Steve Stoute, the marketing go-to-guy in the industry and head of Translation Advertising (which he runs with Jay-Z), sits down to discuss what’s the latest for Translation, the deals he brokered for Mary J. Blige, and marketing deals with Jay-Z and 50 Cent.As one of Forbe’s Top 40 under 40, Stoute continues to push hip-hop [...]
Snoop Dogg x Forbes. All these recent interviews of hip-hop stars on money and business related news shows just proves my point that the hip-hop artist is transitioning more and more into the hip-hop business man within pop culture and using music as the leverage point. In this interview with Forbes Snoop gives insight on [...]
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Jermaine Dupri x Nu Pop Movement. Readers know we tend to hate on Jermaine Dupri…but that’s all in the past now. First I give him mad props for hitting the press circuit and really pushing how much social media has helped his own business and hip-hop in general. He’s becoming a positive spokesperson for the [...]
Pharrell x Visvim. Some how Pharrell finds the time to do all of these collaborations and still make music. The latest here is with Japanese brand Visvim for an outerwear collection called Moncler V designed by Pharrell. The collection features an assortment of all-black jackets, and includes a “pacifist” version of the bulletproof jacket (pictured) [...]
Black Eyed Peas x Victoria’s Secret. Some hip-hop purists say BEP killed true hip-hop and music in general. While it’s hard for us at WoooHa to disagree with that, we can’t deny the branding power they have generated with mainstream Corporate America. “Hip” enough to be considered cool but “safe” enough for the suit and [...]
What better way to celebrate the Holidays than with Snoop Dogg and The Source. Snoop graces the cover of the Holiday double-issue as he promotes the upcoming Malice In Wonderland album. Similar Posts:MUSIC VIDEO: Snoop Dogg - "Snoop State of Mind" Snoop Dogg makes mini-movie for "Malice in Wonderland" 50 Cent on cover of XXL Magazine Snoop signs record [...]
50 Cent x FUSE. In this interview with FUSE, 50 claims he has all of us hip-hop bloggers figured out and that everyone just follows each other. Too bad he doesn't show what blogs he is talking about in the clip but most of the time artists go after blogs is when they get disappointing [...]
Lupe Fiasco x History Channel. Lupe has been taking on some interesting projects ranging from his recent street wear associations, the HP Summit the Summit program and now he will be featured in the History Channel doc “The People’s History of the United States.” Pic above is with the director of the film.According to the [...]
Jermaine Dupri continues his push as unofficial hip-hop spokesperson for social media in this Fox Business News interview. In it he talks about how social media helped him save money and make sound business decisions. Good interview to see that Facebook and Twitter don’t just suck your time away but can actually be beneficial to [...]
I love how the big artists get trailers for their upcoming albums like they were movies. Jimmy and Interscope have a cash cow on their hands with Gaga so why not spend some of those marketing dollars eh? Actually Iovine might have to shift some media budget over to her costume budget. Who knows what [...]
The fine folks over at DigitizedHipHop.com recently interviewed me, Scott Yeti, where we got into all things including my background, marketing and branding in hip-hop, the future of artist business deals, power of blogs and a whole mess more. Head over to their site for the full interview. Props again to the Digitized Hip Hop [...]
Michael Jackson x My DNA Fragrances. No offense to MJ but who in their right mind would want the DNA of a deceased person sprayed all over their body? Not me. But in case that’s your thing then we have just the product for you. Apparently a company called My DNA Fragrances will be introducing [...]
Dame Dash x Roc-A-Fella. We give Dame a hard time but we also give him mad respect for his business mentality and hustle. In this interview he finally gets a little open and honest about the rise and fall of his R0c-A-Fella empire that he built with Jay-Z. Most humble and open I have heard [...]
Lupe Fiasco x Hewlett Packard. Here is the third episode of Lupe’s adventures climbing Kilimanjaro as part of HP’s Summit on Summit campaign. Together with Kenna this series of shorts documents their trials and tribulations as they prepare to climb one of the world’s tallest mountains.Similar Posts:VIDEO: Lupe Fiasco x Hewlett Packard laptop commercialVIDEO: Lupe [...]
Single off his upcoming Malice In Wonderland album which will be the first off his new Priority deal. Video includes clips from the movie that will be included in the CD. Via: 2DopeBoyzSimilar Posts:Snoop Dogg makes mini-movie for “Malice in Wonderland”MUSIC VIDEO: Snoop Dogg – “Snoop State of Mind”VIDEO: Snoop Dogg Promotes New Album on [...]
In a undisclosed multi-million dollar distribution deal, MTV Networks has acquired the exclusive U.S. TV rights to the MJ documentary This Is It. As part of the deal all MTV sister networks including VH1, BET and Palladia will have rights to air the film in its entirety.This is not a surprising move for the music [...]
Wale x DJ Hero. Wale gives some insight into playing the game and his thoughts behind having his own music featured in such a prominent gaming event. Make sure to enter our DJ Hero contest now for a chance to win the game on Wii. In the meantime Wale can use all the PR he [...]
50 Cent x The Tonight Show. 50 kicked off his Before I Self Destruct media tour with an appearance and performance on “The Tonight Show” last night. He gives some pretty good insight into his current business dealings and building his 50 Cent empire in the interview. Via: RealTalkNYSimilar Posts:VIDEO: 50 Cent talks business on [...]
That’s right. WoooHa has partnered with Activision for this official contest as we are giving away one DJ Hero game system (that means the game and turntable) on the Wii to a lucky WoooHa reader out there. No strings attached…well actually all you have to do is pledge your undying allegiance to WoooHa and promise [...]
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