Lupe Fiasco Declared GQ's Breakout Man of the Year; Chicago MC Set for
NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) -- 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 ...
| AOL Music LIVE! Teams with Jay-Z for ''H 2 the IzzO'' Charity Concert, Celebrates the Release of ''Kingdom Come''
NEW YORK, NY (AOL) --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 ...
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Lil Scrappy to Launch Online TV Show,
BURBANK, CA (Reprise Records) -- 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 5th Reprise/BME ...
| Bow Wow's 'Shortie Like Mine' Is Burning Up The Charts
NEW YORK, NY (Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records) -- The multi-platinum hip-hop icon Bow Wow is back on the charts as "Shortie Like Mine," the first single from his eagerly-awaited fifth studio album, The Price of Fame, hits the #1 slot on the Billboard Monitor Rap Chart. Bow Wow's new album, The ...
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Hip-Hop Phenom Kasual
NEW YORK (Marc Jones /DMD Entertainment) ) - Kasual is the rap artist that the world has been missing. No one can come close to his charisma and his knack for making great music. A lot of rappers make songs, Kasual makes hit records. If you're a fan of hip-hop this is a CD you will surely love. www.dmdentertainment.net/kasual.htm ...
| JAY-Z Teams With AOL Music LIVE For Charity Benefit Concert!
New York, NY (Rock-a-Fella Records) -- 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, ...
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Top Model and Television Personality Melyssa Ford Graces the Cover of KING Magazine's Highly Anticipated 5th Anniversary Collectors Edition Issue With Guest Editor Sean 'Diddy' Combs
NEW YORK, NY (KING Magazine) -- On November 21st, the nation will be given an inside look into the profound and sometimes profligate world of former Video Vixen turned actress Melyssa Ford. This unprecedented account is slated to chronicle the trials and tribulations of Melyssa Ford's rise to success ...
| Ruth Brown, the Original Queen of R&B and Royalty Reform Pioneer, Passes at the Age of 78
LOS ANGELES, CA (The Rhythm & Blues Foundation) -- The incomparable Ruth Brown, whose musical legacy was matched by her fight for royalty reform for herself and other R&B Artists, passed away on November 17, 2006 in a Las Vegas area hospital from complications following a stroke and heart attack. Howell ...
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Multi-Platinum Rapper Chingy Wants to Know How You (Yes You) Got All of That in Dem Jeans
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Capitol Records) -- Multi-Platinum Capitol Records' rapper Chingy entered a Los Angeles studio recently to record ringtones personalized with more than a hundred popular names using the music and lyrics from "Dem Jeans," the latest single from his new album Hoodstar. In a mobile music ...
| Jay-Z is the Number One On-Demand Artist Ever for Clear Channel!
New York, NY (Clear Channel)-- WHAT: Jay-Z is officially the number one on-demand artist ever on Clear Channel Radio, with 600,000 plays over the past week. Over 220 Clear Channel Radio stations made an on-air event out of Jay-Z's latest album, "Kingdom Come," contributing to CCR's approximately 4,000,000 ...
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CHINGY : Watch Chingy rehearse!
New York, NY (Capitol Records) -- Fresh off the release of his smash Capitol album Hoodstar, hip-hop heavyweight Chingy offers a rare peek "behind the bling" exclusively on rehearsals.com, CenterStaging's online digital portal powered by MLB.com. Starting on Tuesday, November 21, fans can stream Chingy's ...
| Kanye West Car To Compete In Upcoming Formula Bmw World Finals In Valencia, Spain
Los Angeles, CA. (RockaFella Records) -- Formula BMW Attracts Growing Interest From Major Celebrities Looking For An Exciting Way To Support Their Favorite Causes. TAOW Productions today announced that six time Grammy award winning producer/rapper Kanye West will be sponsoring a race car in the Formula ...
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Rapper Snoop Dogg Hits the Charts Once Again With Two of the Fastest Rising Singles Climbing Simultaneously
NEW YORK, NY (Geffen Records) -- Hip hop icon and superstar rapper Snoop Dogg is climbing up the charts once again, with not just one, but two hit singles competing simultaneously for the top spot. The highly rotated "That's That" featuring R. Kelly and Snoop and Akon's "I Wanna Love You" have become ...
| R & B Singer Kelly Price and Husband Jeffrey Rolle Partner With Boys & Girls Clubs of America for National Family Week
ATLANTA, GA. (Boys & Girls Clubs of America) -- R&B singer Kelly Price and husband/manager, Jeffrey Rolle are on their way to joining the ranks of many prominent celebrity duos in the entertainment industry by giving back and supporting causes that make a great impact on our nation. Price and ...
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Bad Boy Takes Another Spin Around the Block: Block Enterprises & Bad Boy South Renew Pact
NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) -- Block Enterprises and Bad Boy South have renewed their highly successful joint venture, it was announced today by Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs and Russell "Block" Spencer. The Atlanta-based Block Enterprises and Bad Boy South first joined forces for the 2005 release ...
| DJ Whoo Kid Teams up with Bay Area's DJ E-Rock for Third Installment of Bay Bidness Mix Tape Series
New York, NY (SMC Recordings) -- With the Bay Area's Hyphy Movement still gaining steam nationally and after the success of Bay Bidness 1 & 2 (not to mention the Clinton Sparks/DJ E-Rock collabo "Welcome To The U.S. of Bay"), Mixtape Kings DJ Whoo Kid and DJ E-Rock are getting ready to release Bay ...
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R&B Sensation Shayna Steele Performs at Joe's Pub Monday, November 27
New York, NY (Carlini Group) -- R&B singer and songwriter Shayna Steele performs with her band at New York's famed Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, on Monday, November 27 at 9:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased by phone at or at the box office and by visiting www.joespub.com. This music comes from every ...
| R&B Indie Icon & Pax Stereo™ Riding High on MySpace & YouTube Using New Internet 'Tv' Platform
(Pax Stereo) -- In what appears to be a virtual fairy tale, two indie icons, Pax Stereo™ (www.myspace.com/paxstereo) and R&B singer/songwriter Gary Taylor (www.myspace.com/garytaylorbohemian) have teamed up, and are experiencing what is quickly becoming the internet fantasy of our time; success ...
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Not Quite Straight Outta Baghdad: San Diego Based Rapper Timz Launches His American Dream With
(V.I.G. Productions) -- On his fiery and autobiographical debut CD, TIMZ—aka Tommy Hanna, an American born rapper of Caldean and Iraqi descent--gets right up in our faces, mixing explosive, Middle Eastern tinged beats with incendiary rhymes in an effort to shatter those ugly stereotypes that ...
| MTV Brings Fans The Ultimate JAY-Z Experience
NEW YORK, NY (MTV) -- As JAY-Z fans eagerly await the November 21 release of his 2-disc deluxe set Kingdom Come, MTV: Music Television will bring JAY-Z fans closer than ever to their favorite artist by offering a broad spectrum of JAY-Z-related content across multiple platforms. Below are programming ...
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