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The body of a missing pregnant woman was found in a wooded area near Canton, OH. Her baby was to be born only weeks after her disappearance. The coroner stated that the number one cause of death among pregnant women is homicide…hmmm. Black-Jackk (Stunt-Aholic Records) is creating a major buzz in the Nasty Nati’. He’s promoting in clubs and the streets with mix CDs and collaborating with everybody. Them freaky tattoo girls are lovin’ his song “She Gon Fuck Me Off The Chain, Suck Me Off The Watch and Ménage off the Ring.” You better cover up your shit Black-Jackk, they gonna get you. - Judy Jones (Judy@JJonesent.com)
Big things are poppin’ in the Mac right now. Major artists like Musiq, Tank and Lil Wayne have made their way through the area. Macon’s Finest are doing their part chasing car thieves down I-75; I would not leave my keys in the car anytime soon. The “A” might wanna step up their game as The Rock re-opened, after a multi-million dollar renovation, as the biggest and sexiest club from here to Miami. Up-coming solo projects from Doski Wo and Big Wu have the streets buzzin’. Y’all gotta smoke on that ‘til next month. - Ali Rock (radiodj242000@yahoo.com)
Hip Hop activists stepped up in a big way recently. The Hip-Hop Caucus (H2C) and other non-profit organizations teamed up on July 19th to raise awareness and protest a range of issues dealing with prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. H2C’s founder Reverend Lennox Yearwood, a.k.a. the Hip Hop Rev, led a day of activism which included a press conference in the U.S. Capitol and a concert at the 930 Club. Revolutionary rap group Dead Prez headlined the event but other progressive MCs such as Wise Intelligent and Mystic, and local rappers Head-Roc, Emoni Fela, and Akir blessed the stage as well. - Pharoh Talib (Ptalib@gmail.com)
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ST. LOUIS, MO
Huey just dropped his album Notebook Paper through Jive and he was even featured in USA Today. Derrty DJs and Da Deck dropped the new mixtape Muddy Waters. Their single “Swing On ‘Em” has been tearing up the airwaves out here. The Mr. Marcus Mixtape Show is back on the air every Sunday from 4p.m. to 8p.m. on 89.5 fm The Wave in North County. Congrats to Top Notch for being on the TJ’s DJ’s mixtape. - Jesse James (JesseJames314@aol.com)
TALLAHASSEE, FL:
T-Pain is the first homegrown R&B recording artist to sell out at the Leon County Civic Center for his album release concert. Some of his celebrity friends in attendance were Kanye West, Bow Wow, Yung Joc, Twista, Trick Daddy, Plies, Bobby Valentino, and Sammie. He’s also the first local R&B artist to sell over 175,000 copies of his second album Epiphany during its first week on the Billboard charts. Diddy Boo, a.k.a. Julius of Quincy, made it into the house before being cut on MTV’s Making of The Band with P-Diddy. Blazin 102.3’s Supa Star J-Kwik was named the new tour DJ for Gucci Mane. - DJ Dap (DJDapOnline@gmail.com)
ORLANDO, FL:
Up-and-coming producer Freebass is setting the bar higher for himself with placements on Fabolous, LL Cool J, and 50 Cent’s albums just to name a few. Full Impact All Starz head MC Madd Illz has taken his freestyle battling on the road and is straight spitting fiyah to cats. Treal, Sho Boy, and Wes Fif shut down the stage with crazy performances at the House of Blues. Orlando seems to have dominated this season of MTV’s Making The Band 4, with four of the show’s contestants hailing from The City Beautiful. - Destine Cajuste (upromoteme@aol.com)
TAMPA, FL:
WASHINGTON, DC:
MACON, GA
Black Ops has returned home from touring and performing in the Czech Republic. Ybor City was the birthday headquarters for DJ Knucklez who partied like a rockstar during a week long birthday celebration. Tampa’s own Mad Linx came home for the 4th Annual Tampa Music Conference and joined the panel along with DJ Sandman and more. As a surprise, Tony Montana, DJ Kramtronix, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E League were awarded for their accomplishments at the conference. Summer Jam 3 was so big this year it took two venues to hold roughly twelve performances and ten DJs! - Mz T-Rock (MzTRock@yahoo.com)
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA:
Royalty Life Records’ Jigzaw is heating up Hot 97.5’s airwaves with his single “Damn.” Lil Flip and Huey popped, locked, and dropped it at Club Fantasia, and I am happy to report that there were no stabbings at this event! The Library is the hottest club right now. Blok Boyz and G.B.U. shot the video for, “In Yo’ Scraper.” David Wade wrapped up his video with Baby Bash and Lil Rob. Boxer Ray Sanchez won his last bout and is preparing to knock somebody out in July. THA LAB kicks off its Open Mic/Emcee Showcases this summer. - Beno (Beno@eadysmusicgroup.com)
Sparetimes is poppin’ every Thursday in Hampton. Burgandi hosted a fashion show at the Aqua Lounge and actually hit the runway! 103 Jamz is bringing Summer Jamz to town with UNK, Fabolous and many more. Energy 106.1 climbs up the ratings charts and comes closer to domination of the market. 600 models, dancers, actors and singers met Young Fame at the MacArthur Mall for the largest model search in recent memory. Ear 2 Tha Street Mixtape Vol. 7 was released and documented over 1,200 downloads in two weeks. Scotty Quixx holds it down on Friday nights with every flavor of woman imaginable. - Derrick Tha Franchise (Trax4Profit@hotmail.com)
OCALA,FL:
Drayton Florence of the San Diego Chargers held his annual Celebrity Basketball After Party with DJ Leezy keeping the packed crowd hype. NFL stars Daunte Culpepper, Antonio Gates, Antonio Cromartie, Keiwan Ratliff as well as OZONE Magazine were in attendance. Two Dogg Records’ own The Strangers broke new music this month. The two tracks “Road Dawg” and “Pen Pad” continue to blaze the independent scene. The Swamp Boys continue to push their new single “Shop With Me” which is gaining speed locally. The streets are anticipating the release of C-Nial’s mixtape. - DJ Leezy (DJLeezy352@yahoo.com)
RALEIGH, NC
In the 336 P-Wonda and the Othaz Camp are buzzin’ with their new single “2.3.” In the 919 Young Real is back at it with his new single “Jing-a-Ling”, a follow up to his hit “Holla 10-4.” The Voice of the Streets are also in full force. D Y Nasty is running the airwaves in the 919 and his counterpart Waleed Coyote is doing his thing in the 336. You can catch Waleed on 102 Jamz (102.9 FM) and D Y Nasty on K 97.5 So if you’re rolling through the Carolinas towards the North or South, tune in; you won’t be dissatisfied. - Big K (KapCityPromo@gmail.com)
DUMAS, AR:
The crunkest events these past months were the Junetenth in Little Rock, AR and the Junetenth in Wilmar. The afterparty in Monticello at the fairgrounds was packed and crunk but there were no fights or any drama. It was hosted by Countryside Productions. A party that was to go down until 6 AM was shut down by the Drew County Sheriff’s Department because the crowd was getting huge and they were afraid a riot would start. - DJ Hiley (LamarHiley@yahoo.com)
LOUISVILLE, KY
BrickLayer Ent. held the Down South Summer Jam Tour featuring Young Buck with a live BET taping. Every Wednesday night G Mack travels from Lexington to Louisville to throw parties with Amore’ at Club Stages. After some instigating, DJ Q (Core DJs) and DJ E-Feezy (Heavyhitters) have teamed up to drop RockOut Boyz, a double-sided mixtape. LoudMouf Media had a very successful indie showcase with Atlantic Records in the building. Hurricane filmed a video for “Birthday Anthem.” Liquid Ice Lounge, with over 25,000 square feet of entertainment space, has been the club of choice lately. Louis Keyz hosts after hours at Crazy Coconuts. - Divine Da Instagata (outtadashopent@hotmail.com)
JACKSONVILLE, FL:
The River City is going hard this month. Look for Dukwon, Young Cash, Supa Chino and Swordz to be featured on “The Future of Florida,” a track produced by DJ Smallz that showcases the hottest artists in the Sunshine state. DJs Q45 and Bigga Rankin were nominated for OZONE Awards. Grand Prix is doing his thing in the streets. The Marcus Stroud/ Kiwaukee Thomas Celebrity Weekend promoted by Upper League Ent. was a good look for Duval, as were performances by Young Jeezy, The Shop Boyz and Fabo. Does anyone else think Fabo should replace the X pills with some Ritalin? Holla. - Ms. Rivercity (MsRivercity@yahoo.com)
MIAMI, FL:
Over 500 fans showed DJ Khaled love during his We the Best autograph session at Best Buy. Trina, Rick Ross, Cool N Dre, Flo-Rida, Brisco and C-Ride signed everyone’s albums. Julia Beverly’s birthday party at SOBE Live was the ish! Performances by Rick Ross, Triple C’s, and Piccalo along with partygoers Trick, Big Lip, Supa Cindy, Cracker Jack, Stack$, Cool, C-Ride, P.M., Jacki-O, Bigg D, DJ Entice, DJ Epps, Bryant McKinnie and chilled Patron equals off da chain! DJ Irie’s celebrity weekend was hosted by Jamie Foxx, Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade and Shaq. Big ups to everyone who got naked at Lorenzo “Ice Tea” Thomas’ Jamaica Jumpoff Freakfest weekend. - Supa Cindy (Supaisqueen@gmail.com)
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