With World Aids Day right around the corner on Dec. 1st, BET will present a rich selection of programs about HIV and AIDS, including a live 90 minute version of their Top 10 Countdown with special guest Common. Common is also featured in a set of PSAs, intended to encourage testing for HIV, from … [Read more...]
Verizon Wireless to Offer Ringback Tones
November 17, 2004 By
Verizon Wireless will soon rollout ringback tone offerings in Sacramento and Southern California with national implementation in 2005. Tones will be drawn from the catalogs of Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment and will include rap and hip hop tones. However, as Brad Hill at The … [Read more...]
Navio to Build TVT Records Online Store
November 17, 2004 By
Yesterday, Navio, the "rights-based" digital content service provider, announced an agreement with TVT Records to create an online store that will feature such content as "mastertone ringtones, polyphonic ringtones, mobile wallpaper, digital songs (in MP3 format) and digital albums". Hip hop … [Read more...]
Encore Tops US and UK Charts
November 17, 2004 By
With less than a week of sales, Eminem's newest album, Encore, is a US and UK chart topper for the week ending Nov. 14th. … [Read more...]
Young Buck Inspires News Editors
November 17, 2004 By
As the police search for Young Buck, news editors are displaying their traditionally witty skills with multiple headlines referring to "Bad Vibes." Though I have yet to see anyone "Hunting for Young Buck," I do not expect to be disappointed. However, the ProHipHop award for best headline following … [Read more...]
