Black Money is ONE guy, though at times when he's travels may bring a friend from Urbanville a loose association of producers and artist. "Urbanville is a family," says Adam Lue. As for 'Black Money', the name comes from Adam Lue being a young unknown producer who was constantly referred to as the black dude with the 'Money' beats. Of course Black Money stuck as a nickname, but the University part came while watching TV he noticed everyone talked about the Bling and Guap, but nobody actually laid out the business plan for new artist. Hince, the University was born, were as a mission, Adam Lue stops talk and let other artist pick his brain for a (nominal) fee, but furthermore tries to build an education for his listeners about his struggles, triumphs and adventures in the music business.

Adam Lue has been live since 13 (as a musician). I play a range of instruments so for all you suckaz who say hip hop don't have bands besides the Roots you are sadly mistaken. I play Piano, I was privately trained on Trumpet, I picked up organ from growing up a younggen going to church (PK), I started Classical guitar lessons in 2005, and occasionally bust it up playing drum set! Drums was my first love, but my pops made me stick to one instrument 'trumpet' until I mastered it.

I love the energy you get when the listeners (crowd) hear the jams, hears the flow, hears the syncopations, adlibs, riffs, solos and more. There is nothing like Live. My first Album is going to be studio produced but I have such great material that I most definitely going to follow up with an Unplugged-like Bonus disc or release shortly after, however things play out.

First the Internet is one thing, the MP3 is another. I was looking at the whole pirate situation, I remember Napster and whatnot, but to be honest, I'm probably one of the few artist who could careless about someone swiping my mp3 after AFTER I've gone platinum. If I've made my million after taxes then I'm cool. My reason being is Recording Labels get CD money period. For years artist have been getting RAPED and shot back to the streets by labels, now with the invent of CD burners, and Rippers, Record Labels are now in the same boat with the artist and for once trying to partner up, only because they may not exist after awhile. You can get your royalties, sales and distribution all taken care of ONLINE now. You don't have to water down your ideas, fake the funk to get to be the Boss, then put out what you want to. Internet has taken the power of the few FAT BOYZ to the little artist from heartnsoul USA and put them on the same playing field. More and more now artist are kicking up their feet at Major labels because they are getting a comfortable deal situation. When the WAV went MP3 and the average man was able to harness that power, MP3 can be considered the Industry's cheap drug. Fan addicted and will pay for their favorite artist or band at a discount from CD reaching like $25 now. Thats enough on that I can go all day with the Politics.

In a HEART BEAT! WHY? Because the deal I sign is not going to have me doing something I don't want to do, If the label wants me they take me and art. Not just a face that raps. Like Motumbo (NBA Center), said in an interview went to college for medical to help his country, gets a NBA deal. He could be one doctor, or build hospitals for many doctors with the multimillion dollars America has blessed him with. Same jist.

I am eclectic. I can go from Akon to Zepplin (Lead). MY MAJOR influences are the Roots, Rocafella's Jay Z and Beanie Sigel, Eryka Badu, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli, TI, Outkast, Scarface and Ghetto Boys, Master P and Lil Wayne. There are many more I listen to, like a lot of the new school cats but they've only been around a second and staying power, orginality, charisma and doing MUSIC as a BUSINESS and so on is what they, showed me.

Its something about Miami, I love driving down 95 in the evening, landing on Ocean dr or the Washington ave and just chillin. Finding stuff to get into. OTher than that I am always in a studio or Lab somewhere, (Like Right NOW). ATL is where the money for black people is, you hop in make money. But its getting NY crowded and I like to MISS crowds (Im so impatient its ridiculous, sometimes phones ring too slow, so you better be ready to pick-up).

I came in on the PC music wave from the late 90s, So I am a FL Studio Producer License HOLDER, (Free Upgrades for LIFE). I Bought REASONs, My project studio is PC Nuendo BASED, I have a Yamaha MIDI Keyboard, Laptop for Mobile Production, Berhinger Truth B2031A Truth Monitors, AKG MIC, I Break head phones so you might see the senns, or a set of Sony, but they come and go.

You didn't ask what I was into? Right now I am the CEO and President of Adephanie Multimedia Productions specializing in graphic design and audio production. Our company is actually positioning to work on television, movie and radio projects, all projects under radar are not finally so no comment on whom is working with whom yet.