GayHipHop.com and Pac-Man will be holding Europe’s only gay hip-hop festival from October 20th – 26th. The festival is aiming at bringing urban talents of the gay community to the forefort.
The organizers of the event are planning a live urban showcase featuring known singers, rappers, poets and more from the the homosexual scene.
Artists in the states are asked to apply for a performance slot or to be part of PeaceOUT UK 2 this year and contact event organisers at: www.peaceoutuk.com
From October 11th-13th, 2006 the fourth annual Latin Rap Conference which is the first music industry conference focusing solely on Latin Rap & Reggaeton will be held in New York City for the second time. The Latin Rap Conference (LAC) brings together hundreds of participants ranging from executives, publicists, marketers, indie labels, internet companies, corporations and artists.
LRC is known for attracting a number of major sponsors and media each year ranging from ASCAP, Clear Channel, Universal Records, Sony Music, MTV, Sirius, XM, Hot 97, New York Post and more. The event also attracts such artists such as N.O.R.E., Lil Rob, Chingo Bling and Voltio.
The conference will be held at one NYC hotspots LQ’s (Latin Quarters) and will consist of a number of informative panels which will discus the aspect of the trade and will also include a number of showcases from up and coming artists in Latin Rap.
Organized by Jesse Perez, p.k.a. Shysti of Sicko Records, Rich Isaacson and Jerry Blair of Fuerte Group, and Clear Picture Entertainment Group, the LRC has become the a place for The Latin Rap Coalition Board of Directors (a group comprised of the genre’s top music executives, professionals, artists, and radio personalities) to discuss and take action towards the goals of education and Latino community empowerment.
For more information visit: https://www.lrc2006.com/
In recent news the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) had staggering numbers with more than 1250 industry attendees and over 20,000 plus concert fans at their music industry panels and concerts held in New York City. LAMC said this was one of their most successful years yet. Speakers of the conference included social networking site MySpace.com, eMusic, MTV Digital, BMI, ASCAP, Fuse TV, Virgin Records, Sony/BMG, hip-hop recording artist Pitbull, Universal Music Publishing and more.
The conference had a number of features in magazines and other media sources including the New York Times, NY Daily News, Hollywood Reporter, Miami New Times and Village Voice. The next conference is scheduled to take place sometime in mid-2007.
For more details visit : https://www.latinalternative.com
Sources tells HipHopRx that Master P & his son Romeo will be flying to a U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to perform and entertain the Navy on next month. They will be flying to Cuba to provide support to the troops stationed there.
Currently the base is where the U.S. military officials are holding an estimated 455 prisoners.
It’s good when a man has a woman who loves him and knows how to satisfy his taste buds and celebrate his day of birth. Nas wifey Kelis threw a surprise bash for the now 33 year old with an old-school hip-hop theme at Manhattan’s Canal Room. In attendance where singer Usher, Diddy, Mario, Jadakiss, Nick Cannon, Dallas Austin, ballers Carmelo Anthony and Chris Webber, ?uestlove, Rosie Perez, Styles P., Pras and former “Flavor of Love” contestant Like Dat.
The sounds blasting from the speakers were from the 80′s and 90′s. Songs like from A Tribe Called Quest and Digital Underground were played.
Hip-Hop veterans Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh also performed to help him live up his birthday bash.
At the end of the night, the birthday boys wife Kelis presented her husband a cake in a Playboy bunny like costume.
On October 8th there will be a celebration of African Hip Hop. To help with this celebration Afrolution Records, a London based African Hip Hop label will be bringing together a number of big name in African Hip Hop. The “Afrolution African Hip Hop Festival” will be held at “Cargo” in east London and will be known as Europe’s first African Hip Hop festival ever.
Some of the guests will include Migrant Souls, Metaphysics from Zimbabwe, Wawesh, Laygwan Sharkie, Munyaradzi Nota, Kudzi Mambara, Galaxy High, Trenton Birch, DJ Edu, DJ Freestyle, and Kimba Andersen co-founder of Real Elements (Hip-Hop clothing).
Afrolution African Hip Hop Festival
Date: October 8th
Venue: Cargo – London www.cargo-london.com
83 Rivington St
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3AY
Tickets: £10
For more details visit
www.afrolution.com
In an effort to support the release of his album, 4.21…The Day After, Method Man has his US tour lined up this fall for a total of two months.
His album 4.21…The Day After is currently on stores shelves. The album features guest appearances by hip-hop soultress Lauryn Hill, Ginuwine, Raekwon, Fat Joe, Styles P and others.
Scheduled tour dates:
September 2006
23 – Asbury Park, NJ — Stone Pony
24 – Towson, MD — TowsonUniversity
26 – Cleveland, OH — House of Blues
27 – Ann Arbor, MI — Blind Pig
28 – Bloomington, IN — Bluebird Nightclub
29 – Madison, WI — Barrymore Theater (TENT)
October 2006
2 – Aspen, CO — Belly Up Tavern
3 – Boulder, CO — Fox Theater
4 – Park City, UT – Suede
8 – Portland, OR — Roseland
9 – Seattle, WA — Showbox
10 – Bellingham, WA – Nightlight
12 – Sparks, NV — New Oasis
13 – Santa Cruz, CA — The Catalyst
14 – San Fran, CA — Mezzanine
15 – Santa Barbara, CA — UC Santa Barbara
16 – Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
17 – Los Angeles, CA — House of Blues
18 – San Diego, CA — 4th & B
19 – Phoenix, AZ — Marquee Theater
20 – Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine Theater
22 – Austin, TX – Emos
23 – Baton Rouge, LA — Spanish Moon – TENT
24 – Tallahassee, FL — The Moon
25 – Ft Lauderdale, FL — Revolution
26 – Orlando, FL — House of Blues
27 – Myrtle Beach, — House of Blues
29 – Carrboro, NC — Cats Cradle
30 – Charlottsville, VA — StarMusic Hall
November 2006
1 – Philadelphia, PA — TLA
2 – Washington, DC — 930 Club
3 – Hartford, CT — Webster Theater – TENT
6 – Burlington, VT — Higher Ground
7 – Boston, MA — Avalon
9 – Baltimore, MD — Sonar
11 – New York, NY — Nokia Theater