Persistency, consistency and a lot of swag is how readers and listeners could sum up the entertainer Tommy Danger. With the recently resuscitated Hip Hop community from being dead everyone is all eyes and ears to see what’s next. Who is going to bring something to the table to help continue to elevate hip hop that is already at a monumental state.

Tommy Danger over the past two years has stayed in his lane. Honed his crafts and has continually dropped mix tapes to show the world just that. Many followers will come out of this 1st quarter as very few have the courage to set the tone in hip hop.  Fear is something that does not exist in entertainment for Tommy Danger.

His recent release volume 9 Black Radberry adds on to what will truly be a collector’s edition to the other previously released Now & Laterman series vol. 2-8 mixtapes. In the Internet world of so many fly by night artist Tommy Danger has been grinding non-stop since high school where classmate Bruce Wayne of Midi Mafia first introduced him to a label executive. “I have heard, you’re not ready, you’re not good enough, to represent New York , even more common, that I should sing R&B. I don’t let people dictate who I should be. I love what I do and take it seriously.” says Tommy Danger.

The mixtape Black Radberry contains grade A production from the Myspace networking community. Producers such as Algier, Challz The Negotiator, Insane, 45 Crummie Beats, Jinx Beats, Milk crates, Casual from Australia and Crack City production D.J Nice. “Life has been good to me and it has its challenges. Last year I lost both grandfathers and two uncles in two months. Relationships are always challenging, but in all, this particular mixtape was created with all that. So I feel it’s one of my best.” says the Harlem born Tommy Danger.

2007 looks to be the transitional phase from the underground to majors, but from the looks of major labels, maybe the underground are the higher echelon. The new video to be released from Tommy Danger the Now & Laterman Vol. 9 Black Radberry is Rush produced by Casuel from Australia . The next release will be Tommy Danger’s best of tracks surrounding relationships called “Sex, Lies, and Candy” later this year.

See more on Tommy Danger by visiting these sites –
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http://www.myspace.com/tommydangernowandlaterman

And make sure to check out Tommy Danger’s – Danger Vision
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Philadelphia, PA- On January 29th, 2006 the "Royal Myspace Road Trip" began with Latin- West Coast rapper "Royalty the King" leaving San Jose, California to make stops in 30 cities to visit 100,000 or more Myspace friends.  Royalty the King is the first unsigned Hip Hop artist to take a journey across the U.S to see supporting fans, without label support and or budget. Royalty has hired a 2 person camera crew to air the road trip nationally via Myspace every Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm EST. 

The artist leaves a 70,000 dollar a year corporate job to take a 4 month road trip that will lead him to New York City. The reality show will feature live performances by the aspiring artist and show America if the artist can survive for the next 4 months off of CD sales and donations alone.  The trip ends in New York City on April 3, 2006. Royalty has set out to prove to himself and record label executives that he has a solid fan base and is ready for a major distribution deal.  When the artist reaches NYC he will meet with record label executives from Def Jam, Sony, Columbia, Bad Boy, and Interscope records to discuss the success of his road trip via CD sales and fan support.  The artist management team has forecasted at least 50,000 in independent record sales for Royalty. Royalty has earned the respect and support of the media conglomerate ClearChannel and has made several media appearances on air discussing his recent success with the Rhianna remix of Unfaithful that topped the charts in the bay area for 3 months consecutively as well as the Myspace Road Trip.  Clearchannel stations have agreed to support the artist in his quest by setting up on-air weekly check- ins for the artist in over 15 markets. 

The Royalty wrapped vehicle is making stops in Los Angeles, Vegas, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities.

Royalty’s road trip was inspired by R&B artists Cassies  marketing and label manager of NextSelection , Rasheed Richmond.  As Royalty would call it Rasheed gave him the keys to the kingdom by helping him set up this road trip and expand his myspace presence. Rasheed was also responsible for Cassies myspace success.

Royalty the King is a west coast rapper that hails from San Jose California. With over 100,000.
Royalty fans, the artist began to use myspace as his stage by creating remixs to hot and popular songs that were big on Myspace. The first remix recording’s were to Cassie’s – "Me & You", And Rihanna’s  “Unfaithful”. The "Unfaithful Remix" blew up! Receiving over 900,000 plays on myspace before finally retiring the song from his music player. KYLD, the Bay Area’s biggest rhythmic radio station, began to air the song while it spread into 30 other markets. For more information on the artist and the road trip please visit www.myspace.com/royaltytheking.

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"Celebrating 5 years of Excellence"
July 6th-8th 2007
The Best is Back!
The 5th Annual Texas Summer Music Conference
Location: The Luxurious Westin Hotel
650 N. Pearl Street
Downtown Dallas, 75201

Call 214.749.0134 for details

TXSMC Past Attendees Include: Grammy nominee Chris Brown, Grammy nominee Paul Wall, The G-Unit: Lloyd banks, Tony Yayo, Mobb Deep, The Youngbloodz, Mike Watts, G Dash & Mike Clark of SwishaHouse, DJ Drama (album coming soon!), Azzure Denim, the Nappy Roots, Mike Jones, Erykah Badu, Loon, M.C Eiht, Mack-10, Tony Neal, the CORE DJs, Rick Edwards/makaveli, DJ Toomp, Dr. Teeth, Skip Cheatham, Charles Key, too short, D. Mckinney, Cassidy, J Records, Jive, Atlantic, Ebony J/ Eminent Models(official) TJ Chapman, down magazine, J Mill/ the Source Magazine, Greg Street, Ozone magazine, Dru Hill, Leo G & Kitty of XM Raw 66, Big Tuck, E-40, Benny Boom, Applebottom, DFW’s own Grammy nominated Play-n-Skillz!, EVERYBODY including you!

Don’t miss it!

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Book your room at the Westin Hotel before March 1, 2007 and receive Complimentary Registration for the 5th Annual Texas Summer Music Conference. Call 214.979.9000 to book your room , then call 214.749.0134 with your confiramtion number to get complimentary registration.

Calling ALL interested models for the Texas Summer Music Conference Fashion Show! Send your stats and photos to themovement1@sbcglobal.net or txsmc@yahoo.com for consideration.

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$450,000 in Grants Supports Innovative Arts-Based Programs For New York City Public Schools

NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Center for Arts Education (CAE), the leading voice in restoring and revitalizing the arts in New York City public schools, is pleased to announce 150 new Parents As Arts Partners grants have been awarded for the Spring 2007 semester. The grants total nearly $450,000 and have been awarded to a rich variety of New York City public schools to implement original arts-based programs designed to suit the individual needs of each school.

Parents and teachers from all 150 grantee schools will gather at New York University’s Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life on Thursday, February 1, 2007, for a day-long series of workshops highlighting best practices in parent recruitment strategies, building parent advocacy for the arts, and other essential topics as a program kick off. The Kimmel Center is located at 60 Washington Square South.

Numerous studies indicate that parent involvement is a key factor in a child’s academic success. These CAE-funded programs use the arts as a means of encouraging parents to take an active role in their children’s education by participating in activities related to current curriculum units in English, science, math and social studies, as well as arts.

Since establishing the program in 1998, The Center for Arts Education has awarded more than 1000 Parent As Arts Partners (PAAP) grants to over 400 schools, serving 50,000 parents. It is estimated that more than 15,000 parents and more than 23,000 students will benefit from this year’s grants, including 7400 parents who are not currently active in their children’s schools. This year, 104 different cultural organizations — ranging from major theater companies and museums to community based poetry and cultural societies — are engaged in individually tailored partnerships with each of the 150 grantees to help bring quality arts learning to families in all five boroughs.

Nearly every New York City public school is eligible to apply for Parents As Arts Partners grants, including New York City Department of Education approved charter. For the 2006-2007 PAAP grant period, 232 schools submitted applications and 150 were awarded grants (10% of NYC public schools). These include 19 schools in The Bronx; 46 schools in Brooklyn; 26 schools in Manhattan; 41 schools in Queens; and 18 schools in Staten Island. Of these, 10 are special education and 1 is a charter school. Grants have been awarded to 42 schools new to the program this year.*

In addition:
  — 73% of grantees have 50% or more students eligible for free lunch
     (110 schools)
  — 56% of grantees are Title I schools (84 schools)
  — 19% are Empowerment Zone schools (28 schools)
  — 13% are schools have been sited as in need of improvement
     (SINI – 19 schools)
  — 5% are in need of corrective action (8 schools)

Program summaries for all 150 funded schools are available at www.cae-nyc.org.

In addition to the workshops at the February 1 event, The Honorable Kate Levin, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner; Dr. Sharon Dunn, Senior Instructional Manager for the Arts of the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects; and Laurie Tisch, Chairman of The Center for Arts Education; will offer keynote remarks to the grantees.

Major funding for the PAAP Grant Program is provided by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Education. Additional support is provided by the Citigroup Foundation.

* Based on numbers reported by schools in the grant applications.

The Center for Arts Education (CAE) is a not-for-profit organization committed to restoring, stimulating, and sustaining quality arts education as an essential part of every child’s education. We create, identify, fund, and support exemplary partnerships and programs that demonstrate how the arts contribute to learning and student achievement. CAE is dedicated to influencing educational and fiscal policies that will support arts education in all of the City’s public schools. Since its founding in 1996, CAE, led by Chairman Laurie M. Tisch, has awarded nearly $40 million in private and public funding to support arts education partnerships and programs.

For more information on The Center for Arts Education, visit www.cae-nyc.org.

Parents As Arts Partners

2006-2007 Grant Summary Highlights

Program summaries for all 150 funded schools are available at www.cae-nyc.org

  Parent Learning
  — MS 61: Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell Middle School, Crown Heights -
     "Slave Narrative Project"
     The PAAP grant received by MS 61 provides much needed arts programming
     (the school currently has none) while preparing parents to more
     actively assist in their children’s Social Studies homework
     assignments. In partnership with The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, the school
     presents four after school workshops where parents become familiar with
     the autobiographical slave narratives of the 1930′s and 1940′s, as
     documented by the Federal Works Progress Administration. A teaching
     artist leads parents through the process of turning these
     autobiographical timelines into a storytelling format. Parents engage
     in theatrical and storytelling exercises and create visual works of art
     that connect to the slave narratives and to other cultural history
     content. They are also encouraged to attend in-school Black History
     Month performances with their children and are provided with related
     books and literature for home use as part of the program.

  — Brooklyn Academy of Science & Environment (BASE), Crown Heights -
     "Parenting Journey"
     BASE’s three-month "Parenting Journey" PAAP grant teaches and
     reinforces positive behavioral, relational, and parenting skills
     through theater and the performing arts. Meeting for fifteen Saturdays
     throughout the year, participants navigate parental issues such as
     parental self-esteem, self-awareness as caregivers, and breaking cycles
     of negative family communication. Workshops guided by teaching artists
     from Henry Street Settlement lead parents in theater games and
     improvisation exercises to generate and craft a script for performance
     addressing these family issues, as well as rehearsals with participants
     fulfilling many roles including performance and production. A
     culminating performance takes place at Henry Street Settlement for an
     invited audience of families, friends, and the BASE community.

  Community and Environment
  — PS 40: The Augustus Saint Gaudens School, Gramercy Park -
     "Designing Green"
     PS 40 uses its PAAP grant to support the school’s emerging arts and the
     second grade Social Studies "City Study" curriculum where participants
     study green roof structure design and create their own decorative green
     roof tiles. A green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or
     completely covered with vegetation and soil, or a growing medium,
     planted over a waterproofing membrane. Benefits may include reduced
     heating usage for the building, as well as a means of filtering
     pollutants and heavy metals out of rainwater. The workshop series
     begins with an introduction to green roof design hosted by the Center
     for Architecture Foundation where families create green roof structures
     themselves. A subsequent walking tour through the PS 40 community
     encourages participants to document historical and architectural
     details of the neighborhood through sketches and journal entries. The
     final segment of the program is a hands-on workshop at PS 40 where
     participants create castings and decorative tiles inspired by what they
     have learned in previous sessions. The castings and tiles are to be
     mounted on the green roof structure currently under construction at PS
     40 through a recent city council grant.

  — PS/IS 298: Dr. Betty Shabazz School for the Performing Arts,
     Brownsville – "It’s After 10 PM: Safety and Our Children"
     PS/IS 298′s PAAP grant provides funding for a program introducing
     parents and students to the creative and technical skills of video
     documentary filmmaking. The school does not normally have access to
     video and film equipment, so this PAAP grant provides artistic and
     technological experiences that are otherwise out of reach. All content
     address safety, violence, community, and parent-child relationships and
     other issues affecting the school’s Brownsville residents. Through four
     after-school workshops participants are learn storyboarding, camera
     use, interviewing, audio and sound production, and editing as they
     create an interview/journal documentary of neighborhood life. Younger
     students engage in visual and audio journaling of personal experiences
     in their neighborhood; older students and parents use storyboarding,
     interviewing and editing techniques to create a final video for a
     school-wide presentation later in the spring.

  Supporting Immigrant Families
  — PS 160: Walter Francis Bishop Elementary School, Jamaica – "ESL Dance"
     Through a series of eight Saturday workshops, PS 160 uses its PAAP
     grant to collaborate with Michael Mao Dance to promote the active
     learning of English by recent Hispanic and Bengali immigrant parents
     and students. Mao, a Chinese immigrant himself, has developed a
     program, "ESL Dance," that uses dance movement as a tool to facilitate
     language learning. He developed the program in 1993 to assist
     immigrants in learning English kinetically through simultaneous speech
     and movement. Session one serves as a kick-off meeting and session two
     is a trip to see Paul Taylor Dance Company at New York City Center.
     Sessions three through seven focus on making dance in preparation for a
     culminating performance by participant ESL families. The hands-on
     workshops use the traditional West African Kuku dance to teach
     sequential movement and forms of expression that reinforce verbal
     articulation, pronouns, and subject-verb agreement. The program targets
     thirty-seven ESL families who are new to the school.

  — IS 125: Thomas J. McCann Intermediate School, Woodside -
     "Mural For Washington Mutual Savings Bank"
     Ninety percent of the student population at IS 125 are Hispanic or
     Asian and, of these, twenty percent are newly-arrived immigrants.
     Through a series of visual arts workshops, the school uses its PAAP
     grant to help parents and students celebrate and become familiar with
     the cultures and traditions of the school’s diverse population. At an
     introductory workshop, participants explore their cultural roots and
     share unique celebrations from their culture. Parents are then
     encouraged to sketch replications of their celebrations to incorporate
     into a large-scale mural. During the course of the mural work,
     participants visit a local museum to view artwork from different
     cultures. When the mural is completed, as part of an ongoing
     relationship with Washington Mutual Savings Bank, it will be displayed
     for public view in the local branch before returning for permanent
     display in the school’s main lobby.

  Improving School Culture
  — PS 12, Brownsville – "Turning A School Around Through The Arts"
     PS 12, a school on the SURR (School Under Registration Review) list in
     the Ocean Hill-Brownsville section of Brooklyn, has seen significant
     restructuring in the 2006-2007 school year, including a re-introduction
     of the arts into its curriculum. A first time PAAP grantee, the school
     is using the funding for partnerships with TADA! and Young Audiences
     New York (YANY) to share this revitalized arts programming with parents
     and families. Two trips to The Brooklyn Museum and Carnegie Hall
     reinforce the accessibility of community cultural resources, while two
     hands-on workshops at the school directly engage parents and students
     in arts learning and participation. The first workshop, introduces
     participants to Argentine dance including the Tango and the Gato folk
     dance. The second is a day-long Parent Forum for the Arts featuring a
     session on Mexican Dance, a Musical Theater session, and two workshops
     on music and visual art making. Each family may participate in two
     sessions: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The dance
     sessions connect to PS 12′s Social Studies "Communities Around the
     World" and "Latin American" curricula. Other sessions reflect the in-
     school "Musical Theatre Skills" residencies that TADA! provides for
     students in grade 3.

  — PS 176: Cambria Heights – "Easing Testing Pressure With Hip Hop"
     To provide creative programming that offsets the testing demands of
     grade 4 students, PS 176 uses its PAAP grant for series of workshops
     and in-school sessions exploring the oral storytelling traditions of
     Hip Hop music. The first evening workshop introduces parents and
     students to West African storytelling traditions, encouraging
     participants to use authentic African instruments and improvisational
     music to help tell stories. The second workshop explores the process of
     writing poetry and emphasizes creative writing skills. Two final
     evening workshops are entitled "Hip Hop: The New Oral Tradition" and
     fuse storytelling, rhythm and poetry through the analysis of
     contemporary, socially conscious Hip Hop and Rap. Participants are
     encouraged to write and perform their own songs addressing social
     issues and problems facing students today. Two in-school workshop
     sessions on performance and music prepare students for the workshops
     and for the culminating Café Night where parents and students perform
     their stories, rap and poetry. Activities begin in February, coinciding
     with the study of Black History Month, and continue through April, to
     supplement a Literacy unit on books exploring social issues.

  Alternative Education and Special Needs
  — Passages Academy, The Bronx – "Building Literacy Through Visual Arts"
     Passages Academy has multiple locations in the Bronx and serves
     students, both incarcerated and probationary, who are placed in the
     program by New York City Supreme and Family Courts. Ninety percent of
     its students have reading skills two or more years below grade level.
     The Academy uses its PAAP grant to support reading initiatives at the
     school, which include an Arts & Literacy integrated picture book
     curriculum for students who are non-readers or who read significantly
     below grade level. The Bronx Museum of the Arts provides three gallery
     talks and hands-on art sessions for parents and students designed to
     develop analysis and critical thinking skills. In a hands-on session on
     bookmaking, where participants learn specific techniques such as using
     shape and pattern to express abstract ideas and using word and image to
     show time and transformation in book narrative.

  — Brooklyn Transitional Center, Far Rockaway – "Photography In
     Special Education"
     LEAP currently works with students at Brooklyn Transition Center, a
     special education school for students severe cognitive delays, to help
     them document their experiences as workers and members of the local
     community through the use of digital photography. Many of the school’s
     teachers also integrate digital photography as learning aids. The
     school’s PAAP grant adds to this use of creative media by providing
     insight to parents on how the school uses photography to enhance
     artistic and literary expression. Three hands-on workshops for parents
     and students address discrete digital photography skills. Participants
     are trained to take pictures that evoke specific emotions then learn to
     establish a narrative with the photos they’ve taken. A fourth workshop
     demonstrates how to prepare and display the photographs for a final
     culminating event, which takes place at the photography department of
     the Museum of Modern Art.

  — Hungerford School, Staten Island – "Visual Arts for Special Needs
     Students"
     Hungerford School in Staten Island’s Clifton neighborhood, serves a
     special needs population ages 12 to 21 that includes students
     classified as medically fragile and severely and profoundly retarded.
     The school uses its PAAP grant for visual arts activities for its
     families that include hands-on visual art instruction, a trip to the
     Museum of Modern Art, and an exhibition and unveiling of participants’
     work. The series is led by MoMA teaching artist Gordon Sasaki, a visual
     artist and wheelchair user since a 1982 automobile accident. The
     program includes three hands-on art making sessions dedicated to the
     production of one large-scale mixed media group mural exploring the
     theme of community. A visit to MoMA introduces participants both to
     works of modern art and, through a special workshop, to the techniques
     and philosophies behind curating and preparing an art exhibition.
     Participants utilize these skills to prepare a mural unveiling and
     reception at the school.

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Jada & Supa Nova Slom Educate the Streets on Roots of Gang Culture w/ Mixtape Banger

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 30, 2007 — Ra-Ra NTRtainment / BPG (Black Power Gangstas) artist Supa Nova Slom and D-Block’s own Jadakiss have teamed up on Gangsta’s Salute, a mixtape banger educating on the true, activist origins of gang culture in efforts to unify the streets.

Gangsta Salute brings the Chuck-D out of Jada
Gangsta Salute, produced by Brooklyn-based producer Ntrfied, brings together for the first time Jada and Supa Nova Slom, an emcee and organizer known and respected by Crip, Blood and other street organizations for his national work around unifying young members of both gangs and educating them on the community-empowerment based origins of the organizations while providing a creative outlet.

"Gangsta Salute is a timely song because there are a lot of YG’s (young gangsta’s), especially in NYC banging in the name of various sets without knowing the history and original intent of these gang organizations," says Supa Nova Slom. "I was personally taught by respected OG’s from both organizations that the original intent and purpose of organizations such as the Bloods and Crips was economic empowerment, political empowerment and community protection…not bangin’ on each other. Me and Jada are from these streets which are now gang infested areas in NY. So, who better than the two of us to help school and unify YG’s on the home front and beyond?"

The single has been well received by the streets and by the mixtape community through DJs such as DJ Armz, Kool Kid and Kay Slay among others. Gangsta Salute was officially released to DJ’s nationwide this week through the Digiwaxx Media service and is enjoying positive responses.

"Gangsta Salute brings the Chuck-D out of Jada," joked Jadakiss. "It’s a hot track with hot lyrics and no preaching. What more can you ask for? BPG’s Supa-Nova Slom is the realest homie and I got his back."

In addition to preparing his forthcoming debut album entitled "Unify the Hood/Heal the Hood" and street organizing work, Supa Nova’s monthly Unify the Hood/Heal the Hood Hip Hop showcases in Brooklyn, NY provides a neutral, well-attended open-mic performance outlet to emcees that may be involved in gang activity or other at-risk activities. The all day event also provides various workshops on economic empowerment among other topics lead by music execs, signed artists, community activists, business professional, reformed OG’s and others. Most recently Supa Nova unified a large group of concerned Bloods and Crips in New York City to participate in organized protests around the murder of Sean Bell, a young, African-American man murdered by NYPD officers the night before his wedding.

Supa Nova Slom’s debut album Unify the Hood/Heal the Hood is slated for a second quarter release.

For the latest Supa Nova Slom info and upcoming show dates visit www.myspace.com/supanovaslom.

For media inquiries please contact Jennifer A. Williams of J Sharpe Agency Public Relations via e-mail or 718.774.6264.

Revenues Expected to Increase Significantly in 2007 Through Association With Leading Hip-Hop Artists

NEW YORK, NY — (Market Wire – Jan 30, 2007) –  Straight Up Brands, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: STRU) (the "Company") http://www.straightupbrands.com/, an emerging developer and international marketer of premium branded spirits headquartered in New York, announced today that it expects its recently acquired subsidiary, Rappin Brands, to increase their revenues significantly in 2007 as their brands reach more markets and the Company’s other products are introduced to the Company’s distribution network.

The Straight Up marketing program will significantly increase consumer awareness of all of the subsidiary’s brands. In addition to Sizzurp, Rappin Brands owns Lucky Nites with Lil’ Flip and Triple Coconut Rum with M.O.P. Straight Up expects to begin the rollout of Lucky Nites in early 2007 followed by Triple Coconut Rum later in the year. Straight Up will actively market all three brands though distribution of the products through the traditional distribution channels that Straight Up has developed for its other products, and through the promotion of the brands by leading hip-hop artists, promotions in their recordings being released in the near future, and the sponsoring of concert tours by such artists.

Paul Davis, President of Maison Jomere and the importer of Sizzurp for the last year, said, "We view Straight Up as an outstanding partner going forward. We have seen the growth that other brands have experienced after they have joined forces with Straight Up, and I am excited about the future because we will certainly be able to expand our distribution and sales. This new association with Straight Up Brands is an excellent fit, given our common focus on high-quality premium spirits, and we look forward to working together to raise the visibility of these brands on a global basis."

David McCallen, CEO of Straight Up Brands, commented: "At the moment sales in 8 states represent 85% of the volume in Sizzurp, which sold about 7,500 cases or approximately $1,000,000 in 2006. We are fortunate to acquire a truly underground hit that is virtually selling on its own, with no marketing, and we feel that by adding our marketing team to the product as well as expanding into other states and overseas, we can significantly grow revenues in 2007 and beyond. Considering these results and our plans to establish Sizzurp and Lucky Nights in many major markets, and supporting them with artist tours and marketing dollars, I feel quite confident Sizzurp sales will more than double this year and Lucky Nites will achieve immediate acceptance and profitability. In addition, this is a global business as evidenced by the excitement generated and the results Sizzurp has already achieved with our new distributor in the U.K. I see tremendous growth potential in the European Market, and expect to announce a number of additional countries in which we will be distributing our products within the first 6 months of 2007. The power and reach of our hip-hop artists and their networks around the world has been an untapped resource that we will begin to harness going forward."

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About Straight Up Brands, Inc.

Straight Up Brands, Inc. develops, produces, and markets branded wine and alcoholic beverages through collaborations with artists, DJs and other influential celebrities. The Company’s premium branded products are within three growing categories of the spirits industry: wine, vodka and liqueurs/cordials. The Company’s first product brought to market is Bracco Wine; with the acquisition of Rappin Brands, it now has Sizzurp in distribution and it will begin the distribution of Lucky Nites in selected markets in the first quarter of 2007. Future products include Foxy Brown’s sparkling wine, Storm Vodka with DJ Clue, MoMo Mojito with Ja Rule, and Triple Coconut Rum with MOP. The Company anticipates adding to these product lines with additional celebrity endorsements throughout 2007. Leveraging the marketing power of artists combined with the current growth and solid profit margins in the spirits industry, the Company is well positioned for strong revenue growth, earnings and success.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements about Straight Up Brands, Inc.’s expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Straight Up’s actual results could differ materially from expected results. Straight Up undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. Should events occur which materially affect any comments made within this press release; Straight Up will appropriately inform the public.

Contact:

Investment Banker:
Paul Gozzo
President/CEO
PMG Capital
888-747-5397

Investor Relations Contact:
Gerald Kieft or Ryan Audin
Wall Street Resources, Inc.
2646 SW Mapp Road, Suite 303
Palm City, Florida 34990
772-219-7525
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Straight Up Brands, Inc.
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Artists and Record Labels Embrace Digital Freedom Campaign Bill of Rights

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Digital Freedom Campaign today announced that more than 50 new bands have joined the nationwide movement to protect the rights of artists, consumers and innovators in the digital age. The Digital Freedom Campaign’s mission is to ensure that all Americans can enjoy new digital technologies free of unnecessary government restrictions and costly lawsuits that restrict consumers’ ability to use lawfully acquired content on digital devices.

The Internet and new digital technologies like satellite radio have enabled individual artists, musicians and groups both big and small to be heard, enabling them to find, cultivate and grow new audiences and an interested fan base. No longer solely dependent on big recording conglomerates for the promotion and distribution of their music, musicians can use cutting edge technology to reach those audiences themselves.

"As soon as we heard about this campaign, we immediately signed on," said Chris Kienel of indie band, The District. "For the 99.5 % of the artists out there trying to make it, new technologies have liberated us and we need to protect our ability to use them to reach our fans."

Bands joining the Digital Freedom Campaign cut across the musical spectrum — rock, hip-hop, alternative, country and more. Regardless of genre, however, they all recognize the serious threat that costly lawsuits and legislative maneuverings place upon their long-standing rights to use digital technologies like satellite and Internet radio and online content sites like YouTube to create and distribute their art, as well as to create new revenue streams.

"New digital technologies have created unprecedented artist empowerment", said Don Goldberg, spokesman for the Digital Freedom Campaign. "They allow the smallest and newest artists to create, record and distribute their works to audiences who would never otherwise hear their songs."

These technologies not only benefit the artists but the independent labels as well. "You have to remember that these technologies are not only helping the bands get out there, but they also open up new opportunities for the record industry as well," stresses Al Delaney, of Internet radio and online distributor OutboundMusic. "We all better adapt or get out of the way".

  The following bands and labels have joined the Campaign:

  American Princes        http://www.americanprinces.com/
  The District            http://www.myspace.com/thedistrictny
  Soldiers of Jah-Army    http://www.sojamusic.com/
  Jason Soudah            http://www.jasonsoudah.com/
  The Purrs               http://www.thepurrs.com/
  Airpushers              http://www.airpushers.net/
  Two Loons for Tea       http://www.twoloons.com/
  Shane Bartell           http://www.shanebartell.com/
  Christopher Blue        http://www.chrisopherblue.com/
  The Hero Factor         http://www.theherofactor.com/
  Goldenchild             http://www.myspace.com/dadathegoldenchild
  The Plan B              http://www.planbboy.com/
  Trachtenburg Family
   Slideshow Players      http://www.slideshowplayers.com/
  The Cassettes           http://www.thecassettes.com/
  Back to Blonde          http://www.backtoblonde.com/
  Box of Poems            http://www.boxofpoems.net/
  The Bourbon Dynasty     http://www.bourbondynasty.com/
  Kaddisfly               http://www.kaddisfly.com/
  The Bravery             http://www.thebravery.com/
  Amity Lane              http://www.amitylane.com/
  ManDown                 http://www.myspace.com/mandownofmobile
  The Bridges             http://www.bridges-band.com/
  Christmas All Year      http://www.myspace.com/christmasallyear
  Lock 13                 http://www.lock13.com/
  Circuit Pop             http://www.myspace.com/circuitpop
  Jon Black               http://www.jonblackmusic.com/
  Cancerslug              http://www.cancerslug.net/
  SnakeMannn
  Justify These Scars     http://www.myspace.com/justifythesescars
  Cassino                 http://www.cassinoband.com/
  September Son           http://www.myspace.com/septemberson
  Wild Sweet Orange       http://www.myspace.com/wildsweetorange
  Caddle                  http://www.caddlemusic.com/
  The Ackleys             http://www.myspace.com/ilikelikeliketheackleys
  Juliet & The Torch
   Ensemble               http://www.myspace.com/julietandthetorchensemble
  Mike Matthews           http://www.myspace.com/mikematthewsmusic
  The Shoes               http://www.theshoesmusic.co.uk/
  Benvolio                http://www.myspace.com/thebandbenvolio
  Roy Rogers              katrina@segue-ent.com
  Delft                   http://www.myspace.com/delft
  East of the Wall        http://www.myspace.com/eastofthewall
  Immure                  http://www.myspace.com/immure
  Caspian                 http://www.myspace.com/caspiantheband
  The Hold Outs           http://www.theholdouts.com/
  Dirty Leg               http://www.myspace.com/dirtyleg69
  Stephan Catenacci       http://www.outboundmusic.com/StephanCatenacci
  Jahmings Maccow         http://www.rebelsproduction.com/
  Johnnie Colleton and
   the Bonedrivers        http://www.blueblack.com/bonedrivers
  Jamie Lynch Band        http://www.jamielynchband.com/
  Dust Galaxy             http://www.dustgalaxy.com/
  Someone Still Loves
   You Boris Yeltsin      http://www.sslyby.com/
  Mew                     http://www.mewsite.com/
  Roots Tonic             http://www.rootstonic.net/

  Record Labels:
  Sarathan
  Yep Roc
  Nobility
  Interloop

For more information about the Digital Freedom campaign, please visit us at http://www.digitalfreedom.org/.

About Digital Freedom: Digital technology enables literally anyone and everyone to be a creator, an innovator or an artist — to produce music, to create cutting-edge videos and photos, and to share their creative work. Digital technology empowers individuals to enjoy these new works when, where, and how they want, and to participate in the artistic process. These are basic freedoms that must be protected and nurtured. The Digital Freedom campaign is dedicated to defending the rights of students, artists, innovators, and consumers to create and make lawful use of new technologies free of unreasonable government restrictions and without fear of costly and abusive lawsuits.

  Contact:
  Jennifer Stoltz
  202-448-3145
  jstoltz@qorvis.com

Source: Digital Freedom Campaign

Web site: http://www.digitalfreedom.org/

January 29, 2007
Atlanta, GA- On the heels of the release of their new album entitled Chemically Imbalanced, the Ying Yang Twins are announcing their recent departure of longtime producer, Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms. 

The break up stems from the creative differences between Mr. Collipark and the Ying Yang Twins.  The Ying Yang Twins have a desire for personal growth and it is time for them to step out into the industry as an independent movement.

The Ying Yang Twins began their national tour with Da Muzicianz on January 24, 2007 in efforts to promote the release of their new album entitled Chemically Imbalanced. The first two singles to be released from the album include the Hall & Oates-sampling "Dangerous", featuring Wyclef Jean, and the original hit single "Jigglin’".

With their newfangled existence, the Ying Yang Twins will bring a fresh, new approach to branding their product to the universal market.  New projects expected from the Ying Yang Twins include pursuing other avenues such as cartoons, movie roles, movie soundtracks, individual record labels, and real estate.

The Ying Yang Twins are an Atlanta-based crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born D’Angelo Holmes on February 13, 1979). They first came to notice in 2000 with the single "Whistle While You Twurk" which got play on urban and pop radio stations and peaked at #16 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Throughout their career, the Ying Yang Twins have had a total of 5 platinum albums and a Grammy Nomination.

The Ying Yang Twins are available for interviews at this time. Please contact their publicist Amy Hanks @ 678.437.7405 for scheduling.

Contact: Amy Hanks
Day Phone: 678.437.7405
Email: amyhankspr@gmail.com

AWARD WINNING RAPPER’S NEW ALBUM, ULTIMATE VICTORY IN STORES SPRING 2007

( New York , NY – January 29, 2007) – Platinum superstar and award winning rapper Chamillionaire announced today his highly anticipated first single release, "Not a Criminal" featuring Kelis off his sophomore album, "Ultimate Victory" which will be released through Chamillitary Entertainment/Universal Motown.  The track was produced by Styalz Fuego and showcases Chamillionaire’s trademark ability to combine smooth melodies with his versatile flow over a guitar infused, bass heavy beat.

“People treat you like you committed a crime when you speak the truth about what’s really on your mind. People act like its wrong to have an opinion about things especially when your views are different than theirs. I feel like setting the goal to be a successful entrepreneur should be looked at as a good thing and should not come with all the unnecessary hate and resistance. The business world can be a cruel place and even though I work hard at being successful and staying on top of my business, some people will look at me like I’m a criminal because of it, when I’m actually  just working hard so my company can  grow and I can remain successful”  says Chamillionaire. “Even though one may have money through hard work, you still get judged and have to deal with prejudices and problems. I plan on doing what I feel is right for me and not worrying about anyone that feels otherwise.”

For this reason, the Houston rapper, famous for his trademark diamond encrusted grill has decided to retire it.  “I need people to pay attention to what I have to say, instead of just staring at my mouth. I speak with a purpose and definitely want people to know that I’m not just some rapper with diamonds in his mouth. As soon as they get past the materialistic stuff and listen to the message on my album then I will feel like I have won. ”

On the follow up to last year’s Platinum plus debut, Chamillionaire will shares his feelings and experiences with his fans, expressing his opinion on the good and bad things that come with fame and money, tension towards the South movement, to friendship, love, media, the industry, beef, politics and life.

Chamillionaire has aligned himself with a list of heavy weight collaborations with hit making producers, Three Six Mafia, Rick Rock, Play N Skillz, The Runners, JR Rotem, Kane Beatz, The Beat Bullies, Happy P, Disco D, Ike Dirty and award wining artists Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Pimp C, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Slick Rick, Devin The Dude and Famous just to name a few.

Chamillionaire is currently in the studio, putting the final touches on “Ultimate Victory,” which will make its worldwide debut Spring 2007 and is scheduled to make an appearance in Los Angeles on February 11th to celebrate his 2 (two) Grammy nominations for his mega hit single, “Ridin’” featuring Krayzie Bone.

About Chamillionaire

Hailed around the world for his major label platinum-plus debut smash album, The Sound of Revenge, the disc has become one of the most influential hip-hop records of the year, with the versatile Chamillionaire emerging as a mainstream multi-platform entrepreneur.  The single and video for “Ridin’” became the most requested hip-hop anthem of the year, soaring to the top of the urban, hip-hop and mainstream radio charts, almost single-handedly transforming the 2006 digital landscape.  Chamillionaire was recently crowned the biggest selling Ringtone artist ever, with over 4 million ringtone sales, and was certified by the RIAA as the first multi-platinum Mastertone artist in history.  His Myspace site has exceeded 6 million profile views, earning him nearly 2 million in digital sales, outselling established stars such as Nelly and T.I.   In keeping with the outpouring of recognition, the charismatic performer beat out proven superstars 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and others for Best Rap Video of the year honors for the groundbreaking “Ridin’” video, featuring Krayzie Bone, at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.   In addition, the Houston rapper won “Rookie of the Year” and the prestigious “Alltell Wireless People’s Champ Award” (viewer’s choice) at the first ever BET Hip Hop Awards, as well as a nod at the American Music Awards for Favorite New Breakthrough Artist, nod at the People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Rap Song.

For more information, kindly visit www.myspace.com/chamillionaire.com.

Chamillionaire press contact:

Tracy Nguyen                            Nancy Byron               
5W Public Relations                   OGPR
212-584-4315                             832-220-6071
tnguyen@5wpr.com                   nancy.byron@ogpr.net

Vickie Charles                           Kimberly Harris
Universal Motown                       Universal Motown
212-373-0783                             212-373-0701
Vickie.charles@umusic.com       kimberly.harris@umusic.com

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January 29th 2007
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