Common Shoots Starstudded Video For 'I Want You'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - Grammy winning rap superstar Common stars in his most provocative video ever, "I Want You," debuting this week featuring Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Derek Luke, tennis star Serena Williams, Will.I.Am and acclaimed actressKerry Washington ("Ray," "The ...
| Jah Cure Has Released His New Album 'True Reflections - A New Beginning'
Kingston, Jamaica (Top40 Charts/ VP Records) - After stepping out of confinement, Jah Cure faced worldwide media attention at his official press conference in Kingston, Jamaica. Journalists from the BBC, The Los Angeles Times and Billboard Magazine were just a few of the major media outlets that attended ...
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Jim Jones Signs to Columbia Records And Retains Joint Partnership With KOCH Records
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - Rapper and entrepreneur Jim Jones has signed a new deal with Columbia Records. This new deal is a partnership of sorts with KOCH Records. KOCH will still be involved in marketing and radio promotion for Jones, and participate in revenue streams, while Columbia ...
| Free At Last - West Coast MC Ras Kass & Capitol Records Officially Part Company
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ MC John Austin) - After several years of litigation, West Coast MC John Austin aka Ras Kass and recording label Capitol Records/EMI have entered into a settlement agreement, the exact terms of which have not been disclosed. While details of the agreement are not known, Ras ...
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'The Salt-N-Pepa Show' And 'Gotti's Way' Premiere On VH1 On October 15, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - Two new VH1 series will reveal personal journeys of hip hop celebrities Salt-N-Pepa and Irv Gotti on Monday nights beginning on October 15th. First up, on Monday, October 15 at 10:00 p.m., 'The Salt-N-Pepa Show,' will follow the two ladies who in 2002, at the ...
| Columbia Records Ready To Release 'Greatest Hits' Album From Hip-Hop Icon Nas
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Columbia Records announces the upcoming release of Greatest Hits, the definitive collection of classic tracks and more from the pioneering hip-hop icon Nas. Nas' Greatest Hits will be available in stores and online on Tuesday, November 6. A career-spanning ...
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R. Kelly Announces New National Tour
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Jive/ Zomba Label Group) - On the heels of his latest No. 1 album 'Double Up'-and 10 new chapters of his Grammy-nominated video saga 'Trapped in the Closet'-R&B superstar and Jive recording artist R. Kelly has announced a nine-week national 'Double Up' Tour that will begin ...
| Family Tree Records Release Sakai's CD Dream Big
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Family Tree Records) - Family Tree Records has joined forces with The Rob Nonies Label Group and Koch Distribution on the release of Sakai's Dream Big. 'I Like,' the first single from Dream Big is graced with the guitar-playing wizardry of Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Tone! ...
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TM Media Group Announces Guerilla Black & Hot Dollar To Join Ice-T In New Licensing Agreements
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ TM Media Group) - TM Media Group, Inc. (OTC: TMMG), a diversified entertainment Company, announced today that the Company has signed an Agreement with celebrities Ice-T, Guerilla Black and Hot Dollar to endorse the Company's video and collectable card game (CCG), Street ...
| Eazy-E's Best Recordings Compiled For New Release: 'Featuring ... Eazy-E'
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records) - Twelve years after his death at the age of 31, the music world continues to celebrate N.W.A's hardcore rap pioneer Eazy-E. On December 4, Capitol/Priority will release Featuring ... Eazy-E, a new 16-track collection of his best collaborations and rare ...
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Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, His Foundation To Receive 2007 'Spirit Of Youth' Award
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ National Runaway Switchboard) - Award winning musician and actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and his charitable foundation, The Ludacris Foundation, will receive the National Runaway Switchboard's (NRS) 2007 "Spirit of Youth" award at the annual Spirit of Youth Benefit on Nov. ...
| Kanye West Snaps Up 'Cola Bottle Baby' Sample For Hot New Single 'Stronger'
Philadelphia, PA. (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG Music Entertainment) - Premiere hip hop artist Kanye West had the good sense to license a sample from Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International Records/Sony catalog artist Edwin Birdsong entitled "Cola Bottle Baby." He is now watching his single "Stronger" ...
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Jermaine Dupri Double-Barreled Tribute In October 2007
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Island Def Jam Music Group) - The mega-successful career of Jermaine Dupri, the platinum prodigy of the music world, the top-charted producing and songwriting wizard behind many of today's best-selling artists, and as of this year, president of Island Records Urban Music, a new ...
| Two Songs In Top Ten, E-Dee Starts 'Revolution'
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Unseen Lab) - International Dancehall Reggae Artist E-Dee is riding high this week as he enters his second week with two songs in the Top Ten Jamaica Weekly Dancehall and Reggae Singles charts, presented in the Xnews, and on TVJ. "Bounce Along" his feature on Ms Triniti's ...
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The Staple Singers' 1962 Christmas Album, The 25th Day Of December, Reissued On Riverside Records Via Concord Music Group
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo PR/ Riverside Records) - The Staple Singers were best known for their '70s Stax hits like "Respect Yourself," "I'll Take You There" and "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)," but in fact the Chicago quartet's recording career dates back to the '50s on the Vee-Jay ...
| Hot Caribbean Singing Star Gideon James Signs With Vertigram LLC Agency
Houston, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Magma Music Group) - Magma Music Group (MMG) star Gideon James has signed with Vertigram LLC Agency to represent him in the United States. With the June release of his hit solo CD "So Special" in the Caribbean and his successful appearance at "Vincy Mas" in St. Vincent this ...
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Hip Hop Media Phenomenon SickStep Leads PMX's Inaugural Dance Exhibition
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Pacific Media Association) - Award-winning hip hop dance group SickStep will headline .pure furisuta, the break (bboy) dancing hip hop exhibition at Pacific Media Expo (PMX), Nov. 10-11. "Furi-suta is short for freestyle in Japanese, and means to be free on the dance ...
| Multi-Nominee Hurricane Chris Set To Perform At BET Hip-Hop Awards
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Polo Grounds Music/ J Records) - Hurricane Chris, Polo Grounds Music/J Records' newest hip-hop phenomenon, has been selected to perform his hit single "A Bay Bay" from his upcoming debut album 51/50 Ratchet, on the 2nd Annual BET Hip Hop Award. Storming his way into the ...
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Reggae Dancehall Group T.O.K. Signs Merchandise Deal With Realvibez
Pembroke Pines, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Realvibez.com) - Realvibez.com, a leading online provider of media for consumers of Caribbean music culture, has announced a merchandise deal with leading Reggae Dancehall group T.O.K., one of the top Reggae acts in the World. This partnership will leverage the popularity ...
| Incarcerated Diva Foxy Brown Announces The Launch of www.FreeFoxyBrown.com
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - Foxy Brown has announced the launch of her new website, www.FreeFoxyBrown.com dedicated to all things Foxy. Visit often for up-to-the minute Foxy updates, new tracks from her forthcoming new album, "Brooklyn's Don Diva," and much more. Foxy is personally ...
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