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Jabee: Staying Focused on the Next Level
Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 12, 2011 | 0 Comments
Jabee does Oklahoma City proud. He is versatile, crazy talented and hustles harder every year. This interview is a look back at the path that brought him to where he is today, and the business moves he’s made along the way. Jabee is dedicated to his community and exactly the kind of business-minded artist that Audible Hype was made for. If you’ve never heard of him before, I am very glad to introduce you…
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Malkovich: Malkovich Malkovich, Malkovich
Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
The weirdest shit has been happening to me lately: I get random self-promotion emails from rappers who are actually really damn good. After two years operating with a 99% bullshit level, all of a sudden I got about a dozen genuinely talented contacts in less than a month. Malkovich is one of them. He hails from Los Angeles and spits some effortlessly nasty quality…
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Magestik Legend on Building a Foundation
Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
Magestik Legend is one of my favorite rappers, period. Detroit Native, Scribble Jam veteran, he’s evolved an intricate, cinematic style and writes some of the best lyrics anywhere. That’s not what this interview is about, though. What’s exceptional about Magestik Legend’s hustle is the long term vision he’s had since day one: he understands the entire production chain and he’s built a team to execute everything in-house. The result gives him total creative control and a strong business foundation. He was gracious enough to talk shop here about organization, discipline and DIY everything…
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Fresh Daily Makes it Happen
Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 05, 2011 | 0 Comments
When I made up a list of people to interview in 2010, Fresh Daily was at the top. He’s one of my very favorite breakout new emcees, creative, complex and blessed with a bulletproof flow. He’s also been making all the right moves, which is just as important as actual talent. Here, we’re talking labels, album production, business role models, and more…
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K-Murdock on Kickstarter and Full Time Music Production
Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 04, 2011 | 0 Comments
Fresh off an incredible 2010, the DMV producer K-Murdock has a lot on his plate this year. With a steady run of quality projects and a successful Kickstarter campaign under his belt, he took the time to talk some business with Audible Hype…
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Patric "Astroblack" Brown
Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 03, 2011 | 0 Comments
In the music business, there’s nothing more valuable than smart, hard-working and genuinely friendly people. That’s exactly why Patric Brown had such an awesome 2010, and that’s why we’ll be hearing more about him in the future, too. I’ve been interviewing artists for a long time on Audible Hype, and for 2011 I want to expand into other industry roles. Patric — known to many thousands of hip hop heads around the world as “Astroblack” — has serious experience working just about every angle, from merch to management. He dropped a lot of gems here and I’m grateful for the interview. Dig it.
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Facebook Profile Refacing: The New Way to Spamvertise
Posted by Mic King on Dec 17, 2010 | 0 Comments
The first great interview on Audible Hype was with Philadelphia “Third Renaissance” man Mic K!ng, formerly known as iCON the Mic King. As we get Audible Hype fired up for a powerful and productive 2011, there’s going to be a lot more guest content…and I’m honored to have Mic K!ng start us off. Enjoy.
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Business Survey: Production, Mixing, Mastering
Posted by Justin Boland on Oct 03, 2010 | 0 Comments
Now that Audible Hype is up and running with more readers than ever, I’m going to start doing occasional surveys again. Since most people reading this are actively making hip hop music, I want to take advantage of that opportunity and build up some data on what’s going on out there. As always, I will be sharing my findings in 2 weeks or so.
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The Soulja Boy Syndrome
Posted by Justin Boland on Sep 17, 2010 | 0 Comments
This is a follow-up to an earlier piece, Love Thy Hater, that focused on how an artist should approach negative feedback. This piece is about a bigger issue: the haters themselves.Yeah, you know…us. You and me and everyone we know. Folks, we really need to break that loop. Not only does it make us look ugly, not only does it fill our bloodstream with stress hormones that break down our cells and reduce our actual life, but it’s also Really Stupid, because we wind up accomplishing…the exact opposite of what we want. In 2010, when you hate on something using the internet, you’re only making it stronger…
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Jeff Spec on Promoting Sneakerboxxx
Posted by Justin Boland on Sep 09, 2010 | 0 Comments
I first heard of Jeff Spec back when I was in high school. A friend had come back from Vancouver and told us all about The City Planners, a DIY hip hop crew that was building their own record label out of their bedrooms and building a rep up and down the West Coast. Along with Living Legends and the good people at Heiro Emporium, this was definitely an early inspiration for me to get into hip hop and eventually found World Around. So this interview is another “full circle” moment for me: talking shop with Jeff Spec about how the game has evolved since my biggest problems were detention and finding beer for the weekend. Jeff is humble, straightforward and completely dedicated to his music. (Well, his music and his shoes.) It was a pleasure doing this interview and we wish him the best for 2011.
