WHAT - mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, in partnership with Definitive Jux Records, today launched the first monthly record deal competition on mtvU’s “Best Music on Campus” (BMOC) - a new online music destination offering unsigned college acts unparalleled weekly, monthly and yearly opportunities to launch their careers. mtvU and Definitive Jux are joining […]
Houston based rap label Swishahouse was honored Monday (Nov. 27) by the Texas Grammy Chapter in Austin, Texas. The event was hosted by renowned actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award winning singer Ray Benson. The label, founded by DJ Michael “5000″ Watts and business partner G-Dash, was honored for its contributions to Texas music. […]
November 29, 2006 – New York, NY - - Garnered with an impressive career
spanning over five decades, Joe Ford is now being introduced to fans
globally via the World Wide Web. The newly launched site, www.jafjazz.com
is an online portal that allows longtime fans and new listeners alike
to see, hear & learn all they can about Joe […]
Young Jeezy and his label Corporate Thugz Entertainment are putting local Atlanta high school students to the test by offering a $1,000 scholarship to one lucky winner of an essay contest. The rapper announced the “What Inspires You” Essay contest, in honor of his upcoming sophomore release The Inspiration. High School students in the metro […]
Atlanta, GA Nov 28, 2006 Upfront Megatainment CEO, DeVyne Stephens, is proud to announce Upfront’s second successful release with superstar recording artist/songwriter/producer Akon and the number two (#2) album in the country, Konvicted (Upfront/Konvict/SRC/Universal Motown).
Snoop Dogg was arrested yesterday (Nov. 28) in Burbank, CA, as he was leaving NBC studios after a performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Snoop, 35, and two associates were pulling out of NBC studios around 6pm, when police stopped their vehicle, armed with a search warrant. All three men were arrested after […]
JWANENG, BOTSWANA, AFRICA - NOVEMBER 29, 2006 - The Jwaneng Mine in Jwaneng, Botswana, the largest and richest diamond mine in the world by value, was visited by Russell Simmons and a delegation from the Simmons Jewelry Company. Simmons is on a fact-finding mission to South Africa and Botswana to explore how the diamond industry, […]
(New York, NY - November 28, 2006) - The BLEU Magazine…the most talked about urban alternative lifestyle publication will make history for it’s community with the release of it’s 2nd issue. The Fashion Issue of The BLEU Magazine will pay homage to World Aids Day, by going from BLEU to RED. The slogan […]
(Nov. 27, 2006 - New York, NY) After a way-too-long six year break
between official album releases on the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam label, mixtape
impresario and Desert Storm mogul DJ Clue? returns on December 19th
with the arrival of THE PROFESSIONAL, Part 3, the long-awaited sequel to
the all-star-studded The Professional, Pt. 2 (released February 2001).
1st & 15th/Atlantic recording artist Lupe Fiasco has been named one of GQ Magazine’s “Men of the Year 2006,” receiving the “Breakout” honors on the annual ranking. The critically acclaimed MC - whose debut album, “LUPE FIASCO’S FOOD & LIQUOR,” recently entered Billboard’s “Top Rap Albums” chart at #1 - joins a star-studded roll […]
Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons landed in South Africa today (Nov. 27) on a fact-finding mission to learn how the diamond industry can positively affect the lives of black Africans living amongst high poverty, HIV and lack of quality education. Simmons will visit Botswana and South Africa during the fact-finding mission to learn more about the […]
BET viewers will now be able to watch the network’s latest slate of programming, by downloading them on iTunes. Available shows include BET’s new docudrama American Gangster as well as DMX: Soul of a Man, Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown and Beef: The Series. BET’s latest series American Gangster chronicles the life and times of […]
Rapper Pharrell Williams is in negotiations to take part in a massive concert to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. The charity concert is being planned by Princes William and Harry, and will take place at the new Wembley Stadium on July 1, Princess Diana’s 46th birthday, various London newspapers reported […]
Jay-Z’s latest release Kingdom Come is on pace to move an estimated 850,000 copies the first week in stores, giving the rapper the year’s best selling CD in one week and another #1 album on the Billboard charts. Kingdom Come is expected to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart next week. Jay-Z embarked […]
Pioneering Hip-Hop DJ Red Alert will host the 10th Annual Justo Mixtape Awards, which will take place December 7 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The Mixtape Awards was created by Justo Faison to honor the unheralded role of the mixtape DJ in breaking new records and artists. Tragically, Faison was killed in […]