New Video: Jay-Z Breaks Down "Jay-Z Blue"

Next week, on July 4th will Jay-Z drop his 12th studio album #MagnaCartaHolyGrail. In a wicked music marketing effort, and a crazy partnership deal with Samsung mobile, Hov has been releasing commercials containing snippets of beats and footage of him self in the studio with some heavy weight producers such as; Rick Rubin, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland & Pharrell.

Here is a video of Jay-Z breaking down the concept behind the track "Jay-Z Blue" off of the upcoming album "Magna Carta Holy Grail".

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New Video: "One to Many" - Jay - Z + Samsung "Magna Carta Holy Grail"

Here is the newest commercial for Jay-Z's upcoming album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" which drops on July 4th. In an exclusive partnership deal with Samsung mobile, 1 million free copies "Magna Carta Holy Grail" will be released to Galaxy S III, Galaxy S 4 and Note II owners, 72 hours before it drops to the rest of the world. Learn more: http://magnacartaholygrail.com

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New Video: Jay-Z Announces New Album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" Via Samsung Commercial

Rap music business mogul and Roc Nation owner Jay-Z just made this huge announcement, via this Samsung Galaxy 4 sponsored commercial. "Magna Carta Holy Grail" is the newest solo album from Hov, which appears to have production credits from such heavyweights as Pharrell, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz & Rick Rubin.

"Magna Carta Holy Grail" drops on U.S. Independence Day, July 4th.

New Video: Murs & SRS Present MyTunes ProHD Music Player App

Press Release:

The iPad is many things, but not a.professional-grade audio system - until now. SRS Labs and Cali emcee Murs present the MyTunes Pro HD Music App, the most advanced, feature-rich, audio enhancing music player application ever developed for the iPad, also available in non-HD for the iPhone and iPod.

“When I’m done putting tracks together in the studio, my hope is that my fans get to hear them exactly the way I recorded them, but that’s not always possible,” says Murs. “MyTunes uncovers layers of audio and details that normally get buried somewhere in the mix, allowing me to hear my tracks and other music the way they were meant to be heard."

MyTunes seamlessly pulls music, podcast and audio book files from your iTunes® music library, and offers innovative features like Party Mode (where the app reorganizes a selected playlist to fit your party style), Workout Mode (where the app automatically adjusts your music to fit the speed and intensity of your workout) and Speed Control (which allows you to speed or slow your podcasts with no effect on pitch and tone).

HD sound, a fully adjustable 10-band EQ, listening device presets, volume normalization, Airplay and iTunes Match support, advanced drilldown search, special driving mode and DJ-style transitions are also included. MyTunes Pro HD for iPad and MyTunes Pro for iPod and iPhone apps can be downloaded FREE from the iTunes® App Store.

Users will enjoy the fully functioning music player with advanced features for a limited time each day until they decide to fully unlock the app’s advanced features via a one–time in-app purchase. iPhone / iPod version - $6.99; iPad version - $9.99.

To commemorate the launch of MyTunes Pro for iPhone and MyTunes Pro HD for iPad, SRS is giving people who have downloaded either version of the app a chance to win “The Ultimate Paid Dues Festival Experience,” which includes an all expenses paid trip for two to Los Angeles, CA to hang out backstage with Murs at the Paid Dues Festival, plus side-stage access to an artist performance of their choice. To learn more, please visit www.paidduesfestival.com.

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Absolut Vodka & Cee Lo Present: Cee Lo Distilled Teaser Trailer

Absolut Vodka and Cee Lo Green have teamed up to present this new documentary "Cee Lo Distilled". Here is the very first video teaser trailer.

Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 Team With Converse For Limited Edition Shoes

Eminem and Royce da 5'9 recently teamed up with Converse for a new joint venture. The pair of emcee's and Converse are set to release special limited editions of Bad Meets Evil Chuck Taylors. Portions of the profits are also to be donated to a charity.

Rihanna Joins Drake, Trey Songz & Pitbull In Kodak Commercial Campaigns

Rihanna has become the newest member of the latest in the Kodak brand marketing campaign. She joins the likes of Drake, Pitbull and Trey Songz on her very own commercial for the camera and film company.

Jay-Z Tells Young People To Vote In HeadCount.org Campaign

Jay-Z took it upon him self to deliver a message to the youth during a recent show. In this video clip, Hov makes a public service announcement telling young people to vote for this year's "Vote Again 2010" campaign headed up by HeadCount.org.

Drake's Videos For The Kodak Brand Marketing Campaign

Drake was recently targeted by camera and film conglomerate Kodak to be part of their newest brand marketing campaign. Here is some video footage of Drake's commercial for Kodak. Lights, camera, Drizzy!

BOOM! Rick Ross Featured In New Commercial For Nike Brand

BOOM baby, it's a hit! Rick Ross lands him self in a new commercial for Nike's latest brand marketing campaign. The eighteen second advertisement features the "Teflon Don" sporting a nice new shiny chain of his very own face.

Jim Jones Featured In New Commercial For Converse Brand Marketing Campaign

This commercial is directed by Antoine Fuqua (director of Training Day, Shooter) and features rap artists such as Jim Jones and the legendary Doug E. Fresh as well as many more artists and celebrities. Now his is how you kick off a brand marketing campaign!

RZA Takes Part In Series of Video Ads For New Nike Campaign

Legendary hip hop producer/rapper and master of the Wu, the RZA is a part of a new campaign for the Nike company. Check out this video and be sure to look at the other entertaining videos in the series of ads.

Video Commercial For HP Envy With Beats Audio By Dre Headphones

In this commercial video for HP computers, Dr.Dre uses a snippet of his upcoming single "Under Pressure" featuring Jay-Z. For those of you that remember, an unfinished and un-mastered version of the single leaked online weeks ago.

Snoop Dogg's "Pronto" Secures Placement During Stanley Cup Finals

Here is another great example of hip hop/rap music placements on TV. Snoop Dogg's single "Pronto" featuring Soulja Boy aired during this year's NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

This is great music marketing at work! To further promote his latest studio album release "Malice In Wonderland", Snoop was able to achieve a placement for his newest single. During the live broadcast which is viewed by tens of millions of people world wide, the track plays with a mash-up of mixed footage from the finals.

Also check out Eminem's "Not Afraid", produced by Toronto's own hip hop producer Boi-1da which also got a placement during the Stanley Cup Finals.

Eminem's Single "Not Afraid" Featured During Hockey Night In Canada

During this year's NHL Stanley Cup Finals between my favorite team the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Chicago Black Hawks, I noticed what great music placements Eminem always gets for his newest singles.

Granted, when you're a superstar rap artist you can pull those strings. But, what does it take to have your song placed during one of the world's biggest sporting events when tens of millions of people all over the world are tuned in? Great music marketing!

Check out Eminem's "Not Afraid", produced by Toronto's own hip hop producer Boi-1da which was used during CBC's broadcast of Hockey Night In Canada (HNIC) before last game.

Hip Hop Producer Dr.Dre & HP Computers Join Forces For New Product Ad Campaign

These short video clips are from the new "Lets Do Amazing" campaign by HP computers and Dr.Dre & Jimmy Iovine of Aftermath Entertainment/InterScope records.

These videos are very effective marketing tools for the recently launched campaign. The clips feature Dr.Dre and hilarious comedian Rhys Darby ("Flight of The Concords", "Yes Man"). If you ask me, this is definitely a good pairing, product wise and in terms of celebrities used for the commercials.

Drake Gets Massive Exposure, Rap Artist Featured In Sprite Commercial

Check it out, this is big time exposure for Drake, let alone any rap artist in the music business who can actually land a commercial through a big time corporate sponsor. Who said a boy from Toronto can't get commercial play?

What do you think about the effects and type of budget that would be required to do a short video commercial such as this? Is it worth it for rap artists to blow that kind of money, or would efforts be better served on other grinds? A nationally sponsored commercial is usually a highly effective marketing strategy for any artist who works hard for the opportunity.

One thing is for sure, you can't argue with results!

Eminem Track Used By Microsoft Xbox360 Commercial For C.O.D. Modern Warfare 2

"Til I Collapse" written and performed by Eminem featuring Nate Dogg is from the album "the Eminem Show". This particular track is used here to promote the new blockbuster game Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 by the Xbox360 of Microsoft Corporation.

Having the funds to properly market this already highly anticipated game, it's no surprise Microsoft decided to use an Eminem song to promote their new million dollar baby. The rap superstar has an unmistakable voice, catching viewers attention instantly. I know this.

How, you ask ? I just so happen to be sitting in the living room, working on my laptop, when I heard the rap artist's song coming from a TV commercial. It caught my attention immediately, considering the last TV commercial I saw which featured an Eminem track was for the iPod by Apple, who wound up getting sued and settling out of court with the rapper's music publishing company.

For more details on that, check out my article on the subject: 8 Mile Style Lawsuit Against Apple

Hopefully Microsoft acquired the proper synchronization license, or else they are going to run into some legal trouble. What do you think ? Leave your two cents.