Rap Legend NaS Partners with 310 Footwear
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ 310 Global Brands) - 310 Global Brands, Inc., the marketing and merchandising arm of 310 Motoring, today announced it is partnering with hip hop superstar NaS to create a signature footwear line, DISCIPLE Footwear Collection by 310. This agreement, which follows the release ...
| Four Major Cities to Host GameStop Sponsored DEF JAM: ICON Gaming Tournament That Features an All Star Line Up of Hip Hop's Greatest
REDWOOD CITY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Electronic Arts) - Electronic Arts in partnership with Def Jam Interactive, announced today that a series of DEF JAM: ICON™ tournaments* will be sponsored by GameStop and held in four major U.S. cities throughout February. DEF JAM: ICON will be released for the ...
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T.I. Is King at the Grammy Awards; ATL Hip-Hop Superstar Wins Two, Including 'Best Rap Solo Performance'
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Recordss) - Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I. was among the multiple winners at Sunday night's 49th Annual Grammy Awards, taking home two of the event's most prestigious trophies. T.I. was the undisputed king of the Grammy's Rap division, scoring the ...
| Actor/Comedian Jamie Kennedy and Rapper Paul Wall Perform for Troops on USO/AFE Tour to the Persian Gulf
ARLINGTON, Va. (United Service Organization) - Sometimes actor, sometimes rapper and always funny Jamie Kennedy will soon embark on his first USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region to perform for service members. Kennedy will be joined by rapper Paul Wall, comedian Bill Dawes, ...
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No 1 RECORD BREAKER IN SOUTH DJ BIGGA RANKIN DROPS NEW SWORDZ MIXTAPE FOR NEW YEAR
Jacksonville, FL (Top40 Charts/ www.myspace.com/biggarankin) - The No 1 "Record Breaker" in the South DJ Bigga Rankin released an exclusive WRNR Mixtape featuring "unsigned hype" rap artist SWORDZ over the weekend. Dubbed the Souljah Bwoy Mixtape Volume 3, the new release contains thirteen new hood ...
| Paul Wall Stays True
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SwishaHouse/ Asylum/ Atlantic Records) - SwishaHouse/Asylum/Atlantic recording artist Paul Wall has announced early details of his eagerly awaited second album. Dubbed "GET MONEY - STAY TRUE," the Houston-based hip-hop sensation's follow-up to 2005's No 1, RIAA platinum-certified ...
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Heritage Hip Hop Brand Sedgwick and Cedar Forges Global Alliance with Renowned Sports, Entertainment Agent Glenn Toby
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Sedgwick and Cedar) - Ray Riccio, CEO of The Heritage Brand of Hip Hop announced a strategic alliance with Glenn Toby, former hip hop legend and now one of the most respected Sports & Entertainment Agents in the industry. Sedgwick & Cedar launched in 2005 with much success ...
| Over and Out Live is the new live album from DeAndre, the Eugene, Oregon-based arranger, songwriter, producer and singer.
Portland, OR. (Top40 Charts/ DeAndre official Web Site) - The CD includes songs from his acclaimed 2005 debut album Going Over and offers a tantalising glimpse of his second album, Yield, due for release in the fall of 2007. The live album contains DeAndre's inspirational songs, some performed by and ...
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Paul Wall Returns With Hugely Anticipated Second Solo Album; 'GET MONEY - STAY TRUE' Hits Streets On April 3, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - SwishaHouse/Asylum/Atlantic recording artist Paul Wall has announced early details of his eagerly awaited second album. Dubbed "GET MONEY - STAY TRUE," the Houston-based hip-hop sensation's follow-up to 2005's No 1, RIAA platinum-certified "THE PEOPLE'S ...
| New Certified Celebrity Pretty Ricky Joins YFly
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Heidi Rovick) - Recording group Pretty Ricky recently signed up for a certified celebrity profile and filmed video content exclusively for YFly.com. Keep up on the latest news with these rappers by checking out their YFly profile and listen to their new hit song "On the ...
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Nelly nominated and set to host the Juno Awards
Los Angelos,CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records)-Billy Talent, k-os and Nelly Furtado Lead the 2007 JUNO Awards with Five Nominations Each Toronto, ON (February 6, 2007) – The drum roll has begun! At the JUNO Awards press conference held today in Toronto, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts ...
| Vivid Entertainment Spends $1-Million to Acquire Notorious Video 'Starring' Sexy Socialite Kim Kardashian and Hip Hop Star Ray J
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Vivid Entertainment) - Vivid Entertainment, the world's leading adult film studio, says it has paid $1-million to acquire rights to a video tape featuring the exploits of raven-haired Hollywood socialite Kim Kardashian and her then boyfriend, hip hop star Ray J. The ...
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Snoop Dogg Rolls Out The Blue Carpet For Virgin Mobile USA by Signing Onto 'First Dibs' Program
WARREN, N.J. (Top40 Charts/ Virgin Mobile USA) - Virgin Mobile USA has added Gangsta rap's legendary father, Snoop Dogg, to its exclusive First Dibs ringtone program. Virgin Mobile and Geffen Records are offering Virgin Mobile's more than 4.6 million customers ringtones from Snoop Dogg's latest album, ...
| Pretty Ricky And Eventful Launch 1,000 Demand Competition Giving Fans The Power To Shape Pretty Ricky's 2007 Tour
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Eventful.com, the leading global events web site, announced that Bluestar Entertainment International / Atlantic superstars, Pretty Ricky, will route their 2007 tour based on where fans want them to go using the latest live performance phenomenon, Eventful ...
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JAY-Z Nominated for Soul Train Award!
New York,NY. (Top40 Charts/ Roc-A-Fella Records)-Congratulations to Jay-Z for being nominated for the Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B / Soul or Rap Music Video for the "Show Me What you Got" video at the 2007 Soul Train Awards! The Soul Train Awards air LIVE from Los Angeles on March 10th. Check ...
| Bishop T.D. Jakes' Announces New Recording Venture With Rhino/WEA Entertainment
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Capital Entertainment) - Bishop T.D. Jakes, who was hailed as America's most popular preacher in a 2001 Time magazine cover story, has signed a distribution and marketing agreement between his Dexterity Sounds recording label and Rhino Entertainment, a division of the Warner ...
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Multi-Platinum Rapper Young Buck to Release Sophomore Set, Buck The World
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - G-Unit's Southern Soldier Young Buck will release his sophomore solo album, Buck The World, on March 20th 2007. It's been two and a half years since the Tennessee titan released his platinum plus solo debut Straight Outta Cashville and he is more ...
| Macy Gray Set To Release New Album 'Big' On March 27, 2007
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ SONY Records) - The woman with the most distinctive voice in music is back with a dynamic new effort that spotlights her classic pipes in a variety of soulful and stylistic settings. On March 27th Macy Gray will release her long awaited new album "BIG" on the will.i.am music ...
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Lady Sovereign heads to OZ for the first time
Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Australia) - Everybody get Random!!! People get primed, the biggest midget in the game, the potty mouth Jay Z protégé, South London's princess of grime Lady Sovereign, is coming to Australia for the very first time in March, Playing shows in Perth, ...
| Houston's Rob G Continues Trend Of Southern Hospitality With Free Mixtape Download
Houston,TX. (Top40 Charts/ Rob G Official Website) - With artists like Chamillionaire and Lil Wayne dropping mixtapes for free download to fans, Houston's self-proclaimed 'next Latin Legend', Rob G has decided to use that platform to address the debate on the current state of Hip-Hop and the hostility ...
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