Archive for January, 2007



Celebration Of Gospel ‘07 Draws Big Names To Participate In Annual Praise-Fest Set For Taping On Saturday, January 20

Published on January 15, 2007

LOS ANGELES (January 15, 2007) — Be prepared to catch the holy spirit as BET brings together some of the brightest stars in gospel and R&B alongside some of Hollywood’s finest thespians at the network’s seventh annual praise-fest, CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL. This inspirational affair will take place at LA’s historic Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, […]


X-Clan Announce New Tour Dates And Schedules CD Release Party

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Hip-hop legends X-Clan have scheduled a CD release party for their upcoming album “Return From Mecca” January 28, 2007 at Harpers Ferry in Boston, MA. Tickets to the show will be $10.
“The X Clan CD release party is going to be way off the meter,” says X-Clan frontman Brother J.”
The CD release party will be […]


Stomp The Yard’ Banned From Theater In Illinois, Sony Donates Proceed To MLK Memorial

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The new movie Stomp The Yard is being banned from a chain of movie theaters in Springfield, Illinois, for fear it could trigger the same gang violence that erupted during another movie showing last month. Tony Kerasotes, CEO of the 40-plus Kerasotes theater chain, told officials he feared a repeat of a fight and shooting […]


I Am Hip Hop (Help Stop Child Abuse)

Published on January 12, 2007

Brooklyn, New York. According to the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, there have been significant increases in the incidences of child sexual abuse since the last national incidence study was conducted in l986. A child’s risk of experiencing harm-causing sexual abuse or neglect has doubled since l986. Girls were sexually abused three […]


Busy Bee Releases Classic Hip-Hop Recordings

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Hip-Hop pioneer The Chief Rocker Busy Bee and Urban Gold Music recently released The History Of Hip Hop Volume One, the first release in a 10-CD compilation series featuring vintage battles and performances from the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The new album features digitally remastered classic material that documents Busy Bee’s storied career from […]


Ying Yang Twins Chemically Imbalanced tour starts Thursday

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TVT Records (New York, New York) ­ Meshing their signature down South
booty shake with Caribbean-flavored twists, these two Atlanta-bred rap
brothers Ying Yang Twins will be headlining the Chemically Imbalanced tour. The 25-city tour kicks off in their Atlanta hometown on January 11th. The
rap duo will perform songs from their recently release fifth album,
Chemically Imbalanced. This […]


Snoop Dogg Goes Ghetto Gothic With “Hood Of Horror”

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Los Angeles–Thursday, January 11, 2007–Snoop Dogg is horrorcore as the devilishly smooth, psycho-logical host of SNOOP’S HOOD OF HORROR, a ghetto gothic anthology featuring three blood soaked stories presented in the time honored discipline of violent vignettes vis-a-vis “Tales From The Crypt.” SNOOP’S HOOD OF HORROR features a fiendishly frightening blend of live action horror […]


Lil Flip’s Video for “Ghetto Mindstate” Debuts On BET “Access Granted”

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New York, NY Jan 10, 2007 Asylum/Warner Bros., Kingpin Entertainment Group and platinum-selling rap star Lil Flip is pleased to announce Flip’s first single and video world premier of “Ghetto Mindstate” featuring Lyfe Jennings on BET “Access Granted” Wednesday, January 10th in the 7:30PM hour. “Ghetto Mind State” is the first single from Flip’s upcoming […]


Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Published on January 9, 2007

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five have been inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced today (Jan. 8). Also inducted with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen. The five inductees will be honored during a ceremony at the Waldor-Astoria in […]


Jay-Z, GM Team For ‘Jay-Z Blue’ Custom Color

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Rap superstar Jay-Z is branching into the automotive world, as the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam CEO/President has forged an alliance with automobile manufacturing giant, General Motors (GM). The announcement came during media previews for the North American International Auto Show yesterday (Jan. 6), when Jay-Z emerged from a GMC Yukon Denali SUV on stage and announced a […]


Cormega and Nas Reunite Onstage Shocking Fans!

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If fans were surprised about Nature joining Cormega onstage at BB
King’s on December 20th, they may have gone into complete shock two days
later in New York after witnessing a historic moment - the reunion of
Cormega and Nas. For fans of the two emcees, it was a moment they’d
anticipated but never thought could happen. When […]


Wyclef Jean Named Haitian Roving Ambassador

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Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean has a new achievement to add to his list of accomplishments. The Grammy-winning lyricist was appointed roving ambassador of his native Haiti on Wednesday (Jan. 3) by the country’s President Rene Preval. Jean, who is credited with successfully lobbying the US Congress for passage of a trade bill that is expected to […]


A-Trak Expands His Empire In 2007

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2006 found prodigious DJ A-Trak (recently featured on the covers of Remix and DJ Times) capitalizing on the success of his Sunglasses Is A Must DVD. Not impaired with his relentless touring schedule as Kanye West’s DJ, A-Trak paired up with fellow DJs The Rub and conquered the US and Canada with his set […]


Early Registration Special Begins Today - It’s All About M.E.E!

Published on January 8, 2007

It’s All About M.E.E
New Festival Highlights the Power of Hip-Hop Media, Expression & Education
New York, NY (December 21, 2006) – The Hip-Hop Association & Urban Word NYC come together to form the “It’s All About M.E.E [Media, Expression & Education] Festival.” The festival is an effort to bring broader understanding of the power of Hip-Hop […]