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Mumbo Sauce's Blog – June 2008 Archive (40)

50 Cent Talks Baby Mom and Buck

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Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 23, 2008 at 12:22am — No Comments

DV8 Magazine Readies the Release of The Seven Soles of Footwear Sneaker Issue

DV8 Magazine Readies the Release of The Seven Soles of Footwear Sneaker Issue

Atlanta based lifestyle publication DV8 Magazine once again deviates from the norm in Urban lifestyle and culture by presenting the return of the highly successful DV8 Magazine Sneaker Edition titled: The Seven Soles of Footwear.

Deviate Publishing's Desmick Perkins is excited about this release as he mentioned, "This is the latest and… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 22, 2008 at 10:15pm — No Comments

AFFLUENT RECORDS SIGNS NYC RAP LEGEND SADAT X

AFFLUENT RECORDS EXPANDS ITS ROSTER SIGNS NYC RAP LEGEND SADAT X

After dominating the 90's with billboard chart topping Hip Hop classics hits such as "One For All", "Slow Down", "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down" and many others, Uptown's very own Brand Nubian rap legend Sadat X signs on with NYC#1 Urban Independent Label Affluent Records to distribute his fifth solo release "Generation X" nationally and digital.

"Generation X" is Sadat X at his best. It's exactly what his fans… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 22, 2008 at 10:09pm — No Comments

Almighty Drops Original S.I.N. on Babygrande

WU-TANG AFFILIATED SUPERGROUP, ALMIGHTY, UNVEIL JULY 22nd DEBUT "ORIGINAL S.I.N. (STRENGTH IN NUMBERS)" ON BABYGRANDE

Almighty, the Wu-Tang Clan affiliated supergroup consisting of Wu-Tang affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, C-Rayz Walz, Son One, M-80 & 5-Star, offer their debut collaborative effort: "Original S.I.N. (Strength in Numbers)" on July 22nd on Babygrande Records.

Featuring appearances from Canibus, Keith Murray, Planet Asia, Warcloud (Holocaust), 60… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 22, 2008 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Soulja Boy Responds to Ice-T

Soulja Boy clowns Hip-Hop legend Ice T over his infamous Eat a D_ck reference ---

He gets serious at the end and drops some good points about the OG's helping the

young rap dudes in the… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 22, 2008 at 9:53pm — No Comments

Ice-T Comes Back At Soulja Boy

Ice-T responds to Soulja Boy's comments via Real Talk NY. Gets the whole West Coast involved as well.

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 22, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Power Moves: Universal Music Group (UMG) and Last.fm Partner for Music Videos

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Last.fm Partner for Music Videos

Last.fm to Feature Thousands of Videos Free-On-Demand from UMG Chart-topping Artists Including Jay-Z, Nirvana and Amy Winehouse, Among Many Others

NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, and Last.fm, the fast-growing free global music Web site, today announced a new partnership that will make UMG's music video catalogue available for free-on-demand… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 18, 2008 at 11:58am — No Comments

NINA B PREPARES TO RELEASE "THE REAL RAP SUPREME" MIXTAPE WITH HIP HOP NATION & ILLROOTS.COM The Carnegie Group is pleased to announce that Ravenel Records and Sirius Radio's Hip Hop Nation have team…

NINA B PREPARES TO RELEASE "THE REAL RAP SUPREME" MIXTAPE WITH HIP HOP NATION & ILLROOTS.COM

The Carnegie Group is pleased to announce that Ravenel Records and Sirius Radio's Hip Hop Nation have teamed up for a joint venture to release Nina B: "The Real Rap Supreme" mix-tape. "The Real Rap Supreme" which drops Friday the 13th boasts 13 tracks and is formatted like a live interview. The mix-tape touches on a variety of topics that allows the music world, fans, supporters, and yes even… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 18, 2008 at 11:56am — No Comments

Fresh Daily, J Period Confirmed for Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2008

Fresh Daily, J Period, Zaki Ibrahim join the party

'Brooklyn Keeps On Takin' It,' the mixtape king and the funk soul sensation

This week's additions to the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2008 lineup are Brooklyn's own Fresh Daily, High Water Music, Zaki Ibrahim and J Period.

On Day Two of the Festival, July 11th, Fresh Daily and the High Water Music roster including Sputnik Brown, Sucio Smash and P.Casso will be at powerHouse for 'Brooklyn Keeps On Takin' It.' The… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 18, 2008 at 11:54am — No Comments

Rock ME TV Presents Sons of Hip-Hop Legends (Online Viewership)

ROCK ME TV will hit online viewers with the two hour special of second generation rappers "Sons of Hip Hop Legends"

On The Round Table hosted by Lenny S., Maya the B and Big Lite.

Corey Gunz[Peter Gunz], Square Off [Doug E. Fresh], Team Blackout/JoJo [Reverend Run] Sun God [Ghostface Killah] and Kareem Justice [Gza] all second generation rappers will appear for the first time together on the Hip Hop Driven talk show The Round Table.

Rock Me TV an online interactive… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 18, 2008 at 11:43am — No Comments

Million DJ March Founder Clears Up Rumors

In a major show of support, DC's Special Parks Services and Parks Rangers have extended the permits to The Million DJ March to include evening and night time activities, including live performances and speeches, meaning that the March and it's various forums can go for an estimated 48 straight hours. This has enabled everything planned to fit into two days instead of the original three- August 29th and 30th. The experience that Parks Services and Homeland Security has with these types of events… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 18, 2008 at 11:42am — No Comments

Presto Exclusive Interview w/ Mr.Shadeed (Indie Planet TV)

Indie Planet Television lined up an exclusive interview with the Concrete Grooves chief rocka Presto. From earlier releases such as Impressions on Concrete to Inflight Instrumentals and Next Impressions, Presto has come full circle with his latest release State of The Art which features Sadat X, O.C., Large Pro, and CL Smooth.

While influenced by the Golden Era of hip-hop, Presto's sound and approach advances the movement instead of… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 16, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Power Moves: Noah Maffitt Named EVP/GM of LiveNation.com

Ecommerce Veteran Noah Maffitt Named EVP/GM of LiveNation.com

The world's largest live music company, announced today that the company has appointed Noah Maffitt to the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager of LiveNation.com. In his new position Mr. Maffitt will oversee the transformation of LiveNation.com into a world-class ecommerce consumer storefront in preparation for the company's move to control the bulk of its own ticketing in 2009. Mr. Maffitt will report… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 10, 2008 at 2:59pm — No Comments

The Source Added As Media Sponsor for Brookyn Hip-Hop Fest.

The Source joins the BHF as Media Sponsor Spit 16 and open up for KRS and other legends

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is proud to announce the legendary Source Magazine has recently signed on as a sponsor of this year's calendar.

As a part of this sponsorship Brooklyn Bodega and The Source have partnered to produce an MC contest powered by SayNow during the 2008 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival.

"The Source Presents Spit 16" will give hungry MC's from… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 10, 2008 at 2:53pm — No Comments

U-N-I Gets Love from Major Hip Hop Media Outlets

U-N-I Gets OkayPlayer Love, Unsigned Hype in The Source, Hip Hop Official Artist of the Week and more...

The leaders of the new LA movement continue to rise above contenders with honest music that enlightens the ears.

"Twenty years after the release of that N.W.A. record, U-N-I is dealing with gangsta rap's legacy on Left Coast hip-hop. But just as OutKast and Little Brother strayed from the Dirty South, crunk-infused Southern hip-hop archetype, you won't find references… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 10, 2008 at 2:51pm — No Comments

ATL Record Pool Kicks Off 6/26 @ ESSO

ATL'S BIGGEST NETWORKING AND INDUSTRY EVENT

GOES DOWN JUNE 26TH!!!

THE ATL RECORD POOL

SUMMER SESSION

DAY 1

KICKS OFF @ CLUB ESSO

1599 MEMORIAL DRIVE

ATLANTA GA

JUNE 26TH @ 4PM!!

FEATURING THE

DJ POWER PANEL,

ATL RECORD POOL SUMMER SESSION,

INDEPENDENT MUSIC REVIEW,

(1ST COME 1ST SERVE GET THERE EARLY)

INDEPENDENT AND MAJOR SHOWCASE

AND A STAR STUDDED

"WELCOME TO THE… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 9, 2008 at 10:07am — 1 Comment

Saigon Interview on Shade 45 DJ Kay Slay

Saigon on the show talking about the game, his album, the current state of hip-hop and more.

Fans of Southern hip-hop might catch offense with this one because he's being brutally honest with his statements… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 7, 2008 at 6:52am — No Comments

Peedi Crack Drops Camel Face Hunting Season on Amalgam Digital

After five years, North Philly rapper Peedi Crakk has parted ways with Roc-A-Fella Records in favor of booming independent, Amalgam Digital. The tech-savvy company responsible for launching hip hop's first genre specific digital retail store attracted Peedi with their innovative business model and creatively fostering environment. Peedi Crakk joins a roster made up of both commercially successful artists and underground hip hop icons, including Grammy-nominee Joe Budden, Kurious, Tash (of Tha… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 6, 2008 at 11:58am — No Comments

NY Oil Shoots New Video for Internet Classic Y'all Should All Get Lynched

N.Y.OIL UNVEILS BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR "Y'ALL SHOULD ALL GET LYNCHED "HOOD TREASON" DELUXE 2 DISC IN STORES JULY 8th!!!!

WATCH THE VIDEO NOW:

http://www.hiphopcrack.com/viewVideo.hhc?videoId=1152

Channeling both the creativity and controversy of the original video (that was previously banned from YouTube), N.Y.Oil unveils a brand new visual interpretation of his infamous track "Y'All Should All Get Lynched." N.Y.Oil has built a grassroots following for candidly… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 5, 2008 at 9:31am — No Comments

New LineUp Announced for Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Blu and Exile, Platinum Pied Pipers, Mickey Factz, 88 Keys, DJ Eclipse added to Lineup

The announcements and developments continue to roll in for the 2008 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. The lineup for the Main Day, July 12th, is about wrapped up as Brooklyn Bodega announced a new batch of MC's who will rock the main stage.

Just added to the main stage on July 12th are Blue and Exile, Mickey Factz, and 88 Keys. DJ Eclipse will be on the wheels of steel on July 10th… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on June 5, 2008 at 9:29am — No Comments