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Rock The Bells Cruise Adds Additional Performers to Lineup Including Busta Rhymes, Me Photo Rock The Bells Cruise Adds Additional Performers to Lineup Including Busta Rhymes, Method Man & More
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024

The full line-up includes Jadakiss, E-40, Rakim, Talib Kweli, Digable Planets, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Scarface, Twista, Goodie Mob featuring Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp, Mia X, 8Ball & MJG, Sa-Roc, and house band The Soul Rebels....

Rock The Bells Cruise Announces First Wave Of Artists Including Jadakiss & More Photo Rock The Bells Cruise Announces First Wave Of Artists Including Jadakiss & More
by Michael Major - March 05, 2024

The initial wave of artists includes Jadakiss, E-40, Rakim, Talib Kweli, Digable Planets, and AZ, along with a cast of DJs that set the tone for the inaugural cruise, including DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kid Capri, Mannie Fresh, and Rock The Bells Radio's own The Finisher Mister Cee, DJ Scratch, and DJ Epps. Ro...

'Stompin' Ground' Wins GRAMMY for Best American Roots Performance Photo 'Stompin' Ground' Wins GRAMMY for Best American Roots Performance
by Michael Major - February 06, 2023

The recording is taken from the documentary film and soundtrack Take Me to the River: New Orleans, which celebrates the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana music through live sessions with local artists. “Stompin’ Ground” was produced by the film’s ...

Rock The Bells Announces Lineup for First-Ever Timeless Hip-Hop Cruise Photo Rock The Bells Announces Lineup for First-Ever Timeless Hip-Hop Cruise
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023

The lineup includes Rick Ross, Lil Jon, Big Boi, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MC Lyte, Ghostface Killah, Trina & Trick Daddy, Just Blaze, Big Daddy Kane, Too $hort, Slick Rick, DJ Spinderella, Mannie Fresh, Pete Rock, DJ Quik, Rah Digga, EPMD, Bun B, Bahamadia, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Scratch, The Finisher Mister Cee...

VIDEO: The Suffers Release Official Video for New Single 'Yada Yada' from New Album ' Photo VIDEO: The Suffers Release Official Video for New Single 'Yada Yada' from New Album 'It Starts With Love'
by Michael Major - May 03, 2022

Mixed by GRAMMY-winner Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), who transferred all of the sessions to analog tape, and mastered by Chris Longwood (Khruangbin, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic), It Starts With Love is an album for survivors, for the down and out, for the doubted and the written off....

Soundtrack Released for Documentary TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: NEW ORLEANS Photo Soundtrack Released for Documentary TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: NEW ORLEANS
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022

Today Petaluma Records released the soundtrack to Take Me To The River: New Orleans — the album and feature documentary film feature new recordings from The Neville Brothers, PJ Morton, Big Freedia, G-Eazy, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Snoop Dogg, Dumpstaphunk, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, William Bell...

Ledisi, Big Freedia & More Featured on TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Soundtrack Photo Ledisi, Big Freedia & More Featured on TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Soundtrack
by Michael Major - January 07, 2022

The Take Me To The River: New Orleans album features new recordings from PJ Morton, The Neville Brothers, G-Eazy, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Snoop Dogg, Dumpstaphunk, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, William Bell, Ani DiFranco, Donald Harrison, Ledisi, and many more. Listen to “Act Like You Know” ft. Dee...

Jon Batiste Releases New Album WE ARE Photo Jon Batiste Releases New Album WE ARE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 19, 2021

Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated recording artist and activist Jon Batiste today released his highly anticipated album WE ARE (Verve Records). WE ARE represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste....

Jon Batiste Releases New Album 'WE ARE' Photo Jon Batiste Releases New Album 'WE ARE'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 19, 2021

Alongside songwriter Autumn Rowe and producer Kizzo, Batiste wrote and planned much of the project in about a week from his dressing room at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he’s the musical director and bandleader. ...

Byron Wright Returns to BMI as Executive Director, Creative, Atlanta Photo Byron Wright Returns to BMI as Executive Director, Creative, Atlanta
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 09, 2021

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Byron Wright will return to the company, joining the R&B/Hip-Hop department as Executive Director, Creative, Atlanta. Wright will be responsible for identifying, signing, and developing new talent while also maintaining relationships with existing aff...

Byron Wright Returns to BMI as Executive Director, Creative, Atlanta Photo Byron Wright Returns to BMI as Executive Director, Creative, Atlanta
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 09, 2021

Wright previously spent ten years at BMI, joining in 2006 as an Associate Director before rising to a Senior Director, where he was instrumental in producing signature events including the popular ‘How I Wrote That Song’ panels....

Brooklyn Producer Rodney Hazard Announces New EP 'Mercury Ocean' Photo Brooklyn Producer Rodney Hazard Announces New EP 'Mercury Ocean'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021

oday, the creative virtuoso announces his newest EP, Mercury Ocean, with singer/songwriter Gigi Santos, and shares a new lyric video for their single “Duppy”. ...

The Soul Rebels Releases Video for 'Greatness' & Heads Out on Tour Photo The Soul Rebels Releases Video for 'Greatness' & Heads Out on Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 29, 2020

Brass sensation THE SOUL REBELS, kick off their Poetry In Motion Tour in support of the new genre-bending album. In support of the tour launch, the eight-piece collective are turning heads with a new lyric video for the single “Greatness”, tapped by ESPN as the official soundtrack of the 2019-20 col...

Original Jay Dee Aka J Dilla Sounds Sample Pack Released By Splice, The Music Creatio Photo Original Jay Dee Aka J Dilla Sounds Sample Pack Released By Splice, The Music Creation Platform
by Tori Hartshorn - November 16, 2018

Splice, the music creation platform used by over 2 million musicians, announced the release of “The Fantastic Sounds of Jay Dee,” a collection of sounds cut from the original recordings of Jay Dee aka J Dilla. The sound pack is now available for download via Splice Sounds, the world's leading sample...

Acclaimed Artist Dee-1 Releases Much-Awaited New Album 'Slingshot David' Photo Acclaimed Artist Dee-1 Releases Much-Awaited New Album 'Slingshot David'
by Emily Bruno - November 10, 2017

New Orleans based rapper, Dee-1 launches his first big mission to change the rap game with all-new tracks on his long awaited major label full-length debut album, Slingshot David (The Album). An astounding autobiographical triumph, Slingshot David (The Album) charts Dee-1's adolescence and his matu...

Football Star Tamba Hali Debuts 'The One For Me' Video
by Caryn Robbins - August 03, 2017

Tamba Hali, best known by football fans as a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, is now making moves on the musical gridiron. Check out his first music video '...












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