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Fox Boogie Drops Brooklyn's Don Diva Album

Foxy Brown's new highly anticipated album, 'Brooklyn's Don Diva,' hits streets on May 13th, 2008 Just weeks after completing a jail sentence for violating probation, Foxy Brown is set to release her new album, "Brooklyn's Don Diva," on Black Rose Entertainment/KOCH Records on May 13th, 2008.

"Brooklyn's Don Diva" features guest appearances by Dwele, AZ, Grafh (Blackhand), Lil' Mo, Kira, DeMarco, Lady Saw and more.

KOCH… Continue

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Thug Life Army Drops Tribute to PAC album

Indie Hip Hop Label Re-Issues Unique Tupac Tribute Project With all the talk about hip hop being dead, indie label Thug Life Army Records sets forth a project that proves hip hop is alive and well: outside the boundary of corporate 'boardroom' hip hop.

'In the Shadow of an Icon' is an amazing tribute to the teachings and thought process of hip hop icon; rapper, activist, poet Tupac Shakur (2Pac). Tupac connected with the street because he… Continue

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MySpace Attempts to Corner the Free-Music Market (Pay Attention)

**Articles such as this tend to fly under the radar in the hip-hop community. Many artists are reactionary instead of visionary - WATCH what's going on around you in your industry if you truly plan to eat from music alone.

MySpace Music, the major-label-backed online service slated for a summer rollout, has grand plans of delivering "all the music in the world" for free.

Once that mission is accomplished, according to… Continue

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Trendsetters: Nine Inch Nails Go Digital w/ Album Release and Touring Plans

Nine Inch Nails Gives Fans 'The Slip'

Trent Reznor introduces his latest album, The Slip, with a note that reads, "thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me."

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He means it. The album is available for free in what could be the perfect array of digital formats: MP3, Lossless (FLAC or Apple) or 24-bit, 96 Kbps WAV files that sound better than the CD would have, if Reznor… Continue

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Wordsmith Drops "The Mid-Year Review" feat. The Funkbox Remix

For all you fans out in Cali - Wordsmith will be at the Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA on the 9th of May!

If you enjoyed “The Funkbox” from "The Revolution Begins with a Takeover Vol. 1 Mixtape" then you will be sure to love the remix. Nu Revo member Kontact joins the mix this time, while Capish made some nice changes to the beat for the remix.

The Funkbox Remix will be featured on on… Continue

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Indie Buzz Bootcamp Kicks Off June 20-22nd in St. Louis, MO

Bob Baker presents an inspiring, one-of-a-kind weekend music career development workshop. Speakers include Derek Sivers, Ariel Hyatt, Tom Jackson, Nancy Moran, John Taglieri, and more.

-- Independent musicians and promoters from across the country and around the world are heading to St. Louis, Missouri, the weekend of June 20-22, 2008, to attend a special event called Indie Buzz Bootcamp. It's a new music conference organized… Continue

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Boston MC Prophet Performs Live on Hood Hard TV

CRAZZE HOUSE/UNIVERSAL RECORDING ARTIST, PROPHET TO PERFORM HIS NEW SINGLE "REACH FOR THE SKY" ON HOOD HARD TV

Boston rapper makes the trip down south to "bless" Atlanta with his lyrical prophecies

On May 3rd, Crazze House/Universal artist, Prophet will be performing his new single "Reach For the Sky" on the new television show, Hood Hard TV. Hood Hard TV is the brainchild of DJ Aaries, who is the "SEA" Award Winning, #1 DJ in the South. The program will reach across… Continue

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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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