B.G. Debuts At No 6 On Billboard Top 200 Charts LOS ANGELES (Chopper City Records) - With over 7 million album sales to his credit, B.G., proves that he's still the heart of the streets as his new Chopper City Records album, The Heart Of Tha Streetz: Vol.2 (I Am What I Am) debuts at No 6 on The Billboard Top 200 Chart and No 1 on the Independent ...
| Lupe's 'Kick Push' Debuts Tonight on BET's 106 & Park New York, NY (Atlantic Records) - Tune in TONIGHT 3/31 at 6pm to catch the world premiere of Lupe Fiasco's much-anticipated new video 'Kick Push' on BET's 106 and Park countdown! This is the day we've all been waiting for! So don't miss it and tell all your peeps, aight? FNF UP! Fresh from RBK's 'OG' ...
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VH1 Pays Homage to Hip Hop's Biggest Legends and Visionaries With Its Third Annual 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors' NEW YORK, NY (VH1) - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, VH1 General Manager Tom Calderone, and NYC Big Events President Maureen J. Reidy announced today the first-ever "VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week" in connection with the 3rd annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors," which will be held again in New York City. Hip hop impresario ...
| New Orleans CD Release NEW ORLEANS (504 Productions) - 504 Productions presents the CD release from New Orleans home grown artist, Tears of Technology. The release contains hot Electro Miami bass / breaks beats with fresh trance sounding leads. The Tears is influenced by the Miami Bass, Electro, Breakbeat, Trance and Freestyle ...
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Beyonce Knowles Leads Celebrity Searches In March NEW YORK (CELEBOPEDIA) - Celebopedia (www.celebopedia.com), the Internet's celebrity encyclopedia, announced today the 25 most searched for celebrities for the month of March 2006. The numbers reflect the amount of interest their entries in the celebrity encyclopedia earned in the month (last month's ...
| Jaheim's 'Ghetto Classics' Certified Gold BURBANK, CA (By Penny Palmer/ Warner Bros. Records) - "Ghetto Classics," the current album from streetwise soul singer Jaheim, was certified gold last week by the RIAA since its release just five weeks ago on February 14th by Divine Mill/Warner Bros. Records. Anchored by the album's first single "Everytime ...
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T.I.'s New Album 'King' In Stores Now! NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - T.I.'s much anticipated new album KING. featuring the hit singles 'What You Know', 'Front Back' and 'Ride Wit Me' is in all hoods NOW! The disc features guest spots by Hip Hop's top elite including Jamie Foxx, Young Jeezy, BG, Pharrell, Common, Young Buck, P$C, Governor ...
| Brand Nubian's Lord Jamar Prepares for Sopranos Debut & New Album With Wu-Tang NEW YORK (www.hiphopcrack.com) - You probably know Lord Jamar from his work with "golden age" hip-hop legends Brand Nubian. This week denotes a landmark in Lord Jamar's continually dynamic acting and musical career with the announcement of the June 27th release of his debut solo concept album, "The ...
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Cingular Announces Exclusive Concert With Rihanna and Nick Cannon In Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS (Cingular Wireless/ www.cingular.com) Adding yet another musical element to its repertoire, Cingular today announced that Cingular Sounds Live, a unique concert series designed to generate exclusive content specifically for the mobile environment, will come to Indianapolis. On March 31st, ...
| Fusion Hip-Hop Group Karmacy Articulates the Current Immigration Debate with the Hit Music Video, 'Blood Brothers' Chatsworth, CA (Rukus Avenue) - The critically acclaimed fusion hip-hop group, Karmacy adds a personal perspective to the current immigration debate through the hit music video, "Blood Brothers." Delivered in a combination of the English and Gujarati languages with English subtitles, Blood Brothers ...
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Chopper City/KOCH Recording Artist B.G. Debuts at No 6 on the Billboard Top 200! NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - Chopper City/KOCH Records artist B.G. has debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Independent Chart with his smash album, "The Heart of Tha Streetz Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am)." The album also debuted at No 6 on the Billboard Top 200. This marks the second time in the past year that an ...
| Destiny's Child's 'Live In Atlanta' DVD in Stores Now NEW YORK (Sony Urban Music/Columbia Music Video) - Fans of Destiny's Child, the world's top-selling female vocal group, can relive one of the group's spectacular concert performances on the newly-available "Live In Atlanta" DVD, in stores now from Columbia Music Video/Sony Urban Music/Music World Entertainment. ...
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Black Eyed Peas to Design Rock Star Suite for Hard Rock Hotel San Diego SAN DIEGO, (Hard Rock Hotel San Diego) - Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, the city's first branded condo-hotel, announced today its partnership with the Grammy Award-winning Black Eyed Peas to collaborate on the design for one of the condo-hotel's Rock Star Suites, and to raise awareness and funds for The ...
| Get Affiliated With MC Eiht On April 4, 2006 LOS ANGELES (Phyllis Pollack/ Def Press Public Relations) - MC Eiht's first album through Paid In Full/Koch, 'Affiliated,' will be released on April 4, signifying the Compton rapper's nineteenth album release. His first enhanced disc, the special product will contain 14 album tracks, exclusive interview ...
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RMD Entertainment's Highly Anticipated Profile in International Hip-Hop Magazine Hits Stands Next Week PHILADELPHIA, PA (RMD Entertainment Group) - RMD Entertainment Group (OTC: RMDG) announced today that the international hip-hop magazine, Murder Dog, would officially be hitting newsstands early next week. The spring issue is traditionally one of the magazine's most widely circulated issues. CEO Giorgio ...
| T.I.'s New Album KING In Stores Today! New York, NY (Atlantic Records) - T.I.'s much anticipated new album KING. featuring the hit singles 'What You Know', 'Front Back' and 'Ride Wit Me' is in all hoods TODAY 3/28! The disc features guest spots by Hip Hop's top elite including Jamie Foxx, Young Jeezy, BG, Pharrell, Common, Young Buck, P$C, ...
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Get Live In Atlanta With Destiny's Child! Sydney, AU (Sony BMG Music Entertainment) - Those bootylicious babes Destiny's Child might have called it a day, but we've got something super special coming up for fans. The talented trio will release their new DVD 'Live In Atlanta' on April 15, and it's pretty darn special! Not only does the DVD feature ...
| GenX Stores to be First Major Chain Distributor of 1st Hip Hop Fashions Focused Magazine, URB1 NEW YORK (URB1 Magazine) - URB1 Magazine, "sibling" publication of the 1st Hip Hop fashion website URB1.COM, has finally found a major urban fashion retail store chain to call home. Gen-X Stores Inc., a retail chain with forty stores and growing rapidly since 1998, has contracted and engaged in a venture ...
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Malaco Signs Tyler Perry Cast Member Palm Springs, CA (Malaco Records) - The Malaco Music Group is proud to announce the signing of Euclid Gray. You all know him as Rev. Henry Oliver in Tyler Perry's smash hit stage play / dvd "Meet The Browns" & former member of R. Kelly's inaugural platinum selling R&B group Public Announcement. Euclid ...
| Chad Love Uses Myspace to Promote Freshman Album 'Speak No Evol' New York, NY (EVOL RECORDS) - Evol Records announced today that Myspace.com would be used to promote Chad Love. Myspace.com is a gigantic networking portal site being used to establish relationships between artists and patrons. New York City hip-house artist Chad Love is yet another emerging artist ...
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