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Paul Wall Stays True; Returns at Last With Hugely Anticipated Second Solo Album
Posted by DJ Z on 02/07/07
Filed under: Albums, News, Press Release
NEW YORK, NY -- SwishaHouse/Asylum/Atlantic recording artist Paul Wall has announced early details of his eagerly awaited second album. Dubbed "GET MONEY - STAY TRUE," the Houston-based hip-hop sensation's follow-up to 2005's #1, RIAA platinum-certified "THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP" is set to drop on April 3rd. The album's first single, "Break 'Em Off," has just arrived at multi-format radio outlets nationwide.
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Snoop Dogg Rolls Out The Blue Carpet For Virgin Mobile USA
Posted by DJ Z on 02/07/07
Filed under: News, Marketing/Merchandising Deals
WARREN, N.J., -- Virgin Mobile USA has added Gangsta rap's legendary father, Snoop Dogg, to its exclusive First Dibs ringtone program. Virgin Mobile and Geffen Records are offering Virgin Mobile's more than 4.6 million customers ringtones from Snoop Dogg's latest album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, in stores now. Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is Snoop Dogg's eighth solo …
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Jermaine Dupri Named President of Island Records Urban Music
Posted by DJ Z on 02/07/07
Filed under: News, Press Release, Record Labels
New York, NY -- Jermaine Dupri, one of the industry's most consistently successful top-charted producers and songwriters, has been appointed president of Island Records Urban Music, a new division of the Island Def Jam Music Group, it was announced today by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group. As part of the arrangement, Mr. Dupri will oversee Island's …
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C-Murder Returns With New Screamin’ 4 Vengeance Album, In Stores March 20
Posted by DJ Z on 02/07/07
Filed under: Albums, News, Press Release
New York, NY -- Buoyed by red-hot single “Posted On Tha Block,” platinum rapper C-Murder returns with Screamin’ 4 Vengeance, a searing collection of hardcore music that features the rapper delivering his signature brand of bone-crushing rap and bluntly addressing the circumstances surrounding his incarceration for a 2002 murder he says he did not commit. “A lot …
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Jay-Z Hooks Up With Cherry Coke
Posted by DJ Z on 02/07/07
Filed under: News, Marketing/Merchandising Deals, Press Release
ATLANTA, GA -- Cherry Coke has joined forces with the design team from Rocawear, the trend-setting apparel brand founded by hip-hop icon Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, to create an eye-catching new appearance for the brand. On February 7, along with his Rocawear designers, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will be on hand to unveil the redesigned Cherry Coke packaging for …
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Chamillionaire Announces New Single “Not A Criminal” Featuring Kelis
Posted by DJ Z on 02/01/07
Filed under: News, Press Release, Singles
New York, NY -- Platinum superstar and award winning rapper Chamillionaire announced today his highly anticipated first single release, “Not a Criminal” featuring Kelis off his sophomore album, “Ultimate Victory” which will be released through Chamillitary Entertainment/Universal Motown. The track was produced by Styalz Fuego and showcases Chamillionaire’s trademark ability to combine smooth melodies with his versatile flow over a …
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Marco Polo Releases Debut LP, Port Authority, On Rawkus/Soulspazm Records
Posted by DJ Z on 02/01/07
Filed under: Albums, News, Press Release
Rawkus Records has a cherished and indelible place in the hip-hop history books, as it was the preeminent label of hip-hop’s glory age. More then a label, the name became a motto for what was right with hip-hop, and over the course of its storied history, became the model for all independent labels that followed in its wake. Now, Rawkus …
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Kanye West’s New Album “Graduation” Due In Late 2007
Posted by d mac on 01/28/07
Filed under: Albums, News
Chicago, IL - Kanye West is hard at work on his next album, "Graduation," tentatively due in late 2007 via Def Jam. The artist tells Billboard the likely first single from the album will be "Homecoming" featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin, who recently guested on a track from Jay-Z's comeback album, "Kingdom Come." One collaborator …
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Pitbull & Chingo Bling Headline Much-Anticipated Cuervotón Competition
Posted by DJ Z on 01/25/07
Filed under: Community Involvement, News, Contests, Press Release
New York, NY -- Jose Cuervo, the world’s largest Tequila company, has partnered with urban superstar Pitbull, Hip Hop mogul Chingo Bling and rising talent Malverde to announce the 2nd annual talent search for “La Nueva Generación”, the next generation of Latino artists in urban music. Known as Cuervotón, the contest will serve as a platform for exposure to unsigned …
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Koch to Release New Prodigy Album, Produced by Alchemist
Posted by DJ Z on 01/18/07
Filed under: Albums, News, Press Release
New York, NY -- KOCH Records announces the eagerly-anticipated release of Return of the Mac, a new album from Mobb Deep’s Prodigy. This release will be followed in late 2007 by H.N.I.C. 2, the follow up to Prodigy’s Gold solo album, H.N.I.C., which spawned the hit, “Keep It Thoro.” Return of the Mac teams Prodigy up …
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