ABX - Animals Collecting Money [direct] [drop.io]

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DJ STV SLV - Shut Up, American Boy [direct] [drop.io] [zshare]

Shout out Hood Internet

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The Kid Cudi “Day N Nite” video is FINALLY HERE.

Props to Legend…head over to OnSmash to check it out or Click Here

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Shouts to DJ d.rocc for the find

download the audio HERE via-DJ Earworm

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The music video is enjoying a newfound renaissance, thanks largely to YouTube.  Once upon a time, music videos were played on MTV, VH1, and BET, and that was that.  Now, music fans are calling the shots online, and the music video is arguably bigger than ever before in its history.

But how many views are we talking here?  Universal Music Group is the most viewed channel in the history of YouTube, with 3.4 billion views on a stock of more than 9,200 clips.  Sony Music and Hollywood Records own the second and third-place slots, respectively, and ChrisBrownTV, JonasBrothersMusic, RCARecords, and even michaeljackson are not far behind.

Suddenly, the brouhaha between Warner Music Group and YouTube makes more sense.  People love music, and even a diversified site like YouTube draws serious traffic from music-related clips.  But take a look at MySpace Music, and something interesting emerges.  Because it turns out that listening levels on MySpace Music eclipse comparable viewing levels on YouTube, often by a factor of 7-to-1 or greater.

The discovery was offered by exclusive data partner BigChampagne, who recently ran some numbers for Digital Music News.  Just last week, the top song on YouTube was Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” generating more than 5 million views over seven days.  But every day during the week, the top song on MySpace (Gaga’s “Just Dance”) generated more than 5 million listens.  Essentially, the same volume, in one day instead of one week.

A broader look reveals another wide gap, albeit on a varied group of tracks.  The top ten songs on YouTube totaled nearly 24.5 million daily views last week. But on Monday alone, the top ten songs on MySpace generated roughly 13.4 million listens.

The difference is glaring, and critical knowledge for those crafting online marketing strategies.  Still, the comparison does raise apples-to-oranges problems.  MySpace Music features audio streams, and YouTube offers video clips - different formats with different rules of engagement.  Moreover, each site offers different usage rules and experiences, also critical aspects of the analysis.

Perhaps most importantly, YouTube videos require a direct request, and YouTube does not string videos together.  MySpace, on the other hand, fires up a song based on page load - whether an artist profile or personal profile page.  That means lots of involuntary listens, with songs often strung together into a short playlist before an ad stops the action.  In the case of YouTube, a more hands-on, voluntary commitment is required.

But if the game is “impressions, impressions, impressions,” then MySpace wins, hands down.  Even if those impressions are less meaningful, non-visual, and ultimately less engaging.

Report by publisher Paul Resnikoff./Digital Music News

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Dre turns 44 today. Happy birthday.

Dr. Dre feat. T.I. & Nas - Topless (Radio Rip)

Props to Splash! and DJ Envy, who was on his shit on today’s New @ 2

No Dre, no tags and no touchbacks.

Dr. Dre feat. T.I. & Nas - Topless

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Kobe and Shaq shared MVP honors at this years All Star game.  I find that funny. It’s nice to see that they’ve grown up and can play together again.  I’m going to call bullshit on Shaq. “It felt like old times,” O’Neal said. “I miss those times. He was really looking for me, especially when we went to a pick-and-roll and they had Rashard Lewis on me.”  Is it just me or does Shaq just hop on whoever is hot at the moment? He left to play with Dwayne Wade and Steve Nash. Now that the Lakers are back on top he’s singing the praises of Kobe again? He’s saying he wants to go back to the Lakers and he’s always loved Kobe. Hmm I remember last June when Shaq got on stage in NYC and rapped,  ”I’m a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that’s why I’m getting divorced.” followed by something, something Kobe lick my a-hole.  Sounds like a good friend to me.. Shaq you’re 37 years old. Let it go! You’ve had a great run.. Now you’re just being an attention whore. Kobe isn’t feeling the same about you buddy. “We are not going to go back to the room and watch ‘Steel Magnolias’” or something like that, you know what I’m saying, crying, all that stuff,” Bryant said. “We had a good time. That’s all.” Amen Kobe..

A-rod gave a press conference about his banned substance abuse today at Steinbrenner Field in Fla. He said he used an over-the-counter drug designed to give an energy boost twice a month from the 2001,2002 and
2003 seasons.. ” His team looked on from the front row, and he Thanked them for their support. “I’m here to take my medicine,” Rodriguez said. “One thing I will say after today I hope to focus on baseball. We have a very special team here.” Yeah, very special! Yankee Spring training wouldn’t be the same if it didn’t kick off with one of their players admitting to banned substance abuse. Last year it was Andy Pettitte, 2005 it was Jason Giambi.  Lets not forget Roger Clemons. I’m starting to wonder about that great Yankee run. If A-Rod and Shaq both stopped talking. I think the sports world would much more enjoyable.

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This is hands down my favorite thing that’s out right now…nothing even close at this very moment…

It’s taken five years to complete, but the collaboration between Squeak E. Clean ad DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes has arrived. Dozens of musicians have collaborated for N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit of Apollo which hits record stores tomorrow, and features guests like David Byrne, Seu Jorge, Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold, Nick Zinner, Kanye West, E-40, Method Man, Tom Waits, and Lykke Li (and A LOT, LOT more).

Album out YESTERDAY.

Here’s the trailer, which should give you an excellent idea of what to expect:

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