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GHANAIAN HIP HOP ARTIST/PRODUCER SOUL NANA RELEASES BRAND NEW VIDEO for "DEDICATED" FT. MEAKU, CELEBRATING AND RECOGIZING MOTHERS AROUND THE WORLD!

Los Angeles, CA (April 30th , 2014) - In celebration of Mothers Day, Soul Nana releases the Official Video for his heart felt song, "Dedicated" to his mother, that will surely resonate with listeners globally.

"I'm still amazed at how she did it. Even as a single parent with no Greencard, College Degree, or Welfare my mother still found a way to provide for our family. Thank you mom for never giving up on me."

From the min[ute] I met this man, his humble approach told

me he was focused, then when he played his music in the

battle, he blew the whole room away! Definitely Soul Nana is the future of production." – Sha Money XL

(Money Management Group/Sr Vp of Urban Def Jam) Born into a legacy of music it was destiny for Soul Nana to pursue a career writing,producing, and performing. The son of the internationally known Ghanaian drummer Rim Kwaku Obeng, Soul Nana was nurtured at a young age by musical greats like Fela Kuti, Osibisa, and Lumumba.

Not long after immigrating with his parents to the United States,Soul Nana was immersed in the genres of Funk, Soul, Jazz, and eventually Hip Hop.

Building upon a solid musical foundation and blessed with his mother’s work ethic, Soul Nana was signed to Coolio and managed by Paul Stewart in 1994. During this time Soul Nana worked with Montell Jordan, Xzibit, Jimmy Cliff, the late Oji Pierce.

In 2000 Soul Nana made his transition to music production By 2004 his first placement "Lots of Girls" featuring Spragga Benz became the official first single for Slip N Slide artist Don Yute.

After winning the 2007 Sha Money XL Beat Battle in Phoenix Arizona, Soul Nana went on to work with Rayven Simone, Jodeci, The Cheetah Girls,Keith Robinson, Anjulie, Nikki Grier, Busta Rhymes, Maino, and many others.

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Nana continues to hone and develop his production skills. Like those who influenced him,he is never satisfied.

It is that very same commitment and passion that has recently drawn him back to the desire to perform. Soul Nana has diligently worked on his delivery and lyrical acumen in order to honor his rich musical heritage, making clear his determination for excellence on both sides of the microphone.

R&B/Soul, Rock, Dance, and Reggae with traditional African vibrations.

G.H.A.N.A: God has appointed Nana Already!

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Jubba White Of Dubtonic Kru Presents Two Smoking Hot Lovers-Themed Singles [AUDIO]

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Together with Dubtonic Kru, Jubba White is at the very forefront of the current reggae renaissance movement that renews Jamaican music. Jubba decided to put his own production company White Stone Productions more into the limelight this year, and for starters, he's got two stunning new singles for you that will drop on May 6, 2014 on VPAL, the VP Records subsidiary.

"Tonight" unites Dubtonic Kru and the up-and-coming Jamaican songbird Chantelle Ernandez. It is the kind of song that will prompt lovers instantly to leave a no disturb sign hanging on the door handle.

It is the first extract from the upcoming "No Disturbance" Riddim Selection produced by White Stone Productions.

"X Boyfriend" by Singaporean-Canadian rap star Masia One is the passionate story of a love gone sour.

The Toronto-based star has recently been crowned Best Overall Female Artist and Social Media Champion by VIMA Asia Music Awards, and "X Boyfriend" had been nominated in the Best Pop Song category. White Stone Productions currently works on her new album "Lim And The Lion" on which Masia One proves that she is just as much as ease with reggae as she is with hip hop.

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Whoopi Goldberg Writes About How She Replaced Advil With Marijuana To Treat Illness

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Whooppi Goldberg is one of the only people to have won a Grammy, Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, Daytime Emmy and a Tony. You can now add marijuana columnist to her resume as Goldberg begun her writing gig at The Cannabist with a post on her love of medical marijuana.
Goldberg, whom suffers from glaucoma-induced headaches stated that she uses a vaporizer pen that she named “Sippy” to deal with her headaches. According to Goldberg, marijuana has worked better than the “man made things” she was taking before:

I used to take Advil by the handful for this very reason, and I don’t take Advil anymore — not for my eye. You’re not supposed to eat Advil every day, and I was eating them every day, these man-made things. But I can do this without hurting myself.

Goldberg maintains that she uses marijuana for strictly medicinal purposes and is “certainly not looking for that high high.”
This is a mentality she developed over time as she revealed in 1992 that she smoked marijuana prior to her acceptance speech at the 1991 Oscars:

I learned a great lesson. Never smoke pot before there’s a possibility of having to talk to a hundred million people.
Check out Goldberg’s full article on The Cannabist here.

Alpha Leo, "Jesus Was Black" [Bay Area, CA] | "I was chosen by God himself"

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Bay Area, California rapper Alpha Leo presents "Jesus Was Black", his new single produced by Royal Audio Tunes, which will appear on his forthcoming album David And Goliath 2, which will also feature production from Paul Cabbin, Kevin Barnes, and Nuggi Fresh Beats.

DG2 is the followup to the first installment released in 2012 (download DG1 on DatPiff).

His 2009 single "My Time Now" spent four weeks at the number one spot on Hartford, CT radio station KISS 95.7's Underground Countdown (link).

"God inspired me to record 'Jesus Was Black'," says Alpha.

"Western civilization likes to take away credit from the original man who is a man of color by exing our accomplishments out of history.

Jesus (Yeshuah) was born in a region that was populated by dark-skinned people some 2,000 years ago and the scriptures even give reference of his skin color and hair texture, so why do we constantly see images of him that contradict what the Scriptures say?

I am a Bay Area artist who was chosen by God himself to let the people know the truth and to battle against the lies of western civilization. Jesus was not a European, but he was black."

Listen to the track below

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Suge Knight Clarifies Comments About Game And Kendrick Lamar's Record Deals Earlier This Year

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Clarifying comments he made about Game and Kendrick Lamar’s record deals on The Arsenio Hall Show in February, Suge Knight explained not wanting to put either of the artists down in an interview with BET.

“I was on Arsenio Hall—by the way, Arsenio Hall is a friend of mine, I think he got one of the best shows out,” he said. “One of the things I said, not to put the artist down, it was to put the company down, saying, ‘Why is you treating my people like slaves?’ Now, at the time these artists were signed to Interscope and they pretty much are signed to Interscope.

So, we know it’s not Game making decisions over there. We know it’s not [the person] who Game signed to his production company. We know it’s not [Dr. Dre] who don’t know what goes on at Aftermath. We all know it’s Interscope and Universal. The person who’s dictating what’s going on at Interscope is Jimmy Iovine.”

Suge Knight went on to reiterate his perspective on the trickle-down effect of the artists’ relationships with their respective labels.

“So when I turned around and said, ‘Wait a minute...Kendrick Lamar the best artist today, he from Compton. And Game was the best artist over there at Interscope and he from Compton.’ And I said, ‘Why is it they got the worst fucking deals over there?’

I broke it down and said that Game is signed. Universal get their money. Interscope get their money. Aftermath get their money. G-Unit get their money.

And then the production company get their money. And then there’s Game. It’s not that much money moving around in the pot.

"Even when I said with Kendrick Lamar, well, if it’s Universal there’s the guy who really bring the deal over to Jimmy Iovine which is Mike," Knight said.

"Then there’s Interscope, then there’s Aftermath, then there’s Top Dawg productions or whatever, then there’s Kendrick.

And not only do these companies get the royalties and publishing, if they do a show [and] $100,000 comes in, the manager of those guys get 20%. Now it’s eighty grand.

Kendrick get half, the record company get half. Which is ridiculous because the artist should be able to live off their tours.

If you can’t live off your tour money, how can you survive by being a slave? Prince was able to survive by being a slave because he was able to tour.

If Prince had a deal like these new guys’ deals—it’s that the record company get half of your tour money—Prince would have been fucked...It’s not fair for the two niggas in Compton to be getting fucked. It’s not good for me to have knowledge and don’t pass it onto them. It wasn’t about embarrassing anybody. It wasn’t about putting them as men or as artists down. It was about putting the person who’s in control down. Saying,
‘How is you fucking over these dudes from Compton when they making the difference for your company?”

Negash Ali - The African Dream ft Temu [Music Video]

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Negash Ali released his 'African Dream' EP in February and many took notice of this interesting chap who spent the majority of his childhood on refugee camps before settling in Denmark.

He is now London based and signed to Warner Chappell and wants to share with you his new video 'The African Dream' from the EP.

He was chosen as Capital Xtra's 'New Breakthrough Act' last year and has performed at Splash & HipHopKemp - two of the biggest Hip-Hop festivals in Europe, along with recently opening up for Dom Kennedy in London last week.

Let me know what you think. Sx

MTV UK: "Negash Ali is really one to watch out for this year"

BBC RADIO 1XTRA"Negash Ali is in the UK and I gotta say we should just adopt him as a UK resident – his music is ON POINT!"

YAHOO.COM: "Negash Ali has not had a journey like your average recording artist. His life story is one untold and inexperienced by many..."

RESPECT MAG: "Negash Alis'... Latest EP "The African Dream" is brimming with emotion and wisdom."

Fresh from supporting Dom Kennedy at his sold out London show this Tuesday, Negash Ali is ready to present the visuals to the title trackfrom his ”The African Dream” EP; After the successful releases of ”What You Got” & ”Fire in The Sky”, Negash is now ready to introduce people to his unconventional life story;

Born to Eritrean parents in the midst of the Eritrea and Ethiopia conflict in 1990, Negash's family spent 5 years invarious refugee camps before settling in Denmark. Negash says about the track & video:

”I felt like I had to introduce the world to my story and also shed some light on what it means to be a refugee. My parents dream was always to come to Europe, so their children could have better opportunities, so in that sense I’m a product of that dream, hence the ”The African Dream” title.”

Negash has recently moved to London yet he's already managed to strike a publishing deal with Warner Music, get ”What You Got” premiered on BBC Radio 1Xtra, perform at the Lovebox Festival & share a bill with The-Dream. This was done in co-operation with CapitalXtra, where Negash was named "New Breakthough Act of 2013".

The 23-year old Eritrean has also written for and worked with the likes of Chris Brown, Jadakiss & Bob Sinclar, opened up for Ne-Yo, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Damian Marley & performed at Europes 2 biggest hiphop festivals; Splash & HipHopKemp.

Up And Coming Recording Artist Familur Max Releases His First Single "One Time"

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Up and coming recording artist Familur Max releases his first single "One Time" off his up and coming LP, "Get Familur".

Bio: South Carolina native, born and bred, Familur Max is known for his distinct style and presence.

He possesses talent and musical passion that he adapted at an early age. He always knew he stood out of a crowd with his unique style and looks and that the entertainment world was not too far off. Although music has always been in his blood, Max didn't take full advantage of his talent until high school.

While finding himself as an artist he enrolled in acting and modeling classes to help express himself as an entertainer and appeal to the public. Max also had the opportunity to open up for artists such as Nicki Manaj, Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy, Ace Hood, as well as perform at college step shows and homecomings.
Up and coming recording artist Familur Max releases his first single "One Time" off his up and coming LP
Growing up in the 90's Familur was influenced by numerous rappers in the game such as; Jay Z, Biggie, Nas, Ludacris, and Outcast, to name a few.

Using management skills he, along with fellow rapper J-S0, created a new movement for their younger generation of peers called the Born to Fly Movement. In this movement rappers J-S0 and Familur Max have been able to redefine grinding until you reach the stars. It has influenced many other young aspiring artist in the community.

The two have came together on numerous projects going by the name of Young Fam. Young Fam has had the opportunity to have live appearances on live radio shows, and mixtapes.

They are currently on Datpiff and Live Mixtapes, and have over 100,000 channel views on YouTube. Their social media following is though the roof with fans that support their music, and they have songs that get continuous play over the radio waves in their area.

Currently working on the EP titled "Get Familur" which is Max's first solo project. The EP is scheduled to drop top of 2014.

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New Single: Rico Love f. Pitbull & Ludacris, "They Don't Know" [Catherine Ouellette Remix]

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Los Angeles-based deejay Catherine Ouellette (formerly known as DJ SynCity) presents her official remix of Rico Love's "They Don't Know", featuring Pitbull and Ludacris.

Born in Montreal, by the way of New York, she has headlined around the world and entertains for clients such as Calvin Klein, Chaka Khan, EA Sports, Tiger Woods, Adidas, People Magazine, Sean “Diddy” Combs, BMW, Maxim Magazine, Michael Jordan, Vogue Magazine, Justin Timberlake, Givenchy, Elle Magazine, 20th Century Fox, Eddie Murphy and more.

She has been featured on TMZ , Vibe , AllHipHop (read), Shanghaiist and was featured in Ozone's "Sexiest Female DJs".

She is former A&R/executive producer of Metta World Peace’s imprint AMG. Her face has been seen on MTV and BET, she has earned four nominations for the Justo's Mixtape Awards and is the first deejay ever to tour with both NASCAR and the U.S. Army.

"The remix came about in between times while I was DJ'ing spot dates for Rico Love," says Catherine about her remix, which comes hot on the heels of an alternate remix featuring T.I., Ludacris, Trey Songz, Tiara Thomas and Emjay (listen).

"I watched a live performance video of Miley Cyrus twerking and believe it or not, got inspired. I wanted to create a dance remix, got into studio mode, and went over all these ideas with Chad Dexter, whom collaborated with me;

I knew this had to be bass-heavy with an infectious melody.

From there, Rico Love digged it. We worked on various alterations and edits. I was fortunate enough of him being already an established songwriter-producer himself, and having solid relationships with mega-stars. He then added Pitbull on our remix and the Ludacris verse from the original remix." Catherine's debut album is due this year.

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M.Rose's New Track "And Ever" Produced By Millbeatz Ent

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Miss Rose, is based in the USA. She grew up listening to hip hop music, and, throughout her high school years, Rose wrote and performed songs in her hometown of Boston, MA, where she developed a loyal fan base.

After finishing college, Rose attended The New England Institute of Art and obtained a bachelor's degree in the fields of film and digital media as well as Radio and TV Broadcasting at the age of only 20.

Wanting to take her music career to another level, she started to write and record songs. She soon hooked up with Blacker forAh Nuh Suh it Go.

"Right now, the whole world wants to know who Miss Rose is ... she is of Trinidadian and Indian decent, but ah dancehall and hip hop she love, and, trust me, she ah work pon some new things that ah go lock down the world. Just stay tuned," Blacker said.

The video is in heavy rotation on HYPE, CVM, RE, E PLUS and LINKS TV. The video is #3 on the CVM Hitlist countdown and was named 'video of the week' on RDH TV in the United Kingdom.

After teaming up with blacker with hit dancehall song for Summer 2k13, " Anuh Suh it Go " matey vs wifey, her new solo track "no worries" is now showing her lyrical talent and natural flow on her 2nd release!!After teaming up with blacker with hit dancehall song for Summer 2k13, " Anuh Suh it Go " matey vs wifey Official video was #3 on CVM hitlist now her new solo track "no worries" is now showing her lyrical talent and natural flow on her 2nd release. Her 3rd release "and ever..." featuring millionaire family member kerry john produced by millbeatz ent. Want a background on her.

Reverbnation link: http://www.reverbnation.com/officialmrose/song/19038040-no-worries

twitter: @official_mrose

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Calibar teams up with THE hottest emcee in the game right now, Ghetts on brand new track ‘Speak To Me’.

Going back to back with a skippy flow over a bassy, Dubstep infused beat, the emcees hold a conversation throughout the verses packed with punch lines and a cheeky approach to the subject. Calibar delivers to affirm his title as a lyrical wordsmith; a title given to him after his SBTV F64 dropped online gaining him some serious kudos in theHip-Hop game.

Part of the North London elite M.C’s, Calibar comes from the same Hip-Hop school as close friends Wretch 32 and Chip.

Having already built a catalogue of work including mix-tape ‘Lost and Found’ which featured G FrSH, Wretch 32, Chip, Wizzy Wow and Dot Rotten, Calibar is now set to release brand new E.P ‘Altitude’ in early Summer 2014.

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Rapper Alex Aff Releases A New Visual Self Produced Record "Ghetto" ( Video)

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The key to generating a buzz and create awareness around your music is to give people quality and consistency.

Going into the 4th month of the year, Alex Aff is back with his 4th released video/song off his upcoming project "Who Knows Who Cares II"

Video Description - .Durham, NC artist Alex Aff releases a visual for his self produced record "Ghetto".

Alex takes the listener on a soul searching journey as his melodies and lyrics tells his personal story and struggle as an up and coming artist. He is currently working on a new project called "Who Knows Who Cares II", which is the follow up to the first installment released in May 2013

Brief Bio - Alex Aff is a hip hop artist hailing from Durham North Carolina.

He is currently building a local name for himself by releasing quality original music and videos.

His latest released mixtape entitled "Who Knows Who Cares" was well reviewed.

It features all original music produced all entirely by Alex Aff himself, and another local Durham producer by the name of Streetlight.

Early in his beginning phase of writing music he also started learning how to makes beats because he didn't have the means to work with other producers.

Now, at 20 years old, he prides himself on being a rapper/producer but he also wants to network and expand his contacts. In the future Alex Aff hopes to build his fan-base and earn a living off of his music

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Feature Blog Post: Rap Artist KING MANE - New Track ARCH HER BACK ( Audio)

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Known to His Friends and Family as Bobby Wilson Born in Salina Kansas

As you can probably tell from his lyrics, has lived a street life, After the tragic loss of his mother and father

he left Salina and saw another world growing up in North Side Chicago and Bowling Green, Kentucky.

You would think he would have took these negative things and let life get him, instead at the age of 12 he started rapping

and has already put out four highly talked about mixed tapes.

Making him a focus point in conversation about

Mid West Rappers,

Opening for artist such as Tech Nine, Bone, Chingo Bling, Tum Tum, Lil Flip, Twista, The Party Boyz, Hurricane Chris, Z-ro, J holiday, T.cash, Dorrough and many more, Also his ever going Youtube Videos has

earned Mane a Mulit range of fans from Kansas to Canada to France even Africa.

Will you tell this road to fame

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Born Allah & ERule, "Dub Fritterz" | Planet Asia guests on L.A.

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Los Angeles rappers Born Allah and ERule present the Empty Marlett-directed music video for "Dub Fritterz", the NGAFSH-produced new single from the Dub Fritterz EP, which also features a verse from Planet Asia.

"Fritterz" features Belizian songstress Blaq Suga on the hook. Born Allah and ERule made their names in Los Angeles' Project Blowed/Good Life freestyle rap scene documented in the 2008 documentary

This Is The Life (which features Born Allah) which also spawned the likes of Freestyle Fellowship and Jurassic 5.
A regular on Sway & Tech's Wake Up Show.

Born Allah wrote and recorded the theme to their open mic segment of the "11 O'Clock Battles" show, was a regular on the L.A. battle scene, and even penned a song for pop group New Kids On The Block at age 14

ERule made the cover of Rap Pages in 1994 on the strength of his Pallas Records single "Listen Up/Synopsis", and has worked with Ice-T, Mykill Miers and Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship.

"The term 'Dub Fritterz' comes from a dish from Belize called a conch fritter," says Born Allah. "We got the idea because Blaq Suga is from L.A. by way of Belize. So we replaced the Conch with the Dub, which is short for the letter W (West coast)."
Born Allah's most recent prior release is "F**k Your Favorite Rapper Pt. 2" .

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