N.E.R.D to guest on CeeLo’s “Lay It Down” premiering, Wednesday, December 1 at 11pm EST on FUSE

November 30, 2010 By

Cee Lo Green and N.E.R.D discuss upcoming projects and hit singles on a new episode of “Lay It Down” premiering, Wednesday, December 1 at 11pm ET on Fuse. N.E.R.D performs “Hot-N-Fun,” “Party People” and “Lapdance.”


Watch some clips from the show here:
N*E*R*D on Fuse TV’s Lay It Down (clip 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkUIUiOFYtk

N*E*R*D on Fuse TV’s Lay It Down (clip 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvZjBoilDE&feature=channel

N*E*R*D performs on Lay It Down – Fuse TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0tFMXXCbIg&feature=channel

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Los Angeles Based Rapper Sozay Sets Dec 7th Release Date For New Album ‘Who Is Sozay’

November 30, 2010 By

Los Angeles based rapper Sozay has announced a December 7th, 2010 release date for his new album “Who Is Sozay?” in conjunction with Sribour Artist Management. Sozay is currently streaming material from his upcoming new album online at http://www.myspace.com/sozay.

“I personally feel that for me as an artist, the most important focal point for my music is to find a healthy compromise between underground and mainstream hip-hop,” commented Sozay about the eclectic sound of his debut album. “I see absolutely no reason why I can’t make people dance at a club on Sunset, while at the same time having the streets in an uproar with a classic hood anthem.”
Sozay will be filming a video for the album’s lead single “Last Call” with director Miguel Torres in the coming weeks. Sozay will also be performing a series of CD release parties in California throughout December and January in support of his new album.

SOZAY TOUR DATES:
Dec 03 – Long Beach, CA  @ Blue Cafe
Dec 16 – Santa Monica, CA @ Club Trip
Jan 15 – Highland Park, CA @ Mr. T’s Bowl
Jan 30 – West Los Angeles, CA @ Club Good Hurt

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Brand Nubian: Enter the Dubstep Vol. 2

November 30, 2010 By

FrankRadio and iHipHop Distribution are proud to announce the highly anticipated follow-up to 2009′s “Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture: Enter The Dubstep Vol. 1.”  On December 21st, the freshest sounds in underground electronic music will once again encounter the classic hip-hop stylings of yet another foundational group of legends: Brand Nubian.

After the wild success of Vol. 1, it only felt right for its producers and A&R’s to embark on a new journey down the same road.  Brand Nubian holds a unique position in hip-hop history.  Universally respected as pioneers of a new way of thinking during the “golden-era” moment of the early 90′s, Brand Nubian’s political, social and cultural messages were delivered with a heavy dose of hardcore.  With this 2nd installment in the ground-breaking series, “Enter The Dubstep” continues to trailblaze the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, bringing hard bass and gritty lyrics together as none have done before.  As Dubstep continues to push itself into mainstream ears, this album continues to push the boundaries of both genres.

Check out the first two singles now:

“Slow Down” (Hellfire Machina Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyMRI0Xf0VU
“How Long?” (Dem Soul Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgmXu2p7WLg

Also, if you’re in NY, be sure to check out our Official Release Party:

Bass Fueled Mischief – Enter The Dubstep with speical live performance by Brand Nubian
Main Room @ Webster Hall, NYC - 1/7/11

http://www.bassfueledmischief.com/

Brand Nubian
“Enter The Dubstep Vol. 2”
In Stores 12.21.10
FrankRadio / iHipHop Distribution
www.enterthedubstep.com
@enterthedubstep

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Raheem Devaughn Jackin’ 4 Beats AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW 368 Music Group

November 30, 2010 By
Today Raheem Devaughn unleashes his new mixtape Jackin’ 4 Beats which features remixes to songs by Trey Songz, Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Miguel and many others.  Also check out for special guest features from Phil Ade and Skillz.  Download Jackin’ 4 Beats for free now.
MIXTAPE: Raheem Devaughn – Jackin’ 4 Beats: http://368musicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/jackin-4-beats

Tracklisting
1. Intro
2. Light It Up
3. Runaway f/ Phil Ade
4. Power
5. Night Today (Prod by Karma Music)
6. All I Want Is You
7. My Instrument f/ Skillz (prod. by Best Kept Secret)
8. All The Way Turnt Up
9. No Hands
10. I’m Ill
11. Can’t Be Friends
12. Deuces
13. You and I (prod. by Karma Music)
14. Walk With Me (prod by Karma Music)
15. Love The Way You Lie
16. Rap Song
17. Single
18. Switch It Up (prod by Karma Music)
Langston Sessoms
Marketing Director
Inner Loop Media Group
(917) 974-0872
langston@innerlooprecords.com

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Barbee, Wolf Blitzer (CNN) and Anita Baker Mingle at BET Soul Train Awards

November 30, 2010 By

(Atlanta, Georgia November 29, 2010)–International Recording Artist Barbee celebrates an astounding night with the stars and legends at the 2010 Soul Train Awards.  From speaking with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, to being introduced to honoree Anita Baker, Barbee was simply delighted. “Meeting a legend like Anita Baker was a really special moment, just shaking her hand is an inspiration”, Barbee says while reflecting on her magical night at the Soul Train Awards.

Barbee’s stunning red carpet outfit caught Wolf Blitzer’s attention and prompted a comment from Blitzer that he loved her dress.  Before she knew it she was being introduced to Wolf Blitzer as Barbee from Jamaica on CNN’s covereage of the event.  Wolf Blitzer was present at the awards to film segments for his show the Situation Room.  At the awards, Blitzer introduced hip hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh, and even threw in a joke or two for laughs.

Barbee is currently recording, and in January she will release her hit single “Come See About Me” featuring the Diamond Princess herself, Trina.  Not only has Trina made history by being the only female hip hop artist to produce 5 successful albums, but she and Barbee, both have released Billboard chart topping singles.

It was a huge night for Reggae also, as nominee Gramps Morgan, and Mr. Vegas were present, along with Award winner Gyptian.  Media captured the trio of Gramps Morgan, Barbee and Mr. Vegas on the red carpet.   Barbee was ecstatic, “I was simply delighted” she says.

Thomas Reynolds Esq.
Global Icon
p:  (888) 665-0241
c:  (678) 779-0369
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Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation Fundraiser December 3rd-24th

November 30, 2010 By

December 11th – The Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation (LLF) welcomes Pop Superstars, T-Boz and Chilli of TLC, along with the New Knerds to their 5th Annual Celebrity Gift Wrap Fundraiser event taking place at the Mall at Stone Crest, 2929 Turner Hill Rd., Lithonia, GA, from December 3 – 24th.

LLF along with their Celebrity Guests, Businesses and Volunteers are the exclusive gift wrappers for the Mall at Stone Crest, during this holiday season. Wrapping costs range from $3.00 – $10.00, depending on the size of the customer’s gift. Gift wrap hours are December 3 – 5 & 10 – 12, noon to 8pm and December 17 – 23, noon to 10pm and the 24th from open to close. Money raised from this fundraiser will go to support needy families and the New Knerds movement.

T-Boz and Chilli will be on-hand at the Mall at Stonecrest on December 11, from 2pm – 4pm.

About Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
Lisa Lopes better known by her stage name, Left Eye, was a singer, songwriter and best known as the rapper of the biggest selling female group of all time, TLC.  Lopes contributed her self-written raps to many of TLC’s hit singles, including “Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg,” “What About Your Friends,” “Hat 2 da Back,” “No Scrubs,” “Waterfalls,” and “Girl Talk.”

She is the recipient of numerous awards including the prestigious Grammy award for her writings.  Lisa has touched the lives of millions of people worldwide and continues to do so today through her music and charity, the Lisa Lopes Foundation.

Shortly before Lisa passed away on April 25th, 2002, she wrote in her notebook, “I want to give back to the world, what the world has given to me.”  Lisa had a passion for giving and helping others and we are honored to continue on with her work.
The Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation (LLF)
LLF Mission is dedicated to providing youth from low income communities and diverse cultural backgrounds with innovative programs and resources to increase motivation and strengthen their desire to succeed in school and beyond.

The Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes Foundation believes that “positive” music with an inspirational message is one of our best “allies” in the fight for education.  In a mission dedicated to youth, community enhancement, education and positive music, LLF has recently added an extension to their outreach initiative.  This group is entitled the New Knerds.

About the New Knerds Movement
The New Knerds is a group of scholars and teachers from elementary and middle schools in the Metro Atlanta Area. Knerds stand for: Knowledgeable-Educated-Relentlessly-Driven-Scholars.

The U.S. Education Secretary, Arne Duncan said it best; “I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality and social injustice, the classroom is the place to start.”

The New Knerds firmly believe that motivation is the “key” component to ensuring that our future leaders become most successful!  Visit: www.newknerds.com, for more info about the New Knerds.

Tafia L. Allah-Pringle
Senior Publicist/CEO
TLAPR Agency, LLC
“Dotting the i In image”
Office: 866.538.6040
Fax: 866.905.5723
tafia@tlapr.com
www.tlapr.com

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Nelly Blames Motown/Universal for Disappointing Sales Of ’5.0′

November 29, 2010 By

St. Louis rap star Nelly has lashed out at his record label, Motown/Universal over the disappointing sales figures for his latest album 5.0, which landed in stores last week.

5.0, which was released on November 16th, landed at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart after moving over 63,000 copies.

Nelly released his album one week before high profile releases by Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, who both trounced the superstar rapper in sales the following week.

Universal label mate Kanye West sold over 530,000 copies of his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasty, which is expected to debut at #1 this week.

Female rapper Nicki Minaj, also on Motown/Universal, outsold Nelly’s 6th, album by moving 400,000 copies of her debut Pink Friday, during her first week.

The rapper took to Twitter and blamed Motown/Universal for lack of marketing as the culprit behind the slip in sales.

“A record deal is a 50/50 partnership!As a artist its your job to provide the record company with music that they(record company) can sell,” Nelly tweeted. “Thing about the partnership is that n the public eye the responsibility is not 50/50!the artist is always the 1who catches 90% of the blame

The rapper pointed out that his latest album 5.0 has already produced a hit single titled “Just a Dream,” which according to Nelly, has sold almost 2 million digital copies.

But the sale of the single didn’t translate into successful albums sales for Nelly, who compared artists on record labels to Interns, with no real bargaining power.

Nelly also accused Motown/Universal for undershipping his record.

“If u only ship 200 thound [thousand] of an album how many are u f#cking tryen [sic] to sell??,” Nelly tweeted in anger. “The artist does control that nor does he or she control marketing.”

Nelly’s last album Sweat/Suit peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 charts in 2005, moving over 400,000 copies during the first week in stores.

via: allhiphop.com

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Soulja Boy To Star In New Autobiographical Movie; Preps ‘The Deandre Way’

November 29, 2010 By

Soulja Boy recently revealed that he will star in a new movie titled The Deandre Way, named after his third album, which is due in stores tomorrow (November 30th).

According to Soulja Boy, the flick will be a personal look at his rise to fame, which he labeled a “true success story.”

“These people have been pitching me this movie idea for so long, and now I am letting them orchestrate my art and tell my story and let people see it on the big screen,” Soulja Boy explained to AllHipHop.com. “A lot of people say ‘Soulja Boy is a one hit wonder, and he’s lucky. It’s not even about music. It’s about a success story, but it’s a true story from the bottom to the top, a true success story.”

The movie is a visualization of his third album, also titled The DeAndre Way.

Soulja has one hit off the record titled “Pretty Boy Swag,” and he recently released another single, titled “Speakers Going Hammer.”

“If you look at this third album, its like I am becoming more personal and more real and telling people about my life as a human being, not as a super star,” Soulja Boy told AllHipHop.com. “I think all my fans, no, I know all my fans are going to feel that.”

The Deandre Way is light on guest appearances, with Trey Songz, Lil B., Bei Maejor, Esther Dean and G-Unit’s frontman 50 Cent (“Mean Mug”) making cameos.

“I met 50 when I was 17,” Soulja Boy revealed. “I chopped it up with him, I let him know how I felt about his first album, and then I told him I wanted to get some money with him, not necessarily in the music industry,” Soulja said. “I told him lets get some money outside the music industry and I just want to flip these millions. Ever since then we were cool.”

Soulja Boy’s third album The Deandre Way is in stores on November 30th.

source: allhiphop.com

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Deena Jonez x First Look Sessions

November 29, 2010 By

New York, NY– (November 29th, 2010)—You may have seen Emerging femcee Deena Jonez’ recent  music video for her song “Cold Pillow” off the “Kings County: Where we from” mixtape; she is now set to perform at the First Look Sessions event as a special guest on November 30th, 2010 at Public Assembly. The event will be a charity fundraising event to support autism.

When: November 30th, 2010

Where: Public Assembly, 70 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY
L Train to Bedford Ave

Time: 7:00 pm
Admission: $15, 18  & up

Music Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6IyYzgS77U

Media representatives interested in reviewing Deena Jonez’ performance, please contact Olivia Dikambi via iampragency@gmail.com

Download Deena Jonez’ latest mixtape via link:  www.deenajonez.com
For more information regarding Deena Jonez, please check her out via:
www.deenajonez.com
twitter.com/iamdeenajonez

About Deena Jonez
In the spirit of keeping the legacy of true female emcees alive, Brooklyn born rapper Deena Jonez has emerged in the hip hop scene. With influences such as Mc Lyte, Queen Latifah, Roxanne Shante, and Salt-n-Pepper; Deena Jonez is the first artist under her own entertainment company, Mims Music Group, which is named in memory of her mother. She recently released “Kings County :Where we From” and is currently working on new music.

Booking Inquiries
Aron Page- Ciafullo
Aron@DeenaJonez.com

Media Contact
Olivia Dikambi|240.291.5448|
I AM PR Agency
iampragency@gmail.com
www.iampragency.com
Follow me @iamPRagency

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BET Presents Jaiden The Cure

November 27, 2010 By
Come be a part of the live performance audience for the taping of BET’s Music Matters featuring up & coming R&B crooner Jaiden “The Cure” amongst others. BET Music Matters, a campaign that will highlight the next BET superstars through music, bios, music videos, photos and intimate interviews where the artists explain who they are and what music means to them. We will also highlight the release of “Ain’t Enough” the official video and single.
http://www.bet.com/musicmatters
MONDAY, NOV. 29TH
CRASH MANSION
199 BOWERY, NYC 10002
WWW.CRASHMANSION.COM
DOORS OPEN @ 7:30 PM
Table Reservations: 212-982-0740
RSVP: JAIDENMUSICMATTERS@GMAIL.COM
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