School supply manufacturer Street Science has recruited Swizz Beatz as a spokesperson in their series of commerciasl/PSA’s.  I’ve got much love and respect for Swizz as an artist, producer, and businessman, but…

Disturbing Thoughts:

• I was under the impression that one of the main points of an education to get away from "the streets" and any sort of "science" taking place there.
• "A lot of people feel like they wasting time because they ain’t got no goals."

[via PHH via WooHaa]

If you’re in the Atlanta area during September 17-20th, it may be a good time to check out the Atlantis Music Conference.  On September 18th, BMI will present a Producer/Songwriter panel featuring Cri$tyle, DJ Montay, DJ Toomp, Eric Hudson, Jasper Cameron, Jeffrey Steele, Zack Odom, and Kenneth Mount.

DJ Juice, one of the best to ever step into mixtapes, runs down his list of Mixtape awards and shows off a collection of plaques and trophies.

Don’t you ever get tired of trucking around your Serato control vinyl in those beat up record sleeves?  Time to act like a grown up and put your valuables in a wallet.  UDG has come up with an Serato control record wallet that holds up to 8 pieces and is made with an EVA durashock/ballistic nylon exterior, rubber sleeve marks, and easy grip zipper pulls!

Just when you thought it was safe to turn the radio back on again, Antares goes and releases Auto-Tune Evo, the latest update for their now infamous pitch correction software. You can be sure that T-Pain, Lil Wayne, and legions of R&B and pop star wannabes are jumping for joy at the thought of bathing their vocals in the magic dust of Auto Tune.

Record collector, store owner, and archivist Paul Mawhinney is credited as having the largest private record collection in the world.  With over 1 million albums and 1 1/2 million singles the Library of Congress estimates that only 17 percent of the music in his archive is available on CD.

Interesting note: 9th Wonder picks all of Murs’ beats.
Quotes of the day:

• "Rap is really dumb right now" –Murs
• "3rd grade rappers…" –9th Wonder

Respect always.

On a less positive note, in the documentary entitled 1 More Hit, Pharcyde producer J Swift warns us of the dangers of drug addiction and the struggle to get his life together after falling victim to crack cocaine.

[via Nodfactor]

It’s about time our man Madlib dropped another installment on us.  On September 30th, 2008 BBE will release WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip, which promises to live up to the high standards that we’ve come to expect from the obscure record king.

EPMD master producer The Funk Lord Eric Sermon dropped by the Roundtable to talk about the upcoming EPMD album We Mean Business, getting jerked in the record business, ignored Hip-Hop demographics, unreleased Rick Ross material.  Def Jam A&R Lenny S even tells a Summer Jam story about a 5 thousand dollar bet between Eric and Jay Z… with Jay making it rain on the crowd with his winnings!

Three more parts after the jump!