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Niche Carolina Magazine Presents: SEA Send Off

All nominees for the Southern Entertainment Awards from the Carolina region will be gathering under one roof to celebrate the occasion. Hosted by Shera and the Niche Carolina Magazine staff, it should be a great time had by all.

What Are the Southern Entertainment Awards??

Currently in its 6th Year, the Southern Entertainment Awards is the premier event that recognizes Southern artists, media outlets,… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

B Real Hits Fat Beats for In-Store 2/24

Meet B-Real in person at NYC's Fat Beats on February 24th from 6PM-8PM and have your copy of 'Smoke N Mirrors' signed by the legend himself on his street date. B-Real will also be signing posters and specialty memorabilia.

Fat Beats NYC is located on 406 Avenue of the Americas #2 at the corner of 8th Street

B-Real is also scheduled to perform on February 25th at SOBs as part of HOT 97's 'Who's Next Series.' For… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

Duckdown February Tour Dates

Duckdown Tour Dates w/ B-Real, Heltah Skeltah, Torae, Buck, Marco Polo on various dates.

2/21/09: Hollywood, CA, B-REAL Album Release Party @ Social Hollywood (6525 Sunset Blvd)

2/21/09: Jihvala, Czech Republic, HELTAH SKELTAH EUROPE TOUR @ Delnicky Dum

2/22/09: Amsterdam, Holland, HELTAH SKELTAH EUROPE TOUR @ Melkweg

2/24/09: Duisburg, Germany, HELTAH SKELTAH EUROPE TOUR @ Hundertmeister

2/24/09: New York, NY,… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 9:10am — No Comments

Sean Price and Cymarshall Law Recording for New Classics Mixtape (Video)

Sean Price/Cymarshall Law recording for Vimby Mixtape (preview) from aubrey on Vimeo. Video of Sean P. and Cymarshall Law recording for the The New Classic tape courtesy of Vimby.com which will be available for d/load on the…

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 9:05am — No Comments

Torae and Marco Polo Sign to Duckdown; Release Double Barrel Album this Spring

Duck Down is continuing its expansion and its one of the reasons why they are one of the more consistent labels since they opened up shop with the signing of Torae and Marco Polo. In true Gangstarr-esque fashion, the rapper and the producer will drop a new album "Double Barrel" with all production handled by Marco Polo this Spring.

For the unitiated or teeny bopper readers of theindieplanet.com, Polo is no slouch as he has provided… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Independents Day: Dollarmentary

Dollarmentary (formerly known as Stack-A-Dollar) is the founder father of the crew based in New York known as the Time Square Hustlers.

His work ethic is evident as he has been on the road with Red and Meth on the Still High Tour to close out 2008.

The official solo album drops in early 2k9 featuring Red, Meth, Timbo King, Vinny Idol (who also produced all of Dollarmentary As Amero Dollar Vol. 1), Lil' Mama, Icadon,… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

New! Video K-Os "4-3-2-1"

Canadian hip-hop artist K-Os debuts new video "4-3-2-1" to kick off promo for the new album and deal "YES". He's kickin a Slick Rick-esque flow on this joint. Dope.

History lesson: K-Os' video was one of the videos featured in our Demo reel during our… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments

CurT@!n$ discusses new Joint "Black Folks" (Video)

Hyphenated Life Magazine & High Society Life interview with new up and coming artist CurT@!n$, who released a song with some substance called Black Folks. It's amazing how unbalanced the mainstream is today that someone who makes a song outlining issues in communities across the country is being interviewed and instantly known.

Independent media outlets must do a better job of concentrating on good… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 8:38am — No Comments

Two Poets Deliver Amazing Spoken Word Performance (Video)

Two up-and-coming poets deliver a captivating performance at a Poetry Slam event. The rules of a Poetry Slam typically state that poets will "battle" one another and the crowd decides who wins, for this particular piece, they made the decision to deliver a memorable performance for the crowd and forfeit winning the competition.

This poem and accompanying performance reminds me of the power of words and what hip-hop used to be and still is in certain niche… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 21, 2009 at 8:31am — No Comments

We The Best! DJ Khaled Appointed as Head of Def Jam South

MTV Correspondent Slava Kuperstein reports that Terror Squad, Miami based DJ Khaled has been named as the Head of Def Jam South.

Khaled, known as of late for bringing slews of artists together on his popular posse cuts will officially be taking over Def Jam's southern division, once led by legendary rapper Scarface.

“This is what I’ve always wanted to do, is be an executive and take it to another level,” said Khaled of… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 20, 2009 at 12:25pm — No Comments

92Q Announces Music Conference to be Held in March

92.3 WERQ based in Baltimore, MD is hosting the annual 92Q Music Conference. Expect panels, seminars, and performances with industry professionals in attendance as judges and speakers.

This is a good look for the Mid-Atlantic as conferences tend to bring in artists from around the… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 20, 2009 at 11:44am — No Comments

Blaq Poet - Ain't Nuttin Changed

Good Lawd, this beat is SERIOUS. It almost reminds of this music and artform we used to call hip-hop, must be a dream. Who would've thought Akon being scratched in a hook would be hot. Off the… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 20, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

Joell Ortiz - Block Royal Video

Joell Ortiz back with another… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 20, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

Uptown Hip Hop United (DC) Featuring Live Performances

Come party with WPGC's DJ Heat on the 1's and 2's. Solid lineup of performances.

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 20, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Beastie Boys Release 20th Anniversary of Paul's Boutique (Digitally Remastered)

2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking album Paul's Boutique released by the Beastie Boys. The album is digitally remastered for a new listening audience.

After the release of Licensed to Ill, it was widely believe that the Beasties would be a one album wonder.

After departing Def Jam they took off from NYC to LA and many thought the group had lost its way.

Sound-wise it was a departure from from the hard rock sound… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 19, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Royce da 5'9 New Video "Part of Me"

Official video from Royce da 5'9 directed by Rik Cordero. Street Hop is shaping up quite… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 19, 2009 at 7:43am — No Comments

Mr. ColliPark Drops His Views on The Video Age of Hip-Hop

Mr. ColliPark, Atlanta based industry veteran/producer/DJ shares his views on the new age of hip hop which includes rappers appearing on popular video sites as a new form of promotion.

ColliPark states that videos should only be used to promote music and if you don't have the music, you should be working on a hit single instead of talking on cameras in the studio.

While I agree with the message, it is sort of ironic that he makes these comments… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 18, 2009 at 10:44am — No Comments

IPTV Exclusive: Tricky Montgomery Shares His Knowledge

Ron "Tricky" Montgomery, manager of TLC's Chilli and songwriters that penned hits "Google Me Baby" and "Touch My Body" (Mariah Carey) shares his knowledge on what it takes to break into the music… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 12, 2009 at 11:20am — No Comments

Lil Wayne Makes Celebrity Guest Appearance on Around the Horn

Lil Wayne makes a celebrity guest appearance on ESPN's popular show Around the Horn where well-known sportswriters debate on hot topics. Lil Wayne held his own on the show and made some good points.

Parts 1 through 4 are after the jump. Do you think that the show's producers and host gave Wayne a pass?…

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Added by Mumbo Sauce on February 12, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments