Hoodgrown Magazine: The First Hip Hop iPad Magazine App Launches!

What started as a print magazine that ceased publication due to increasing print cost and decreasing advertising revenue has returned as the first hip hop magazine app to hit the Apple store. Spearheaded by Chris “Cartel” English and Lord Jamar (of Brand Nubian fame), the Hoodgrown Magazine app is now available for download in the Apple App store.

“Though the website has been gaining in popularity I always knew that one day we would return to our print roots.” says Hoodgrown’s CEO, Chris English. “This app allows us to combine the best of the print and web experience in a whole new package. I’ll admit it took a little longer to bring to fruition than I would have liked, but already we’re improving on design and interactive elements.”

The app ia available as a free download in the app store as will each issue due to it’s advertiser supported model.

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Mistakes Artists, PR & Management Companies Make When Submitting To The Press.

First off, I’m not a writer so this article won’t be as eloquently written as some of the others on this site. With that out of the way, let me start by stating that I run a music based blog (Hoodgrown Online) and I also work at a venue that books a lot of independent musicians so I receive a ton of submissions all of the time for a variety of sources. My list below is an account of a few things that really irk me and that fact that hired, professional Public Relations and Management companies are making these mistakes as much as lone artists are.

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