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Recent Headlines - Music Genre: R&B/Hip-Hop

3 Attachment The [Black] Rapper Show Starring R.E.U.B Co-Starring Clinton Sparks Hip-Hop artist R.E.U.B debuts new album "The [Black] Rapper Show", a parody of VH1's White Rapper Show from the perspective of a black rapper. - 2007-06-11

2 Attachment Newly Elected 'Politician of Music', aka, Prez-E-dent, Set to Release His Debut Track 'We Smokin' From the New Album, 'New World Industry' The newly elected "Politician of Music", a.k.a., "Prez-E-dent" set to release his debut track "We Smokin'" from the new album "New WOrld Industry" on Whitehouse Entertainment Group. - 2007-06-11

3 Attachment Legendary Musician Fats Domino Autographs One-of-a-Kind Baldwin 'Green' Piano to Aid Global Green USA's New Orleans Environmental Rebuild Legendary musician and New Orleans native Fats Domino sat at a one-of-a-kind Baldwin Baby Grand 'Green' Piano while visiting the International House hotel in New Orleans. While there he serenaded the crowd by singing one of his all time classic hits "Ain't That a Shame" then signed the piano to support the recent initiative to rebuild New Orleans "green" and sustainable. The "Green" piano is made from wood legally harvested from areas that pose no threat to conservation valued forests or violate any civil rights. - 2007-06-08

2 Attachment Inspirational Artist Jita Gains Record Campaign Momentum BeatSquad recording artist Jita brings a fresh sound to the inspirational music scene, containing sweet melodic mainstream and jazzy groove tracks that appeal to a universal audience. - 2007-06-05

2 Attachment DYI Artist JaFeezie Continues to Create His Buzz for Hustle or Die DYI artist JaFeezie has established JMK Music Group with the motivation to gain exposure through his self-release titled Hustle Or Die. - 2007-06-05

2 Attachment Austin TX Gets Ready to Get Funky at FunkFest 2007 Featuring Members of The Meters, Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson FunkFest is focused on the special collaborations and side-projects of the musical greats of funk, soul, jazz and boogaloo that happen as late-night shows during the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The line-up includes Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), members of the Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson and more. The event will partially benefit Meals on Wheels and More in Austin Texas. While independent of Summer NAMM, FunkFest coincides with this music-industry event in Austin Texas. - 2007-05-29

1 Attachment Trackbacks Available Rosco is Releasing His Debut Album with Wide World Entertainment The new single from Rosco "You Feel Me," featuring Akon and Jadakiss, is a song that is hot and combines the lyrics of two of the hottest lyricists in the hip hop game -- along with Rosco -- and makes this song a hit that everyone in every age group and music genre can enjoy. - 2007-05-21

The Independent Video Show Rises to New Levels Giving viewers a look into the independent world of Hip-Hop and R&B, including leading musical artists and breaking new independent acts. - 2007-05-21

1 Attachment Fancorps.com Launches New Powerful and Interactive Street Team Management Community Utilizing the best in Web 2.0 features, Fancorps provides countless communication tools for an artist or label to organize and manage a street team. - 2007-05-18

Mother of Twins Delivers in Studio Psalmoetry births mainstream milk - spiritual soulfood. - 2007-05-15

11 Attachment Master P, Romeo, Silkk the Shocker Release New Hip-Hop Album, Gutta Music All-Stars Released today on all digital retailers, Gutta Music All-Stars contains hot singles from a full slate of artists under Master P's Guttar Music Entertainment label. - 2007-05-15

3 Attachment Master P Takes A Stand For Hip-Hop Rapper-mogul Master P and son Romeo have pledged to clean up the notorious image and explicit lyrics often associated with hip-hop music through the formation of their new label. Take A Stand Records. The label will feature responsible artists, clean lyrics and a positive portrayal of the urban community. - 2007-05-14

2 Attachment Leah DeVon Slated to Perform at the Star Studded Jubilee CityFest April 28th, Montgomery Alabama KAZ Records recording artist Leah DeVon selected to perform at the Jubilee CityFest. - 2007-04-27

FameCast Unveils Season One Fenoms FameCast concluded its first season with the fans crowning the first ever FameCast Fenoms. The six grand prize winners across each of the six stages took home $10,000 each and gained global exposure during the four month competition. Each of the Fenoms will be immortalized as the first ever winners in the Hall of FameCast. - 2007-04-24

Hendrix Litigation Results In Contempt Order, Judgment Payment Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., the Hendrix family music company which owns and administers the Jimi Hendrix music rights, recently obtained a stipulated court order of almost $900,000 against music entrepreneur Ed Chalpin. The payment to Experience Hendrix was the culmination of a 2006 lawsuit commenced in New York against Chalpin and two of his related companies. During the course of this litigation Federal District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, held Chalpin in contempt of court. - 2007-04-13

1 Attachment Prodigy Speaks; Talks Koch Mixtape; Upcoming "H.N.I.C.2" Album and Film Prodigy recently spoke out -- in a statement released by his management company -- Purfekstorm Management, regarding the "H.N.I.C." film, his Koch distributed mixtape, "Return of The Mac" and plans for his upcoming highly anticipated album "H.N.I.C. 2." - 2007-04-12

1 Attachment AirSpun Announces First Official AirGods Winners: Top Indie Artists Receive Free Radio Showcase Spots and Premier Homepage Placement at airspun.com Airspun, Inc. (www.airspun.com) announces the first winners of its AirGods new music polls. Top artists in the AirGods polls receive free commercial radio airtime to promote their music on AirSpun affiliated radio stations. AirSpun specializes in offering independent artists and labels high-profile marketing and promotional services, such as legal 60-second radio showcases and online viral marketing tools. - 2007-04-03

1 Attachment Marc Broussard to Release New CD S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on June 26th Louisiana's own Marc Broussard will unveil his dynamic new record S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on Vanguard Records, June 26th, New Recording Marks Vanguard Records Debut - 2007-04-03

FameCast Kicks-off Season Two of its Nationwide Online Competition Season Two includes six new stages and a three city roadshow to aide artists in competing on FameCast. Season Two adds six new stages for a total of 12, including Metal, Spoken Word, Singer/Song Writer, Dance, Animation and Short Film. With a total of 12 stages that now means a total of 12 FameCast F&#275;noms and 12 grand prizes, each worth $10,000. - 2007-04-03

2 Attachment Chatter Warns of Impending Kryme Wave to Hit East Coast 4/18/07 The Kryme Wave is set to hit targets throughout New York and east coast 4/18/07. Chatter has been rampant for several months but has reached a frenzy in the last month. While the terror alert level may not be elevated for ordinary citizens, the threat level has reached red at all industry headquarters, radio stations and media outlets as they scramble to figure out how to prevent real hip-hop from resurfacing. Many insiders believe "The Kryme Wave" has the potential to sweep the world with an up-swelling from the bricks to the hills, as people everywhere have been waiting for reality rap to rise once again. - 2007-04-02

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