Mr. “I invented the remix” aka “P. Twitty” aka “take that take that” has released a free Last Train To Paris iPhone App and not a moment too soon with Diddy’s 6th album, Last Train To Paris, due September 22nd.
The app includes an interesting, interactive development process which sets the stage for a summer update:
“Users [...]

Every now and then I get tempted into actually formulating some fore-sights aka Miss Cleo type predictions. This time, the preparations for my Digipendent Artist Summit in San Francisco, everyone I speak with keeps asking me what the future trends are that the mainstream doesnt yet know about. So those inquiries have inspired me t0 share a few key trends with [...]

The rapper recently posted a $1 million bond to be freed to house arrest after authorities claimed he left his home on several occasions though he’s not supposed to.
Now, with years passing by as he battles to remain free from a life sentence, C-Murder (real name: Corey Miller) is struggling to fund his defense. So, [...]

EMI has quietly launched Your SoundCheck, “an exclusive online research community of people with a passion for music”. This new extension of an initiative which began in December with the relaunch of EMI.com will be gathering data about how people discover and purchase music.

 
Email invites began going out Friday to some registered users of EMI.com [...]

Props to Hypebot

Google Adds Music Service in China. WMG, Sony & Universal on board.
SeeqPod Files For Bankrupcy
MySpace Goes Local
Online Listening Replacing Music Aqusition
Kyle Bylin:The Death of the CD-Release Complex
Exploring Free Music -

Essay – FREE!: The Kind of Music Nobody Wants To Own
Kevin Kelly: “Sell things that can’t be copied.”
“Free” Thinkers – Industry Insiders [...]

Since P.Twitty, my bad…I mean Diddy is so focused on conquering Twitter (He currently has more followers than anyone in hip-hop), you might as welll have a lil fun while he’s doin’ it. If you play by the rules, no one gets hurt!  Man, I love college.
 

Props: YN

Universal Music’s Somali-Canadian artist K’Naan announced that he is collaborating with his fans to assemble a new version of his song “People Like Me” from their tweets on Twitter. The contest officially started on April 1st and consists of K’Naan inviting his Twitter followers to download the special instrumental version of the song, created specially for [...]

“While this year marks the 20th anniversary of Fight The Power, I’d like to point to a lesser known commemoration from ten years back, when Public Enemy left Def Jam and entered the world of digital distribution.
About a year before, in 1998, smack dab in the middle of Public Enemy headlining the Smokin’ Grooves tour, [...]

In todays new music economy it is essential that you have a firm understanding in these following areas:
 
In the words of the late great Cristopher Wallace, “ If you dont know , now you know nigga”

The Funkman’s 13 Point Stimulus Program
Wow, I’m even happier than I would have expected to hear news of Del The Funky Homosapien’s plans to drop a free album and go on tour.
Look for the free release of Funkman on April 7th at delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com with tour dates starting April 8th.
Based on the podium in the above [...]