ZLG Artists Winning Big

Zomba Label Group recently sent out a reminder that many of the names associated with the Grammys and the Billboard Awards are part of the extended fam. … [Read more...]

Rap in the U.S. Military

Stars & Stripes' Seth Robson profiles enlisted hip hop artists involved with a small showcase at Camp Red Cloud in South Korea. He does a nice job of presenting the artists' perspectives on poetry and lyric writing as personal expression. There are actually a large number of hip hop artists at U.S. … [Read more...]

Rap-A-Lot Resigns Scarface

Rap-A-Lot Records recently announced that they have reached a fresh agreement with Scarface to feature new releases in 2005. Distribution will come courtesy of a new deal with Warner Music Group/Asylum. … [Read more...]

Arts Entrepreneurs Seeking Space in NY

The NY Times recently ran a piece on the New York real estate needs of entertainment entrepreneurs such as P. Diddy and Russell Simmons. Spurred by their clients' needs to conduct multiple projects out of the same property and the always intense New York real estate market, brokers sometimes find … [Read more...]

Def On Demand Live

Simmons Lathan Media Group subsidiary Def On Demand and Clear Channel Entertainment Television have joined forces to coproduce Def On Demand Live, a series of 12 music and fashion related events per year for 2 years.  Content will be distributed via television, video on demand and dvd. … [Read more...]