Absolutely LOVE this video! Features my client Greenspan and it’s a classic Hip Hop Record..where can you go wrong? The record is produced by Trak Lordz and was also featured on AllHipHop.com last month as a Heater of the Day.
Last night, DTLR presented the Direct Record Pool Listening Lounge at U St Music Hall. It featured Roc Nation artist J.Cole who hails from NC. It was an INCREDIBLE turn out! Baltimore & DC under one roof was a great loook! I hope they decide to this every month. With all of the music dropping, I know it can be done. Check out the photos below taken by LaVan Anderson..the BEST!
J.Cole & Ian (Suite Nation)
From Left: India, Jay, Raheem DeVaughn, ME & Whitefolkz
J.Cole being interviewed by Aladdin (WPGC)
J.Cole addressing the crowd
To view the rest of the pictures please click the link HERE. The dude definitely had some BANGERS last night and can’t wait till the project drops!
CONGRATS to the client Mark Milly! He released his first EP yesterday. The project is entirely produced by a NJ producer by the name of Probz. It’s a 6 track personal look into his life, a further look into what kind of artist he is. Please take a listen & download for FREE by clicking the link below.
Yes! It is that time again folks! I love restaurant week..LOL. Why? You get to dine at the finest gourmet spots at a great cost! So celebrate your birthday’s, have mroe business meetings and just plain ol fun during that week! To view the complete list of resturants and to make reservations, please click the link below.
This is my first time doing a post like this, but as soon as I watched this video, I knew I have to share with my readers. This has to be one of the most moving speech’s that I have heard in awhile. The young man, speaks of his troubles in his life and all of his trials & tribulations in life but he did not give up. He now has over 1 million dollars of scholorships funds! Everything will be taken care of for his undergrate & graduate studies.
So like many of us on any given day you may need that extra push, that extra word that will let you know tomorrow will be a brighter day. Please click the link below. Very moving..
Welcome to the FIRST installment of “Unsigned Spotlight” on Candice Nicole in the City. I decided to add this feature on my site because I personally know a lot of independent artists and also felt there was a need for an outlet for them. I willl feature “Unsigned Spotlight” every Tuesday & Thursday, so if you are interested, please email me at candicenicolepr@gmail.com or visit the above tab listed at “Unsigned Spotlight” for details/rates.
With that said, I was able to sit down with the spoken word duo Archie the Messenger & Lyrical the Lyricist. I can say that I have seen these two in action and if you are ever able to see them LIVE, please do so. Very entertaining body of work, one that will definitely leave you thinking. Let’s check them out! Also, make sure to click “Continue Reading”, special listening treat for you!
1. How long have Archie the Messenger & Lyrical the lyricist been together?
We met in 2002 at Morgan State after being introduced by a mutual friend
in the poetry scene. There was a bit of friendly rivalry between us when we first met, but we were forced together to represent our school in a state-wide slam. That was spring 2003. It was a 3-round competition, each of us took a round, and for the third round decided to take two poems we
wrote and perform them together. We got a perfect score, but lost the slam due to going over time. But we’ve been performing together ever since then. So in a sense, this was the birth of Writing4MyLife, us as a tandem.
2. With the success of the hip hop era, how would you describe the relationship between hip hop & spoken word?
The two have been intertwined since hip hop’s conception. Hip hop’s early
musical influences came from soul, disco and rhythm & blues, but the heart of hip hop, which is the content, the message, was influenced by spoken word artist like the Last Poets and Gill Scott-Heron. The relationship between the two has existed before we even thought about performing. The
Community of hip-hop’s content, the spoken word of it, is what has given it universal appeal. In our work, we plan to use this strong relationship. We have written spoken word plays that follow the stories presented on our albums. So not only do we create music that you can really enjoy, but we
have plays that embody our music that you can enjoy as well. It’s just something we think is different, fresh and new for the people.
3. What have been the challenges up to this point with being a spoken word
artist?
While the content of hip-hop might be the heart of the culture, spoke word
as its own craft is greatly overlooked in America. It has gained significant notoriety with the likes of Def Poetry Jam and some other nation-wide programs, but its still an untapped market. There are no
record companies beating down our doors, no music videos, no band we can join, generally every bit of exposure we can get is from paths we’re blazing ourselves. We follow the blueprint of underground success from poets before us, but there are a handful of spoken word artist who have made a national impact, let alone a global impact, and for the few that have, they’ve done it on their own.
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Metropolitan Muse Concert Series Hosts Official After Party for the ACLU-NCA Equal Footing Campaign Special Edition for the Month of July! Hosted by WKYS 93.9 FM’s EZ Street!
Washington, DC (Monday, July 12, 2010)- Desiree Samira Entertainment is proud to present the Official After Party for the ACLU-NCA Equal Footing Campaign. This event will be held at Policy DC on Thursday, July 15th. It will be hosted by WKYS 93.9 FM’s EZ Street and will have the sounds provided by DJ India. The ACLU Equal Footing campaign will also be doing an earlier event on the West Lawn of the Capitol Bldg, E. Capitol and 1st St., NE D.C from 6-9pm to raise awareness about Washington, D.C., the only capitol city of the democratized world whose citizens are denied a vote in the national legislature. There will be hundreds of people who will join the cause and rally and there will be live performances by some of well-known voices of the DMV (DC/MD/VA). For more information on the rally, please visit www.aclu-nca.org.
Moving forward, when the rally is over, Policy DC will be the place to be! Desiree Samira welcomes all media, community activists, leaders, entrepreneurs, lovers of hip hop music to join the after party. There will be appearances by Studio 43’s Uptown XO, Ra The MC, Broadway Miller, PHZ-Sicks, K-Beta, Black Cobain, Fat Trel, Rasi Caprice & more. With all of the talent in one area, who knows what may happen on the mic, so make sure you are a part of a movement and make a stand in your community. The after party will also serve as a fundraiser, with some of the proceeds that are made that evening going to the ACLU-NCA Organization.
Desiree Samira would also like to thank the host committee for this month’s event, with volunteering their services and assistance to a great cause. Please make sure to support the following individuals: Anwaa Kong (Elite DC Magazine), Tiffany Young (Young PR Group), Adam Butler & Paul Spann (Mindstream Radio), Ricky Parker (Ricky Parker Brand), Natasha Brown (Think Brown INK) and Kimesha Mason & Kim Smith (My Mood is Music).
Policy DC is located at 1904 14th St NW, Washington, DC, 20009. You can visit their website at www.policydc.com. Doors open at 9pm and you must be 21 & over to attend this event. For more information on the Metropolitan Muse Concert Series, please visit www.MetroMuseOnline.com and please follow @DSE_Inc for the latest updates on events in the DC area!
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Greenspan Releases Highly Anticipated Mixtape “Got Green 2″ Taking His Career to the Next Level, Gaining Respect from DJBooth.net & AllHipHop.com
Baltimore, MD (Monday, July 12, 2010)- Welcome to Greenspan Day! The day the world goes green! The hip hop artist Greenspan is certainly a stand out individual, only he’s equipped with a mic & a pen. Baltimore based hip hop artist Greenspan, Federal Reserve Music Group, IllVibes-DMV & DJBooth.net are proud to present, also in association with Water-N-Oxygen and Herkules World Promotions, “Got Green 2″. With the project being released via DJBooth.net; one of the top music sites, Greenspan has continued to prove to the hip hop world why he is here. “Got Green 2″ is Greenspan’s 3rd studio release, and is the most personal. It’s mixed by DJ Soundwave and features production by Mark Henry, Live Beats, DJ Booman, Mizfitz and features the vocals of K. Holloway & Karron Johnson.
When listening to “Got Green 2″, you will definitely be taken on an experience. From the highly energized “Keep Up” track with 368 Music Group’s Phil Ade (which was featured on AllHipHop.com, along with his lead single “Calling Me”), to the Baltimore Club track “Colours” to “Skytanic”, which is a track way beyond it’s time, very futuristic, walking on the moon type of groove. You will definitely learn more about who Greenspan is and what kind of work you can expect from him. Greenspan states “Got Green 2 is my best project to date. I feel that each song shows a particular level of sophistication and progression from where I’ve come to where I am going, you can experience my growth.”
For more information on Greenspan, please visit www.greenspanmusic.com and please follow him @Greenspan410 and get to know him a little but better through his tweeting.
Shout out to @EvaParis for sending me the cover & info on Da Vibe Magazine Paris! VERY nice magazine they have over there over seas! The picture of Trey was shot in Paris last month & the picture of Drake is being used exclusively by them. The issue will be out tomorrow!
Looks like this will be when i hit up Stadium for the first time -smile-. Should be a GREAT look! I am so looking forward to the premiere on Monday as well!