December 4th was a busy day for Hip-Hop!

"R.I.P. Pimp C"

December 4th of this year marked the 2nd anniversary of the death of Texas rap legend, Pimp C. #rippimpc was a trending topic on Twitter that day to keep his name and memory alive. In memory of Sweet James Jones, here's on of my favorite UGK videos!



"He's the Blogger. I'm the DJ. That's Jay-Z."



DJ Steph Floss and Jameel of Eighty81 dropped their second mixtape on the 4th in honor of Hov's birthday, which shares the date as well. This mixtape mixes classic Jay-Z beats with other hot artists over them. I highly recommend this one!
Download it here.

"Other Birthdays

Slim Thug and Trina both celebrated birthdays on December 4th. Cleveland's own radio personality, Tropikana's birthday along with rappers R.O.B. and CJ also have birthdays in December. Yours truly will be in attendence for their birtday celebration because my birthday is also in Demcember! So, happy birthday wishes go out to everyone!

Digital Mu$ic News: New iTunes LP for indie labels

Apple announced that they would be including a new "iTunes LP" feature in their digital music store. The $10,000 per albun fee locked out indies from taking part, but Apple promised to find a way to make this service available to indie labels.
The digital music giant made good on it's promise by offering all the tools needed for users to develop the LPs themselves. The digital LPs employ basic tools like HTML, CSS, and Java to bring digital videos and other extras to the iTunes album experience. Now web-savvy users can design their own iTunes LP and avoid paying the extreme production fees.
If you sell your music through iTunes (or if you want to in the future) you should check this out. You would have much more to offer your audience, and in teturn, make more money!

More information on iTunes LP is available here.

Raekwon & Noreaga @ Peabody's Dec. 10th

In Case You Missed It: "The Cleveland Show" by Chip tha Ripper

Chip Tha Ripper - The Cleveland Show (trailer) from Dj E-V on Vimeo.

On December 1st, Cleveland's own Chip the Ripper released his long awaited mixtape "The Cleveland Show". The buzz on Twitter was crazy! Slabup.com reports that he got over 15,000 downloads in the first 24 hours! For those that didn't get a chance to get your copy, click here!