Why is NY Terrestrial Radio Scared to Break New Artist?

Hey Dolls,

I had a insightful conversation with one of my dear friends today about music, life and the future of Hip Hop. What struck me the most during that chat was how supportive southern states are when it comes to new emerging artists. New York on the other hand is one of those states that only accepts you after someone else gives you the "Yea you Poppin" stamp! It's what I call "dick-riding" in this industry. To me this is one of the reasons terrestrial radio is failing. That and the lack of good on air talent but I'll touch on that in a minute.

It's common for unsigned artists to promote themselves via the web such as myspace, twitter, youtube, etc. But to get noticed from just those avenues of branding is amazing! Will it ever happen in New York? Would a normal New Yorker just walk up to a random person from recognizing them on the web for their talents give a compliment or lend a hand to help in some way? Not likely! I don't know why this state is so bent up on keeping one another down. It's too stressful. Look at the state of New York Hip Hop. You have northern rappers such as 50 Cent and Eminem whose sole purpose is to destroy other northern rappers to get to the top. Then you have the southern artists such as Jeezy, T.I, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Ludacris, etc who all embrace each other. This is why Hip Hop in the south is so affluent. People open your eyes and see this game for what it is and work it to your best advantage.

I for one am a big supporter for Internet radio. Not because I host a show, The Industry Takeover every Saturday 12pm-2pm, on PNCRADIO.fm but because it gives the on air personalities and DJ's the chance to help emerging artists out by letting their music be heard in a regular rotation. We have the luxury of doing so with out Program Directors and Music Coordinators telling us what we have to play, when we have to play it, and who we can have on the show as guests.

I been in love with HIP HOP for as long as I can remember and I will be damned if I take part the DESTRUCTION of HIP HOP!

PNCRADIO Live Stream at SoleFood NYC

Hey Dolls,


Yesterday I hosted my radio show , The Industry Takeover, on PNCRADIO.FM live from The Source and SoleFood NYC Back 2 School Block Party. This event was for the kids so they can fave fun before school begins, score free gifts, and enjoy some good music. I even gave away some G-Force giveaways to the kiddies. I had so much fun.

DJ John Black was on the turntables, while The Source Magazine gave aways some special Swag Bags that included Michael Jackson Cd's, T-Shirts, and their newest issue to the winners. However, everyone who came out to the event received gift bags with the August and July 2009 Source issues and a Barack Obama t-shirt. Later on in the event there was a raffle giveaway by SoleFood NYC and The Source Magazine. Raffle winners got some of the best gifts. Three lucky people won a cardboard poster size of a special addition MJ cover, and SoleFood NYC gave aways some customized sneakers.

There was a dope breakin dancing crew there called the Full Circle Cadets. They put on an awesome show and even tried to teach some of the kids the basics of Breakin. There was this one cute little boy who danced his tail off, from MJ moves, to breaking. He put on his own show.

I even bumped into a few friends, Mike G from The Source, all my PNC heads, Harrabic Tubman, G.O.D, & DJ Vega Benneton (Show N Prove Radio), Don Will, Von Pea & Che Grand (Lessondary Radio), and J.Arch, FT & Musicman (Push Radio). This event was also great for networking!

Take a look at the pictures below: