Fantasia Trades 'Idol' Worship For Critical Praise - as Debut Album 'Free Yourself' Earns RIAA Platinum
NEW YORK (J Records) - J/19 recording artist Fantasia - who will co-host the 19th annual Soul Train Awards on March 12th - takes a giant step toward fulfilling the title of her debut album, FREE YOURSELF, as it passes the RIAA platinum sales mark this week and moves up to No 13-bullet on the Billboard ...
| Krayzie Launches New Album, Website
NEW
YORK (Ball'r / Thug Line) Rapper Krayzie Bone of the Grammy
Award-winning hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is set to release his
new solo album, "Gemini: Good vs. Evil", on February 8th, as a joint
venture between Ball'r Records and his own record company, Thugline
Records. The album marks ...
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Fatz Belvedere, 2004 Remix Producer of the Year and 2004 Hip Hop/R&B Producer of the Year, is Not Afraid of Overexposure
NEW
YORK (www.FatzBelvedere.com) - In an effort to keep his name buzzing
and on the mouths of the industry, Fatz Belvedere and his crew @
Digital Mobb Muzik have begun work on a 30 minute dvd that will be
available for free to the world both online as a download , through his
new website www.FatzBelvedere.com ...
| Master P Comments on Recent Arrest; New TRU Album 'The Truth' In Stores February 22nd
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - On the eve of the release of "The Truth" (a new album from super-group TRU - the No Limit clique that put New Orleans on the map), New No Limit C.E.O. Master P and his brother, Silkk The Shocker, were arrested in Los Angeles for gun possession. Speaking out for the first time, ...
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February 7 Reception to Kick Off 'Hollywood in Black & White,' Celebration of Black History Month, at the Hollywood Museum
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Museum) WHAT: A celebrity and VIP reception to kick off "Hollywood In Black & White," a month-long celebration of Black History Month. New exhibit to be unveiled features movie props and costumes worn by eminent African American actors including Lena Horne, Patti LaBelle, ...
| Dirty Dawg Recordz Merges with Tiatom Group Worldwide of Chicago
CHICAGO, IL. (Dirty Dawg Recordz/ Tiatom/ Statue Records) - Tiatom Group and Dirty Dawg Recordz Chief Executive Officers both have confirmed the merge of the two said companies. Tiatom Group Worldwide is the home of Lawless Entertainment, Blink Magazine, a movie and video production company and now ...
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2004 Justo's Mixtape Award Nominee DJ Whoo Kid And Academy Award Nomineee Jamie Foxx Reteam For Mixtape
NEW
YORK (Whoo Kid PR) - 2004 Justo Award nominee DJ Whoo Kid has teamed up
once again with Academy Award nominee Jamie Foxx, to do his latest
mixtape "Guess Whoo's Back Motherf*cka!" The "Sada Pop TV" mixtape was
so hot I had to call Whoo Kid to do another one. I must have given away
at least ...
| Ducado VeGA Launches The Funk Rock Revolution
NEW
YORK (www.cdbaby.com/ducado) If you dig artists like Kravitz, Prince,
Hendrix, Sly Stone, Vaughn and Outkast check out Ducado VeGA. He is the
next level of Funk-Rocker. The CD is funky, it rocks, it's soulful and
hip. Any fan of Funk, Rock, Soul, Blues or Hip-Hop will LOVE Ducado
VeGA. He ...
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Platinum R&B Artist Ciara is on Fire! She Is Releasing new single 'Oh' featuring Ludacris
NEW YORK (Jive Records) - Ciara's debut album Goodies recently was certified PLATINUM by RIAA. The album features 2 successful singles "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo (which spent 7 consecutive weeks at No 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts) and "1, 2 Step" which features Missy Elliott and equally proves ...
| The Reverend Al Green
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - THE REVEREND AL GREEN will perform with Stevie Wonder, Bono, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Sean Lennon at the 47th Annual Grammy Ceremony in the "Across the Universe" chorus ("Nothings Gonna Change My World" by John Lennon) which will raise money and awareness for Tsunami ...
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Grammy Nominated Singer Brian McKnight Returns With New Album 'Gemini'
NEW YORK (Universal/Motown Records) - Multi-platinum Motown recording artist, Brian McKnight raises the bar once again and just in time for Valentine's Day - delivering a new album titled, Gemini. Fans who can't get enough of McKnight's signature falsetto will enjoy the 13-track CD, which hit stores ...
| Rapper SunN.Y. Turns Bet Freestyle Rhyme Victory Into Recording Deal At Virgin Records
NEW YORK (Virgin Records) - Rochester, NY rapper SunN.Y. has just completed a stunning seven-week winning streak on BET's popular "106 & Park" 'Freestyle Fridays' segment by becoming the first artist signed to Virgin Records by Virgin's new President of Urban Music, Jermaine Dupri. The 22-year-old ...
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T.I.'s 'URBAN LEGEND' Gets 'Chopped and Screwed'
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - Grand Hustle/Atlantic has set February 8th for the release of T.I.'s "URBAN LEGEND: CHOPPED AND SCREWED BY PAUL WALL," an entirely remixed version of the Atlanta rapper's current smash album. With the original release certified RIAA gold and rapidly approaching the platinum ...
| Fashion & Arts Xchange to honor Damon Dash and Gordon Parks
NEW YORK (Roc-A-Fella) - The non-profit organization, Fashion & Arts Xchange, announced today that it would, for the second year straight, honor two individuals at the sixth annual Black History Month event. "We selected Damon Dash because of his obvious contributions to urban fashion and music and ...
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Gerald Levert Asks the Ladies 'So What?'
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - Gerald Levert has released his new single 'So What (If You Got A Baby)' off his latest album, DO I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD, in stores now!Listen to 'So What (If You Got A Baby)':RealWindowsAlso, come meet the legend, Gerald Levert in person during his Walmart In-Store Events, ...
| Trey Songz is 'Coach's' All-Star
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - New Atlantic artist Trey Songz doesn't drop his debut album until later this year, but he already has eager fans clamoring for his R&B mixed with hip-hop sound. Trey gives us a taste of what's to come with his song 'About da Game,' which was recently the No 1 downloaded ...
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Bushwick Bill Raps About Houston's Eye
LOS ANGELES (Lightyear/Warner Brother Records) - Bushwick Bill of the multi-platinum Houston-based rap group, The Geto Boys, knows what it's like to feel suicidal, and as a result, to lose an eye. Upon hearing that Capitol Records hiphop artist Houston gouged his eye out during a suicide bid on Thursday, ...
| The RZA Signs Copies of The Wu-Tang Manual in Manhattan on February 5, 2005
NEW YORK (Riverhead Trade Paperback) - On Saturday, February 5, 2005, from 2-4 PM, The RZA, co-founder and "Abbott" of the legendary and groundbreaking hip-hop group, The Wu-Tang Clan, is back in his hometown of New York City to sign copies of THE WU-TANG MANUAL: Enter the 36 Chambers, Book One (Riverhead ...
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Ashanti, Li'l Kim, Lauryn Hill And Lisa Stansfield Guest On Kool And The Gang's New CD - The Hits: Reloaded
NEW
YORK (Kool & The Gang PR team) "This Reloaded CD features ASHANTI,
BLU CANTRELL and LI'L KIM -- so we've got quite a few divas on there!"
- KoolKool and the Gang celebrates 40 years together with an
amazing package featuring superstar guest appearances by artists
including, ASHANTI, BLU ...
| Hip-Hop Artist Ntelect Has Biggest Performance of His Career Opening for Slim Thug and Snoop Dogg
NEW
YORK (G.R.O.U.P. Records) G.R.O.U.P. Records is pleased to announce
Ntelect opened for Slim Thug and Snoop Dogg on January 26, 2005 at the
Amarillo Civic Center. Ntelect was on stage with fellow West Texas Hard
Hitters: Taylor Made, Big Gip, Prez-D, Black Truth and Xavier. "I felt like the ...
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