105.1 has inched ahead of Hot 97 in the overall percentage of audience.
Power raked in 3.9% of the audience last month, while Hot garnered just 2.8%. The publication also states that Power's morning show – "The Breakfast Club" – has a "big lead" over its competitor, "Ebro in the Morning."
Listeners between the ages of 25-to-54, in particular, are choosing to turn the dial to Power 105.1 more frequently.
For nearly a decade, Hot 97 was the only station in NYC to consistently play current Hip Hop and R&B music. But ever since Power 105.1 shifted to its current urban contemporary format in 2002, the stations have dueled on the airwaves, swapping personalities and featuring their respective hosts to feud with one another – on and off the air.
Hot 97 has revamped its roster in recent years. They've added former program director Ebro Darden to the morning show and replaced Angie Martinez with Nessa during the coveted afternoon drive time slot (3 PM - 7 PM).
Perhaps the loss of Martinez, in addition to several DJ departures – Cipha Sounds, Mister Cee and Big Dennis Rivera – has taken a toll on the station that says it is "Where Hip Hop Lives."
For more Hot 97 & Power 105.1 coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
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Funkmaster Flex Working On Reuniting The Fugees
by
Danielle Harling
hiphopdx.com
Now that radio personality Funkmaster Flex has successfully assisted in reuniting those in Dipset thanks to an upcoming tour, the Hot 97 host now hopes to reunite yet another group. While speaking with HipHopWired.com,
Flex revealed that he’s currently working on reuniting those in The
Fugees. He didn’t speak in-depth on his progress with the reunion, but
did state that he’s currently “speaking to the members” of the group.
In addition to speaking with The Fugees, Flex says he has also worked with G-Unit on touring possibilities and is working with a handful of newcomers including Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave.
“I’m doing a couple of things actually,” Funkmaster Flex said. “One is—Dipset is a group I was passionate about. I wanted to see together. The Fugees is another group that I been working on. Speaking to the members. I’m also working on G-Unit. Even though G-Unit’s together. I don’t think that they’ve toured properly…And those are the artists we love and have this current, nostalgic feel to them. But I’m also like Fetty Wap, Troy Ave, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, I’m doing something. Meeting with them. I mean, we gonna go on the road. Do a couple of things.”
Although Funkmaster Flex may have lent his assistance when it concerned reuniting those in Dipset, he says he has had little to no involvement with the creation of new music from the collective of Harlem, New York rappers.
“Dipset always creates their own new music,” he said. “They just play it for me as they go along. And they don’t play it to me for approval, they just play it. Or I stumble on to it when they’re listening to beats or something. And I just go ‘Yeah, I love it.’ You know? Or I say ‘I don’t love it.’ Either one, that doesn’t change what they’re going to do. But I think the only difference here is we’re going on the road together. I’m gonna be playing in the venues. They’re gonna be performing…They got a great formula now. They understand themselves. They always did, but now they understand. I think they’ve worked out among themselves how they want to produce or get their music out.”
At the top of this year, Funkmaster Flex revealed via Instagram that Dipset will take part in a five-club reunion tour this year and will also release a mixtape.
In addition to speaking with The Fugees, Flex says he has also worked with G-Unit on touring possibilities and is working with a handful of newcomers including Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave.
“I’m doing a couple of things actually,” Funkmaster Flex said. “One is—Dipset is a group I was passionate about. I wanted to see together. The Fugees is another group that I been working on. Speaking to the members. I’m also working on G-Unit. Even though G-Unit’s together. I don’t think that they’ve toured properly…And those are the artists we love and have this current, nostalgic feel to them. But I’m also like Fetty Wap, Troy Ave, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, I’m doing something. Meeting with them. I mean, we gonna go on the road. Do a couple of things.”
Although Funkmaster Flex may have lent his assistance when it concerned reuniting those in Dipset, he says he has had little to no involvement with the creation of new music from the collective of Harlem, New York rappers.
“Dipset always creates their own new music,” he said. “They just play it for me as they go along. And they don’t play it to me for approval, they just play it. Or I stumble on to it when they’re listening to beats or something. And I just go ‘Yeah, I love it.’ You know? Or I say ‘I don’t love it.’ Either one, that doesn’t change what they’re going to do. But I think the only difference here is we’re going on the road together. I’m gonna be playing in the venues. They’re gonna be performing…They got a great formula now. They understand themselves. They always did, but now they understand. I think they’ve worked out among themselves how they want to produce or get their music out.”
At the top of this year, Funkmaster Flex revealed via Instagram that Dipset will take part in a five-club reunion tour this year and will also release a mixtape.
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Young Guru To Lecture At MIT
by Christopher Harris
The legendary audio-engineer also reflects on his experience as a teacher.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has tapped renowned audio engineer, professor and DJ Young Guru for the first installment of its "Hip Hop Speaker" series.
MIT's newly founded “Hip Hop Speaker" programming aims
to pair leaders in Hip Hop with faculty and students at the university
for insightful dialogue.
Guru is
scheduled to lecture at the prestigious university in Cambridge,
Massachusetts next month. He'll reflect on the growing gap between the
intentions and final execution of innovation and the ultimate execution
as design and tech continue to create and recreate new realities. Guru
is also slated to shed light on how design and innovation impacted music
and how that impact is now spreading to other aspects of design,
innovation and tech.
In addition to lecturing at MIT in March, Guru is also entering into his second year as an artist-in-residence at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.
HipHopDX recently spoke with the music-educator about his
teaching endeavors and the reception he has received from students in
the classroom.
"Teaching is one of the things I've grown to love," he says during an
interview with HipHopDX. "My focus isn't just on engineering, even
though a lot of my class does cover that. They vary in range of the
subject matter... We cover digital audio workstation, all the way to
music history to critiquing the student's songs and performances. It
varies."Guru says that the students "love it" and that he's received a "warm reception" thus far. He's been asked to cater to students that aspire to perform a multitude of genres, such as bluegrass and alternative music.
In 2013, the Grammy-nominated audio engineer teamed with Grammy U to speak at 13 different schools – including New York University, Loyola University and Drexel, among others – about the importance of his craft and music creation.
Guru believes it's "inevitable"– because the genre is getting older – that more-and-more universities are choosing to embrace Hip Hop and add it to the curriculum.
"It's just the normal maturation of what the genre should go through in terms of being studied," he says. "It's so rich with lyrics that there's so much to study."
In terms of grading his own teaching methods, Guru will leave that for the students. The qualifications of a "good teacher" in Guru's book means having the ability to explain subject matter in different ways and adjusting to multiple learning styles.
"How good of a teacher you are depends on how you can take a concept and break it down," he says. "I always say that, 'If you truly understand a concept you can explain it to a baby'...That's the whole point, is figuring out your students, and waiting for that moment when you can visually see it when the light bulb goes off and they understand it."
Guru is scheduled to present his "Design and Destruction" lecture to MIT students on Friday, March 6.
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