New York, NY Nov 22, 2006 Having sold more than 3 million copies worldwide of his debut CD Trouble, the multi-faceted star, Akon, proved that convicts can turn their lives around and make good. The Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown artist continues his road to success with his sophomore CD, Konvicted, taking the #2 spot on The Billboard […]
Houston, Texas-based lyricist Slim Thug is the latest artist scheduled to take part in a Stop the Violence Hip-Hop caucus in New Orleans. The event, hosted by the Hip-Hop Caucus Institute (HHCi), will take place Friday (Nov. 24) and include a dialogue and strategy session to find a solution for the growing violence in neighborhoods […]
AOL Music LIVE! (www.aolmusic.com) today announced it will broadcast a
special live “H 2 the IzzO” charity concert with multiplatinum
recording artist Jay-Z to further raise awareness for the PlayPumps
International initiative. The event will take place on Friday, November 24, at the
Roseland Ballroom in New York City and will be broadcast globally
online by AOL Music LIVE! Tickets […]
Los Angeles, Nov. 21, 2006—SRC/Universal Motown Records recording
artist Akon has proven he could more than “Smack That” album chart with an
impressive first-week bow at #2 for his new album Konvicted, which did
almost 300k in its first week, more than 12 times that of his 2004
platinum-plus debut Trouble, since it hit stores last Tuesday.
New York, NY Nov 21, 2006 In a move to harness the power of the Internet, as well as showcase the star quality of a rising artist, Reprise Records will launch G’s Up TV, an online TV show starring Lil Scrappy. The weekly show will begin on November 21st and lead up to the December […]
Rap star Jayceon “The Game” Taylor was arrested in New York on Thursday (Nov. 16) and charged with impersonating an undercover police officer. In what is shaping up to be a bizarre incident, police claim the rapper ordered a cab driver to run several traffic lights, because he was an undercover police officer. “This is […]
Los Angeles “ Nov. 20, 2006 “ Scion is proud to announce the Scion INSTALLATION 3 Art Show Tour culminating for the first time in Miami Beach during Art Basel. Launched in 2003, Scion INSTALLATION is a revolutionary art tour affirming Scion’s ongoing commitment to support independent artistic _expression. Now in its third […]
Universal Music Group, the parent company of Island Def Jam, filed a lawsuit against MySpace.com’s corporate parent News Corp. on Friday (Nov. 17), claiming the popular Internet site is guilty of copyright infringement. UMG, the world’s largest label, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for California’s Central District, after Jay-Z’s highly anticipated come back […]
(Washington, D.C.) – November 19, 2006 – Steven Ford, GRAMMY, Dove and Stellar Award winning producer, arranger and songwriter, is one of the busiest producers in the gospel music business. The visionary behind recent projects from Vickie Winans and Stephen Hurd as well as the highly-anticipated release from Richard Smallwood, Ford has been in […]
Rap Mogul Percy “Master P ” Miller is putting his business skills to use outside the music arena with his new book Guaranteed Success. The educational book, which is also available on CD and DVD, represents Miller’s goal of educating those interested in benefiting from the power of Hip-Hop from a financial stand point. “It’s […]
Los Angeles–Monday, November 20, 2006–The enduring popularity of Charles Wright’s anthem of personal liberation “Express Yourself” is obvious. The infectious rhythm and message of the song just make people feel good. “Express Yourself” has been used in everything from action/comedies like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith†to selling Nike shoes, Red […]
Hip-Hop icon Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC and rapper DMX are among the performers at this year’s Day of the Child celebration tomorrow (Nov. 18) at Chelsea Piers in New York. Presented by New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services and Children Uniting Nations, the Day of the Child is described as the community’s way […]
Dipset rapper Jim Jones is celebrating the holiday season with another new album, A Dipset X-Mas.The specially-priced album hits stores on Dec. 5 and will feature Jones and his Dipset cohorts on songs like “Have A Happy Christmas,” “Wish List, “”Ballin’ On Xmas,” and “If Everyday Was Xmas” The ten-track release also features unreleased material […]
New York, NY Nov 16, 2006 Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown recording artist and world-wide phenomenon Akon released his much anticipated follow-up to his 2003 multi-platinum epic smash CD Trouble. The new disc, titled Konvicted, hit stores on November 14, 2006. Two hit singles led the way for what is sure to be a huge release for the […]
Sizzla emerged during the latter half of the ‘90’s, and quickly became one of the leaders of the modern dancehall movement. Along with Buju Banton and Capelton, he helped lead dancehall back to the musical and spiritual influences of roots reggae, favoring organic productions and heavily Rastafarian subject matter.