Tupac: Resurrection Nabs Oscar Best Documentary Nomination
LOS ANGELES (Amaru Entertainment) - Tupac: Resurrection, the Amaru Entertainment/MTV Films produced feature documentary which was distributed by Paramount Pictures and directed by Emmy-nominee Lauren Lazin, has been tapped by the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of five Oscar ...
| Twista's Stylin' 'Fresh' for the Grammys
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - Earlier this week, Twista scoured his hometown of Chicago for the perfect apparel for his roll down the red carpet during the 2005 Grammy Awards on February 13th. The world's fastest rapper is up for awards in the Best Rap Solo Perforamnce and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ...
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'The Truest **** I Ever Said' Streets on March 22, 2005
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - KOCH Records will release C-Murder's new album, "The Truest **** I Ever Said" on March 22nd. Working and recording while serving time, C-Murder has assembled an amazing array of artists that will appear on the album including Soulja Slim, B.G., Akon, Capone and many more. ...
| Dr Pepper Presents Usher Live in Concert
PLANO, Texas (Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages/ www.cadburyschweppes.com) - Dr Pepper will be presenting Usher live in concert in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 5, 2005, announced Andrew Springate, vice president of Dr Pepper marketing. The concert, which will air live on SHOWTIME at ...
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LL Cool J Hits New York City Nightlife in New Television Ad For Caress Body Wash
GREENWICH, Conn. (Unilever/ www.unilever.com) - Legendary actor/rapper LL Cool J has always been known as a ladies man, so it should come as no surprise that he is walking the red carpet with two sexy women on his arm in a new :30 television spot for Caress(R), the line of women's body washes and bars. ...
| Philadelphia-Based Soul Duo To Release Debut Album
PHILADELPHIA, PA. (Aziz Collins PR) - The West Philadelphia native group, United Soul, which is comprised of the vocal stylings of Joshua and Aziz Collins, will release its first independent album, Reservations, on February 8, 2005. This highly anticipated project will include the single 'He Don't' ...
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Rap For Relief NYC Hip-Hop Benefit For Tsunami Victims Scheduled For February 22,2005
NEW YORK (BB King's Blues Club) - In an effort to contribute towards the tsunami relief efforts in Asia, Peter Schwartz, vice president of The Agency Group, has put together �RAP FOR RELIEF,� a benefit concert taking place at BB King's Blues Club in New York City on Tuesday, February 22, 2005. The concert ...
| It's Official - BET, Cable's Leading Black Network, Is 25!
WASHINGTON (BET) - What first began as the dream of African-American entrepreneur Robert Johnson has now reached an historic milestone. BET is celebrating its 25th anniversary as television's leading network targeting African Americans. It was 25 years ago this week - on January 25, 1980 - that the ...
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Faith Evans' The First Lady To Be Released March 29
LOS
ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Faith Evans' time is now. You can see it in
her newly toned physique. You can sense it in her confident manner. You
can hear it on her fourth CD (and debut on Capitol Records) The First
Lady, which is set for a March 29 release.Featuring songs
written and arranged ...
| Eddy Grant, Guyana's Most Famous Son, To Donate Proceeds From His Works For Rehabilitation Efforts In Guyana
NEW
YORK (www.eddygrant.com) Eddy Grant, Guyanese-born music legend,
international superstar and recording artist has thrown the weight of
his music and personality behind the people of Guyana as disease,
hunger and homelessness threaten many communities after the recent
floods that shutdown ...
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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Turns Up The Heat On MTV As He Creates The Hottest Girl Pop Group Of All Time In 'Making The Band 3'
NEW
YORK (MTV) Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, the man responsible for the careers
of some of the biggest female artists of our generation, including Mary
J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott, announced that he has
reunited with MTV: Music Television to create the greatest all girl
group ever produced ...
| Mythology Of The Groundbreaking Hip-Hop Group The Wu-Tang Clan Explained In The Wu-Tang Manual
NEW
YORK (Top40 Charts) The definitive book on the history, mystery, and
mythology of hip-hop's original dynasty, the Wu-Tang Clan, has been
written by The RZA.THE WU-TANG MANUAL: Enter the 36 Chambers,
Book One -- which has been referred to repeatedly on Wu-Tang albums,
from "Bells of War" (Wu-Tang ...
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Frank B Eliminated From Road To Stardom
NEW
YORK (UPN) Frank B, a 21-year-old construction worker from Brooklyn,
N.Y., was the fourth performer eliminated from UPN's new dramality
series, THE ROAD TO STARDOM WITH MISSY ELLIOTT, reducing the pool from
10 participants to nine.During the stop in Nashville, the
participants won the right ...
| Breakout Rapper The Game Hooks Fans Up With Exclusive Ringtones And Graphics
SEATTLE, WA (Duo Public Relations for Mobliss/ www.duopr.com) - Fans who purchase The Game's recently released debut album "The Documentary," will quickly come to appreciate the rapper's Compton, Cali. roots - not only for the powerful hardcore music it inspired, but for the CD's exclusive ringtones ...
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Kool & The Gang Teams Up With Ronald McDonald Family Room For Their First Annual Charity Benefit Concert
VALHALLA, NY (Ronald McDonald Family Room/ www.rmhc.org) - On January 29th, the Ronald McDonald Family Room at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center will host its 1st Annual Charity Benefit Concert featuring Grammy Award-winning performers Kool & the Gang at the White Plains ...
| Beyonce and Tina Knowles' Clothing Line, House Of Dereon, Announce Licensee Agreement with Tarrant Apparel Group
NEW YORK (Beyond Productions, LLC) - Beyonce and Tina Knowles today announce that The House of Dereon (de - ron) has signed a licensee agreement with the prestigious and renowned Tarrant Apparel Group. A leading provider of private label and private brand casual apparel, Tarrant Apparel Group and its ...
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Dirrty Records Mogul Honored With Proclamation
LOS
ANGELES (Dirrty Records) - Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn issued a
special proclamation to Dirrty Records Founder/CEO Lunden De'Leon
declaring February 7, 2005 as Lunden De'Leon Day in the City of Los
Angeles. "I hope this will inspire all black women," says De'Leon.
"Rarely do we hear of ...
| Tame One Returns With Sophomore Solo-LP OG Bobby Johnson
LOS ANGELES (M.A.C. Media) - In order to be an Artifact/something has to be dead and buried/apparently no one told Tame One that. Few people from the New Jersey (New Jeruz) or the tri-state have represented the elements of hip-hop as well as former Artifact's member Tame One; where as a member of the ...
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Fat Joe's New Era 59FIFTY Design for Capture the Flag To Launch Thursday, January 27
DERBY, N.Y. (New Era Cap Company/ www.neweracap.com) - New Era Cap Company, Inc., the premier, global headwear designer, developer and manufacturer, announced that it will launch two Capture the Flag 59FIFTYs this Thursday, January 27. January is a double header month for the New Era Capture the Flag, ...
| Miracle's Boys Theme Song Written and Performed By Recording Artist NAS
NEW YORK (The N/ www.the-n.com) - The N, the nighttime network for teens, will premiere Miracle's Boys, the network's first-ever dramatic mini-series that centers around three half-Puerto Rican, half-African-American, orphaned teenage brothers living in Harlem, NY and their struggle to hold their family ...
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