I just found out about Rap Newswire, a hip hop oriented pr service that apparently launched back in March.  It’s still rather light on content and I’m surprised that they didn’t get a press release to me at Hip Hop Press because that is their game.  However, they found me on MySpace recently so it’s an example of another good reason to be on there.

Maybe they just hadn’t found out about Hip Hop Press since they claim to be:
the first all rap/hip-hop news wire service for the global community of rap/hip-hop music entertainment professionals, web and print publishers and media marketing companies.

Um, third, at best, after Hip Hop Press and, before that, after Manhunt by quite a while.  This raises some questions about their knowledge of online resources but they would certainly be a good place to submit a free press release.

On the other hand, maybe they’re doing one of those claims to being first based on how they worded that claim.  In any case, it’s a reminder that claiming to be the first at anything requires that you check out what’s there already.  It’s also a reminder that being the first to do something is not always that important, it’s what you do and how well you do it that ultimately establishes your claim to fame.

Disclaimer: I generally don’t like the claiming first thing so I tend to give people a hard time about something that may not actually be all that important.  But that’s what I’m here for!