Sy Smith sings back-up on American Idol, but in the realm of independent soul music she's well-known for standing front and center of her own musical movement.  With the release of her third solo effort entitled "Conflict" (Psyko! Records/MDI Distribution), she once again declares the need for music without machines – that is, music without the corporate giants that regulate the markets, determine radio playlists, and control what gets heard (and what doesn't). 

Domination Recordings is proud to announce the upcoming 7inch vinyl release of Stacy Epps' debut single "Floatin" in conjunction with Japanubia Musik.

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The word on the streets is hip-hop is dead. The word in the boardrooms is the music industry is dead.  Sway & King Tech of the legendary Wake Up Show are on a mission to prove the world wrong on both counts with the 100K Battle, a revolutionary competition that, in conjunction with the innovative new social networking website urSession.com, may just end up being responsible for the discovery of the next great rapper – and the next great record label – of the future.

In the packed confines of clubs around their hometown of Chicago and throughout the world The Cool Kids' irresistible, hooky rhymes and club cramming beats seamlessly bridge the old and new schools of hip hop while assuring them a sure-fire path to world-wide attention. In their short amount of time as a duo The Cool Kids have been featured in Rolling Stone, XXL, The Source, Spin, Paper Magazine, CBS News, The New Yorker, The Fader, and on the cover of The Urb – all without a single release to their name!

You already know the story of the Neptunes. World-famous producers and songwriters, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, over the course of their decade-long career, have literally changed the course of music. It started with the redefining of hip-hop, the two of them wielding a minimalist, synthesized palette and a limitless imagination to create a sound that was as sophisticated and elegant as it was raw and rhythmic. Soon the Neptunes would alter the landscape of pop music, as well, creating driving rhythm & blues influenced work that artists in every genre would seek out to help establish their creative impulses. They have worked with everyone from Madonna and Justin Timberlake to Jay-Z and Gwen Stefani; from Britney Spears and Busta Rhymes to Kelis and the Clipse. Think of your favorite songs in the last ten years: most of them are Neptunes productions.

Isabella Rossellini’s eight-part short film series about the sex life of insects and various creatures “Green Porno,” premiered on sundancechannel.com and on HELIO’s mobile service on May 5, 2008.   The series will be available on Sundance Channel VOD in June, 2008 and will air on Sundance Channel in July, 2008.   A selection of Rossellini’s “Green Porno” shorts premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the 2008 Berlin international Film Festival. 

Fresh from signing a deal with Abstract Urban, Baby J drops his first single for the label ‘Wake Up’. The track features Alex Blood and has already enjoyed airplay on Annie Mac’s Mash Up on BBC Radio 1 and Friction’s BBC Asian Network show. The Remix features JK2 & Wariko making this one hell of a record to contend with.

Born Greg Lawary in Centreville, IL ,harsh reality hit Gena at the age  of four when his father disappeared from his life.  So his mother took the family to South 53rd in Centerville, Illinois to live with family.