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Death Row Records Made a Christmas Album?

Authored by Scott Goldberg on December 20, 2006 - 5:37am.
At a Christmas decorating party I recently attended, the host played a homemade holiday compilation disc. When I realized within the opening stanza of the first song that it was not Alvin & The Chipmunks but The Beatles, I was surprised, though less so than I was for the songs that followed. Soon there was Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Christina Aguilera, Kurtis Blow, Whitney Houston, and a tune from Phil Specter’s album, “A Christmas Gift to You”. But then came a moment of surprise similar to taking a sip of water from a straw only to find a Jack & Coke. Silky smooth over the stereo came the one and only Snoop Dogg, singing a song called, “Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto.”
tags: Music | Commerce | Rap | Retail | Hip Hop | Holidays | Scott Goldberg | Death Row Records | Christmas |

Report: Rap/Hip-Hop Most Popular Ringtones; Women Lead All Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2006 - 4:03pm.
Port Washington, N.Y. - The U.S. ringtone market is currently led by the rap/hip-hop genre, which accounted for 23% of all ringtone downloads in July, a month during which women downloaded 53% of all ringtones, according to a report from NPD Group. The next most-popular musical ringtone genres for the month were rock (17%), pop (11%) and alternative (8%). The report also found that younger consumers were more likely to download ringtones, as 26% were 13-17 and 22% were 18-24. "While price plays a role in the decision whether to download, it's only a small part of the mix," said NPD Group's Neil Strother. "Since younger consumers often choose clothing and other external accoutrements to help define who they are, ringtones are just another way of making a personal -- and audible -- mark on their environment."
tags: Mobile | Mobile Music | Marketing | Downloads | Music | Reports | Ringtones | Hip-Hop | Rap |

VH1 Launches Online Content to Discover Hip-Hop Talent

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 19, 2006 - 12:40pm.
New York - VH1 announced on Wednesday an online content to find undiscovered hip-hop talent.
tags: Video | TV | Music | VH1 | Hip-Hop | Rap | Talent | UGC | Freestyle 59 |

LiveDigital.com Launches "Spitcam" Web Rapper Battle Tournament

Authored by dmw on April 27, 2006 - 7:19am.
Los Angeles - LiveDigital.com on Thursday announced the launch of a freestyle rap "battle" tournament that will take place via webcam. Amateur rappers can submit a 60-second video of their emcee skills, and site visitors will then vote on their favorites, with the winner taking a $1,000 prize. The Spitcam competition will be hosted by Jin the Emcee, who appears regularly on BET's "106 & Park".
tags: Launches | Internet | Video | Music | LiveDigital.com | Rap | Contests | Webcam |