Legendary Pimps Gangsta Brown, Bishop Don Juan, And Ron Newt Join Jay King On BlogTalkRadio

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Los Angeles – Industry veteran, musician and producer, Jay King has always been controversial. Forever the maverick, King is credited, among many things, with creating a new chapter in music history by independently producing, pressing, marketing and promoting the biggest selling 12-inch single in history, “Rumors” by the Timex Social Club. He paved the path for independent record companies and was actually a forerunner to the current state of the music business, initially demonstrating the true power of the committed artist operating outside of the confines of the major label.

With his Blogtalk radio show “Jay King on BlogTalkRadio” at http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/Jay-King, Jay King ventures off the music trail to get topical about subjects spanning the field of social issues covering topics such as child rearing to gang-banging to corny pick-up lines. Every Sunday, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. PST, he is joined by co-host/sidekick Robert Redwine in an interactive medium of lively discussion and debate.

Always introspective and highly entertaining, King is evolving into an insightful talk show host. With his latest interview topic “Pimps, Players & Hustlers… The Real Truth About the Game,” he interviews legendary pimps Gangsta Brown, Bishop “Magic” Don Juan and Ron Newt exploring his most controversial topic to date. Serving up a real dose of “player” game to his ever expanding listening audience, Part I of the dialogue can be heard archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jay-King and Part II will air live this Sunday, August 2 from 2:00 p.m. PST to 4:00 p.m. PST. Listeners can participate in the dialogue via live chat or call in at (347) 205-9366.

“The pimp lifestyle has always been a source of fascination for the Black community, hip hop music and culture and mainstream Hollywood even. But so much of it is folklore and myth. It’s often portrayed as glamourous and the reality is it is not! I thought what better way to honestly explore this topic than via my Blogtalk show where listeners have the opportunity to interact one on one with real life pimps from the life. We initially only had one show planned, but the first show proved so explosive, we had to bring the players back for part 2,” shares King.

Gangsta Brown, Bishop “Magic” Don Juan, and Ron Newt are indeed legendary pimps. Gangsta Brown became world renowned when his prostitute, Divine Brown was arrested after her liaison with actor Hugh Grant. Former pimp Magic Don Juan is now a hip hop personality of sorts these days. Often seen alongside rapper Snoop Dogg, he has authored books, appeared in music videos and even has his own ringtones. Ron Newt is an avowed pimp and the father of 90’s boy group sensation Newtrons on MCA Records. His memoir the self-published, “Bigger Than Big” sent waves throughout the entertainment industry as he documented his life in the music business with his sons, rubbing shoulders with the biggest celebrities in the business, including Michael Jackson.

In addition to his weekly radio show, King keeps busy touring with his group, Club Nouveau, promoting his new solo CD, “Open Book,” and interviewing music legends via his live webcast broadcast at http://www.KulaksWoodshed.com. Keep up with him at http://www.jayking.ning.com and http://www.myspace.com/jayking3music.

Jay King on BlogTalkRadio airs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. PST on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jay-King .



Hip Hop Weekly Wins “Best Magazine” At Urban Music Awards

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New York – On the heels of releasing their most important issue ever, the double-cover Commemorative Michael Jackson Tribute Edition, Hip Hop Weekly magazine publishers Dave Mays and Ray Benzino were recently acknowledged with the award for “Best Magazine” at the Urban Music Awards in New York. Hip Hop Weekly beat out The Source, Vibe, and XXL, all long-time urban mainstays. The award comes just two years after Hip Hop Weekly was named one of the “15 Hottest Magazine Launches” in 2007 by prestigious media industry authority “MIN.” The Urban Music Awards honor marks Hip Hop Weekly’s emergence in 2009 as the leader of the “next generation” in print media for a consumer market that has broadened and matured as hip hop has become a mainstream, worldwide culture.

This year’s Urban Music Awards USA ceremony was held July 17 at the renowned Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Hip Hop Weekly was nominated by over 2 million fans worldwide for submission into the Best Magazine category. Editor-at-large Cynthia Horner and Style/Creative Editor TJ Rudy were on-hand to accept the award at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom.

“We are proud that the world’s first celebrity weekly-format magazine for the hip hop community has been acknowledged as the Best Magazine of 2009, just two and a half years after our launch,” said David Mays, Hip Hop Weekly’s publisher and co-founder. “The ongoing and explosive growth of Hip Hop Weekly during what may be the worst climate in the history of magazine publishing, is a strong testament to the validity and groundbreaking nature of our innovative format and journalistic approach. I would like to acknowledge our entire Hip Hop Weekly staff for their contributions in consistently delivering relevant, informative and entertaining content to the mainstream hip hop audience.”

Hip Hop Weekly (www.HipHopWeekly.com) currently ranks as one of the 10 best-selling magazines nationally in the 7-Eleven chain out of over 65 titles, and the magazine was recently added by Walmart to over 3,000 magazine pockets at cash registers in the front of their stores.

The co-founders of The Source Magazine in 1988, David Mays and Ray Benzino developed The Source into the #1-selling music magazine on newsstands in the world in the 1990’s. The team of Mays and Benzino would go on to be recognized for their innovation in building a stable of media companies around The Source name, establishing one of the best known brands in the media business through their successful ventures in television, music, merchandising, and mobile content downloads. They produced some of the highest-rated TV programs for a hip-hop audience ever, including the 2004 broadcast of The Source Awards which ranks as the 6th highest rated show in the history of the BET network. The Source presents Hip Hop Hits became the most successful series of hip hop compilation albums ever, selling over 5 million copies domestically. The Source Mobile division sold over 3 million ringtone downloads in two years. Their efforts in the corporate space were instrumental in taking hip hop into the mainstream, growing the audience and expanding the universe of businesses selling to the coveted, hard-to-reach 18- to 34-year-old market.

About Hip Hop Weekly
Hip Hop Weekly is the world’s first entertainment and news weekly for the Hip Hop generation. The magazine covers celebrity news, music, film, TV, fashion and sports from the perspective of the tens of millions of young Americans who identify with hip hop culture. Hip Hop Weekly is published every two weeks and is available nationally at stores such as Barnes & Noble, 7Eleven, Walgreen’s, Rite Aid, Kmart, Pathmark, CVS and Walmart, as well as airport magazine retailers and magazine outlets in the UK and Canada.

Pictured from left to right: Music producer, Swizz Beatz with Hip Hop Weekly’s Editor-at-Large Cynthia Horner and Style/Creative editor T.J. Rudy at the Urban Music Awards.

Photo credit: KENTHEPHOTOGRAPHER / http://www.kenthephotographer.com .



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Scion Presents: 2009 Vice Magazine Photography Exhibition

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Vice, the international arts and culture magazine distributed and published in more than 22 countries, comes to Scion’s Installation L.A. Gallery on July 25 for the ninth annual Vice Photo Show.

Best known for documenting youthful excess, questionable street fashion and powerful scenes of political unrest around the world, Vice presents this exhibition in conjunction with “The 2009 Vice Magazine Photo Issue” and is curated by the magazine’s managing editor Amy Kellner. The acclaimed annual edition has previously featured works from Terry Richardson, Ryan McGinley, Richard Kern, Jerry Hsu, Rennie Ellis and many others.

This year’s exhibition features Vice contributors Jamie Lee Curtis Taete, Maggie Lee, and former Vice photo editor, Tim Barber. Tim is also curating a mini group-show-within-a-group-show of photos featured on his online gallery, tinyvices.com.

Jamie Lee Curtis Taete is a 24-year-old English photographer whose candid images provoke intense reactions, often ranging from awe to disgust. His work has been featured in Vice, Chief, PerezHilton.com and The Guardian, and has been shown in Mexico, France, Britain, North America and Japan as part of the Tiny Vices traveling exhibition. Taete is a Vice UK staff photographer and maintains a photo blog at www.jamietaete.com.

Maggie Lee is a zine-maker, Pratt graduate and Vice staff photographer who has developed a chronological archive of her 21 years through captured light and photocopies. Lee has shown her work in New York, New Zealand and Australia and has recently exhibited her Frenching zine at the New Museum’s “Younger Than Jesus” show.

Tim Barber, a photographer, curator, publisher, designer and former Vice Magazine photo editor runs the online gallery TinyVices.com. Founded in 2005, the site reflects various approaches to photography and allows emerging and underexposed artists to upload their work onto the influential platform. For this exhibition, Barber will personally install a selection of works from the site.

More information on this and previous exhibitions is available at http://www.scion.com/space.

The opening reception takes place on July 25, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The reception is free with complimentary valet parking and an open bar. All artists will be in attendance and Vice Photo Issues will be available at the event. The exhibit will run until August 8, 2009.

Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, Scion Installation L.A. is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation L.A. Space hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge contemporary artists from across the globe. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM and by appointment – 310.815.8840.

About Scion
Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., was developed with a new generation of youthful buyers in mind. Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products, the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level. The Scion brand features three ground-breaking models with a wide array of standard features: the xD urban subcompact five-door, the iconic xB urban utility vehicle, and the tC sports coupe. The brand often applies new practices in all aspects of its business and pushes the creativity envelope with non-traditional advertising and marketing to engage young consumers. Scion also supports originality through its programs in the artistic community. For more information, visit www.scion.com.