Were Back! & Event Updates
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| DJ Watts and DJ AZteca have been pursuing other opportunities the past year and have not had much time to keep the website up-to-date. However...WE ARE BACK! During our hiatus the radio station has blown up. We now have over 30,000 listeners and 20,000 listening hours per month. Thanks for all the support you have shown us over the years. Hopefully this will be the year The Hip Hop Lounge turns from a hobby into a commercial success. To begin with, we have a huge slate of events coming in the summer of 2005. Check out the updated EVENTS section for more detail. |
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The HHL Launches New Site
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| DJ Watts and DJ AZteca have been working on the new site for the better part of two months. We have decided to release the new site early and constantly update the new site rather than having to update two sites. We have big plans for this year and next. This new site will be the platform. Hope everyone enjoys the new site. |
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DJ Abstract Joins The HHL!
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| The Hip Hop Lounge would like to welcome DJ Abstract. DJ Abstract will be hosting a nightly show featuring yesterdays and todays underground hip hop. We realized that alot of our listeners really enjoy the classic hip hop flava we bring during the day, but we wanted to diversify and make sure we also give the younger generation what they want. The underground show will consist of mostly signed artist that dont get the radio play they deserve and will also feature a the artists from The Hip Hop Lounge's UNDERGROUND section. We believe that each of the artists we feature are ready to make that step to the next level and want to give them a place to showcase their skills. Come and check out the nightly radio show starting everynight at 10 PM and running to 1 AM. |
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New Year Updates
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| We have updated the broadcast quality from 24Kbps to 32Kbps (MP3Pro). This upgrade will give the listeners a close to CD quality listening experience. The only drawback to this upgrade is that all listeners must have at least a 56Kbps connection to the internet. We determined that 90% of our core listeners are using broadband so this should not impact too many. If you listened to The Hip Hop Lounge because of its broadcast rate, please email DJWatts@hiphoplounge.net. |
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DJ Azteca Returns!!
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| After almost a two year hiatus DJ Azteca returns to help bring in 2004. DJ Azteca will be helping out with all site content and will be hosting a regular weekly show. More info will be made available earlier in 2004. |
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Reviews Section Update
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| The Reviews section of the site will be modified from December 06, 2003 through February 2004. DJ Watts will be adding information on the HHL favorite artists and albums along with his thoughts on each album. Please check back often to see if your favorites made the cut. Peace. |
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Help Wanted
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| The Hip Hop Lounge is currently searching for intern type help to launch The Hip Hop Lounge's 2004 web site. We are looking for 3 or more individuals to help with Web Development, Content and Editing of hip hop reviews and news, and a DJ who can provide a one or two hour live weekly show. Sound intresting to you? Hit me up at DJWatts@hiphoplounge.net for more information. |
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Station Rotation Update
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I made some updates to the music rotation for the week of October 12-18, 2003. The following tracks were added and deleted from the rotation. If you have any requests for the next week or feel I have neglected an artist, hit me up at DJWatts@hiphoplounge.net.
KEY: Artist - Track - Album.
ADDED: Kos - Fantastique - Exit, Kos - Freeze - Exit, Kos - The Anthem - Exit, Jurassic 5 - Freedom - Power In Numbers, Jurassic 5 - Remember His Name - Power In Numbers, Jurassic 5 - What's Golden - Power In Numbers, Jurassic 5 - Thin Line - Power In Numbers, Jurassic 5 - High Fidelity - Power In Numbers, Jurassic 5 - Hey - Power In Numbers, De La Soul - Various Tracks - Three Feet High and Rising, and Various Artists - Various Tracks - Lyricist Lounge Vol 1.
DROPPED: Jungle Brothers - VIP - VIP, Queen Latifah - Jersey - New Jersey Drive Vol. 1, Nextmen - Camp Boogaloo - Nextmen, Eminem - Square Dance - The Eminem Show, Brand Nubian - Shinin' Star - Foundation, Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing - Amplified, Kool Kirk - One by One - Money Train - Part 4, Cam'ron / Juelz Santana - Oh Boy - Come Home With Me, The Dove Shack - Summertime in the LBC - The Show, Rumpletilskinz - Hudz - What Is a Rumpletilskin?, Kool Kirk - Q and A - Money Train - Part 4, DJ Camilo - Rock The Mic - Hip Hop #19, |
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Minor changes to the site
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The site was given a minor facelift. The Hip Hop Lounge upgraded its hosting to banner-free as the first of many steps needed to make the HHL home site more of a multimedia site. The next plan is to finish the content on the existing pages.
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The Hip Hop Lounge hits 10,000 monthly listeners
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In May of 2003, The Hip Hop Lounge hit 10,000 listeners for the first time in its brief history. The HHL listening base continues to increase at a rate of about 10% each month.
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DJ Azteca joins The Hip Hop Lounge
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In June of 2001, DJ Azteca joined The Hip Hop Lounge. He hosted multiple DJ Mix Sessions in his early HHL days. He also created the phat HHL intros you hear when the station comes up. DJ Azteca is based out of Tucson Arizona and is the premier hip hop DJ in the area. He will travel to points over the world if you need a world class DJ for your event. He can be contacted at djAZteca@hiphoplounge.net.
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The Hip Hop Lounge Joins LIVE 365
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In early 2001, The Hip Hop Lounge joined Live 365 as a featured broadcaster. DJWatts could not manage the radio station and all the efforts behind the scenes in the traditional format, so he looked to Live 365 to provide hosting for the Current HHL. The HHL is currently hosted by Live 365. It is the best internet based radio hosting provider on the net.
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The Hip Hop Lounge Founded
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The Hip Hop Lounge was founded in the winter of 1999 by DJWatts and his two boys Monarch and Monster. It was initially designed to provide a place where you could get info on HHL club promotions in the Washington DC and Tucson, AZ areas. That endevuer did not work out as planned, but gave them many ideas for continuing the HHL. The current and second version of the HHL is a FREE radio station that promotes classic hip hop and "GOOD" New School Flavor.
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Legal Information.
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The Hip Hop Lounge strickly Adhears the guidelines set forth in the DMCA (Digital Millinium Copywrite Act).The Hip Hop Lounge Agrees to adhear to these guidelines during all broadcasts. All royalties are paid through The Hip Hop Lounge's Internet Radio Host: Live365.
The DMCA imposes certain requirements and rules with which persons subject to US law who are transmitting Internet Radio Programs must comply. Without limiting the applicability of all other laws, rules and contractual provisions that may govern your activities, you agree to comply with the following specific DMCA rules in connection with your Internet Radio Programs:
*You may not include in your Internet Radio Programs specific sound recordings within 1 hour of a request by a listener or at a time designated by the listener.
*In any three-hour period, you should not intentionally program more than three songs (and not more than two songs in a row) from the same recording; you should not intentionally program more than four songs (and not more than three songs in a row) from the same recording artist or anthology/box set.
*Continuous looped Internet Radio Programs may not be less than three hours long.
*Retransmissions of Internet Radio Programs may be performed at scheduled times as follows:
* Internet Radio Programs of less than one-hour: no more than three times in a two-week period;
* Internet Radio Programs longer than one hour: no more than four times in any two-week period.
* You should not publish advance program guides or use other means to pre-announce when particular sound recordings will be played or the order in which they will be played.
*You should only include in your Internet Radio Programs sound recordings that are authorized for performance in the United States.
* You should pass through (and not disable or remove) identification or technological protection information included in the sound recording (if any).
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