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NAS is back with "The Don" prod by Heavy D!

Nas - The Don

Crazy new track from my dude NAS! Look out for is new album "Life is Good". This track is produced by 3 super producers: Salaam Remi, Da Internz & the late, Heavy D.

...the heartbeat of the people, the ghetto people, I want us to get the people, the people who cant afford to go to big concert. Some of these people do not even have have TV so they cant afford cable, some of them cant afford a radio so the only thing they can listen to is the music. People from the ghetto people from the projects, street people all the called ghetto youth who know what it is to sing about suffering and reality...

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KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.
     Who is Joseph Kony? Joseph Kony is the world’s worst war criminal. In 1987 he took over leadership of an existing rebel group and renamed it the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA has earned a reputation for its cruel and brutal tactics. When Joseph Kony found himself running out of fighters, he started abducting children to be soldiers in his army or “wives” for his officers.
     The LRA is encouraged to rape, mutilate, and kill civilians–often with blunt weapons. The LRA is no longer active in northern Uganda (where it originated) but it continues its campaign of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. In its 26-year history, the LRA has abducted more than 30,000 children and displaced at least 2.1 million people.

First, let's start off with an example: This cover was #1 most viewed/shared in US youtube trends 02/25

Katy Perry - Part of Me.

     This is a cover by Neoclubber and they have the song available for download on iTunes. How did they do a cover song and get listed on iTunes? The answer is: They got the proper licensing! That's it, no highly-paid attorney (well what attorney isn't), no mysterious behind the scenes magic, no hiding the song from the original artist and publisher - they simply got the proper licensing and have legal permission to distribute or sell a set number of copies. So, Neoclubber is now getting paid to do a cover song!
     Usually for cover songs, you want to seek what's called a Mechanical license, which basically allows you to use part of a song (for example the beat or lyrics), add your own creative spin on it and distribute it. There have been many breakthroughs making the process easier for you get licensed. From Wikipedia, "In the United States of America, most mechanical licenses are obtained through the Harry Fox Agency. Other commercial agencies such as RightsFlow (via the Limelight online mechanical license form utility) ..."
   Did you know that you can not legally pass out a free CD with an instrumental from a copyrighted song and your lyrics? Just because you are not getting a profit, the CD still contains someone else's work and you need proper licensing to distribute it.
   If all else fails, you may want you get one of those high-power attorneys. Hope this helps ;) Clear ANY cover song in minutes at SongClearance.com. Get Started Now!

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