One-Man Band ACIDJAZ releases outstanding Trip-Hop Funk/Jazz CD Vol. 1 'Soulful Ocean'
ATLANTA, GA. (Creativity in Music/ www.creativityinmusic.com/ www.magirecords.com) - Guitarist/Multi-instrumentalist ACIDJAZ (a.k.a. Keith Williams) has done it again with his sophomore release Vol.1 "Soulful Ocean" using eclectic abstract jazz funk on the high burners of trip-hop. This Atlanta, Georgia ...
| 3,000 New York mourners remember Bad Boy Rapper ODB
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Nearly 3,000 mourners, friends and family gathered at a church in Harlem, New York and they remember rapper ODB (Ol'Dirty Bastard) yesterday. ODB, born Russell Tyrone Jones, collapsed and died in a Manhattan recording studio on Saturday - two days before his 36th birthday. ...
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Ja Rule's manager Murder Inc arrested for laundering money
NEW YORK (Ja Rule Fans Website) - Ja Rule's manager has been accused in New York of laundering more than $1 million in drug money, according to NY Post. Ronald Robinson, 29, was arrested outside his office at Murder Inc., the embattled music label run by hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti Lorenzo. The label is ...
| 'My Christmas Prayer' only at Starbucks this Holiday Season!
LOS ANGELES (Hidden Beach Records) - In a unique distribution agreement, Starbucks Coffee Company, music icon BeBe Winans and Hidden Beach Recordings have teamed to offer My Christmas Prayer, a 15-song holiday CD, exclusively at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada this Holiday ...
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Swagger Wireless launches with Jay-Z 'Holla at Ya Boyz' Mobile Promotion
NEW YORK (Swagger Wireless/ www.swagger.com) - Swagger Wireless, a wireless marketing, promotions, and production company focused on the urban entertainment industry, today announced the launch of its business with the delivery of the innovative 'Holla at Ya Boyz' promotion, which appears on the current ...
| Arrest warrant issued for Rapper Young Buck who sought in Vibe Awards Show fight
LOS ANGELES (Dr.Dre Fans Website) - Rapper Young Buck, known as David Darnell Brown, 23, is wanted as a suspect in a stabbing at hip-hop's Vibe awards, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. The 23-year-old Nashville-based entertainer is seen on a videotape swinging a knife at parolee Jimmy James ...
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Ol' Dirty Bastard makes final recorded appearance on BeKay's 'The Future Of Hip Hop Is Now'
NEW YORK (www.bekayrap.com) - As the hip-hop world mourns the passing of Wu-Tang Clan member and co-founder Old Dirty Bastard, fans can take some solace in a recording (and upcoming video) which keeps ODB's spirit alive. ODB, born Russell Jones, passed away Saturday in a Manhattan recording studio; ...
| American Idol finalist Latoya London, signs Record Deal with Peak Records
BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (Peak/Concord Records) - Fans of Latoya London, who won the hearts of audiences across the United States with her stunning and powerful performances on the 2004 season of American Idol, need wait no longer for her debut CD. The 25-year old singer today signed her first record deal ...
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FBI nabs MC Eiht for Grand Theft Auto
LOS ANGELES (Def Press) - MC Eiht has long been considered a 'Menace II Society' by his fans, and his crime spree continues with his role in the Rockstar Playstation II video game, 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.' The gangsta game title is currently topping sales statistics around the world. On it, ...
| 'Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984' by Martha Cooper
COLOGNE, Germany (https://www.MZEE.com/feat/ hiphopfiles/downloads.html) - "Gripping, broadly documented cultural record of Hip Hop's audacious, street-smart, and hyper-creative early years. Cooper's photographs brim over with energy, passion, and a raw stylishness. Hip Hop Files is a richly celebratory ...
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Pay Per View Event 11/30 w/Cam, Bleek, Peedi
LOS ANGELES (Roc-A-Fella Records) - Roc-A-Fella Records and Diplomat Records, in association with New Era Entertainment, Inc. and Fountainhead Entertainment, Inc. present "The Book of Hip Hop Chapter One", a spectacular High Definition Television event for Pay-Per-View. This event features Cam'Ron and ...
| Freddie Foxxx aka 'Bumpy Knuckles' gears up for 'American Black Man'
NEW YORK (https://www.soundclick.com/ bands/0/ freddiefoxxxakabumpyknuckles.htm) - Bumpy Knuckles is back! The man you love to fear is preparing to release his latest offering entitled, "American Black Man" with production from DJ Premier, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, and Foxxx himself! The set is due in ...
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Times 4 releases Funk/Hip-Hop and Jazz CD 'Seductivity'
SAN FRANCISCO (Creativity in Music/ www.times4music.com) - On their debut release, "Seductivity", Times 4 presents an energetic concoction of all-original music, integrating groove-based funk/hiphop beats with modern harmony and improvised jazz. Times 4 features four outstanding and experienced musicians, ...
| Shadow Of Death Records introduces the Hit single 'Sweetest Revenge'
NEW YORK (Shadow of Death Records) - Taking the industry by storm, Shadow of Death Records Inc. today announced its new release "Sweetest Revenge" as the lead Single from the highly anticipated album ILL N.A.Y.S.H.U.N. "The 33rd Degree" scheduled for release January 13, 2005. According to Shadow of ...
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Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz invite fans to taste 'Crunk Juice' available today in stores
LOS ANGELES (TVT Records) - The Atlanta-based torchbears to the hip-hop movement known as "Crunk"; with its signature rowdy choruses and block-rocking beats, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz will release their fifth album, CRUNK JUICE – the follow-up to 2003's RIAA double-platinum certified "KINGS ...
| ODB RIP: Statements from Dame Dash, Cherry Jones (ODB's Mother)
NEW YORK (Roc-A-Fella Records) - Russell Tyrone Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, and one of the most eccentric personalities in hip-hop, died of unknown causes on Saturday in New York. He would have turned 36 on Monday. Statement from Cherry Jones, ODB's mother: This ...
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Juvenile drops in on the Joint Chiefs
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - New Atlantic artist Juvenile will join his label mates, Fabolous, Fat Joe, T.I., and Trick Daddy at the Apollo Theater on Tuesday, November 23 for the premier 'Joint Chiefs' concert. Juve will take the place of Joint Chief Twista, who will be unable to attend due to an ...
| Steve Rifkind (CEO, SRC Records) general statement about Rapper ODB
NEW YORK (SRC/ Universal Records) - I'd like to extend my heart-felt condolences to the family of ODB and the Wu Tang family. I have had the pleasure of his friendship for over a decade, when I first signed him and Wu-Tang to Loud Records. Through Wu-Tang and his own solo career as an artist, songwriter ...
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R. Kelly response to Media reports about videotape
LOS ANGELES (R. Kelly PR Team) - In response to media reports concerning a videotape supposedly seized by law-enforcement authorities in connection with an extortion attempt, a spokesman for R. Kelly issued the following statement: "We have heard second-hand reports that the tape allegedly shows consenting ...
| Rising star Tiffany Evans to perform the National Anthem at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day Game
NEW YORK (Columbia Records/ www.tiffanyevans.com) - Tiffany Evans, "Star Search" Grand Champion and Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records artist, has been invited to perform the National Anthem at the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Chicago Bears Thanksgiving Day football game. The Cowboys-Bears game will be broadcast ...
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