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May 2008 Blog Posts (128)

Prodigy Hits the Billboard Top 40 for the 10th Time With New Album H.N.I.C. Pt. 2

Prodigy Hits the Billboard Top 40 for the 10th Time With New Album H.N.I.C. Pt. 2

NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third time as a solo performer and the 7th time as part of the platinum-selling duo Mobb Deep, Prodigy has released an album which has debuted into the Billboard Top 40 Album Sales Chart.

While "The Life," the first commercial single from H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 maintains its position as the #1 song on Billboard's HOT Singles & Sales Chart for the second week in a… Continue

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Brand new Capt. Crunk CD in stores May 27th worldwide online at Amazon.com and in stores at Target. The upstart Sunset Urban Records readies to add its second release into the world of urban hip hop…

Brand new Capt. Crunk CD in stores May 27th worldwide online at Amazon.com and in stores at Target.

The upstart Sunset Urban Records readies to add its second release into the world of urban hip hop music with Capt. Crunk's highly anticipated debut hip hop CD entitled, 'It's A Hell Of A Drug'. The CD will be available to consumers at top retail outlets such as Amazon and Target as well at all stores that sell music downloads (iTunes, Real/Rhapsody, Napster, Groupie Ringtones… Continue

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K'naan Hits the Road - Tour Dates Confirmed

Award winning artist K'naan released an ambitious summer concert schedule today. Comprised of the biggest festivals in the US and Canada, K'naan will play to a diverse group of fans across North America. The festivals range in scope from alternative to jam band to folk to hip-hop.

The first summer date will find K'naan at alternative music / jam band oriented Bonnaroo in Tennessee. Next up is the eclectic Star Belly Jam, now in it's… Continue

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Hood Hard Radio Hits the Airwaves (DETROIT)

Hood Hard Radio Debuts with Raw & Uncut Radio

Last night, Hood Hard Radio debuted Raw & Uncut Radio with three days of the hottest indie music. Providing the hottest indie music from all over the continent, unsigned artists, independent record label artists and underground artists. If you want to know who's the "NEXT2BLOW" before they actually get a major deal, you'll be listening to Hood Hard Radio on BlogTalkRadio.

• Last night Citty G of Cross Bow Records… Continue

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Inflowential Scores Top Three in MTVu's Best Music on Campus Competition

Inflowential Scores Top Three in MTVu's Best Music on Campus Competition

Inflowential has recently been voted into one of three first-place positions in mtvU's Palm Centro at AT&T Best Music on Campus "battle of the bands" competition at www.bestmusiconcampus.com. By making it this far, Inflowential has won the opportunity to play with Wyclef Jean, Flo Rida, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and The Spill Canvas at UMASS Campus Center Circle in… Continue

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RZA Returns as Bobby Digital Album "DIGI SNACKS" Coming - July 2008

New Album to Feature John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Dhani Harrison, the Black Knights, Dexter Wiggles, Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down), Reverend William Burke, Stone Mecca and Thea; Bobby Digital to Tour U.S. This Summer

- RZA's much beloved character Bobby Digital returns this summer with "Digi Snacks," a brand new studio album via KOCH Records. "Digi Snacks" will be out in July of 2008.

The Bobby Digital character was introduced some ten years ago with the release… Continue

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Baby J Drops 1st Single on Abstract Urban Records

Fresh from signing a deal with Abstract Urban, Baby J drops his first single for the label 'Wake Up'. The track features Alex Blood and has already enjoyed airplay on Annie Mac's Mash Up on BBC Radio 1 and Friction's BBC Asian Network show. The Remix features JK2 & Wariko making this one hell of a record to contend with.

...and here's a bit of background on this UK super producer:

Baby J is a producer from the UK currently splitting his time between the UK and NYC. An… Continue

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NINO BLESS RELEASES UNTOLD SCRIPTURES ON 5-20-08

UNTOLD SCRIPTURES FEATURES JOE BUDDEN, JOELL ORTIZ, STYLES P, KOOL G RAP, SAIGON, CROOKED I, GRAFH AND PRODUCTION FROM SCRAM JONES, BLACKOUT MOVEMENT & FOCUS

Following the strong response to the posse track "3rd Degree" and the new street leak "Da Livest", Nino Bless sets out to release the long-anticipated street-LP, Untold Scriptures, on 5-20-08. "I have notable veterans of the game helping me push this project, including Big Mike, Mick Boogie, & J Love." The street-LP runs… Continue

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2008 Coalmine Records Sampler (mixdown/Mick Boogie) Available (Free D/load)

Indie Planet continously breaks new artists and features new music light years before radio and mainstream tv -

Here is the 2008 Coalmine Records Sampler released to prep for next Tuesday's release of A-Sides From The Archives. Mixed by the extraordinary Mick Boogie, the sampler contains snippets from some of our forthcoming projects. Artists and producers featured on the sampler include

Bekay, Canibus, CL… Continue

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?uestlove and Black Thought Invade Sonar (Baltimore, MD)

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Sonny Brown Returns - Hosts KRS-One Show @ Sonar!

Good to see Sonny B. back in action - lots been going on - check out the exclusive interview on www.theindieplanet.com

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Bmore Original Video Shoot - 5/4/08

Come be part of Baltimore History In the making

Bmore Original is producing a music video in Baltimore for one of the area's hottest internationally-known musicians. The video will be shot in a swanky club downtown, and we are looking for energetic and talented dancers and extras to fill the club.

Genre Details: Baltimore Club

Talent details:

Both sexes, ages 18-40

Able to dance in a club… Continue

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Common Drops Invincible in July -

Invincible Summer: Common's Next Album Due in July

No Kanye heat on the album :(

"Invincible Summer," which Common has been hard at work on for the last two months, is tentatively scheduled for mid-July. The high-energy track "Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)" is likely be the first single, due by the end of May. The Neptunes and Outkast producer Mr. DJ produced the album. Kanye West...did not contribute any tracks this time around.

"Kanye was… Continue

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SXSW Festival 2009 Dates Announced

SXSW DATES ARE ANNOUNCED -
Mark your calendars!

SXSW 2009 will be taking place March 13-22.

Interactive and Film: March 13-17
Music: March 18-22

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Event: Digital NARM

Digital NARM 2008 in San Francisco continues to build on the tremendous success of the 2007 event. This two-day event is packed with results-oriented information and quality networking opportunities. As the only music industry event solely focused on selling digital entertainment, Digital NARM provides a unique experience designed to improve the bottom line for anyone marketing or selling music in the rapidly evolving marketplace. As the line between physical and digital music product continues… Continue

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Universal and Sony BMG Invest in MOG

Universal And Sony BMG Invest In MOG

If the big labels are investing in social networking, then artists need to be where the money is going -

Universal and Sony BMG have joined The Angels Forum 74 in a $2.8 million investment in music social networking site MOG. The major labels are desperately trying to broaden their failing business model; and part of that strategy has meant investing in Music 2.0 companies including… Continue

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Grand Theft Auto Breaks First Day Sales Records

LONDON (Reuters) - "Grand Theft Auto IV," the gangster-themed computer game that earned both critical claim and strong criticism, broke first day sales records in Britain, according to an industry body's initial estimates on Thursday.

The Entertainment Retailers Association, which represents 5,000 stores selling games, music and films, said the game -- published by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O) -- sold… Continue

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Master P and Romeo Introduce Gee Gee The Giraffe Educational Show

Romeo and Master P Create The Next Big Children's Educational Television Show, and Introduce Their Character Gee Gee The Giraffe at Earth Day Event

Student athlete, teen superstar, and award-winning entertainer Romeo Miller and entrepreneur P. Miller (Master P) welcomed over 20,000 kids to the Children's Earth Day festival on April 27, 2008 at STAR ECO Station, an exotic wildlife animal rescue facility.

Romeo Miller… Continue

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iDance Next Single From Soulja Boy Tellem

iDance: Soulja Boy's First Single off iSouljaBoy

Internet Marketing wonder Soulja Boy Tell em is dropping his first single iDance.
His new album will be titled iSouljaBoy.

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