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Management Company The Firm Launches Label After Success In Recorded Music Business

After experiencing success handling recording company functions for Ice Cube’s Lench Mob Records, artist management company The Firm has launched a new music company distributed by EMI. The Firm handled A&R, marketing, promotion and publicity for Ice Cube’s Laugh Now, Cry Later, which was self-financed by the rapper. The album, distributed by EMI, debuted top […]

Rocksteady Crew Celebrates 29th Anniversary

The Rock Steady Crew (RSC) is set to celebrate its 29th Anniversary later this month with four days of planned festivities. This years events include an underground celebrity basketball game, the 2nd Annual Spy Awards, an invitation-only B-Boy/B-Girl Battle, and free outdoor concert. The Rock Steady 29th Anniversary is expected to attract over 20,000 Hip-Hop […]

Will & Jada Pinkett Smith On Board ‘3rd Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Weekend’

Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith will participate in Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston’s 3rd Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Weekend, a series of charity events taking place in Smith and Mack’s hometown of Philadelphia July 21-23.Mack, a film producer and legendary Philadelphia promoter who has served as Smith’s long time aide, will donate a portion […]

Mario Vazquez: Keep It Fresh

For the past few years, very few people shamelessly announced to the universe that American Idol was TiVo’d weekly. However, last year, during the 2005 American Idol semifinals, a then-unknown Mario Vazquez coaxed the closet fans to emerge from hiding. With curly hair, pensive eyes and a voice as smooth as caramel, Mario was undoubtedly […]

Table Tennis (Video Game)

Artist: Video Game ReviewTitle: Table Tennis (Video Game)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Bill Heinzelman When Rockstar Games (of Grand Theft Auto fame) announced plans to produce an X-Box 360 exclusive title, fans jumped for joy. Then they found out the game was based on ping pong, ahem, table tennis. While Forrest Gump is the “sports” […]

Jazmine Sullivan: Gotta Get It

At the age of 19, Philly-bred musical prodigy and accomplished singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan already has six years of music industry experience under her belt. From singing with musical legend Stevie Wonder to writing some of radio’s hottest new songs, Sullivan is slowly but surely making a name for her self. Jazmine attended the Philadelphia Performing […]

Men Fire Into Nightclub Crowd In Gainesville, Rapper Plies, Associates Arrested

Five men, including Slip-N-Slide rapper Plies were arrested in conjunction with a nightclub shooting early today (July 2) at a 238 West Nightclub in Gainesville, Florida. According to police Plies, of Fort Meyers and Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper Lil’ Boosie were headlining a show at the club.As Plies and an entourage were performing, a dispute […]

Russell Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Names New Executives

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation executives Ellen Haddigan and Tangie Murray have been named as the organization’s new board president and managing director. The appointment was made Thursday (June 29) by foundation chairman Russell Simmons and vice chairman Danny Simmons, who welcomed Haddigan’s vision as board president. "Ellen has been crucial to the growth of this […]