Hip-Hop Pioneers The Goodie Mob Present Lumberjacks Featuring Khujo and T-Mo Goodie offical debut
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - KOCH Records/Goodie Mob Records has set a January 25, 2005 release date for "Livin' Life Like Lumberjacks," a new studio offering from Lumberjacks. The duo consists of Khujo Goodie and T-Mo Goodie from The Goodie Mob. The album's first single, "Turn the Whip" (feat. Big Hustle) ...
| Cortey D releases 'Born To Flow'
NEW YORK (www.courteyd.com) - Cortey D, Cortez L Harvey Jr. is releasing the first official Cortey D album on-line at CDBaby.com. The album was released on April 29, 2004. It is also available at MusicMatch.com for digital download. It is being released because Cortey D is a great rapper that will reintroduce ...
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'Rap is a young man's game: You gotta have a plan for when it's over,' says rapper Jay-Z in the latest issue of Newsweek
NEW YORK (Newsweek PR / www.newsweek.com) - The business of business has always been something I focused on, and rightly so," rapper turned businessman Jay-Z tells Newsweek in the current issue. "Rap is a young man's game, and I thought about that even when I was young-it has to come to an end. Whatever ...
| Xta-C new album release 'The Warning'
LOS ANGELES (Andrush Court Promotions/ www.andrushcourt.com) - Andrush Court Promotions is pleased to announce the second coming of the new generation of entertainers known simply as Xta-C. Xta-C follows up the successful "MR SO HEAVY" album with a mix of music titled The Warning. The Warning promises ...
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Atlanta's DJ Drama is making you 'Pay Attention'
ATLANTA, GA. (6 Degree Relations/ www.6drelations.com) - Atlanta's finest, DJ Drama, has just released Gangsta Grillz XIII hosted by Nelly. Not only is it hosted by the St. Louis superstar, but this volume is the prelude to the up and coming Gangsta Grillz DVD, available this December nationally. Now ...
| GB 'Soundtrack For Sunrise,' full of hiphop, soul & broken beats in stores now
NEW YORK (Sound In Colour/ www.soundincolor.com) - In an industry where truly innovative minds are few and far between, GB stands out as one of the pioneers of a new sound for a new generation. His approach to music making is simply limitless. While exploring a wide variety of genres including hip hop, ...
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R&B-Pop Producer Chad Sharp is getting ready to release his first solo CD
MITCHELL, SD (C-Sharp Productions www.sharpmusic.com) - Pop-R&B producer/singer/songwriter Chad Sharp has released songs from his upcoming CD online. 'My CD is coming out on February 8, and I wanted to give people a look at what they can expect,' Sharp explains. The CD project will mark Sharp's first ...
| Twista Performs Live on AMA's Sunday 11/14
LOS ANGELES (Atlantic Records) - Tune in Sunday night to catch Twista performing his smash hit 'Slow Jamz' on The American Music Awards at 8pm on ABC. Ya boy will be laying it down for Chi-town like never before, so don't miss it cause Twista always brings surprises to the stage!!! Twista's KAMIKAZE ...
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Rapper ODB and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder found dead in NY studio at age 35
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Rapper ODB, whose real name was Russell Jones, has died at the age of 35 - just two days before of his birthday. The rapper collapsed on the floor of 36 Records LLC and died in his New York studio Saturday. A spokesman for Jones' label, Roc-A-Fella, says he had been complaining ...
| Phony Wire story about R. Kelly confirmed as fake
LOS ANGELES (R. Kelly PR Team) - A fake story allegedly written by the Associated Press about R&B star R. Kelly and the younger sister of R&B vocalist Ashanti has been circulating on the Internet and was mistakenly picked up and broadcast on at least two major radio stations. Supposedly written by AP ...
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Capitol Records recording artist Chingy to celebrate the release of his second album 'PowerBallin' and The AMA's after-party Sunday November 14th at The Highlands
LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Hitting the Jackpot with a triple platinum album in 2003 with the smash single "Right Thurr" was inevitable for Chingy. Currently holding the number 1 position in single sales, number 10 on the radio charts and number 5 most played video on BET with the first single release ...
| Soul Clap presents Hip-hop Soul Clap Kings
TORONTO, Canada (Soul Clap Music/ www.soulclapkings.com) - Canadian Record Label, Soul Clap, is proud to present the Soul Clap Kings. Soul Clap has recruited a trio of hip hop prot?g?es, bound to improve the perception of hip hop from this country. The trio is made up of JD Era a 19 year old lyrical ...
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Jay-Z fellow and childhood friend arrested for assault on R. Kelly and guards
NEW YORK (R. Kelly PR team) - A longtime associate of rap singer Jay-Z has been arrested in New York in connection with the Oct. 29 pepper-spray assault on R&B star R. Kelly and several of his security guards. Tryan (Ty Ty) Smith, a childhood friend of Jay-Z's and currently a member of his entourage, ...
| Hear what fans have to say about 'Fade To Black'
NEW YORK (Roc-A-Fella Records) - Did you get a chance to see Jay-Z's new film FADE TO BLACK opening weekend? The movie is in theaters now and the streets are talking about incredible in-studio footage of Jay at work in the studio with producers like Timbaland and Rick Rubin and classic footage of Jay's ...
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Bring Em Out, Bring 'Em Out! T.I.'s 'Urban Legend' arrives 11/30
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - T.I. the King of the South has returned with his monster single, 'Bring Em Out.' The track, produced by Swizz Beatz, is the number 1 most added record at radio this week! And the video clip is already climbing BET's 106 and Park countdown. URBAN LEGEND arrives 11/30; click ...
| Broadway musical 'Hott Feett' to highlight Earth, Wind & Fire
LOS ANGELES (Luck Media & Marketing/ www.luckmedia.com) - Kalimba Entertainment president and six-time Grammy-winning Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White has paired up with Tony-nominated actor, choreographer and member of the famed dance troupe Hines, Hines and Dad, Maurice Hines for the Broadway-stepping ...
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Fantasia declares: 'Free Yourself' with debut album on November 23; America's American Idol favorite completes Her first Album; The first single, 'Truth is', impacts Urban Radio on November 8th
NEW YORK (J Records) - J/19 recording artist Fantasia, the American Idol 3 champion who made Billboard History with her first record "I Believe" in June, is set to release her debut album FREE YOURSELF. The album, arriving in stores November 23rd, will feature guest appearances by Missy Elliott, who ...
| 'Joint Chiefs' join forces to Rock the Apollo: Atlantic Hip-Hop Stars Set for Nov. 23rd Spectacular; Fabolous, Fat Joe, T.I., Trick Daddy, Twista to perform
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - Atlantic Records has announced the premiere "Joint Chiefs" concert, set to take place at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem on Tuesday, November 23rd. In what promises to be one of the live events of the year, five of the biggest names in the rap world - Fabolous, Fat ...
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Twista joins Natris G on his highly anticipated debut 'Me And My Guys'
CHICAGO, IL. (Selecto) - Natris G, Rapper/Lyricist, Founder and CEO of Cross My Heart Records (Selecto) gets a lot of help from his friends on his debut CD: Me And My Guys. Twista brings his hit making talents and machine gun delivery to the project along with Chicago underground legend Crucial Conflict, ...
| Producer Eve Nelson is producing the new Chaka Khan CD 'Classikhan'
NEW YORK (www.nelson-o'reilly.com) - Producer/songwriter EVE NELSON (Eva Cassidy, Willa Ford, Sandra Bernhard, Heather Nova) has just outdone herself, producing the new Chaka Khan CD 'Classikhan.' NELSON also arranged 10 of the 13 songs and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra for the album. While ...
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