Will the mystery surrounding Prince’s death ever be uncovered now that prosecutors have closed the investigation for lack of evidence? 

What does Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize win mean for hip-hop? 

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Kendrick Lamar has become the first hip-hop artist to win a Pulitzer Prize today for his album DAMN. On the website, DAMN is described as “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.” In the past, the Pulitzer for music has gone to Thelonius Monk, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Hank Williams, John Coltrane, George Gershwin and Wynton Marsalis. Hip-Hop has never been recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board until now.The award comes with a $15,000 payment and a certificate that he will receive at the ceremony next month. 

Leading music-industry finance firm Sound Royalties today announced that it is currently working with chart-topping rapper Lil Wayne to help him launch a diverse array of new projects for 2018.

“Nothing is going to hold back my creativity this year,” said Lil Wayne, who in addition to his own productions, often works with fellow popular rappers Drake and Nicki Minaj. “I am very excited to be teaming up with Sound Royalties to help bring my plans for 2018 to life. Sound Royalties understands the music world and is helping me utilize my past successes to fund and propel new projects and to continue creatively evolving.”

Backed by over $18 billion in assets under management, Sound Royalties provides fresh, new financing strategies to assist artists with funding personal and professional projects. Delivering the most artist-friendly solutions, deals with Sound Royalties leave full rights to copyrights and catalogs with the music professionals.

“Sound Royalties’ mission is to make the lives of music professionals easier, rather than more complicated as is much too common in the industry,” said Sound Royalties Founder and CEO Alex Heiche. “Our team provides artists, songwriters and producers with what they need to focus on the music and keep creating the songs that lift us all up and make our lives better. We are thrilled to be working with Lil Wayne and look forward to witnessing the continued musical excellence he will deliver in 2018.”

Music professionals who would like to learn more about Sound Royalties and potential opportunities to work with the company, should call 888-937-3224 or visit Sound Royalties.

[youtube id=”l71LCn5m7uM”] Talib Kweli releases the video for “All Of Us” featuring Jay Electronica and Yummy Bingham. The five and half minutes visual looks at working class struggles and the ongoing problem with the police taking innocent lives. Talib Kweli appears briefly at the beginning and there quick sightings of Common, M1 and Immortal Technique. Radio Silence is Talib Kweli’s eighth album.