-New Music Biz!

Its a new day. Buying music has become the exception and not the rule, and though personally I pay for my music, statistics show and prove that the complete demise of album sales is inevitable. Social networking sites such as facebook and myspace offer a free service while selling millions of dollars in ad space, so in my opinion its about time hip-hop took a page from that book and depended on itself as its savior. Oh yeah and since it seems to be the major labels who are responsible for compromising and corrupting our music and culture let's pay homage to industry rule #4080 by just cutting them out all together.

So my new formula for the music biz is a win-win situation for all parties involved. In a nutshell,offering free album downloads on the websites of the artists and/or labels you cut out the music pirates by beating them at their own game.This formula won't effect release dates and since the consumers' loyalty doesn't lie with the pirates it will allow artists to use the site traffic to sell ad space. This new formula will also allow indie labels flourish once again.

-Specs of the web site include:
>Free album downloads
>Better access to songs released between albums
>Ad space
>Social networking community
>Album feedback space
>Online listening parties
>Tour dates
>Concert tickets available for purchase
>Tour footage sold in DVD form
>Infamous ringtones available for purchase
>Artists paraphernalia available for purchase

-Labels and/or artists benefits
>Less reliant on album sales
>Less pressure from the label
>More focus on the quality of the music
>No money spent in distribution
>Money made in ads
>Music reaches broader audience
>Artists books more shows
>Less dependent on major labels
>Cut out pirates
>Onus put on artists to be more supportive of newer artists

-Consumer benefits
>Convenience
>Less risk of virus infection when downloading music (since these are not just shared files)
>Music released after album is more accessible
>Better music quality

This is just a rough idea open to suggestions so feel free to Leave your 2Cents!

-What is the Sneaker Culture?

In a nutshell the sneaker culture is simply the lifestyle surrounding the love and appreciation for kicks, but there's much more depth beyond the surface. Like many cultures there are points of origin responsible for helping to shape and mold the sneaker culture. Sneakers started as necessary accessories for basketball and skateboarding, but after the emergence of hip-hop and the NBA's infamous ban of the Air Jordan 1 added a sense of style and rebellion, what started as a trend and a hobby quickly transformed into a culture. The culture as we know it today is made up of 9 main elements in which keep it alive and well. These elements are as follows:

-Hip- Hype?

A sub-genre of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hype is the craze which usually follows the recent success of a new musical sound or style where artist try to take advantage of its popularity by emulating the sound or style in order to make money and/or to become or stay relevant. (i.e. crank dat, autotune, etc.)