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New Hip Hop Record Label to Assist Indie Artists
Hip Hop web site ThugLifeArmy.com has announced the formation of a hip hop record label. Thug Life Army Records has been formed to help Hip Hop and Rap indie artists, who have finished projects, get those projects out to the public. Thru the leadership of music veteran Frank Miranda, Thug Life Army Records is dedicated to the promotion of good hip hop and assisting unsigned artist find their way in an industry that can be confusing and 'cruel'. As the hip hop culture evolves, matures and seems to loose focus of what 'true hip hop' really is; Thug Life Army Records believes the time is right for the indie artist to get a hand up and to be noticed.
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Hip-Hop, Rap and R&B Submissions Sought for Air Play
Thug Life Army Radio is seeking submissions from artists and especially unsigned hip-hop, rap and R&B and Soul artists who need exposure for their music. The music programming will be mostly hard hitting hip-hop and rap but R&B and Soul artists will also have their place too. Artists who submit MP3's of their music do so with the understanding that it may be played on the air. Although commercial music will also be played, the main focus will be on less heard and more deserving hip-hop, rap and R&B artists who need to be noticed and heard.
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| Today's Headlines - Saturday, July 05, 2008 |
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Jul 01, 2008
In Her Own Words 2008 Song Competition for Female Singer/Songwriters
Angelic Music, the UK's first record and publishing music label to specialize in female singer-songwriters, is excited to announce the 'In her Own Words' 2008 competition. The competition is open to all female singer-songwriters with a minimum age of 15. Closing date for the competition is 30th October 2008.
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Bound To Go: Illuminating Legacy Of African American Folk Tradition
Bound To Go is a landmark collection of 35 songs from the African American folk tradition that includes spirituals, shout songs from the Sea Islands, prison ballads and secular songs. Lovingly compiled, created and produced by Andrew Calhoun, a working folk singer, the collection shines new light onto some of the most moving and important songs in the American folk music tradition.
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Jun 17, 2008
Poetry Band 'Rooms' Redefines the Christian Spiritual
In 2008, Wilson and Poetry Band are once again breaking the sound barrier by staging a musical from his book "Rooms." Described as a celebration of the Holy Ghost, and a spiritual journey, the theatrical performance will combine spoken word and song and amazing new music. There are not many spirituals in musical history, and Poetry Band plans to advance the good cause by producing "Rooms" as a spiritual musical for CD/ DVD and possible film. Welcome to the 21st century.
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May 24, 2008
Noteworthy Album Release Confirms Hip Hop is Not Dead
Today's Hip Hop has become a multi money making venture; a far cry from the genre that Afrika Bambaataa first imagined when first using the term hip hop to describe the subculture that hip hop music belongs to. Over time hip hop has lost its 'soulful' content and now meaningless catchy hooks and ill-mannered lyrics seem to dominate the mainstream labels artists. What we have today is not really hip hop. When hip hop releases developed into something that was decided on in corporate boardrooms, the 'soul' or knowledge contained in hip hop rhymes went away, or though it seems.
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Apr 25, 2008
Hip Hop Debate: Why NYOIL is Right about Nas by Jasiri X
This is a debate over a word that has been connected to the murder, lynching, rape and torture of black people all over the world. This is about our ancestors, us and our babies many of whom don't know the blood stained history of the "N-Word". I like many Hip Hop fans was willing to give Nas the benefit of the doubt before making a judgment about his album Nigger. And I like many Hip Hop fans noticed a distinct similarity in the hook of "Be a Nigger Too" to the NYOIL song "What up my Wigger Wigga". But that is where the similarities ended. While NYOIL's song sought to discourage people from using derogatory language to describe themselves, the Nas song was a free pass for every one of every race to not only use the word Nigger but to "Be a Nigger".
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Apr 18, 2008
1st Annual Washington DC Hip Hop & Peacebuilding Festival
The first of its kind, DC's Hip Hop & Peacebuilding Festival will bring hip hop artists together with conflict resolution experts, community leaders, educators and activists to examine what is working in Hip Hop and how together we can do more to empower and transform communities by uniting the hip hop generation. DC artists will perform alongside artists from Uganda, Haiti, Tanzania, and Senegal & Palestine bridging the divide to achieve global impact. This event is a gift to the community in celebration of the energy and heart of hip hop and its potential to achieve positive social change in the world.
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Apr 11, 2008
Darfur Now College Tour - Help End Genocide in Darfur
STAND and Participant Media are proud to sponsor a nationwide tour of the critically acclaimed new documentary, Darfur Now, which will be available on DVD May 27th. Schools around the country, chosen for their outspoken efforts to fight genocide, will host a special screening of Darfur Now and a concert to raise awareness, funds, and send the message that NOW is the time to end genocide in Darfur. Tour dates and locations inside.
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Apr 04, 2008
Rap Auditions to be Held at Hip Hop Culture Center in NY
Hip Hop and Rap artists heads up. It has been announced that the dates for the general auditions for The Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem New York second annual Rapathon, a 25-hour hip hop event taking place Saturday, May 3rd will be held at the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem on April 8th, April 10th, April 14th, April 18th and April 21st, between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm. The Center is located at 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 124th Street , on the second floor of The Magic Johnson Theater.
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Music Companies and MySpace Announce MySpace Music
MySpace, the world's biggest and most popular social network, and three of the world's largest music companies, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), have announced the formation of a landmark joint venture, MySpace Music. The new company marries the most popular music community in the world with the most comprehensive catalogue of music content available online, unveiling a host of new music services and monetization models.
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Mar 28, 2008
A Call for End of the Iraq War by Hip Hop & Soul Artists
Philadelphia-based record label and multi-media company globalizing hip hop culture through music, fashion and art - Respect The Culture, LLC, has released a hip hop song titled "Troop Song (Cause Unknown)" calling for peace and the end to the U.S. war in Iraq.
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Mar 27, 2008
Bowdown the Godmother of LA Hip Hop is Here - Medusa
Every once in a while I feel compelled to do my duty as a productive citizen and generously give back to the community. Sometimes I volunteer my time. Other times I give money. Still on other occasions I give sound advice. Today I wanna take some time out and give some sound advice to anybody who is an aspiring artist as well as to those who have been around the block a few times. My heartfelt advice to you is as follows; If you happen to be booked for a show and the promoter has you coming on AFTER this LA based artist named Medusa... DO NOT DO IT.
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Mar 25, 2008
Theme Song Contest for Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Theme Song Contest created by Women Who Jam! to bring more awareness to the fight against domestic violence. BREAKING THE SILENCE IN SONG is presented by NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) and NABFEME, this competition also provides an opportunity for aspiring and established singers and songwriters to have their creative works heard by influential decision-makers in the music and entertainment industry.
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HHEAL: Hip-Hop Educates and Advances Lives Fest
The Hip-Hop Association, in conjunction with the Social Services of Hip Hop, We Got Issues!, Afro-Latin@Project, and the New York State Youth Leadership Council present HHEAL Fest, a three-day celebration during NY's Immigrant Heritage Week. HHEAL Fest will include interactive workshops, panels, film screenings, and performances that will focus on Hip-Hop as a tool for education, immigrant history, media literacy, and life skills and youth empowerment. HHEAL Fest will be taking place from April 18-20 at the Raphael Hernandez School of the Performing Arts (IS 217) in the Bronx.
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Mar 13, 2008
Breaking The Silence in Song - Theme Song Competition
BREAKING THE SILENCE IN SONG is a theme song competition created by Women Who Jam. to bring more awareness to the fight against domestic violence. Presented by NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) and NABFEME, this competition also provides an opportunity for aspiring and established singers and songwriters to have their creative works heard by influential decision-makers in the music and entertainment industry. THEME SONG COMPETITION "BREAKING THE SILENCE IN SONG" Deadline to Enter: March 26, 2008
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Feb 29, 2008
Recent 'Net Rumors' of Suge Knight Deemed False
Recently rumors have been posted on the net that hip hop / rap entrepreneur and Death Row Records CEO, Marion 'Suge' Knight has fathered a child with Saaphyri. These 'rumors' are false according to Suge Knight.
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Atlanta Rap Artist T.I. Offered Plea Deal
The Atlanta based hip hop rap artist T.I., aka Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr., has been offered a 15 year prison term plea agreement by federal prosecuting attorney David E. Nahmias on his current weapons charges.
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Feb 04, 2008
Pan African Film and Arts Fest. Hip Hop Film Screenings In LA
The Hip-Hop Association (H2A) is proud to collaborate with the esteemed Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) to provide a diverse segment of global Hip-Hop film programming from throughout the African Diaspora including Uganda, Morocco, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Australia, and the US. PAFF, one of the largest African film festivals in the U.S., will be held from February 7 - February 18 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Jan 31, 2008
Militant Hip Hop Artist NYOIL to Drop '9 Wonders (the Digital EP)'
Militant Hip Hop Artist NYOIL is set to drop a new Digital EP titled "9 Wonders (NYOIL verses 9th Wonder)" February 20th 2008. The release will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD at partnering websites and Blogs for the duration of the release. "I'm constantly trying to develop new strategies to market music and developing significant business partnerships with new media. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize Blogger as the future of Hip Hop press. A good blog is usually written by someone that would do it, has done it because they have a legitimate love for the culture." said NYOIL.
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Jan 16, 2008
Hip Hop Congress Midwest Summit
The Hip Hop Congress will host its 4th Annual Midwest Summit: "Politics, Globalization and the Hip Hop Generation" in collaboration with the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor from Friday, February 1st to Sunday February 3rd, 2008.
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Jan 04, 2008
Jasiri X Making His Mark in Hip Hop
FREE THE JENA 6 was named Hip-Hip Political Song of the Year by Legendary Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D. What a way to start the year. And I was nominated for FIVE Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Awards. Lyricist of the Year, Single of the Year - FREE THE JENA 6, MySpace Artist of the Year, Best Inspirational Artist, MixTape of the Year - I GOT THAT X.
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Rap & Hip-Hop Artist
The rap and hip-hop music genre in recent years has taken a dive in content
and meaning.
The beats are all beginning to sound the same and the rhymes of most
mainstream label artist are really meaningless to most of the street people
of hip-hop culture.
Rhyming about things that either we can not relate to or that have no
meaning in the ‘real’ world of most people. More and more people are looking
to the unsigned independent artist for fresh new music. Music with a
message; or music we can relate to; something that in most cases gives us
something to think about.
Although there are ‘good time’ artist in the unsigned category also, even
they have a unique approach to rap and hip-hop that is fresh and needed.
The message the major labels gives us is these are the best artist we can
find and they put out those who have sold out (in most cases).
The field of rap and hip-hop independent artist is an un-tapped ‘goldmine’
of talent; and here we hope to expose you to some of them.
Spoken Word Artist
Spoken Word or Performance poetry can mean so many different things to
different people. The emotion s that are expressed in spoken word can paint
a vivid picture of the thoughts being expressed by the artist.
Hip-Hop and Rap are forms of poetry set to a beat, where as spoken word has
no beat but the emotion is what the poetry is set to.
We hope to make you aware of some of these great Spoken Word artist who are
part of the Hip-Hop culture.
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