First Cousins Join for This Ain't Friends It's Family
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Illseed/ Phase One/ EMI) - With a solid 10 years in the indie Hip Hop scene under his belt, Yonkers native Genovese has experienced more than the average rapper. With ties to stars like Styles P of The LOX, Notorious B.I.G. and DJ Clue, Genovese garnered his own deal with ...
| And The Winner Is... Crystal Aikin is Crowned BET's 'Sunday Best'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - The viewers have spoken! Crystal Aikin has been named BET's SUNDAY BEST! The 33-year-old Tacoma, Washington native beat out Shari Addison, 46, in the gospel reality competition during last night's LIVE season finale. Over a 10-week season, Aikin's bubbly ...
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New 2PAC CDs Capture The Complexity Of A Lyrical Genius
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Amaru Entertainment/ Interscope/ UMe) - Amaru Entertainment/ Interscope/ UMe announce the release of THE BEST OF 2PAC - PART 1: Thug and THE BEST OF 2PAC - PART 2: Life, the 2 CDs are retrospective collections showing the complex creativity of this lyrical genius. The ...
| Timbaland's 2007 Roll Continues With New Single 'Scream' Featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - The shock of Timbaland Presents: Shock Value has turned to awe after spinning off three consecutive No 1 hits. Set to be the fourth is "Scream" featuring Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger. "Scream" follows "Give It To Me" featuring Nelly Furtado ...
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Cash Money Icon Birdman Set To Release New Single '100 Million' Featuring Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy & Fat Joe
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Universal Motown Records) - Hailed in a recent Miami Herald profile as 'head of one of the last-standing triple crown crews,' Cash Money founder/mogul/award winning rapper Birdman (aka Baby) is about to add to his multi-platinum hit-making legacy once again with his much anticipated ...
| Drama Rises Up From the Streets With Debut Album 'GANGSTA GRILLZ: THE ALBUM'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Aphilliates/Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist Drama has announced this week's release of his eagerly anticipated debut album, "GANGSTA GRILLZ: THE ALBUM." The collection - which features the banging hit single, "5000 Ones" - is available in stores ...
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Sam Scarfo Delivers Scarlito's Way DVD & Mixtape New Single 'Money In The Bag'
Plainfield, NJ. (Top40 Charts/ Def Jam Records) - After gaining critical acclaim for his record wins in New York's notorious Fight Klub battles, New Jersey MC Sam Scarfo garnered a deal with Def Jam records under the new regime of Jay-Z and L.A. Reid. While putting the finishing touches on his major ...
| The Blue Scholars Set the Stage to Prove Viability & Depth of the Northwest Hip Hop Scene in a 5-Day Celebration of Urban Culture and Local Music
Seattle, WA. (Top 40 Charts/ Massline/ Rawkus) - While Seattle has long been a very musical city, most notably for the commercial success of artists in the 1990s, such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana and more recently Modest Mouse, not since Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" (1992, Def American) has the world ...
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Bonus Tracks From Nas, Rihanna, Fabolous, Ne-Yo, Method Man, Bobby Valentino & Redman Collected On 'Def Jam Sessions Vol. 1'
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - They are songs never before commercially available in the U.S. yet they come from the same sessions that resulted in a few of the major hit albums of the past year from some of Def Jam Recordings' hottest artists - Nas, Rihanna, Fabolous, ...
| Flo Rida Continues His Ride at No 1 on iTunes With 'Low'; Florida-Based Rapper Soars Into Top 10 on Hot 100; Debut Album, 'MAIL ON SUNDAY,' Expected February 2008
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Poe Boy Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Flo Rida has scored big again this week at iTunes. The Florida-based rapper debuted at No 1 three weeks ago with his single, "Low (Feat. T-Pain)," selling over 120,000 digital downloads in just its first ...
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Snap First! An Lean Like No Other - Sterlen Roberts Stands Out with his New Single
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MTL Records) - "Snap first, an then lean and then lean..." sings Sterlen Roberts as his sound echoes on dance floors and over radio waves with the launch of his new single, "An Lean" which is already in heavy rotation across the nation. MTL Records (Music That Lives), ...
| Producer 9th Wonder Preparing The Wonder Years
Durham, NC. (Top40 Charts/ Asylum Records) - Fresh off the second phase of his successful Dream Merchant series, producer 9th Wonder is stepping away from the traditional boom bap sound to create a new R&B/Hip Hop project entitled The Wonder Years. The album is slated for release on January 29, 2008 ...
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Jay-Z's Classic Debut Album 'Reasonable Doubt' Goes Digitally To iTunes!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ TuneCore) - TuneCore has delivered Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' album to iTunes, marking the first time that Jay-Z's debut album will be available for online download. It becomes available to buy today. Jay-Z joins the ranks of many other high profile TuneCore customers: Public ...
| Shaggy Intoxicating At No 1
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ VP Records) - With an album 'that merges catchy choruses with deep, fluid growls landing like smart bombs over irresistible beats' (Village Voice), 20-times platinum dancehall superstar Shaggy debuted at No 1 on Billboard's Top Reggae Albums chart with his new album 'Intoxication' ...
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Cheri Dennis Hits iTunes Top 10 With Debut Album 'IN AND OUT OF LOVE'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - "IN AND OUT OF LOVE," the extraordinary debut album from Bad Boy recording artist Cheri Dennis, is quickly shaping up as one of the year's most exciting success stories. Released exclusively last week on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) - three months ...
| Goldigga Entertainment Releases Diva, The Debut Album From Keldamuzik
OAKLAND, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Golddigga Ent.) - Golddigga Entertainment has just released hip hop sensation Keldamuzik's debut album Diva. Diva is an 18 track set from this dynamic spitzstress with her own "lyrical word play" that is sure to rekindle the flickering flame for female hip hop artists! ...
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Reggae Music Heading Back to its Roots of Love
Kingston, Jamaica (Top40 Charts/ TCOOO) - Reggae music was built on the concepts of uplifting the down trodden and being the voice for the underprivileged. With reggae's child dancehall taking over the forefront of Jamaican music however, it is easy to think that the days of positive music coming out ...
| Smithsonian Folkways To Release 'Classic African American Gospel From Smithsonian Folkways' January 29, 2008
Washington, DC (Top40 Charts/ Smithsonian Folkways) - On January 29, 2008, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release 'Classic African American Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways,' a definitive collection of gospel music selected from the label's vast library of historic recordings. The latest addition ...
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Canada's Hip Hop Godfather Belly Becomes The First Canadian Indie Hip Hop Artist To Go Gold This Century!
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Universal Records) - A VP of CP Records and a 2007 MuchMusic Video Award (MMVA) winner, Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly has now become the first independent Canadian hip hop artist to go Gold this century with his double album debut, The Revolution. Belly now joins the ranks ...
| Wu-Tang Clan 8 Dograms: Hip Hop Legends Return With First Album In 6 Years
Vancouver, BC. (Top40 Charts/ Bodog Music) - Fourteen years into a remarkable career, New York's finest release 8 Diagrams through Bodog Music, their first album since 2001 and their first since the premature death of Old Dirty Bastard in 2004. Overseen by Rza, self-proclaimed abbot of the Wu-Tang ...
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