Any time the Grammy Award Winning, Multi Platinum Super Production Team, The Bizness is in your studio lets be clear a hit is on the way.

The Bizness took Native Instruments through the creation of Kendrick Lamar's track titled "Sherane" from his major label debut studio album "good kidd, m.A.A.d city". The session was done with Patchwerk's own Dee Brown.Check out the video and take notes!

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Some things to think about... thought we'd share.

(original article: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/)

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Over the years we've done a million and one showcases and open mics. And one of the most frustrating things used to be getting artists not to rap/sing over their vocals. Well, if you haven't heard, Jay himself made big news when he refused to continue his performance at the recent So So Def reunion concert. Apparently, it has to be the "show track" or no deal. Big-ups on that one Jay...

Checkout the video here: http://hiphopwired.com/2013/02/24/jermaine-dupri-brings-out-jay-z-at-so-so-defs-20th-anniversary-concert-video/

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These days there's a lot of blurred lines. Ask an artist what type of music they do, you'll get answers like "a lil bit of everything" or even the popular "it doesn't really fall under a genre". Right. Truth is, it does. For very real reasons, (like getting paid for instance), your record needs to fall under one of these genre classifications. Not only that, deciding exactly where you want to fall adds focus to your sound. Different isn't always about doing what no one else is doing. Often times, it's simply about doing it better, or rather, in your own unique way.


The list below is directly from Nielsen Soundscan's database. You're welcome.