HOT EVENT - RAP SHEET CALLING ALL ARTISTS

Attention: Independent Hip Hop Artists!
Join Tomorrow’s Hottest Artists/ Today’s Underground At:
The Rap Sheet New Music Showcase

Rap Sheet Digital is all about the preservation of Hip Hop and Rap music. The site and the digital magazine will promote artists and present news, information and industry tips for artists and executives to use as they navigate their way through today’s music industry.

The Rap Sheet New Music Showcase and Compilation project is designed to discover, promote and ultimately distribute new music from emerging artists who otherwise face major obstacles in exposing their music through traditional avenues.

Rap Sheet will be presenting showcase events designed to expose developing local artists, tapping into the local urban music scene in targeted markets. That program will be used to develop compilation projects, leading into the development of Rap Sheet’s own music project.

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Rap Sheet Digital is all about the preservation of Hip Hop and Rap music. The site and the digital magazine promote artists and present news, information and industry tips for artists and executives to use as they navigate their way through today’s music industry. Artists, Recording Companies and businesses interested in the Rap music community have a variety of avenues through which to garner visibility with the most unique Rap music publication in the new century—Rap Sheet Digital.

The Rap Sheet New Music Showcase and Compilation project is designed to discover, promote and ultimately distribute new music from emerging artists who otherwise face major obstacles in exposing their music through traditional avenues.

Winners:

In each city, one artist will be selected to represent his/her area. That artist will submit a single to be included on the Rap Sheet New Music Showcase Compilation cd, distributed at music retailers and key sites on the Internet, available for digital download.

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How It Works:

Because each city has its own underground music scene, the Rap Sheet New Music Showcase will work with local promoters, retail outlets, radio and club venues to promote the showcase and generate excitement surrounding the national event.

Artists will present their talent in a public venue and the judges will vote on the best artist, who will then represent that city.

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Background:

Rap Sheet began breaking underground artists in 1992, launching the careers of artists such as Snoop, Wu-Tang and Common. Rap Sheet had the longest-running rap music conference, running for seven years, sponsored by Sprite. Rap Sheet’s music conference included showcases, which developed new talent, including the discovery of Eminem at Rap Sheet’s Los Angeles Conference in 1996.

Currently, there is a severe lack of viable avenues for entry into the music industry, particularly for hip hop artists. The music industry has undergone drastic changes, which have left many doors closed on sustainable artists who have the talent and drive necessary to become established artists.

In the new millennium, Rap Sheet Digital opens venues for breaking artists that are elusive, if at all possible to find. New artists developed with Rap Sheet Digital will secure unique exposure opportunities, launching sustainable careers in Rap music.

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About Rap Sheet Events:

Each year, Rap Sheet's Working Towards A Unified Hip Hop Nation conference brought together the key players in hip hop to participate on panels to discuss, plan and attack some of the most vital issues affecting rap music. Here's a sample of the attendees in the most vital categories:

Artists:

Ice Cube, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Hammer, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Dr. Dre & Ed Lover, Kam, Nefertiti, Brand Nubian, Group Home, Jeru Tha Damaja, King Tee, House of Pain, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Pharcyde, Big Daddy Kane, Simple E, Tha Alkaholiks, Yo Yo, Cypress Hill, Above The Law, Conscious Daughters, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Brand Nubian , Dana Dane...and more.

Record Company Execs:

Def Jam, Warner Brothers, TommyBoy, Elektra, Relativity, Priority, Atlantic, East West, EMI, RCA, MCA, Motown, Island, Wild Pitch, Solar, Epic, Sony, PLG, A&M, Ichiban,...and more.

Radio:

Major market, secondary market and college radio stations participated. KMEL--San Francisco, The Beat and KPWR--Los Angeles, Hot 97--New York, WJAM--Chicago, just to name a few.

Plus, 81 retailers (Wherehouse Entertainment, George's Music Room, Music People, Leopold's, and more) in attendance, and 90 managers/management companies (Paul Stewart--Pharcyde, Warren G, etc., Courtney Branch--DJ Quik, Second II None, etc.).

Working Towards A Unified Hip Hop Nation conducted workshops on Publicity & Promotion, Management, Publishing, Contracts, Creating a Label and Producing/Mixing. These workshops enlightened and empowered those aspiring to be in the business of rap. All workshops were moderated by top-selling rap artists and seasoned industry professionals--all specialists in their given fields.

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