Category archives: Hip-Hop

1 Dead, 3 Wounded During Nipsey Hussle Funeral Procession, As ‘Senseless’ Violence Continues

One person died and three others were wounded during the 25 mile funeral procession for beloved LA rapper and activist Nipsey Hustle, as it wound its way through Los Angeles Thursday. Earlier in the day, 21,000 fans and supporters filled The Staples Center for his memorial. “We must stop this,”…

Lil Nas X And The Question: Who Defines What A Genre Sounds Like

Lil Nas X’s breakout smash "Old Town Road" was recently yanked from Billboard’s country charts, despite the songs massive success, owing to the song’s alleged failure to sufficiently embrace the genre defining elements of country music. Consequently, this raises the question: who gets to define what a genre sounds like?…

Point Blank Launch First Ever FL Studio Course – Sign Up Now!

We are excited to reveal that we are expanding our diverse range of courses by adding FL Studio to our roster of programmes. Our first ever FL course will take place on 8th June at our studios on 26 Orsman Road, London, N1 5QJ and run from 11-6pm for two days over the weekend. The intensive course will explore all of FL […]

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Point Blank Unveil New Live Sessions Series Showcasing Student Talent – Watch Now!

Today we proudly present the first instalment of our brand new termly series, Point Blank Live Sessions. Point Blank Live Sessions was created to showcase the amazing student talents on offer at our London school and display the wealth of different creative skillsets, genres and stylistic art forms we host here. If you’d like to learn more […]

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Join Us for the Next Open House at Point Blank LA w/ Sweatson Klank: March 14

We’re back with another PBLA Open House event at our gorgeous location at Mack Sennett Studios in LA. Point Blank Los Angeles will be open to the public on the evening of Thursday, 14 March from 7pm at Mack Sennett Studios, 1215 Bates Avenue, LA, giving anyone curious about our LA school the chance to get […]

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Listen to Our Valentine’s Day Playlist: 21 Savage, Sega Bodega, Octavian & More

This Valentine’s Day we’ve decided to share the love by putting together a playlist of all our favourite love songs. There are nostalgic classics from the likes of Zapp & Roger, Nelly, and Nirvana as well as some newer cuts from Octavian, Sega Bodega, 21 Savage and more. Our blend of tracks beats rapidly between UKG anthems, sadboy […]

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Join Us for A Special PBLA Guest Artist Masterclass with DiViNCi

We’re very pleased to announce that hip-hop producer and live performer DiViNCi will be joining us at Point Blank LA for a masterclass which will see him demonstrate his unique production skills using Ableton and MPC hardware. During the event, DiViNCi will demonstrate how he starts a track from scratch and discuss his techniques on developing ideas […]

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Kanye West Sues Roc-a-Fella, Def Jam, UMG, EMI and More

Kanye West has filed a pair of lawsuits against EMI Music Publishing and Roc-a-Fella Records, UMG Recordings, Def Jam and merchandiser Bravado International Group in an apparent attempt to free himself of all contractual obligations. The complaints were filed on Friday (January 25) in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to…