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Hilariously funny Comedienne, Luenell is set to put her star touch on the upcoming 1st Annual BET Hip Hop Awards to be held early November in Atlanta

"Bad Girl Of Comedy" signs on to exclusive writing team

Los Angeles, CA, Thursday, September 28th, 2006-- Hilariously funny actress and comedienne Luenell will join Katt Williams’ exclusive writing team for the 1st Annual BET Hip Hop Awards to be held early November in Atlanta. The red-hot Williams will be hosting the event which will be broadcast Wednesday, November 15th at 9pm (ET/PT). Check local listings.

Luenell, who stays on the cutting edge of urban style with her pimp cups and artfully painted blinging fingernails, will put her star touch on the script for the show. Others on the writing team for Katt Williams’ hosting duties for the big BET event include: Melanie Comarcho, Redd Grant and D. Militant. With scribes like these audiences better get ready for some belly aching laughter. The ATL is on alert that the hottest little comedienne is about to roll into town November 10-12 with the hot “Pimp Chronicles” currently on tour. Luenell is managed by BJP Entertainment. E-mail soulriter@sbcglobal.net

For further information on or interviews with Luenell, contact: Eugenia Wright @ ISA Public Relations 818.552.9459 or e-mail kleopatragirl117@hotmail.com

Xxtreme Measures LLC and Txtstation partner to expand Mobile-to-Television interactivity

LOS ANGELES, CA - (September 28, 2006) Today Xxtreme Measures LLC and Txtstation announced their partnership with the unveiling of Urban Network TV, the first offering from Xxtreme's Interactive Television Community (XITVC) channel service now testing on Time Warner Cable. This channel service is the first of its kind, and it features content enabled with Xxtreme’s innovative off deck mobile marketing and digital distribution technology (Xx-Scan) and Txtstation’s real-time mobile-interactive technology.

Xxtreme’s Urban Network TV is an eclectic blend of the hottest music videos, urban media, and urban lifestyle content aimed at youthful tech savvy digi-gobblers of all ages and enhanced for real-time chat, polling, and content distribution capabilities. In addition, viewers can preview, download, send and receive content, invite friends, and use a virtual menu with many other applications like mobile ticketing. The partners hope to blow the lid off conventional strategies for digital media distribution and interactivity.

“Time Warner Cable has always been a leader in introducing new technology to our customers. We are currently beta-testing the Xxtreme Measures model, and viewer response has been overwhelmingly positive. We have every expectation that this technology will provide not only enhanced user interaction and retention, but will also allow unlimited cross-platform marketing opportunities,” said Sharon Schonberg, Producer, Time Warner Los-Angeles.

“The interactive channel communities are another example of Xxtreme Measures’ commitment to innovative content distribution strategies. We’re thrilled about our relationship with Txtstation and believe our partnership represents new applications in content distribution technology and endless possibilities for unique viewer experiences,” said Jerald Cavitt, CEO & President, Xxtreme Measures.

“The Txtstation TV system continues to break new ground with interactive mobile marketing technology concepts, and we are very excited about the opportunity to partner with Xxtreme Measures and use our technology to drive television viewer response and ratings,” said Greg Hayes, CEO of Txtstation.

Urban Network TV kicked off on September 21, 2006 with an exclusive launch party at the ultra-hip Basque nightclub in Hollywood. For more information about Txtstation, Xxtreme Measures LLC, or Xxtreme’s XxScan, please see each company’s web site.

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Forward-looking statements in this report are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to advise readers that actual results may differ substantially from such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to meet our cash and working capital needs, our ability to successfully market our product, and other risks detailed in our periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Xxtreme Measures
Xxtreme Measures is a leading Los Angeles-based entertainment marketing company, which creates wireless multimedia applications and provides content management and distribution capable of reaching over 215 million cellular phone and mobile device users across the US, and over 1 billion cellular phone and mobile device users world-wide.

Xxtreme Measures creates custom technology-based mobile marketing and alternative distribution solutions for high-end technology, celebrity, and entertainment brands.

www.xxtrememeasures.com www.myspace.com/xxscan

About Txtstation
Txtstation is a leading mobile marketing company specializing in sports and entertainment. We allow broadcasters, event owners, sponsors and general media to communicate with viewers or fans directly through their mobile phones and other multimedia platforms.

Txtstation creates one to one ‘real time’ dialog with consumers at specific times and places such as events, concerts and live or pre-recorded broadcast. Since 2004, we have been at the forefront of mobile interactivity designing ‘live’ integrated programs that harness the excitement of live events and broadcasts while delivering high consumer response and encouraging brand loyalty.

Txtstation offers its services and connections to over 100 countries, and is currently working in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy and South Africa.

www.txtstation.com

CONTACT(S):

Greg Hayes
Txtstation
+64 9.377.0307
greg@txtstation.com

Jerald Cavitt
Xxtreme Measures LLC
310.491.6742
jcavitt@xxtrememeasures.com

Goldmark Artists Frost, Scoop Deville A.K.A. Platinum Child and Chedda Boy Head on Tour

September 29, 2006 to October 21, 2006 from Las Vegas to Beverly Hills

September 28, 2006
NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Goldmark Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GDKI), is excited to announce that Frost will be officially on tour between September 29th and October 21st, 2006. From Las Vegas, to San Antonio to Beverly Hills, the “Pioneer of Latin Hip Hop” will be spreading the word on Goldmark, while performing his undeniable hit tracks. Opening for Frost, will be newly signed Hip-Hop artists Scoop DeVille, aka Platinum Child, and Chedda Boy.

The Rainbow Bar and Grill, Las Vegas, home of Frost’s first show, has hosted a massive range of major celebrities such as Quentin Tarantino, Tommy Lee, Queen, Robert Plant, The Black Eyed Peas, Sum 41, Korn, Velvet Revolver, and Tito Ortiz, just to name a few. Ozzy Osbourne was quoted as saying, “Everybody who’s anybody has been to the Rainbow. It’s incredible...” Now Goldmark’s own legendary hip-hop artist will be added to that VIP list.

Frost is an incredibly very well respected and wildly successful performer, who is a major role model for up and coming talent. The veteran East Los Angeles rapper, who became a hip-hop icon in 1990 with his groundbreaking single "La Raza" has stepped up his game in the last decade, sharpening his lyrical skills and becoming an authority figure in the rap world. This will be evident in every one of his shows.

With his hard-hitting mix of hard-core hip-hop, smoothed out cuts, and laid-back songs, versatility is one of Frost's strengths. "The thing that keeps my name in people's mouths is that I keep reinventing myself," Frost explains. "I don't just keep on making the same music. I wanted to make bilingual hip-hop a trend. I was the forefront of one step further while still kicking vivid rhymes about the code of the streets with authenticity."

He continues, "As I see the KRS-Ones and the LL Cool J's still in it, I won't budge. A lot of people might say that I'm too old. But I don't think it's your age or how you rap. It's your rap skills that keep you in the game. As long as we make that knocking Chevy music, we're going to stay in this rap game."

Opening artists Scoop DeVille and Chedda Boy will inevitably gain from being on tour with the legend, in addition to their own successes. Scoop Deville, aka Platinum Child, has already produced tracks such as "Get It" for Linkin Park's album "Fort Minor" which was executive produced by Jay-Z, "Mamacita" for Baby Bash, and Frost's complete album entitled "Frost Angeles", all by the young age of 18. Furthermore, Chedda Boy, has appeared in the 2005 August edition of the Source Magazine for one of the hottest mixtapes in the street, and was featured in Explosive magazine as one of the premier New York artists on the rise.

Goldmark expects the tour to be a hit for the artists and the Company itself.
About Goldmark Industries, Inc.

Goldmark Industries is committed to providing the best in all forms of urban entertainment to the 45 Million Hip-Hop consumers in North America. The average North American spends more on entertainment than they do on health care and clothing, making entertainment the most attractive industry for investors and advertisers alike. Goldmark Industries is preparing to stand at the forefront of the Hip Hop consumer market, specializing in all aspects of entertainment, including Music, Feature Films, Television, Home Video/DVD and Major Events. The strength of Goldmark Industries is the result of its highly reputable and continuously growing management team. The knowledge and experience that each team member brings consistently supports the growing success of each division at Goldmark Industries. In addition, they are associated with some of the world’s leading entertainment companies and top distribution channels worldwide, providing Goldmark Industries with the relationships to continually move forward.

Please visit www.goldmarkentertainment.com for further information on Goldmark Industries.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as “will”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “goal”, “expects”, “future”, “intends” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks we face as described in this press release.

Contacts
Goldmark Industries, Inc.
Tom Nelson, 866-943-5084
info@goldmarkentertainment.com

Anonymous "First Indie Rapper To Become An Author"

September 27, 2006
Cliffside Park, NJ - The man who's been told it couldnt be done does it again.  Rapper Anonymous who's the number one leader in the independent music business releases "How To Be The Best In The Music Business"  The book gives outsiders a page by page breakdown on how to do everything Anonymous does on a daily basis.

Here's what Anonymous had to say, "I want everyone who picks up this book to learn in two hours what it has taken me 60 months to learn.  I dont want YOU to make the same mistakes I have.  Learn from me so that you can streamline your career for more success than even both of us can imagine."

Here are some excerpts from "How To Be The Best In The Music Business"

In Closing Anonymous said "The best part of entering the book world is that like everything else we do around here were 100% self published.  We've invested in the machineary so you dont have to.  So as of today we will be accepting scripts and publishing other authors."

Email submissions to bookpublishing@anonymouscorp.com

AMG
321 Russel Avenue
Edgewater NJ 07020

We Do Music
We Do Books
We Do The World!  

For more information please visit
http://anonymouscorp.com

CONTACT:
Admani, Michael
michael.admani@anonymouscorp.com
Anonymous Music Group
Cliffside Park NJ 07010
(201)790-3016

Latin Stars Angelina, Zig-Zag and Dos Combine to Form Latin Super Group and Release Debut Album

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Ridaz, comprised of NB Ridaz singer/rappers Dos and Zig Zag, along with pop/dance phenomenon Angelina, are set to release their debut solo album as a group. New Ridaz, being released on Upstairs Records which is the same powerhouse Latin label that brought you famed Chicano sensation Lil’ Rob, will hit stores October 10, 2006 and is self-titled, New Ridaz.

The New Ridaz was created by three of the most promising and experienced artists to emerge from the "Latin Explosion" - street stars who scored hits separately now combining their resources for the ultimate Latin Hip Hop Soul experience. Zig Zag and Dos have garnered a fiercely loyal following with many successful radio hits including “Pretty Girl.” Angelina, with her own solid fan base, brings a history of successful international hits, most notable being, “Release Me,” which was a dance phenomenon that made its way to #7 on the Billboard Monitor Chart. “I have been making music with the guys for many years so it was a natural transition to be an official member of the group.” Angelina states, “We are all so different from each other that we compliment each others style.” With combined sales over 500,000 units, the three are now together as the New Ridaz bringing together a powerful blend of creative styles, sounds and amazing personal flavors.

“NB Ridaz and Angelina team up to create a new formidable trio. The album is packed with hits, from the ballads they are known for to a fresh new sound that I know fans will embrace fully,” says label owners John and Jo Lopez. New Ridaz will have 14 tracks that include production by hit makers Tony Talk Box, Rob Williams, Mickaël and Simes “Nasty” Carter. Nasty, who has worked with both Baby Bash and Chingo Bling, produced standout tracks for the new album including “Do You Think About Me” and “DJ Turn It Up.” Group member Zig Zag beams, “The ride never stops! Our music is the three of us at our best this time around. This one is for the fans who believed in the Ridaz movement throughout our career!” The first single, “Special Girl,” was produced by Tony Talk Box, who also put his magic on “Brand New,” and has been widely accepted by fans.

New Ridaz has just released their second single to radio titled “I.O.U.” for which a video will be shot shortly.

For additional information, press kits and interviews, contact Chanel Green at 949-706-3651 or Chanel@GreenHoneyMedia.com.

Contacts
For Upstairs Records
Chanel Green, 949-706-3651
Chanel@GreenHoneyMedia.com

THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! TYRESE A.K.A. BLACK-TY RELEASES 2ND HIP HOP MIX TAPE "GHETTO ROYALTY" HOSTED BY DJ S&S

AND IS GIVING HIS FANS A COMPLETE DOWNLOAD OF ENTIRE MIX TAPE FOR FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!!!!

Multi-platinum, Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, actor, writer, producer and CEO of Headquarter Entertainment- Tyrese Gibson has released his highly anticipated second hip hop mix tape, "Ghetto Royalty" under his rap guise Black-Ty.

/24-7PressRelease/ - September 28, 2006 - Multi-platinum, Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, actor, writer, producer and CEO of Headquarter Entertainment- Tyrese Gibson has released his highly anticipated second hip hop mix tape, "Ghetto Royalty" under his rap guise Black-Ty. The full mix tape can be downloaded in it's entirety at Tyrese Gibson's official website www.headquarterentertainment.com for free for a limited time only with cover art for his fans!

According to Duncan Rutherford of DUBCNN.COM, "Black-Ty just reached the DUBCNN.COM record for the most downloaded mixtape ever in a day! In day one, 3,456 downloads and he's just hit 7,000 and its only been 3 days since it went up on the website."

After already captivating audiences from music and movies with his amazing singing, songwriting and acting ability, Black-Ty AKA Tyrese has established himself as a hip-hop artist. It was last year when Gibson decided to announce his alter ego- a new name - Black-Ty - to reveal his Hip-Hop side and has been steadily working with the biggest producers in the hip hop game including Erik Sermon, Scott Storch, Mannie Fresh, Jazze Pha, Jermaine Dupri and more. At the BET Awards earlier this year, Black-Ty debuted with the release of his first Mixtape "Best of Both Hoods Volume 1 hosted by DJ Warrior." Due to the rave reviews throughout the hip-hop industry, fans nationwide and from hip hop super stars including Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, David Banner, Method Man, Lil Scrappy, Lil Jon, The Game, and Ice Cube, Black-Ty quickly enlisted the "king of the tape," DJ S&S to host Ghetto Royalty. "All this love for Black-Ty got everyone curious, so here's a dose of what's to come on the Alter Ego album, I put my heart on the mic," said Black-Ty.

Black- Ty AKA Tyrese is scheduled to release his highly anticipated double album titled Alter Ego on J Records - December 5th, 2006.

The track listing for Ghetto Royalty is:

TRACK LISTING

01) Switch It Up

02) Haters

03) Like Thius (Feat. DJ S&S)

04) Give It To Me Girl( Feat. Memphis Bleek)

05) The Watcher

06) Get Cake( Feat. Cassidy)

07) The Storm (Feat. Stevie Wonder & Tyrese)

08) Change The Word (Feat. Bishop Lamont & Tyrese)

09) Goodnite( Feat. Curtains & DJ S&S)

10) Why( Feat. Tyrese & Ali)

11) Chain Game PSA

12) Don't Get Me Confused (Feat. Kurupt, A-B & Tyrese)

13) Bird Flipper (Feat. Cassidy)

14) Capricorn (Feat. Erik Sermon & Big Tigger)

15) Pop Bottles ( Feat. Bishop Lamont & Tyrese)

16) My Conscious ( Feat. My Conscious)

17) Here I Go ( Feat. Mane-O)

18) Freestyle

19) Beat The System (Feat. Bishop Lamont & Tyrese)

20) Ink My Pen

21) DJ Kay Slay Interview

For more information on Black-Ty and Ghetto Royalty and/or to request an interview- contact Marilyn Lopez or Tammy Brook at FYI Public Relations: 212.586.2240.

To download the Ghetto Royalty mix tape go to www.headquarterentertainment.com.

BET Fall Programming Sizzles With Premiere of BEEF: THE SERIES Wednesday, October 4 at 9 P.M. ET/PT

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: BEEF: THE SERIES, produced by documentary filmmaker Quincy
Jones III, picks up where his popular 'BEEF' DVDs left off.
From the music industry and the sports arena to everywhere
in between, BEEF: THE SERIES explores the pop culture
conflicts between rivals in every trade. MC battles like
Tupac vs. Biggie have captured the attention and
imagination of modern Hip-Hop fans for decades, but the
controversy and personal clashes have expanded beyond
music. From Kobe vs. Shaq, to Bow Wow vs. Romeo, BET goes
beyond the word on the street to bring you both sides of
the story from the people closest to the friction.
Sometimes beef gets squashed, sometimes beef goes to court,
sometimes beef gets out of control, but if you're looking
for the beef - it's sizzling on BET!

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060928/NYTH069 )

SHOW PREMIERE: Wednesday, October 4 @ 9 p.m. ET/PT

SHOW SCHEDULE: Wednesdays from 9-9:30 p.m. ET/PT;
Finale Nov. 8 @ 9 p.m. ET/PT
Encores airing on Mondays @ 3 p.m. ET/PT,
Tuesdays @ 10 p.m. ET/PT, Wednesdays @ 8:30 p.m. ET/PT,
Thursdays @ 1 a.m. ET/PT and Sundays @ 2 a.m. ET/PT

ON THE WEB: http://www.bet.com/pr

ABOUT BET: BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:and ) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is the nation's leading provider of quality
entertainment, music, news and public affairs television
programming for the African-American audience. The primary
BET channel reaches more than 83 million households
according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the
United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the
dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse
group of businesses extensions: BET.com, the Number 1
Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks
- BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive
alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes;
BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and
production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of
BET-branded offerings for the home environment including
DVDs and video-on-demand; and BET Mobile, a service venture
into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video
content for wireless devices.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060928/NYTH069
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

Source: BET Networks

CONTACT: Tosha Whitten Griggs, +1-818-655-6712,
tosha.whitten-griggs@bet.net, or Zabrina Horton, +1-818-655-6737,
zabrina.horton@bet.net, both of BET Corporate Communications

Web site: http://www.bet.com/

MP3Musicgrams.com Announces Upcoming Contest for Music Fans and Artists for Most Downloaded MP3 Musicgrams

Unique Free Music Promotional Musicgram Lets Artist in Rock, Indie, Hip Hop , Blues and all Genres Upload Promo MP3's and Spread their Music Around

Delta, B.C. (PRWEB) September 28, 2006 -- MP3Musicgrams.com, a free music promotion site featuring music uploads and downloads, will officially launch its fan and artist contest October 15, 2006, with full contest details available October 1, 2006.

Artists and bands in all musical genres from rock to country to Hip Hop can upload a promo MP3, image and add their website link to direct users back to their site. The contest will feature monthly prizes for the most sent MP3 Musicgrams by artists, with a grand prize of a choice of an electric or acoustic guitar to be awarded at the end. More importantly, artists and bands that upload their music get a chance to be heard by new fans and have their MP3 spread virally for global exposure.

Contest page: http://www.mp3musicgrams.com/contest.aspx

MP3 Musicgrams offers artists and bands in all musical genres from hip hop to blues to rock, an opportunity to upload their song, photo or image and a link to their web site. The site also selects a “Featured MP3”, currently at the site’s discretion. The current featured MP3 Musicgram is “He Did it For You” by Windsock, an unsigned Indie Pop/rock band from the UK.

“We are seeing some really great new artists sign up and we are really excited to profile and share their music,” commented Taylor Van Zant of MP3 Musicgrams.

Fans can select an MP3 Musicgram by artist, song, genre or label and download the music, an image of choice or the artist’s image, add in a personal message and send out to other music fans.

Fans on the site get the chance to be featured as the “Featured Fan” for being the most dedicated and active fan member. When users sign up to send a Musicgram, they are asked if they want to participate in the featured fan profile opportunity.

The next evolution for the site for fans is to customize and personalize their Musicgrams even more!

About MP3Musicgrams.com
http://www.mp3musicgrams.com/about_Us.aspx
MP3Musicgrams.com Why Have Great Music Stay in Just one Space? …Spread it around. Artists can upload and fans can Download MP3 Musicgrams.

MP3Musicgrams.com offers a unique online service for music fans, artists and music sites. The free MP3 Musicgrams provide a Free Music Promotion Service and Music Community for Music Fans and Artists to discover new bands and artists and help spread the word!

MySpace URL: http://www.myspace.com/mp3musicgrams

Contact
604. 952-0400
Taylor Van Zant

Source: MP3Musicgrams.com

H3Enterprises CEO Jackie Robinson to Hold Weekly Conference Calls

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jackie Robinson, the new CEO of H3Enterprises, Inc. will discuss company news and updates during a series of weekly conference calls. The first of these will take place on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 12:00 Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. Interested parties are invited to call 888-469-0495 and enter pass code 33031 in order to participate in this question and answer session. Notification of these calls will be made on a weekly basis to the media and investment community.

H3Enterprises is a publicly traded company that markets the positive aspects of hip hop culture through a variety of business models. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, H3Enterprises is committed to providing economic and educational opportunities for young people, feeding the worldwide demand for everything hip hop and maximizing returns for its shareholders. H3Enterprises is the owner, creator, licensor, and franchiser of HipHopSodaShops, HipHopHeaven, Halls of HipHop, H3Raps, H3WhiteTea, H3Players.com, H3Merchandising, and H3Players WorldSeries of CyberSports.

Source: H3Enterprises, Inc.

CONTACT: Betsy Ward of R&R Partners, +1-702-318-4229,
betsy.ward@rrpartners.com, for H3Enterprises, Inc.

Stomp the Yard Soundtrack Contest

WHAT: STOMP THE YARD SOUNDTRACK CONTEST

The big break you have been waiting for has finally arrived! With
Stomp the Yard's Soundtrack Contest you can have your song included
on the official movie soundtrack!

Fierce street style dance meets traditional fraternity step in
Stomp the Yard featuring Ne-Yo and Chris Brown.

There is one slot left on the soundtrack and your demo could be it!
If you have an original song of less than four minutes which
captures the excitement and passion of Stomp the Yard, submit your
MP3 recording on MySpace.com today!

Take your first step and check out the Stomp the Yard trailer at
www.stomptheyard.com.

WHO: Screen Gems and MySpace.com have come together to find the perfect
recording artist to complete this incredible movie soundtrack.

WHERE: Myspace.com/StompTheYard

WHEN: Tuesday, September 26th
"Step into the Soundtrack" Contest launches on MySpace.com!

Tuesday, September 26th - Monday October 9th
Artists submit MP3 recordings.

Monday, October 9th - Tuesday, October 17th
Myspace.com team will review entries and select 20 songs as
semi-finalists.

A team of top music executives will choose 3 of the 20 songs to be
posted on MySpace.com as finalists.

Tuesday, October 24th - Tuesday, October 31st
The top 3 songs are posted on MySpace.com & the voting begins!

Wednesday, November 1st
The winner will be announced on MySpace.com and production begins
on the winning track.

STOMP THE YARD centers around DJ (Columbus Short), a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to his new environment proves difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street-style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship. Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's main rival, while trying to pursue his new love interest, deal with his own troubled past and learn the true meanings of brotherhood and Fraternity along the way. In addition to newcomer Columbus Short ("Save the Last Dance 2"), the film stars a number of young rising talents, including Meagan Good ("Roll Bounce," "You Got Served"), Darrin Henson ("Soul Food"), Brian White ("The Family Stone", "Mr. 3000"), Laz Alonzo (BET, "Jarhead"), and chart topping musical sensations, Ne-Yo and Chris Brown.

In theaters January 12, 2007. For more information, please visit www.stomptheyard.com.

For more information, please contact:

Kristen Tarnol
Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment
310.840.8234
ktarnol@imageworks.com

Source: Screen Gems

Web site: http://www.myspace.com/StompTheYard
http://www.stomptheyard.com/

Forget Nellyville. Welcome To Penellyville

St. Lunatics Cohort Penelope Jones Readies Long Awaited Debut Album
 
(Brooklyn, NY September 27th, 2006) St. Louis emcee Penelope Jones is putting the finishing touches on her debut album. As yet untitled, the album is slated for release on November 7th on Universal Motown Records. Penelope enlisted two high-profile collaborators for the lead singles of the album; Lil Wayne on "Miss Me With That Foolishness" and Mya on the R&B tinged "No Matter What They Say"".
 
Although only 24 years old, Penelope's debut has been in the works for a long time. Penelope's love for hip-hop began as an adolescent as she performed gospel raps in her church. By her early teens she found herself recording her first demo with The Crew From The Lou, and later opening for the likes of 2Pac and Ice Cube, whenever they came through her town. In 2000, as Nelly was reaching superstardom, Penelope recorded "Jang-A-Lang" with the St. Lunatics and began recording for her own solo debut. Penelope's rising star was put on indefinite hold as she was convicted of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking for relaying a message of an incarcerated family member.  She began a 48-month prison sentence and found herself rethinking her plans for the music business. By the time she was released, she had earned a degree in business and become a certified personal trainer. She began working at Gold's Gym, but her love for hip-hop persisted, and she soon re-entered the recording studio. The result was a cover version (and ode to her city) of the Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie." If anyone had doubted that Penelope's star-quality would not endure her stint behind bars, their doubts were immediately dashed as the popular song ignited a bidding war for the lyrist's service.
 
Universal Records won the war for Penelope and sent her into the studio. The result? St Louis' best-kept (and most in-shape) secret will be revealed to hip-hop fans nationwide on November 7th.
 
Contact: Michelle Mayumi McDevitt
718.768.7275 or Michelle@audibletreats.com

MYSPACE OFFICIALLY "JUMPS OFF" WITH DJ POUN', DJ ENUFF, and GRAFH on SEPTEMBER 28th, 2006...

9/27/2006- New York, NY- On September 28th, 2006 DJ Poun', DJ Enuff , and Grafh will be performing live at the most anticipated Myspace party of the year "The Myspace Jumpoff Party". DJ Poun' the official 40/40 club DJ and CEO of Caked Up Entertainment has teamed up with Hot 97’s Heavy Hitter: DJ Enuff and New Yorks very own, Grafh to give the hottest myspace party of the year. Grafh will be performing his cyber anthem “Myspace Jumpoff”. This song is earning the attention of radio stations. Mixtape DJ’s, the hip hop community, and most importantly myspacers. “Myspace Jumpoff” has the cyber world buzzing and has been placed on the profile pages of nearly 130,000 myspacers, and sold nationally on the Myspace Jump Off Mixtape hosted by Clinton Sparks. Myspace Jumpoff will also be featured on DJ Poun’x Street Series Mixtape Vol. 7, scheduled for release in late September. With radio spins in Texas, Florida, Washington D.C, California, and Baltimore, New Yorkers will be able to see it performed live on September 28th, 2006. The popular song just recently earned placement on MTV’s Sucker Free show in late July. Music for the party will be provided by Caked Up Entertainments DJ Poun’, and the hosted by Enuff. The Jump Off party will include special guests such as Just Blaze, DJ Lazy K, Cocoa Chanelle & D-Nice. The party jumps off at 9:00 pm at the Manor in Branch Brook Park in Belleville, New Jersey. Caked Up Entertainment is expecting attendance of 1500 or more myspace partiers.

DJ Poun’ the “Trendsetter” was born Daren Smith in Paterson, N.J. Smith has been the official DJ for the 40/40 club since 2004. DJ Poun is the CEO of Caked Up Entertainment and manages 3 associate DJ’s as well as a staff of 10 employees. The company provides professional disc jockey services as well as production, engineering, stage lightening and other services. Poun’s career history spans over 15 years and encompasses an A-List clientele that includes Jay- Z, 50 Cent, Just Blaze, Beyonce, Lebron James, Usher, and more. For more information on DJ Poun please visit the DJ online at www.myspace.com/djpoun. For media inquiries please contact Tiffiany Vaughn at tiffiany@infusion-marketing.com

DJ Enuff was raised in the Lower East Side and Flatbush, Brooklyn. Enuff came to HOT 97 in 1998. In 2000, he switched to his current Rush Hour slot, where he enjoys breaking music, playing party music, and just having fun.He is EL PRESIDENTE OF THE HEAVY HITTER CREW. The Heavy Hitters help launch careers everyday from artists to DJ's. His crew is the number one DJ crew in America. They have every genre covered from hip hop to reggaeton.

Grafh was born Phillip Bernard 24 years ago in the Southeastern section of Queens, New York. Grafh hit the rap circuit on a mission and it wasn’t long before word of his raw talents reached the office of Black Hand Entertainment, a Jamaica, Queens based record label with strong street ties. Grafhs songs represent the grind, hustle, and pain of real urban life. His music also argues that life is not always about struggle it is somewhat akin to a kaleidoscope.

For Media Inquiries:

Tiffiany Vaughn
Infusion Marketing Media, LLC
tiffiany@infusion-marketing.com
1.800.424.2710
856.608.1299

D-TOWN RECORDS PRESENTS....

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THE CHOICE IS YOURS...TO DOWNLOAD--BLACK SHEEP FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM 8WM/NOVAKANE AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW

Full Album to be released Online Exclusively on October 24, 2006

September 27, 2006 (New York, NY)--Queens born and bred hip-hop group Black Sheep releases "Who Dat?", the first single from their 3rd album 8WM/Novakane, now available digitally via Bumrush Records/The Orchard. The Orchard distributes to online music retailers such as i-tunes and AOL music. At a recent show for journalists-only in NYC, Black Sheep received strong accolades regarding their return; Rollingstone.com stated the group “is ready for a comeback” with “fresh-cut tracks.”

Re-emerging fifteen years later, Dres returns with amazing production from well-known producers such as Showbiz, Dinky Bingham, Vitamin D, BeanOne and Wendell Haynes. Sammy Bee of the Jungle Brothers also joins Dres as a guest DJ for all events and shows.

Black Sheep’s entire album will be available for download on October 24, 2006. For more information and updates, please visit www.myspace.com/blacksheep. For press inquiries, please contact Nicole Price of Priceless Media at 646-785-3586. For bookings please contact Christopher Robbins of Dream Entertainment at 917-325-0906.

About Black Sheep

Known for innovative music and thought-provoking lyrics, Black Sheep returns after a decade of silence with 8WM/Novakane, their 3rd Release to be distributed exclusively online via Bumrush Records/The Orchard beginning October 24, 2006. Featuring Sammy Bee of the Jungle Brothers as guest DJ, new tracks, show dates and other pertinent information on the group can be found at www.myspace.com/blacksheep.

Priceless Media.
Publicity/Marketing/Events
CONTACT: Nicole Price, Publicist/Independent Consultant
nicole@priceless-media.com
646-785-3586 (cell)
www.priceless-media.com

R&R Partners to Represent H3Enterprises, Inc.

New Las Vegas Company Markets the Best of Hip Hop Culture to Mass Audience

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- H3Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it has retained R&R Partners to handle various public relations projects. H3Enterprises is a new Las Vegas firm that packages and markets the most positive aspects of the popular Hip Hop culture, cybergames and related business ventures.

H3Enterprises embraces the worldwide popularity of Hip Hop culture as an engine for job and wealth creation, education and cultural transformation. Currently located in New York City, the firm is moving its operations to Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World and home to its new CEO, UNLV All-American basketball legend and entrepreneur Jackie Robinson.

Robinson's background makes him ideally suited to lead this new company, having enjoyed success in the food and beverage, credit, real estate and construction industries. Most recently, he served as chairman and CEO of RLLW, Inc., a franchisee of 67 Pizza Hut restaurants. In 2001, he was ranked 52nd in Black Enterprise Magazine's "Top 100 Business People." Previously, he spent 10 years as chairman and CEO of the largest administrator of federal tax credit programs in Nevada for major casinos. He also served as a manager for the Aladdin Hotel & Casino.

R&R Partners builds innovative brand relationships across a wide range of audiences through such integrated services as advertising, public relations, government & public affairs, research, media and digital marketing. A world leader in travel and tourism marketing, R&R received Brandweek's coveted "Grand Marketer of the Year" award for the Las Vegas "What happens here, stays here" campaign -- the first agency ever to receive this honor. Ranked among the top 10 regional agencies in the U.S. by Adweek magazine, R&R Partners reports annual billings of $230 million and maintains offices in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Reno and Washington D.C. R&R also specializes in utilities, healthcare, telecommunications and transportation marketing. For more information, visit www.rrpartners.com.

Source: R&R Partners

CONTACT: Betsy Ward of R&R Partners, +1-702-318-4229,
betsy.ward@rrpartners.com

Web site: http://www.rrpartners.com/

Salon Turns to the Web to Uncover the Best New Musical Acts in America with 'Song Search,' Sponsored by Infiniti

Bands will submit songs to compete in online voting contest with a grand prize of $5,000.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2006 -- Salon.com is looking to unearth the greatest act in America -- and they're harnessing the power of the Web to find it. On Sept. 25, Salon launched a new music contest, Salon Song Search that looks to find the best song you've never heard, with the help of music artists like Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty), Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) as well as top music bloggers, and other surprise guest judges.

Salon is soliciting one original song from any unsigned musical act in America -- one song that will compete against thousands of others for fame, glory and the $5,000 Salon Song Search grand prize, plus two $1,000 second prizes. Any genre, any style goes. At the end of the submission period, a panel of Salon's critics and the Web's top music bloggers will whittle the hopefuls down to 10. And then the world gets to vote.

"For more than a decade, Salon.com has helped discover some of our best and brightest new writers," says Joan Walsh, Salon's editor in chief. "Now we'd like to help find the next great songwriters."

Beginning Monday, October 30, two new songs will be released every week on Salon for five weeks. Readers (and listeners) will vote online for their favorite, while celebrity judges like Thomas, Wall and other surprise guests will weigh in with their own choices. In the final week, the five winners will face each other in a victor-takes-all round of online voting, with the champion taking home the Song Search crown and the $5,000 grand prize.

To submit a song, visit the Song Search home page at http://salon.com/ent/audiofile/song_search/2006/index.html/?id=songsearch

Sponsorship for the contest is being provided by Infiniti.

For press inquiries, call: Kerry Lauerman, New York Editorial Director, 212.905.6124

About Salon

Salon, the award-winning online news and entertainment web site, combines original investigative stories, breaking news, and provocative personal essays along with quick-take commentary and staff-written blogs about politics, technology, culture and entertainment. Committed to interactivity, Salon also hosts two online communities, Table Talk and The Well. A leader in developing editorial products since 1995, Salon’s latest features -- Video Dog (video parodies and shorts), Audiofile (downloadable music), the Daou Report (opinionated blogosphere guide), and automated Letters to the Editor have helped grow Salon’s audience. Salon is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Washington D.C.

YOUNG QUON, "DOIN IT... MOVIN" IN STORES OCTOBER 10th 2006

Bringing South-West Heat To The Streets... B-Storm Enterprises/Fontana UMVD Sets To Releases Its Most Promising Hip Hop Artist

(Los Angeles, CA) ... On October 10, 2006, YOUNG QUON officially takes his seat in the Hip Hop game with his solo debut release, “DOIN IT… MOVIN”, also the title of the first single produced by Don Vito (“Do It To It” Cherish), Christian Strickland helmed the video.

Young Quon born DeQuon Stovall by way of Louisiana-via-Arizona-via-Texas native, with his distinctively “south-west” sound sets fire to the airwaves with his single “Doin It … Movin’”, igniting the streets. Recording half the album in Phoenix and the other half in both Dallas and Houston’s famed Studio 7303, where A-Listers such as Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Pitbull, BUN B, George Clinton, and R&B songstress LeToya Luckett have recorded hit records; Young Quon’s solo debut album promises to have something to satisfy rap music fans and industry professionals alike. Guest appearances on the album include Houston’s own Paul Wall, the ambassador of The Bay Area E-40, and newcomer Jiggolo.

By his pre-teen years, with strong musical influences in his own family, Young Quon knew that a career in music was his future. A passion to share his gift and voice was a dream he needed to fulfill. “Growing up, I heard everything from blues – like Bobby Blue Bland – and soul to gospel. Because of my family being so much into music, I can name stuff that cats my age wouldn’t know nothing about. My mom was a great singer who just happened to never do anything with her gift.”

Radio’s KPTY Houston, KNDA Corpus Christi, WJUC Toledo, XM Satellite radio, and more, have already have begun to fuel the blaze with a new video soon to follow. Texas natives will be the first to catch Young Quon at Fontana Day at the Music Depot in Houston at the Greens Point Mall on October 7th, with a promotional tour starting in Little Rock, Dallas, Mississippi, with more cities soon to be confirmed.

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For more information, or to schedule an interview with Young Quon, please call Laura Troy at (818) 987-1155 or via email at starzpromo@aol.com – www.myspace.com/youngquonmusic

Contact: Laura Troy
Star Beatz promotions & Publicity
P (818) 987-1155
E starzpromo@aol.com

2nd Annual Florida Entertainment Summit

Dec 1-3, 2006 - Miami, FL
Florida's Most Important Entertainment Networking Event

(Miami, FL) -- The 2nd Annual Florida Entertainment Summit will be held
from Dec 1-3, 2006 in Miami, Florida. The summit was created to provide
a networking outlet that assist with brokering deals, interacting with
influential decision makers and understanding opportunities that exist
in the digital world. The summit encourages entertainers to cross
promote and collaborate with other entertainment entities to maximum their
reach.

The Florida Entertainment Summit will include panel discussions for
actors, recording artists, film makers and models. This year, the summit
is proud to announce the addition of the Artist/DJ Drop Lounge and the
Artist Boot Camp. The drop lounge was created to provide artists and DJs
an environment to share drops, free styles and create exclusives. The
Artist Boot Camp is an intense (3) day, artist development workshop
spearheaded by Producer Donovan Knowles, who Russell Simmons refers to as
“the encyclopedia of the entertainment industry”.

In addition to the Artist/DJ Drop Lounge and the Artist Boot Camp, the
Florida Entertainment Summit has also implemented a college tour which
will kick off on Sunday, Oct 15 in Daytona Beach, FL during Bethune
Cookman’s College Homecoming and end on Nov 2nd in Tallahassee, FL on the
Campus of Florida State University; other cities on the tour include
Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, West Palm Beach & Miami.

The 2nd Annual Florida Entertainment Summit will not be short of prizes
and surprises. Bigga Rankin of The Core DJs, Vice President of The
Hittmenn DJs and Florida Entertainment Summit 2005 Record Breaker of the
Year has agreed to award one lucky recording artists their very own Bigga
Rankin hosted Mix CD which will land them inclusion on the highly
sought after RNR Mixtape series which include artists such as Young Jeezy,
Juvenile, Boyz In Da Hood, Rick Ross, Plies, Gucci Man, Ray Cash, Jacki
O, Young Cash, Squad Up and a host of others; Independent film makers
registered for the summit will have an opportunity to win an advance
screening of their project during the summit; and (1) actor/model will win
an opportunity to grace the cover of the Official Guide to the Florida
Entertainment Summit.

The Florida Entertainment Summit is organized and founded by E. Mason &
Associates, a public relations and events management firm based in
South Florida with clients in entertainment, corporate, non profit and
political arenas. The firm was responsible for event management and/or
publicity for various events this year including DEMP Week in Tallahassee,
FL, The Core DJs Retreat presented by Rap-A-Lot Records in Houston, The

Core DJs Retreat presented by So So Def/Virgin Records in Atlanta,
Dwayne Wade’s Official MVP Party, Trick Daddy’s Trick Luvs Da Kids Back to
School Supplies Giveaway and a host of others.

Additional Florida Entertainment Summit information may be obtained on
the official web site www.FloridaEntertainmentSummit.com or by
contacting E. Mason & Associates 305-755-9272 or info@emasonassociates.com

Ludacris, Michael 5000 Watts, DJ Green Lantern & MixUnit.com Present

Sept 25th, 2006
The Truth Shall Set You Free... With a moniker like that, and a mixtape titled like this, you probably get what Ludacris is hinting at. With one of the most powerful mixtapes in recent history, DJ Green Lantern, Michael 5000 Watts and Ludacris team up with MixUnit.com to bring you Pre-Release Therapy: The Truth Shall Set You Free, an official MixUnit.com Collabo.
Five albums deep into the six-album deal he signed back in 2000, Christopher Bridges aka. The Multi-Million Man has helped Def Jam Records sell more than 10 million albums during his tenure. With his sixth, and possibly final, album with Def Jam right around the corner, the man that started as animated ATL radio personality Chris Lova Lova (Hot 97.5) stands on the verge of becoming the most sought-after free agent in Hiphop history.

But before Luda can cross that bridge, he'll have to drop one final record: Release Therapy. And before he can do that, he decided he must serve his fans and followers with this underground release, a mixtape titled Pre-Release Therapy, a collaboration with 'The Evil Genius' DJ Green Lantern and yours truly, MixUnit.com.
A Team Invasion / DTP / Swishahouse / MixUnit.com collaboration, Pre-Release Therapy is already being billed as a front-runner for 'Mixtape Of The Year.' Judging from the participants, it's not hard to see why.
With a little mixtape therapy session courtesy of the baddest mixtape DJ ever and the baddest screw DJ in the game; Ludacris lets it all off his chest and opens up to the fans for this monster mixtape of all-new and exclusive music.

Available at MixUnit.com, Release Therapy: The Truth Shall Set You Free is the official mixtape prelude to Luda s Release Therapy album.

Tracklisting and credits for Ludacris Pre-Release Therapy

1  DJ Green Lantern Intro
2  Im The Truth
3  You Dont Know
4  Supastar Boy
5 - Luda (Interlude)
6  He Man
7  Jump Off The G4 f/ I-20
8  Cannon f/Uncle Murda
9 - Interlude
10  Large Amounts
11  Shakedown (produced by The Neptunes)
12 - Piggyback
13  Just Bought Me A Plane f/ DTP
14  More, More, More f/Jadakiss
15  Duffle Bag Boyz f/Playaz Circle
16  Rob The Robbers f/Young Buck & I-20
17  Hot 97 Interlude
18  In The Ghetto (remix) f/Busta Rhymes & Rick James
19  Gangsta Niggaz f/Scarface
20  Yeah Mufucka!! f/David Banner
21 - Outro
22  Coochie Bangin f/O.D.B.

# # #

To obtain a copy of Ludacris Pre-Release Therapy please contact:

Matt Conaway@  Movement Marketing
Business #: 410- 360 -5957
Cell#: 410-903-7568
E-Mail:  Matthewbrn@aol.com
AOL IM:  Matthewbrn

More information on Ludacris and MixUnit.com are available at:
http://www.mixunit.com/prereleasereg.html
www.mixunit.com

Del the Funky Homosapien Mounts "A Few Good Men" Tour with Mike Relm, Motion Man, Psalm One, and Bukue One

(Brooklyn, NY September 26th, 2006) Hieroglyphics crew member Del the Funky Homosapien will be headlining a nationwide, 44 date tour this Fall in support of his recently released DVD and forthcoming CD The 11th Hour. Souls of Mischief emcee A Plus will back Del's set as his hype man. DJ/ multi-media mastermind Mike Relm is the featured special guest for the tour, bringing his own personal film festival to stage as he simultaneously manipulates records and video. They will be joined by fellow West Coast emcee Motion Man, who will be rocking material from his latest release and collaboration with Kutmaster Kurt, Pablito's Way. Also gracing the stage on select dates will be Chicago's Psalm One, in support of her most recent record, The Death of Frequent Flyer. Rounding out the line-up is the multi-talented skater/bowler/graf artist/emcee Bukue One.
 
Dates:

Wed-Sep-27

SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA

DOWNTOWN BREW

Thu-Sep-28

SANTA BARBARA, CA

VELVET JONES

Fri-Sep-29

WEST HOLLYWOOD

KNITTING FACTORY

Sat-Sep-30

POMONA, CA

GLASS HOUSE

Sun-Oct-01

SAN DIEGO, CA

HOUSE OF BLUES

Mon-Oct-02

TUCSON, AZ

RIALTO THEATER

Tue-Oct-03

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

ORPHEUM THEATER

Wed-Oct-04

PHOENIX, AZ

CLUBHOUSE

Thu-Oct-05

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

SUNSHINE THEATER

Fri-Oct-06

AUSTIN, TX

EMOS

Sat-Oct-07

HOUSTON, TX

WAREHOUSE LIVE

Mon-Oct-09

TALLAHASSEE, FL

BETA BAR

Tue-Oct-10

ORLANDO, FL

THE SOCIAL

Wed-Oct-11

CHARLESTON, SC

THE VILLAGE TAVERN

Thu-Oct-12

ASHEVILLE, NC

ORANGE PEEL

Fri-Oct-13

CARRBORO, NC

CATS CRADLE

Sat-Oct-14

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

STARR HILL MUSIC HALL

Sun-Oct-15

BALTIMORE, MD

SONAR

Mon-Oct-16

PHILADELPHIA, PA

TLA

Tue-Oct-17

NEW YORK, NY

BB KINGS

Wed-Oct-18

NEW HAVEN, CT

TOADS PLACE

Fri-Oct-20

BOSTON, MA

THE PARADISE

Sun-Oct-22

BURLINGTON, VT

HIGHER GROUND

Mon-Oct-23

BUFFALO, NY

BUFFALO ICON

Tue-Oct-24

ANN ARBOR, MI

BLIND PIG

Wed-Oct-25

COLUMBUS, OH

LITTLE BROTHER

Thu-Oct-26

BLOOMINGTON, IN

BLUEBIRD THEATER

Fri-Oct-27

CHICAGO, IL

ABBEY PUB

Sun-Oct-29

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

FIRST AVENUE

Tue-Oct-31

LAWRENCE, KS

GRANADA

Wed-Nov-01

BOULDER, CO

FOX THEATER

Thu-Nov-02

DENVER, CO

CERVANTI'S

Fri-Nov-03

FORT COLLINS, CO

AGGIE THEATER

Sat-Nov-04

PARK CITY, UT

SUEDE

Mon-Nov-06

BEND, OR

DOMINO ROOM

Tue-Nov-07

BELLINGHAM, WA

NIGHTLIGHT

Wed-Nov-08

SEATTLE, WA

SHOWBOX

Thu-Nov-09

PORTLAND, OR

ROSELAND

Fri-Nov-10

EUGENE, OR

WOW HALL

Sat-Nov-11

CHICO, CA

Theater

Wed-Nov-15

SPARKS, NV

NEW OASIS

Thu-Nov-16

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

THE FILLMORE

Fri-Nov-17

SANTA CRUZ, CA

THE CATALYST

Sat-Nov-18

SACRAMENTO, CA

THE LIBRARY

Contact:
Michelle McDevitt
Audible Treats
718-768-7275 / michelle@audibletreats.com

National Hip Hop Political Convention (NHHPC) Chicago Event Inspires a New Generation to be Involved as the Civil Rights Generation

CHICAGO, IL - From July 20th to the 23rd the Hip Hop community and generation gathered at Northeastern Illinois University to mobilize the largest youth and young adult-led civic demonstration project in the history of the United States. The 2006 NHHPC had hundreds of young people come from all over the country to attend workshops and panels on non-violent strategies, running for electoral office, and human rights issues to cite a few. The four-day event culminated with an assembly for delegates to propose action steps for issues or concerns for the Hip Hop national agenda.

"Like the NAACP we were born into an organization that developed out of a gathering of activists from around the world, who came together to discuss the current status of a particular group of people.  The NAACP was addressing the status of Black folks in America, while the NHHPC came together to discuss the current situation of folks who make up the Hip Hop Generation." – Troy Nkrumah, National Internal Chair, NHHPC

The 2006 NHHPC was sponsored by the Black United Fund of Illinois, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention, The Ave Magazine, the Hip Hop Association, SEIU, the League of Young Voters Education Fund, Brothers and Sisters United Against HIV/AIDS (BASUAH), the Hip Hop Congress & the Bean Soup Times and Dorothy Brown – the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.  Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Member of Congress, 2nd District of Illinois commented in a letter of support for the 2006 NHHPC: "We really don't have a choice to be involved or not-- we're inevitably involved.  The question is whether we are consciously engaged.  Your program and platform will surely add to that political consciousness, and for that you and your fellow delegates are to be commended." 

NHHPC organizationally continued to participate and engage in civic, political, or both activities beyond the initial success from the 2004 national convention in Newark, NJ, where over 6,000 people, including 600 delegates from 20 states attended.  That historic inaugural event created the only national agenda and prioritized education, criminal justice, healthcare, economic justice and human rights as the 5-points impacting the hip hop community.  The National Black United Fund was very instrumental in the development of a new generation's shaping of their own agenda and symbolically "passing the baton" of leadership and knowledge.

The national agenda is the foundation for NHHPC members organizing state-based initiatives-–some local organizing committees in Nevada, California, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Georgia are actively engaging in their communities.  In Las Vegas, the committee has been successful in challenging both UNLV and the Sheriff who attempted to ban Hip Hop events.  The political pressure from the Hip Hop community discouraged the Sheriff from running for re-election and caused the University Regents to reject the Hip Hop Ban.  In New York City and Atlanta, the committees have been involved with the plights of Hurricane Katrina survivors including supporting housing, job placement & access to healthcare needs from the Bloomberg administration and FEMA.  In New Jersey, one week after the convention, an outdoor youth event featured M1 from the critically acclaimed Hip Hop duo-Dead Prez, and the NJ committee participated in the festival to encourage issue-based community education and held a voter registration drive. 

To learn more about the organization, please visit:
http://www.hiphopconvention.org                  http://www.2006hiphopconvention.org

Contact:
Orlando Green, NHHPC Steering Committee Member
347.262.6385  orlando.green@gmail.com

BET Lays the Foundation for a Ludacris BLUEPRINT

BET Award and Grammy-Winning Rapper Tells All On BET Special and Performs Songs From New Album "Release Therapy"

* Wednesday, September 27th @ 8:00 p.m. ET/PT *

NEW YORK (September 26, 2006) - Recent headlines, fatherhood, future movie deals, a new haircut, and a new album . . . boy do we have a lot to discuss with Def Jam recording artist Ludacris during his first-ever BLUEPRINT special. Hosted by Big Tigger, Ludacris reveals the truth behind his alleged beef with Oprah Winfrey and rapper Chingy, talks about his change in appearance, performs songs from his new album Release Therapy, and more. Tune in on September 27th @ 8:00 p.m. ET/PT to get to know, Chris Bridges, the man behind the star and find out details like who Luda has a soft spot for.

Exploring celebrity life, and experiences BET's BLUEPRINT gets up close and personal with the best in hip-hop and R&B as they walk viewers through the master plan of their most recent album. With concert style performances and in-depth interviews, learn all you ever wanted to know about your favorite artists in these 60 minute exclusive specials. Past artists featured on BLUEPRINT include Jay Z, New Edition, Alicia Keys, Usher, Mariah Carey and many more.

BET MUSIC SPECIAL - BLUEPRINT

PREMIERE TELECAST: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 @ 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
(60-Minute Program)

HOST: Big Tigger

BET EXECUTIVE
IN CHARGE: Stephen Hill, EVP of Music Programming and Talent

BET PRODUCERS: Penny McDonald, Senior Creative Director
Bianca Barnes, Producer

ABOUT BET Networks

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:and) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 83 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, the Number 1 Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; and BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video content for wireless devices.

Visit us @ BET.com

Marcy Polanco, (212) 975-4048
Marcy.Polanco@BET.net

Tricia N. Newell, (212) 975-8230
Tricia.Newell@BET.net

PRNewswire -- Sept. 26
Source: BET
Web site: http://www.bet.com/

The FADER Turns Japanese

1st International Edition of The FADER Hits Newsstands

NEW YORK, NY -- (Market Wire - Sep 26, 2006) --  The FADER magazine, the definitive voice of emerging music, today announced the launch of FADER Japan. This comes on the heels of the announcement that The FADER was the first magazine to be made available in its entirety on iTunes.

The new magazine will be issued six times a year and will be distributed through a licensing deal with Blues Interaction, Inc., a Japanese publishing company.

The first issue of the international edition is a compilation of some of the best features from 2006, offering a primer for the Japanese audience, including profiles of Lupe Fiasco and Cat Power. Future issues will contain a combination of past FADER articles and original features on emerging Japanese music and culture.

"In launching an international edition we wanted to ensure that it remained true to our mission of discovery and uncovering the best in music," says Andy Cohn, Publisher of The FADER. "Our partners really hit a homerun with the new issue and we couldn't be happier."

Cohn added, "While this is our first foray overseas, we are aggressively seeking out additional expansion and will be making announcements in the near future. The FADER brand stands for what's next in music, style and culture, and based on eight strong years of putting the spotlight on 'what's next,' we know that this is a proven model that will translate around the world."

About The FADER

Founded by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen in 1998, The FADER magazine is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Through in-depth reporting and a distinct street sensibility, The FADER aggressively covers the most dynamic breadth of music and style emanating from the fringes of the mainstream to the heart of the underground. The FADER is the authority on what's next.

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Beyonce Set to Headline Nigeria's First Annual THISDAY Music Festival on October 7

Festival Performance Marks Superstar's First-Ever Trip to West Africa

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop culture icon Beyonce will make her first-ever trip to West Africa to headline the first night of the first annual THISDAY Music Festival in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 7.

Held in celebration of Nigeria's 46th year of independence, the two-day THISDAY Music Festival will feature, on its first night: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Ciara, En Vogue and, on its second night: Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes.

"It's a great thrill to come to West Africa for the first time to celebrate Nigeria's independence," said Beyonce. "I feel blessed for this opportunity for my all-female band and me to appear on stage with some of the world's most talented artists and share the universal message of peace, hope and beauty that music brings to all of us."

Beyonce's second solo album, B'Day, recently entered the Billboard Top 200 best-selling albums chart at #1 while her "Check On It" video took home the MTV Video Music Award for the year's Best R&B Video.

Beyonce became one of the most widely-recognized and highly-respected women in pop culture as a founding member of Destiny's Child, the top-selling female group of all time.

Over the past decade, Beyonce has earned numerous accolades including Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, World Music Awards, and NAACP Image Awards. In 2001, when Beyonce took home an ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award, she became the first African-American woman -- and the second woman ever -- to receive that honor.

Beyonce made her acting debut in 2001 in the made-for-television production "MTV's Hip Hopera: Carmen." In 2002, she co-starred as "Foxxy Cleopatra" opposite Mike Myers in "Austin Powers In Goldmember," cited in the Guinness Book of World Records for achieving the Highest Box Office Comedy Film Gross in film history. The iconic performer took home her 9th Grammy Award (for her duet with Stevie Wonder, "So Amazing") in 2006 as her then-current single--"Check On It"--topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the third week in a row; and her then-current film, "The Pink Panther," starring Steve Martin become America's #1 box office sensation. Both "Austin Powers in Goldmember" and "The Pink Panther" opened at #1 at the box office in the U.S. Beyonce's latest film project, the movie version of the hit musical "Dreamgirls," is slated for release in December 2006.

THISDAY, one of the largest Africa-owned media groups in Africa, publishes newspapers, magazines and online (www.thisdayonline.com) and hosts the biggest awards events in Africa including this year's inaugural first annual THISDAY Music Festival.

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Source: Music World Music; Sony Urban Music; Columbia Records

CONTACT: Yvette Noel-Schure of Sony Urban Music, New York,
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The Game Continues: The Highly Anticipated 'Doctor's Advocate' in Stores November 14th

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum Geffen recording artist The Game will release his highly anticipated sophomore album, Doctor's Advocate, on November 14, 2006. The Game's 2005 debut, The Documentary, which had a number of hit singles including "Hate It Or Love It," "How We Do," "Dreams" and "Put You On The Game," sold over five million copies worldwide.

The street single for Doctor's Advocate, "It's Okay (One Blood)" featuring Junior Reid, landed at radio stations in August and has quickly generated a firestorm of interest. The song cracked Billboard's Hot 100 chart, as well as its Hip-Hop and R&B Singles charts, and was added to regular rotation on 48 radio stations nationwide in its first week, making it the number one added urban single in the country. The video for "It's Okay (One Blood)," which follows The Game on a stroll through the grittier streets of Los Angeles, is receiving heavy airplay on MTV and BET.

The first official single for Doctor's Advocate is "Let's Ride (Strip Club)," is a collaboration between The Game and producer extraordinaire Scott Storch. A video for the new single is in the works and will air in October.

"Last time around I had to shock 'em. I had to let everyone know that I was the new force bringing back the West Coast, and that no one could ignore me. This time I had one thing in mind -- greatness. I think the world will feel my hunger," said The Game, whose birth name is Jayceon Taylor.

Since the release of The Documentary, the self-proclaimed face of Los Angeles has been busy with an array of other work -- releasing a series of ferocious mixtapes that captivated the rap music world; starring alongside Lorenz Tate, Meagan Good and Tyrese Gibson in the Rogue Pictures film, Waist Deep; and releasing new styles and colors and of his Hurricane sneaker line, made by 310 Motoring, for the fall season. As the buzz for Doctor's Advocate reaches a fever pitch, and if "It's Okay (One Blood)" is any indication, Jayceon Taylor may have the game in hand.

Source: Interscope Geffen A&M

CONTACT: Greg Miller of Interscope Geffen A&M, +1-310-865-7632 or
+1-310-865-7903, greg.miller@umusic.com

Platinum Panels Gleam at 121st AES Convention

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cumulatively responsible for the production of chart-topping hits with hundred million + unit sales, the 121st AES Convention Platinum Engineers and Producers Panels will feature some of the industry’s hottest ‘behind the boards’ talents.

Panel Moderator Jack Joseph Puig is a legendary producer/engineer whose credits include: Green Day, No Doubt, Mary J. Blige, Black Eyed Peas, John Mayer and the Rolling Stones. Recently named Executive Vice President of Geffen/A&M Records, Puig is the consummate record man. “These Platinum Panels will provide rare insights into the creative thinking and technical prowess of today’s busiest chart topping engineers and producers,” he says. “They’ll share tips about helping artists use the studio as a real creative tool, and, they’ll field questions from the audience.”

Sun., Oct. 8 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Platinum Engineers: The Art of Recording and Mixing will feature Geffen Records Staff Producer Tal Herzberg (Christina Aguilera, Counting Crows, Pussycat Dolls, Vanessa Carlton, Black Eyed Peas, Green Day); engineer Dave Pensado (Destiny’s Child, Ice Cube, Brian McKnight, Pink, Missy Elliot), and surprise guests.

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Platinum Producers: The Psychology Of Record Making - From his first hip hop hit in 1988, Interscope Geffen A&M SR. VP and President of Cherry Tree Records Martin Kierszenbaum has worked on such smash hits as t.A.T.u.’s 200 km/hr In The Wrong Lane – (5 million copies sold world wide), and Flipsyde’s Happy Birthday. An accomplished writer/producer, Kierszenbaum is currently handling A&R duties for Cherry Tree and Interscope acts, Sting, Feist and The Grates. Co-panelist Eric Valentine has produced, engineered or mixed such major artists as Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind, Citizen King, Astro Lounge and Fush Yu Mang. Special guests for this panel TBA.

Other Platinum events scheduled for the 121st AES Convention include:

Friday, Oct. 6 2:30 p.m.– 4 p.m.
Platinum Road Warriors – Moderated by Clive Young, Pro Sound News Sr. Editor and author of CRANK IT UP: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers - This freewheeling panel will cover the latest trends, techniques and tools that shape modern sound reinforcement. Featured panelist Robert Scovill is a six-time TEC Award winner (and AES Keynote speaker) whose credits include Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Matchbox Twenty, Prince, Rush and Def Leppard. Also participating is David Lawler, long-time FOH mixer for hit jazz vocalist Diana Krall. Other participants TBA.

Saturday, Oct. 7 Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Platinum Mastering - Moderator Bob Ludwig, Grammy winning president of Gateway Mastering & DVD, (The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Nirvana, Rush) will host: Grammy winners: Adam Ayan (Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts. Nine Inch Nails, Phish, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Sarah McLachlan); Brian "Big Bass" Gardner (50 cent, Eminem, Blink 182, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, No Doubt, Black Eyed Peas); Darcy Proper (The Eagles, Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Renee Fleming); and Grammy nominees: Stephen Marcussen (Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones, REM, Stone Temple Pilots, Paul McCartney, Don Henley, Dwight Yoakum); and Herb Powers, Jr. (Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill).

Note: For a Calendar of 121st AES Convention event dates, times and locations please visit www.aes.org.

Formed in 1948 by a group of concerned audio engineers, the Audio Engineering Society counts over 14,000 members throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Japan and the Far East. The AES serves as the pivotal force in the exchange and dissemination of technical information for the industry. For additional information visit http://www.aes.org.

Contacts
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Nokia Launches International Community of Music Connoisseurs - The Music Recommenders

David Bowie Acts as New Music 'Godfather' for Innovative Music Recommendations

Nokia Open Studio 2006, NEW YORK, September 26/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forty leading independent music stores from around the world are working with Nokia (NYSE:NOK) to create unique and customizable music recommendations. Music Recommenders brings together great new music across continents and genres, keeping music enthusiasts in touch with the latest tracks as well as helping them discover new artists.

Internationally influential independent record stores including Fat Beats (New York), Reckless (Chicago), Pure Groove (London), Hard Wax (Berlin) and Mona Records (Tokyo) will offer a personalised selection of new music across 12 genres - from Pop to Rock to Classical, Jazz and Electronic.

Every month, experts from each of the stores will bring together music from their specialist genre. No other music recommendation experience offers such an extensive combination of human insight, knowledge and expertise, coupled with global reach.

As a fanatical explorer and discoverer of music from around the world, David Bowie is taking the role of music 'godfather'. He will be contributing to Music Recommenders every month through features and podcasts, sharing his most exciting discoveries as well as appearing in a short film, shot by Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club), which advocates new music and the culture of record stores around the world.

Users can freely browse the music, search for music according to recommender, genre or style, listen to music clips and read weekly updates, artist interviews, city music guides and even information on the stores and recommenders themselves. Once registered, subscribers can receive an instant playlist of 30 second samples tailored specifically to their tastes and purchase the tracks they like. Once a month, users will receive the latest recommendations and editorial features direct to their email inbox.

"We've searched around the world to find the most passionate and credible music specialists. The stores featured on Music Recommenders have the experts who are supporting and breaking new artists," commented Tommi Mustonen, Director, Multimedia, Nokia. "And we're thrilled to have David Bowie - a musical icon - sharing his own passion for what's new in music. We are able to make a wealth of knowledge, passion and foresight available on a global scale - something that has never before been attempted."

"Waking up to a new sound or new band is something that makes my day just that bit more exciting," said David Bowie. "Unfortunately, so much music goes unheard, especially things that don't bow to the mainstream. Music Recommenders help navigate the undiscovered music that is out there. I've actually been to some of the stores featured on Music Recommenders in various parts of the world, and found them to be a wonderful source for new and less traditional music."

"Perhaps the hardest thing about finding new music is finding a starting point, an entry point, somewhere to begin. Starting with record shops makes sense, because we listen to a vast amount of music and our ears are almost constantly being refined and tuned in to what is out there," said Nick Turner from Smallfish Records in London. "As an idea, Music Recommenders is excellent; since the shops are diverse, the music will be too, but in amongst it all there will be something that appeals to everyone, whatever their taste."

Music Recommenders will be available in a beta version starting in November 2006. For a full list of participating stores, please visit http://www.musicrecommenders.com.

Screenshots of the Music Recommender service can be found at http://www.nokia.com/press/openstudio2006

Additional quotes:

"It's a privilege to be part of a program that allows us to share the great music around with a potentially worldwide audience. Seeing that people from all corners of the globe are picking up on our recommendations is a testament to the unifying quality of great music. This Nokia system has allowed people to hear the tracks that we're supporting, and also allowed us to hear what fellow record stores from other countries are pushing. It's a great program that is evolving into a wonderful musical community." (Simon Singleton, Pure Groove, London)

"Earwax Records is honored to be a part of the Music Recommenders. Now, independent music stores get an opportunity to express our passion for Hip Hop music across the world. It's great that Nokia are giving us an opportunity to shine some much needed light on all corners of the Hip Hop world. Don't sleep on good music - enroll in the Ear Wax hip hop academy and let us school you." (Chuck Woo, Ear Wax Records, Atlanta, USA)

About Nokia Nseries

Nokia Nseries is a range of high performance multimedia computers that delivers unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use. With Nokia Nseries products, consumers can use a single device to enjoy entertainment, access information and to capture and share pictures and videos, on the go at any time.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

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Please visit the Open Studio 2006 website for more information and press photos: http://www.nokia.com/press/openstudio2006

Source: Nokia

Media Enquiries: Nokia, Multimedia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-45667; Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.office@nokia.com, www.nokia.com

Pump Audio Supplies Independent Music to Creators at Current TV

Pump Audio and Current TV Expand Music Licensing Relationship Online for User- Generated Video

HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Pump Audio, the leading provider of quality independent music to content creators globally, today announced an agreement with Current TV to provide copyright-cleared, independent music to Current TV. For viewer created content, producers will be able to choose from a selection of genuine independent music from Pump Audio's catalog ranging across genres such as rock, hip hop, electronic and jazz. Because Pump Audio works directly with thousands of independent musicians worldwide, it is able to provide Current TV with quality music while managing and delivering the rights to use tracks in online productions instantly.

"Pump Audio is excited to be supplying independent music to the creative viewers whose videos will be showcased on Current TV and on its content partners, including Yahoo," said Steve Ellis, founder and CEO of Pump Audio. "Our catalog is a proven alternative to library music because the music comes from real independent artists. We think independent music will match best with the passion of Current TV's independent pod creators."

Pump Audio, through its catalog of over 65,000 songs, has been supplying Current TV with much of the music used in its original productions since the channel launched last year. With today's announcement, the companies are extending their relationship online to permit Current's community of viewer creators to score their own creations.

"Music is a critical element in making the viewer created content on Current TV appealing to our audience, and Pump Audio has been a unique and original music solution for us since our launch," said David Neuman, president of programming at Current TV. "It's great to be able to offer our independent viewer created content producers access to the same great catalog of real music."

About Pump Audio

Pump Audio licenses the world's best independent music to content creators worldwide. Founded in 2001, Pump Audio has established itself as a leading provider of digital music for TV and advertising producers. Now Pump Audio is becoming the soundtrack of the Internet, opening Web access to its catalog of tens of thousands of songs so creators of all types can build music into their video and interactive productions. With Pump Audio, artists can license their music into productions without giving up any ownership, while content creators can discover new music ready for use. Based in the Hudson Valley, Pump Audio can be found at www.pumpaudio.com.

About Current TV

Current TV, which launched August 1, 2005, is the first national network created by, for and with an 18-34 year-old audience. The network shows young adults what's going on in their world, in their voice. Current is also the first network in history whose programming is supplied in part by the very audience who watches it. It has developed the television industry's leading model of "viewer created content" (VC2), which comprises roughly one-third of Current's on-air broadcast, and allows the audience to submit short-form, nonfiction video "pods," "viewer created ads" (V-CAMs), and mobile video. Its award-winning programming ranges from the hottest trends in technology, fashion, music and videogames, to pressing issues such as the environment, relationships, parenting, finance, politics and spirituality. Current is available in 30 million U.S. homes via Comcast (channel 107 nationwide), Time Warner Cable, and DirecTV (channel 366 nationwide). For more information, please visit the website: www.current.tv.

Source: Pump Audio

CONTACT: Matt Hicks of SutherlandGold Group, +1-415-722-3603 or
matt@sutherlandgold.com, for Pump Audio

Web site: http:/// www.pumpaudio.com

SPOTRUSHAZ REPRESENT T&T HIP-HOP ON BBC 1XTRA

Local rap group, Spotrushaz will represent Trinidad and Tobago next Sunday during the fourth annual Hip Hop Weekend hosted by London-based urban radio station, BBC 1Xtra.

In 2003, the BBC's influential urban radio station, 1Xtra broadcast it's first Hip Hop Weekend. Dedicated to the culture that has taken over the globe and dominated the music industry since the late nineties, the 1Xtra Hip Hop Weekend features 60 hours of non-stop music, live events, battles, interviews, turntablism, documentaries and some of the biggest name DJs and MCs in the world.

1Xtra's 4th annual Hip Hop Weekend takes place from Friday September 29 to Monday October 2, 2006 and will feature interviews with Def Jam CEO, Jay-Z; his former adversary, Nas; Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, P Diddy, Lil Jon and many more.

Spotrushaz will shine the light on Hip-Hop in Trinidad during a special segment entitled "Hip Hop All Over The World", which will air on Sunday, October 1st from midnight to 2 am (GMT).

 "We were blessed with this wonderful opportunity to represent our nation on this global platform before a potential audience of millions," said Spotrushaz member, Nigel "BDangerous" Telesford with a grin. "So naturally, we did what we do best: we rushed the spot, represented right and got the job done ahead of schedule.

"In 2004," he explained, "one of the 1Xtra representatives saw our video for "Triniman" on Synergy TV, just before he left the country after covering Carnival and he was blown away by it. So, he tracked us down through Cordielle Street, who had done some work with them before and the rest as they say is history. We sent him the song and the video and stayed in touch: keeping him up-to-date on the moves we were making. So when the Hip Hop Weekend came around last year, he asked us to submit a synopsis of hip-hop in Trinidad, which we did… and they aired it!"

The hip-hop loving trio said they did not make a big deal about it last year because their spot was not guaranteed.

"We knew the quality of our spot was good enough to make the cut thanks to Marka and the good folks at Third Degree Studios," said TIM Starr, "but there were also spots from rappers in countries all around the world, so we didn't want to count our chickens before they hatched.

"This time around, I think we're more secure because we had a lot more current events to talk about. Last year, we gave them the history of hip-hop in Trinidad from inception. We told them about the link between Kaiso and hip-hop, as well as the contributions of early groups like Rock Crush Crew, Harambe, MC Dominators and solo MCs like Architect and Vernacular. Of course, we also told them about our personal history and what we were doing at the time."

"This year," Chromatics continued, "we spoke about more recent developments like Eclectik's success at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships, where they placed second for the second year in a row. And we spoke about local hip-hop DJ Jus Jase, who was admitted into the world-renowned Tech.Nitions DJ squad in 2003 and was featured on BET's "Rap City" with Mad Links in 2005."

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Spotrushaz will feature among twelve (12) DJs from around the world representing their Hip Hop scenes during the two hour show. The countries representing during this year's program, include: California, Kenya, Japan, Iceland, South Africa, Norway, Canada, Jordan, Netherlands, Trinidad, Nigeria and Croatia.

"Trinidad is being represented in the hip-hop industry in major ways," concluded Telesford, "so we used this opportunity to tell people all around the world about it. We also dropped the names of some of the other local MCs representing too: MCs like Von Don, Scagnatty and Nemesis and we included a powerful track from Nacha Dharma called "Sound of Da AK" that talks about the crime situation here."

Hold up. Wait a minute: isn't rap all about beef and blings? Since when are rappers giving props to other rappers? Just when we thought we had this hip-hop thing figured out…

"Contrary to popular belief and what you might see on TV," Telesford affirmed, "hip hop is about peace and love and unity. Yes, beef sells records, but you have to be established before anyone will even care about your beef. We need to establish a movement in order to support all the aspects of the culture, so that artistes and DJs and dancers can all work and support their families.

"This isn't a fad, or some American tripe that we're copying because we saw it on TV: this is a billion-dollar global industry that provides millions of people with sustainable employment. So as much as we're working hard to promote and establish our own brand, we understand that we have to unite with various players in the game to really create something that can corner the market."

With so many formulaic events plaguing the party market, Spotrushaz will offer a unique product when they host their second full-length concert and party next Friday, October 6th at U.W.I. Social Club in St Augustine.

For details, visit www.myspace.com/spotrushaz. To listen to the Hip Hop Weekend, log on to: www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra.

Recording Artist Niles Rivers Joins Biblical Musical J.O.B. THE HIP-HOPERA

September 25 - October 1 at The 45th Street Theater
** As part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival **

One of the best shows L.A. has seen in many years! Daily Variety
Sensational! LA Times
Filled with intelligent humor, wicked rhymes, catchy music, spirited dance
and a captivating story Back Stage West

New York Musical Theatre Festival in association with Alex Kruglov $ FDLT Productions presents the New York Premiere of J.O.B. THE HIP-HOPERA.

J.O.B. THE HIP-HOPERA spins around Hoover Records, the producer of the biggest, baddest hip-hop in the west. Here label president J. Hoover is pitted against his right hand man Job in a test of loyalty and friendship. Meanwhile in the jingle department, it's MC Cain against his brother and fellow rapper MC Abel in their struggle for success. Its the Old (School) Testament retold as an allegory of contemporary corporate life in the music biz. Two stories. Two turntables. Ready Remix...

With lyrics by Jerome Sable & Eli Batalion and music by Jerome Sable, Eli Batalion & Joe Barrucco, the production is co-directed by Stefan Novinski and Hassan Christopher. The LA Premiere was recently nominated for 3 LADCC Awards and 3 LA Weekly Awards.

Joining the previously announced cast (Eli Batalion, Hassan Christopher, Marissa Labog Aimee Zannoni, and DJ Creativity) is Niles Rivers. Niles has worked with Grammy Award winning producers David Foster and John Leventhal and singer Lauren Hill. He is currently contributing to Nefdrum Records, the new label formed by the family of jazz visionary Miles Davis.

Performances will be presented on the following schedule: Mon. Sep. 25 at 8pm / Weds. Sep. 27 at 8pm / Thurs. Sep. 28 at 4:30pm / Fri. Sep. 29 at 8pm and 10:30pm / Sun. Oct. 1 at 1pm. The 45th St. Theatre is located at 354 West 45th St bet 8th & 9th Aves. Tickets are $20, available at www.nymf.org

J.O.B. THE HIP-HOPERA
Premiering in New York
September 25 - October 1 at the 45th Street Theater

Info at http://www.JOBtheHipHopera.comand www.NYMF.org Nominated for 3 LA Weekly Awards and 3 LA Drama Critics Circle Awards including Best Musical, Best Director, and Best ChoreographerJ.O.B. is not only one of the best shows of this year its one of the best shows L.A. has seen in many years." - Daily Variety*** CRITIC'S CHOICE ***- LA Times*** CRITIC'S PICK ***- Backstage West

Hope M. Allen
Living Hope Productions
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Greensboro's Hip-Hop Group, The Urban Sophisticates, Take Home the Disc Makers Independent Music World Series Southeast Title

The Urban Sophisticates walk away with their share of a $250,000 grand prize package and the title of top independent act in the Southeast

Pennsauken, NJ - September 25, 2006 - The Urban Sophisticates, a