Archive for June, 2007



Del, A Plus, and Souls of Mischief To Tour This July

Published on June 20, 2007

June 20, 2007 – Brooklyn NY) Independent hip-hop label Hiero Imperium has just released July tour dates for three of its artists; Del The Funky Homosapien, A Plus, and The Souls of Mischief. Del will headline a tour of Canadian dates, backed up by A Plus. Meanwhile, Souls of Mischief will tour Canada […]


T.I. & Friends -Myspace Live Webcast, Tommorrow Wesds6/20

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Fans can watch the live show on June 20 exclusively on the T-Mobile Sidekick Profile at (http://www.myspace.com/sidekick)
Catch rapper T.I. and special surprise guests at the next MySpace LIVE! presented by T-Mobile Sidekick. This performance kicks off at The Riv in Chicago on June 20, 2007. This free performance will be hosted by Nick Cannon (http://www.myspace.com/nickcannon) […]


Duck Down Records Preps New Projects For 2007

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Buoyed by their ingenious “Tripe Threat” campaign in 2005 (Buckshot & 9th Wonder’s Chemistry, Sean Price’s Monkey Barz and Smif N Wesson’s Reloaded) Duck Down Records re-established itself as one of Hiphop’s premier Independent labels. The buzz for the label and its artists only heightened in 2006 with the release of the reunited Boot […]


Last Days Before the Odyssey Awards - Hosted by Ed Lover & Paul Mooney

Published on June 15, 2007

June 13, 2007 - New York, NY – Only 4 days left of the H2O [HIP-HOP ODYSSEY] INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (H2OIFF) celebrating five years of Hip-Hop Cinema, Education, Art and Culture at the ImaginAsian Theatre, M 1-5, and the Tribeca Cinemas.
New York City is the host of the largest Hip-Hop film festival in the world […]


Liv Warfield performs w/ Carl Thomas, Bobby Valentino, Mario at Summerfest in NY

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Liv Warfield is one of the most promising voices in indie soul music today. Her triumphant debut album, Embrace Me, is a compelling overload, combining warm, seductive vocals and vintage R&B with a funky new-age twist. Her music is a celebration of love and life; a powerful package of brilliant songwriting and […]


Famouz (AKA FMZ) Readies Debut LP, Ghetto Passport, 9-25-07

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From a broke-down project in Shreveport , Louisiana to celebrity status, Famouz has truly been there and done that. Taking his “50 state hustler” mantra to new levels, Famouz played collegiate football for Rutgers University and is a former 4-year veteran NFL football player for the New York Giants (1999-2003) and also played […]


T-Pain Debuts At #1

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(Brooklyn, NY – June 14, 2007) –Konvict/Jive Records recording artist T-Pain, lands at the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 and R&B Album charts with his sophomore debut Epiphany. The hit single “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” continues to top the R&B/Hip-Hop and airplay charts.


Gucci Mane Inks With Asylum/Atlantic

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Gucci Mane, the critically acclaimed underground rapper, has joined Asylum/Atlantic Records via a pact with his new label, So Icey and production company Czar Entertainment. The Atlanta-based artist’s first album for the label, his third overall, is slated for release this summer. Among those featured on the new album are Pimp C, Rich […]


Palestinian Rapper Belly Garners MusicMusic Video Award Nominations

Published on June 6, 2007

Palestinian rapper Belly, deemed Canada’s original gangsta rapper and called an ambassador of peace for his thought provoking, descriptive lyrics about bringing people together and denouncing war, is heating it up in his first year qualifying for MuchMusic’s Video Awards, Canada’s version of MTV’s VMA’s. Belly has secured four nominations in major categories for the […]


Keith Murray- RAP-MURR-PHOBIA

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New York, NY— KOCH Records is set to release the highly-anticipated new album by acclaimed hip hop artist Keith Murray. Following his successful career as both a solo artist and a member of famed hip hop group Def Squad, Murray returns to put New York back on the map with Rap-Murr-Phobia (Fear of Real […]


Bill Laswell’s supergroup METHOD OF DEFIANCE

Published on June 1, 2007

Bill Laswell’s super group METHOD OF DEFIANCE spawns highly ambitious new project entitled INAMORATA.This compositional masterpiece intertwines and weaves the best electronica artists with the most sublime virtuoso musicians on the planet. It’s a riveting and refreshing concept album that’s the brainchild and creation of Mr. Bill Laswell who is best known for […]