Chopper City Sits Down For Interview On 'Look Who's Talking' With Jakk Doe

You remember Chopper City from the first season of MTV/Diddy's Making The Band. Well, Chopper's cheesecake fetching days are long over, as this Southern artist from the south has gone on to find his own measures of success in the rap music business.

In this candid interview with host Jakk Doe, Chopper City talks mixtapes and the grind, his run in with Kat Stacks, as well as a variety of other topics.

For more interviews check out JakkDoe.com

Big Sean Talks New Album and More In Interview on MTV Sucker Free

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Big Sean talks to MTV Sucker Free about his new debut album "Finally Famous" which is out now. Big Sean also lets the fans know whats coming up next and what else to expect.

Eminem Names MTV's Sway Calloway As Host of New Morning Show on Shade 45

MTV host Sway Calloway has recently been named the new host of the hip hop morning show on XM satellite radio's Shade 45 channel. The new show will be called “Sway in the Morning” and it will air Monday through Friday at 8 AM– 12 PM EST.

Many people may not remember, but Sway used to co-host the "Wake Up Show" out on the West coast with none other then indie rap super star Tech N9ne. "The Wake Up Show" was a premier hip hop show that featured many rap artists unleashing their freestyle skills over the air waves. When Eminem was first being discovered, he was a guest on Sway & Tech's "The Wake Up Show".

Vast Aire Sits Down For This Exclusive Interview With MTV's Rob Markman

Current MTV writer (and former Music Editor of XXL Magazine) Rob Markman recently sat-down for a very revealing interview with Vast Aire, where they discuss (among other things) his forthcoming LP Can Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey, which will be released on 5-31-2011 on Man Bites Dog/Fat Beats Records.

DJ Premier Breaks Down Jay-Z's New Book "Decoded" In MTV Interview

In this video clip, the legendary hip hop veteran DJ Premiere shares his thoughts on the new book "Decoded" by Jay-Z. The book, which takes an introspective look at the lyrics behind Jay-Z's most influential tracks, is a complete break down of the superstar's punch-lines and metaphors in hip hop music.

Eminem Promotional Video For Upcoming MTV VMA Performance

As we approach the weekend, there is a lot of buzz behind this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Here is a promotional video featuring Eminem for his upcoming live performance at this year's MTV VMA's.

Draw Backs To Super Stardom In The Rap Music Business

Ah, yes. The MTV Video Music Awards (VMA's)and Eminem have a kindred relationship, if you will. From "Triumph the insult comic dog" incident, to the infamous "Eminem Meets Bruno" fiasco, you would think by now-being the rap superstar that he is-that MTV would tip toe around broken egg shells for this man. At least, considering everything they (arguably) put him through.

This time around, the VMA's have become another inconvenience for the rap superstar. It seems that this year's award show completely conflicts with Em's tour- the night after the awards show, he is set to perform on the other coast of the country.

The rapper is nominated for 8 awards this year, and is most likely to receive a few. To not show up and receive them is something unprofessional, and this blogger doesn't think you would ever see Eminem do that to his fans.

Here is what Em had to say about his inconvenient scheduling issue with the folks at AllHipHop:

"Apparently MTV doesn't care that I have two massive stadium shows on the other side of the country the day after the VMA's. F me, right?!?!," Eminem told AllHipHop.com in a statement released on August 3rd. “I mean, I'll be there but don't expect me to be nice about it."

This spawned the random thought: what are the draw backs to being a super star in the rap music business? Let's start up a discussion. What do you think would be one of the most inconvenient things about being a rap superstar?

Starr Media Group Presents New Music From Trillogy, "Put It On You (Remix)"

Trillogy just up and drops this new TRILLMIX of Rhianna's "Rude Boy". Click here to listen to "Put It On You (Remix)"

Also, for you avid MTV watchers, be sure to check out Trillogy's hit single "The Future" produced by Phat Kat, which will be featured on MTV's "TAKING THE STAGE" (Episode #12) airing this Thursday.http://www.mtv.com/shows/taking_the_stage/season_2/series.jhtml
This is just another one of the "big things" going on with Trillogy right now. The hip hop collective continue to utilize well executed marketing strategies. For example, securing song placements through other media outlets.

We also can't ignore that this has to do with the good work put in courtesy of their record label, Starr Media Group.

Kanye West's Publicity Stunt At MTV Video Music Awards

Most of you are well aware of the incident that took place at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in New York City. Upon winning her very first award, pop-country music star Taylor Swift's acceptance speech was cut short by producer/rap artist Kanye West. I wont get into details about the incident, we'll keep it straight business. Peep the articles at Billboard.com, or hit up YouTube to watch the clip.

Since the awards show, however, Kanye West has been everywhere in the news, as the media is keeping a close eye. Shortly after the incident an "apology" was made via the artist's blog, where the hit producer defended his actions amidst a rant. The following night, Kanye appeared on the debut of Jay Leno's new talk show, where the rapper was put on blast for "ruining the singer's moment". You know 'Ye though, how he's always got something to say.

Either way you look at it though, people are writing and talking non-stop about this little stunt, which is being heavily publicized to say the least. Specifically, speculations have been made that MTV actually organized the whole situation, especially after the Eminem-Bruno fiasco created a buzz, having successful impacts for both Eminem's "Relapse" album and Sacha Baron Cohen's movie "Bruno".

Also, consider that MTV is no stranger to controversy, always pushing the limits in an attempt to boost their ratings. Well it works, and well as you can tell ! Not only did MTV get significantly higher ratings, but the awards show which known for it's stunts lived up to the hype once again. You know that Taylor Swift is going to ride this promotional wave, appearing on the View. The pop-country singer received tremendous support from fellow MTV VMA award winner Beyonce, as well as many celebrities and fans.

Whether or not this whole Kanye West-Taylor Swift stunt was manufactured or not, both artists have an excellent opportunity, having the buzz surrounding them that can be strategically used to their marketing advantage. Although, it is in this writer's opinion that the stunt was completely organic, meaning not created by MTV on account of how 'Ye has a history of these sort of out bursts. The ego from this dude's persona could not possibly get any bigger, however he still makes headlines, and you gotta respect that much.

How does this help Kanye ? Twitter almost over loaded with tweet regarding the rapper, which in it self is a story that made the news. Also, the following day, both artists were interviewed on TV shows boasting celebrity hosts with millions of viewers. Plus this music business marketer personally noted that before the awards show even finished, many popular blogs had already broke the news !

Publicity stunts such as these can have tremendous effects on the marketing campaigns for an artist in the rap music business. Have you ever stirred up a controversy surrounding your music persona ? Share your experience with us.