http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/swizz-beatz-is-not-the-ceo-of-megaupload/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/swizz-beatz-is-not-the-ceo-of-megaupload/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:15:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=169806 Today, Megupload’s top lawyer tells Venture Beat that Swizz Beats is not, in fact, CEO of Megaupload. Attorney Ira Rothken says, “To my knowledge, Swizz Beatz was never involved in any meaningful way. He was … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/swizz-beatz-is-not-the-ceo-of-megaupload/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dmx-plans-ruff-ryders-reunion-tour/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dmx-plans-ruff-ryders-reunion-tour/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:19:22 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169347 It has been reported that Yonkers’ prodigal son, DMX, is planning to get his Ruff Ryders crew back together for a reunion tour. MegaUpload don Swizz Beatz and young gun, Drag-On have already signed on, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dmx-plans-ruff-ryders-reunion-tour/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/swizz-beatz-is-the-ceo-of-megaupload/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/swizz-beatz-is-the-ceo-of-megaupload/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:50:59 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=169028 Remember that “viral” Megaupload video a few weeks back, the one with a $3 million budget, where Kanye West and Lil Jon and Kim Kardashian bizarrely pledged allegiance to the file-sharing site’s “fast as hell” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/swizz-beatz-is-the-ceo-of-megaupload/feed/ 17 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/nicki-minaj-catch-me-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/nicki-minaj-catch-me-mp3/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 21:30:32 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=116363 We remember when every line Nick Minaj spat seemed like a battle cry. Now, after a long album cycle of pop radio sweetness and cotton candy cute, a bonus track has emerged from around the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/nicki-minaj-catch-me-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/fader-ladies-outshined-everyone-at-the-met-gala-last-night/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/fader-ladies-outshined-everyone-at-the-met-gala-last-night/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 16:50:00 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=109187 The Met Costume Institute Gala is the giant benefit that Anna Wintour hosts every year for the fanciest folks in New York, and this year, quite a few FADER-beloved ladies walked the red carpet, outshining, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/fader-ladies-outshined-everyone-at-the-met-gala-last-night/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/live-diddy-dirty-money-and-guests-at-hammerstein-ballroom/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/live-diddy-dirty-money-and-guests-at-hammerstein-ballroom/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:30:27 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=107743 Diddy’s Dirty Money crew performed to a rapturous audience at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday. It was as much a tribute to Diddy‘s career as to his latest record. Last Train To Paris is a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/live-diddy-dirty-money-and-guests-at-hammerstein-ballroom/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/rick-ross-the-transporter-mp3-prod-swizz-beatz/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/rick-ross-the-transporter-mp3-prod-swizz-beatz/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:00:30 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=85729 Now that everyone else has given up on their weekly leaks, it’s left to Swizz and Monster Mondays to be our reliable provider of custom mp3s. For this week’s installment, he partners up with Ross … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/rick-ross-the-transporter-mp3-prod-swizz-beatz/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/video-diddy-dirty-money-f-swizz-beatz-ass-on-the-floor/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/video-diddy-dirty-money-f-swizz-beatz-ass-on-the-floor/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:00:08 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=82710 Here is Diddy‘s Empire Strikes Back planet Hoth video. Swizzy‘s in an Ameila Earheart leather cap and slamming out a drumline that sounds like the one from “Pon De Floor” on a snare covered in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/video-diddy-dirty-money-f-swizz-beatz-ass-on-the-floor/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/16/swizz-beatz-f-dmx-and-busta-rhymes-yall-dont-really-know-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/16/swizz-beatz-f-dmx-and-busta-rhymes-yall-dont-really-know-mp3/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:00:11 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=78520 Also known as a chance for everyone to yell and bark like it’s 1998 all over again. Really though, there are worse things than a bunch of dudes bringing us back to the glory days … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/16/swizz-beatz-f-dmx-and-busta-rhymes-yall-dont-really-know-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/01/swizz-beatz-f-pharrell-and-pusha-t-bang-bang-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/01/swizz-beatz-f-pharrell-and-pusha-t-bang-bang-mp3/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:00:10 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=76341 Do you think Swizz Beatz and Kanye are sitting in their respective studios IMing Pusha and being like, NO. NO. TODAY IS MY DAY WITH YOU. DO NOT GO OVER THERE! And Pusha is in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/01/swizz-beatz-f-pharrell-and-pusha-t-bang-bang-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/swizz-beatz-f-estelle-dj-play-the-beat-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/swizz-beatz-f-estelle-dj-play-the-beat-mp3/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:45:59 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=75220 So Kanye has our Fridays locked down and now Swizz Beatz gets Mondays? This is like joint custody for our ears. Points to Swizzy for having the better artwork to go with his Monday releases … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/swizz-beatz-f-estelle-dj-play-the-beat-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/live-drake-and-a-billion-special-guests-at-radio-city-music-hall/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/live-drake-and-a-billion-special-guests-at-radio-city-music-hall/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:00:17 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=71914 Here is a list of people, both famous and significantly less famous, that made an appearance at the second and last night of Drake‘s two-night run at Radio City Music Hall: -Mack Maine -Tyga -Francis … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/live-drake-and-a-billion-special-guests-at-radio-city-music-hall/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/fort-alum-gucci-mane-f-swizz-beats-gucci-time-video/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/fort-alum-gucci-mane-f-swizz-beats-gucci-time-video/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:14:18 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=68900 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/fort-alum-gucci-mane-f-swizz-beats-gucci-time-video/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/kanye-west-f-jay-z-and-swizz-beatz-power-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/kanye-west-f-jay-z-and-swizz-beatz-power-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:07:09 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6874 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/kanye-west-f-jay-z-and-swizz-beatz-power-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/gucci-mane-f-swizz-beatz-its-gucci-time-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/gucci-mane-f-swizz-beatz-its-gucci-time-mp3/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:20 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=35993 Gucci defies all conventional logic when it comes to hopping on a frenetic Swizz Beatz track and stays calm and collected where most dudes would start yelling and throwing out catch phrases with total abandon. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/gucci-mane-f-swizz-beatz-its-gucci-time-mp3/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/04/the-power-of-suggestion-by-swizz-beatz/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/04/the-power-of-suggestion-by-swizz-beatz/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:42:42 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=22052 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/04/the-power-of-suggestion-by-swizz-beatz/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/30/chris-brown-f-swizz-beatz-lil-wayne-i-can-transform-ya/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/30/chris-brown-f-swizz-beatz-lil-wayne-i-can-transform-ya/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:49:15 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.suite903.com/?p=4588 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/30/chris-brown-f-swizz-beatz-lil-wayne-i-can-transform-ya/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/22/alicia-keys-doesnt-mean-anything-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/22/alicia-keys-doesnt-mean-anything-2/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:59:42 +0000 edgarp http://www.suite903.com/?p=4566 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/22/alicia-keys-doesnt-mean-anything-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/12/lil-wayne-s-hip-hop-ponzi-scheme/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/12/lil-wayne-s-hip-hop-ponzi-scheme/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:15:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/12/lil-wayne-s-hip-hop-ponzi-scheme/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/09/video-saigon-f-just-blaze-swizz-beatz-come-on-baby/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/09/video-saigon-f-just-blaze-swizz-beatz-come-on-baby/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:51:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/09/video-saigon-f-just-blaze-swizz-beatz-come-on-baby/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/08/video-styles-p-f-swizz-beatz-blow-your-mind/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/08/video-styles-p-f-swizz-beatz-blow-your-mind/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:17:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/08/video-styles-p-f-swizz-beatz-blow-your-mind/feed/ 0