Should Desiigner Be Sued for Ripping Off Future?

Menace, the producer behind Desiigner’s hit ‘Panda,’ claimed that Future and Mike Dean have sued over the song.  Future denied the allegations. Speaking with The Fader about rapper Future, Brooklyn rapper Desiigner praised his creativity. “I actually laugh at it, there’s nothing to get upset about.  I compliment the man about his creativity. I think […]

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Should Desiigner Be Sued for Ripping Off Future?

Menace, the producer behind Desiigner’s hit ‘Panda,’ claimed that Future and Mike Dean have sued over the song.  Future denied the allegations. Speaking with The Fader about rapper Future, Brooklyn rapper Desiigner praised his creativity. “I actually laugh at it, there’s nothing to get upset about.  I compliment the man about his creativity. I think […]

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Google Built a Radio Service Just for the Samsung Galaxy S8

Siding with Samsung, Google has offered an exclusive radio service for Galaxy S8 users.  Yet, other users have quickly circumvented the ‘Galaxy S8-only’ feature. Following a long history of partnerships with Samsung, Google has launched a Galaxy S8-only radio service feature.  Reserved just for S8 and S8+ users, the search giant recently rolled out a […]

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Google Built a Radio Service Just for Samsung Galaxy S8

Siding with Samsung, Google has offered an exclusive radio service for Galaxy S8 users.  Yet, other users have quickly circumvented the ‘Galaxy S8-only’ feature. Following a long history of partnerships with Samsung, Google has launched a Galaxy S8-only radio service feature.  Reserved just for S8 and S8+ users, the search giant recently rolled out a […]

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Spotify Introduces a Brand New Feature: Payola

To better match individual songs with listeners’ preferences, Spotify will add a “Sponsored Songs” feature to its free tier.  But is that just streaming payola? To better monetize their free tier, Spotify is testing their new ‘Sponsored Songs’ feature.  The move will allow brands to put their ads in popular playlists, which sounds fine.  But […]

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Spotify Introduces a Brand New Feature: Payola

To better match individual songs with listeners’ preferences, Spotify will add the “Sponsored Songs” feature to its free tier.  Yet, does this move violate federal laws that explicitly prohibit payola schemes? To better monetize their free tier, Spotify is reportedly testing their new ‘Sponsored Songs’ feature.  The move will allow not only brands to put […]

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Tupac Shakur Actually Uses an iPhone In ‘All Eyez on Me’

Tupac Shakur, always ahead of his time, carried an iPhone, among other things, according to All Eyez On Me. To celebrate what would’ve been Tupac Shakur’s 46th birthday, Lionsgate-Codeblack released All Eyez On Me.  The film purports to tell “true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet, and activist Tupac Shakur.”  Yet, despite its […]

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WAIT: Did Tupac Shakur Just Use an iPhone In ‘All Eyez on Me’?

Tupac Shakur was always ahead of his time.  But did he actually carry an iPhone 7 in All Eyez On Me? To celebrate what would’ve been Tupac Shakur’s 46th birthday, Lionsgate-Codeblack released All Eyez On Me.  The film purports to tell “true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet, and activist Tupac Shakur.” The movie […]

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Racist Band Names Are Protected Free Speech, Supreme Court Says…

Now you can have whatever racist band name you want!  The Supreme Court says so, thanks to a challenge by ‘The Slants’. The Supreme Court just dropped a seriously anti-PC decision this morning.  And you have the band ‘The Slants’ to thank for it.  So who are The Slants?  Well, they’re a group a Asian-Americans […]

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After A Decade In The Works, The Jimi Hendrix Park Finally Opens

Following delays and ballooning costs, the Jimi Hendrix Park finally opened in the singer’s hometown of Seatlle. Seattle first broke ground on the Jimi Hendrix park three years ago.  First planned to be opened by 2012, the project faced a series of lengthy and costly delays.  Now, the park has finally opened its doors. The […]

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