Socolov said the DJs who play hip-hop and dance music on the radio and in clubs are responsible for the industry’s newly-achieved prevalence. NPR-sponsored blog The Record spoke with Will Socolov, owner of EKS Manufacturing, in March of last year about the vinyl industry. Those are impressive numbers, especially with the influx of digital music that breaches the floodgates of the Internet every day, but who or what are the catalysts behind these increases? That is, until the past couple years.Īccording to a report by Neilson, vinyl sales rose by 14.2 percent from the beginning of 2009 to 2010 and 37 percent from the beginning of 2010 to 2011. Unfortunately, the intimacy of those special days has dwindled to a slow and unsteady drip per the genesis of compact discs and, later. Walking to the record store to buy the latest 12″ LP or 7″ single on Tuesdays was a weekly red-letter experience for listeners of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. What do you think about Blue Chips? Let me know on Twitter, by email, or simply leave a comment. As for Party Supplies, he is scheduled to record his debut album this summer. Lecter, and Well Done with Statik Selektah are both out now.
You can download Blue Chips at .Īction Bronson’s debut, Dr. The Queens natives’ 16-track opus sees appearances from Roc Marciano, Kool AD of Das Racist, and most impressively Meyhem Lauren on the grimy “Expensive Pens.” Not surprisingly, Bronson comes with the lotiony-smooth rhymes as predicted. On Blue Chips, Party Supplies provides his partner with all original production, where he pulls samples from long-gone rock groups, bellowing blues records, old jazz songs, and golden-age hip-hop tracks. Will you be buying Pink Roman: Roman Reloaded today? Let me know on Twitter, by email, or simply leave a comment.Īction Bronson and Party Supplies' "Blue Chips" mixtape has received excellent criticism since it premiered on Monday.Ĭhef-turned-rapper Action Bronson and Fool’s Gold producer Party Supplies partnered with Complex and Reebok to premiere their collaborative Blue Chips mixtape on Monday. You can purchase Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded at your local retailer or through online vendors such as iTunes and Amazon. Nicki’s sophomore disc features her previous hit, “Stupid Hoe,” her current club-ready single, “Starships,” as well as the theatrical “Roman Holiday,” which she performed at the 54th GRAMMY Awards, and the infectious, Red One-produced “Whip It.” Roman Reloaded is a 19-track opus that showcases Young Money’s leading lady bending the rules of traditional hip-hop and giving us an out-there, entertaining experience by way of her popular alter-ego, Roman Zolanski. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is the female Weezy’s follow-up to her platinum-selling debut, Pink Friday, which dropped in November 2010. Nicki Minaj’s highly-coveted, much-sought after Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is finally out today on Cash Money Records. You thought you knew Nicki Minaj? Get ready to see Nicki like you’ve never seen her before on “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.”