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Thoughts on G14: Music, the New Frontier.

Bryan-Michael Cox — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:22 +0000

I posted this on First of December a couple of days ago. G14 I want to know your thoughts:

Earlier I tweeted: “We are in the new frontier of the music business, the old way of thinking is becoming obsolete.” And I got a couple of followers asking me to elaborate. Well, my thought process is: now the creative entities (artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, recording engineers; etc.) have more control over the music and it’s output more than ever now. The game to be in is the independent game. The traditional way of breaking artists is becoming obsolete. If you have a hit record, now you have the means to get it to the public virally. This whole game is going viral and yet the older regime of the game is still holding on the old way of thinking. People still believe that you NEED to be signed to a label when the truth is, even when you sign to a label, they are going to expect YOU to get YOU hot anyway. The first questions they’re going to ask are: “What is your twitter follwing looking like?” or “What’s your youtube following looking like?” And they don’t have an understanding of new media at all. If they did, the way that they go about breaking artists should be different. Why am I paying so much money to get my song played on the radio when the majority of people are now discovering new music online? Why am I paying so much for a video when there are artists who are gaining momentum without having to spend a 10th of what the labels spend? And finally, why am I paying so much to get the record mixed and mastered when it’s going to be reduced down to mp3 form and the compression on it is going to make sound like every other record. My point is: WE HAVE THE POWER. The creative people have the power! So let’s execute it. Stop sitting around and hoping for a label to sign you or for a producer to discover you. Get on your grind and put your music out there to the public. Sure, it’s not sexy but in order to get to the sexy you have to work and by work that means more than just making the record. Do your research, get online and find out ways to market and promote your music. Move into the new frontier of music.

G14 Radio (@G14Radio) Presents Lil Ray (@itslilraypeople) on Real Talk

Cory McClanahan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:30 +0000

G14 RADIO PRESENTS LIL RAY FROM SLIM THUG’S BOSSHOGG OUTLAWZ/ EPIC MUSIC GROUP!

7PM CST 8PM EST 5PM PST

SHOW LINK: h ttp://tobtr.com/s/2832289

CALL FOR QUESTIONS, OR TO LISTEN/PARTICIPATE!! Mixtapes pt 2 760-913-4119

G14: @itslilraypeople

Twitter: @itslilraypeople

iCrossing Announces Co-Branding Relationship with Jermaine Dupri and Global14.com

JD — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:19:41 +0000

NEW YORK. – Feb 08, 2012Music Mogul to Appear at Social Media Week with iCrossing

iCrossing, a global digital marketing agency, announced today that the agency has formed a relationship with Jermaine Dupri to help the music mogul build a connected brand for Global 14, his online lifestyle community. To kick off the co-branding relationship, Dupri, iCrossing Chief Strategy Officer Adam Lavelle, and Esquire Senior Editor Richard Dorment will appear on a Social Media Week panel, “Jermaine Dupri: Building a Community,” on February 13 at 3:00 p.m. at Hearst Tower in New York City. The event is free to those who register athttp://socialmediaweek.org/newyork/hub/art/

Dupri has established a successful career as a hip-hop artist, producer, songwriter, author and CEO of So So Def Recordings, which he founded in 1989. He has collaborated with artists such as Usher, Mariah Carey and Nelly. In 2011, Dupri launched Global 14, which consists of more than 30,000 members sharing common interests across 1,100 groups ranging from fashion to hip-hop and R&B.

To build awareness for Global 14, iCrossing has provided search marketing and social media counsel, and is collaborating with Dupri on activities such as the creation of original video content. iCrossing is relying on expertise from its Live Media Studio, the industry’s first-ever resource dedicated to real-time marketing.

At Social Media Week, Dupri, Lavelle and Dorment will discuss how Global 14 has rapidly become a popular destination for people who live their lives with style, and Dupri will share his vision for growing Global 14 into an advertising alternative to Facebook. “Global 14 is about redefining the meaning of online friends as members of diverse groups who share their interests and care about each other, instead of just accumulating Followers and Likes,” Dupri said. “Anyone who joins Global 14 knows I’m the most active participant, whether I’m responding to members personally or sharing myself with you.”

He indicated that his personal management of Global 14 is one way the site differentiates itself from other social destinations. “I treat Global 14 members as friends, not followers,” he said. “On Global 14, I’m sharing my personal life authentically, just as you share your life with me.”

David Deal, vice president of marketing for iCrossing, said, “A relationship with Jermaine Dupri helps iCrossing capitalize on the convergence of entertainment, technology, and branding that is occurring in the marketplace. At a time when Fortune 500 companies are acting as partners to musicians, iCrossing has an opportunity to help build a connected brand in an imaginative way.”

About iCrossing:

iCrossing is a global digital marketing agency that combines talent and technology to help world-class brands find and connect with their customers. The company blends best-in-class digital marketing services – including paid search, search engine optimization, Web development, social media, mobile, research and analytics – to create integrated digital marketing programs that engage consumers and drive ROI. iCrossing’s client base includes such recognized brands as The LEGO Group, Epson America and Toyota, and 40 Fortune 500 companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, MasterCard and FedEx. Headquartered in New York, the company has 750 employees in 18 offices globally. iCrossing is a unit of Hearst Corporation, one of the nation’s largest diversified media companies. For more information, please visit www.icrossing.com.

BRANDON HINES “YES YOU ARE” ARTWORK

JD — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:56:03 +0000

IN NY AND JUST RECEIVED THE FULL ARTWORK TO BRANDON HINES NEW SINGE “YES YOU ARE”

Beat Battle 2012 – The Tournament TRAILER

JD — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:12:25 +0000

AMAZING !!!! THESE KIDS ARE DOING SOME INCREDIBLE SHIT

Crush (@only1crush) Twenty4seven Magazine (@TWENTY4SEVENMAG) Interview for G14 radio (@G14Radio)

Cory McClanahan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:16 +0000

Our very own Crush had an interview with TWENTY4SEVEN Magazine the Superbowl XLVI ISSUE were she discuss Global14 and as well how Global14 radio all came together.

Website: twenty4sevenmagazine.com

Forget $100B! Facebook could soon be worth $200B

JD — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:45:18 +0000

200 BILLION DAMN!!!!

This is a revised version of a story that appeared on CNET earlier today; it is republished with permission.

For all the naysaying about Facebook, that it’s a flash in the pan and such, there are very few that say that “social” is going away.

Facebook has defined the social era of computing — and the companies that defined the previous eras of computing each command market values of $200 billion or more.
Facebook should get there, too.

IBM kicked off the mainframe era of computing and to this day is the leader in big enterprise computers and services. Microsoft was an early leader in personal computer software and now dominates microprocessor based desktops and servers. And after joining the scrum at the tail end of the dotcom boom of the 1990s, Google emerged as the leader of the Internet era of computing, amassing huge market share and most of Internet advertising’s profits.

While many still think of Apple as a computer company, it’s not. It’s reinvented itself as the leader of the mobile era of computing. Three quarters of Apple’s revenues are now from the iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and it is in the process of re-creating the Mac as a mobile computer with the MacBook Air. Apple, as the leader of the mobile era of computing, is now valued at an astounding $400 billion plus.

Given the history of IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Apple, which led the mainframe/minicomputer, personal computer, Internet, and mobile eras of computing respectively, it is not that much of a stretch that Facebook, as the company that defines the social era of computing, will be right up there with them. Each of these eras has produced prodigious revenue and earnings, and as Facebook’s S1 filing shows, social is already well on its way to stellar revenue and earnings, making the bulk of its money the way Google does, through advertising.

The leaders of each era have managed to lock in a generation of users ranging from business datacenters, PC operating systems and applications, and the portal by which people search. Facebook’s social graph will be just as persistent. While other niche social networks will emerge, most of us aren’t going to switch.

Of course, Facebook’s current revenue and earnings do not justify such a valuation, but Facebook is still young and doubtless will figure out plenty of ways to make more money, including selling valuable new ad units such as sponsored stories against its increasing number of mobile users. As long as it continues on its existing trajectory, the leader of the social era of computing will join the $200 billion club.

Or — dare I suggest? — the $400 billion club.

Soul Train Line Super Love Skyy

JD — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:34 +0000

THANK YOU DON, AND MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE

Bon Rappetite – The World’s First Hip Hop Restaurant

JD — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:50:55 +0000

HOW YOU GONE OPEN A HIP HOP RESTAURANT IN MY CITY AND DONT HAVE A JD DISH SMH!

Based in Atlanta, Bon Rappetite is the ‘world’s first hip hop restaurant’. While the menu dishes look rather normal – good, but normal – it is the naming of the dishes that distinguishes Bon Rappetite from other restaurants. From Big Boi-led Shrimp, Creme Puff Daddies, Salt N Pepa Crusted Tilapia, Chili Akon Carne, Roastface Killah to Wu Tang Clams, they got it all. An interesting and fun idea – would we want to eat there? We are not sure, but we enjoy the ironic take on things.

Bow Wow (@Bowwow) Underrated Track List

Cory McClanahan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:31:14 +0000

Here is the track listing for Bow Wow’s upcoming album Underrated.