The muzik biz is all about numbers. The higher the better. "FRIENDS", "TOTAL PLAYS" and "PROFILE VIEWS" can all chart a band in Myspace. How important is that? Well Myspace has revolutionized the muzik biz to the point where all major labels' A&R and Business Affairs personals, etc., top Managements, savvy Concert Promoters and Talent Buyers are up in Myspace combing the charts and muzik pages of interest. If a band makes Myspace charts, they have a good chance of being noticed by important muzik biz people from different areas of the industry.

Again, Myspace Music has revolutionized the muzik biz and will continue doing so for a very long minute. Myspace has given bedroom or novice artists from the Ukraine to El Paso, Texas, the ultimate tool to compete on a level playing field with the Majors -- to a certain extent. Almost any good artist on Myspace using one of several formulas, can make an impact if they know what they are doing. (Sorry D.I.A will not reveal trade secrets. Some of them we have created.) And the unveiling of the new Myspace Player is a huge signal of the ultimate direction of the muzik industry. CDs will continue to become less valuable than vinyl. Brick and mortars like Tower Records chain will continue dropping like Wall Street and Banking system. And the current reverse growth and hemorrhaging of the Majors will continue the downward slide for a while... at least until they fire all their obnoxious knowledge-less staffs and partner with kool indie peeps who are blazing trails with innovative ideas or concepts. Let's face it, Myspace (and the internet) 'longside rebelling artists like REM and Prince have reduced old Major Labels' standards and practices. At the moment the good hardworking artists are the shot-callers for their muzik. Now, will the Majors ketch up and dominate again? ABSOLUTELY! They have the resources to buy into a company like D.I.A for billions. Hehehehehehehe!

MYSPACE NUMBERS IMPORTANCE!

The "FRIENDS" pool is the most important number for a band or artist. Simply because "Friends" must be viewed as potential CDs, MP3s, ringtones, merch and concert tickets sales. And to add, generally bands with 30,000 or more Friends are usually signed to a label or a management company. Of course there are exceptions both sides of the 30,000 benchmark...

"TOTAL PLAYS" is the more important number for a band in Myspace. While plays (and views) could be ratcheted up by one person, the true value of a band lies within a relative ratio of the amount of "FRIENDS" vs "TOTAL PLAYS" (coupled with Profile Views). If a band is averaging 2 to 3 plays per Friend, those are good numbers showing friends/fans are listening to tracks. Premier bands with Total Plays in the millions mean their friends/fans aren't only repeaters to their pages, some of these friends/fans are also featuring tracks on their pages as background muzik which ultimately rack up spins or listens when other folks visit their pages.

"PROFILE VIEWS" is important from a branding and at least an artist awareness standpoint. This is a component of the familiarity factor that drives a consumer to listen (and ultimately buy). If visitors open a page and even if they do not befriend or listen to songs, they have seen the band's name and logo. SIGNAGE!! They may have read a couple lines of the bio also. Very important in the never ending artist development process. If Total Plays are on an even keel with Views, that is mundanely okay. When a band is averaging 2 plays and more per view that is good to excellent if the numbers are true.

"FRIENDS" and "TOTAL PLAYS" coupled with PROFILE VIEWS" give the value of the artist in regard to potential product and concert ticket sales. And to all the krews who are out there seeking "record deals" with 200 Friends, 2,000 Total Plays, and 700 Profile Views with a page that looks like **Homer Simpson's, don't play urself yo! And bands with 2000 Friends, 2,000,000 Total Plays and 1.5,000,000 Profile Views don't play urself either. Learn the game. Build your value before you go asking for record deals. You have the ultimate tool at your fingertips.

Furthermore, Record Labels have never picked up huge sums of money and just give it to a new artist out of the gate. If you heard of cases where established artists get multi-millions deals, those awards are based on established record sales and projected sales of the forthcoming release. Learn the muzik biz!!

Overall, don't sleep on Myspace Music. It is the muzik industry standard!! But definitely make sure you get all your "Total Plays" back after exterminating the bugs from the new Myspace player. Bother Tom man... even though he may be anywhere between Redondo Beach - California and Negril - Jamaica or Cabo San Lucas - Mexico and Paradise Island - Bahamas chilling with the faint cry of seagulls and gentle waves lapping the powdered sand shore in the background. He is probably shirtless and barefooted flossing in a yellow Street Ragz cap and matching board-shorts, sipping a fresh red-and-orange rum-coconut flavored cocktail poured over crushed ice, while watching thong-ed sun-drenched beauties who are ignoring him. That poor nerd. Hehehehehe.

Barry D.I.A
Global Rock In Effect!

PS: THE HOMER SIMPSON'S AWARD!!
**Home Simpson's Website: Homer once build a website that was not getting any visitors. He pondered long and hard why the site was dormant. Well the reason was he had too much shit on it. The site was bogged down with flash features similar to neon signs in Time Square, NYC. The handful of surfers who visited did not know where to focus cuz all contents were blinking. Words and images were moving right, left, up and down at the same time. This is the same with some of you Myspacers pages. You post images as big a friggin' billboard that whacked the page out of alignment to the point where you must scroll right for what seems to be miles to get to the player and content. Surfers do not have patience. If they can't get to contents in three clicks of the mouse they move on. Some also bog pages down with 200 videos and those marquee picture features. Do y'all think peeps have time to watch or look at all that crap. Listen, one needs internet service like the Armed Forces to open these pages. And remember in some parts of the world including the United States people are still using dial-up services.

TIPS:

Especially to bands/artists who have been nominated for the Homer Simpson's Award, fix your fucking pages. No excuses. Lot's of HTML help and templates online. Keep layout simple and clean. Make your page visually appealing and inviting. Put up one or two videos. Reduce the size of your images. Put up a few lines about yourself or band instead of a blank page with just the tracks up. Give peeps something to read while they listen to your tracks. Send messages with a SUBJECT. I do not open messages without subjects. Keep messages short and to the point. Exude confidence and even an ego but don't go over the top. Don't act like you came to save muzik and your trks are the best shit in the universe. Man every artist's trks sound great to them even if they drastically suck. And definitely get your page into alignment like your Myspace Home Page "across." This way peeps can see all contents across the page when opened. What is wrong with you fuckers. Don't let me go Michael Richards on your asses.

ONLY ONE DIA (In Any Combination) IN ENTERTAINMENT!!

For Immediate Release
Subject: Only ONE D-I-A (in any combination) in ENTERTAINMENT! ACCEPT NO IMITATION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM OR ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD!!

The lore of fame and the illusion of becoming "multi-millionaires", "moguls", "shot-callers" and "C.E.O.'s" attract all kinds to the recording industry (or entertainment biz). Besides "to get rich quick", majority get involved to have a false sense of importance with a stink attitude, just to walk with a swagger and wear on their sleeves -- "I'm in the recording (or movie) biz". This some males do to try and impress especially naive females. F..ck a diva of any kind (male or female) who tries to hog all moments in the spotlight. Selfish over-egotistical bumbo claawt narcissists. There is only one true rockstar or superstar and that is JESUS CHRIST (JAH)!!!

In all areas of the muzik industry (like any other biz), everyone was once a wannabee which is definitely not a bad trait or desire. The same is true for "egos" and "attitudes" especially in muzik. If channeled and used properly for motivation, being a wannabee with the right ego and attitude are great qualities to have. Everyone simply has to start someplace and sucked at their aspiration in initial stages. The wannabees with a driving ambition, natural talents of originality and creativity sometimes break through to be great people of success by working their asses off. Russel Simmons and Diddy are successful because they worked their asses off getting by on probably 2 hours sleep daily. However, some wannabees remained just that. Friggin' WANNABEES!! Instead of working hard doing the necessary things to elevate, an overinfalted ego wrapped in pure narcissm allows some to view themselves as living legends and superstars in their area of interest, without accomplishing any thing. In other words, they are just prominent posers in the barrel of crabs scratching and clawing.

There is only limited positions from the mailroom to top executive positions in any biz at any given time. There is only so much space in the record stores bins for cds or albums. Only a certain amount of artists' products will will be displayed. On any radio station, the program/music director can only program and play a certain amount of songs within an hour. For live shows, venues can only book a couple of artists nightly, etc. In the highly competitve biz of etertainment, it seems billions seek success and fame in all areas. It does not matter if it is CEO's, record labels, artists, DJ's, promoters, engineers, journalists or America's Top Model, only a handful break through to the upper levels at any give time. Sometimes the ultimate room at the top is only for "ONE" individual.

Saying all that, D.I.A. just wanna hip people in the hiphop/recording communities across the world to a poser from Albuquerque, New Mexico clowning as the real D.I.A. And let's emphasize that this is not about an aspiring artist flowing or singing on someone's beat as a emcee from the Burque pointed out. It is not about sampling either. It's not even about the mix CD's jocks hustlin' other peeps recordings. This is about someone assuming and using another person's established name, label or brand.

In a biz where there is basically room for "one" -- one Biggy, one Snoop, one Sean Paul, one Kool Herc, one DefJam, one Bad Boy, one Jigga, one Rock-A-Fella and one D.I.A. (in any variation), etc., it is important to be creative with originality. A lot of thought and research went into creating D.I.A. (Diverse Intensified Audio). This non-creative idiot decides to infringe on the uniquely original D.I.A. in entertainment copyrights by trying to push some daydreaming wack crap under D-I-A. Ent. This joker wants to spread out from LA to Flatbush - Brooklyn, NYC, and doesn't even feature his personal tracks on his Myspace page. And feedback from folks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including fans and legitimate krewz in the hiphop community, they have not heard peep of this fronting poser who claimed he LLC registered and sold 8000 CD's in less than nine months. At the time this bigtimer was stepped to, he a total of 24 "friends" on Myspace. For labels or artists the importance of the number of friends in the "friends" pool is paramount cuz each friend is seen as a potential sale.

One can't let another take his or her MIC or be ryad in this cesspool of a biz. This poser-clown doesn't know the first rule of hiphop, rap or the arts. And that rule is to come original with creativity and don't bite other people's work, identity or brand. It's the cardinal sin and fans are very unforgiving. When, Quame was blazing HOT, Biggy used a couple of words to end his career. Big Pappa puts originality and creativity to work and spat fyah!! That rule has not changed. Basically, "how you gonna front when you ain't got no back" -- Roguish Armament. This poser-clown is sho nuff da winner of the William Hung & K-Fed Award.

In entertainment D.I.A., Inc. owns and copy-written D.I.A. in every possible way. This includes the original DIAEnt.com website that we gave up for DIA-Inc.com. DIAent.com is now a Detroit, MI, based information site. D.I.A., Inc., also owned DIAent@AOL.com that we gave up also. D.I.A. owns email addresses,
websites and even a myspace page created to counteracted the nonsense. Ain't gonna give this loser who wants stripes off the ORIGINAL D.I.A. (DIA, D>I>A or D-I-A) any life. Therefore we have launched this campaign to let folks aware that the ORIGINAL DIA (Diverse Intensified Audio) in no way is affiliated with these fools despite them featuring D.I.A. Records in the number one "Friends" position before we stepped to them.

Also just want to let folks know that D.I.A. does not dis women like this joker has done in his childish blogs. D.I.A.'s GLOBAL ROCK Revolution is about respect, peace and love first. D.I.A. is not into any flossing and all that superficial hype. And we want to underline that we are definitely no Russel Simmons/Defjam, Diddy/Bad Boy or Damian Dash/Jigga/Rocka (at least not yet). But D.I.A. is definitely well up the food chain and has street cred across the globe from fans and industry folks on all levels in the multi-genre and multi-media areas of entertainment. D.I.A.'s brands have no identity. They are universal. D.I.A. is punks, Rastas, hip hop, alternative rock, reggae, metal, ska, slakers and even stoners. D.I.A. has created the Global Rock genre and movement that has infiltrated the world and growing... Because folks don't see it on mainstream TV or hear it on hype radio, that doesn't mean it is not happening. Definitely not perfect but TRUTHS, RIGHTS and HONESTY is at the core!! Our Mantra: "...It's about RHYTHM, CULTURE, RESPECT & TOTAL INCLUSION (for most parts). There is no RACE, CLASS, AGE or GENDER..."

EEEEZ yo.

Respect Alwayz!!
Barry DIA (ain't no CIA)
Global Rock In Effect!!

PS: There is another D.I.A.(Defense Intelligence Agency) that works for the security of the USA so even this poser can have the liberty to send threats of violence like a TERRORIST plus lie like a dog on the internet. GUILTY!! This D-I-A (Diverse Intensified Audio) in ENTERTAINMENT (that veteran reggae/dancehall deejay entertainer Lady Ann dubbed a "WARBOAT") protects our interests just like the United States of America. Refuse to be ryad! Dude, we are natural warriors with similaries to GW.

Excerpt 1 from the poser poppin' off:

"...LOOK YOU DIRTY ASS LOOKIN RASTAS FUCK...eL DIA ENTERTAINMENT IS COPYWRITTEN...FUCK WHAT YOU HEARD AND FUCK WHAT YOU DO..MY PEOPLES ARE WILLING TO LINK UP WITH YOU AND SQUASH THE BULLSHIT SOLID GOUND THAT YOU ARE TALKING..WE ALSO RUN LIR MUSIC GROUP OUT OF THE LOU...WE ARE STRONGER THAN YOU KNOW...THIS MYSPACE SHIT IS YES YOU ARE RITE A START UP HOWEVER DO NOT GET THE MISCONCEPTOIN THAT WE ARE UNDERGRUOND OR AN INDIE LABEL AND WE ARE ROOKS IN THE GAME I'VE RELEASED 8,000 UNITS IN LESS THAN 9MONTHS IN THIS FUCKIN CITY..AND STILL RUNNIN SHIT...SO DO WHAT YOU THINK YOU CAN DO i'M WAITIN... " D.I.A. is a register/copy righted trademark"AND YOU CAME AT ME RESPECTFULLY??FUCK THAT DIRTHEAD..LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANNA MAKE SOME BANGIN TRACKS..OR SOME REAL MONEY$$$$$$$$$$ PEACE TO DA GODS
J-PIZZY

AND OH YEAH IF YOU WAS HERE WHERE DID YOU PERFORM AT??? ..."

Excerpt 2 from the poser poppin' off some more:

"...OUT OF TOWNERS GET GOT!!!
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

fIRST OFF LET ME START BY SAYIN THAT IF YOU COME TO MY CITY YOU BETTER HAVE AN ARMY WITHIN..CAUSE OUT OF TOWNERS GET GOT!!!!EVEN RADIO PERSONALITYS...SO REMEMBER THAT..WE HAVE ALOT OF DESERT OUT HERE...SECONDLY eL DIA ENTERTAINMENT IS READY FOR ANY LABEL READY TO BATTLE...SO GET AT ME...AND WHEN WE DO SAY FUCK BITCHES WE MEAN HO ASS BABY MOMAS...OR TRICK ASS LABELS...LIKE...dia GLOBAL ROCK..FUCK YOU AS A LABEL..CREW...OR WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU ARE...AND GARY GANU AINT SHIT ANYWAY..TELL HIM i SAID THAT..."
(***GARY GANU is a jock on Kiss FM in Aluquerque.)

THE ORIGINAL WARBOAT NIGGAH!! Don't let D.I.A. go "Kramer" on your ass.


Hiphop added quite a few slank words to mainstream vocabulary. Here is another one. "RYAD" (verb: past tense to RYA)=to defend or stand up for your rights; to have someone stand down or submit...

Like the Beatles said, there are clowns to the left and jokers to the right in this cesspool of a biz called muzik. For the true musicians, the folks they wanna get stuck in the middle with are loyal fans. These are the type of fans who will stick with them and support every step of the way. To build this loyal fan-base a band has to release sick recordings coupled with playing their hearts out night in night out for fans, knowing that the fan is the more important in this equation. One band that work their asses of and know the importance of their fans is NYHC krew Sick Of It All. "Angry Mike" Briley aka "THE HARDCORE CHEF" is the balance to the musician/fan equation. Angry Mike will tell ya that is the reason he is a fan of SOIA. Sick Of It All puts on a bad-ass live show for their fans everytime. Collectively the fans are like the fifth member of the band man. Now check this... Angry Mike has seen SOIA three times this year since April, 2006. He has seen SOIA in Los Angeles, San Diego and flown from San Diego where he lives, to New York City in the same day, to see SIOA Sept. 17, 2006, at BB Kings, in Time Square. He spent about $200. on merch plus paying $7. per for a few watered down glasses of almost near beer. Rock star stuff huh!

Angry Mike is currently recovering from hip replacement surgey for an old hip injury from a car wreck a few years back. Bub's Dive Bar management and staff at Bub's held a fundraiser party for Angry Mike Nov. 29, 2006, to help give a crutch post financially. Big up to Bub's for that kind effort!! Get well guickly dude.br>
Angry Mike is developing a cooking show called the Hardcore Chef. Can't reveal details but it is a great concept for a cooking show.

The colors GREEN, YELLOW and RED have a distinct protocol for display on garment, flags, flyers, pins, etc., in highest regards to King Selassie (not Sellassie), Ethiopia, Rasta & Reggae. The song might say red, green and gold but that's visually wrong. Correct display is green, yellow (gold) and red from left to right or top to bottom. With the exception of the flag of Ghana, etc., red, yellow and green is the incorrect way of display unless one is at war with Selassie, Rasta & Reggae. So all you Royal Rases, Empresses and Posers who are in one with Selassie & Rasta but your colors are reversed, get with the right program. REPRESENT!! Come in COLORS correct!

Also while we at it... Those of you using King Selassie, Rasta and Reggae as an excuse or passage to smoke or do whateva with ganja ease up offa dat. Come CORRECT!!!!!

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GRR Chapter VIII Playlist:

Title/Artist/Label:
1. Rock Away/Tommy McCook/Treasure Isle
2. Lipstick On Your Collar/Phyllis Dillon /Treasure Isle.
3. How Can I/Alton Ellis/Treasure Isle
4. I Am Going To Tell/The Paragons/Treasure Isle
5. Mr. Misery/The Aggrolites/Epitaph-Hellcat
6. Countryman Fiddle/The Aggrolites/Epitaph-Hellcat
7. Children Dying/Jack Ruby, Jr./D.I.A. Records
8. Reppin/Jamalski/Rough Neck Reality
9. Reppin/Fuego/Self*Release
10. Zoo York City/FunkFace/Budha Bug.

Thanks to Lone Ranger, Dr. Remix & Professor Skank for the drops. BigUPs to Grant Phabao in Paris, France.