Category: Interview
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@SteveStoute Talks “The Tanning of America” With Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Jimmy Iovine & Lady Gaga (Video)
Photo: HuffPo Steve Stoute’s new book The Tanning of America: How Hip Hop Created A Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy will be available everywhere tomorrow September 8. In addition to the new book, Steve Stoute has teamed up…
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September 2011 Web Featured Artist Interview: @FelonyFame (aka Propane Fame)
<br> Over the past three years I’ve had the opportunity to interview artists from different places, however I’ve never had the chance to speak with someone with roots in New Jersey. Felony Fame (aka Propane Fame) is originally from Newark, New Jersey and was raised in North Carolina. In researching Propane Fame for our talk,…
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@Pitbull Talks Business, Empowerment & Building His Brand At @HR360Summit (Video)
Here’s a side of Pitbull fans rarely have the opportunity to see; to watch him talk business and how he grew his brand. Enrique Arbelaez of XL Alliance recently interviewed Pitbull following his speech at the Hispanic Retail 360 Summit in La Jolla, California late last month. Durning their talk, Pitbull explains why empowering the…
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@9thWonderMusic Interview w/ @Randy_Roper & @HipHopWired Part 2 (Video)
Has anyone defined what "putting on" means? In part two of Randy Roper and HipHopWired.com’s interview with 9th Wonder, he talks about the requirements of being a part of his "program" (i.e. signed to his label), which includes a work every day work ethic and not getting on Twitter and saying stupid stuff, the JAMLA army,…
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@9thWonderMusic Interview w/ @Randy_Roper & @HipHopWired Part 1 (Video)
Randy over at The Block had the opportunity to interview Grammy award winning producer 9th Wonder for HipHopWired.com. During part 1 of their chat 9th Wonder talks about how he feels when other producers bite his style of production, why producers can’t just make records anymore, the pressures of being a top producer in the…
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@AlLindstromcom Presents Lenny S. Part 2 (Video)
In part 2 of AlLindstrom’s sit down with Def Jam A&R Lenny Santiago, he talks about working with different label executives such as LA Reid, Lyor Cohen and Jay-Z. Lenny S. also breaks down why Watch The Throne will revolutionize the game, how competition motivates him to do better, his work on Neyo, Jeezy and Fabulous’ new upcoming…
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@Xerox CEO Ursula Burns Gives Career Advice (Video)
Recently, President Obama selected Xerox CEO Ursula Burns to be one of the leaders of the White House’s national STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program. Ursula Burns does not work in a hip hop related industry, however she’s one of my favorite business women and I love following technology trends. In this video, she…
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@AlLindstrom.com Presents Lenny S. Part 1 (Video)
Allindstrom.com recently sat down with Def Jam A&R Lenny Santiago. During the interview, he talks about his beginnings at Bad Boy Records, why he left Bad Boy at the height of its popularity and headed over to Roc-A-Fella Records, his transition to A&R at Def Jam, what makes Jay-Z an excellent businessman plus more. Part 2 is…
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HipHopSite.com (@DJPizzoHHS) Interviews @RealTalibKweli (Video)
DJ Pizzo, co-founder of HipHopSite.com, sat down with Talib Kweli recently for a two part interview. In this 2nd video, Talib Kweli discusses his Prisoner of Conscious LP, talks about his album, Habits Of The Heart album with Res (good to hear she has more new material on the way), and the Black Star reunion album.