G.Dot & Born – Manhunt

The Lox at The Breakfast Club [01-31-14]

BET NETWORK’S MUSIC MATTERS’ SHOWCASE: GRAMMY EDITION 2014

BET NETWORK’S MUSIC MATTERS’ SHOWCASE: 

THE GRAMMY^®EDITION 2014

FEATURING PJ MORTON, MACK WILDS, MALI MUSIC, ADRIAN MARCEL

BET Music Matters Celebrating True Talent 

 

On Friday, January 24, 2014 BET’s Music Matters was in Los Angeles for the “BET Music Matters Showcase: The GRAMMY Edition 2014.” Hosted at the stunning headquarters of Creative Arts Agency, a packed audience of real music lovers witnessed four amazing musicians on the cusp of stardom.  With the beautiful LA skyline as a backdrop, BET Music Matters artistes Adrian Marcel, Mali Music, Mack Wilds and PJ Morton all took to the stage and gave patrons a night of unforgettable performances.

 

Big Sean “1st Quarter”

Meek Mill – Heaven or Hell

Ali Shaheed-Muhammad Answers “The Questions” (ATCQ Edition)

J. Cole “Revenge Of The Dreamers”

Jennifer Hudson – I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel) feat. T.I. (Behind The Scenes)

Keyshia Cole feat. Lil Wayne & Sean Kingston | Loyal

Chris Faust “3.14” Featuring Sunny Jones & 10

MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN, GARNETT MARCH, LAUNCHES THE CHEMISTS

MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN LAUNCHES THE CHEMISTS
LOS ANGELES BASED ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY TO FOCUS ON ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

LOS ANGELES, CA – January 28, 2014 – Former Interscope Records executive, Garnett March, has launched The Chemists – a multi-faceted entertainment company. Founded in September of 2013, the company will focus on several areas of entertainment including artist development, management, publishing, culture marketing, and branding.

Named to pay homage to the intricacy music creation entails, The Chemists is designed to promote and mold up-and-coming artists. Inspired by Berry Gordy’s Motown Records, the company operates under the core belief that artist development is key. Artists are even required to complete an intensive boot camp, concentrating on songwriting and recording.

MIC HANDZ feat JAZ-O – “BRIGHT LIGHTS”

Chi Ali on Being in K. Michelle’s “VSOP” Video; Meeting Chris Lighty

Apollo Theater Announces Public Phase of $20 Million Campaign, Spring Gala Details & More

Apollo Theater Celebrates 80 Years

of Artistic Innovation and Community Engagement

Apollo Theater Extends Legacy with Launch of Public Phase
of $20 Million Campaign to Support New Programming

 

$10 Million Raised to-date for Local, National, and Int’l Programs and

New Initiatives in Development

Apollo’s marks 80^th Anniversary Season with a variety of programs showcasing emerging artists and celebrating Apollo legends through a contemporary lens, including:

 

GRIDIRON CELEBRITY HOOPS’ CHARITY GAME DRIBBLES ITS WAY INTO NYC FOR SUPER BOWL XLVIII WEEKEND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2014 TEAM X (Dez Bryant) vs TEAM T.O. NFL PLAYERS, SPORTS ICONS, SUPERMODELS AND STREET-BALLERS GET INTO A FOOTBALL STATE OF MIND AS ‘GRIDIRON CELEBRITY HOOPS’ CHARITY GAME DRIBBLES ITS WAY INTO NYC FOR SUPER BOWL XLVIII WEEKEND A historic, annual star-studded charity basketball game to benefit abandoned youth in foster care Washington, D.C. (January 29, 2014) – This weekend all eyes from the football and entertainment worlds will be centered on the Big Apple. On Saturday, February 1st at 3pm, Gridiron Celebrity Hoops XVI bounces into the Concrete Jungle attracting a host of celebrities and professional athletes to play ball in the city that’s already in a NFL state of mind. The star-powered event will open its doors to the public at 2:30 p.m. and tip-off at 3:00 p.m. at City College of New York Nat Holman Gymnasium in the Marshak Science Building on 160 Convent Avenue in the New York.

NEW WORSHIP ARTIST STEPHEN B. STEWARD TO RELEASE SOUL STIRRING NEW SINGLE ‘PURIFY MY SOUL’

NEW WORSHIP ARTIST STEPHEN B. STEWARD SHINES WITH STIRRING NEW SINGLE ‘PURIFY MY SOUL’

‘Purify My Soul’ Positioned As Official Sophomore Release From Steward’s Highly Anticipated Debut Album ‘Enter Your Gates’ New Single Lifted As Long-awaited Follow-up To ‘With My Whole Heart’ – Steward’s Award-winning Collaboration With GRAMMY® Winning Gospel Legend Andraé Crouch For Immediate Release: Los Angeles, CA (Wednesday, January 29, 2014) — Award-winning worship artist Stephen B. Steward set to release his official second single “Purify My Soul” from his long-awaited debut album ‘ENTER YOUR GATES’. Shining as yet another illustration of Steward’s masterful weaving of a telling narrative decorated with stirring vocal demonstrations, “Purify My Soul” sonically recounts a long to reconnect with Christ. A relatable storyline for any believer, listeners have already begun gravitating to the number as it rises at radio. ‘Purify’s placement as the album’s second single comes after the stellar reception of ‘With My Whole Heart’ – Steward’s soul stirring collaboration with the legendary, GRAMMY®-winning Andraé Crouch. Upon its launch, the tune’s impressive debut on Billboard’s Top Gospel Songs Chart was accompanied by critical acclaim and, subsequently, three 2013 Prayze Factor People’s Choice Award wins.

TALIB KWELI vs DJ WHOO KID on the WHOOLYWOOD SHUFFLE at SHADE 45

I’m A Black Single Mom and Black People Stereotype Me Like Crazy

http://mybrownbaby.com/2014/01/black-on-black-racism/

By NIKEYTA ROBINSON

Recently, I came in contact with a woman whose ignorance aroused a rant out of me so dangerous that the ears of bystanders were bleeding and steam was visibly escaping my person.  Was I mad?  Ha, I was livid!  Let me explain.

This woman, who I shall hereafter refer to as “Helpless,” was a customer at a retail store that I had the misery of managing. As I rang her up she said something along the lines of  “Girl, stores is busy today, but you know it’s the 1st.” My mind was elsewhere so I was paying only half attention, but I caught enough to get the implication. “What does that mean?” I asked.

Helpless looked at me in disbelief.  “Girl, you know what that mean standing up there wit dat weave in yo hair.”

I can assure you at this point I came to:  ”Excuse me?!”

Yes, I understand now that Helpless was referring to welfare. However, I was more than bothered by her ridiculous insinuation that having a weave is synonymous with people who wait on government checks, or at least people who know the details about when benefits arrive and how and where they’re spent.

DEF JAM RECORDINGS CELEBRATES HISTORIC 30th ANNIVERSARY!

DEF JAM RECORDINGS CELEBRATES HISTORIC 30th ANNIVERSARY

 

RICK RUBIN AND RUSSELL SIMMONS JOIN FORCES WITH

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP TO HONOR 30th ANNIVERSARY YEAR

 

(January 29, 2014 – New York, NY) – Universal Music Group will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Def Jam Recordings, the label credited with spreading rap music from an underground phenomenon to a worldwide movement, all year long along with Def Jam founders Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.

Hip-hop – and its most definitive voice, Def Jam –  has been an astonishingly tireless engine of change in American and global culture.  For 30 years, the greatest names in the history of hip-hop – from LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys to Rihanna and Kanye West, from Public Enemy to Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Jeezy, Ludacris, The Roots, Nas and dozens more – have made Def Jam Recordings the ultimate destination for urban artists around the world.  Today’s stellar Def Jam roster includes an even wider range of artists from Frank Ocean to August Alsina to Big Sean, Jhene Aiko and 2 Chainz.

9th Wonder Speaks On Macklemore’s Grammy Wins

NEW FAMILY GROUP, THE SHOWERS, SHINES ON iTUNES CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL CHARTS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘BETTER’

“BETTER” SET TO IMPACT                                                              .            GOSPEL RADIO NEXT WEEK

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For Immediate Release: Hammond, LA (January 28, 2014) — New family group, THE SHOWERS, are making quite an early impact on iTunes Christian/Gospel Top 100 Charts cracking the Top 30 with their new heartfelt follow-up single, “Better”, written and produced by RCA Inspiration artist, Deon Kipping. “Better” which is ‎available at iTUNES today serves as the highly-anticipated follow-up to their first single ‘Praise Your Way Through’, which peaked at #29 on the Mediabase Gospel Songs Chart’s Top 30‎ and saw the group make their national television debut on BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel Show in Nov 2013 performing the song. Publicity and Marketing are powered by The J. Hardy Agency.

Vinny of Jersey Shore Shares Lil Wayne & Nicky Minaj Encounter via Cipha Sounds’ Hip Hop Improv TAKE IT PERSONAL

Vinny of Jersey Shore Shares Lil Wayne and Nicky Minaj Encounter via Cipha Sounds’ Hip Hop Improv TAKE IT PERSONAL Will Feature Hip Hop’s Elite Each Show Vinny Guadagnino and Cipha Sounds New York, NY, January 29th, 2014 – On Friday, January  24th, 2014 resident shore man Vinny Guadagnino, of MTV‘s hit show Jersey Shore as well as the star of The Show With Vinny, stopped by Friday evening as the featured guest in the Hip Hop Improv Show – TAKE IT PERSONAL presented by Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds and Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), the top improv theatre and school in NYC. Improvisers from Cipha Sounds’ team A Tribe Called YES (Anthony Atamanuik, Christian Capozzoli, Lydia Hensler, Shaun Diston and Cipha Sounds) whom reenacted stories originally told by Vinny Guadagnino.   During the show, the actor/ reality star shared with audiences, how his first interviewee on The Show With Vinny came to be none other than Young Money frontman, Lil Wayne after his stint in Rikers, and what it was like to have the native New Orleans rapper at his home in Staten Island, along with his entourage in tow as Vinny’s mother laid out a massive Italian style spread for visitors. During the set, Vinny references Weezy’s weird fascination with the Guadagnino family’s pet Parrot, and his short lived career as a “Freestyle King” in High school. Cipha Sounds said, “It was great to have Vinny come out and tell us what life after Jersey Shore for him has been like.”

Book About Black Film Pioneer

NEW BOOK FOR YOUNG READERS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM PIONEER

–“Oscar Micheaux: A Self-Made Man” Profiles the Struggle and Success of the First Great Black Filmmaker —

Bookcover

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Oscar Micheaux: A Self-Made Man, a new release from The Hollywood Press, brings the story of America greatest African American filmmakers to life. The book is designed for everyone who loves the movies and would like to introduce young audiences to the history of film. The illustrated soft cover book provides insightful glimpses into the lives and work of African American filmmakers, memorable screen icons and less familiar figures.

Expect the Expected!

Expect the Expected!! – Daily Word January 29, 2014

 

TO HEAR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE DAILY WORD **

Taylor Gang (Wiz Khalifa x Berner) – Chapo

Singer/Radio & Television Personality Angela Stribling to Sing For Quincy Jones

Singer/Radio & Television Personality Angela Stribling to Sing For Quincy Jones During Prestigious International Civil Rights Museum Ceremony Saturday, February 1^st in Greensboro, NC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dazzling jazz singer, television personality and radio broadcast veteran Angela Stribling was graciously chosen to sing a selection honoring Quincy Jones at a very special program being mounted in Greensboro, North Carolina by the International Civil Rights Museum (ICRM). The event, which will be held on February 1 at the Koury Convention, will find legendary music, television and film producer Jones receiving “The Alston-Jones International Civil Rights Award” specifically for humanitarian efforts through his Listen Up Foundation, including building homes in South Africa and enhancing the lives the youth.

 

Bobby V Talks Being Car Jacked; “Peach Moon” Project

A$AP Mob and Smile Design Gallery To Join Forces Super Bowl Week In Harlem For Charity Street Art Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SMILE DESIGN GALLERY AND A$AP MOB TO JOIN FORCES SUPER BOWL WEEK IN HARLEM FOR CHARITY ART SHOW SPECIAL HOST ANGELA SIMMONS, VIBE MAGAZINE TO SERVE AS OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER (New York, NY – January 13, 2013) On January 30th at Riverside Church, Dr. Lee Gause, Smile Design Gallery, A$AP Mob and VIBE Magazine join forces at The Harlem Fine Arts Show for the official A$AP Mob Street Art Show, hosting works for sale from A$AP Ty. Generously, all proceeds from the sales of art will go toward providing free dentistry for The Bowery Mission. Also in attendance serving as host for the event and to show her continued support for Smile Design Gallery will be Designer Angela Simmons. A$AP Ty Beats (born Tyshaun Holloway) is one of the most notable up-and-coming producers in hip-hop at the moment. He is the youngest member of hip-hop’s hottest rap/lifestyle collective A$AP Mob. Holloway hails from Virginia but also calls Harlem (139th and Lenox) home. He produced Rocky’s two biggest songs “Pe$o” and “Purple Swag”. Holloway has also worked with TDE artist ScHoolboy Q (“Nightmare on Figg St.”) and Cutthroat Records artist Joey Fatts (“Pillow Talkin’”).

Grammy Winning Pianist Robert Glasper to perform at Smile Design Gallery Black Tie Gala, Honoring The Reverend Jesse Jackson

SMILE DESIGN GALLERY TO HOST BLACK TIE GALA, SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY GRAMMY WINNING PIANIST ROBERT GLASPER, HONOREE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON ALL ART PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE BOWERY MISSION THROUGH FREE DENTISTRY On Wednesday, January 29th at Harlem’s Riverside Church, Smile Design Gallery joins forces with The Harlem Fine Arts Show for the “Harlem In Black And White” Black Tie Gala, featuring culturally significant works by Jonathan Mannion, honoring the Reverend Jesse Jackson Performing at the Harlem Fine Art Show’s premiere event is Grammy Winning Pianist Robert Glasper. Smile Design Gallery is a social enterprise that provides free dental care to people in need by employing the sales of art to provide free dentistry for children and communities in need. With a wealth of celebrity support from the likes of Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross, Kris Humphries, Angela Simmons and more, Smile Design Gallery has grown exponentially over the last year. The hope is to turn the $300K of charitable dentistry done to date into millions to benefit uninsured families through Smile Design Gallery. “I am a believer that social enterprise will move the great masses of humanity forward. Children did not ask to be born in the poorest city in the country. These kids want laughter, compassion, and love. If we really want a world that works for everyone, with nothing, and no one left out, then charitable giving has to be a serious part of our conversation.” – Dr. Lee Gause, Founder, Smile Design Gallery

AquaHydrate, Monster Products Join Drumma Boy & More

AquaHydrate and Monster Products Align With The All Star Music Experience To Honor

TRINA, TWISTA, AND BIG DADDY KANE

 

 

Celebrity producers, radio personalities and DJs to attend the 3-day experience include Drumma Boy, The Legendary Kid Capri, K Foxx, Erick Sermon, Play-N-Skillz and more