Event Will Unite the Talents of Global Hip-Hop’s Rising Stars at New York Cities’ Largest Music Conference and Networking Event

Global music and media company NOMADIC WAX & public relations/music promoter THE BLOOM EFFECT have joined forces and will co-produce this year’s CMJ INTERNATIONAL HIP-HOP THROW-DOWN. The  event will unite the talents of a creative and diverse group of lyricists and DJs from Africa, Korea, Canada, and Europe at club DROM, located at 85 Ave A in New York’s East Village on Thursday October 23rd 2008. The event will begin at 8 PM and will last until 3 AM and will feature live international hip-hop music and DJs spinning music.

The College Music Journal Marathon (CMJ) is New York’s largest music, film and media conference and will host hundreds of live performances, films, lectures and networking events. "CMJ is a perfect place for a global hip-hop event like this" said The Bloom Effect CEO, Fiona Bloom. "An event that unites MCs from a variety of backgrounds, countries and nationalities is exactly the kind of event that we want to be promoting at a global music conference like CMJ". 

The CMJ International Hip-Hop Throw-down has  been building up for me since I’ve been very supportive of this genre and have made inroads bringing great talent to the U.S stages and now we bring it one step further to a bigger platform.   A tremendous opportunity.  To have an artist like Pharoahe  host this event is such an honor and is testament to the fact that international hip-hop is becoming more accepted by the mainstream." said Nomadic Wax founder Ben Herson.

This years event will feature a handful of rising stars including Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana),  Drunken Tiger( Korea ), King Reign (Canada), Empire Isis (Canada), Chachi (Cape Verde) and Too Many Fish France). Dj’s Boo and DJ Soulscape from Korea will be on the turntables.    V.J Kwon  from Korea will set the tone and visuals for the night.  Blitz the Ambassador (who will be backed by a 10 piece band, "The Embassy Ensemble") is no stranger to international hip-hop. Last year, Blitz headlined and hosted at the prestigious Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival, a three day global hip-hop event at Trinity College in Hartford CT.

"It’s incredible to see such diversity in an event like this" said Blitz. "To have artists from all over the world performing on the same stage together shows how global and powerful hip-hop culture has become".

The showcase will end out with a party DJ line up of World Music Dj’s from various radio programs and entities.   The party will go till 3am.

This years event will be sponsored by Scion, WNYE (New York Public Radio), Fusicology, World Hip-Hop Market, Remix Hotel, End of the Weak, The Flava(Worldspace), Popular Printing,  Lima Chips, The Hip-Hop Association and more TBA. 

The International Hip Hop showcase is the only one of its kind during CMJ.
There will also be an all French Hip Hop showcase at Hiro Ballroom on Friday, October 24th featuring La Caution, Mangu and Wax Tailor. 

Blitz The Ambassador-  http://www.myspace.com/bliztheambassador

Chachi-  http://www.myspace.com/bigchach

Empire Isis  -  http://www.myspace.com/empireisis

Drunken Tiger-  http://www.myspace.com/tigerhiphop

King Reign-   http://www.myspace.com/reignmusic

Webbafied-   http://www.myspace.com/toomanyfish

Soulscape-  http://www.myspace.com/djsoulscape

V.J-    Kwon    http://www.vjkwon.kr

Ben Herson (Nomadic Wax) – ben@nomadicwax.com (917) 225-8472
Fiona Bloom (The Bloom Effect) – fiona@thebloomeffect.com (646) 764-0004

DJ BABU’S DUCK SEASON 3 FEATURES TRACKS WITH BISHOP LAMONT, MF DOOM, DILATED PEOPLES, SEAN PRICE, TERMANOLOGY, M.O.P., LITTLE BROTHER, KARDINAL OFFISHAL, STRONG ARM STEADY, GUILTY SIMPSON, PERCEE P, A.G

September 30th, 2008
A world-famous DJ with active memberships in Dilated Peoples and Beat Junkies among his most notable accomplishments, DJ Babu has made a noteworthy evolution.  The Los Angeles-based turntablist also stands as one of underground rap’s fastest-rising producers. 

Waiting almost five years after the release of the previous Duck Season installments, DJ BABU has been carefully crafting the final saga in his highly acclaimed hip-hop trilogy. What started out for Babu as a DJ compilation, the Duck Season series has come full circle to become a production showcase for the legendary turntablist; not to mention, his finest work to date.

"It started out as a mixtape that featured some of my favorite tracks," explains DJ Babu. "Now it has fully evolved into a platform of my own production. The album is still presented in the classic Beat Junkie mixtape style, but that’s just a clever way for me to disguise my LP."  Indeed, working with Dilated Peoples aided DJ Babu in his evolution as a producer.  Throughout the trio’s four albums, DJ Babu was steadily gaining knowledge and insight on how to craft meaningful and memorable soundbeds.  Now, he has combined his far-reaching creative abilities into one project, the rock-solid Duck Season 3.

This evolution from DJ to producer is on full display throughout DJ Babu’s sonically superior Duck Season 3.  The fast-moving collection showcases all of Babu’s quickly expanding talents, from mixing, juggling, blending and scratching — as well as producing.  Entirely produced by Babu, the line-up on Duck Season 3 reads like a hip-hop’s who’s who. While Babu includes many familiar faces like M.O.P., MF DOOM, Dilated Peoples and Sean Price, he also plants his ear to the streets, recruiting some of today’s hottest new talent like Bishop Lamont and Termanology.

A West Coast veteran in his own right, Babu has achieved a sound that can’t be labeled by region or style. This album could be equally appreciated in the Bronx, Compton or anywhere in between. Duck Season 3 is a treat for all the true B-Boy’s out there and a testament to the fact that hip-hop’s golden era is alive and well and as Babu concludes the vine between the golden era and today is still deeply rooted "allot of the DJs that I looked up to became great producers, from Dr. Dre to DJ Premier to Pete Rock.  In a lot of ways, I’m trying to carry that same torch, where hip-hop is still rooted within DJing and records."

Tracklisting and credits for DJ Babu’s Duck Season 3:

1. DS3 Intro f/ Dilated Peoples
2. Dearly Departed f/ M.O.P.
3. Fan Mail f/ Little Brother, Joe Scudda, & D-Brock
4. The Unexpected f/ MF DOOM & Sean Price
5. Frozen f/ Guilty Simpson
6. East West Connection f/ A.G.
7. My Opinion f/ Bishop Lamont
8. 2 Feet f/ Kardinal Offishall & Rakaa Iriscience
9. Black & Brown Army f/ Chace Infinite & Sick Jacken
10. Graveyardshiftin f/ Cali Agents & Roc Marciano
11. For Whatever It’s Worth f/ Evidence
12. It’s A New Day f/ M.E.D.
13. O.G. f/ Strong Arm Steady
14. Guns Gon’ Blow f/ Termanology
15. That Ain’t Gangsta f/ Likwit Junkies
16. Meant To Be f/ Roc C. & Oh No
17. SBX2LAX2OX f/ Wildchild & Percee P
18. Ahead Of My Time f/ Niko

(ALL SONGS PRODUCED, MIXED and ARRANGED by DJ BABU)

Press Contact:
Matt Conaway@       MAC Media
Business #:        410-903-7568
E-Mail:             Matthewbrn@aol.com /macmediapromo@gmail.com
AOL IM:             Matthewbrn

For More Information please visit:
www.myspace.com/DJBABU
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/DJ-Babu/40659709536
www.blogspot.com/THEREALDJBABU
www.myspace.com/DILATEDPEOPLES
www.myspace.com/BEATJUNKIES
www.nature-sounds.net
www.myspace.com/naturesoundsmusic
www.macmediapromo.com

TERMANOLOGY’S DEBUT "POLITICS AS USUAL" IN STORES TODAY

September 30th, 2008
New York, NY – Massachusetts-bred; New York-based rapper Termanology’s debut LP, Politics As Usual, is in stores today (9-30-08).  One of this year’s most anticipated albums; Politics As Usual is a joint venture between Term’s own ST. Records and Indy powerhouse Nature Sounds.  Termanology’s debut merges the best of both worlds for all Hip-Hop fans, as its meshes classic boom-bap production from a virtual who’s who list of production royalty; DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, Havoc, Buckwild, Nottz and Large Professor all provide tracks and it also includes guest appearances from Prodigy, Sheek Louch, Freeway, Lil Fame and UGK’s Bun B who guests on the LP’s DJ Premier produced lead-single "How We Rock."

At the onset of 2006, Term caught his big break when legendary producer DJ Premier, whom he met three years earlier, finally blessed him with one of his signature, scratch-laden beats. "Watch How It Go Down" instantly became an underground classic and Termanology appeared on Hip-Hop’s international radar. The conscious hood anthem garnered the earnest MC tons of praise, landing him in The Source’s "Unsigned Hype" and XXL’s "Show and Prove" columns.

Since then, Termanology has quickly climbed the industry ranks with his Hood Politics mixtape series and his debut, Politics As Usual, has a huge buzz on the Internet and has also been included in Source, XXL, XLR8R, Remix and Spin Magazine’s (Look for Term in the Dec 2008 issue of Spin Magazine where he will be featured as a "Break Out" artist).

The opportunity to join two legends like Method Man and Redman on their "Still High" tour is very gratifying for Term as he laments "I’ve been listening to Method Man and Redman my whole life and it’s an honor to tour with them.  I look forward to tearing it down for the fans."

Confirmed Dates for Redman and Method Man’s "Still High" Tour featuring Termanology

Oct-10 PROVIDENCE, RI (LUPOS)
Oct-12 BURLINGTON, VT (HIGHER GROUND)
Oct-13 WORCESTER, MA (PALLADIUM)
Oct-14 NEW HAVEN, CT (TOADS PLACE)
Oct-15 PHILADELPHIA, PA (TROCADERO)
Oct-17 NEW YORK, NY (NOKIA THEATER)
Oct-18 RICHMOND, VA (TOADS PLACE)
Oct-19 BALTIMORE, MD (SONAR)
Oct-21 BLOOMINGTON, IN (BLUEBIRD)
Oct-22 CINCINNATI, OH (MAD HATTER)
Oct-23 DETROIT, MI (CROFOT BALLROOM)
Oct-24 CHICAGO, IL (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Oct-27 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (FIRST AVE)
Oct-29 DENVER, CO (OGDEN)
Oct-30 ASPEN, CO (BELLY UP)
Oct-31 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MURRAY THEATRE)
Nov-02 BELLINGHAM, WA (WWU – VIKING UNION)
Nov-04 PORTLAND, OR (ROSELAND)
Nov-05 SEATTLE, WA (SHOWBOX SODO)
Nov-06 ARCATA, CA (HUMBOLDT ST. UNIV.)
Nov-07 SAN FRAN, CA (GRAND BALLROOM)
Nov-08 SANTA CRUZ, CA (THE CATALYST)
Nov-09 PETALUMA, CA (PHOENIX THEATER
Nov-11 LOS ANGELES, CA (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Nov-13 SAN DIEGO, CA (CANE’S)
Nov-14 PHOENIX, AZ (MARQUEE THEATER)
Nov-15 ALBUQUERQUE, NM (ALB.CONVENTION CTR)
Nov-16 DALLAS, TX (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Nov-18 AUSTIN, TX (STUBBS WALLER CREEK AMP)
Nov-19 HOUSTON, TX (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Nov-21 ATHENS, GA (GEORGIA THEATER)
Nov-22 ASHEVILLE, NC (ORANGE PEEL)
Nov-23 CARRBORO, NC (CATS CRADLE)
Nov-25 NORFOLK, VA (NORVA THEATRE)
Nov-26 WASHINGTON, DC (9:30 CLUB)
Nov-28 ASBURY PARK, NJ (STONE PONY)
Nov-29 HARTFORD, CT WEBSTER THEATRE)

Termanology is available for all interview requests!!

Press Contact:
Matt Conaway@       MAC Media
Business #:        410-903-7568
E-Mail:             Matthewbrn@aol.com / macmediapromo@gmail.com
AOL IM:             Matthewbrn

For More Information please visit:
www.termanologymusic.com
www.nature-sounds.net
www.myspace.com/therealtermanology
www.myspace.com/naturesoundsmusic
www.macmediapromo.com

Hot out of St. Louis, and already a long-established staple in the streets of the Midwest, with a host of successful mixtapes, tours and radio singles under his belt, Just Black aka Jus Bleezy is poised to give fans a precursory taste of his own brand of Midwestern magic with the October 21st release of Go Hard or Go Home, hosted by the legendary DJ Khaled. Also featuring long-time friends Rick Ross, Murphy Lee and Fat Joe, this compelling 16-track mixtape is sure to whet the appetite of any fan of that street music that no one delivers quite like Jus Bleezy.

Growing up on some of the meanest streets of St. Louis, Jus Bleezy quickly became intimately familiar with their codes of violence. During those years, he often found himself on street corners, spitting volcanic tales of those codes and their consequences, until his distinctive, blatant-hustler style and gritty flow had made him a household name in the underground music scene of his hometown. It was these same codes that eventually landed Bleezy lying bullet-riddled on a sidewalk, with a chalk outline drawn around his body by detectives, presumed dead.

Jus Bleezy survived however and decided to redirect his hustle to the music industry, forming the Black on Black/Quit Playin’ Entertainment (BOBQP) independent label he now runs with his colleague Guccio. Bleezy’s first radio single as a solo artist, Women Ain’t All Bad, enjoyed prominent rotation at Urban and Rhythmic formats for several months, bringing his hustle to the attention of the majors. This and the sales of his many mixtapes caused Universal Records to seek him out and offer him a joint venture deal for his JBE (Jus Bleezy Entertainment) offshoot label via Universal/Fontana. His major label debut will be in stores in early 2009.

More recently, Bleezy’s Drumma Boy-produced song, I’m Coming For Ya, caught the attention of the producers at MTV’s new reality show, From G’s to Gents and it recently made its network television debut there. A music video to his lead single was also just shot and is currently in the editing stage.

October sees the beginning of Jus Bleezy’s multi-city promo tour and the dates are provided at the bottom of this email. He is available for all media opportunities in each city so please hit us up with your requests.

Below is a link to download Jus Bleezy’s first single, Bosses. We encourage you to post it on your websites, put it on your mixtapes and add it to rotation. If the success of his previous effort, Like Me ft. Trey Songz, is anything to go by, you can’t go wrong with this one.

DOWNLOAD LINK

Radio Edit – Bosses ft. Yo Gotti and Gorilla Zoe – http://www.sendspace.com/file/qpmsq0

Explicit Version – Bosses ft. Yo Gotti and Gorilla Zoe – http://www.sendspace.com/file/jfouko

PROMO TOUR SCHEDULE

October 1st – Memphis , TN

October 2nd – Nashville , TN

October 3rd – Chicago , IL

October 4th – Chicago , IL

October 10th – 13th – Myrtle Beach , SC – Core DJ Retreat

October 14th – Jackson , MS

October 15th – Biloxi , MS

October 16th – Montgomery , AL

October 17th – Huntsville , AL

October 18th – Atlanta , GA

October 22nd – Tulsa , OK

October 23rd – Oklahoma City , OK

October 24th – Dallas , TX

October 25th – Houston , TX

October 26th – Houston , TX

October 29th – Shreveport , LA

October 30th – Baton Rouge, LA

More dates are being added weekly.

Media Contact:
nancyb@ogpr.net

After an incredible two day competition last Friday and Saturday, this year’s DMC World DJ Championships have been decided and this year’s ruling DJs have been crowned. With electric performances over the weekend from Million Dan, Killa Kela and his full live experience, DJ Vajra, Jungle Drummer vs. DJ Fu and a showcase set from last year’s champion DJ Rafik the Indigo2 was packed out with anxious fans waiting with baited breath for the all important winner announcements.

Huge congratulations go out to DJ Fly from France who took the solo title on Saturday night, Kireek who blitzed the competition to take the Team Championship Title for a 2nd year and to UK entrant DJ Switch who took the Battle for World Supremacy competition by storm and emerged victorious on Friday night.

The final three placing DJs for the DMC World DJ Championship after the judges had deliberated all the performances from the DJs were:

1. DJ Fly (France)
2. DJ Slyce (USA)
3. DJ Co-Ma (Japan)

The talented frenchman took home the fabled Technics Gold Turntables and Mixer, $10,000 courtesy of Ortofon, the Ortofon Diamond Gold Stylus Award, the DMC Gold Record Award, a Calvin Klein ckIN2U goody bag and £500 worth of Drunknmunky clothing.

UK entrant and regularly crowned UK Champion DJ Skully came 4th.

The Team Championship was once again an excellent and intricate display of interplay between numerous DJs working together to create a singular sound and set. Japanese entrant Kireek once again dominated after taking the title last year and spun together a set worthy of the top spot scooping the title, $10,000 courtesy of Ortofon and £1000 worth of Drunknmunky clothing to split between them (along with each of their DMC Gold Disc Awards, ckIN2U goody bags and top of the line RANE TTM57 Mixers!)

The top three in the Team Championship were:

1. Kireek (Japan)
2. TraumaTeam (France)
3. Intellivision (Italy)

This year’s head to head Battle for World Supremacy was won by DJ Switch from the UK who scratched and parried his way through numerous rounds to be crowned the champion. He beat out all the competition and faced off in the final with DJ Nelson from France where he was pronounced victorious after displaying his confrontational battle scratches and personal intimidation techniques bagging himself $10,000 courtesy of Ortofon, the DMC Gold Disc  Award, a RANE TTM57 mixer, a Calvin Klein ckIN2U goody bag and £300 worth of Drunkmunky clothing for his troubles.

www.dmcdjchamps.com
www.dmcworld.com

For more information contact:
Letitia (Press) / Oli (Digital) / Joe (Digital/Radio) at Outpost on 020 7684 5634
or e-mail letitia, oli or joe@outpostmedia.co.uk

UK Stunners To Showcase 2009 Calendar At Exclusive Launch Event

London, UK (September 30, 2008) – The UK Stunners will be revealing their hottest calendar to-date at an exclusive launch event at London hotspot and celebrity favourite Studio Valbonne, London, on Sunday October 5th 2008. Bringing together the UK’s hottest models and celebrities, past and present ‘UK Stunners’ will take part in a fashion show that will exhibit upcoming UK designers. The event will also introduce the ‘Kaya Foundation’ -a foundation set up in memory of UK Stunners Founder Kaya Bousquet- who sadly passed away earlier this year after being involved in a tragic car accident. The Kaya Foundation will aim to provide much needed help to some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. The event will also include a live auction, a performance by UK rapper Sway, and surprise celebrity guests.

"It’s heartbreaking that I have put the calendar together without Kaya this year, but I feel she would want me to continue what she started- showing the world that the best looking females are not necessarily the ones we see in US music videos, TV shows or movies- we have just as attractive ladies right here in the UK" says Sequoia Bousquet, Kaya’s sister and Director of UK Stunners. "Since 2007 Kaya worked hard to make sure she chose the right girls for the calendar, not purely based on their physical attributes but also for their ability to show that they have the brains to match the beauty."

Joining The UK Stunners for this unprecedented event will be Solomon Kalou and his Chelsea FC teammates, Daniel Bedingfield, rappers Sway and Dizzee Rascal, actor Asher D, Tim Westwood, Calum Best and Ashley Cole as well as other well known stars from the entertainment world.  Sponsors include Sleek make-up, Solomon Kalou of Chelsea FC, Mega Hair Brazil and Punky Fish. 

About UK Stunners

UK Stunners was established in 2007 by model and actress Kaya Bousquet. After years of starring in numerous videos for the biggest selling artists including Young Jeezy, R. Kelly, The Game, 50 Cent and Dizzee Rascal, Kaya decided she wanted to get into something more challenging. Bousquet saw the calendar as a platform to showcase the UK’s most stunning females who were often cast aside and overlooked when auditioning for movies, videos and TV shows. For further information about the UK Stunners visit www.ukstunners.net

Press Contact:
Isabel Yemane
isabel@ukstunners.net

DALLAS, TEXAS (September 30, 2008) –

Vincent "Young Heartbreak" TuckerOn a mission to prove that young people from the hip hop generation do care about their communities and giving back to others, urban music/entertainment executive Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker is joining the American Diabetes Association on a quest to cure diabetes. As his latest philanthropic endeavor, Mr. Tucker will take part in Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes on November 1st in Dallas , Texas to raise five thousand dollars for diabetes research.

The Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes is the American Diabetes Association’s signature special events fund-raising campaign. With strong support from the business community including sponsorships and corporate teams, this campaign raises over $20 million yearly. The funds are used to improve the lives of people affected by diabetes, funding diabetes public information programs, prevention and research for a cure.

According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 Million children and adults in the United States suffer from diabetes. The seventh leading cause of death by disease in the U.S. , Diabetes can, and does, lead to a wide range of other serious health complications. By participating in Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes, Mr. Tucker is not only walking and raising funds to eliminate diabetes, but cardiovascular problems, kidney failure, blindness, lower limb amputations and much more.

Philanthropic by nature, Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker has continued to bright light and attention to different social causes ever since he entered the music & entertainment industry in August 2005. Just this year alone, Mr. Tucker partnered with Koch Recording Artist Pikahsso to collect and donate clothes to the homeless in the area, hosted a Hip Hop Helps Heal Breast Cancer Benefit show and formed his own non-partisan voter registration campaign entitled "Register To Speak Out!" Over the summer, Vincent became the official Dallas / Fort Worth Street Team Leader for Rock the Vote, helping the 20-year-old organization register 1.7 million new voters and counting.

"I need everyone especially my peers in the music & entertainment industry to donate to this cause," states Mr. Tucker. "Everyone knows somebody that has diabetes if they don’t have it themselves. I’m not asking for big donations, maybe ten or twenty dollars. Let’s all do our part to help stop this disease before more Americans suffer from it." For more information on how to get involved, please visit www.VincentTucker.com.

About Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker

A rising music/entertainment executive, promoter, event host, radio personality & philanthropist, Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker is the founder of CWC Entertainment Group, L.L.C. Featured in numerous media outlets this year alone, Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker is the host of the syndicated online radio program, The Vincent Tucker Radio Show, public relations executive for D210 TV, Dallas/Fort Worth street team leader for Rock the Vote!, & and founder of Register To Speak Out!™. For more information, please visit www.VincentTucker.com.

Media Contact:

Chris Panayiotou & Jake Smallz
The Young Heartbreak Agency
(A Division of CWC Entertainment Group, LLC)
Web: www.citywideonline.net
Email: youngheartbreak@citywideonline.net
Office: 972.922.5371

- Limited-Edition Caps to Be Released Globally on October 17th Exclusively at New Era Stores and NewEraCap.com -

BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — New Era Cap Co., Inc., the leading headwear designer and manufacturer, is proud to announce the much anticipated release of its CAPTURE THE FLAG(R) – LUDACRIS cap, the fifth addition to be added to New Era’s artist-inspired collection. Chris Bridges better known as "Ludacris," joins Fabolous, Cam’ron, Fat Joe, and The Game as the only other hip-hop superstar to have designed their own CAPTURE THE FLAG(R) cap. Ludacris is also the first southern artist to design for the series.

As a hip-hop superstar, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and businessman, Ludacris can now add "cap designer" to his list of achievements. He designed the cap himself with features like a large Atlanta Braves "A" style crest on the side-front left that is half clear crystals on the right and half black crystals on the left. The cap is black with red piping and also features the "Disturbing Tha Peace" logo in the flocked lining and undervisor flip along with the "Just Getting Started" logo on the back.

The cap is due to hit retail on October 17, 2008, and will be available exclusively globally at New Era Flagship stores and online at www.neweracap.com for $125.00. With only 200 units available worldwide, this cap is extremely limited.

In addition to launching the Ludacris cap, New Era will be celebrating the first anniversary of its Atlanta Flagship store opening. During the weekend of October 17, expect to see festivities that include live radio remotes and giveaways including autographed Ludacris caps and tickets to the BET Awards, plus a special performance from celebrity disc-jockey, DJ Ruckus.

About CAPTURE THE FLAG(R)

CAPTURE THE FLAG(R), introduced in 2004, is a collection of artist-inspired headwear, designed by individuals who are pioneers in their own right, symbolizing passion, constant change and capturing the essence of originality. All designs are created on New Era’s signature 59FIFTY fitted giving all the caps that authentic style that’s so well known. Each collection, designed by past artists including Spike Lee, Jake Burton and Travis Barker, is produced in extremely limited quantities.

About New Era Cap

Founded in 1920, New Era Cap Company, Inc., the leading headwear manufacturer and creator of New Era Apparel, brings to market products that transcend time, culture, sport and fashion. Producing more than 35 million caps per year, New Era is the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of the official on-field cap worn by every Major League Baseball team and their Minor League affiliates and maintaining agreements with other licensed entities. On the street, New Era is known as the Originator of the True Fitted for its signature cap style, the 59FIFTY. The Company, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, employs approximately 1,700 people world-wide in New York, Alabama and at its operations in Canada, Europe, Japan and Hong Kong. New Era is a ‘Category A’ affiliate of the Fair Labor Association.

  Contacts:
  Dana Marciniak, New Era Cap Co.
  (716) 604.9259
  dana.marciniak@neweracap.com

  Philip Crimaldi, DKC
  (212) 981.5131
  philip_crimaldi@dkcnews.com

Source: New Era Cap Co., Inc.

CONTACT: Dana Marciniak, New Era Cap Co., +1-716-604-9259,
dana.marciniak@neweracap.com; or Philip Crimaldi, DKC, +1-212-981-5131,
philip_crimaldi@dkcnews.com

Web Site: http://www.neweracap.com/

October 2, 2008

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT

September 30, 2008 -(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kauffman Foundation:

Who:

Russell Simmons, artist and entrepreneur, and Carl Schramm, president and CEO, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

What:

Simmons and Schramm will announce the launch of an entrepreneurship competition in the fields of fashion, film and music that will be the signature U.S. component of Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA (November 17-23, 2008). Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide initiative that will link millions of young people in more than 75 countries through a growing movement to inspire new ideas and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The Kauffman Foundation is a national sponsor of the competition along with the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence. The U.S.-based Kauffman Foundation co-founded Global Entrepreneurship Week with Make Your Mark in the United Kingdom. The Week is being globally sponsored by NYSE Euronext, IBM and Ernst & Young. The Oct. 2 launch announcement also will be Webcast at www.unleashingideas.org.

Where:
        New York Stock Exchange, Room 621, 11 Wall Street, New York

Why:
        The official launch invites young people across the country to apply for a chance to compete as entrepreneurs in one of three genres: film, music and fashion.

Contacts

For The Kauffman Foundation
Shay Pantano, 212-886-6707
spantano@kruppnyc.com

Houston, TX – With a listenership of millions, who better to take the voting message to the streets than Radio One? In partnership with the Hip Hop Caucus’ Respect My Vote campaign, Radio One Inc. broadcasting company will push to register at least 50,000 voters in a single day and Houston’s #1 morning show host, Madd Hatta, for 97.9 The Box is going to do his part my staying in place and on the air until he personally has registered 5,000 voters. Hatta is so committed to this drive that he is literally taking over the Radio One station for the day until he has reached his target number of voter registrations. Madd Hatta will be posted up at Houston ‘s Sharpstown Mall from 5AM Tuesday, September 30th and will broadcast live from the event throughout the day. Houston ‘s sports and music celebrity population are being encouraged to show up and show their support for this great cause and, if they have not already, register to vote themselves.

"We are at a crucial time in history." Hatta explains. "Bank failures, a $700 billion bailout, recession, depression, corporate scandals…….the list is endless. We need to be active or see the United States fail as a country. It is time for everyone to be proactive in getting the right officials elected to represent the correct causes and part of that is by being a part of the voting process. Our company has committed to bringing in a record 50,000 people to be registered to vote from around the country and I wanted to step up and get my morning show listeners that are not registered, to get involved and do so. I will broadcast around the clock until I get 5,000 unregistered voters registered and ready to do their part on November 4th."

Station Program Director, Terri Thomas tells us, "Madd Hatta is going above and beyond by pledging to get 5,000 people to register. He is definitely championing Radio One’s cause for the station and is committed to staying at Sharpstown for as long as is necessary."

Local media is encouraged to cover this event to help spread the word on the location of this monumental voting drive.

WHAT: Radio One Inc., 97.9 The Box, Respect My Vote and Houston Youth Vote "One Vote" voter registration drive.

WHERE: Sharpstown Mall, Houston , TX

WHEN: Tuesday, September 30th – 5AM until 5,000 people have registered to vote.

WHO: 97.9 The Box’s Madd Hatta and the morning show team. All of Houston ‘s entertainment community will be invited to show up and show their support so you never know who will turn up.

All media may RSVP to me at (832) 220.6071 or via email at nancyb@ogpr.net