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The Ivy League Makes History As They Invade MTV On New Year's Eve!

Chicago's Premiere Hip Hop Duo Takes The Stage On Tila Tequila's Masquerade Ball On MTV This New Year's Eve

December 27, 2007- MTV viewers are getting prepared to be introduced to the newest incarnation of hip hop in it's freshest form as Chicago's own Ivy League is set to perform during Tila Tequila's Masquerade Ball airing LIVE on MTV on December 31st. The group will be helping millions of viewers bring in the new year in style as they perform two of their biggest singles, "I'm The Man" and "Jamaican Carl" at approximately 11pm EST/10 CST. Viewers will be watching history in the making, as The Ivy League performs in the TRL Studio, becoming the FIRST EVER Chicago group to perform on the network for New Year's Eve!

The group, who already have a loyal fan bases in cities like Chicago, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Los Angeles and everywhere else quality hip hop is appreciated, garnered over 102,000 votes as part of a contest sponsored by www.mtv2ontherise.com

Fans and potential fans alike won't want to miss this epic performance. In case your NYE plans won't allow you in front of the tube to watch The League get down, don't worry. The group will be sprinkled throughout MTV as they lay "Sucker Freestyles", which will be aired during various MTV programming after the performance. Interviews as well as an encore presentation of the performance will also be available for viewing ON DEMAND as well as on MTV.com

The group will be celebrating this milestone with a December 31 performance at Chicago's swanky Boutique nightclub, which will also be airing the taped MTV performance. Also, catch The Ivy League on Chicago's largest Hip Hop and R&B radio station 107.5 WGCI for a live interview on December 29.

Check out the newest kids on the block, The Ivy League at www.myspace.com/ivyleagueil

And don't forget to listen to The Ivy League EVERY Saturday on "Go ILL Radio" hosted by The Heavy Hitter DJ Timbuk2 on 107.5 WGCI !!!!

For all media inquiries and interview requests, please contact:

Carl Guyton AdvantageRecords@Yahoo.com (773) 875-1592

Nicholas Jacobs Novakane@ilyleagueil.com

Breaking new grounds on and off the mic: Double Crossa spreads holiday cheer through the FEASTivities

(Savannah, GA) - December 28, 2007 – While everyone is scurrying to get their Christmas shopping finished by Christmas Eve, but the riveting, real-life storytellers of Double Crossa Records made certain that those less fortunate were also able to share in the Christmas cheer. Eight families in their hometown of Savannah benefited from the generous hearts of Macadon, Punch and Rosco. According to Macadon, there was never a question if the group was willing to share their blessings by blessing others.

The city of Savannah greets you with warmth and southern hospitality: Spanish Moss sways from the oak trees; headquarters to the Girl Scouts of America; historical parks; beautiful mansions and the list goes on. Yet, its poverty rate in the African American community is higher than any other race.

"Each of us in the group has faced the struggle at some point in our lives," explains Rosco. Punch and Rosco were raised by their moms, while Macadon was raised by his grand-aunt, until the age of 16, when he moved out on his own. "94.1 The Beat's website allowed you to choose what you wanted to donate to a family's dinner table or choose from one, two, four or eight families. We're from here; we see it everyday…so we went for the max," Rosco says proudly.

Additionally, households headed by single mothers have increased as well. Punch shakes his head as he reminisces of the days when his mother was raising him by herself. "The money we spend on one pair of tennis shoes so we can look right when we step out, we were able to put food on tables. We're raising the bar, setting examples for the hip hop community to follow suit and suit up. People out here robbing just to put food on their family's table. This was one of our chances to ease the worries of EIGHT families…at least for a lil' while."

All three members of DCR agree that there's more to the rap world than just being charismatic lyricists and headbussa (r.i.p) beat makers. "We want C-port to know there's more to us. We've got a different movement going on: we're investing in human capitalism and becoming philanthropist," states Macadon.

Q: What's the next hottest thing out the frying pan? A: Double Crossa Records. Through ambition, versatility and loyalty, Double Crossa Records, an independent label was formed by three fuse-blowing artists, hailing the streets of Savannah, Georgia. Their debut CD, "Ghetto Gospel: Unleash the Real, Vol. I" will be released during the first quarter of 2008. Stay tuned and keep your ear to the ground about Double Crossa Records at www.myspace.com/doublecrossarecords.

For More Information

Cheryl Carter, Marketing Strategizer

(912) 507-1372

CCarterDCR@gmail.com

Princess L. Johnson, Public Relations Innovator

(703) 407-2472

PJohnsonDCR@gmail.com

Myspace.com/doublecrossarecords

Heaven or Hell Clothing Line Gets Backing from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, The Game, Gloria Velez and More

Miami, FL December 29, 2007 – With hip hop taking over the entertainment industry it was obvious the culture's sense of style would soon follow. Heaven or Hell Clothing defines urban lifestyle and sets the tone for the future of hip hop threads. Anthony Torres, or as some call him Nu Jerzey Devil, is much more than a popular music producer and DJ. Torres has always found fashion intriguing and his particular style is displayed in his own line that parallels with his moniker – Heaven or Hell.

Along with an A-list backing, Heaven or Hell Clothing is soon to take over not only hip hop, but the fashion industry. Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, The Game and even vixen Gloria Velez backs the line. With an edge that balances good versus evil and claims 'death before dishonor' the line is sure to make a bold statement as strong as its designer. The line features shirts, sweaters, hoodies, and even shoes for the fashion-savvy trendsetters.

Along with his clothing line the head producer of Black Wall Street, Nu Jerzey Devil is set to make 2008 a year to remember. Anthony Torres aka "Nu Jerzey Devil" is currently in the studio working on albums for Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, The Game, and also a solo project. Along with new styles of clothing and innovative music, Heaven and Hell Clothing and Nu Jerzey Devil will continue to set the curve as we enter in the new year. The line is available to purchase and view at www.myspace.com/heavenorhellclothing

More on Music:

Early 2008 will feature The Black Wall Street Compilation album that is sure to bring west coast hip hop back to the forefront of rap. With production for the heavily anticipated album from The Game and an eager freshman release from the prince of the west coast, Juice, Nu Jerzey Devil seems to have his hands full.

Nu Jerzey Devil is also currently finishing up the final touches to his new mixtape, Soundz From Tha Devil Pt. 3 featuring Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, The Game, Hell Rell, Juice, Jay Rock and Clyde Carson and will drop January 10th – the same day as his birthday. Jerzey's birthday and mixtape release party will be held in Miami January 12th at Sobe Live followed by a show in Japan at the end of the month.

For more information on Heaven or Hell Clothing visit www.myspace.com/heavenorhellclothing or request an interview with Nu Jerzey Devil Contact:

Hustle Up PR
Andrew Bess
abess@email.arizona.edu

520.271.3065

AIM: Andrewbess86

www.myspace.com/hustleupproductions

Registration Open for MemphisRap.com's Showcase & Industry Networking Event

Attendees will get a chance to meet with MemphisRap.com representatives, industry leaders, label reps, managers, promoters, DJ's and other talent to discuss their careers and exchange business information.

/24-7PressRelease/ - MEMPHIS, TN, December 28, 2007 - MemphisRap.com announces open registration for its Showcase & Industry Networking Event which is set to be held on January 23, 2008 at the New Daisy Theater in Downtown Memphis, TN on infamous Beale St. The Showcase & Industry Networking Event is an exciting new avenue initiated by MemphisRap.com to provide a means for those in the Music and Entertainment to showcase their talent as well as network with those established and emerging in the Industry. Attendees will get a chance to meet with MemphisRap.com representatives, industry leaders, label reps, managers, promoters, DJ's and other talent to discuss their careers and exchange business information.

"Lots of people don't even know where to begin in the Music and Entertainment Industry, or think it has disappeared in the Mid-South," explains Online Media Director, Charla Littlejohn. "We've got great talent, but there's a number of things that has to be changed and this is what this event is for. The Showcase & Industry Networking Event is an effort to show off some of the new faces and connect them with the right people in the Industry. With us having a great outcome at our first showcase, we thought this was a great time for us to come back, but with a little extra. This is only the beginning."

Talent interested in registering to perform at the event can submit their materials or performance on CD or DVD along with a $30 registration fee in which the talent will be evaluated by a panel of industry professionals. Selected performers will be able to perform for an expected audience of 1,000 at the New Daisy Theater located on 330 Beale St. on January 23, 2008 at 7PM in Memphis, TN. Those not selected will receive professional advice and information on why they weren't selected and what can be done to better their music or performance.

The winner(s) of the Showcase will receive prizes and gifts which will include but not limited to music equipment, media training, PR services, promotions and marketing, TV appearances, an original track on the MemphisRap.com Compilation and a number of other opportunities.

For more information on MemphisRap.com's Showcase & Industry Networking Event, contact MemphisRap.com at 901-405-1851 by phone or email at showcase @ memphisrap.com. Registration for the Showcase & Industry Networking Event is now being accepted online at the website address http://www.memphisrap.com/showcase. For event or sponsorship information please contact Marketing Director, Hosea Mays, Jr., or Event Coordinator, Deanna Brown, at 901-405-1851.

Press Release Contact Information:
DT Smith
MemphisRap.com
PR
PO Box 30337
Memphis, TN
USA 38130
Voice: 901-405-1851
E-Mail: media@memphisrap.com
Website: http://www.memphisrap.com

The 5th annual Street Conference is going down Saturday, Jan 12 from 12pm - until...

Lead sponsor Will Roberson, the Quincy Jones of Hip Hop and CEO of Diggin 4 Brown says, "I believe in the vision of what they are doing and it's only natural that I support a movement that supports where I come from: The Streets."

Special thanks also goes to sponsor, B. Mack of Foundation Magazine (Mixtape Culture) for helping to make this event possible.

The Conference, founded by the creators of the new, internationally distributed magazine, Streets Mos, is dedicated to opening the doors of opportunity for independent artists and will have a combination of industry insiders and the hottest, unsigned talent in attendance.

The theme of 2008's Conference is "24 Hours of Hip Hop" - A chance to pay homage to Hip Hop culture by uniting unsigned, worthy artists with industry bosses to make possible, their next record deal and to provide opportunities that will be career-enhancing.

The Twist: Streets Mos has received the distribution to release a compilation album through Koch Entertainment, courtesy of Corey McKay (Legal Hustle Music Group/Koch Ent.) otherwise known as "Cormega," formerly of The Firm.  McKay, who fully endorses the Magazine, recognizes it as a platform to promote and expand awareness of unsigned talent.

Reputable promoters have also signed on to partake of this auspicious event, and contributed a 10K giveaway promotional package toward the winner of the "STREET ARTIST of THE YEAR" title, who will be announced by panel judges. The winner will also be featured on the lead single off the Streets Mos Wanted Album, and will receive a year's worth of advertising with all affiliated outlets. 

The winners of categories, Best Solo Artist, Best Group, Best Female artist, Best Latino group will also be announced.

Interested artists should register as soon as possible, as spots are limited.

Among those who will make an appearance at the annual Street Conference are Multi Platinum Record Producer, Dame Grease, DJ Enyce (Mixtape), DJ Thoro, Get Money Nation, Action Pac, Ty Boogie and Goldie, Terrel Blair (Hood Life), Tammy Feliciano (CEO of Streets Mos Representado), The First Lady Godiva (Streets Mos Radio), Kengee Henry (4 Front Magazine), Ray Daniels (Drahma Magazine), Swagg News Big Apple, Break Magazine, Kraze (All Access DVD), Cynthia Horner (Celebrity Publicist), J. Hatch (Faces in The Crowd), Jesse Jess (Underground Music Awards), Adante Ace (Streets Have a Voice), Monster and Jay (Slick Talk Ent.), "Heart of The City" Industry Showcase, Tom Black (Street to Street DVD), Bob Celesten (celebrity lawyer), Cormega (Legal Hustle Music Group record label) and many more.

Tickets $10 in advance and $20 at the door and can be purchased at streeetsmos.com or by emailing smm.editor@gmail.com

VIPs [talent/media] should also RSVP to smm.editor@gmail.com to be placed on the guest list.

SUPER MODEL TYSON BECKFORD JOINS THE 2008 URBAN WHEEL AWARDS

Top Fashion Model and Host of TV's "Fine Tuned" Set to Present at The "Oscars" of the Auto Industry

    DETROIT , MICHIGAN - Considered the highest paid Black male model in the world, Tyson Beckford, who currently hosts the television car series "Fine Tuned," has joined a star-studded lineup of presenters for the 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards (UWA). The spectacular event will take place on January 15, 2008 at the majestic Fox Theatre in Detroit . The Urban Wheels Awards, known as the Academy Awards of the automotive industry, will pay tribute to those pioneering automotive industry leaders who transcend the mainstream and embrace diversity to create and improve products and services that appeal to a larger customer base.

    The only forum to recognize the top African American, Asian and Latino executives in the automotive and ancillary industries, the UWA will also include A-list entertainment, industry leaders and Hollywood celebrities presenting the UWA awards to the winners in the 12 categories. With a theme this year of "Fashion, Stars & Cars," the 2008 UWA will be an evening to remember.

    Tyson Beckford, who is of Jamaican ancestry, became a household name when he became the main model for the fashion house of Ralph Lauren. Having graced countless billboards, been featured in numerous ads, and strutted down catwalks world wide, Mr. Beckford most recently branched out as the host of a new car series entitled "Fine Tuned" on the Speed Channel. Mr. Beckford has also appeared in a number of films and television shows, including the just-completed films "Kings of The Evening" in which he co-stars with Lynn Whitfield and Glynn Turman and "Hotel California", which he co-produced.

    "Since our theme this year is Fashion, Stars and Cars, Tyson Beckford epitomizes each aspect--he's a top fashion model, a star, and hosts his own car show on TV," says UWA creator Randi Payton, CEO/Founder of On Wheels Inc. "We're delighted to have him take part in this year's event. It's going to be a great sh ow."

    "Cars have always been a passion of mine and I am honored to be asked to present at the Urban Wheel Awards. Throughout my career I have always worked to have diversity be embraced--and that's what the UWA does," says Beckford.

    The UWA honors pioneering automotive Industry leaders who transcend the mainstream and embrace diversity to create products and services that appeal to a larger customer base. It's the sole forum to recognize the top African American, Asian and Latino executives in the automotive and ancillary industries. There will be top-notch entertainment, industry leaders and Hollywood stars presenting the UWA awards to the winners in the 12 categories.

    The 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards will be presented during Press Week in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit . The NAIAS in 2007 had over 90 internationally-sanctioned exhibitors and added more than $500 million to the metro Detroit region last year alone.

    The 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards are coming to Detroit at the Fox Theatre on January 15, 2008.

    For Additional Information contact:
    www.onwheelsinc.com or www.urbanwheelawards.com

    PRESS CONTACT: S&S ASSOCIATES
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (908) 221-1660 info@ssassocs.com

Hip Hop Artists Celtic & Moniz Release the Album Independence Day as a Free Online Download

12-25-2007

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Underground Hip Hop artists Celtic and Moniz release Independence Day as a free online download for the New Year. Both artists made a decision to release the album online for free following a small group of other artists such as Price and Radiohead.

Independence Day is an underground hip hop album by Celtic featuring Moniz. Celtic is an underground MC in the Hip Hop game and Moniz, who is a Hip Hop producer, produced roughly 80 percent of the tracks on the album.

Both artists decided to skip label distribution this time around and post the album out on the Internet at www.mcceltic.com as a free download to fans.

Celtic commented, "We just don't see where it makes sense to go through all the work of the distribution system these days when most of the time your album gets shelved on the back table of a boardroom and never receives the distribution or promotion it deserves. We decided to take matters into our own hands this time".

Both artists are asking fans to make a small donation if they do download the album. Fans can donate anything from 1 cent to 20 dollars. Moniz says, "It's whatever they think the album is worth to them".

Independence Day, the new album by Celtic Featuring Moniz, can be downloaded at http://www.mcceltic.com and is freely distributable by fans alike. The album was released on Christmas Day as a Christmas present to the artists' fans.

For further information, you can contact Celtic directly at smccarthy945@gmail.com or 561-306-9545. Celtic can also be reached at www.mcceltic.com.

Prodigy Announces the Release of New Solo Album Titled H.N.I.C. Part 2 on Voxonic Music.

Album to be released in multiple languages using Voxonic's 'Voice Conversion' technology

NEW YORK (December 25, 2007) - Prodigy, one half of the hip-hop's legendary platinum selling duo, Mobb Deep, announced the domestic release of his second solo album, H.N.I.C. Part 2, to be released world-wide on Voxonic Music in partnership with AAO Music/Reality in March 2008. The announcement comes at a bittersweet time as Prodigy is preparing to start serving a 3  year bid which begins early January 2008.

"Throughout my life, I have always lived through adversity. I'm a survivor. You don't understand the mental power that I have." While I'm locked up, I'm going to be writing lyrics, working on the script for my second feature film, Dope, and finish writing an autobiography of my life which will be finished by the time I'm released. My mind is going to be focused and I'll have time to think and map out my entire plan. The experience will make me a tougher, stronger person. I'm gonna work on getting out faster, so I can get back to doing what I do best. When I get home, it's gonna be on!"

The new album released by Voxonic Music will be Prodigy's second official solo album. H.N.I.C. Part 2returns "P" to the more edgy real life street tales that have been Mobb Deep's signature for nearly a decade. Alchemist and Havoc will produce a bulk of the album along with several other hot up-n-coming producers.

For the first time ever, hip-hop fans around the world will get to soak in the provocative thoughts of Prodigy, one of hip-hop's most prolific lyricists. Through the Voxonic technology, fans in other countries will be able to hear Prodigy's H.N.I.C. Part 2 in his own voice converted with 99% accuracy into different languages including Spanish, French, and German. Voxonic Music, the recording home of international reggae star, Ky-Mani Marley, has trademarked an exciting new technology. "I'll be the first hip hop artist to release a record that's converted into foreign languages using the Voxonic voice conversion technology. The technology they use is a great opportunity for me to keep supplying my fans around the world with music to hold them down while I'm away," states Prodigy. "I want to thank Fred and Arie Deutsch of Voxonic for believing in me and recognizing the wide appeal my music carries." Arie Deutsch, President of Voxonic Music and Voxonic, Inc. states "Voxonic is excited to work with an artist the caliber of Prodigy. Our technology will allow Prodigy to market himself with unconventional methods no other hip-hop star is currently using. H.N.I.C. Part 2 will be a great way to demonstrate the international influence of Hip Hop and how Voxonic's technology can help bridge the communication gap for artists and their fans."

VOXONIC MUSIC & AAO Music /Reality will embark on an aggressive online and grassroots campaign to promote the project. "AAO Music is known for our creative and unique marketing campaigns," states Peter Kuys, Chairman of AAO Music. Kuys further says "We welcome the opportunity to work with Prodigy and challenge the traditional marketing ideas."

A unique web site has been created at www.hnic2.com [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=bf8erhcab.0.0.nfmg4xn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hnic2.com%2F&id=preview] through which Prodigy will be able to blog with fans using the Voxonic technology. A world premiere of the controversial video for the first single, "ABC," can be viewed online at www.hnic2.com [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=bf8erhcab.0.0.nfmg4xn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hnic2.com%2F&id=preview] along with an exclusive interview with New York HOT 97 Radio personality, Angie Martinez. In this insightful interview Prodigy reveals his thoughts about the recent conviction and his impending sentence. To view visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR2FQ5PaAe4 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=bf8erhcab.0.0.nfmg4xn6.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DaR2FQ5PaAe4&id=preview].

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About Voxonic Inc.

Voxonic Music, a full fledged record label and division of New York-based Voxonic Inc. has developed some of the most innovative software since windows revolutionized the computer industry in the early nineties. This exciting technology is able to convert any person's voice into any known language in the world. The applications are endless streaming from international business, politics, music, entertainment and the video game industry.

About AAO Reality Music, Inc.

2004 marked the launch of a new music label named REALITY. REALITY was born out of a concept that music can, and should be made, for the sake of artistry and the love of music. Our concept cuts out much of the excessive glitz, glamour and expense and brings to market great music from talented, proven recording stars that is valued priced. REALITY artists are some of the most influential and successful artists in the world. The REALITY label is founded on the premise of a direct relationship between the artist and the retail stores. This translates to more aggressive pricing, better in stock positions and more artist meet & greets which ultimately benefit the music buying customer.

For more information, press only:

Jackie O. Asare, 4Sight Media, (212) 730-1177, jackieo@4sightmedia.com [mailto:jackieo@4sightmedia.com]

Brian Gilmore, BG Group LLC, (770) 808-4232, Briangilmore76@aol.com [mailto:Briangilmore76@aol.com]

Funkmaster Flex to Grace The 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards Show

DETROIT, MI -November 14, 2007 - Auto enthusiast, car series host and NY radio DJ, Funkmaster Flex has joined the lineup of celebrities participating in the 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards Show, which will take place at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on January 15, 2008. Funkmaster Flex, the popular Hip Hop DJ on New York City's Hot 97, will be providing the music for the Afterglow party following the awards ceremony from 9PM to 11PM at the Fox Theatre. This exclusive afterparty will be packed with Hollywood celebrities, automotive executives and UWA winners.

World renowned on the musical scene, Funkmaster Flex is also known in the automotive community. His love affair with automobiles is no on-air gimmick. He founded Team Bautwell, a high-profile, custom-car club which boasts such members as NBA star Shaquille O'Neil, platinum-recording artist Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot and many others. His successful show on Spike TV, "Ride with Funkmaster Flex," is shown internationally, being broadcast not only in the United States but also on Kenya Television Network and Australian television. The Funkmaster also had other auto-themed television shows such as "All Muscle with Funkmaster Flex" on ESPN and "Car Wash with Funkmaster Flex." The Funkmaster Flex Celebrity Car Show Tour travels nationwide and has included the cars of stars such as Wyclef Jean and many others.

On Wheels, Inc headed by the dynamic entrepreneur Randi Payton, the world's only multi-media, multi-cultural automotive communications company. "We are delighted that a person of Funkmaster Flex's stature has decided to join us in celebrating Diversity in the automotive industry," says Mr. Payton. "Car enthusiasts and auto executives know of the influence Funkmaster Flex has had on the urban auto buyer."

Now Flex is ready to not only celebrate the auto world with the UWA but get the party started at the UWA's Afterglow bash. Come and hear Funkmaster Flex spin.

For Additional Information call (313) 963-2209 or visit www.urbanwheelawards.com.

For Press Information Contact:

S&S Associates (908)-221-1660

Tonya Payton - tonya@ssassocs.com

or Ann Brown - ann@ssassocs.com

Freelance Celebrity Publicist On The Rise Krystle Coleman

In the world of photo shoots, award shows, red-carpets, press releases, and artist placement and let's not forget 'damage control' when everything that could go wrong... does, you have a savior that plays the role of parent, sibling, homey and sometimes bad cop. In order to make the campaign run smooth, the little details are just as important as the big ones. The publicist can be the stalker to an editor or the last piece to the puzzle for that hot artist everyone wants on their blog, website or magazine

Krystle Coleman had simple dreams to be a writer and she soon catapulted herself from an intern writer for an online urban magazine, an intern at urban powerhouse Island Def Jam to her current position as one of the top freelance celebrity publicist in the country.

The road has been challenging but now with the digital age, slumping record sales and roster changes occurring weekly, what is a publicist role now? Check out the future of entertainment publicity and how she can get you from a independent artist to a mainstream international entertainer.

Public Relations Services:

Midori Star Media prides itself in long standing relationships with every media outlet including Print, Broadcast, New Media and more.

Midori Star Media utilizes every possible medium to utilize deliver significant media impressions nationwide.

Freelance Publicist Krystle Coleman works with clients such as platinum rappers Trina, Rick Ross, Plies, Trick Daddy, Celebrity stylist Brea Stinson, CEO of Slip n Slide Records, Super Music Producers and more.

As a freelance journalist Krystle Coleman has interview T.I., Lloyd, Bobby Valentino, Brooke Valentine, Pit-bull to name a few.

Midori Star Media Secures Media Placement in Vibe Magazine, XXL Magazine, Complex Magazine, BET, MTV Japan, MTV, VH1, BET Black Carpet, King Magazine , GIANT Magazine, Sohh.com, Hip Hop Dx, Instyle Magazine, Lifestyle Television, Allhiphop.com, Business Week, Local and International Media and Print newspapers.

If you want a publicist with experience, expertise, and innovative thinking to deliver your message in the manner and medium you want...

Contact Krystle Coleman

786.797.4217 Office

313.318.0979 Cell

midoristarmedia@gmail.com

Krys17@tmail.com

SLIP-N-SLIDE RECORDS PLATINUM SELLING RECORDING ARTIST TRINA IS BACK WITH HER NEW LADIES ANTHEM "SINGLE AGAIN"

& THE RELEASE OF HER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 4TH COMING ALBUM "STILL THE BADDEST"

RELEASE DATE FEBRUARY 12TH, 2008 GUEST APPEARANCES INCLUDE MISSY ELLIOT, PLIES, RICK ROSS, and PITBULL & MORE!

"Single Again" Video Shoot Up Close and Personal with Trina

WHO: Ladies and Gentlemen, esteemed members of the press, radio stations and Miami Socialites, you are formally invited to join the "Queen of the South" on December 28,2007 in Miami, Florida for the "Single Again" video shoot!

WHEN: December 28,2007

(Miami, Florida) - Slip-N-Slide Records is currently preparing for the release of female rap sensation Trina's fourth album entitled Still the Baddest which is set to be released on February 12, 2008. Trina's first single entitled "Single Again" has hit the radio and the ladies all over the country love it!

Members of the Media will have an opportunity to interview Trina about her 4th coming album, upcoming lifestyle brands and how she feels about being "Single Again".

Special Invited Celebrity Guest will include, Rick Ross, Plies, Trick Daddy and more!

Time- 10:00 a.m.- 8:00pm

Location – (TBA)

In addition to Trina's "Single Again" Video Shoot Taker Over, Sprint PCS has selected various "handpicked" artist to spotlight during the Christmas Holiday, Trina hit single entitled "Single Again" was chosen and is set to be released on New Year's Day, as a free download to everyone!

For additional details on media credentials please contact: Krystle Coleman at 313.318.0979 krystle@slipnsliderecords.net For media credentials please email krystle@slipnsliderecords.net Please visit http://www.trina-online.com for more information on Trina

Lodestar Entertainment Signs with William Morris Agency to Rep Feature Film Life is Hot in Cracktown

Lodestar Entertainment announced that it has signed with William Morris Independent- a division of the William Morris Agency. William Morris Independent will represent the film Life is Hot in Cracktown.

(Beverly Hills, CA, December 26, 2007)- Co-Head of William Morris Independent Cassian Elwes will be partnering with Lodestar Entertainment producers Ten Travis, Bill Fisch and Larry Rattner on the independent feature film Life is Hot in Cracktown.

Life is Hot in Cracktown's cast includes Brandon Routh, Shannyn Sossamon, Lara Flynn Boyle, Kerry Washington and RZA of Wu-Tang Clan. The film was directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and is based on his novel by the same name.

Life is Hot it Cracktown delves into the infiltration of crack cocaine in urban America and shows the gritty realities of street life, as well as the struggling, proud people who attempt to survive them everyday.

Highlighting four stories that come together in a climax of violence, depravity and salvation, Giovinazzo's Life is Hot in Cracktown may elevate itself to the ranks of Robert Altman's Short Cuts and Paul Haggis' Crash. The film captures a realistic depiction of a modern day social epidemic- drug use and poverty.

"We are anxious to get Life is Hot in Cracktown out into the public. We are very excited about what the public response will be when they see the caliber of actors that we've collaborated with to create this film. It is an emotional story filled with actors who are going against their known character types," states producer Ten Travis.

About William Morris Independent:

William Morris Independent works with both U.S. and foreign distributors and financiers, bringing together co-production partners for projects the Agency then packages from its vast creative pool. In recent years, William Morris Independent has sold dozens of films on the festival market — many of them award-winners.

About Lodestar Entertainment:

Bill Fisch and Larry Rattner founded Lodestar Entertainment in 2006. They produced the independent feature film Day on Fire starring Academy Award Winner Olympia Dukakis. In 2007 Lodestar Entertainment partnered with Fitted Productions to produce Life is Hot in Cracktown. Actor and producer Ten Travis founded Fitted Productions in 2007 with the goal of producing reality based television and film. Lodestar Entertainment and Fitted Productions will continue their partnership with the upcoming production of a feature film based on Billy Wayne Sinclair's novel, A Life in the Balance. The film will focus on Sinclair's take on life behind bars as a jailhouse lawyer and an award winning journalist. The film is slated for production in 2008 and will be directed by David Jacobson. Jacobson directed Down in the Valley starring Edward Norton in 2005.

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Media Contact:

Talia Roselli

LM Public Relations

310-566-7596

troselli@lmpublicrelations.com

" The Republic Of Konnan "

Cuban born wrestling Superstar and legend Carlos Ashenoff better known by his in ring name through out the world as " Konnan " is going back home to the City Of Miami and South Florida to take care of business, professional wrestling business that is.

Konnan who recently departed from TNA and is back down in Mexico running things for the popular Lucha Libre company, AAA ( Triple A ) has now aligned himself with a new South Florida wrestling organization, the IWZ " Independent Wrestling Zone ", his involvement with the IWZ is deep, Konnan will be bringing his creative and vast experience to the IWZ along with another fellow Cuban who's background is in the film, music and events promoting industries.

Combined they are looking to spice things up in South Florida while delivering events never before seen in the area by an independent company while utilizing professional sound, lighting, staging and special effects equipment and technology to better enhance their production value, while filming for Television.

" I'm going back to my hometown to set things off, Latino's rarely are exposed to Indie wrestling, especially in Miami Dade, because most shows are held from the Broward County line, on up the state. "

" We Latino's have become a major buying power through out the world, we like the good things life has to offer and will drop C notes like nothing if we like and want something. "

" But things must be slamming to attract a Latino to anything, and that's what we plan on doing with the IWZ, making things bling, shine, and jump off like a spectacle, Latino style, wild and crazy and above all fun as hell with a solid product. "

" And you know we'll have the Chicas, gotta have them fine Miami Mami's on this thing. "

Said Konnan , who will not discuss any further details about the IWZ and his role with this new group.one.com

You may see if Konnan speaks more about the IWZ over at www.WrestleZone.com

For more information on Konnan, AAA and the IWZ, please visit the following links.

Myspace.com/Konnan619

Myspace.com/iwzone or www.THEIWZ.com and www.TripleA.com

Real Talk For When There's Nowhere To Go But Up

BLACK PAIN

It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting

By Terrie M. Williams

"As a young African-American male, you have to have your war face on at all times. It's all about maintaining your swagger. Some people like to run away from the uncut truth, but BLACK PAIN is no slouch. It boldly confronts the reality of our pain head on, flowing like hot lyrics over the perfect beat."

—Sean Combs

"We've never had a book this personal to read that defines our feelings and helps us understand what to do to heal ourselves. I'm proud of Terrie for writing BLACK PAIN so that everyone will finally recognize depression. As she puts it, "what it looks like, what it sounds and what it feels like."

—Mary J. Blige

      Terrie Williams dares you to take off your game face! As a high-powered public relations pro, Terrie has worked with some of the biggest names out there, but all the success and power and access didn't spare her from profound emotional pain. And her own pain was too often mirrored in the lives of the hip hop and R&B artists, the producers, the dancers, and the music executives around her.

      In her groundbreaking new book, BLACK PAIN: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting (Scribner; January 8, 2008; $24),Terrie takes off the mask. She peels away the game face so many of us wear, and shows us that we don't have to hide our pain in shame. From celebrities like Mary J. Blige, DMX and Mike Tyson, Terrie talks to folks who know what it's like to struggle to keep it together day after day, when inside they feel like they're dying.

      Before BLACK PAIN, we focused only on the symptoms of our pain: The rages, the arrests, the seesaw highs and lows. We saw every rapper on MTV Cribs build a shrine to Al Pacino's Scarface – a man so devastated inside that even having everything isn't close to enough. But worst of all, we've seen the murders, the senseless deaths, and the suicide-by-prison of our best and brightest. Our men are soldiers in an emotional war no one has named, and they are all too often fodder. They're suffering and dying on the front lines because no one has dared to name their pain.

      It's time to open the steel door on our suffering and help each other heal. BLACK PAIN is a work no one in the entertainment industry should miss! No other book has looked so thoughtfully at how we as Black folks suffer emotionally, or in such accessible language. No other book has laid out a community crisis with such sensitivity, such empathy and such clear direction to solutions. BLACK PAIN doesn't just talk about depression – it tells you what depression looks, sounds and feels like. The next time you see a headline screaming that a favorite recording artist has been sent to rehab, arrested, or worse…—you'll see behind the mask of success to understand the pain that drives the self-destruction.

      Terrie Williams is a woman on fire, and the fuel that keeps that fire raging is the epidemic of unacknowledged emotional pain in Black America. Depression is a catchword in the mainstream media, but among Black folks it might as well be "the D-word"—the shameful thing nobody talks about, even as it's killing us. But Terrie Williams is not afraid to talk about what "the blues" is doing to us and our loved ones— she's determined to get us all talking about it, and she will not rest until we can freely speak our pain without shame, and get to healing it! BLACK PAIN: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting is her opening shot in that battle. Don't miss it!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A social worker by training, Terrie Williams launched the public relations firm, The Terrie Williams Agency, in 1988. The company quickly became one of the most successful PR firms in America, representing top names in entertainment, sports, business and politics such as Miles Davis, Johnnie Cochran, Stephen King, Eddie Murphy, HBO, and Time Warner. After surviving a profound depression, Terrie chronicled her struggle to regain her health in Essence magazine and the feedback was staggering. She continues her work with the agency and she also created the Stay Strong Foundation, which reaches out to anyone of any age suffering from mental illness. Terrie has a BA from Brandeis University and a master's degree in social work from Columbia University. She has one grown son and lives in New York City.

BLACK PAIN: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting

By Terrie M. Williams

Publication Date: January 8, 2008

352 pages; $24.00

Contact: Mary Lengle
P. 610-285-4458
mary.lengle@madisonandco.biz

Cynthia Horner P 732 202-8246   
cynthiamhorner@yahoo.com

Kenwood Vineyards Lounge to Debut at 40/40 Club Las Vegas

KENWOOD (SONOMA VALLEY), Calif., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenwood Vineyards is set to light up Las Vegas on December 30, 2007, when hip-hop mogul Jay-Z's 40/40 Club opens at The Palazzo, the spectacular new world-class resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Kenwood Vineyards will sponsor the star-studded Grand Opening gala at 40/40 Club Las Vegas that evening, an event that includes the debut of the winery's namesake VIP room at the Club -- the Kenwood Vineyards Lounge.

The new $20 million 40/40 Club Las Vegas is the third location of Jay-Z's renowned upscale sports bar and lounge, following in the footsteps of his highly successful 40/40 Clubs in New York and Atlantic City. The multi-level venue features 85 plasma screen televisions, five bars serving "top-shelf" wines and libations, and leather couch seating for ultimate sports enjoyment, plus a luxurious dining area offering all-American fare with a Latin accent and five VIP rooms -- including the Kenwood Vineyards Lounge -- for private events.

The Kenwood Vineyards-sponsored 40/40 Club Las Vegas Grand Opening gala will be an opulent affair. A throng of "A-List" celebrities will walk the red carpet in front of fans and the press before heading inside for an evening to include a welcome and ceremonial ribbon-cutting by Jay-Z, dancing to live celebrity DJs and a midnight toast. A one-hour television special, "Live on the Red Carpet at the 40/40 Club Las Vegas Grand Opening," is scheduled to air on "Extra" and "E!".

The Kenwood Vineyards Lounge promises to be the most popular VIP room at 40/40 Club Las Vegas. Literally a "club within a club," the intimate Kenwood Vineyards Lounge -- which can accommodate only 70 guests -- blends wine country accents with leather wrap around couches, hardwood floors, wood paneled walls, a sunken living room and an 8-foot pool table. This private space also is equipped with two 65-inch plasma screen televisions, an independent sound system, wireless internet access, Xbox, Playstation, chess boards and a complementary Ms. Pacman arcade game. One of the Kenwood Vineyard Lounge's most distinctive amenities is a private outdoor terrace, with views of the famed Las Vegas Strip and the Las Vegas fireworks. Befitting a private, "by reservation only" lounge, VIP servers assigned exclusively to the Kenwood Vineyards Lounge will take care of guests' food and beverage needs. A superb selection of premium Kenwood Vineyards Sonoma County wines will be available in the Kenwood Vineyards Lounge by the glass and by the bottle.

The new club is located in The Palazzo, a 50-floor all-suites hotel-casino-resort that takes Las Vegas luxury, sophistication and contemporary chic to new heights. Situated adjacent to The Venetian and across the street from the Wynn Las Vegas, the Palazzo is situated at the center of Las Vegas excitement. The Palazzo is scheduled to open on December 20, 2007.

Established in 1970 in the Sonoma Valley, Kenwood Vineyards produces premium wines that showcase Sonoma County's world class vineyards.

Celebrate responsibly.

Source: Kenwood Vineyards

CONTACT: Margie Healy, +1-707-824-7715, mhealy@korbel.com, for Kenwood
Vineyards

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

Driven by Music, MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com Deliver 1.2 Billion Video Streams in 2007

Women Ruled, Country Crossed Over and VMA Artists Rocked in MTV Networks Music Group's Top 30 Most-Streamed Music Videos of 2007

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by music, MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com video streams topped more than 1.2 billion in 2007, 30 percent more than 2006 -- an all-time record for the collective brands within MTV Networks' Music Group, which now attracts nearly 30 million unique visitors every month. Music videos accounted for nearly half of the streams, as viewers sought out their favorite artists and discovered new ones from a cross-section of genres, including pop and hip hop, country and rock. Music videos also drove MTV Mobile, VH1 Mobile and CMT Mobile into triple-digit growth in 2007. In fact, music videos accounted for every single one of the top 10 most-streamed videos on the three services.

"Music was at the core of everything we did in 2007," said Van Toffler, President of MTV Networks' Music Group. "And, once again, MTV, VH1 and CMT produced the year's most memorable events in music."

In the first-ever ranking of the 30 most-popular music videos streamed on MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com, women ruled, country crossed over and VMA artists tore it up in 2007. Female acts dominated the year-end chart, accounting for eight of the Top 10 songs. Britney Spears took the trophy for the most-streamed video with her live performance of "Gimme More" during the 2007 Video Music Awards. Avril Lavigne came in second with "Girlfriend" and Rihanna, another VMA performer, came in third with "Umbrella." Fergie placed three singles in the Top 10 alone -- "Glamorous" (#4), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (#5) and "Fergalicious" (#7) -- and was the artist with the most appearances on the chart.

New artists like Paramore -- a band that gained notoriety through MTV's 52/52 initiative -- stormed this year's chart with "Misery Business" at #22. The Plain White T's, which earned the "Breaking Woodie" at the 2006 mtvU Woodie Awards, lived up to the their expectations in 2007, claiming the #27 spot with their smash "Hey There Delilah." And throughout the year, VH1's "You Oughta Know" franchise made artists such as Feist and Colbie Caillat household names.

The year's biggest crossover hit belonged to Carrie Underwood, a fixture on CMT. Her signature smash, "Before He Cheats," landed at #15.

MTV's VMAs, VH1's Hip Hop Honors and CMT's Music Awards inspired viewers to go online and see their favorite artists. At MTV's VMA's Chris Brown solidified his place in music with Michael Jackson-esque moves. VH1's Hip Hop Honors, the most important event in the hip-hop community, this year celebrated the works of Snoop Dogg, WHODINI, Missy Elliot and others. And CMT's Music Awards saw Sugarland and Bon Jovi deliver stirring performances.

On Mobile

Soulja Boy's "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" was the most-streamed video on both MTV Mobile and VH1 Mobile. Sugarland's "Stay," which the group performed live during the CMT Music Awards, clinched the top spot on CMT Mobile. MTV Mobile streams grew 90 percent over 2006, while VH1 streams grew by 100 percent and CMT recorded a 252 percent surge.

Curated music programming also performed well. MTV Mobile's most-viewed show content was the original made-for-mobile series, Dances From the Hood. VH1 launched "Pop Up Mobile to Go," a made-for-mobile version of the hugely popular VH1 series, featuring music videos from Janet Jackson, the Beastie Boys, Rihanna, Black Eyed Peas and Nelly. And MTV Tr3s Mobile, introduced this year, has grown 65 percent every month since March, making it the fastest- growing mobile brand ever in the MTVN portfolio.

Throughout the year, MTV, VH1 and CMT also introduced new experiences to drive deeper engagement with music.

   -- At MTV.com, viewers used the new Video Remixer to create more than
      8,200 remixes of Britney Spears' latest single, "Piece of Me."
      Throughout the year, viewers could also remix videos from Kelly
      Clarkson, Common, Nelly Furtado and Paramore.

   -- MTVN in 2007 also was the first media/entertainment company to begin
      threading lyrics throughout its programming on all platforms,
      beginning with MTV.com. Viewers who search for lyrics on MTV.com,
      VH1.com, or CMT.com will get the full lyrics, as well as links to
      music videos, links to purchase the song, and comprehensive artist
      information, such as bios and discographies.

   -- VH1Classic.com, which re-launched in May with an on-demand library of
      thousands of classic music videos, has seen time spent surge by 30
      percent. VH1Classic.com was just one of a dozen new vertical Web sites
      and blogs launched by the Music Group in 2007.

Here are the top 30 most-streamed videos across MTVN Music Group's MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com.

  Position     Song Title              Artist              Label
  1.           Gimme More (Live)       Britney Spears      BMG
  2.           Girlfriend              Avril Lavigne       BMG
  3.           Umbrella                Rihanna             Universal
  4.           Glamorous               Fergie              Universal
  5.           Big Girls Don't Cry     Fergie              Universal
  6.           This Ain't a Scene,
                It's an Arms Race      Fall Out Boy        Universal
  7.           Fergalicious            Fergie              Universal
  8.           The Sweet Escape        Gwen Stefani        Universal
  9.           Candyman                Christina Aguilera  BMG
  10.          Don't Matter            Akon                Universal
  11.          Makes Me Wonder         Maroon 5            Universal
  12.          What I've Done          Linkin Park         Warner
  13.          Wall to Wall/
                Billie Jean/
                Umbrella/
                Kiss Kiss Medley
                (Live)                 Chris Brown         Sony
  14.          Rockstar                Nickelback          Warner
  15.          Before He Cheats        Carrie Underwood    BMG
  16.          Lipgloss (No Music)     Lil Mama            BMG
  17.          Say It Right            Nelly Furtado       Universal
  18.          Never Again             Kelly Clarkson      BMG
  19.          It's Not Over           Daughtry            BMG
  20.          Famous Last Words       My Chemical Romance Warner
  21.          Beautiful Liar          Beyonce             Sony
  22.          Misery Business         Paramore            Independent Label
  23.          When You're Gone        Avril Lavigne       BMG
  24.          The Way I Are           Timbaland           Universal
  25.          Kiss Kiss               Chris Brown         Sony
  26.          Crank That (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy          Universal
  27.          Hey There Delilah       Plain White T's     Independent Label
  28.          No One                  Alicia Keys         Sony
  29.          Stronger                Kanye West          Universal
  30.          Get Me Bodied           Beyonce             Sony

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 145 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

Source: MTV

CONTACT: Matthew Hutchison of MTV Networks' Music Group,
+1-202-997-1164, Matthew.Hutchison@MTVstaff.com

Web site: http://www.mtv.com/
http://vh1.com/
http://cmt.com/
http://vh1classic.com/

What Do Anna Nicole Smith and Jerry Falwell Have in Common . . . at Year-end?

Online Guest Books for both attracted thousands of remembrances, putting them on Legacy.com's Top 25 Most-Eulogized People Online for 2007

EVANSTON, Ill., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Playboy playmate and E! reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith and televangelist and Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell had little in common in life, but they share a distinction in death.

Ditto for Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor and former first lady Lady Bird Johnson.

Smith, Falwell, Taylor and Johnson, who all died in 2007, attracted so many individual remembrances and condolences in their online Guest Books on memorialization Web site Legacy.com (http://www.legacy.com/) that they made the site's list "2007's Top 25 Most-Eulogized People Online."

The victims of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute top the 2007 list; almost 43,000 condolences and remembrances have been offered (through Dec. 11) in the Legacy.com Guest Book for the 28 students and four faculty members gunned down by a troubled student. Second on the list is John Winter, a popular Orlando TV station meteorologist, who committed suicide.

"One of the most striking aspects of the lists is that they blend the slightly gossipy appeal of guest books for celebrities with the very personal, almost religious and familial aspect of remembering more ordinary people," said Professor Toby Miller, chair of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside, who reviewed the lists at the request of Legacy.com. "The Guest Books commemorate the famous, but also make renowned the suffering of those who aren't famous."

Labeled the "granddaddy" of online obituary and memorialization sites by MarketWatch, Legacy.com hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 60 percent of the people who die in the United States and attracts more than 10 million unique visitors each month.

The Web site has largely been responsible for popularizing the online Guest Book, taking it from a novelty a few years ago to a widely accepted way to remember loved ones and offer condolences to families. The site today fields more than 23,000 Guest Book entries daily -- or one every 2.5 seconds -- for ordinary people remembered by families and friends, celebrities, pro sports stars and individuals thrust into the limelight by the circumstances of their deaths.

All of the more than 20 million Guest Book entries on Legacy.com have been reviewed for appropriate content before being posted online, using a process that combines artificial intelligence and editorial review.

Below are Legacy.com's 2007 Top 25 Most Eulogized People Online and All-Time Top 25 Most Eulogized People Online, based on number of entries through Dec. 11, 2007. All of these Guest Books are open and continue to accept entries from anyone who would like to remember the individuals. For links to each of these Guest Books, please visit http://www.aboutlegacy.com/.

  Legacy.com's 2007 Top 25 Most-Eulogized People Online

  1.  Virginia Tech shooting victims
  2.  Tampa, Fla., TV meteorologist John Winter
  3.  Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ G.E. Patterson
  4.  Yolanda King, oldest child of the Rev. Martin Luther King and Coretta
      Scott King
  5.  Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor
  6.  Model, centerfold and reality TV show star Anna Nicole Smith
  7.  Kansas City kidnap-and-murder victim Kelsey Smith
  8.  Denver Broncos football player Darrent Williams
  9.  Canton, Ohio, murdered mother-to-be Jessie Davis
  10. NASCAR racer Benny Parsons
  11. World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit
  12. Retired Grambling University football coach Eddie Robinson
  13. British comedian Bernard Manning
  14. Donda West, mother of hip-hop star Kanye West
  15. Televangelist and Moral Majority founder the Rev. Jerry Falwell
  16. Jeffrey Alarie of Harrisburg, Pa., a 15-year-old whose family has
      written in his Guest Book every day since his death
  17. Jose Somohano, a Miami police officer killed in the line of duty
  18. Racehorse Barbaro
  19. Former first lady "Lady Bird" Johnson
  20. NASCAR driver and team owner Bobby Hamilton
  21. Minneapolis bridge collapse victims
  22. Chris Reyka, a Broward County, Fla., sheriff's deputy killed in the
      line of duty
  23. Tammy Faye Messner, televangelist and ex-wife of the Rev. Jim Bakker
  24. Boston lead singer Brad Delp
  25. Political columnist Molly Ivins

  Legacy.com's All-Time Top 25 Most-Eulogized People Online

  1.  Civil rights leader Rosa Parks
  2.  Virginia Tech shooting victims
  3.  9/11 terrorist attack victims ("National Book of Remembrance")
  4.  Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader and widow of the Rev. Martin
      Luther King
  5.  R&B singer Gerald Levert
  6.  R&B singer Luther Vandross
  7.  Tampa, Fla., TV meteorologist John Winter
  8.  Animal Planet TV star and wildlife conservationist "Crocodile Hunter"
      Steve Irwin
  9.  G.E. Patterson, presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ
  10. President Ronald Reagan
  11. Heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
  12. Anastasia DeSousa, victim of a Montreal college shooting
  13. World Wrestling Entertainment star Eduardo Guerrero
  14. Nicholas Blass, a 13-year-old with a medical condition who died after
      a strenuous gym class workout and whose family has signed his Guest
      Book every day since his 2002 death
  15. Pat Tillman, Arizona Cardinals football player turned Army Ranger
  16. Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Kirby Puckett
  17. Pope John Paul II
  18. "Godfather of Soul" James Brown
  19. Lori Hacking, Salt Lake City young woman killed by her husband
  20. Terri Schiavo, brain-damaged young woman who became the center of the
      country's right to die debate
  21. Victims of Hurricane Katrina
  22. Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator from Minnesota killed with his wife and
      daughter in small plane crash while campaigning
  23. Yolanda King, oldest child of the Rev. Martin Luther King and Coretta
      Scott King
  24. Miners of Sago, W.V.
  25. Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor

Described by MarketWatch as the "granddaddy" of online memorial companies, http://www.legacy.com/ provides online memorials and obituaries in partnership with more than 500 newspapers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It is visited by more than 10 million users each month and features obituaries and Guest Books for more than 60 percent of the people who die in the United States. Legacy.com is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. Learn more about Legacy.com by visiting http://www.aboutlegacy.com/.

Source: Legacy.com

CONTACT: Rebecca Theim of Legacy.com, +1-312-590-0195,
rebecca@AboutLegacy.com

Web site: http://www.legacy.com/
http://www.aboutlegacy.com/

Eighty Things to Watch in 2008

Facebook Suicides, Eco-Fatigue and Intellectual Luxury Included on JWT's Annual List

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- JWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and the fourth-largest full-service network in the world, today released its list of 80 things to watch in 2008.

"These people, products, places, services and shifts will help to define 2008," says Ann Mack, director of trendspotting at JWT. "By examining what will resonate with people or drive their thinking and behavior, we can identify larger patterns that will shape all of our lives in the years to come."

"Love it or hate it, technology continues to be a common thread on our list," adds Mack. "It drives the serendipitous randomness that throws up chance connections, groundbreaking discoveries and great business ideas."

  JWT's list of 80 Things to Watch in 2008, in alphabetical order:

    1.  Africa (foreign investment and development in)
    2.  Antibiotic backlash
    3.  Assisted marriage
    4.  Beijing 2008
    5.  Blue replacing green as the environmental movement's color du jour
    6.  Brain exercises
    7.  British actress Keira Knightley
    8.  Carbon tax
    9.  Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang
    10. Classical musician Gustavo Dudamel
    11. Climate sightseeing
    12. Continuation of comebacks (Indiana Jones, The Cure, etc.)
    13. Cooperative consumption
    14. Couch surfing
    15. Country branding (Oman, Indonesia, etc.)
    16. Designer Phillip Lim
    17. De-teching
    18. DJ Tiesto
    19. DNA-based exercising
    20. E-clutter (and e-clutter consultants)
    21. Eco-fatigue
    22. E-mail etiquette
    23. Facebook suicides
    24. Fashion label Vena Cava
    25. Foreign government investment (e.g., China, UAE) in U.S. companies
    26. French President Nicolas Sarkozy
    27. Game 3.0 (gamer-generated global gaming)
    28. Google's Android
    29. Gossip Girl
    30. Gphone
    31. Green weddings
    32. Higher education online
    33. Hip-hop's Retro Kids
    34. Humbling of the hedge fund manager (anti-excess post sub-prime)
    35. Hybrid taxis
    36. Indian actress Deepika Padukone
    37. Intellectual luxury
    38. Investigating ingredients
    39. Japanese designs (Tsumori Chisato, Uniqlo, Muji, etc.)
    40. Kitchen appliances as new power tools
    41. Lifestyle curators
    42. Lipstick trumping lip gloss
    43. Manga-inspired clothes
    44. Mobile technology explosion
    45. Mobulimia
    46. Music as awareness driver; concerts and other residuals as cash cow
    47. Musicovery (music tailored to moods)
    48. Myanmar
    49. Nollywood (the rise of Nigerian cinema)
    50. Outsourcing to Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries)
    51. Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto
    52. Pantone's 18-3943 (blue iris)
    53. Pets in the office
    54. Prius homes
    55. Radical transparency
    56. Radiohead repeats (name-your-own-price music)
    57. Recycling into fashion (Nau, Gary Harvey, etc.)
    58. Selfless as the new selfish
    59. Sex and the City, the movie
    60. Shiny Toy Guns (the band)
    61. Skiing in novel spots (Kashmir, Japan, Greenland, Russia, Korea,
        etc.)
    62. Single men saying no to sex
    63. Skype sex
    64. Smart Cars in American cities
    65. SNS (social network service) brand communities
    66. Spanish actor Javier Bardem
    67. Staycations
    68. Sturking
    69. Tequila as the new wine
    70. The N-11
    71. Third screen (the mobile screen) rivaling the first screen (TV)
    72. Trans-ertainment
    73. U.S. gymnast Shawn Johnson
    74. U.S. presidential election
    75. Vicarious consumption
    76. (Video) Gaming Olympics
    77. Virtual gifting
    78. Wannabe young Internet entrepreneurs (a.k.a. Mark Zuckerberg
        copycats)
    79. Weak dollar/strong euro
    80. Women juggling men

About JWT
JWT ranks as the largest advertising agency brand in the United States and the fourth-largest full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY) . JWT's heritage of brand-building excellence extends back to 1864, making us the world's oldest advertising agency brand. In 1939, JWT pioneered the first national consumer research panel. In 1988, we created the first research study of consumer lifestyles, "Life Stages." We believe in being anthropologists first, advertising people second.

  Contact: Alyson Valpone
           Department of Trendspotting
           alyson.valpone@jwt.com
           908-902-3535

Source: JWT

CONTACT: Alyson Valpone, Department of Trendspotting, JWT,
+1-908-902-3535 or alyson.valpone@jwt.com

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

Finalists Announced for the 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards

An Evening of Fashion, Stars and Cars

DETROIT, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent panel of automotive journalists have cast their votes for the finalists of the 2008 Urban Wheel Awards, which will be held on January 15, 2008 at the Fox Theater in Detroit, in conjunction with Press Preview Week of the North American International Auto Show.

Co-hosts Actress Rosie Perez, and Kevin Frazier, of Entertainment Tonight will lead a cast of celebrity presenters, who will present awards to the automotive manufacturers, executives, suppliers, dealers, advertising agencies and motorsports organizations who have contributed to diversity in the industry.

"The Urban Wheel Awards brings together top leaders in the auto industry with the multicultural community which represents their true customer base," said Randi Payton, President and CEO of On Wheels, Inc. and founder of the awards. "Inclusion of all its customers is critical to building bridges to the multicultural community and to recognizing the contributions of minorities in the industry."

Urban Wheel Awards are presented in categories including, Company of the Year, African-American, Asian and Latino automotive executives of the year, as well as minority Supplier of the Year. Commitment to diversity is also recognized in the racing arena, with the Diversity in Motorsports award. New to the program this year is the Urban Dealer of the Year award.

In addition to people and organizations, Urban Wheel Awards are also presented for the best new car and truck designed to suit the needs of urban drivers. Finalists are named based on the tally of votes by the panel of judges, once they've reviewed all of the nominations. The judges include more than 15 automotive journalists from multicultural, automotive trade, and general market media.

The winner of the Best Automotive Diversity advertisement for 2007 will also be announced. The Diversity Automotive Advertisement of the Year award is given to an advertising agency that produces the most popular print and television ads geared to African-American, Latino and Asian markets. The general public decides the winner. Consumers are encouraged to log on to the Urban Wheel Awards website at www.urbanwheelawards.com and fifteen other websites to select their favorite ads.

  The 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards finalists are:

  African American Executive of the Year

  Bennie Fowler
  VP, Quality
  Ford Motor Company

  Marshilia Snoddy
  Zone Manager for Process Improvement, Southwest Zone
  American Honda Motor Company

  Ed Welburn
  VP, Global Design
  General Motors Corporation

  Asian Executive of the Year

  Takeshi Abe
  Henry Ford Technical Fellow
  Ford Motor Company

  Ray G, Young
  Group VP, GM Global Finance
  General Motors Corporation

  Latino Executive of the Year

  Dave Mondragon
  General Manager, Ford Motor Company Southwest Region
  Ford Motor Company

  Victor Nacif
  VP Design, Business Aspects
  Nissan Design America

  Supplier of the Year

  Detroit Chassis
  Ewie Co. Inc.
  Pinnacle

  Company of the Year

  Chrysler
  Ford Motor Company
  General Motors

  Car of the Year

  Chevrolet Malibu
  Honda Accord
  Mercedes-Benz C Class

  Truck of the Year

  Buick Enclave
  Chrysler Town & Country
  Infiniti EX 35

  Diversity in Motor Sports Finalists

  National Hot Rod Association
  STAR Motorsports
  Urban Youth Racing School

  Urban Dealer of the Year

  Bill Perkins Automotive Group
  Mike Pruitt Honda
  Southaven Pontiac/Buick/GMC

For more information about the 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, to obtain tickets, or to sponsor the event, visit www.urbanwheelawards.com or call (313) 963-2209.

Source: 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards

CONTACT: Jessica Pipkins or Shandrial Hudson, both for 12th Annual Urban
Wheel Awards, +1-301-390-1823, pr@onwheelsinc.com; Tonya Payton,
tonya@ssassocs.com; or Ann Brown, ann@ssassocs.com, both of S&S Associates,
+1-908-221-1660

Web site: http://www.urbanwheelawards.com/
http://www.onwheelsinc.com/

Black Wall Street's Head Producer, Nu Jerzey Devil, Sets to Take Over 2008

December 2007

Miami, FL December 21, 2007 -- The new year looks bright for west coast hip hop led by non other than The Game's camp, Black Wall Street. The head producer of Black Wall Street, Nu Jerzey Devil is set to make 2008 a year to remember. Anthony Torres aka "Nu Jerzey Devil" is currently in the studio working on albums for Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, The Game, and also a solo project.

Early 2008 will feature The Black Wall Street Compilation album that is sure to bring west coast hip hop back to the forefront of rap. With production for the heavily anticipated album from The Game and an eager freshman release from the prince of the west coast, Juice, Nu Jerzey Devil seems to have his hands full.

Nu Jerzey Devil is also currently finishing up the final touches to his new mixtape, Soundz From Tha Devil Pt. 3 featuring Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, The Game, Hell Rell, Juice, Jay Rock and Clyde Carson and will drop January 10th – the same day as his birthday.

Nu Jerzey Devil Bio:

Nu Jerzey Devil was born Anthony Torres in the South Bronx borough of New York City on January 10th. The Black Wall Street head producer and his family lived on a street called Cedar Avenue, later in his life he would move to Compton, California on Cedar Block where his arrangement with Black Wall Street began.

At the early age of four his mother and six siblings moved to their new hometown of New Jersey. The youngest of the children, Torres emulated his older brothers every move and soon caught on to their influences in hip hop.

At the age of seven Nu Jerzey Devil began rapping and by 18 he traded a friend a .45 caliber gun for DJ equipment. Jerzey soon bought himself a Dr. Rhythum beat machine and a Yamaha DJX keyboard and started his own production.

Within two years Jerzey was contacted by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins of Darkchild Productions. Rodney was quickly impressed and took Jerzey with him to Miami for a few meetings. Upon arriving back he immediately joined the Darkchild team and scored and laced the soundtrack for the 2003 Jessica Alba film Honey (Universal Pictures). From there the pair moved to Los Angeles and worked on My Baby's Daddy (Miramax Films) starring Anthony Anderson, Eddie Griffith and Method Man.

After linking up with Phat Rat, another member of the Darkchild team, Nu Jerzey Devil was introduced to the Dr. Dre protégé, The Game. After hitting the studio they recorded "The Black Wall Street Anthem" – most notable on The Black Wall Street's intro on their official webpage. The chemistry bubbled as the two continued recording – while in the meantime The Game was in the works with creating The Black Wall Street label. With no hesitation, Nu Jerzey Devil was the first to sign to the newly founded label.

Nu Jerzey Devil continues to produce and record with The Game along with the rest of Black Wall Street. In the meantime he continues to hit the mixtape circuit and plans to drop a solo album summer of 2008.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/nujerzeydevil

PRESS CONTACT:

Hustle Up PR
Andrew Bess
abess@email.arizona.edu

520.271.3065

AIM: Andrewbess86

www.myspace.com/hustleupproductions

Larry Craig, Britney Spears Among Nine Naughtiest Americans of 2007 as Picked by TheNaughtyAmerican.com, the News Organization Specializing in all Things Naughty

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Claus rewards those who are nice, but it's up to TheNaughtyAmerican.com (TNA) to honor the year's naughtiest Americans.

The world's only news organization focused solely on naughty news has just released its annual Naughty Nine, which celebrates the year's most naughty Americans.

"This year was a truly watershed year for naughtiness," TNA editor David Moye said. "Besides usual naughty suspects like Britney Spears or Barry Bonds, there were toe-tapping senators and diaper-wearing astronauts who practically demanded by their actions to be on the list."

  The complete list of 2007's Naughtiest Americans

  1. Idaho Senator Larry Craig
  2. New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick
  3. Singer Britney Spears
  4. Quarterback Michael Vick
  5. Shock jock Don Imus
  6. Astronaut Lisa Nowak
  7. Baseball slugger Barry Bonds
  8. Hip-hop performers Foxy Brown, C-Murder, Clifford "T.I." Harris Jr.,
     Kid Rock, Da Brat and Remy Ma.
  9. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

Although some people might think making a naughty list is a bad thing, Moye believes it's the opposite.

"We celebrate naughtiness," he emphasized. "Naughtiness is an inherent American trait, dating back to the founding fathers. What is naughtier than telling your king: 'Stuff it. We're starting a new country.'?"

TheNaughtyAmerican.com, which started publication in August 2007, is a mainstream news Web site presented by NaughtyAmerica.com, one of America's most popular adult entertainment companies.

"An adult entertainment company funding a mainstream news site is pretty naughty in and of itself," Moye said. "However, in the interest of journalistic objectivity, we disqualified ourselves from the list."

For the complete list, check out TheNaughtyAmerican.com. In addition, TNA editors are available for media interviews.

Source: TheNaughtyAmerican.com

CONTACT: David Moye of TheNaughtyAmerican.com, +1-619-237-5014 ext. 234

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

Amalgam Digital Set To Officially Release Joe Budden's "Mood Muzik 3" As Prelude To New Album

December 21st, 2007
The hiatus is over and the ink is finally dry. Joe Budden will be releasing the official retail version of "Mood Muzik 3" on February, 26th 2008 on Amalgam Digital. As a rising independent label and distribution powerhouse, the company rejuvenated the careers of several hip hop luminaries, bringing them out of obscurity and back into the spotlight. In addition, Amalgam Digital garnered accolades for launching Hip Hop's first genre specific digital retail store.

Joe Budden is best known for the Grammy nominated single "Pump It Up" off his self-titled debut in 2003 that sold over 500,000 copies on Def Jam. A subsequent album was never released.

For the starving Joe Budden fans, "Mood Muzik 3: The Album", will feature songs in their entirety and unreleased material, sans DJ voice overs. This will serve as a prelude to his forthcoming album entitled "Padded Room". Both releases will be exclusively distributed worldwide by Amalgam Entertainment, LLC while Amalgam Digital functions as the label.

An advanced variation of the album, "Mood Muzik 3.5" is available exclusively right now at the www.AmalgamDigital.com online store with two bonus tracks.

Regarding the nature of the release and his relationship with Amalgam Digital, Joe Budden made the following statement;

"With the "Mood Muzik" series gaining mass attention, this is just our effort to maximize on awareness. Amalgam understands our vision, as we do theirs, so this will be first of many ventures to come. We have a full length album entitled "Padded Room" coming second quarter 2008. We're prepping for a big year...are you in the mood yet?????"

Tracklisting and credits for Joe Budden's "Mood Muzik 3: The Album" (Amalgam Digital):

Track Listing

1. Dear Diary

2. Hiatus

3. Family Reunion feat. Fabolous, Ransom & Hitchcock

4. Get No Younger feat. Ezo

5. 5th Gear

6. All Of Me feat. Emanny

7. Long Way To Go feat. Mr. Probz

8. Thou Shall Not Fall 
9. Ventilation

10. Warfare feat. Joell Ortiz

11. Roll Call

12. Secrets feat. Emanny

13. Send Him Our Love

14. Star Inside Of Me feat. Suzzy Q

15. Still My Hood

16. 4 Walls

AUDIO + VIDEO:

The first single off "Mood Muzik 3: The Album":

Joe Budden - "Star Inside Of Me"

Video and Clean Radio Versions of "Star Inside Me" are available for FREE download @ www.AmalgamDigital.com in the FREEDOWNLOAD section.

Press Contact:

Matt Conaway@  MAC Media

Business #:  410-903-7568

E-Mail:   Matthewbrn@aol.com

AOL IM:   Matthewbrn

"LYRICAL ROULETTE" SEASON ONE "WHO WILL IT BE?"

Bare witness to Hip-Hop's New Online Reality Show that caters to Unsigned and Independent artists.  Lyrical Roulette is an uncut look into the transformation of becoming a complete emcee and producer.   The unscripted thirteen (13) Episode television pilot is filmed in HD (High-Definition) and is hosted by Du "DoItAll" Kelly of the Multi-Platinum selling Hip-Hop Group (Lords of the Underground).  DoItAll sifts out the wannabes and introduces to the Hip-Hop industry a complete emcee. The crowned emcee will receive a development deal courtesy of Lord Gang Worldwide; that consists of studio time, production, promotion, press and business management assistance. While other reality shows have rappers walking through NYC for a deal, we threw unsigned rappers into various competitions from Battling to Freestyling on the spot. The series will also have guest appearances by notable Hip-Hop personalities. Each episode will also feature an unsigned producer who will use beats from their respective beat catalog during the competition. 

      Beatmakers and Rappers were hand picked for Lyrical Roulette Season One.  Hip-Hop's new online reality series will be aired on Myspace TV, Youtube and Sandbox TV and packaged/ distributed as a DVD on a (per season basis) via established distribution channels.  Power Street Talk DVD will film Lyrical Roulette at Alkatraxx Studios in Elizabeth, NJ among various other locations. This pilot will also be presented to major networks and production houses.   

      Aspiring hungry rappers and beatmakers throughout the northeast auditioned for Lyrical Roulette and were narrowed down to six (6) beatmakers and eight (8) rappers.  In each episode, Rappers will go head to head in competitions from Freestyling, Hip-Hop Knowledge, Rap and Beat Battling and most importantly creating songs.  Beatmakers will supply beats as the rappers Freestyle, Battle and create songs with notable Hip-Hop recording artists.  All songs recorded will be on the LYRICAL ROULETTE SEASON 1 THEE ALBUM.  Lyrical Roulette takes an in-depth look at "aspiring rappers" as they acquire skills needed to transform themselves into legitimate emcees.  It also lets the viewers into the world of Hip-Hop before the platinum sales, cars, jewelry and limelight.  Our contestants are of all make-ups and backgrounds from single fathers to balancing two and three jobs.  We hope to bring their clouded illusion of waiting to become a rapper in a dose of reality.   

      FOR THEM EVERDAY IS A HIGH STAKES GAME OF LYRICAL ROULETTE!!!!

      "WHO WILL IT BE?" 

For more information, Email Executive Producer Tim Grant at  LyricalRoulette@gmail.com

www.Myspace.com/LyricalRoulette  and www.Myspace.com/LyricalRouletteMusic

--
Tim Grant
Myspace.com/LyricalRoulette

"New Years Eve Ball 2008" in San Francisco Featuring Goapele & Hosted by Mos Def

December 20, 2007

Goapele, the Bay Area's princess and pioneer of world soul music continues to receive rave reviews for her ingeniously raw live performances across the country alongside her electrifying instrumentalists "The Heat," and will bring her seductively galvanizing vocals back home for the 'Sneakers Required New Year's Eve Ball 2008' at La Terra in San Francisco, featuring live sets with DJ Namane and producer Mike Tiger, hosted by the multi-talented Rapper, Activist and Thespian Mos Def who recently collaborated in the studio with the vintage dressed diva on the reflective love song "Different"

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December 20, 2007 – Oakland, California – Goapele possesses one of the most alluring and powerful voices within the soul genre, injecting poignant words with both passion and substance. In an industry that advocates monotony, Goapele is an autonomist - a poster girl for individualism and perhaps because of her cultural heritage, a non-conformist. For a woman whose name means 'to go forward' in Setswana, the South African language of her grandmother, Goapele lives her name. The Oakland, California-based songstress broke onto the Bay Area music scene with the ethereal Even Closer (Skyblaze Records) an indie masterpiece which went on to sell an unprecedented number of units, largely based on the success of the smash hit single "Closer." The album's mix of soulful grooves and thought-provoking lyrics introduced the world to a multi-faceted artist and songwriter, known as much for her social and political activism as for her lush romantic ballads.  The poised chanteuse delivered a testimony-driven, emotionally aching yet uplifting and candidly charged classic cuts to soul music junkies who feigned for organic gutbucket vocals and raw bass lines. Goapele brilliantly experimented with skillful compositions and heart wrenching harmonies while the songs showcased the singer/songwriter's impeccable ability to mix classic soul with rhythm and blues along with new-age funk, dripping with sensuality, instantly garnering her respect for skillfully uniting hip-hop, jazz, R&B and melodic soul. Critics from every major media outlet hailed the songstress as the "next" musical icon and heralded Even Closer as an album ahead of its time. The exquisite dread headed beauty went on to grace the covers of Bay Area's premier San Francisco Magazine "Best of the Bay Area" issue and SF Bay Guardian's end of the year "Music" issue, was named #5 artist to watch in Rolling Stone, received the first ever Ella Baker "Human Rights Cultural Hero Award" Award, made the countdown on MTV's "Top Ten Artists To Watch" and collaborated with ALDO Shoes' huge advertisement campaign in their fight against HIV/AIDS featuring renowned artists Avril Lavigne, Ludacris, Dave Navarro, Charlize Therron, Eve, Rosario Dawson, Eva Mendes, Bow Wow and Kelly Rowland.

The Bay Area based ingénue who was equally influenced by Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley and Portishead as she was by Miriam Makeba, Zulu Spears and Hugh Masekela brings a well-needed enigmatic presence to a mundane industry that is devoid of innovative magic and fascination, but thick with semblance. Her signature of throaty moans and nostalgic lyrical poetry evoke all things old yet somehow manages to be refreshingly new. While she garnered the support of music critics and fans, a host of fellow musicians and celebrities--including The Roots, Rosario Dawson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kanye West, Prince and Stevie Wonder--came under the spell of her music, style and sensibility and called her in various words "The next big artist to watch."  Erykah Badu voted Even Closer as the most creative and innovative albums for the 2003 ShortList Music Project and exclaimed, "Goapele you Shine! I love you. I'm pleased that you demonstrate True Jedi, and the music is beautiful too." Next Goapele brought an infusion of fresh energy and a classic, yet new sound to R&B music with her highly anticipated and groundbreaking sophomore set, Change It All, (Sony Records) and proved that enlightened change could be a positive force in the world of music and beyond. Featuring production work from old friends who set precedents for The Game, E-40, Martin Luther, Sa-Ra, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Bilal, Pink and Christina Aguillera the result was a collection of love songs and politically/socially inspired songs that remained true to Goapele's firmly planted roots. This coming Spring 2008 Goapele will release an emotively inspiring Live DVD, filmed at the Great American Music Hall, the original historical French restaurant, the inspired symbol of San Francisco's rebirth, the legendary jazz club after World War II and the contemporary favorite nightspot for Bay Area elite which has showcased luminaries such as Duke Ellington, the Grateful Dead and Robin Williams.          

After emerging as the Bay Area's "golden child" years before Keyshia Cole made her musical debut the recent introspective mother has taken her serene - yet inspiring - sound to the masses, both stateside and abroad for the past decade. Time and again, the singer wowed sold-out crowds with her emotionally powerful songs, energetic spirit, and luminous shows, receiving rhapsodic reviews from The New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, etc. When Goapele opens her mouth to sing on stage, she doesn't just sing, she rips it. She can't hold back. But then again, "moving forward" is what Goapele is all about.

This New Year's Eve the Bay Area is the place to be for the exclusively chic "Sneakers Required New Years Eve Ball 2008," hosted by the gifted lyricist turned Emmy & Golden Globe Award nominated actor Mos Def. The celebratory and philanthropic event is produced bi-annually by the San Francisco based Ankh Marketing in association with Oakland's own Skyblaze Music. To usher in the coming year Goapele will make a special appearance and take the stage alongside DJ Namane and producer Mike Tiger ("Closer") for the hottest event in town. Guests are expected to parade their most fashionable pair of kicks and are additionally urged to bring an extra pair for charitable donations. Whether shoe styles run the gamut of Nike, Addidas or Reebok to Puma, Vans or Converse this extraordinary night will be all about sneaker couture. The venue is La Terra in San Francisco (511 Harrison St) and Doors open at 9pm. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.going.com/TerraNYE08.  A portion of the event's proceeds will benefit H.E.A.R.

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HPR   (310) 645-4246 or media@heliopr.com

Up and Coming Indie Artist: ISSA

Issa has an undeniable talent. Between producing, songwriting, singing and even rapping at times, Issa still finds the time to give a show to his fans...His songwriting skills are those of the rare story tellers. In fact, he gets this quality from his African background: Senegal. "I'm used to telling stories that make you want to hear more, and hooks that will grab you from the start coz its just the culture am from. My grandma used to have the greatest stories, and I always wanted to hear more... So obviously, I believe that my listeners and fans would probably feel the same once they hear what I have to say lol -)".

Issa currently lives in Portland OR where he is attending College, finishing his business Degree in Marketing and Management. "I am not like other artists out there; I have and wanna keep my head on my shoulders and know the business I'm getting into. My music is my passion, but it is also the product that I sell. So I want to make sure that people know that I mean business, that I know business, and that I look and sound as professional as any star in this industry. That's why I am finishing my studies while pursuing my music career".

On the underground level, Issa has just started to make his marks with his first single "Used to be The One" sitting on top of the R&B charts on soundclick.com under the name I Double S (Short for Issa).

More Hits to come… (www.myspace.com/issaword)

Email: diopissa1@gmail.com Tel: 503 380 4724