RAWKUS HIP-HOP TO IT
Another feather in the cap of the label that is termed by many as the contemporary [b]Def Jam[/b]...
RAWKUS RECORDS, the NEW YORK-based hip-hop label that has been termed by some as the contemporary DEF JAM, has announced its sponsorship of the TECHNICS/DMC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2000.
The sponsorship is another feather in the cap for the label, which is enjoying its busiest and most successful year to date. There's a new album from Talib Kweli & Hitek album set for release on October 16, which contains collaborations with the illustrious Mos Def, De La Soul, Rah Digga and Kool G Rap. Mos Def, on the other hand, is set to release a remix 12" of his critically lauded 'Umi Says' single, with DJ Spinna on re-construction duties. Meanwhile 'The Big Picture' by Big L, the label's most recent release, has just entered the US charts at number 13.
There's also a free, exclusive Rawkus covermount CD with this months issue of Muzik. Out next Wednesday (September 13), it includes tracks from Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and Big L amongst others. For more information on featured artists log on to www.rawkus.com. The DMC World Championships take place in the Millennium Dome, London on September 23.
The sponsorship is another feather in the cap for the label, which is enjoying its busiest and most successful year to date. There's a new album from Talib Kweli & Hitek album set for release on October 16, which contains collaborations with the illustrious Mos Def, De La Soul, Rah Digga and Kool G Rap. Mos Def, on the other hand, is set to release a remix 12" of his critically lauded 'Umi Says' single, with DJ Spinna on re-construction duties. Meanwhile 'The Big Picture' by Big L, the label's most recent release, has just entered the US charts at number 13.
There's also a free, exclusive Rawkus covermount CD with this months issue of Muzik. Out next Wednesday (September 13), it includes tracks from Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and Big L amongst others. For more information on featured artists log on to www.rawkus.com. The DMC World Championships take place in the Millennium Dome, London on September 23.
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