{"id":7873,"date":"2012-08-29T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2012-08-29T14:42:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T18:42:46","slug":"how-to-get-on-the-cover-of-a-hip-hop-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=7873","title":{"rendered":"How To Get On The Cover of a Hip-Hop Magazine."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SD0BAySa30?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/grindxdesign.com\"  target=\"_blank\">GrindXDesign<\/a> is an 8-week series of meetings-by-phone.<\/strong> The calls feature industry pros, talking on subjects that are firmly in the field of their expertise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/vlsatten.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7874\" title=\"vlsatten\" src=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/vlsatten-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/vlsatten-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/vlsatten-299x300.jpg 299w, http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/vlsatten.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>So, for example, we could have gotten Vanessa L. Satten, right, editor-in-chief of <em>XXL<\/em>, and Kim Osorio, below, editor-in-chief of <em>The Source<\/em>, to talk about touring, and what makes a good live show. They&#8217;re certainly knowledgeable, and would have had strong opinions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kim-osorio-feat3.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7875\" title=\"kim-osorio-feat3\" src=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kim-osorio-feat3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Instead, <a href=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=7712\"  target=\"_blank\">we got Chuck D and Questlove to do that<\/a>, because, in addition to firm ideas about stagecraft, they also have experience with it, and a legacy of showmanship.<\/p>\n<p>In like manner, for our tutorial on how to get your music covered by magazines, we didn&#8217;t seek D.J. Premier, who <em>has<\/em>. We sought Vanessa and Kim, who <em>do<\/em>. We did this, because we wanted to make sure that the information you get, as a GrindXDesign registrant, is right and exact. (I&#8217;ve written about hip-hop professionally for 25 years, and felt comfortable giving advice in the video clip, above. But I wanted a discussion on how decisions are made given by those who make them.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/young-guru-1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7878\" title=\"young-guru-1\" src=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/young-guru-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/young-guru-1-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/young-guru-1.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>D.J. Premier, and Jay-Z engineer Young Guru, right, will both be live, tonight, at 8 pm ET, for GrindXDesign&#8217;s first tutorial.<\/strong> I&#8217;ll be interviewing them about production and songwriting. Then, I&#8217;ll turn our callers aloose to ask these wizards questions on those subjects\u2026and, really, anything else that the students want to ask them.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This is also the first time that Premier and Young Guru have ever appeared together to speak. So, there is a more-than-average amount of historical shine on the event, too.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re doing GrindXDesign to help people learn more about the art and business of hip-hop; to show the kind of projects we believe hip-hop needs in order to change; and as the foundation for future projects that, by repeating the formula, do the same\u2026and more. Please kindly support these efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration for GrindXDesign is $97.<\/strong> Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/grindxdesign.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\">GrindXDesign.com<\/a> for more information and to get on board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/GRIND-X-DESIGN-logo1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7655\" title=\"GRIND X DESIGN logo\" src=\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/GRIND-X-DESIGN-logo1-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GrindXDesign is an 8-week series of meetings-by-phone. The calls feature industry pros, talking on subjects that are firmly in the field of their expertise. So, for example, we could have gotten Vanessa L. 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