VERBS RELEASES “THE GROUNDWORK 3P” IN ANTICIPATION OF ALBUM TITLED THE GROUNDWORK THEORY
3-song EP to be available digitally combined with “Win A Trip To Africa With VERBS” contest

1280 Music recording artist VERBS introduces his creative and uplifting music laced with raw lyricism to the culturally-starved fans of Hip-Hop with his EP “The GroundWork 3P,” the precursor to his awaited album The GroundWork Theory. The EP will be available digitally on the 1280 Music Web site September 12, 2006.read more

Fabolous’ Def Jam debut, tentatively titled From the Bottom to the Top, has been pushed back until February 2007, according to the Brooklyn, N.Y., rapper. Due to conflicts with the original October release date, Fabolous said the album was pushed back to December and is now slated to hit stores next year, featuring production by Just Blaze, Jazze Pha, and Kanye West, among others. While Fabolous remained tightlipped about the cameos on the album, he revealed that many of the tracks were crafted by up-and-coming producers. “We got a lot of new producers, because it’s not really about names,” the rapper told AllHipHop.com. Fabolous also took advantage of new technology, by auditioning producers using popular Internet sites to find new and untapped talent. “I set up a MySpace page and put a Gmail [Google mail] account where anyone could send beats and I checked them out,” he said. “Of course it got to be too much to handle, but at first I got to listen to a lot of the beats on there.”

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Artist: Sivion
Title: “Spring of the Songbird”
Record label: Hip Hop IS Music
Author: Kelli Russell

Sivion drops a new release on a new label, continuing to bring innovative and fresh sounds with his latest album Spring of the Songbird.

The fresh Northwest air has done Sivion well as he teams up with the PNW’s Braille, Othello, and Ohmega Watts, in addition to many other artists from around the country. This eclectic mixture of minds works for the rapper, giving Spring of the Songbird a classic Hip-Hop and Funk sound, while continuing to incorporate the always-appreciated Jazz horn feel into several tracks.
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(FRANKLIN, Tenn.) Sept. 22, 2006 –Indelible Creative Group’s newest signing, Travis Cottrell ventures outside his worship leader role with Beth Moore’s Living Proof Ministries to offer a pop project of seismic proportions. The classically-trained Cottrell returns to his roots with FOUND, in stores Nov. 7.

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On Friday, August 25, 2006, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Pastor of New Orleans’ Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church, returned to the scene of his greatest nightmare to record what is likely to go down in music history as one of the best and most inspirational live albums ever created.

That same time a year before, Hurricane Katrina had begun to sweep through the Gulf States with a hungry fury that eventually submerged New Orleans with waves of water and a high tide of death. Families were destroyed and in the wake of Katrina, Morton lost the largest of his three church sanctuaries, his home, his cars and his 20,000-member congregation was scattered across the United States.
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Fonzworth Bentley is better known for his impeccable dress and his former role as Diddy’s umbrella-hoisting assistant. In October, the rapper will showcase his musical side as host of the All That Jazz concert at the Atlanta Symphony Hall. For Bentley, the concert will be a precursor to his upcoming debut C.O.L.O.U.R.S. (which stands for CoolOutrageousLoversOfUniquelyRawStyle), due via Kanye West’s GOOD Music/Sony imprint. The All That Jazz line-up features jazz and instrumental groups from the Atlanta Public School System. Bentley, who is a product of North Atlanta High School and Morehouse College, recalls hearing Beethoven’s 5th Symphony at the tender age of 18 months. By age 2, he says he was learning to play the violin, and in high school, he was the concert master of his school orchestra. “It’s time to show you can be smart, you can dress appropriately, you can speak the king’s language and still be hip,” Bentley said in a statement. The concert takes place Oct. 22 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall from 3-5 p.m.

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An aspiring DJ in Hollywood, FL has been arrested for illegally broadcasting Hip-Hop music over the airwaves of a local Country music station. Darin Satter, 34, allegedly set up a pirate radio station, which interfered with 99.9 WKIS-FM’s signal. For several weeks, fans of the station - which is known as Kiss Country - heard Hip-Hop music playing instead of the usual country format.When fans of the station started complaining about the music selection, WKIS engineers tracked the pirate signal to a local trailer park. Broward Sheriff Office detectives arrived and found a 30-foot-tall broadcasting antenna outside of Satter’s trailer.Satter was arrested and charged with unauthorized transmission/interference with a licensed public radio station. He is facing up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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FLICKER RECORDS SCORES THREE TOP FIVE HITS AT CHRISTIAN ROCK RADIO

Fireflight, eleventyseven and Pillar Take the Honors

(FRANKLIN, Tenn.) Sept. 25, 2006 —Franklin, Tenn.-based label Flicker Records claimed three Top 5 positions on the Radio & Records Christian Rock radio chart the week of Sept. 18. Those artists coveting the No. 2, No.4 and No. 5 spots were Fireflight, eleventyseven and Pillar, respectively.

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Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) - October 13-15, 2006

The Urban Mediamakers have announced the official selections for the 5th Annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF), October 13-15, 2006 — “Creating Urban Legends in Independent Filmmaking.”.

Held at the AmericasMart Convention Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, UMFF 2006 brings 3,000+ minutes of FREE independent films. “We’re proud to bring films from Georgia and around the world that will make you laugh, cry, think and take action,” said Cheryle Moses Reynolds, UMFF founder and producer. “Each day, we have five large screening rooms, equipped with high resolution projectors, theater-style seating, surround-sound, and an excellent atmosphere. We just want people to come out, and see what UMFF filmmakers have created — one story at a time.”
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Veteran Hip-Hop managers Mickey Bentson and Felix Cabrera have joined forces to form Idolmakerz Entertainment, a full service booking agency based in Bellville, NJ. Launched in Jan., the business includes a radio promotions department, a graphic design department, and a division that focuses on Latin artists. Bentson and Cabrera, who serve as co-CEO’s of the new venture, have managed some of the most well-known rappers, including Grandmaster Melle Mel, Fat Joe and the Terror Squad, Big Pun, Lord Finesse, King T, Everlast, and Monie Love. “We aim to evolve into a William Morris or a Creative Artists Agency (CAA). The difference is we don’t wait ’til you’re hot to start booking you,” Bentson told AllHipHop.com. “We can accomplish a lot of things major agencies can’t do.” Al “Al-B.” Beutel is President of the new company, while the Latin department is run by Jordy Nivar.

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