Power 99 FM Announces Peace on the Street Jam with Diggy Simmons

POWER 99 FM ANNOUNCES PEACE ON THE STREET JAM FEATURING DIGGY SIMMONS, TINASHE AND TREVOR JACKSONWinners of the Power 99 FM Peace on the Street Scholarship to be Announced at Event Clear Channel Communities, the community engagement brand of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, and Power 99 FM, Philadelphia’s Hip Hop and R&B radio station, continue the 11th annual Peace on the Street Jam, a series of three events that feature anti-violence activities designed to promote peace and provide communities with the necessary resources to prevent violence. The second Peace on the Street Jam will be held Wednesday, July 23rd … Continue reading Power 99 FM Announces Peace on the Street Jam with Diggy Simmons

>Trae Tha Truth Files Lawsuit Against Radio One and Local Station 97.9 The Box

>Houston area rapper Trae decided to file the lawsuit after the radio station allegedly banned his music from being heard on the only local hip hop station in the city. HOUSTON /PRNewswire Houston rapper “Trae Tha Truth” (nee Frasier Thompson) will be holding a press conference at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline, Houston, Texas, to announce the filing of a lawsuit in the 189th District Court of Harris County Texas against Radio One Inc., which owns and operates Houston radio Station 97.9 KBXX, The Box.The civil case alleges a consistent … Continue reading >Trae Tha Truth Files Lawsuit Against Radio One and Local Station 97.9 The Box

Big Boy’s New Book “An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size” Now Available, Get it for Free with a Tweet

That’s right all you have to do is get on Twitter this week and you will get a portion of the book for free…well that would be chapter 14 “Another Near Miss” that goes into detail of how Big Boy aka Kurt Alexander landed his first radio gig at Power 106. Go to Radio Big Boy.com @RadioBigBoy and follow the link. They will ask you to post a tweet about the book. Here’s some background on the book from EURWeb *Just after the Christmas rush, Cash Money Content, the book publishing arm to record label Cash Money Records, will release … Continue reading Big Boy’s New Book “An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size” Now Available, Get it for Free with a Tweet

>Andreas Hale Sends an E-MAIL to a few In-Boxes …it’s just what you thought about BET

>As of today (September 8, 2009) I am no longer the Executive Editor of Music at BET.com.Upon entering the position at BET I said that I needed one year to see what really went on inside the belly of the beast. I needed 365 days to sleep with the enemy and infiltrate the system. One year to see if they REALLY wanted change at BET.As someone who has been critical of BET for many years, it surprised many that I would leave my post at HipHopDX last year to take a position at BET. But it was an opportunity I … Continue reading >Andreas Hale Sends an E-MAIL to a few In-Boxes …it’s just what you thought about BET