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Kia Shine Accused Of Spoiling Girl's Sweet 16 Party
A Memphis family hired rapper Kia Shine to perform at a Sweet 16 party only to charge later that the rapper had spoiled the affair by being hours after most party-goers had left.
Victoria Allen, the mother of daughter Latranae, planned a Sweet 16 celebration a year in advance with friends, limo, a new car and rapper Kia Shine. Allen alleges the event would have been perfect if Shine had not been hours late and performed a far shorter set that agreed upon. Allen says she paid Kia Shine $1,000 up...(read more)
MTV NEWS GIVES VIEWERS A VIP PASS TO THE "2010 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS PRESHOW" ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 8PM ET/PT
Nicki Minaj Gives Fans Her Love With First-Ever Televised Solo Performance Twitter Jockey Gabi Will Report Live Trends Via Twitter Tracker New York, NY (September 2, 2010) – MTV News kicks off the biggest night in music with the first-ever televised solo performance from Young Money's first lady, Nicki Minaj at the "2010 VMA Pre-Show" on Sunday,...
Eric Sosa Featured in Urban Latino Magazine and on ESSENCE.com
Eric Sosa graces the pages of Urban Latino Magazine and is chosen as one of ESSENCE.com's Top 10 New School Music Artists. New York, NY, September 2, 2010 – (I.M.G.) - He's unsigned. He's still working on his debut LP. And many probably still don't know who he is just yet. But there's no denying Eric Sosa as one of music's promising emerging...
NATO DEBUTS "MAYBE SO" MUSIC VIDEO
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yULoqK8fB_8 MP3: http://limelinx.com/files/ea8f67a72bf6ed92debf6263454f19f9 The state of Massachusetts has given us some of urban music's most respected (Guru of GangStarr), controversial (Benzino), and successful (New Edition, Bobby Brown) recording artists. Born and raised less than a hundred miles outside...
Rel!g!on "Revelationz I" re:Release now available on iTunes!
"Get Rel!g!on" is the current rally cry surrounding the latest hip hop producer, who's already began dazzling artists and record labels with his skilled creations and innovative beats. Utilizing a fascinating mix of live playing and assorted sampling, the young producer from Vancouver, British Columbia is generating buzz in Canada as well as the...
EOTM Radio Hosts opens up about the importance of Conscious Rap
We can overcome the ever-growing trend towards negativity in Hip Hop and hold steadfast to positive beliefs and ideals while maintaining great success and influence, but we need your help. Aug 31, 2010 – EOTM is dedicated to bringing to light the presence of positive, constructive and conscious ideals and messages within the world of Rap and Hip...
Atlanta Mayor Suggests T.I. Was Pulled Over For 'Driving While Black'
(AllHipHop News) Former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young has weighed in on the arrest of T.I., claiming the rapper may have been stopped for "DWB - Driving While Black."T.I. and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle were arrested after they were stopped in the rapper's Maybach on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, for allegedly making an illegal U-turn. Police allegedly smelled the odor of marijuana, searched the vehicle and uncovered a small amount of ecstasy and what is reported to be meth-amphetamines. Young...(read more)
Ca$his Preps New LP 'Shady Loyalty 1st'
(AllHipHop News) Chicago raised rapper, Ca$his, an artist signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, is coming back with new found outlook on the game. He is planning to drop a new street album called Shady Loyalty 1st before his first official release for Shady. “I finished the Shady street LP and it’s just called Shady Loyalty First. I love the project it’s 12 tracks of undeniable fire,” Ca$his told AllHipHop.com. “Young Buk from Psycho Drama, Mitchy Slick, and production from Rikanatti,...(read more)
AHH Stray News: Drake Heading to Philly; Rick Ross, Rah Digga
(AllHipHop News) A number of top Hip-Hop acts will hit the stage in Philadelphia this October, during Power 99FM's Powerhouse 2010 at the Wells Fargo Center. Popular personalities The Hot Boyz (Mikey Dread and Uncle O) announced that Drake would be the headlining act for the concert, which is slated for October 22nd. In addition to Drake, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Ne-Yo, Jazmine Sullivan and others are slated to grace the stage during the annual event. Tickets for the concert go on sale this...(read more)
Rapper Snoop Dogg Designs a 7-Eleven 'Coffee Cup With A Cause' Benefiting Snoop Youth Football League
DALLAS (Sept. 1, 2010) – 7-Eleven, Inc. has scored Snoop Dogg, a global superstar, as the fourth designer in their charitable "Coffee Cup With A Cause" program. Proceeds from Snoop's cup will benefit the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL), a Los Angeles-based football club founded by the entertainer himself 6 years ago to help inner-city kids...