Indie Band Fort Pastor Gives New Meaning To 'Soul' Music
Orlando, FL (RUSTAN TOONZ RECORDS) - RusTan Toonz recording artists 'Fort Pastor' are taking their brand of acoustic soul music to the streets. With their debut release 'Alive Inside' set to hit stores July 25th and their new single 'Love Me' climbing the charts, Fort Pastor embarks on a different type ...
| Nigerian Reggae Superstar Victor Essiet And The Mandators
NEW YORK (Victor Essiet Official Website) - Nigerian Reggae superstar, Victor Essiet, will release his long awaited new studio CD ONE LOVE ONE WORLD on July 4th. It boasts the talents of Jamaican Grammy- winning duo Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, whose creative fusion is respected and sought after ...
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Family of Slain Rapper Proof to Benefit from Memorial T-Shirt and Poster Purchased Through The Web
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Interscope Records) - A Web site has been launched to help raise financial support for the widow and five children of rapper Proof, who was gunned down on April 11, 2006. The 32-year-old Deshaun Dupree Holton, aka Proof, was a pioneer in Detroit hip-hop and his association with Eminem ...
| Pharrell To Release 'In My Mind' On July 25, 2006
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Interscope Records) -Multi-platinum Star Trak/Interscope recording artist Pharrell Williams will release his debut solo album, "In My Mind," on July 25, 2006. "Number One," a collaboration with fellow producer-extraordinaire Kanye West, is Mr. William's new single. It follows "Can ...
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Meet DMX On His Next Visit To The UK!
London, UK (SONY BMG MUSIC Entertainment) - Meet DMX on his next visit to the UK! Yes, this is real. 100% authentic. No joke. SONY BMG Music is going hook you & a friend up with the dog on his next visit to the UK, when he will be promoting his hot new album Year Of The Dog, Again. Rumour has it ...
| The Newest Princess of R&B Reveals Her Soul In BET's Original Docu-Drama, KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Black Entertainment Television) - BET and Interscope A&M Records join forces this summer to debut its newest reality venture, KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS. This six-part series chronicles the turbulent past and promising future of one of R&B's true success stories. Starting in Keyshia's ...
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Meet Jibbs!
LOS ANGELES (Geffen Records) - Jibbs knew he had to do something to get the attention of his older brother, (DJ Beats from the production team Da Beatstaz {DJ Beats & Reese Beats}). So the then 8-year-old wrote a rap and performed it for his brother, who was gaining fame in St. Louis producing for such ...
| Lil Jon & E-40 Accused Of Robbing Public
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Mia Jones) - Bay Area hip hop companies HYPHYTV.COM & HYPHY INC. have went on record stating that they are in fact at odds with rap hip-hop giant Lil Jon and E-40. The two hip hop label mates Lil Jon an Atlanta native and Earl' E-40' Stevens a Bay Area hip hop artist have been accused ...
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Rap Icon Stakes New Territory in the Wild West on BET's New Reality Series, DMX: SOUL OF A MAN
LOS ANGELES, CA (Black Entertainment Television) - What happens when a street-wise rap star from Brooklyn turns in his ghetto pass for the wide open desert ranges of Arizona? You'll find out when BET premieres the six-part reality series DMX: SOUL OF A MAN on Wednesday, July 12 at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT). ...
| Russell Simmons, HSAN, And National Voter Coalition Convene In Philly On July 12th
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Pam Workman) - The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) Chairman Russell Simmons, President/CEO Dr Benjamin Chavis and Congressman Chaka Fattah, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell and the National Voter Coalition have joined together to bring the ...
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ROCK STEADY CREW 29TH ANNIVERSARY TO CELEBRATE AUTHENTIC HIP-HOP EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK (BY Georgette Cline/ Girls Entertainment/ www.thegirlsent.com) - Backspin productions and The Rock Steady Crew are pleased to announce the Rock Steady Crew 29th Anniversary, a celebration of the legendary B-boy/B-girl crew with four days of festivities from July 27th through July 30th in the ...
| India.Arie Hits No 1 With New Album
NEW YORK, NY (Universal Motown Records) - 12-time Grammy nominee India.Arie enters the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart this week at No 1 with her third studio album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship on Universal Motown Records. The acclaimed release was produced by longtime collaborators Shannon ...
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Welcome Home Lil' Kim!
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - Queen Bee Entertainment released an official release today to confirm the various media reports and rumors that Kimberly Jones, AKA Lil' Kim will be released from Philadelphia Federal Detention Center on Monday, July 3rd at 6 AM. She will remain under house arrest for ...
| Ben Harper & Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley Join Together For 2006 Summer Tour
LOS ANGELES (Ben Harper Fans Website) - Forget where the rubber meets the road – rock, folk, dancehall and reggae are about to square off in capacity-filled sheds and arenas this summer, laid down by two tireless road warriors known for their rollicking live shows. GRAMMY winner Ben Harper will ...
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Camden, N.J. Rapper Big Lou A Huge Success On MySpace
NEW YORK, NY (Lost City Records) - You look at the numbers and shake your head. Barely 7 months since Big Lou shared his music to the world via MySpace; this underground veteran has been putting up numbers that overshadow many artists that are signed to major labels. "Just look at the numbers. Nearly ...
| New Orleans Rap Group Sqad Up Readies for New Album 'We Here Now'
New Orleans, LA. (Money Yung'n Records) - The group best known for their dealings with Lil Wayne and Cash Money and most recently with Lil Flip is releasing a brand new album and bonus DVD entitled, 'We Here Now' August 8th, 2006 on Money Yung'n Records, an indie out of Ohio. This album features production ...
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T.I.'s Movie ATL Coming To DVD
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - It's all about the groove when ATL rolls onto DVD this July 18 from Warner Home Video. From Atlanta's south side, comes a group of tight-knit high school teens who chill out, hook up, trash talk and get crunkified. Amidst obstacles of adolescence woes, these friends ponder ...
| Darius Brooks Bares It All With New CD 'My Soul'
Chicago, IL (KOCH Entertainment) - GRAMMY Award winning songwriter / producer Darius Brooks releases his best yet...'MY SOUL.' This true renaissance man places it all on the line as producer, artist, songwriter and label owner for the world to experience the bearing of his soul in a moving and inspiring ...
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Introducing Reggae Artist Guidance
NEW YORK (Chalice Productions) - Armed with a new image and new management, Donovan Walker, more popularly known as Guidance, is one of the most talented artists to appear on the reggae music scene in recent years. This native of Portmore, St Catherine, has fond memories of his musical exploits during ...
| Welsh Bob Marley Tribute Re-scheduled
Pembrokeshire, Wales (Reggae Festival of Wales) - The 'Reggae Festival of Wales 2006' has been Re-scheduled* and will now take place in August 2006. The organizers have apologised for the inconvenience, stating that their decision is due to circumstances beyond their control and re-scheduling is the ...
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