Archive for August, 2007

Free Music Industry Teleseminar – August 29th

August 29, 2007

Topic: The Ultimate Secret to Breaking Independently Without a Label With Jonah Fialkoff and DJ Cyd Scott Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Time: 6 PM Eastern /5 PM Central/ 4 PM Mountain/3 PM Pacific Register here: read more The teleseminar will cover: – How to fill your pipeline with hungry, easy to please fans who [...]

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VH1′s “The Score” Announces Its Three Finalists

August 29, 2007

NEW YORK, August 27, 2007 – Up and coming music producers from across the nation submitted their best beats to hiphop.VH1.com and now it’s time to determine who will be the “The Score’s” top producer of 2007. Beginning today, users will determine through online voting who has what it takes to create and produce this [...]

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Daft Punk’s Electroma:The Midnight Movie Is Back

August 29, 2007

“Daft Punk is doing for midnight movies what the French electronica maestros did for disco: injecting the faded genre with their own brand of vitamin Cool.” -WIRED The cult midnight movie is back and Daft Punk’s directorial debut is shaping up to be a coast-to-coast hit. After sell-out screenings in Los Angeles, Miami, Austin, and [...]

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DJ Spooky to release Creation Rebel: Trojan Re-Mixed, Re-Visioned, Re-versioned

August 23, 2007

“At the same time that Hendrix was making “Electric Ladyland” and the Rolling Stones were making “Their Satanic Majesties Request” the Jamaican scene of artists and producers being led by Trojan Records was making material that was just as complex, and even more advanced. For me, early dub and instrumental music out of Jamaica showed [...]

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Keyshia Cole To Perform National Anthem At NFL Opener

August 23, 2007

Rock & Roll, R&B and gospel soul will fill the RCA Dome during the “NFL OPENING KICKOFF 2007 PRESENTED BY SPRINT” on Thursday, September 6. Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter KEYSHIA COLE will be joined by Ft. Wayne, Indiana’s VOICES OF UNITY YOUTH CHOIR in singing the National Anthem to kick off the 2007 NFL season. Indiana [...]

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Electro-Soul Vocalist Jennifer Johns Tours w/ KRS-1 & Releases “Painting on Wax”

August 23, 2007

August 22, 2007 – Los Angeles, California – Vacillating between Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Electronica, Funk, Reggae and every kind of rhythm in between, sultry voiced Jennifer Johns crafts stirring tunes that are both heart-rending and head-bobbing. The Oakland, California music powerhouse proved herself as a potent interpreter of taboo desires with a passion for creating [...]

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Snoop Dogg’s Hood Of Horror In Your House On September 11

August 14, 2007

SANTA MONICA, CA-Xenon Pictures announces the home entertainment release of the Urban horror anthology SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR. The film, which features the legendary rapper as the “Crib Keeper”, presents three grisly morality tales that blend horror, anime, live action and a strong dose of gallows humor. The Xenon Pictures release, produced by Social [...]

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Keyshia Cole Headlines New Tour

August 10, 2007

Santa Monica, CA Aug 10, 2007 Award winning R&B star Keyshia Cole is kicking off her House Of Blues concert tour today, August 10th in Minneapolis, Minnesota as her latest hit “Let It Go” produced by Missy Elliott and featuring Missy and Lil’ Kim has vaulted into the top five on the Billboard and Radio [...]

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Hip Hop Takes A Turn and Common Leads The Way

August 8, 2007

Santa Monica, CA Aug 08, 2007 On his 7th album, Finding Forever, Grammy winning rap superstar Common hits the jackpot, scoring his first career #1 on the Billboard Album Chart.

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Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Returns To Toronto With Gabrielle Union,Letoya Luckett,Keisha Chante,Monie Love, Free And Dr Benjamin Chavis On August 18th

August 7, 2007

TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 7, 2007- Following the success of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network’s (HSAN) first international “Get Your Money Right” Financial Empowerment Summit in Toronto last year, HSAN is back to help Canadian youth get their money right!

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