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Why did we start @DiRadioCast?  Because Hip Hop grew up. #DINMN (by OnMyDI) #DS3

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Today's Bishop Lamont Mic Check 1-2-1-2:

Promotional Trailer for the song "Sodom and Gomorah" which will be released January 2, 2012 as the first single of the album "The Reformation" on Bishop Lamont's label DIOCESE ENTERTAINMENT. Check out the latest at BishopLamontTV. Another Beyond Blue Creation.

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Got a chance to catch this exclusive interview with @DaveNewYork on @diradiocast with #AfricaAllah. Listen to it now: http://j.mp/daveNYgfdi

Listen to Dave New York talk about getting his name from Biggie Smalls, his years in the entertainment industry, his opinion on the difference between rappers & real emcees and more as Africa Allah gets to know more about him.

His new single "Music's All I Got" feat @BishopLamont, @rapperbigpooh & @chali2na was produced by @astronote. Get it his music on iTunes at http://j.mp/daveNY & request it on your favorite station!

Make sure you subscribe to diradiocast.com's great podcast programming on your iPhone, iPod or iPad @ http://j.mp/DIpodcast.

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New Skool Rules Winner BAMA Hits 100,000 Downloads in 2 Weeks for "Lay Low"

Two weeks after the release of the single "Lay Low" by New Skool Rules 2011 global competition winner B.A.M.A. it hits 100,000 downloads. Get the single on iTunes now "Lay Low".

BAMA's "Lay Low" produced by Drumma Boy hits 100,000 downloads in less than 2 weeks!

Multi-platinum American producer Drumma Boy recently completed an EP with B.A.M.A., winner of the global competition with New Skool Rules. The first single “Lay Low” was officially released internationally on September 30, kicking off the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

The collaboration with producer Drumma Boy and New Skool Rules for the international “digital” talent search was launched about a year ago. The competition promised the winner a round trip ticket to Atlanta to spend 3 days in the studio with Drumma Boy to create 3 tracks. Read more....

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Vote for “Believe” on TEMPO Network's Music Voting Poll to keep seeing Julien Believe's hit single video on TEMPO's Cross Caribbean Countdown and help him reach #1 joining Caribbean recording artists like Cecile, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Tarrus Riley on the TEMPO charts.

Purchase the single "Believe" on iTunes --> http://bit.ly/JulienBLV.

Watch the "Believe" video - http://bit.ly/julienbelieveVID.

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To Sample or Not to Sample? That is the Question

Here, Damian Marley and Nas collaborate on sampling African music.

Sampling has several definitions, but the one used most commonly in music today is the practice of taking a section of previously recorded music, such as a piano run, guitar riff or a horn flourish, and inserting it into a new recording, often with some modification and in a loop. The use of samples in music can vary. Some samples are identical reproductions of a familiar section of a popular song set to a new style of music. Examples of this approach are MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This,” Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby,” and Kid Rock’s “American Badass,” which sample excerpts from Rick James’ “Superfreak,” Queen’s “Under Pressure,” and Metallica’s “Sad But True” respectively.

At the opposite end of the sampling spectrum are artists who approach the practice as a sort of musical collage, an established practice in the visual arts, where artists modify a sample, such as a change pitch or tempo, and combine it with a number of other samples to create a wholly unique sound or atmosphere. Sometimes people refer to this as “chopping samples”. DJ Premier, The Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, and Beck often use samples in this way.

For the rest of this article check out iSupport Digital Magazine's "To Sample or not to Sample".

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To Sample or Not to Sample? That is the Question

Here, Damian Marley and Nas collaborate on sampling African music.

Sampling has several definitions, but the one used most commonly in music today is the practice of taking a section of previously recorded music, such as a piano run, guitar riff or a horn flourish, and inserting it into a new recording, often with some modification and in a loop. The use of samples in music can vary. Some samples are identical reproductions of a familiar section of a popular song set to a new style of music. Examples of this approach are MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This,” Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby,” and Kid Rock’s “American Badass,” which sample excerpts from Rick James’ “Superfreak,” Queen’s “Under Pressure,” and Metallica’s “Sad But True” respectively.

At the opposite end of the sampling spectrum are artists who approach the practice as a sort of musical collage, an established practice in the visual arts, where artists modify a sample, such as a change pitch or tempo, and combine it with a number of other samples to create a wholly unique sound or atmosphere. Sometimes people refer to this as “chopping samples”. DJ Premier, The Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, and Beck often use samples in this way.

For the rest of this article check out iSupport Digital Magazine's "To Sample or not to Sample".