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Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records formerly of Def Jam Recordings. He is from Hollis, New York and is best-known for hits "Put It On Me", "Between Me And You", "Wonderful" and for being associated with Jay-Z as a part of The Murderers. Ja Rule has sold over 20 Million albums worldwide and has released six albums with one on the way. His best-selling albums are Pain Is Love and Rule 3:36. Ja Rule has beefed with rappers DMX, 50 Cent, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, and Eminem. Early life: He attended Junior High School in Floral Park, New York, where he met his future wife Aisha Murray and they graduated in 1991. They attended Martin Van Buren High School together but he did not graduate. When Atkins was five years old, his sister died from respiratory problems. Growing up in a strict religious home, Atkin's family did not celebrate birthdays and Christmas, and as a child, was not allowed to listen to rap music. When he first heard it, he decided to be a rapper. He would sneak the music into his house and played it on his CD player when his mother wasn't around. Atkins is married to his high school sweetheart, Aisha Atkins née Murray.They have three children: Brittney (11), Jeffrey Junior (6) and Jordan (3).He and his family live in a mansion in New Jersey. Rise to Fame: At age 15, Atkins appeared with 0-1 and Chris Black as part of Cash Money Click. This would lead to him being signed by TVT Records. He would end up being heard by a young DJ who called himself DJ Irv, then later Irv Gotti. Gotti, was a friend of Jay-Z's and he was also a DJ for Def Jam Recordings. During the mid 90s his main priority was meeting Ja Rule. He wanted to sign Ja to his new label Murder Inc. Records. He wanted Ja because of his distinct deep voice. After Irv was able to sign Ja along with DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He beagn to have an idea that they all work together. They formed a group named The Murderers. They recorded many songs together. Friction tore the group apart, DMX, a rapper that sounds very similar to Ja accused him of trying to steal his style with the deep voice, by saying that before the three were signed Ja tried to make his voice sound lighter but heard him embrace the deep voice and tried to imitate it.
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'Everybody Wants To Rule The World,' First Single And Video From Vocalist Kari Kirkland’s Upcoming Album Wild Is The Wind, Now Available
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GoMedia PR
Produced and Arranged by Shelly Berg, Wild Is The Wind Also Features Roy Hargrove and John Daversa Kari Kirkland has just released the first single and accompanying video from her debut album, Wild Is The Wind, which itself is scheduled for a February 26 release. On “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” a jazz-inflected rendition of Tears for Fears’ 1985 chart-topping single, Kari’s honeyed vocals move the song’s original disheartening perspective on the state of the world to a much ...
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Radio's 'Main Studio' Rule, How It Affects Music and Why The Trump Administration Wants To Kill It
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HypeBot
For years the FCC instituted a rule that any radio station needed to have a main studio accompanied by a full-time staff member during business hours. Formerly beneficial, this regulation has become an unnecessary burden in many respects, causing the FCC to vote for its elimination. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In 1934 the FCC instituted a rule that a radio station had to have a main studio within its transmission area that also had to be accompanied ...
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Rule Of Seven For Music: Why You’re Probably Getting Discovery Wrong
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HypeBot
Having a substantial and dedicated following is a massive asset when it comes to building revenue and effectively using social media, but guiding fans to your work and achieving a critical mass is no easy task, and one many do incorrectly. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer, from the MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE weekly mailing Having a large fanbase or userbase opens up a lot of opportunities. You can experiment with monetization, referrals, and you won’t feel like you’re speaking to an ...
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How the 80/20 Rule Applies to Your Social Media Strategy
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HypeBot
The Pareto Principle, more commonly also known as the 80-20 rule, states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In business for example, 80% of a company's profits tend to come from 20% of their customers, 80% of sales are made by 20% of the sales staff, and so on. For today's music artist, this rule of thumb applies in a more indirect way in regards to how they should properly communicate ...
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John Escreet - Exception to the Rule (Criss Cross, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
British expatriate pianist and composer John Escreet has made quite a name for himself as a leader and a sideman, recording for Davis Binney's Mythology Records and also the Dutch Criss Cross label. On this album he takes a shifting approach to the jazz paradigm, adding spots of electronics and breaking up his longer improvisations with small vignettes. On this session of original compositions recorded on January 19, 2011 in Brooklyn, Escreet is accompanied by David Binney on saxophone and ...
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Pianist and Composer John Escreet Releases New CD "Exception to the Rule" on Criss Cross Records.
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Two for the Show Media
Asked for context on the unqualified success of Exception To The Rule, his Criss Cross debut, John Escreet cites his eclectic itinerary during the months leading up to the session that produced it. “I was in shape from the experience of doing different things," the 26-year-old pianist-composer remarked a few months later, noting a series of high-content antecedent engagements: October performances by drummer Tyshawn Sorey's quartet in Amsterdam and Paris; an early November trio concert at New York's Jazz Gallery ...
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Record Label Rule Book Gets Startups No Where
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We're learning something important about music startups. If a company is cool and people like it, there's a good chance that they're either getting sued or working their way up the magical list. Grooveshark is a perfect example of this. More and more people are getting turned onto the site because the interface is pretty and the user experience is great. Is it the best music service? No. But it's the best at what it does.1 Then there's Sony's Music Unlimited ...
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One Hacker's Audacious Plan to Rule the Black Market in Stolen Credit Cards
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All About Jazz
Settling into his chair and resting his fingers on his keyboard like a concert pianist, Butler began his attack. Max Butler had an audacious plan to rule the black market in stolen credit cards. But angry hackers and pesky Feds had other ideas.
The heat in Max Butler's safe house was nearly unbearable. It was the equipment's fault. Butler had crammed several servers and laptops into the studio apartment high above San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, and the mass of processors ...
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On Wax Intimate Portrait of Chanda Rule
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All About Jazz
I want to thank you all for your consistent support in the endeavors of On Wax, my music showcase. May we all continue to build and maintain our report. I have another major event coming up on January 30th, 2009 featuring an incredible vocalist by the name of Chanda Rule. She has played almost every notable venue in New York City and has now set her sights on On Wax for an Intimate Portrait. This is your opportunity to come ...
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Swinging 60s: Brit Girls Rule
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1968, when I was a kid, my artist parents took me and my brother to London for a few weeks on a budget summer vacation. In retrospect, I wish they had taken us a few years earlier so I could have seen Swinging London at the height of its glory. But in 1968, I still got an eyeful of bold colors, wide stripes and long hair as well as an earful of BBC hit radio. What stuck out most, ...
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