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The Making of Mafia Music Pt. 2
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Arguably the most successful Hip-Hop group of 2009, Young Money had two radio smash hits with "Bed Rock" and "Every Girl In The World". Of course with lead member being superstar Lil Wayne, the album poises to be a great set-up for future stars Drake and Nicki Minaj. Check out street bangers "Roger That" and "Pass The Dutchie".Young Money
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DJ Webstar's birthday bash at M2 in New York was not your average Monday night party. The stars came out to shine that night and show their support for the 22 year old Uptown party starter. The stars in attendance: P. Diddy, Trey Songz, Brian McKnight, Omarion, Serani, Dorrough- of Ice Cream Paint Job fame, super-producer Rico Love, Skip to my Lou- Rafer Alston, Celebrity DJ- DJ Cassidy, D-Block's own- Sheek Louch, 106 & Park's- Rocsi, radio personality and VJ- Dee Vasquez, internet sensation and soon to be reality TV star, and of course Joe Budden's ex- Tahiry, Pablo Escobar Jr. -son of legendary drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, The Retro Kidz and of course the birthday boy himself DJ Webstar. READ and SEE MORE>>>
Original Hot Boy and former Cash Money artist, B.G. had an official album listening session in New York City at Chung King Studios for his E1 Release - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood. The album is really hot and my favorite track on the album is "Back to the Money". And with guest appearances from Young Jeezy and T.I., this album is sure not to disappoint true B.G. fans. And as a surprise, Jim Jones and Maino stopped by the studio to show their support. A great night of Hip-Hop, New Orleans style.
GILLETTE FUSION MVP PRIME TIME TOUR HITS THE ROAD
"Gillette’s 5 city tour focuses on getting the message out regarding shaving and razor bumps amongst African American men" READ MORE>>>
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Shana Melius
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc.
P: 877.778.3623 ext 702
F: 718.425.8983
Shanamelius@gmail.com
PRESERVE OUR LEGACY TO HOST A SERIES OF WALK-A-THONS
NATIONALLY FOR STEM CELL MONTH IN JUNE 2010
AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT STEM CELLS, THE LACK OF DONORS & JADEN’S LAW
our Legacy, Inc. will host a series of walk-a-thons, nationally, to increase awareness about stem cells and benefits stem cells provide for treatment options for various health disparities, the lack of minority donors and Jaden’s Law for stem cell month, June 2010. 
New York, N.Y.- It was announced today that the grass-root 501 (c) not-for-profit organization, Preserve
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.) Preserve Our Legacy was formed after the devastating loss of three-year old, Jaden Hilton. Jaden lost his battle because he could not find an unrelated donor.
Therefore, begin the birth of “The Jaden Hilton Initiative”, which is to increase awareness about the lack of minority within the NMDP National Registry and to create awareness about health disparities as well as stem cell treatment options offered through bone marrow donation and umbilical cord donation. The goal is to mentor, educate and inform the minority community about the benefits that adult stem cell treatments provide for health disparities. Adult Stem Cells are collected through umbilical cord donation, after a mother’s gives birth and bone marrow is collected via hip and/or PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cells) donation.
Jaden’s Law Walk- A Stem Cell Movement
Jaden’s Law; to require the Department of Health to establish a program to educate citizens of option to donate bone marrow to join the National Bone Marrow Donor Program registry through Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. Preserve Our Legacy, Inc will host a national series of walk-a-thons in June 2010 for Stem Cell Month. Cities include: Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL and New York, NY. Exact dates will be disclosed at a later time.
Lack of Minority Donors
Presently, minorities are underrepresented in the National Registry of the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program). Potential donors, presently, in the National Registry for minorities are: African-Americans or
Black, more than 550,000 with only 8% of the total population, Native American or Alaskan Native, nearly 83,000 or 1% of total population, Asian, nearly 520,000 or 7% of the total population, Hispanic or Latino, nearly 690,000 or 9% of the total population. Multiple Race, nearly 210,000 or 3% of the total population, while white donors represent more than 5.3 million or 73% of the total population.
Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. will partner with various organizations to assist in creating awareness about the need of minority donors as well as assisting in finding a donor match for those in need.
More detail released at a later date. For more information, media or to request interviews contact us at 1.877.778.3623,for Media East Coast, ext. 702, Central U.S., ext. 711 and West Coast, ext 715. For Sponsorship information, ext 704 or 712.
Superbowl Weekend Blog
Day 2: The Jordin Sparks Experience and the Playboy Party at the Sagamore!
After a great first night hanging out in the studio with Pharrell, I was quietly thinking to myself how are you gonna top this? It was a helluva way to start your Superbowl week off with a BANG! Lol.
But for me, Live-N-Direct and my partners, Lerer Media, it was back to the business at hand. Live-N-Direct partnered up as a media sponsor in conjunction with Jordin Sparks to be a part of this year's 4th Annual Jordin Sparks Experience during Superbowl weekend as a charity event that was helping to give back to the Miami Children's Hospital. READ MORE>>>
Written by Jerry "Mr. Live-N-Direct" Bagley
Okay, I arrived in Miami from New York and to be honest, I was just happy to get away from all the super, extra, cold 20 degree weather of the Big Apple and enjoy the warm tropical breeze of the Sunshine State.Unfortunately, the first day after I arrived I was met in Miami with torrential downpours! Lol! I leave one miserable climate and now am entering another one? WTF! I thought to myself, am I in the middle of hurricane season or something in Miami? Shit, I didn't see this much rain since Noah's Ark! READ MORE>>
The performance highlights of the evening had to be Beyonce with a bevy of soldiers at her side coupled with an electrifying stage
presence. Then there was Lady Gaga's weird, but aesthetically satisfying performance where she "killed" herself for what felt like the millionth time this year, and then joined Elton John later for an
unlikely duet. And then there was Pink's over the top performance on what seemed like a high wire act dazzling the crowd with water splashing all over the place.
But what seemed like an anti-climatic ending to an already ho-hum show, the muched hyped live performance of "Forever" by Lil Wayne, Drake and Enimem was flat and sensored to the point you couldn't hear the song. The best moment had to be Pink's performance and one of the worst was what the Grammys considered a Michael Jackson tribute. How can you do a Michael Jackson tribute without any dancing? Doesn't make sense to me, but hey, to each's own. Live-N-Direct would love to hear what you thought about the 2010 Grammy's.
2010 GRAMMY RECAP
Winners in selected major categories at Sunday's 52nd Annual Grammy Awards:
Photos: 2010 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
Album of the Year: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
Photos: Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it)," Beyoncé Knowles
Photos: Beyoncé
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Pop Vocal Album: "The E.N.D.", The Black Eyed Peas
Photos: Black Eyed Peas
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo," Beyoncé Knowles
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Make It Mine," Jason Mraz
Rock Album: "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
Photos: 2010 Grammy Highlights
Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
R&B Album: "BLACKsummers'night, "Maxwell
R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Beyoncé Knowles
Rap Album: "Relapse," Eminem
Rap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Country Album: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
Female Country Vocal Performance: "White Horse," Taylor Swift
Male Country Vocal Performance: "Sweet Thing," Keith Urban
Latin Pop Album: "Sin Frenos," La Quinta Estacion
Contemporary Jazz Album: "75," Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
Classical Album: "Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio from Symphony No. 10"
Traditional Gospel Album: "Oh Happy Day," various artists
Dance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga
Photos: Lady Gaga
Electronic Dance Album: "The Fame," Lady Gaga
Alternative Music Album: "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix," Phoenix
Spoken Word Album: "Always Looking Up," Michael J. Fox
Comedy Album: "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" Stephen Colbert
Photos: 2010 Winners
The full winners list in all 109 categories will be available at http://www.grammy.com
On the Move with Live n Direct
FEATURED ARTISTS
N.I.N.A has always been musically inclined. She started singing in the
church choir at the age of 4. She started writing poems and music at a very early age (middle school) which led to the desire to become a singer/songwriter.
Most times she just wrote her thoughts accapella until the first time she actually heard a beat in her head and put words to it. She has my first experience in the music world in 2003 when a friend of mine
Shaunika Hill met an indie label owner trying to establish a label. READ MORE>>>
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Today's Black Woman: Is She A Queen, or just another Pipe Dream?
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POLITICS AS USUAL
Behind These Prison Walls: If These Walls Could Talk Written by Jerry "Mr. Live-N-Direct" Bagley
They say men lie, women lie, but the numbers never lie. And in relation to the sheer amount of numbers of young Black men and women incarcerated throughout the United States prison system (more than 50 percent of the estimated 2.3 million that's locked up), it is a staggering statistic when Blacks only account for 13 percent of the total U.S. population. READ MORE >>>
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY 82ND AWARDS
2010 Nominations
Performance by an actor in a leading role :
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold
Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Colin Firth in "A Single Man" (The
Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Jeremy
Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
Performance by an
actor in a supporting role:
Matt Damon in "Invictus" (Warner Bros.)
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Christopher Plummer in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Stanley Tucci in "The Lovely Bones" (DreamWorks in association with
Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious
Basterds" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros.)
Helen
Mirren in "The Last Station" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Carey Mulligan in
"An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious:
Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
Meryl Streep in
"Julie & Julia" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Penélope Cruz in "Nine" (The Weinstein Company)
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association with Cold
Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart" (Fox
Searchlight)
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" (Paramount in association
with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based
on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
See all Categories for the
2010 Oscar Nominations
So, try and wrap your head around that one as you go to pay his month's rent! Lol! I never bought a 1,200 pair of name brand sneakers before. But I guess "it's not tricking if you got it".
Lil Mo Rocks 80’s Babies Show Pt. 2 NYC Concert
The God Mother of Hip Hop and R&B Lil Mo rocked the 80’s babies show 2 in NYC, taking it back performing some of her greatest hits while also performing some of her new songs from her anticipated album soon to be released by HoneyChild Ent/Universal entitled “Tattoos and Roses”. The show was presented by D.J. Self of power 105.1 and hosted by Free of the Ed Lover morning radio show. The “80’s Babies” who were in attendance were up out of their seats singing along with Lil Mo as she tore the house down at the Nokia Theatre in NYC. READ MORE>>>
Trey Songz Celebrity Birthday Bash hosted by Jermaine Dupri and DJ Clue:
Last night at Liv Nightclub at the FontaineBleau on Miami's posh South Beach, R&B superstar Trey Songz celebrated his 25th birthday with all his celebrity friends. In attendance was Fabolous, Bow Wow, Boston Celtic superstars Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace and Paul Pierce, actress Gabrielle Union, writer/producer Sean Garrett, Red Cafe, DJ Kid Capri, Miami Heat Allstar Dwayne Wade and so many more! And as a surprise and delight to the sold-out crowd, both Trey Songz and Fabolous put on an impromptu performance that had the crowd going wild. From hits such as "Put It In The Bag", "I Invented Sex", "I Need A Girl" and "Say Ahh", both Trey and Fab showed why they are amongst the hottest of entertainers in the game today! One of the best star- studded parties on South Beach this year! Yuuup! Check out he pictures and video here at LnD...
DJ KHALED BIRTHDAY BASH AT MANSION NIGHTCLUB
by Jerry "Mr. Live-N-Direct" Bagley
A "Temple" by definition of Webster's Dictionary means: a holy sanctuary, a place of worship, a place held to as being "divine". Well, in Miami, it holds the same meaning. A place held to as being divine and is simply known as "The Temple". DJ Khaled's annual birthday bash at the legendary Mansion Nightclub on Miami's South Beach.
And just like years in the past, this event would live up to its name as a who's-who of celebrity bashes. With live performances by T-Pain, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Trina, Triple C's and hosted by Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Briscoe, Ace Hood and so many more, the party rocked all the way up til 4am in the morning.
DJ Khaled arrived at Mansion in his blue/gray Rolls Royce Phantom at around 1am with a caravan of luxury vehicles in tow from Mercedes Benzs to Range Rovers. Once inside, it was on and popping. With DJ Infamous on the ones and twos, the club would erupt as he played hit after hit. The Cristal, the Grey Goose, and the Belvie was all overflowing in champagne glasses, as the Dons and Divas alike celebrated in grand fashion.
Salute the God! We making history!" And history was indeed made. TV Johnny, celebrity jeweler to the stars and Paul Wall's partner, E-Class from Poe Boy records and Briscoe was
all in the building. Performances began with T-Pain and then he was joined by both Rick Ross and Khaled. Ross even took the time out to debut for the first time ever, his verse on the remix to Diddy and Dirty Money's smash single, "Angels" live to a soldout raucus crowd.
Then came ATL's finest, the Snowman himself, Mr. 17.5, Young Jeezy and Miami's baddest bitch to follow, Trina. Overall it was a great night of southern hospitality and Hip-Hop music. Khaled we can't wait to do it again next year! We The Best!!! Who??? We!!!