I was really one of the first to start up a successful internet business and have been in this game since 1996, back at a time when nobody was taking it seriously and I have watched it grow into the crazy success the internet is today so for me it’s just been a way of life at the end of the day. I’ve been doing this for so many years before people started getting really involved with internet based businesses so it’s just the nature of evolution for me to want to grow this site and have different business ventures assigned to it. I’ve always thought out of the box you know and saw myself as the ‘ Russell Simmons’ of the internet world ( laughs) so progression has always been an integral part of my websites growth and the growth of hip hop’s culture at the end of the day.
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I really just tried to show the culture of hip hop and that’s what WorldStarHipHop is all about.ĭescribe your journey since launching back in 2005? Starting off as a mixtape download site you have managed to branch off into clothing, alcohol brands etc….did you envisage the branch offs being as successful as the site itself? I then added some celebrity news and interviews on there just to make it different and fresh as I could just see how much the world loves Hip Hop. so I had to create a way to get the cd’s to the customers without physically mailing them out myself from my apartment with all the travelling I was doing so that was why I started the mixtape site and decided to call it so people could just download. I really found myself touring a lot with DJ Whoo Kid, who is a really good friend of mine and I wasn’t home much to ship cd’s etc. With the success of 50Cent the site really blew up around 2002 and the demand for his mixtapes went through the roof and with that the site started to really gain momentum. I initially created as a mixtape download site a few years ago with some music videos and blogging information etc. What was your motivation to start and what sets it apart from the other hip hop sites out there? I think as an urban outlet on the internet it’s important for us to show all sides of life within our hip hop culture and not just the pretty stuff you know. There is no sweeping under the rug or glossing over stories like some media outlets like to do out there you know – we like to report the real and honest side of our hip hop community and I believe our followers genuinely appreciate that which is why they keep coming back. We show the reality in the good, the bad and the ugly stories that come from within the urban music world. I would have to say that people visit the site because of the reality we show within the hip hop world.
As these parties will be filmed for the site, the whole world will tune in to see how we party down under and provide a chance for our urban community to showcase their talents for the worldwide audience to experience.Read on to discover the story behind one of dot coms greatest success stories and the journey he has taken to turn his dream into a million dollar reality!Ĭongrats on the success of your site Q – 81 million visitors each month is just staggering!! What do you attribute to the success of this site?
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Showcasing ‘as-it-happens’ industry news on Hip Hop’s rising stars, banging music videos and several branch off businesses in the arenas of clothing lines, alcohol brands and upcoming artists and of course their famed international WorldStarHipHop parties.Īustralia is preparing to welcome Q back to our shores where he will be hosting a series of WorldStarHipHop parties in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Q’s journey in promoting the culture of Hip Hop online has been nothing short of inspiring, creating a website, that initially started out as a mixtape download site, to a page that receives a colossal 81 million visitors a month.
Hustle and grind have been the consistent templates that Lee ‘Q’ Denat, has lived and breathed since the beginning of the internet phenomenon back in the late 90’s. Talking to the founder and CEO of the most premier urban website in the world, really helped bring to light the old adage “You Can’t Knock the Hustle”.