Hip-Hop superproducer Just Blaze took to Periscope to record himself being racially profiled by the police on Thursday. He started off by tweeting about the incident following a live-stream of the incident on periscope. https://twitter.com/JustBlaze/status/751149158887727104 https://twitter.com/JustBlaze/status/751156188130213888 The producer says in the video, “The first thing out of his [the officer’s] mouth was ‘Is your car legit?’ […]
Producer Says Urban Music Is Destroying Black Youth via Financial Juneteenth Grammy Award winning producer/song-writer Carvin Haggins talks about the changes that have been seen in music on the radio. Haggins says that as he listens to the music on public airwaves, he’s finding that the songs he hears are “disrespectful,” “degrading” and “tearing our children down.” He says that as a parent and concerned citizen, someone has to speak out about the music being promoted which has the common theme of “sex, murder, drugs, kill, drinking.” He says that these kinds of themes are unacceptable, and concerned citizens should mobilize to stop it. He has created a campaign with the hashtag #RageAgainstTheRatchet, to bring awareness to this very serious problem. Carvin says that he feels that music should uplift you and make you feel good. He compares it to old school artists like Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and James Brown. The singer is concerned about the fact that this kind of uplifting music is no longer being created today, and has been replaced by something more sinister. He says that as a song writer, he once leaned toward ways that he could improve upon the work done by his predecessors, but those days are no more, since young artists today don’t have any productive music to relate to. Haggins feels that the black community overlooks the music, to our detriment. He also says that those who feel that the music is just “young people’s stuff” are wrong, since many of the artists spitting out the music are over the age of 35. He says that even though artists have the right to produce negative music, they should not be allowed to do so on public radio that children can hear for free. The Financial Juneteenth lesson from this story is that most of the music produced today is created to make a profit by continuously feeding off of the growing black American appetite for destructive dysfunction. Shows like “Love & Hip-Hop” prey on the worst within the black community, making millions for executives who don’t have to deal with the fallout of these cultural norms in their own neighborhoods. Because they don’t have to deal with the chaos occurring in urban communities across America, many of these executives are fine with promoting toxic culture to black children. But make no mistake about it, it’s going to destroy a large segment of the next generation.
Veteran producer says pressure, crime and lack of opportunity in crime-ridden Chicago have helped fuel back-and-forth between the MCs. By Rob Markman Chief Keef and Lupe Fiasco Photo: WireImage/Getty Images
Whitney Houston will be returning to the big screen for the first time in years in the remake of the 1970′s classic movie “Sparkle.” Jordin Sparks and Tika Sumpter co-star beside Whitney who plays their mother. Whitney’s previous movies include “The Preachers Wife” and “The Bodyguard.” She and Jordin sat down with “ET” where she says “I got a call from my partner Debra Martin and she said, ‘You’re not gonna believe this, but Sparkle ‘s been picked up and they want to do a film.’ She was immediately down for the project! Whitney and Jordin have a tender chemistry on camera. Whitney clearly adores Jordin. “She speaks for herself—the face, the smile, the innocence, the love for music, the love for singing. Her personality just being Jordin and transferring that to Sparkle, it was not a hard transition” said Houston. “Sparkle” Producer Says Aaliyah Was Originally Cast In The Lead R. Kelly & Cee Lo Added To “Sparkle” Remake
‘It gives her a whole new look and it shows how creative I am,’ Grammy-nominated producer says of Cannibal singer. By Jayson Rodriguez Bangladesh Photo: MTV News Producer Bangladesh ‘s biggest break came when he powered Lil Wayne ‘s “A Milli.” Then he upped the ante on Weezy’s recent release “6 Foot 7 Foot.” So, what does the Grammy-nominated beatsmith have in store for the new year? More of the same, actually. Bangladesh hopes to continue his genre-bending ways, whether it’s lending rock-leaning sensibilities to Lil Wayne or injecting a pop star’s work with edgy hip-hop drums. He and Dr. Luke (Britney Spears, Pink, Katy Perry) recently worked together on Ke$ha’s “Sleazy,” from her Cannibal LP. “I met Luke through a mutual friend, so it was like me walking into a stranger’s house,” Bangladesh told MTV News. “I really didn’t know what to expect. But it was all love. It was kind of like the roles were reversed, like I was the biggest producer and he just had a couple of hits. Once I saw how he felt about me, I was like man, I might be the truth. [ He laughs. ]” After hitting it off, they joined forces for “Sleazy,” the first of many collaborations Bangladesh is shooting for with the “Tik Tok” star. “That’s a good look, because it gives her a whole new look and it shows how creative I am,” he explained. “It shows how music is changing. And it shows that I’m kind of the changer behind it. The leader. I’m trying to mix the different genres where it’s still convincing, like, I believe them doing this.” Related Artists Ke$ha Lil Wayne
