SA Urban Newspaper - February 2016

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‘Not So’ Live365 Shocks The Industry February 2016

URBAN RENEWAL orThe GENTRIFICATION Future of San Antonio?

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The Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament is an event to raise scholarship funds to help support the needs of our students at St. Philip's College. Every year to celebrate the anniversary of the college, we are

proud to host the annual golf tournament for anyone to come out and show off your golf swing, while contributing to a good cause.

Your contribution will fund tuition and textbook costs for students seeking degrees and certificates from more than 100 career options. Funds raised during the golf tournament contribute to the St. Philip's College Scholarship fund.

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DEMISE OF LIVE365 SHOCKS INDUSTRY

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CompleteMusicUpdate.com reports: As previously reported, the CRB ruling was big news in the US, though most headlines centred on what it meant for Pandora, which has traditionally utilised the compulsory sound recordings licence that exists under US copyright law for online radio services, including personalised radio set-ups.

The CRB controls what rates companies using the compulsory licence – which is administered by SoundExchange – pay, and for Pandora the ruling meant a higher ay goodbye to many of the royalties payout to artists which rate, though not as high as the record players in the small to medium burdens small to mid-sized stations to industry had been pushing for. sized internet radio platforms! the point of shutting down. Live365, Pandora was pleased with the latest which is the backbone of many local changes, but small to middle-sized A ruling has finally come down on the and independent stations that offer online radio outfits were not, because a long awaited plight of streaming radio content not available on large revenue share option that had stations. Copyright royalty board, mainstream formats, has announced previously been available to grass along with SoundExchange, has finally their last day of operation to be January roots operators was phased out. set requirements for streaming radio 31st.

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Live365, which launched way back in 1999, provides a platform for bedroom, smallscale and community broadcasters based in the US via which they can webcast. It not only provides the webcasting technology for its broadcasting customers, but also music licences, which it sorts out via the music publishing sector’s collecting societies and, for recordings, under the SoundExchange licence.

Shortly after the CRB ruling, the company laid off staff and left its offices, explaining that: “The absence of the [smallscale broadcaster] licence will make legally streaming copyrighted musical content prohibitively expensive for many small to mid-sized internet broadcasters.

Live365 relies on this licence for many of their broadcast partners”.

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BOMB IN NEW YORK ANTI-BEYONCE PROTEST IN NEW YORK BOMBED

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According to “A.V. club” A planned protest of Beyonce‘s Super Bowl halftime Black Lives Matter stunt fizzled Tuesday morning.Only a handful of protesters showed up to demonstrate against Beyonce outside NFL headquarters in New York City.

National media outlets noted there were more reporters and TV cameras at the protest than protesters.One protestor even held up a sign that read: “WHERE Y’ALL AT?”After milling about and posing for the photographers, the disorganized band of demonstrators discarded their handmade signs and went their separate ways.

Maybe the cold weather was to blame or the threat of violence? The absence of protesters at the anti-Beyonce

protest lead some in the media to speculate that the whole thing was a publicity stunt to promote Beyonce’s album, Formation, and her upcoming Formation Tour. The Daily Beast was one of those skeptical media outlets who questioned the authenticity of the Boycott Beyonce movement — only to discover there is no “movement” or group at all.

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THE AFTER SHOCK

Irietide Roots Rock Reggae Available Everywhere Online

Launched August 1st, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas; Tha1Radio is a internet based streaming station that can be heard on any device with an active connection.

Before the shutdown of Live365, you were able to tune in with the free app provided by the Live365 platform.

Since the decision of the Copyright Royalties Board (CRB) on streaming royalties payout, Live365 had to close their doors and as a result, there was a major shake up in the online radio game which affected one of San Antonio's popular online radio stations Tha1Radio.com.

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YOU’RE LOSING MONEY. BIT BY BIT

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igital royalties are fees that digital radio services, such as Pandora, SiriusXM , webcasters and cable TV music channels are required by law to pay for streaming music.

These royalties are paid by the services to SoundExchange, and accompanied with playlists of all the recordings played by the service provider.

It is our role to take these payments, allocate the fees to the recordings according to how often each song was played, and then pay the featured artist(s) and copyright owners of those recordings.

More than 110,000 artists and rights owner accounts are registered with SoundExchange.

We have paid out nearly $3 billion in royalties since our first distribution.

How Royalties are Divided Under the law, 45 percent of performance royalties are paid directly to the featured artists on a recording, and 5 percent are paid to a fund for non-featured artists, typically session musicians and background singers.

The other 50 percent of the performance royalties are paid to the owner of the sound recording (i.e., the owner of the “master”), which can be a

record label or an artist who owns their own masters.

DIGITAL ROYALTIES ARE FEES THAT DIGITAL RADIO SERVICES, SUCH AS PANDORA, SIRIUSXM , WEBCASTERS AND CABLE TV MUSIC CHANNELS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PAY FOR STREAMING MUSIC.

The term “featured artist” refers to the group or individual most prominently featured on the sound recording.

If you have questions about who qualifies as a featured artist, or wish to register as a featured artist on a recording, please contact our Customer Service department.

Register to Receive Royalties You must be registered with SoundExchange in order to receive royalties from us; otherwise we won’t know where to send your money!

Online registration is fast and easy; just follow the link below. You’ll need to provide a picture ID and information about where to send the royalties.

If you provide your bank information, we will electronically transfer any royalties directly into your account.

Unclaimed Royalties Can Expire SoundExchange is authorized by regulation to release older, unclaimed royalties to offset our costs.

We have rarely exercised this authority, but we need your help to spread the word and get recording artists and record labels to register with us.

The Business Behind The Music

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The San Antonio Artist Best Known As The Best Underground Rapper C-STUD VILL Is Back With The Dirty South G-Funk Tunes Of The South.

The Smash Hit Single "KOUNTRY BOYZ" FT/SPOOK G Has Put The Legendary Rapper Back On The Map With Views And Plays On YOUTUBE And Various Social Media Sites.

As He Continues To Drop Good Music With The New Single Follow Up "SOUTHERN GUTTA" FT/SPOOK G & BUDDY BOI Giving The Audience An Southern Style Country Flavor With Bomb Production Of Track Star Ent And The Collaboration Of South Carolina's BUDDY BOI An Well Known Artist In His Region And City.

The Review Of The Single Has Good Signs Of Another Smash Hit Follow Up Of C-Stud Vill. The Single "SOUTHERN GUTTA" Is In Heavy Rotation In The South Carolina The Deepest Of The Dirty South Making Its Way To The Texas Lone Star State.

The Single Will Be Released In The Texas Region By Late March Hopefully Followed Up By An Video.

The Highly Anticipated Single Will Soon Be In Your Local Mom & Pop Music Stores And Digitally In The Online Stores iTUNES, NAPSTER, SPOTIFY, EMUSIC, GOOGLE PLAY, AMAZON And Etc.

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URBAN RENEWAL OR GENTRIFICATION

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an Antonio is the new frontier for business, family and commerce. In just 4 years over 100,000 new residents have moved into SA and the surrounding areas and more residential complexes are popping up all over the city. This influx of people brings new money as well as new possibility to our wonderful city, but, at what price.

Many cities in the US have under gone gentrification which commonly results in the displacement of low income residents and small mom and pop businesses that stood strong many years before the changes arrived.

Investors with new found interest in neighborhoods that are centrally located or near up and coming metropolitan areas seems to be much more than just a trend. In the last 10 years nearly all the 50 states have under gone gentrification of some kind

that are sure to come, connectivity with This makes it very difficult for the all involved from the mayor to the visual improvements in these developers themselves is a must. neighborhoods to be a part of the new communities that are built up around Let’s get a dialogue started early and them. It would be a wise choice for come together to map out a plan that investors and city officials to address this tax issue so that residents can be Property values in these neighborhoods benefits everyone and helps SA from inspired to do the much needed work to quickly rise making it unaffordable for becoming another victim of homes throughout the eastside local residents and small businesses to gentrification’s one sided wrath. neighborhoods. If gentrification is prosper, many of them going back It would be a great thing to see this city going to be successful in San Antonio generations raising their families and take control of its future by simply it needs to be a joint afford to keep the planting seeds for the future. How will being aware and informed of every SA handle this transition? people involved on all levels as well as step towards urban renewal / aiding residents in improving their gentrification before and during neighborhoods.

Improvements that change dilapidated construction. neighborhoods are extremely important for all residents but, so is affordability Changes in the tax assessment policy is This could help beautify the city as a and security. We can’t simply invade whole as opposed to segments that going to be a very important and an area with new condos and people only cater to new arrivals. necessary movement, though it seems and not address the needs of those that difficult to change it could be very have spent most of their lives and important for local residents and new Major changes are coming and it’s in raised their families here, there must be investors.

San Antonians best interest to be aware a better way for big companies, and connected with your new investors and city officials to handle The biggest obstacle for residents neighbors and developers, it’s the cities this problem. improving their homes seems to be the duty to insure your investment in these rising tax rate that comes as soon as neighborhoods, be there and to make The people of SA should certainly get they start to do work on their homes. sure they do their job. Good luck. a jump on these unstoppable changes leaving behind under developed neighborhoods that receive no funding or face-lift directly in the shadow of the newly built and remodeled communities.

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an Antonio is the 7th largest city in America. Like most large urban cities, certain areas of town are showing their age.

One only has to drive down the high traffic streets and the back alleys of San Antonio’s East and South sides to see abandoned buildings, dilapidated porches, roofs and poorly manicured lawns. Yet all is not doom and gloom.

Quite often adjacent to those heavy hearted homes are neighbors who display with pride their highly cultivated flower gardens or a bright new coat of paint their home has received. Several neighborhoods sport backyard swimming pools, patios and sturdy carports. These are working class neighborhoods. They are not rich, nor do they pretend to be. They live in the homes that have witnessed the cities spectacular growth and expansion….North and Northwest ward. Yes, some of our oldest neighborhoods have been left behind.

They’ve not benefited from prompt

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pothole repairs or adequate street lighting or the immediate removal of trash and debris on its streets or vacant lots. It seems that now the City of San Antonio wants to make amends.

They want to extend the hand of modernity to all of its residents. They call it Urban Renewal. Some people call it gentrification. Here’s an interview SA Urban conducted with Mr. Joaquinn Arch of Straight Line

Management located in San Antonio, Texas. Possessing an extensive background in account management and customer service, Mr. Arch serves as the lead person in charge of business development for Straight Line Management.

In this capacity, Mr. Arch is responsible for establishing connections with prospective clients from local, state, and federal agencies,

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GENTRIFICATION [Gen-tri-fi-ca-tion] : The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents Source: Merriam Webster Dictionary

along with securing key partnerships with other construction firms and community organizations.

You have obtained your Master’s degree in community development, how do you feel about or rather what is your take on the “urban renewal” projects that are taking place on the South and East sides of the near downtown San Antonio areas?

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“YET ALL IS NOT DOOM AND GLOOM” I think urban renewal is a great thing for the east side. It is an area of town that has been looked over for far too long. I believe it is an opportunity for those that have not known the value of the property they hold.

This is also going to be a great opportunity for individuals that are looking to take advantage of the new growth and development change.

It is inevitable and right now, it is time for change. We need to take a look at what is happening in the larger urban cities around the country and it will give you an idea of what is possibly possible.

You operate a Construction Management company ,what would you advise the people in those areas to do so that the “urban renewal” would be beneficial for them?

Individuals need to make sure that they’re keeping up with their taxes as well as to reinvest into their properties as far as facade improvements, landscaping ,decorative fencing etc .. so they can take advantage of the opportunities that are going to come along with the growth.

The baby boomer generation has not done enough of a good job in respect to maintaining these properties that have

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been left to them, neither have the grandkids of the parents that have gone before them reinvested into these properties.

Specifically addressing the East and South Side areas of San Antonio, the question now becomes is this really Urban renewal or gentrification, meaning will these new buildings be out of reach financially for the people that originally reside in those areas?

The better question is what have the people that have lived there done to make sure that Urban Renewal doesn’t come in. I think that our generation need to make sure that we do better than the last generation and take care of what has been left to us.

Speaking of the financial burden of urban renewal, as far as I know they’re measurements put in place to make sure that individual taxes are frozen if they’ve lived in a certain area for a certain amount of time.

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TEXAS OUTLAWS MAMA! LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE OUTLAWS!

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here is nothing like youth football. Face it, this is Texas and football reigns supreme here, sorry Spurs fans.

First, I will give you a little biography of the two aforementioned guys Jaylen Joplin, also known to his friends as Marlin, was raised in the city’s East Side in the Denver Heights Youth football is where our High neighborhood. He School stars make their bones. This is graduated from where you learn the rules of the game Brackenridge and revel in the camaraderie of High School, is a organized sports. The days of Pop Warner being the only organized sports Black Entrepreneur and outlet have long passed, now comes a is considered a more competitive league one like no pillar in the other, one that doesn’t have weight restrictions, or mandatory play. This is community. the Texas Youth Football Association Secondly, we have (TYFA) and in this league no team is Fred Wilson, a more feared than the OUTLAWS. graduate of Sam Organized in 2009 the TYFA has Houston High hoisted 12 State Championship trophies. Not only are they winning but School, attended Grand Canyon they are also changing the lives of University and received his Bachelors young men by teaching them the and his Masters of Science in importance of education and how to Organizational leadership. He has carry themselves as young men. In 2015 the OUTLAWS had 6 kids from worked in the juvenile field with atthe program go on to play college ball risk kids for 20 years and participates in several civic organizations including from a D1 division on to Junior Prince Hall F&AM and Omega Psi Phi. College. This year, out of the 12 kids that signed letters of intent in San We started off discussing the move of Antonio, 8 of those were from the the San Antonio Outlaws to the Snoop OUTLAW organization. I had the pleasure of being able to sit down with (yes, that Snoop) league and the success of that and then I asked why 2 of the cornerstones of the the decision to bring them back to organization, Fred Wilson and Jaylen TYFA? The answer I received was, “in Joplin. In this interview we discussed speaking with some of the parents they the controversial split between the TYFA and the Outlaws and the bright wanted to play against more teams and competition without the hassle of new future they have planned.

traveling,” said Fred Wilson. Marlin said, “TYFA was the best move, they are a more diverse league and being a business owner the travel would have been problematic and he wanted to show love to TYFA since he’s been with the league since 2009.” For me knowing the difference in the teams is easy, but for someone who doesn’t know the difference in the San Antonio Outlaws and the New 210 Outlaws how could they tell you guys apart? It seemed to be a question that was waiting to be asked as well as one that needed to be answered, Marlin then said, “ First, is the league, one is Snoop Youth Football League and the other is Texas Youth Football Association. Secondly, is all the things that we as an organization are prepared to do off the field. We can assist the children, if a kid doesn’t have money for football shoes no matter what team they play for we can help with purchasing a pair.

Lastly any parent can request at any time to see financial statements to see what we are using the monies for, and how they are spent because we are a non-profit organization.” In bringing the Outlaws back to TYFA the biggest

hurdle in restarting an organization would be trying to retain previous members and bring in new participants.

The 210 Outlaws definitely have a lot to offer and they also believe in it takes a village to raise a kid, they attribute a lot of their success from parental support and the parents allowing them to be a part of all phases in the kids’ lives. They offer daily mentoring, because things happen every day. They want to work with the kids even after they age out of TYFA at age 13. This includes assisting in High School and even college as far as books are concerned or even stocking the kids refrigerator in his or her dorm. They want to step out into other sports as well through their non-profit organization Youth on FIRE, with the acronym for FIRE being Fully Initiating Realistic Expectations by means of Faith, Intelligence, Respect & Education. This kind of brings a new meaning to the phrase keeping it Hood.

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STREET FARMING alleyways or restaurant and in addition the city will also be zoning “residential market gardens”.

The only restriction on “home gardening” will be laid out by your HOA (homeowners association) because HOA our state governed the city government can not overrule HOA authority.

San Antonio's new and clearer Urban Farm rules will allow up to 3 fowl and In December 2015 City Council approved an amendment to the city’s 2 each of the following cows, pigs, horses, sheeps and goats or llamas per unified development code which household. Same favors city urban as with residential gardeners and market gardens farmers. urban farming restrictions are It gives urban only governed by your HOA. gardeners the right to grow food in most lots and sell product right out of With this new approved amendment their garden or farm. healthier Organic Produce and Meat are now available for every home and Now it is totally legal to Farm in family. spaces such as backyards, rooftops,

Home grown organic Is not expensive.

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“PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING” ike Jones states that this is an online nightmare hoax that will not go away. He also states that he has never been arrested for human trafficking in San Antonio and that he has been battling this freshly renewed lie for over a year.

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Jones, who is currently being held on $100,000 bond, is facing between 5 to 14 years of imprisonment. However, if aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, or death were to come into play, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment.

The original article reported by TMZ online news:

The rapper will appear on a local news channel (per his Instagram, he is negotiating with different news outlets) to discuss the rumors on Feb. 3. He’ll also discuss his new mixtape Reloaded and his Money Train movement.

TEXAS – According to a report, rapper Mike Jones was arrested by San Antonio police earlier today on human trafficking charges after an ongoing 4 months investigation. mike-jones-arrested-pimp-humantrafficking-police-report-1

A total of 34 human trafficking charges have been laid as a result against the duo. Authorities say the events occurred between September to December of last year.

“It takes a lot of courage for the victims to come forward,” San Antonio police inspector Jonas Dresden said.

Police say the accused, Jones and a fellow friend of the rapper, forced their “These pimps will groom them, they will build a relationship with them, victims to work as prostitutes from they’ll try and build a trust with them. hotels and motels and then collected In most cases, they’ll try to make the and kept their earnings.

victim believe that they’re in love with them. These victims are sometimes just looking for attention and affection and these pimps know exactly what these girls are looking for and they feed off of that.”

He also added that prostitution is a common way to earn money in the criminal world, claiming it’s often more lucrative than trafficking in guns or drugs, or even rapping.

The Houston rapper went to Instagram to appeal his case to the public yet again that the reports was untrue.

Mike jones “I swear People will Believe Anything! The time these people be having to come up with these rumors amaze me!

— Who? Mike Jones (@Mr_Mike_Jones)

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Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, The Weeknd, more become platinum artists

RIAA Announces Streaming Will Count Towards Platinum and Gold Certifications

so enables RIAA to fully reward the success of artists’ albums today. To accompany the news, the RIAA We know that music listening—for announced that 17 artists have been both for albums and songs—is award with newly designated gold or skyrocketing, yet that trend has not platinum records. Amongst those been reflected in our album records, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a certifications.

Butterfly, Big Sean's Dark Sky Paradise, and Coldplay's Ghost Stories Modernizing our Album Award to have been designated as platinum. include music streaming is the next Meanwhile, the Weeknd's Beauty logical step in the continued evolution Behind the Madness went double of Gold & Platinum Awards, and doing platinum.

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ince 1958, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has awarded platinum and gold certifications based on the quantity of albums sold by an artist.

One million sold copies meant a record was platinum; half a million meant gold.

Today, the RIAA announced a change in that methodology. Now, it will count on-demand audio and video streaming, along with the traditional album sales, in determining whether a record is platinum or gold. One stream doesn't equal one sale, however. Instead, 1,500 on-demand audio or video streams will amount to one album sale. (On-demand

streaming refers to the ability to choose what song you're listening to—services like Spotify and Apple Music, not internet radio sites like Pandora.) The RIAA's announcement didn't mention how these 1,500 streams will be tallied up—for example, whether one stream of a 17-song album will count the same as 17 streams of a single taken from the album.

Cary Sherman, CEO and chairman of the RIAA, spoke about the shift in a statement: For nearly six decades, whether it’s vinyl, CDs, downloads or now streams, the Gold & Platinum Program has adapted to recognize the benchmarks

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FIVE QUESTIONS FOR DJ SEVEN-50

FIVE QUESTION SERIES WITH DJ 750

by Lisa Jackson

trends throughout the years and we will continue to see them as long as this genre continues to grow and redefine itself. Today’s music is today’s music period! As long as I am a DJ I’m dedicated to standing behind Hip-Hop and its origins. Because no matter what life is Hip-Hop and I am ALIVE! Today’s youth have the right to express themselves and tell THEIR story, like every generation before them. We just have to come to grips with the fact that today’s “social standards” are the product of yesterday’s decisions. I remember how things used to be and I am grateful for everything positive that was gained from those struggles. But you gotta recognize the negative Sh*t that came outta of too. Not promote it or anything but understand that bad things and people can create a good situation.

So, with that said in your eyes where is the San Antonio music scene?

San Antonio’s music scene is doing its thing! It’s evolving, growing and gaining momentum as a market.

Believe me all of the big dogs know it!

But here’s the kicker, SATX is just like every other city in the country, LOL !

The underground music scene in every city is just like ours. Period! The only three places that support underground artist are the big three: New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Those are the places you have to move to break into the industry. I learned that on the 2013 Chitlin run and the 2014 BET Awards. So really it’s not about the San Antonio music scene, it’s about OK, first question, how do you feel about where the music industry is right who’s going out of town and making moves, building bridges and now? establishing themselves. In that aspect, The way I feel about the music I’ve seen a drastic increase in the industry right now is simple. amount of artist hitting the black top EXCITED! I’m old enough to and making moves! remember when Hip-Hop was First off thank you DJ 750 for participating our five questions series.

Before we get into the five questions would you please introduce yourself to our readers?

My name is DJ 750 AKA O.G. DJ Ghost. I’ve been a DJ for over 10 years. I am currently the general manager of Polar World ENT LLC. and a member of The Hittmen DJs, Coast2Coast Mixtapes, 34K Mixtape DJs and Nerve DJs Coalitions. In 2015 I was nominated for Most Slept On DJ by the Southern Entertainment Awards (SEA Awards) as well as a radio/media personality with SA Urban.com .

considered a fad and had a shelf life of What do you feel the local artist need only a few months or years. So I’ve seen this industry morph and transform to do to become more successful on the over and over again to become what it national scene? is today. We’ve seen good and bad

THAT’S SIMPLE, GET ON THE BLACKTOP! Hit THE ROAD! You have to travel and get out of San Antonio to feel the appreciation of a genuine fan. THE RESPECT YOU GET WHEN YOU SAY SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS is amazing and of course the money LOL. Watching the progression of your brand is something to behold.

Do you mix in local artists’ music and you gig, and what does a local artist need to do to have you play their music?

Yes, I always mix locals into my mixes, mixshows, concerts and mixtapes. If you want me to play your music, 1st have a hot record! Secondly, compensate me for my time and interest. This is just the facts of life. I have a limited time to rock my crowd so if I’m going to introduce your music to my fans or put you in my zone then

you have to respect or compensate me for that. Business is business.

What are some of things you do to assist local artist?

I spotlight local artist every chance I get, I offer all of my expertise, contacts, skills and availability for free or at dirt cheap prices and I constantly create platforms for them to gain notoriety.

Bonus question, what’s you top five of all times? (Rapper/Group) RUNDMC LL COOL J 2LIVE CREW NWA SUAVE HOUSE REC’S THANK YOU DJ 750 FOR YOUR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER OUR 5 QUESTIONS.

COMING EVENTS MARLON WAYANS AZTEC THEATER FEBRUARY 19 Marlon Lamont Wayans is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988

ROSE ROYCE, PEACHES & HERB AND HEATWAVE ALAMO DOME FEBRUARY 20 Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. She has since become one of the most successful artists in any musical genre.

DMX ALAMO MUSIC HALL MARCH 11 Earl Simmons, better known by his stage names DMX and Dark Man X, is an American rapper and actor. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up".

CARRIE UNDERWOOD AT&T CENTER APRIL 18 Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. She has since become one of the most successful artists in any musical genre.

JANET JACKSON AT&T CENTER JULY 11 Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 30 years.

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