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Hip- Hop's new sensation, TeeZy, embraces the C.O.O.L. brand with the release of his highly anticipated mixtape, Creative Outlook On Life "C.O.O.L." New York, NY (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The relationship between music and fashion has long been associated with one another, sharing the attribute that they are both used as vehicles of expression as well as marketing mechanisms.C.O.O.L. Clothing has incorporated these two facets to create a fun and unique way of bringing brand...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rave reviews and remarkable first week sales have greeted good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope), the highly anticipated debut major label album from 25-year-old Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album, released October 22nd, will debut with more than 241,000 in sales and also atop the Billboard Rap, the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart and at #2 on the...
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, nearly 2,500 attendees of Liquid Church of NJ won't hear from their regular pastor on Sunday morning, but rather, a real-life gangster. Michael Franzese, who has generated more money for organized crime than anyone since Al Capone, will share about his decision to quit the Mob and follow Jesus when he speaks at the Morristown-based church on October 21. Franzese was previously highlighted as number 18 on Fortune magazine's...
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shore Productions announces the launch of RAP WARS(TM) for iOS, an iPhone and iPad app that lets rappers record raps, battle rappers, listen to and submit raps, share on social media, rate rap music from other rappers and become the top-rated Rap King. The new rap music app provides beats and recording tools to help Rappers get their music out into the world - users can record and post raps to Facebook and Twitter in less than sixty seconds....
MyRapAudition.com is a social networking website showcasing undiscovered Rap & Hip Hop performances on video. It's an audition, like American Idol, for the Rap & Hip Hop industry. MyRapAudition.com will be giving away a $1000 cash prize for their 1st Contest, which will end on July 17, 2012. Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) May 09, 2012 MyRapAudition.com is a social networking website showcasing undiscovered Rap & Hip Hop performances on video. It's an audition, like American...
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At the peak of its success and influence during the 1980s and '90s, New York-based indie label Profile Records boasted an artist roster that read like the Who's Who of hip-hop and rap stars - from Run-D.M.C., Dana Dane, Special Ed and Rob Base, to DJ Quik, Nine, Poor Righteous Teachers, and Onyx, to name just a few. The Profile logo was a familiar symbol to fans on the street, as the company shipped hundreds of thousands of...
"Sit down, shut up because you have no say!" ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new 5-minute music video entitled 'Gangsta Government Rap http://www.gangstagovernment.org/' is beginning to sweep the Internet, appearing to be well on its way to becoming viral. In the first 48-hours since it was posted on YouTube, the video has received over 20,000 views. It has been prominently featured on the websites of The Fox Nation, The Washington Examiner and The American...
NEW YORK, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The 7th annual "2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South" took New York City by storm as some of the biggest names in the hip hop industry commemorated the music, the influence and artists from The South. "2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South" will premiere Monday, June 7 at 9:00 PM ET/PT*. Visit HipHop.VH1.com for additional show details, artist interviews and performance sneak peeks. Taped at the New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, June...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the December 8 release of Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album, Malice N Wonderland, Priority Records will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2010 with a year-long catalog campaign showcasing the legendary gangsta rap label's most influential artists and recordings. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100111/LA35053LOGO) Snoop Dogg, Priority's Creative Chairman, will oversee the release of several commemorative catalog titles,...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- When D.C. hometown hip-hop hero Wale performs at halftime of the December 27th Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins game, it will be a dream come true for the D.C.-born son of Nigerian immigrants who is well-known as a fervent Redskins fan. After wrapping his tour with Jay-Z, the first D.C. rapper to earn national attention in more than a decade will celebrate his homecoming and his debut album, Attention Deficit (Allido/Interscope), with fans of...
