LISTEN LIVE: Hiptics Radio on The Doobie

Hiptics radio is live and on-air right now. You can tune in at 91.1 if you’re in Central Ohio or for everyone else you can tune in here. Along with all the latest hits we’ll also be paying homage to the great Christopher Wallace (Biggie Smalls) tonight.

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Dale Danja was live on Hiptics Radio last Tuesday night. In this clip from the interview, the self-proclaimed “Cheapskate General” tells Hiptics.com’s Chris Franco what he would do on a date with only $10 in his wallet. You can download Dale Danja’s latest album (Cheap By Nature) for free by clicking here.

Dale Danja called in to my radio show last night (Hiptics Radio) to chop it up about his latest project, Cheap By Nature, and much more. During our discussion about Dale Danja and El Prez’s critically acclaimed Perfect Strangers, Danja says that there might be a Perfect Strangers Pt. 2 coming sometime in the future. What live listeners didn’t know is that I did a cart wheel in the studio after hearing that! – Chris Franco

UPDATE: El Prez saw this post and reacted on Twitter.

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Trav Interview on Hiptics.com Radio w/ Chris Franco

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Before hitting the studio with Cassidy, Trav called in to Hiptics Radio on 91.1 WDUB for an interview with Chris Franco. Trav talks about his affiliation with 50 Cent & G-Unit, his hungry DJ Green Lantern freestyle, collaborating with Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana on the “Ride The Wave” remix, his relationship with Sean Kingston, and much more. Want to connect with Trav? Follow him on Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »

Amor Jones Interview on 91.1 WDUB w/ Chris Franco

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Amor Jones (@AmorJones) called my radio show the night of the From The Underground Up release. I originally posted this interview following the show as a download. However, I think y’all will appreciate the stream version since it’s that much easier to listen. Make sure to check for Amor Jones; he’s the future of hip hop. -Chris Franco (@ChrisFranco)

LISTEN LIVE @ DOOBIERADIO.COM

Hey everybody. It’s been snowing all day here in central Ohio, but the show must go on. Hiptics Radio will be live tonight on 91.1 WDUB from 9:30-11:30pm. You can tune in on iTunes College Radio or on our new and improved website, DoobieRadio.

Here’s some of the hip hop songs I’ll be playing tonight. You can listen below because Hiptics is on it like that:

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Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”

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Lloyd Banks ft. Juelz Santana – “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley”

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Mullage – “Elementary Games”

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Freddie Gibbs – “Murda On My Mind”

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Ludacris ft. Ciara & Pitbull – “How Low (Remix)”

James Jr. is a hip hop artist from Memphis, TN that is featured on our original mixtape. This past Tuesday (02/04), James called Hiptics.com Radio (on 91.1 WDUB) for an interview with Hiptics.com’s Chris Franco. Topics of conversation include:
•How/When James Jr. decided to go for the top of the rap industry
•How the mixtape game has been cheapened by wannabe DJ’s
•Moving out to Los Angeles to record Intent 2 Distribute
•What it’s like creating hip hop when you write and produce instrumentals

For more James Jr. music, you can preview his album, Intent 2 Distribute, in the Amazon.com player below:

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MP3 DOWNLOAD: Trav ft. Lloyd Banks & Juelz Santana – “Ride The Wave (Remix)”

Trav is an MC from Queens that’s all about unity. On the remix to “Ride The Wave,” Trav enlists G-Unit and Dipset’s youngest spitters to take the record to a new level. Here’s what Trav told Hiptics.com’s Chris Franco last night on 91.1 WDUB about the wave. Stay tuned for the full audio coming before Friday!

“I think it’s real big to put G-Unit and Dipset on one track. They are the biggest movement in New York City when it comes to groups. When it comes to groups in New York, you’d say Dipset, G-Unit, D-Block. There are no other crews that have a foundation.”

Take a look at the Top 10 songs currently in-rotation on Urban radio across the United States. Look out for Wacka Flocka Flame’s “O Let’s Do It” to start creeping up the Urban charts and into the Top 10.

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SUPPORT THE ARTIST:
01. Trey Songz ft. Drake – Listen/Buy “I Invented Sex”
02. Melanie Fiona – Listen/Buy “It Kills Me”
03. Young Money ft. Lloyd – Listen/Buy “Bedrock”
04. Trey Songz ft. Fabolous – Listen/Buy “Say Aah”
05. Ludacris – Listen/Buy “How Low”
06. Birdman ft. Drake & Lil Wayne – Listen/Buy “Money To Blow”
07. 50 Cent ft. Ne-Yo – Listen/Buy “Baby By Me”
08. Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys – Listen/Buy “Empire State Of Mind”
09. Rihanna ft. Young Jeezy – Listen/Buy “Hard”
10. Usher – Listen/Buy “Papers”

D.Julien stops through to DTF Radio for an interview. Topics discussed were: the “Never Change” freestyle, the success of the “Live, Love, Learn” project, the process & importance of making records, the message behind the “Prove Them Wrong” record and the definition of a freestyle.

Stay informed about the ever-changing music industry by checking Hiptics.com on the daily!

It’s scary how much influence the RIAA still has on the music world. Ten years after Napster, high music licensing fees are stifling innovation in the online music startup world. Imeem lost tens of millions to licensing fees; a situation that chased off big name venture capitalists like Sequoia Capital. That led to MySpace purchasing the site at a firesale price of only around $1 million, according to TechCrunch. I think that high licensing fees are going to scare off a lot of future investors who want to invest in online music portals. And it’s all because the labels don’t want to loosen their grip on 20th century style mega-profits. But 20th century style profits were based on selling artificially scarce copies, and that model isn’t sustainable in 21st century media economics. (MADE)

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: EbGb 91.1 WDUB Interview w/ Chris Franco

Download Hiptics.com’s From The Underground Up Mixtape which features 3 exclusive EbGB tracks

I’m gonna plug two things, Guinness and Hiptics.com…©EbGb

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:

• EbGb plans to make a metal album
• The stories behind the three songs EbGb has on From The Underground Up
• Shots fired at D.Julien for his earlier interview?
• Eb explains what was on his mind when he made “The Monsta”
• Listen for more of EbGb’s interview with 91.1 WDUB’s Chris Franco!

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Stream/Download Full D.Julien Interview

Download Hiptics.com’s From The Underground Up Mixtape

D.Julien talks to 91.1 WDUB’s Chris Franco about his music featured on Hiptics.com’s From The Underground Up mixtape. Julien also discusses his past mixtape, writing songs for other genres, rhyming without using the N word, and much more. Did you hear Amor Jones interview on 91.1 WDUB?

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Amor Jones talks to 91.1 WDUB’s Chris Franco about moving to California, his work with Nefarious, and the music he made for Hiptics.com’s From The Underground Up mixtape. The Amor Jones interview took place on December 8th, 2009.

Listen to Amor Jones’ Radio Interview

Download Hiptics.com’s From The Underground Up Mixtape

If you’re a loyal Hiptics reader then you know EbGb is an underground star hailing from Southwest Florida. The 24 year old MC has shared stages with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, D-12, and Obie Trice, but had never heard a single Gucci Mane verse…until Tuesday night when he called in for an interview on my radio show.

If you’ve listened to EbGb’s new album Circling The Drain, you know he’s very lyrical. Don’t get me wrong, Eb can make the clubs go crazy with songs like “Crazy Nasty Bounce,” but even on such a song EbGb’s verses are crafted with skill and care. So how will EbGb react after hearing Gucci Mane rap for the first time?

The 5-minute clip starts with me previewing the mixdown of Eminem’s verses from D-12’s Devil’s Night album. If you haven’t heard the Eminem mix yet then you’re missing out (his verses on that album were crazy!). By the end of the segment, EbGb and I make radio history. Just listen, and you will understand.

The audio is after the jump!

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