Rawspittas.com Starts Underground Hip-Hop Internet Radio Station and First Hip-Hop Social Network
Online, January 8, 2011 (Newswire.com) - New York, NY - The Raw Spittas Group, who started Rawspittas.com, (http://www.rawspittas.com) has opened their flagship radio station, "Stomp U Out! Radio" and the internet's first social media network dedicated to underground hip-hop, "RawGround" to the digital public on New Year's Day 2011. The website, rawspittas.com, partially supported by former CMJ top producer, Beema, hosts a plethora of unique features that appeal to underground hip-hop and R&B lovers everywhere.
Beema, who has been quite known on the underground circuit as a former lyricist and current-day producer, stated that rawspittas.com will become a future powerhouse on the internet. "I've got plans to make this Facebook, Myspace, Tagged, Soundclick, HiphopDX, Twitter, Hot 97, and BET all rapped up into one. I firmly believe that while there are tons of underground rap and hip-hop oriented websites out there, few showcase the true essence of what hip-hop is and what hip-hop once was.", stated Beema. When asked why the name 'Raw Spittas' was given to the website, he exclaimed "Because all of the artists spit RAW! Their passion for hip-hop is genuine - nothing phony about that."
Rawspittas.com's New Internet Radio Station
Rawspittas.com's Stomp U Out! Radio is an underground hip hop internet radio station that is significantly growing in popularity. Started just a short while ago, it has blossomed from a small podcast-like stream to one with an average of 2,300 listeners per hour. This could be due to the site's showcasing of unsigned and indie rap, hip-hop, R&B, and reggae artists, all of whom fully support the station's willingness to promote their songs and albums.
The station has also conducted several in-house rap interviews, with the likes of Sinsir and the upcoming rap group 24S7VEN. Future interviews will include 50 Tyson, the autistic internet rap sensation out of Minnesota and Dirtbag Dan, a well-known Californian underground battle rapper from the Grind Time Battle League; a rap battle circuit that has become famous on Youtube.
...and then there was the Forum
If it doesn't sound special to you, you've got another thing coming! Rawspittas.com has opened 'Da Bullpen Forum', where underground hip-hop fans can mingle and express themselves - albeit quite explicitly. Donning a black and purple color scheme, 'Da Bullpen' invites Raw Spittas's visitors to post photos, comments, curses, and trash-talk. Upon visiting the website, you can see why the forum has inherited the name it has. Nonetheless, it is a cool chill-out spot where one can "get at somebody".
Raw Spittas Says, "Get Out of My Space, Foo!"
Myspace was one of the first, if not THE FIRST popular social network. Then came, in no particular order, Hi5, Friendster, Facebook, Twitter,...blah blah blah. Not taking away credit where credit is due, but upon hearing that Rawspittas was going to establish a social network, one couldn't help but to think that it would be another hopeless social site that would enter the realm of redundancy. That was quite on the contrary.
RawGround is classified and marketed as Rawspittas.com's FIRST Hip-Hop social network and features many applications, many of which are Facebook, Google, and Twitter compatible. While some of the features can be found on many social networking sites, this site has dug into an urban niche, and even posts future club venues of top underground artists. It's worth seeing at rawspittas.com/rawground.
Overall, Rawspittas.com plans on moving in a direction that is seldom visited by entities in the same industry. They've got the mixshow DJs, webpages, unsigned and indie talent, and other resources to do it. Many believe that Raw Spittas will most definitely cement themselves into a firm position in underground hip-hop's past, present, and future.
For additional information on Raw Spittas, go to http://www.rawspittas.com. Alternatively, you can contact the staff at:
rawmail@rawspittas.com
Main Website
http://www.rawspittas.com
Da Bullpen Forum
http://www.rawspittas.com/forum
RawGround Social Network
http://rawground.ning.com