Cj Platium Live & Unplugged Webisode One

"The hustle never stops" this is proven as we follow Hushmoney recording artist Cj Platinum for the day as he prepares and performs for his first Sweet Sixteen birthday event and later that evening the main event "Cj Platinum Live & Unplugged'.

Learn the history of "Live & Unplugged" and check out performances from Ebony James and the Goodfellas. Then later experience "Live & Unplugged #" with Kim Joyce, Lauren Ashley, Lala The Voice, Rezzi Redd, and the band Funkdafied Jazz.

Cj Platinum Live with Funkdafied Jazz June 23rd

 PTC Ent will be "cashin out" $500 to the sexiest dressed at the 

CA$H OUT concert at Earth Night Club Sat. June 23...also you 

will meet CA$H OUT and kick it in the VIP. This event will be 

hosted by Tropikana with music by DJ Step One. Also performing

CJ Platinum and Flexintwon of the Cakeboys ft. 

The Cleveland Underdogs.

Vote For Me!
Going Platinum
HomeJamz Summer Jam 2012 Edition
WENZ-FM

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Ice-T New movie "Something from Nothing: The Art Of Rap" hits theaters

Soundtrack Available Now on iTunes | Amazon

Film Synopsis:

Ice-T takes us on an intimate journey into the heart and soul of hip-hop with the legends of rap music. This performance documentary goes beyond the stardom and the bling to explore what goes on inside the minds, and erupts from the lips, of the grandmasters of rap. Recognized as the godfather of Gangsta rap, Ice-T is granted unparalleled access to the personal lives of the masters of this artform that he credits for saving his life. Interspersed with the performers' insightful, touching, and often funny revelations are classic raps, freestyle rhymes, and never before heard a cappellas straight from the mouths of the creators. What emerges is a better understanding of, and a tribute to, an original American art form that brought poetry to a new generation.

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP In Theaters June 15
Indomina Media
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CJ PLATINUM TAKES OVER MAJOR PLAYAZ RADIO ON BTR WITH @MSDRAMA!

CJ PLATINUM FULL RADIO SHOW INTERVIEW!

LINK: http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/post/?dj=djmsdrama&post=1658&blog=40&autoplay=1

ON DEMAND SHOW NOW AVAILABLE! CLICK BELOW TO HEAR IT LIVE AND DOWNLOAD!! 

00:00 Ms Drama Intro
00:26 Ballin
04:21 Going Platinum
07:51 Ms Drama and CJ Platinum (part 1)
22:51 Lord Knowz
25:45 I Do It
30:16 Ms Drama and CJ Platinum (part 2)
44:50 Zone Money
48:23 Ms Drama and CJ Platinum (part 3)
66:00 Finish

ONLINE AND AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY - 7 DAYS A WEEK! 

CHECK OUT HIS EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PLAYLIST, PICTURES, BIO AND MORE!

CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO HEAR THE FULL SHOW AND VIEW PLAYLIST FOR MORE INFO!!

LIKE IT? LOVE IT? TELL US HOW YOU FEEL AND LEAVE A COMMENT! PLUS DOWNLOAD FULL SHOW FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE!

New Video from Philly's Trel Mack "Dreams of a Winner" ft. Shaun Chrisjohn (Official Video)

Ready to take the game by storm after a brief hiatus, music artist Trel Mack is back. For those that might remember Trel Mack, was an artist that built a solid following back in 07-08 being featured all over major outlets in the industry. With the release of fan favorite projects such as “The Mack of The Year” and “The New Dynasty”, Trel Mack’s support in the industry was highly cosigned by industry professionals and music fans.

Trel Mack has been working on a new project which excites many fans and industry pros who are fired up to see him back. Great feedback has been shown from the music business with records such as “Dreams of a Winner” ft. Shaun Chrisjohn, also “I’m Still Here” ft. R&B singer Kenji Morris. “Those records show my real life story which in order to be a top stellar artist your music has to connect to the fans. Trel continues, that is the huge difference with the new music coming compared to the past ones.”

 

Prepare to LOSE CONTROL Official Music Video Release Hit Single: "Cheap Thrills"

 

Model Actor Photography is proud to introduce its latest Music Video Production of indie rock band LOSE CONTROL.

Lose Control can be seen on stage on June 22, 2012 at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach California at 9pm.

They will be rocking their new hit single: Cheap Thrills.

Model Actor Photography along with What Happens Next creatively produced the video to the hit single 

Cheap Thrills.

Click on the image below to view 

"Cheap Thrills" on YouTube!

Concert Information:

June 22nd, 2012 at 9pm

Saint Rocke 

142 Pacific Coast Highway

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Available on iTunes June 22, 2012

TONE TONE " SHORTY WATZ YO NAME " FEATURING TRINA OFFICIAL VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezUaSg39QFU

HERE IS THE BRAND NEW VIDEO FROM TONE TONE FT TRINA 

FOR HIS SINGLE " SHORTY WATZ YO NAME "

On Da Radar: A. Rhone – "Feeling Like I Made" Rhone Records

 

  On Da Radar: With Rhone Records artist A. Rhone a young inspired MC started rapping since the age of 4 years of age in Pittsburgh, PA. He was influenced by his father who made a name for himself at the Hill District projects. A Rhone has the ability to playing sports where he is currently a D1 recruit football player obtaining offers from multiple schools for his athletic academics although he decided to follow his passion of music and waiting to secure his chance to touch the mic again he began working immediately towards his goals. He began writing & recording music and measuring a great deal of local success. At the same time A. Rhone is a college student at ECC in Buffalo, NY and currently resides in Westchester County, New York. New York and Pittsburgh is where he records ID Labs Studios.

A. Rhone also records in New York at the Spit Factory in Bronx, NYC . Under his Father’s label Rhone Records as the premiere artist. He is now recording his debut mixtape entitled: "From Out The Sky". The first single was release virally last year entitled: “Yesterday” by: Rhone Records since then A. Rhone has been writing songs also collaborating with regional artists maintain a street level buzz while setting up this years campaign. The next single is scheduled for the second quarter entitled: “Feeling Like I Made It” This artist has amazing flows and unique word play.

See A. Rhone pictured meeting with recording artist Mac Miller [Rostrum Records] shown below!

Click the link to download below!

SONG ENTITLED:

"FEELING LIKE I MADE IT"

DOWNLOAD:

Download: A. Rhone - "Feeling Like I Made It" Clean Version

Download: A. Rhone - "Feeling Like I Made It" Instrumental Version

ADDICTION Mixtape Coming Soon

MALIA’s debut single ‘Forget You’ OUT NOW MALIA

MALIA’s debut single ‘Forget You’ OUT NOW

MALIA is a UK artist about to take the charts by storm internationally with the release of her debut single ‘Forget You’. The single was released on Monday 14thMay 2012 & has been received phenomenally well on an international basis. From Asia through to Canada &London.

MALIA shot the music video to ‘Forget You’ with Director Alex Nazari in Los Angeles and was the first UK and first female artist for the well-known director to work with. They teamed up to make visually enticing art. Marrying successfully with a chart topping track.



More information can be found at http://maliaofficial.com/malia/

The Underground Railroad:Hip-Hop’s express to escape the Minstrel Show PART 3

"We all chase money 'cause we scared to chase dreams" Talib Kweli is a perennial underground hip-hop artist. His albums Black Star and Reflection Eternal are critical- ly acclaimed classics and considered essential hip-hop records. Since those albums, Kweli has struggled to find a balance between the underground and mainstream audience while maintaining his positive sociopolitical messages. His latest release, Eardrum, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. It was the highest debut he ever had. The album is filled with messages about positivity in hip-hop and the world. Despite the album debuting at number two, the album never received a video for the lead single and the singles never heard the light of day One of his songs entitled “Oh My Stars” shows Kweli speaking to his children. The message that he gives to them is something every parent with a child could relate to. It is also a message that many children should hear. Kweli raps, “And even though mummy and daddy might fight all through the night / Argue and fuss, you a part of us that we've got to get right / I don't love you to death, cause I love you to life / And you a teenager, you might not want my advice / You .might be full of spite, think you're grown, still a tyke / And say things that cut like a patient under the knife / I say this, cause I was once a teenager too / And respect for my peers is really all that I related to / But I made it through, you gonna make it too / So much I wanna say to you...” What parent would not like hearing a song with lyrics like that on the radio? It is very musical and the entire song is filled with similar lyrics. He is an African American man who is professing his love for his children. Most African American males are considered horrible fathers and known for leaving their families behind. To have an artist who is a proud parent is a good thing. It should not be hidden in the underground like it is. Along with Talib Kweli’s messages to children and adults, Lupe Fiasco is an- other artist that talks about things that receive little light in the world of hip- hop. His first single “Kick, Push” chronicles the growth of a kid who uses a skateboard. As the kid gets older, his attachment to hi skateboard grows and the events in his life revolve around it. Hip-hop artists claim to be many things, but a skater is not one of them. A skater is typically viewed as a punk-rock white kid. Yet through Fiasco’s song and lyrics, he has opened the door for an alienated part of the hip-hop audience to find a home. The chorus for the song captures the essence of a young skater. “And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, coast / And away he rolled / Just a rebel to the world with no place to go / And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, coast / So come and skate with me / Just a rebel / Looking for a place to be / So let's kick...and push...and coast.”

Now with Talib Kweli as the proud parent and Lupe Fiasco as the skater, MURS could be looked at as the average joe. He isn’t perfect and does not claim to be. MURS takes pride in being an under- ground hip-hop artist. His appeal is that he comes across as someone a person could bump into on the street and not have nightmares about. His last album, Murray’s Revenge, received positive re- views because of the issues he chose to talk about. The All Music Guide wrote: “In Murray's Revenge, like in his 2004 release, Murs 3:16, his even-paced delivery shies away from ten-cent words and his songs often deal with the standard rap subjects — a hard life, women, and his own talent — but he is also unafraid to dispel some social constructs that many of his peers only help to perpetuate. In "Dreamchaser" he explains that the draw to gang life is because of a lack of positive opportunity ("We all chase money 'cause we scared to chase dreams"), and he discusses the difficulties of not fitting cleanly into racial stereotypes in "D.S.W.G. (Dark Skinned White Girls)," an issue that's fairly common in contemporary, diverse America. When Murs does slide into talking about himself and his skills a topic no true MC can avoid — he's such a good storyteller that his boasting isn't boring, and he's also willing to admit the bad decisions he's made, creating a real sincerity in his rhymes. Some of the songs are meant to be didactic, but he's usually subtle enough to convey his message without being preachy ("For if a soul is avenged through the deeds of a friend/Then success has always been the best form of revenge"). It's not all seriousness, though; Murs has always been one for a chuckle, and there are some humorous tracks (the aptly named "Silly Girl," for example), but there's enough quality, content, and warm West Coast soul samples in Murray's Revenge to make it a good album that should please fans of any type of hip-hop.

If underground hip-hop albums contain so much positive and relatable issues, why aren’t artists such as Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco and MURS heard on the radio? Why aren’t their videos on MTV’s Total Request Live? Why don’t they even have videos? Why are these artists, who are making critically-ac- claimed classic albums, having such a difficult time finding a buying audience? These are very easy questions that all contain one simple answer. Those artists don’t fit in the mold of the hip-hop minstrel show. Through commercialization, industry executives want people to believe that hip-hop is filled with pimps, thugs, gangsters and hoes. They want everyone to think that every woman dresses in scantily clad material and wants sex all of the time. The images produced on the television screen that are considered “hip-hop” make African American males look scary. If a person turns to a channel to find an angry black- man talking about how he will kill some- body, then that is what the person will think? This is not morally right. That is why I believe it is morally wrong for record companies to promote commercial rap over underground hip-hop. What kind of morals do industry executives have if the only things they promote are sex, drugs and violence? They can not be very high at all. Especially not when there are artists out there who show that black people are more than those stereotypes. Hip-hop music originated with African Americans and now in 2008 commercialism has taken away its true meaning. The Minstrel Show will continue as long as people keep a deaf ear to underground hip-hop.

“My culture's not a trend, being Black is not in / But for you it's just a phase you're gonna have to transcend / While even if I tried, I could never blend in / To society's mainstream, American dream / Yeah, it's all one love, but remember one thing / This music is my life, not a cultural fling / It's an expression of the soul when we dance and sing / And you are blessed to have a chance to even glance the scene.” – MURS, And This Is For, MURS 3:16 the 9th Edition.

The Florida A&M University Student Government Association and Hip Hop Grub Spot Presents the 3rd Annual State of the Black Student Summit

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, March 10, 2009 – Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Student Government Association (SGA) along with the Florida State University Black Student Union will present the Third Annual State of the Black Student Summit on April 2 through April 3, 2009 in Gaither Gymnasium. This year’s theme is “The Pursuit: How Obama and Hip-Hop Can Renew America’s Promise.”

The two-day event will feature workshops and two panel discussions ranging in topics from Hip-Hop’s influence on politics to the business of Hip-Hop and its economic impact on entrepreneurship and pop culture. Confirmed panelists include Chuck Creekmur, Co-CEO of AllHipHop.com; Ryan Ford, Director of Creative Strategy at the Cashmere Agency; Joshua Fahiym Ratcliffe, President Hip Hop Grub Spot and Former Editor-in-Chief of The Source Magazine; Donna Brazille, Democratic Strategist; Sha Money XL of G-Unit; Tony Shellman, Co-founder of Parish Nation clothing (Enyce and Mecca); 25-year old Tony Payton, Jr., Democrat Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Amy Andrieux, General Manager of The Source Magazine; Woodie White, Global Brand Manager for LRG; Jacques-Philippe Piverger as Principal Investor at AIG Investments and Co-Founder of The Council of Urban Professionals; Corey Boddie, Entertainment Attorney (Jermaine Dupri and Beyonce); and Lee Hawkins, Journalist for CNBC and the Wall Street Journal.

“The State of the Black Student Summit was first presented to the campus community by SGA in 2005 as a vehicle by which our students could access the wisdom and unique experiences of accomplished intellectuals, artists, and innovators,” says Andrew Collins, FAMU’s student body president and university trustee.

Hip-Hop Grub Spot, the title sponsor for the event and the first hip-hop themed healthy food franchise, expressed their excitement about their involvement with The Summit. Joshua Fahiym Ratcliffe, president of Hip-Hop Grub Spot and former editor-in-chief of Source Magazine states, “This is a great opportunity for everyone involved, because it will show how Hip-Hop can be a tool of progress for its most important stakeholders, the students.” Other corporate sponsors include Red Bull, Myspace, and The Source Magazine.

“This is the first time the two universities have come together for an event of this magnitude. We are really excited about the event,” Marcus Winder, Florida State University Black Student Union co-chair for the Summit.

“We are very excited for a chance to partner with SGA to bring an array of distinguished guests that can not only speak, but deliver real opportunities for our students in the forms of internships,” says Sean Mitchell, Florida A&M University Student Government Co-chair of The Summit.

The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. For more information, contact Co-chair, Kianta Key at sbss08@gmail.com. For corporate sponsorship or guest information, contact Co-chair, Sean Mitchell at sbss.sponsorship@gmail.com.

http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=headlines&p=display&news=163

New 50 Cent Cartoon featuring Foxy Brown

Have you seen this cartoon! OMG, this is so hillarious!

New Music From Rick Ross "Cigar Music"

New Music From Rick Ross "Cigar Music"

The Saga Continues with Chris Brown and Rihanna....

The saga continues with Chris Brown and Rihanna.

RadarOnline reports:
A source inside Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has confirmed exclusively to RadarOnline.com that pop star Rihanna was in fact treated there for injuries…

“It was some time after 12PM PST [Sunday] and I had been waiting in the ER department corridor when Rihanna was brought through the back entrance on a gurney, flanked by two LAPD officers. It was impossible to know it was her at first because when they wheeled her past me, she had the hood on her fuchsia-colored sweatshirt tightly drawn round her face and she was wearing big brown sunglasses. They took her into room 14 which was opposite me. It had a six-foot glass door but the nurses drew a privacy curtain around it.”

More after the jump….

“I knew the person was famous because of all the attention she was being given by security and medical staff. However, they didn’t draw the curtain all the time and I was finally able to make out that the woman they had brought in was Rihanna. She was lying in bed. While the two police officers waited outside, Rihanna was seen by the doctor. When he left, a plain clothes officer in a mismatched suit went in.I figured he was a detective because I saw the handcuffs in his belt. He stayed in there for about an hour.”
“When he left, Rihanna’s two female assistants went in to see her and a private security guard stood outside. The police officers were given room 10 to use which was close to Rihanna’s. “Rihanna was clearly very upset by what had happened and I could hear her screaming. Rihanna was trying to get her point across about something, she sounded like she was crying as she tried to get to put her point across.“
“Her staff was also very shaken by what had happened. Later on I saw one of the assistants crying into the shoulder of the security guard.
And lastly…

Miss Info has also reported that "Wrigley" has suspended the Doublemint campaign.

NEW NEWS: ILLSEED/AllHipHop has reported:
"Chris and Rihanna actually broke up a few days ago, but the reps from each side wanted them to pretend to be together. This would be a win/win in the media and publicity department. They kept it civil for the pre-Grammy Parties and all the meet and greets. Here is where the meeting and greeting may have gone wrong.

According to my slimies, Chris met some girl and he commences to kick game to the girl. He allegedly gets her number and kicks it with the chick’s team. Now, according to rumor, these chicks were told to follow him to a party of some sort. I’m gathering Ri Ri was right there when this took place and she was NOT pleased to see this go down. Well, they go at it verbally – back and forth. Nobody knows if the alleged attack took place at this time or later. The Lambo with Chris and RiRi supposedly pulls over and things spill out on the side of the road. My source said, “All hell broke loose” at this point.

Meanwhile, the girls following are still there in their car. Now, I said this once and I’ll say it again. This is all speculation from sources that claim to know. Here we go. Rihanna gets out of the car visibly bruised up, but takes her rage to the girl that Chris was kicking it to. Well, at some point, somebody catches Rihanna in the EYE. My source honestly couldn’t tell me if it was Chris or somebody else like the girl. Nevertheless, this goes back to my rumor where Rihanna likely has a BLACK EYE (read here for that).

This is the alleged story, y’all from a source so close…I can’t even say any more. "