Seeds Interview: Made in Iran part 1

This whole week we’ve devoted to promoting an event, “Made in Iran”, that showcases the street art from two of the genre’s rising stars, Icy and Sot. “What does this have to do with music?” you [...]

Exploring the iLL Mind of Hopsin

For quite a while now, mainstream hip hop has been growing through an identity crisis.  As the most popular music today has been getting more and more rooted in club and dance culture, hip hop has [...]

Going Live: A message from hypetree’s Founder

Creating something from the ground up is hard. Everyone has ideas, and all of those ideas have potential, but to actually make that idea, and make it work – trust me, it’s hard.  There are a [...]

New Music: BAKER

BAKER is here and he’s taking the pop world by storm. But don’t let his name fool you because like he says, “I’m not making fucking pastries.” What he is making is some of the most [...]

Startup Thing: How To Make Money Online

Industry Thing: The Music Industry As Seen By The Social Web

As much as the phrase “The Social Web” makes me cringe, there’s some really interesting info here.

Maxi Wild

I’ve always been a fan of just about everything that comes out of the UK. Culturally and artistically, they’ve got something distinct that no one else can imitate, and yet anyone can connect to it, and Maxi [...]

A special message from Seeds

  Please excuse our serious new music lack-age. Midterms kicked the hypetree team’s collective ass this week. But get excited, because we’ve got a whole slew of new music to bring to you next week, starting [...]

Startup Thing: Silicon Alley vs Silicon Valley

We’re proud to be one of New York City’s Silicon Alley startups, so I just wanted to share a nifty infographic comparing the coasts.   Where do you stand?  Share your thoughts in the comments! Via MBA@UNC: [...]