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KRS, Premo Set to Rock Bucktown Hip-Hop Festival!!!

KRS ONE, DJ Premier to headline the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

The headliners of the Main Performance Day of the 2008 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival have finally been announced. Legendary MC KRS ONE and DJ Premier will be leading the charge this year on July 12th along with Brooklyn's own Buckshot.

KRS ONE is widely recognized as one of the greatest MC's of all time with a career spanning over two decades. From 'Criminal Minded' to 'Edutainment' to 'Return Of The Boom Bap' KRS… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 29, 2008 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Chiba Lands Part in Vapors Film

CHIBA from VH-1 reality show 'Miss Rap Supreme' lands role in "VAPORS' movie

CHIBA, the stand-out female artist from the VH-1 reality show "Miss Rap Supreme" has landed a part in the upcoming film "The Vapors", based on the '80's seminal rap crew from Queensbridge—The Juice Crew.

The movie "The Vapors" will star Academy Award winning actor Cuba Gooding jr. as Marley Marl and Keke Palmer as Roxanne Shante. The film will be directed by Furqaan Clover-- who recently… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 29, 2008 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Register to Speak Out Vote Campaign Launched in North Texas

Urban music/entertainment executive Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker launches new voter registration campaign Register To Speak Out!

The regional campaign pledges to register 100,000 new voters for the November Presidential Election.

In an attempt to increase voter participation amongst youth in North Texas, Vincent "Young Heartbreak" Tucker is proud to present the Register To Speak Out!™ campaign. A non-partisan effort, Register To Speak Out!™ plans to help area… Continue

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Hood Certified Clothing Launches Social Activism Clothing Line in Wake of Sean Bell Massacre

Rap / Hip Hop CEO Launches Social Activism Clothing Line

The Public's overall disappointment in the justice system's acquittal of all three police officers that were involved in firing well over 50 shots that killed unarmed motorist Sean Bell in Queens, NY., has prompted Rap / Hip Hop CEO Roc Cayard, Brand Manager at Hood Certified Clothing to launch a Social Activism Clothing Line.

The Sean Bell story will eventually completely fall off the Television news headlines and from… Continue

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Prodigy Blogs from the Bing Part

P Goes in Pretty Deep on This One

FROM DE FACTO TO DE JURE

WHAT'S UP PEOPLE? I’M RIGHT HERE IN 23-HOUR KEEP LOCK CHILLIN LIKE A VILLIAN IN STATE PRISON. I’VE JUST FINISHED READING THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NELSON MANDELA CALLED, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. IT TOOK ME A WEEK TO READ IT CAUSE IT’S OVER 600 PAGES.

BUT, IT WAS WELL WORTH MY TIME. MANDELA IS ONE JAIL GOING, TIME SERVING MU’FUCCA. HE’S A TRUE FREEDOM FIGHTER. HE BELIEVED IN THE PRACTICES OF MARTIN LUTHER… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 28, 2008 at 11:39am — No Comments

Timid Drops No Time For the Jibba Jabba on iTunes

Timid's sophomore solo album No Time For The Jibba Jabba hits iTunes World Wide

Timid's anticipated sophomore release, No Time For The Jibba Jabba, was released on his own label, Head Nod Music, and is now available on all iTunes outlets.

No Time For The Jibba Jabba states that Timid has no time for the rampant nonsense in Hip Hop and the world mentality, through that Head Nod music, and shows that lyricism, intelligence, and good Hip Hop isn't dead. The album contains… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 28, 2008 at 11:17am — No Comments

SCION Links Up w/ Radio One in TX for MC/Producer Battle

SCION EVENTS PARTNERS WITH RADIO ONE STATIONS IN DALLAS AND HOUSTON FOR THEIR KEYS 2 THA CITY EMCEE AND PRODUCER BATTLE

Radio One Inc. – KBFB 97.9 The Beat in Dallas and KBXX 97.9 The Boxx in Houston are partnering up with Scion Events for their Keys 2 Tha City Emcee and Producer Battle. This event was designed to promote and expose independent Hip Hop artists and producers by giving them a once and a lifetime opportunity to shine with major market radio stations, at a big event with a… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 28, 2008 at 11:16am — No Comments

ILL MIND WINS PRODUCER BATTLE IN ILLADELPHIA

'ILL MIND' WINS RED BULL BIG TUNE PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL MUSIC PRODUCER BATTLE

The city of brotherly love kicked off the 2008 Red Bull Big Tune Tour - the nations premiere music producer program. Twelve aspiring beatsmiths took the stage at Fillmore at The Theater of Living Arts packed deep with nearly 800 audience members in the first of eight regional competitions. Ill Mind of New Jersey was crowned the winner and Ritz- a Philadelphia native, earned runner up. Both will advance to… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 28, 2008 at 11:14am — No Comments

I 'm Being Interviewed

I would like to interview you for my column on ..www. poormagazine. .. org.. Illin-N-Chillin.. PNN is a multi-media access project of POOR Magazine, dedicated to reframing the news, issues and solutions from low and no income communities, as well as providing society with a perspective usually not heard or seen within the mainstream media.

PNN news is generated in the Community Newsroom, and is published each week on… Continue

Added by The Chef on May 28, 2008 at 12:39am — 1 Comment

DMX's Landmark Album Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

10 YEARS OF RAW GRITTY SOUNDZ STILL BANGING IN THE STREETZ AND SPEAKERS - THE DEFINITION OF A CLASSIC ALBUM IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT WAS RELEASED ON MAY 19. 1998, AND DEBUTED ATOP BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 ALBUM CHART ON THE WAY TO 4.6 MILLION IN SALES. DAME GREASE ANCHORED THE PRODUCTION TEAM.

Today Marks a monumental day for when rap was in it's toughest, grimiest period. DMX released one of the most anticipated albums of that year, with a… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 27, 2008 at 4:37pm — No Comments

Independents Day: Dame Grease Goon Musik Vol I.

View the EXCLUSIVE Dame Grease episode this afternoon on Indie Planet TV

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 27, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

“If music be the food of love, then why not combine them?”

Everyone accepts the fact that music makes an excellent accompaniment to cooking and dining, but I look at this phenomenon from a slightly different perspective. Over the years it transpires that just about all of us, editors and writers alike, enjoy cooking (and eating), but… Continue

Added by The Chef on May 27, 2008 at 8:08am — No Comments

Independents Day: Lil Kim Ms. G.O.A.T.

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Independents Day: 5000 Watts Presents: Swisha House Classic Flows

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Independents Day: J-Live Then What Happened

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Independents Day: Afrika Bambaata: The Dance Album (Re-issue)

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 27, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Fisher Price: My First Photo Shoot

Indie Planet Fam and Fam-ettes -

Due to all this "attention" coming my way, "my inner publicist" told me it was time to start making sure my visuals and presentation were in alignment with my message and various brands.

Plus, due to the fact that I actually NEED to get these new flyers done for the workshops and a few other speaking engagements, I had been kinda anxious to get some great professional photos done.

When I first started looking for photographers, I… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on May 25, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

DMC DJ Championships (UK) Info

DMC UK DJ Championships 2008

Thursday 17th July 2008

7pm – 12midnight

@ Islington Academy, London

Hosted by Trip and Cutmaster Swift w/ live PA's from

Beattorrent (DJ Pfel and DJ Atom from C2C)

Million Dan w/ DJ Skitz & Le Shadow Hobbit

Mixers, scratchers and turntable junkies, the DMC UK DJ Championships are back for 2008 where they'll be unearthing the UK's very best in turntable dexterity! The successful turntable wizard will then go on to… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 23, 2008 at 6:11am — No Comments

Luda's WeMix.com is now Online!

Ludacris Debuts WeMix.com - A Ground-Breaking Online Community & Label For Developing & Educating Musical Talent Worldwide

Formerly in Preview Mode, WeMix Now Gives Unsigned Singers, Artists, Songwriters, Producers and Musicians of all Types Full Access to the WeMix.com Platform and the Ability to Collaborate Online, Access Celebrity Advice Podcasts About the Music Industry, Promote Original Music, Get Discovered, and Win the Opportunity to Make Music with Ludacris and other… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 23, 2008 at 6:08am — No Comments

DELICIOUS Vinyl Drop RMXXOLOGY - Re-make of Hip-Hop Classics

Delicious Vinyl To Release DELICIOUS VINYL ALL-STARS: RMXXOLOGY

Classic songs reworked by Peaches, Eminem, Diplo, Hot Chip, Spank Rock, Phillipians, Ed Banger's Mr. Flash, and Bobby Evans

Go back to the future with Delicious Vinyl RMXXOLOGY, an all-new, 15-track album featuring classic tracks by Young MC, The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, The Brand New Heavies, and Fatlip re-imagined by artists including Peaches, Hot Chip, and Eminem. The… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on May 23, 2008 at 6:06am — No Comments