So, while away teaching the Miami iphone boot camp, Apple, on behalf of Sony sent me this email:
We received a written notice from Sony/ATV Music Publishing that Sony/ATV Music Publishing believes your applications named “RapLyrics” and “RapLyricsRaw” infringe Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s rights.
Accordingly, we have pulled your applications from the App Store pursuant to the DMCA notice received from Sony. Please contact Sony/ATV Music Publishing directly regarding any questions or concerns you may have. You can reach Sony/ATV Music Publishing through [redacted]
I guess it was just a matter of time. No hard feelings Sony, hope I didn’t cut into your bottom line too much! = ]
We just finished the iphone boot camp in Miami – I think it was a success. We cranked through 20+ exercises and students even stayed late to go over SQLite at 7PM on the second day – heh, have to give respect to them for that!
Thanks to Eduardo at the Brikolodge Miami for accommodating us for the 3x days of the boot camp.
To all the students who took the class: I’ve emailed out links to all the materials, exercises, etc. If you didn’t get one chances are you’re not on the list I have so email me and I’ll get that to you.
I’m planning on being out in Miami again for another course – so stay tuned for details. 
I recently wrapped up my participation in the 2010 Global Game Jam at NYU. Over 35 countries came together for the weekend with the single goal of building a game in 24 hours.
And we did it!
Old school.
Throughout the weekend I worked closely with Windozer, a fellow Game Institute coder to create our submission, Its Raining Tomatoes. We started by downloading Unity and reading the tutorials. We had a grandiose vision of a 3d game but quickly realized that was a pipe dream and ditched it for some good ol’e fashion C++, win32/GDI and FMOD.
Overall a great time – regardless of how awful our final game is. = ]
An update was released last week for RapLyrics and RapLyricsRaw that includes the addition of 400+ songs released in the last month or so. And best of all, its a FREE update! Enjoy.
This last week and weekend I was the teaching assistant to both Steve Kochan and Jeff LaMarche for the New York iPhone Boot Camp Master Class.
Overall it was great – a LOT of hard work, but a really awesome time, and I definetly learned some key points working so closely with the experts. Nice job Steve & Jeff!
We didn’t cover SQLite in class (because of core data in 3.0) but a few students had requested it, so I built a really simple SQLite example – its attached here (SQLiteView.zip).
My latest application, 5kQuotes, which builds from Wisest One’s codebase, is in the appStore. It includes 5000 compressed quotes, soundFX, accelerometer usage, a settings view, custom tables and the ability to email quotes from within the application.
Enjoy and pick it up today for .99$ from the iTunes appStore!
Updates to both RapLyrics and RapLyricsRaw have been released to iTunes. This adds over 700 song lyrics (basically all new music in the last 2 months) for the hiphop/rap/r&b genre. So stop reading and go get it RapLyrics (iTunes) and RapLyricsRaw (iTunes)
My newest application, WisestOne, provides “Inspiration on Demand” and is now available in the iTunes AppStore for $.99! This is a really cool app that was fun to build. It includes soundFX in response to user input, which was something new for me. Check it out – I’ll post more about it later.
($.99) iTunes: WisestOne on iTunes
WisestOne Homepage: www.WisestOneApp.com
What I envisioned RapLyrics to be was totally uncensored – The true lyrics from the entire spectrum of hiphop. But Apple had other thoughts (and a contract with me), which required that I wait for the SDK 3.0’s parental controls to be released.
After what seemed like a never ending “In Review” yellow light within iTunes connect, RapLyricsRaw v1.0 is finally out!
And its big bro RapLyrics 1.1 has a long awaited update.
Thanks for all the support – I really mean it! Thank you! Its been a good weekend!
Apple has finally give the “go!” to my RapLyrics application. Here’s the pitch:
Ever wanted to know what Eminem or Twista is really saying in their raps?
Feeling nostalgic and want to dig up lyrics to a Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, B.I.G, 2Pac or other classics?
How about flowing along with Jay-Z, Nas, Ludacris and others?
RapLyrics provides access to nearly every track, from every Hip Hop, R&B and Rap artist over the last 30 years. From Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, to underground artists like Papoose, Joell Ortiz, Little Brother, to the majors, Missy Elliot, Dre, Snoop, Lil Wayne and more, RapLyrics has every rap lyric you could ever want, and probably a bunch more you don’t need!
Features over 2,500 Rap, HipHop and R&B Artists.
Features over 7,500 Albums.
Features nearly 30,000 song lyrics.
Only 40MB and no internet connection required. Follow along on the subway, on a car trip, on the plane … anywhere!
Purchasing this app entitles you updates as new artists, albums, tracks, lyrics and improvements are made.
A built in index and search lets you find the artist your looking for quickly.
Get RapLyrics today so you can stop pretending you know the lyrics. Now you really can!
I’ll be following up with the technical hows and sample code soon. Inbetween, cop yourself the freshest app out and drop me a dope review! = ]
($1.99) iTunes: RapLyrics on iTunes
RapLyrics Homepage: www.RapLyricsApp.com
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