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		<title>Hip Hop Jewelry Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hip Hop Jewelry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip hop jewelry is popular amongst a lot of today&#8217;s youth. This jewelry got its start in the 1970s as an outgrowth of the hip hop culture and the fashion that goes along with it. Today this jewelry is seen as a sign of wealth and prestige because the most popular athletes and stars are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hip hop jewelry is popular amongst a lot of today&#8217;s youth. This jewelry got its start in the 1970s as an outgrowth of the hip hop culture and the fashion that goes along with it. Today this jewelry is seen as a sign of wealth and prestige because the most popular athletes and stars are wearing it.</p>
<p>There is a wide variety of these types of jewelry styles that you can choose from. Not only are there the big gold ropes that were popular in the 1980s but there are also the diamond crosses and chains that are popular today. You will also find a lot of pendants that show off a person&#8217;s love of hip hop music. Some of the other trends within this world include iced out platinum jewelry, spinner watches, LED belt buckles and personalized dog tags.</p>
<p>You will also find a lot of different materials being used to make this type of jewelry today. This includes, gold, rose gold, silver and even platinum. Of course, gold is more expensive. Regardless of the materials, you will also find a variety of patterns, designs, sizes and shapes. Some pieces are even studded with precious crystals or stones such as diamonds and pearls.</p>
<p>While there are a wide variety of styles and materials to choose from, one thing is for sure. All hip hop jewelry has bling bling to it. This means that there are diamonds on this big, attractive, sparkling jewelry.</p>
<p>This type of jewelry has gained a great deal of popularity throughout the world today. It makes a person look as though they have money like the hip hop stars do, which is something that everyone desires.</p>
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		<title>What is iTunes and the iTunes Music Store?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beatboxing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[iTunes is a piece of software, produced by Apple, for managing and playing music stored on your computer. It&#8217;s also used for moving music from your computer to your iPod, but you don&#8217;t need an iPod to use iTunes. iTunes Music Store, which is one of various Internet-based services from which you can legally buy [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>iTunes is a piece of software, produced by Apple, for managing and playing music stored on your computer. It&#8217;s also used for moving music from your computer to your iPod, but you don&#8217;t need an iPod to use iTunes.</p>
<p>iTunes Music Store, which is one of various Internet-based services from which you can legally buy and download music. Currently the only way to access the Store is via iTunes: you can&#8217;t shop there by visiting the Apple website using a regular Web browser. Note, though, that you don&#8217;t have to buy music from the iTunes Music Store. You can use iTunes to play music copied from CD or other computers, or downloaded from elsewhere on the Internet (though music files from certain other online music stores may not be compatible).</p>
<p>There are many other programs similar to iTunes (but with-out the build-in iTunes Music Store access). They&#8217;re collectively referred to as &#8220;Jukeboxes&#8221;. Though it is possible to use some iPods with different jukebox programs, there&#8217;s currently not much reason you&#8217;d want to.</p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t it a hassle to transfer all my music from CD to computer to iPod?</p>
<p>It certainly takes a while to transfer a large CD collection onto your computer, but not as long as it would take to play the CD&#8217;s. Depending on your computer, it can take just a few minutes to transfer contents of a CD into your computer&#8217;s hard drive &#8211; and you can listen to the music or do some work in another application, while this is happening. Still, if you have more money than time, there are services that will take away your CDs and rip them into a well organized collection for around $1 per CD.</p>
<p>Once your music is on your PC or Mac, it only takes a matter of minutes to transfer even a large collection across to the iPod; and subsequent transfers from computer to iPod are even quicker, as only new or changed files are copied over.</p>
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		<title>About Hip Hop Music Production</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hip Hop]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Production]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hip hop music production is the time period given to the creation of hip hop music. Hip hop music has been around for longer than most people know, however it&#8217;s fashionable hip hop that has really opened the doorways for loads of new music producers to get on board and create some nice new exciting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hip hop music production is the time period given to the creation of hip hop music. Hip hop music has been around for longer than most people know, however it&#8217;s fashionable hip hop that has really opened the doorways for loads of new music producers to get on board and create some nice new exciting sounds.</p>
<p>Fashionable music production uses live instrumentals, samplers, sequences, drum machines, flip tables, on-line beat makers, dwell vocals, and synthesizers. You title it, it&#8217;s best to make the most of it.</p>
<p>Hip hop production refers to all factors of the creation and production of hip hop music. Being a producer refers on to creating the instrumentals of the observe itself.</p>
<p>The paintings type of making instrumental is what the music producer is most acclaimed for. This is often known as a beat, and the producer is often known as the beat maker.</p>
<p>The fascinating factor that has occurred more just these days is the event in expertise which is phasing out the operate of the producer in music production. The production of the entire beat is normally being created by the artist themselves, particularly on the subject of new and rising artists.</p>
<p>The brand new beat making software does the whole thing that a hip hop music producer as soon as did. Younger and recent artists are discovering that they&#8217;ll create every part from the instrumentals, to recording the vocals, and the mixing and mastering of their monitor, correct from the comfort of their very personal home. And at a fraction of the value!</p>
<p>The drum beat is the essential ingredient of any track. It&#8217;s tempo and complexity will dictate the velocity and the have an effect on of the production itself. All the pieces is constructed on the drum beat, so try to keep up it easy if you start or you would get your self into some precise hassle!</p>
<p>Some drum beats are downloaded, some are sampled from on-line sources, and others might be made by drum beat makers or in your beat making software. This relies upon how assured you could be you possibly can make your particular person sound.</p>
<p>People typically start with a download after which transfer as much as creating their very own beats eventually. Begin easy, and take it step-by-step and that&#8217;s the simplest method to research music production.</p>
<p>After getting a drum beat that you&#8217;re really pleased with you need to work on the percussion and the sampling elements of your track. Both are literally essential to punctuate the sound and create one factor truly original.</p>
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		<title>Hip Hop Beat Maker &#8211; Tips to Getting Started</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beat Maker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you wish to do your individual hip hop music production from home, in the beginning there may be one thing you&#8217;re going to need. That is a good beatmaker. With the exceptional growth of the internet technology it is now not solely possible but reasonably priced to purchase and download a prime line hip [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you wish to do your individual hip hop music production from home, in the beginning there may be one thing you&#8217;re going to need. That is a good beatmaker. With the exceptional growth of the internet technology it is now not solely possible but reasonably priced to purchase and download a prime line hip hop beat maker from anyplace on the earth any time of day. With more and more of today&#8217;s mixes and beats being created on computers you don&#8217;t need to go out and purchase expensive hardware when you can do it all in the comfort of your own home. You don&#8217;t even need to know music theory, you just need a passion and desire to create hip hop beats.</p>
<p>One step at a time. This means you don&#8217;t need to overwhelm yourself with the same equipment that veterans in the industry are using. They got their start in the same manner you can by building a good understanding from the ground up.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t spend hundreds or thousands of dollars. Some of most notorious hip hop beat creators on MySpace got their start and attention by using simple to use yet sophisticated software on their own computers. Some of the best programs give you access to hundreds of sounds, samples, beats and instruments to get you started producing hip hop beats within minutes.</p>
<p>Less is more. When you start out producing your first beats, keep it simple. You don&#8217;t want to overlay your beats with tons of samples. Use your creativity to mix the basics. Listen to some of your favorite hip hop and listen to your favorite beats. What is it that you like about it ? Try to replicate this but in your own unique style.</p>
<p>Remember to set realistic goals. Don&#8217;t aim to win a Grammy with your first beat. You&#8217;re creative so get those creative juices flowing to create a solid beat that you or a friend can lay some lyrics over or consider selling your creations on the Internet to rappers who are looking for hip hop beats to lay their own lyrics over. If you create a reputation for creating beats, rappers getting into the industry will seek you out and as you progress in the industry you can potentially earn some serious money.</p>
<p>Only use a hip hop beat maker that will allow you to save your beats as an MP3 to upload to myspace or burn to CD to share with friends or rappers. Carry your beats around with you on your ipod or mp3 player so that you can always share your beats with other people who share the same interest. There is a good reason why rappers and the best producers using a hip hop beat maker collaborate with each other to produce some of today&#8217;s biggest rhymes and beats.</p>
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		<title>How to Become a Hip-Hop Music Producer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Producing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many upcoming music producers interested in audio production in hip-hop. This urban genre of music appeals more to the youth which you must be aware of with your techniques. This means you have to be different and unique, and these qualities are what most of the hip-hop production houses and artists are looking [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many upcoming music producers interested in audio production in hip-hop. This urban genre of music appeals more to the youth which you must be aware of with your techniques. This means you have to be different and unique, and these qualities are what most of the hip-hop production houses and artists are looking for. With the right knowledge in music production, the next thing is to find your way into the list of notable hip-hop music producers in the industry.</p>
<p>Since your interests are in hip-hop music and audio production, you have to know how to make these kinds of beats. Make nice hip-hop beats because you will need them when you want to show artists looking for suitable beats to sing or rap over. The best way is to know places where you can find aspiring hip-hop artists so you can offer them your beats for &#8220;mixtapes&#8221; or sell them for a small fee and if you have good beats, you can be sure your chances of them and the public liking them is a lot higher.</p>
<p>You should also make sure you attend all the events you can that will keep you in contact with hip-hop artists, other music producers and any interested parties so you can introduce yourself and what you do. Network is crucial in the music business and you have to learn how to sell yourself. You could also give samples of your work and remember to make follow ups since it is likely you are not the only one doing that and they may have received a lot of samples from other aspiring hip-hop music producers who also love audio production.</p>
<p>There is need to know all that is happening in the hip-hop industry including the changes that you need to adopt especially to do with technology. Since music technology is changing rapidly and people&#8217;s needs and tastes are also changing, the artists too will need to be into audio production that are up to date to give them an edge in the industry since they know their fans will also like it.</p>
<p>There are music producers equipment that you will use in your work which you must have. On top of being aware of the music technology in the industry, it is also important to be aware of the different hardwares that are introduced so that you get some knowledge and understanding as to how they operate.</p>
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		<title>Finding Hip Hop Clothing Supplier</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip hop clothing is a good business to get yourself into and if you are thinking of starting your own home or online business then you are going to need the right contacts in order to get far. After all the clothes that you want will not just fall onto your lap, instead you have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hip hop clothing is a good business to get yourself into and if you are thinking of starting your own home or online business then you are going to need the right contacts in order to get far. After all the clothes that you want will not just fall onto your lap, instead you have to work hard and then you will be rewarded will bulk purchases of the cheapest but also the highest quality hip-hop clothing. Imagine the kind of cash you can make by selling these hip-hop clothing items. There is the potential for a lot of growth and also the opportunity to hit the big time. But before you do this you have to know the best place where you can get these items of clothing.</p>
<p>There are so many places that seem to offer you the cheapest and best contacts in the business. So you sign up and then end up with a lost of contacts that either do not exist or you have to sign up to their website as well in order to get anywhere. This kind of situation does not help anyone and most of the time you just want to get started on selling clothes. After all that is why you opened your business in the first place. There is one place that lets you buy your clothes as soon as you sign up with them.</p>
<p>Instead they are willing to offer you the best chance to start up your own business and they will also help to make sure that you get what you desire. If you are interested in hip-hop clothing then you have to make sure that you get the chance to start up your own business. Otherwise you could regret it for the rest of your life. When you join up with the newsletter you will get instant news regarding price changes and also information on sale discounts and other promotional opportunities that you can use to your advantage.</p>
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		<title>How to Make Progress in Your Beatboxing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baldasarre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beatbox is an art of vocal percussion, that involves making special sounds of drum beats, rhythm, and even musical instruments just from one&#8217;s mouth,lips, tongue and voice. In the first years of the 21th century, beatbox came back to the public awareness and made its comeback &#8211; especially trough TV shows &#38; commercials &#8211; for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beatbox is an art of vocal percussion, that involves making special sounds of drum beats, rhythm, and even musical instruments just from one&#8217;s mouth,lips, tongue and voice. In the first years of the 21th century, beatbox came back to the public awareness and made its comeback &#8211; especially trough TV shows &amp; commercials &#8211; for example talent TV Shows like American Idol.</p>
<p>Today, there are uprising beatbox stars all around the globe, like Eklips &#8211; from France, Razhel &#8211; from USA, Isato from Israel and many more. The first thing that you can do for the purpose of learning beatbox is to find a good beatbox tutorials that will help you improve, be creative and unique with you own style.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s Important to develop your own sounds and think about different way to combine sounds together &#8211; that&#8217;s one of the ways for becoming the best beatboxer. it&#8217;s important to record yourself beatboxing or perform to others and ask for building opinion.</p>
<p>Another way is to learn beatbox techniques is from other beatboxers, master them and then combine them to your own style or find a good beatbox tutorial that will help fill out some missing spots.</p>
<p>The 1st step for doing the best beatbox &#8211; practicing</p>
<p>You need to start practicing &#8211; I recommend practicing as much as you can, get a metronome to be on the beat, practice different kinds of rhythms. if you stay congruent and consistent, you will see results in your beatboxing in a few weeks.</p>
<p>The 2nd step &#8211; Networking</p>
<p>Team up with musician &#8211; for example guitarists, pianists or any other instrument, start by beatboxing what you have learned before, and combine melody and beat together. slowly you will actually be making music of your own.</p>
<p>The 3rd step &#8211; Singing</p>
<p>Find a singer or a rapper that you can practice beatboxing and singing at the same time, that will give a window of opportunity for performances.</p>
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		<title>A History of Rock and Roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The immediate origins of rock and roll lie in the late 1940s and early 1950s through a mixing of the genres of blues, country, R&#38;B, folk and gospel music. Alan Freed, a disc jockey based in Cleveland, Ohio is generally credited with first using the phrase rock and roll in 1951, though the phrase was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The immediate origins of rock and roll lie in the late 1940s and early 1950s through a mixing of the genres of blues, country, R&amp;B, folk and gospel music. Alan Freed, a disc jockey based in Cleveland, Ohio is generally credited with first using the phrase rock and roll in 1951, though the phrase was in constant use at time in lyrics of R&amp;B songs of the time. The phrase rocking and rolling has its origins in slang for dancing or having sex. Many early rock and roll hits were re-writes of earlier R&amp;B or blues songs. Black music was still taboo on radio stations, so producers and artists began making white versions of black music. In 1955, Bill Haley&#8217;s Rock Around the Clock became the first rock and roll song to top the charts. The song became one of the biggest hits in history, and hordes of teenagers began flocking to hear Haley and his band The Comets. Blues would continue to inspire rock for decades with great acts like Cream, The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin drawing their inspiration from musicians like Robert Johnson and Skip James.</p>
<p>Rock and Roll influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes and language. It also appeared at a time when racial tensions were coming to a head in the United States, the music contributed to the civil rights movement as both black and white teenagers followed the music. It was a fresh sound which spawned fresh ideas and approaches which paved the way for the swinging sixties.</p>
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		<title>Rap Music For Youngster</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The history of rap music would not be complete without a look at the performers who make it all possible &#8211; the rap artists. Most rap music typically includes one or more rappers who often rap about their own personal life stories, important events in their lives, or social problems they wish to make a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The history of rap music would not be complete without a look at the performers who make it all possible &#8211; the rap artists. Most rap music typically includes one or more rappers who often rap about their own personal life stories, important events in their lives, or social problems they wish to make a public statement about. Rap songs can also represent romanticized or fictional themes. The sky is the limit. Musically, rap songs usually have a strong rhythmic aspect with the spoken lyrics emulating the intense rhythm of the beat. Rap songs are known to make use of many poetic techniques including simple word rhymes and alliteration.</p>
<p>The history of rap music also shows that the instrumental track or beat performed by the DJ often includes the rhythms and beat &#8220;samplings&#8221; from popular and/or well-known funk, rock, or soul songs. These sampled sounds and rhythms are synthesized, integrated, and reinvented with original twists by the performers.</p>
<p>Two other highly popular aspects of rap music that saw their rapid growth into the American mainstream are break dancing and tagging (graffiti). Break dancers and taggers are now stars in their own right with loyal followers and fans throughout the world. Annual break dancing competitions are now very popular even in countries throughout Europe and Asia. The history of rap music can be considered relatively new, yet it is clearly a powerful influence in today&#8217;s music world. Indeed, the musical influence of New York City African American and Latino culture is now as pervasive worldwide as fast food hamburger chains.</p>
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		<title>The History Of Jazz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franchis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American classical music, also known as jazz is a diverse genre of music that stems from native American and African music. Most jazz is inspired by blues music. Jazz first became popular in the early 1920’s in clubs in cities like New Orleans and Chicago. In the 1930’s Jazz was so popular that there were [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>American classical music, also known as jazz is a diverse genre of music that stems from native American and African music. Most jazz is inspired by blues music. Jazz first became popular in the early 1920’s in clubs in cities like New Orleans and Chicago. In the 1930’s Jazz was so popular that there were even white jazz singers. Big bands came into play such as Ben Goodman and Glen Miller, although some viewed them as swing more than jazz.</p>
<p>Jazz led into more conventional methods that made it like today’s pop groups. Only then it was called Be Bop. The jazz music was becoming more loose and more harmonized.</p>
<p>Be bop was not what you would call dancing music, but it was more to actually see the performers. This made each performer strive a little harder to be the best, because without the dancing it really was about the talent.</p>
<p>Of course jazz music was often sad and was about heartache and troubles of life. Most of the music was based off of the performers lives. A lot of performer’s died from drug and alcohol abuse. Jazz is based off of a classical background and to play it well you have to learn the chords and scales of the songs. It also takes improvisation and an imagination. It can be quite difficult, but for some jazz is just in the blood.</p>
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