One of the most dynamic recording studios and production teams in West Africa – Daraja Recording Studios - has signed a brand management agreement with CM Cap’s Hip-Hoppreneur ™ Advisory Service. A four-man production team (BushBeatz) from Daraja will record under the Hip-Hoppreneur Diaspora Music brand. Below is an interview between Cedric Muhammad and Daraja

Earlier this year I raised some eyebrows and impressed a few Africa PreBrief (http://africaprebrief.com/)clients (which is always nice) by successfully predicting that it would be Russia’s telecommunications giant VimpelCom Ltd. [Symbol:ADS (VIP) Website: http://www.vimpelcom.com/index.wbp] that would be the eventual winner in pursuit of Egypt’s telecommunications crown jewel, Orascom Telecom

I’m glad to know that this generation has produced two giants in Obi Egbuna and Mutulu Olugbala with courage, willing to sacrifice their lives, invest their talents, and lend their voice to a cause that may not be politically correct today, but one which I believe, one day will be vindicated by its success and the accurate recording of history.

In some ways Chuck D. is from the Hip-Hop perspective what James Mtume is from the era of Soul music – an individual willing to share his knowledge with others and defend the purity of the art form without condemning those who are younger who take the music in different directions, creatively.

No 4th Quarter release – EP, album, or mixtape - impressed me more than Joe Budden’s Mood Muzik 4: A Turn For The Worst.

While his music is not my personal taste, I see nothing but redeeming qualities in Souljah Boy when I look at the big picture.

West African Entertainment Company Storm 360 and U.S.-based Brand Management firm CM Cap have announced a strategic marketing partnership devoted exclusively to the career of Nigerian Hip-Hop superstar Naeto C and his forthcoming album ‘Super C Season.’

“Nietzsche’s idea of ‘the overman’ (Ubermensch) is one of the most significant concepts in his thinking.…an overman is someone who can establish his own values as the world in which others live their lives, often unaware that they are not pregiven. This means an overman can affect and influence the lives of others. In other [...]

Two nights ago I had the honor of presenting to a group of students attending Bowie State University in Maryland on a topic and theme I have developed from my book series, The Entrepreneurial Secret – which continues to resonate with individuals 16 to 25. That subject is ‘You, Entrepreneurial Development and Business Etiquette In a Global Economy.’