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Versace utilizies Universal Indie track for an upcoming clothing line.

Universal Indie Records — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:07:13 +0000

In the Young Versace Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 Collection, the iconic elements of the Maison are revealed through a series of glamour–chic creations, adorned with totally original rock ‘n’ roll detailing. The name of the track featured in the new Versace commercial is “Elevate” by Tommy Mula and produced by Cartel of Hoodgrown Productions off the “Prepare For Glory” album. A free download on this site.

Lord Jamar issues statement on the use of the word “faggot”

Universal Indie Records — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:14:25 +0000

I can see why people have a hangup with the use of the word faggot. In a perfect world, it would be just as much of a taboo as anyone who isn’t black saying nigga/nigger. But I didn’t write the rules of the game, and I don’t have enough cache’ to re-write them all by myself. The time will likely come where that’s completely off limits, but Rome wasn’t built in a day. Hip Hop is a genre & culture that has always been dominated by alpha males, and questioning someone’s manhood has long been the most effective tactic of getting under an opponent’s skin in a battle. That’s just part of the sport of being an MC.

I don’t blame anyone for being mad at me for saying it (or mad at Sadat for what he said 20 years ago), but neither of us intended to offend gay people. They should be more annoyed at Kanye for being overly effeminate with his fashion & mannerisms (yet so easily disturbed when people respond to him the way I did). Hip Hop’s a subversive genre & the more Kanye & the like do what they do, the more it sacrifice’s Hip Hop’s identity. This isn’t all that dissimilar to when we first came out & people assumed we were racist because we were 5%ers. Just like white people who’ve been fans of our work since day one, any & all homosexuals who are familiar with our work would already know that we aren’t out to offend them when we use such a word. We’re just aiming at whatever punk ass emcee’s in our scope.

Lord Jamar: “Skirts Have No Place In Hip Hop”

Universal Indie Records — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:03:04 +0000

Brand Nubian Lord Jamar shares his thoughts on Kanye wearing skirts, saying that his style has no place in hip-hop, adding that he’s doing it out of arrogance. Lord Jamar also breaks down fashion in hip-hop history, claiming that Run DMC were the saviors of hip-hop with the way they

Making The Brand – Episode 1 ( @IamPurpleLungs )

Universal Indie Records — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:30:07 +0000

Making The Brand is a weekly blog which details our latest signing, Brad Gardner aka Purple Lungs as he prepares his Universal Indie debut.
Follow him on Twitter at @IamPurpleLungs

I began my journey about 10 months ago. After encouraging my roommate to get back into music, I was soon handed my first instrumental track by him (now an EDM recording artist by the name of ScissorHands). Utilizing that track, I created my first song, “Oh Baby.” Understand that I had never rapped before, aside from flowing along to other rappers music so I was not at all confident with my ability to say the least. Reluctantly, I performed the verse I had written for ScissorHands and he seemed surprised. He stated that it was not what he was expected and that he thought I had talent.

This gave me a huge boost of confidence and inspired me want to record what I had written and turn it into an actual song so I purchased a V63 mic, mix amp, and some purple audio foam and began recording from my home. I have since written or have been featured in about five songs.

Replying to a post on Twitter from Universal Indie which stated that they were looking for rap acts that weren’t street or gangster (I’m definitely street or gangster as I’m a polite white kid from Idaho. Lol), I shot them a link to my songs on Soundcloud and needless to say they liked what they heard and offered me an EP deal. This is a dream come true for anyone who is serious about music. So maybe this is where my real journey begins.

PurpleLungs

Universal Indie introduces the first social media collaborative hip hop album

Universal Indie Records — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:29:51 +0000

New York, NY – Do you ever wonder what it would sound like if you could hand pick from every artist that tweets “Listen To My Song” or puts his latest verse/video on your FB timeline? Well the squad over at Universal Indie Records has devised a plan, a TEAM, an experiment that with time will tell if these rappers have what it takes to be….. a rapper.

The production chores will be handled in-house by Hoodgrown Productions, every verse and some of the chorus’ will be contributed by rappers who have interacted with us through Twitter, Facebook and blogs to a lesser extent.

Universal Indie will post a new track on it’s website each week for download. Artists will complete a verse and send it back in which the label will choose the 3 best verses to complete that song. The pattern will be repeated until 12 songs have been recorded in which the project will then be marketed and distributed by Universal Indie via datpiff, livemixtapes, etc around Thanksgiving!

So all you rappers crying that no one will listen to your music, kinda like the dude that hi-jacked Bow Wow’s twitter, will now have an opportunity to SHOW YOUR SKILLS! If you have what it takes to step to the plate and be apart of THE TEAM then check out this weeks track.

Artist looking to participate, you can find information here:
http://universalindie.com/rappers-get-on-the-upcoming-the-team-album/

Rappers… Get on the upcoming… THE TEAM album

Universal Indie Records — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:59:25 +0000

Do you ever wonder what it would sound like if you could hand pick from every artist that tweets “Listen To My Song” or puts his latest verse/video on your FB timeline? Well the squad over at Universal Indie Records has devised a plan, a TEAM, an experiment that with time will tell if these rappers have what it takes to be….. a rapper.

copy written by @missybnyc

How To Enter
1. Download the track for that week.
2. Send an mp3 with you rapping on the track (ONE VERSE – 16 bars) to rapsubmissions@outlook.com Make sure to included your rap alias in the email.
3. Those who are chosen will be contacted, those who aren’t won’t.
4. If you’re chosen be prepared to send a separated acapella (ie: main vocal, overdub, adlibs, etc) as wav files.
5. Artists will be chosen by clarity and how well they stick to topic
6. You can submit for more than one song. Even if you’re chosen for another.
7. There’s no fees.. payola or any other bullshit associated with this opportunity.

NOTE: THIS IS AN UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY FOR RAPPERS ONLY!… NOT PRODUCERS!

The Tracks
TRACK 1: Pink Diamonds On My Chain – looking for main vocals – All tracks due 9/24

THIS WEEK’S TRACK Cry No More – looking for main vocals – All tracks due 9/24

Get It (hip hop)

Universal Indie Records — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:39:36 +0000

http://www.universalindie.com/beatfree/GetIt.mp3

download: Get It (9.51MB)

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Let us hear what you create

Smouf (hip hop)

Universal Indie Records — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:39:01 +0000

http://www.universalindie.com/beatfree/Smouf.mp3

download: Smouf (11.49MB)

Let us hear what you create with the tracks.
New beats every month!

Not Like U (hip hop)

Universal Indie Records — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:38:15 +0000

http://www.universalindie.com/beatfree/NotLikeU.mp3

download: Not Like U (11.18MB)

Let us hear what you create with the tracks.
New beats every month!

Clams2 – A$AP (hip hop)

Universal Indie Records — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:36:40 +0000

http://www.universalindie.com/beatfree/clams2.mp3

download: Clams2 (10.82MB)

Let us hear what you create with the tracks.
New beats every month!