$50,000 Hip Hop Tag Team Web Series Goes Global
NEW YORK, NY. and LONDON, UK. (Top40 Charts/ www.jumpoff.tv) - Established in 2006, The World Rap Championships is a lobal 2on2 Rap Battle League broadcast exclusively online on https://www.jumpoff.tv. Three hundred rappers across 8 divisions participate in more than 500 battles (60 hours) over a 5-month ...
| New Edition Bringing Chart-Topping R&B Sound to Spotlight 29 Casino
COACHELLA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Spotlight 29 Casino) - They have sold more than 40 million albums and scored hit after chart-topping hit, and now New Edition is coming to Spotlight 29 Casino on August 4. New Edition, comprised of the most striking voices in R&B - Johnny Gill, Michael Bivins, Ralph ...
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Talib Kweli Releases Sixth Album 'EARDRUM' On August 21, 2007
NEW YORK, NY (By Richie Abbott/ Warner Bros. Records) - Talib Kweli, the Brooklyn wordsmith, returns with his eagerly awaited sixth album EARDRUM, in stores on August 21st, 2007 on Kweli's own label, Blacksmith Music and Warner Bros. Records. With this career-defining new album, Kweli mixes hard-hitting ...
| Ja Rule Brings 'The Mirror,' Hip Hop Legend's First New Album Since 2004; New Single 'Uh Ohhh' Featuring Lil Wayne Hits Radio Today!
NEW YORK (Universal Motown Records) - It's not uncommon for a new album to offer a glimpse behind the artist but when that artist is an entrepreneur, film star, social activist, hip hop mogul, Grammy nominee and lightning rod – only one man can hold the glass up to himself and challenge both the ...
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Kevin Michael Unveils Tour; Acclaimed New R&B Sensation To Support Lily Allen & Maroon 5 Through October 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Downtown/Atlantic recording artist Kevin Michael has announced a series of tour dates surrounding the upcoming release of his self-titled debut album. "KEVIN MICHAEL" - which features the breakthrough first single, "It Don't Make Any Difference To Me ...
| 106 & PARK Revamps in Time for Hosts' First Anniversary
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - BET's energetic VJ's, Terrence and Rocsi, surpassed rookie status on July 10, 2007 to mark their one year anniversary as hosts of the wildly popular show, 106 & PARK. In between memorable moments like Rocsi's back bending lesson from Beyonce and Janet Jackson ...
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The Board Bangers Music Video Makes History By Going Platinum In Peer To Peer Networks
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Jaded Entertainment) - In a burst of file sharing, the Board Bangers, a teenage skateboarding and urban rap music group, were anointed with a history-making accolade. They are the fastest new artist or group to go "platinum" in the growing peer to peer world of file sharing. ...
| Borders Columbus Circle Store Welcomes Author Michael Eric Dyson And Recording Artist Chrisette Michele
ANN ARBOR, MI. (Top40 Charts/ Borders PR) - Who: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson has been named by "Ebony" as one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans. He is the author of 14 books including "Come Hell or High Water" and his latest, "Know What I Mean?" Dyson is a professor at Georgetown University, ...
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BET Networks Gets Animated With 'BUFU,' Dons Its 'SUNDAY BEST' and Debates 'HIP HOP VS. AMERICA' at the Summer 2007 Television Critics Association Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - BET Networks continues to deliver on its promise of offering original programming that appeals to African Americans and all consumers of Black culture with presentations for HIP HOP VS. AMERICA, BUFU and SUNDAY BEST, three exhilarating new shows that will ...
| Salt 'N Pepa Season Up VH1 With New Reality Show
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - "Push It." "Let's Talk About Sex." "Shoop." "Whatta Man." The songs are as legendary as this rap duo. Twelve million records sold. A first ever Grammy awarded to a female rap group for Best Rap Performance. Three MTV Video Music Awards. Then, in 2002, at the height ...
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Independent Miami R&B Act Hits Billboard Charts
Miami, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Selena Serrano Official Website) - It has been a large underground hit with Jamaican Dancehall selectors internationally and has been garnering prime airtime on major radio stations across the country. Enough so, to land her on the charts as an independent artist. What's even ...
| 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors' Salutes the Pioneers of Hip Hop Who've Reinvented the Sound and Look of the Genre on October 8, 2007
BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (Top40 Charts/ VH1 PR) - VH1 will once again honor the hip hop pioneers and legends that have made significant contributions to all aspects of pop culture with the fourth annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors." Hosted by Tracy Morgan, this year's honorees include Snoop Dogg, Whodini, Missy Elliot, ...
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Hilton Head Island Brings Back Hootie & the Blowfish
Hilton Head Island, SC. (Top40 Charts/ ResortQuest) - Every year Hootie comes back to the island for a concert experience that only Hilton Head Island can accommodate. This year's venue is picturesque Honey Horn with moss draped oaks towering over the stage area. Honey Horn is full of history and southern ...
| 'Collie Buddz' Is America's No 1 Reggae Album
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Collie Buddz - creator of the freshest young sound in contemporary reggae - has just entered the Billboard Reggae albums chart at No 1 with his self-titled debut album. Released stateside by Columbia Records on July 3, Collie Buddz enjoyed a host ...
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Keyshia Cole Set To Release Her Sophomore Album 'Just Like You'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - R&B songstress, Keyshia Cole, is set to release the follow up to her platinum-selling, debut "The Way It Is" with "Just Like You" on Geffen Records with a penciled in release date of September 11, 2007. The Benny Boom-directed video for the first single, ...
| Lil Mo: Godmother Of Hip-Hop And R&B - Poised To Hit Big With New Album 'Pain And Paper'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Koch Records) - You know her voice within the first three notes of a song. Possessing one of the most recognizable, distinct voices in contemporary music, popular singer/songwriter Lil Mo, affectionately known as the Godmother of Hip-Hop and R&B, will release her anticipated ...
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Twista Previews His New Album In Chicago!
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Grammy nominated rapper Twista and the Hip Hop site 247HH.com have teamed up to give an exclusive preview of Twista's new album ADRENALINE RUSH 2007 on Wednesday, July 11th in Chicago, IL. The album won't be in stores until September 18th, but you can ...
| B2K Rapper Lil Fizz Set to Release Solo Debut LP!
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Fo'Reel Entertainment) - Hip-Hop and R&B superstar Lil Fizz of the multi-platinum group B2K is poised to step into the forefront as a solo artist with the release of his debut LP "Pay Day". With a digital release available through Itunes.com July 17th, this is the first ...
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Alicia Keys Added to Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival's Superstar Lineup
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, British West Indies (Top40 Charts/ Turks & Caicos Official Website) - The Turks & Caicos Tourist Board today announced that superstar Alicia Keys has been added to the artist lineup of the fourth annual Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival. The star-studded event is set ...
| TWISTA's New Album 'Adrenaline Rush 2007,' In Stores September 18, 2007; First Single 'Give It Up' Feat. Pharrell Williams!
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ By Cara Donatto/ Atlantic Records) - Multi-platinum rapper TWISTA and the hip-hop site 247HH.COM have teamed up for an exclusive preview of Twista's forthcoming new album, "Adrenaline Rush 2007," on Wednesday, July 11th. In addition to debuting the album - due in stores on ...
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