Sierra Leonian born artist Chosan is officially is the voice of Serria Leone. If you have seen the new video directed by Hype Williams for Kanye West new song “Diamonds from Sierra Leone“, you will hear the New York based artist Chosan on the intro for the video, speaking his native tongue Creole over the images of children working in the diamond mines. As you know Kanye West is a grammy winning international artist, and he called up Chosan to be a part of this historic video as he is one of the hottest Sierra Leonian born artist in New York. Never before has the world heard Creole on an international record up until now on Kanye West “Diamonds from Sierra Leone”. Chosan is a name you need to watch out for make sure you check him out also at www.silverstreetz.com.

Fuji music is the fast paced sound blazing in the streets of Lagos, capturing the joy, the pain and the energy of the world‘s fastest growing mega polis. Heavy Yoruba drumming, arabesque instrumentation and soaring multipitched vocals blending into a sound that commands attention and forces to dance along. From the homelands of the African nations to the Arab culture to the West and the rest of the world – Fuji is the exiting synthesis of all that mixing, fertilizing and developing happening in Africa at the moment…

Mr. D.O.G. is back! NW hip hop will never be the same. After almost 3 years of incarceration, Mr. D.O.G. aka Shon Peterson has made it one step closer to home. He is currently at a halfway-house and will be officially released in November. You will be amazed at the changes you here and see from this guy. When we spoke to him, this is what he had to say:  

Be looking out for his new CD, IACOCCA, to drop in early 2006. 

Ed’s Note: Submitted by Anonymous.  Unable to verify this story.  However we do hope it’s true!  You can read interviews we did with MR D.O.G. here and here.  We also have a very old interview in part 1 and part 2.

Hosted by Cape Town’s finest, Archetypes. Come see what the Motha City’s (Cape Town’s) nicest MC’s do to mics.  Friday,1 July 2005 at the Independent Armchair Theatre (Lower Main road, Observatory).  15 Bux at the door (open at 21.00pm).

Line-up: Korianda (5th Floor), Chronic Clan, Ill-literate-skill, Driemanskap plus surprise acts. and for all those mic hungry MC’s – we’ll leave the mic open for you!  For more info call 0725443820 or email misscash@webmail.co.za.

“Hustle & Flow” is the redemptive story of a streetwise Memphis hustler trying to find his voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay (Terrence Howard) has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused, this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach…

Cassim (Atta Yaqub) is the only son of first generation devout Muslim Pakistani immigrants living in Glasgow. He is also a DJ and his parents have arranged for him to marry his first cousin Jasmine from Pakistan. During an incident at his younger sister’s school he meets the music teacher, Roisin (Eva Birthistle), white, Irish and Catholic. Their relationship has dire consequences for both of them.

It’s gonna be happening between the 6th (Saturday) and 8th (Monday) of August 2005. Brought to you by Levis. Read on for more information on the stages, the bands and where to get tickets…

Independent Record label FJ Entertainment Inc releases globally the new LP "2nd Coming" by The Blak ProphetZ featuring The Legendary Ultramagnetic Mcs and hip hop originators The Cold Crush Brothers. In it’s first official couple of weeks the LP is already making major noises in the industry. Read on for the latest…

Jive Turkey Publishing (BMI) licensed 112 tracks by Dj Dax this month to MTV networks to be used in the soundtracks to their programming. Last year JTP and Dj Dax licensed 44 tracks to MTV’s Room Raiders season 3 which were used extensively throughout the season…

New music from Prinz, “The Pistoleer” of Black Hand Entertainment. You can download exclusive mp3’s featuring Scarface, Anthony Hamilton, B.I.G., Prodigy and more. Read on for more info…

The Hot New ATL Based Label / Group / Click that’s Gonna Take the South by Storm. Read on to download exclusive tracks…

The Most Underrated Label In Texas Presents The Club & Summer’s Hot Anthem’s. Read on for exclusive mp3’s…

Two new mp3’s from T-Spoon and Leftfield. Read on for more info…

From Tampa to Las Vegas to Dallas and beyond. The next generation of hip hop sounds from the South. Phat New Singles Blowin’ Up In the Dance Clubs, The Strip Clubs and In the Mix Shows…

Koast 2 Koast Records and Major Money Entertainment artist “Black Circle” latest single available for download now. Read on for more info…