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NEMA ’ t JB@OZO N a I P P U P S U O E WHANOTT’SREPPRESENTED AT ALL, HIT E S O T S T E R E INDIANAPOLIS, IN: S THECSITTYRIS MISREPRESENTED, O T I H E N It’s been another cold month in the Nappy City, but the Colts winning the Super Bowl brought O Z R O U O Y T A H LT E IF YOU FE
some heat. We also had two blazing shows back to back: 8Ball & MJG and Rick Ross. The city jumped behind DJ B-Nasty and DJ Black as they headed to Tunica for the SEAs, where they both were nominated for awards. Female artist Cold Hearted’s new single “On Point” is catching on heavy in the streets. - Lucky The Promo King (srfoleaf@aol.com)
NASHVILLE, TN:
Nashville is the place where DJs are scared to break records and are too cheap to pay $40/mo for one of the states largest record pools! Clubs can’t last longer than six months and lazy police despise urban nightlife, while local promoters pimp the clubs because they value a fast buck over someone’s life. Local artists are putting out more mixtapes than DJs and Playboy finally dropped his CD. But the streets are really talking about Jellyroll’s $1k freestyle challenge to anyone in the South who wants some at the annual Southern Entertainment Awards. - Janiro (Janiro@southernentawards.com)
MEMPHIS, TN
Memphis made its mark at the Southern Entertainment Awards, with winners such as E-Feezy for Radio DJ, Nakia Shine for Independent Rap Artist, and www.memphisrap.com for Website of the Year. The Memphis-Nashville connect seems to be building even stronger this year; it’s been growing ever since Young Buck got with Three 6 Mafia for “Stay Fly.” Yo Gotti signed All Star and DJ Whitey (winner of Best Intro on a Mixtape) teamed up with J. Sin of Memphis to bring some definite Tennessee heat.
DALLAS/FT. WORTH, TX:
The streets tune in every Saturday night for the Dirty South Block Party show with BoBo Luciano & ‘Em on KNON 89.3 FM. Cowboy’s In My City DVD causes a lot of controversy! Metro Muzik, the A-Teem and Victory Entertainment provides Dallas artists really the only chance to perform and be seen while DJ Wildhairr & JT do the same for Arlington and Forth Worth. This hoe ass bouncer jacked me for my good at the door of club Unknown. Money Waters is set to conquer SXSW. Why do artists in DFW have no idea who DJ Snake is? Stay strong Bo-Leg and Twisted Black! - Edward “Pookie” Hall (www.urbansouth.us@ gmail.com)
CHATTANOOGA, TN:
First off, congratulations to DJ Dutty Laundry for winning the award for Best Exclusives on a Mixtape at the 2007 - Deanna Brown (deanna.brown@memphisrap.com) Southern Entertainment Awards. First Fridays have been going strong with recent performances by Gucci Mane and Project Pat. Jim Jones, The Alliance, and Fabo are scheduled to perform in the Scenic City in the upcoming weeks. On the upscale front, Harlem Entertainment’s Cosmopolitan Satudaze continues to be the go-to event each month. WJTT has some big events scheduled, including their Black History Month Step Show with Lil Scrappy. Wally Sparks (yours truly) linked up with Knoxville’s Mr. Mack for his street album 865: Welcome to Bloxville, which features Chattanooga native D. Cooley, Yo Gotti, All Star, and the best talent from the Knoxville area. – DJ Wally Sparks (DJWallySparks05@aol.com)
JACKSON, MS:
Boo shot the video for his single “Make It Rain” with Jazze Pha, and despite the rumors, he is still signed to J Records. They’re really sleeping on him. BlockWear is still king of the streets in 2007. Young Tut is the new teenage heartthrob with his hit single “Sidewalk.” David Banner hit the big screen beside Samuel L. Jackson in Black Snake Moan for his acting debut. Mississippi native Deuce McAllister helped the New Orleans Saints make history. Hoopz will be bringing her Flavor of Love to Jackson when she kicks off Freelon’s 2007 Spring Break weekend in March, and OZONE will be there to make it official! - Tambra Cherie (tambracherie@aol.com) & Stax (blockwear@tmo.blackberry.net)
AUSTIN, TX:
Preparations for this year’s Hip Hop portion of South By South West are being finalized, while the 10th year anniversary of TheScrewShop.com will be celebrated at SXSW on Saturday, March 17 with its own Hip Hop showcase. Salih and Tomar Williams of Carnival Beats are putting the finishing touches on their production for upcoming albums from Mike Jones and Chingo Bling. DJ Rapid Ric just launched his new MixtapeMechanic.com website. Nina Ross Records dropped 02 Block Edition, featuring Austin’s own Gerald G, Pimpin’ Pen, K-Paul, Ryno, Black Meezy and more. DJ Bounz is holding it down every Wednesday and Thursday night downtown at Canvas.
BAY ST. LOUIS, MS:
Deliyteful & CrossRoads Entertainment linked up G’NO with Select-O-Hits. DJ Deliyte is hosting the DJ Summit for Mississippi street, club and radio jocks. Nels Sports Bar & Lounge kicked off Season Two of the Thursday Night Comedy in BSL. The Boiler Room in Gulfport hosts Mr. Wipe Me Down himself, Foxx of Trill Entertainment. Mardi Gras in the ‘Sipp is hot! On Fat Tuesday, the Krewe Of Real People hits the streets. - DJ Deliyte (unodasound@yahoo.com)
- O.G. of Luxury Mindz (luxurymindz@gmail.com)
HATTIESBURG, MS:
Young Dro and a few others put on a bustin’ show, but the crowd was empty because we get burned so often by artists and promoters! Miz Smurff returned from the SEAs with a trophy for Female Mixtape Artist of the Year. The Movement Tour is about to kick off, featuring U2DK, GBC Camp, GMB, Underground Society, Miz Smurff, and more. DJ Sweat has given the Pinebelt a new place to boogie: Tha Park! Preparations for the annual USM Que/Delta week have begun. If you don’t know, Google it! - DJ Big Brd (llerbac@yahoo.com)
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